Question/s regarding BP and IRON programs.

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Good day, I have been meaning to ask this for quite sometime already.

First the back story.

I am a registered nurse here in the Philippines, with a US license as well. I have had my share of experience, but mostly it was as a private duty nurse for a wealthy uncle of mine who had to fight the big C.

I am now pondering and hoping for a successful transfer to a foreign country, Australia being on top of my wishlist. Man I just love the sun, the beach and the laidback attitude of most Australians that I had the privilege of encountering when I went for a vacation there some years ago.

Now my question would be, for me to be able to get an Aus license and hopefully practice my profession there, do I have to go through the BP / Iron program that most, if not all of my fellow Filipino RNs are taking or does my USRN license hold any weight of some sort so that I would not anymore take the EXPENSIVE program/s?

Enlighten me please. :) Thanks!

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The purpose of the bridging programs are to integrate the nurse into the Australian way of health care and culture.

Drugs spelling, orders that are written and a nursing philosophy based on the English system.

Australia is also is not part of the US of A and have a separate nurses board. Having passed an overseas country's licensing system is not recognized as education in the Australian system of healthcare.

I therefore doubt that you will get out of the extra study.... though you will need to be assessed first by the Australian board first.

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