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  1. 8 hour shifts?

    sparticus2008 replied to wtpsych's topic in General Nursing

    In Australia most common shift pattern is AM: 7-3.30 PM: 1.00 -9.30 and night: 9-7 so a mix of 8&10 some specialty areas such as ICU, ED & midwifery do 12

  2. Chicago New Grad looking for work in Sydney!

    sparticus2008 replied to sean21191's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    If you are born and raised in US then you won't need the English test (just provide proof your education was conducted in English) There is a skills test you have to do There is not a theory test like...

  3. 2016 US RN to Australia

    sparticus2008 replied to Purple_KicksRN's topic in International Nursing

    yes you can become a nurse practitioner, I'm not sure what the work prospects are

  4. ABSN in US or Master of Clinical Nursing in Australia?

    sparticus2008 replied to peiyic's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    APHRA requirements for international trained nurses are that 1. Their course was the theoretical equivalent of an Australian bachelor of nursing degree (3years) 2. That the course involved as a...

  5. Always fail on Selection Criteria, please help me!

    sparticus2008 replied to superhappy's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Make.sure that you provide actual example. If a selection criteria says "demonstrate" or similar you must provide actual examples. So if say it says "demonstrate an understanding of ethical and legal...

  6. New grad USA RN to work in Australia: What are the differences?

    sparticus2008 replied to katikati's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hello Yes you would manually ventilate the patient until the medical team turn up to intubate (if required), we don't have respiratory therapists Some area's, such as a lot of ICU's use nursing...

  7. Transferring from USA to Australia

    sparticus2008 replied to sharmilashrestha's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hello Your best course of action is to firstly get a copy of the all the units you are studying for your ADN and the content that they cover and then contact university admissions at the universities...

  8. PICC/IV RN

    sparticus2008 replied to jcanonizado's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    I believe at some hospitals there are clinical nurse specialists who can insert PICC lines but it is more on a hospital by hospital basis. Also it is unlikely they would recognise international...

  9. Should I continue to study my RN?

    sparticus2008 replied to mishxxix's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    There is work for EN's on a mix of wards, however, RN does give you more opportunities (plus the pay is better). you can definitely keep working whilst doing your conversion - it will vary between...

  10. Chicago New Grad looking for work in Sydney!

    sparticus2008 replied to sean21191's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hello You will not be eligible for graduate nursing programs (typically a 12 month contract, offered to a nurse who has graduated in the previous 6 months) - especially as there are not currently...

  11. Unemployed Graduate Nurse needs CPD hours for Registration

    sparticus2008 replied to minion12's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    As long as you can show that the CPD met your learning objectives it doesnt matter whether it was from a non-australia organistation. However it is best to check that whatever you are learning is used...

  12. US RN-ADN moving to Australia

    sparticus2008 replied to lsgmason's topic in International Nursing

    Hello Firstly, if you are wanting to work as a labour delivery nurse Australia is not really the place to move, we don't use them. Labour and delivery is staffed by midwives, some post-natal wards do...

  13. Any Canadian RNs going to Australia?

    sparticus2008 replied to Northof49thRN's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Hello To register as a RN in Australia you have to have completed a 3 year bachelors course ( we stopped accepting diploma/AD + experience a couple of years ago) As above there is no exam like the...

  14. Canadian new grad wishing to work in Austraila

    sparticus2008 replied to khb582's topic in International Nursing

    Hi First of all gather all your paperwork from university. You need 1. The course content you studied 2. How many clinical/practical hours you did Contact APHRA and find out what other documentation...

  15. An external student(distance education) in Australia but want to move to the US afterwards

    sparticus2008 replied to Perlas's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Be aware that an Australian nursing degree does not meet the requirements to be a BSN RN in the US, generally additional bridging courses are

  16. 2016 US RN to Australia

    sparticus2008 replied to Purple_KicksRN's topic in International Nursing

    If you are an ADN RN from the US then you would need to do a bridging course to register as an RN ( APHRA changed start of 2015 and no longer recognises anything less than a Bachelor's, even with...

  17. American BSN looking to get an Australian license

    sparticus2008 replied to Joieprice1996's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    Yes your degree will most likely be recognised (a US bachelors covers more than an Australian) however make sure you have a copy of your academic transcript, including the theory covered + how many...

  18. Midwifery education in Australia

    sparticus2008 replied to seraphimid's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    In Australia there are two pathways to becoming a midwifery. You can either study a bachelor of midwifery, or if you already have a bachelor of nursing you can study either a graduate diploma or...