US RN moving to Melbourne

[nursegirl62]

I'm a RN and engaged to marry an Australian citizen. I will relocate to the town Sunbury near Melbourne . I'm a US citizen, with an Associates of Nursing degree (ADN). I have experience in ICU, ER and most recently Long term care and work as The Director of Nursing Services in an facility in the US.

Where do I begin in being able to work in Australia as a nurse? I really don't know where to start or what my options are.

Thanks

[jneeds2beanurse]

I am quite well aware of what an LPN/LVN is. I was just trying to tell you that they are called RN Division 2 in Australia. I did not suggest you need a bachelor degree to get registered.

You asked LavaRN is she had any tips on becoming registered. I merely advised you that she got a bachelor degree before becoming licensed (and hence probably couldn't help you about becoming licensed as an RN Div2).

Anyhow. Why not just call the NBV yourself?

Re: US RN moving to Melbourne

You can't get licensed as an LVN, only as an RN. If you want to be an RN Division 2 (enrolled/practical nurse) then you'll need to apply to a course and get credit for your previous studies. Please read the website of the Nurses Board of Victoria: www.nbv.org.au

LavaRN went back to school and got her bachelor degree before becoming licensed.

Hello again, I just wanted to clear up what you replied to my post the first time. If you read the message you wrote me, you clearly stated that LavaRN got her Bachelor's to be licensed and before that you said that an LVN can't get licensed as an LVN. So I thought you were implying that I have to have a Bachelor's to get licensed when all I asked was how to register. It would've been nice if you were more clear and said you were just telling me that LVN's are called enrolled nurses here, but this is something I already knew. I thought maybe LavaRN worked as an LVN here in Melb before going back to school to get her Bachelor's. So I was hoping she could help me. Anyway, already tried ringing NBV and noone ever seems to know the answers to my questions as they're more familiar with Australian nursing. So I turned to this site hoping an American nurse living in Australia could give me some answers.

[NurseCubanitaRN2b, BSN, RN]

I still don't know why I even quoted you in the first place. I'm trying to remember, and I knowwwwwwwwwww it was a misquote. Anyway, what's going on in Australia? Why do you want to move there? Is it just for traveling purposes, or are you wanting to move there permantely? After my kids are grown, I want to go to the Motherland of Cuba and work as a nurse! Of course after Castro is gone, which I'm sure he will be by then.