NURSES: What you need to know

Cassey · December 2018

@pmac I don’t know anyone who studied there but it’s still Australia anyway and do you have much of a choice? It’s either you grab the chance to be enrolled now or be affected by the upcoming change. Ask yourself what’s your primary purpose and where should your focus be. Is it to be in a bustling environment or be enrolled? Just being upfront.
Here’s some info about UniSA.
http://www.unisa.edu.au/About-UniSA/

By the way, we used AECC Melbourne twice before and they’re pretty good. I’m sure their Ph branch is as competent.

pmac · December 2018

@Cassey Thank you so much for the replies. It helps a lot. The changes are still ambiguous. Good thing I got my LOE despite the hurdles in my applications. I will talk again to AECC and see what other schools they can provide me with. Thank you!

ning · December 2018

@cucci salamat!

anncabanig · December 2018

@Cassey hello po mam, paano po kapag nurse assistant lng po s hospital ung work po. Pwede po n magamit po Un as experience kapag mag bridging program po . Thanks in advance po..

mrsespejo · December 2018

@Cassey Magkaiba po kasi ng condition, 8104 po ako then 8105 yung sa husband ko. ganyan din po ba sa inyo? Thank you!

Akijo · December 2018

Hi guys! As of today po nag email ang ro ko na iextend yong assessment ko till april 21, 2019. Usually po ba ganun katagal yong extension ng application? October po ako nagpasa ng documents. Either way po, cross-fingers ako na sana ibigay ni Lord na sa akin ito.

Cassey · December 2018

@anncabanig Hi, it should be an RN role para makapagBridging. Nurse ka ba sa atin?

Cassey · December 2018

@mrsespejo I’ll try to look for our grant letters and will let you know.

Cassey · December 2018

@Akijo Medyo matagal yung release ng LOE ngayon dahil sa transition. Yung isang applicant 5 mos ng nagaantay. Before kapag nakatanggap ng ganyang letter, dumarating LOE within a week. I’m not sure if it’s still the case though.

pmac · January 2019

@Akijo In my case after ko mareceive yung extension for assessment nila after 1 month may LOE na ko.

jkk32w · January 2019

@pmac same wd my sis after d ext email mga 1.5mnths nila binigay loe pro ganun parin wla na schools eh nkaka sad sobrang konti nlg options

kng mag EPIQ man tlaga na lahat sana mag open narin ung ibang schools na nag offer ng iron bfore

anncabanig · January 2019

@Cassey general nurse po dto s Saudi po... Pero naging dental nurse assistant lng.. Wla po aqng experience n mhba s Pinas po Bale 3months lng...

Cassey · January 2019

@anncabanig Dental Nurse ka ba or Dental Assistant?

clea · January 2019

Hello po, ask lang po ng advise what should I do best with my situation. I am here in Aus waiting for my PR grant before studying Nursing (have nurse experience in Pinas too) hoping I could get lesser tuition fee kasi nga PR na. With these APHRA changes coming, I am now confuse and reading lots of comments here that no more schools are accepting this year. Should I go and do my english exam to get started for next years intake? or wait for this year's changes? If you have PR is it also true you don't have to do english test? Hope someone can help. Thank you.

pmac · January 2019

@jkk32w Too bad, as in sarado na lahat ng schools now. Yung Monash sana pag asa ko kaso ayun di ko naabutan.

I asked my acquaintances in AU pero yun nga din sabi sakin hold lahat ng schools now. May isa nagsabi na di na mag offer ng bridging. Yung exam na daw talaga implement by June 2019. Sana lang like UK din na CBT and OSCE, if ever na ganon mas better nga kesa mag aral. Pero accdg sa AHPRA sa nabasa ko parang 3 part yung exams tapos conditional pa rin.

pmac · January 2019

@jkk32w Too bad, as in sarado na lahat ng schools now. Yung Monash sana pag asa ko kaso ayun di ko naabutan.

I asked my acquaintances in AU pero yun nga din sabi sakin hold lahat ng schools now. May isa nagsabi na di na mag offer ng bridging. Yung exam na daw talaga implement by June 2019. Sana lang like UK din na CBT and OSCE, if ever na ganon mas better nga kesa mag aral. Pero accdg sa AHPRA sa nabasa ko parang 3 part yung exams tapos conditional pa rin.

Cassey · January 2019

@clea With BP, the fees are the same for PRs and International students. You can either wait til Mid of this year for the transition or study a 1yr Conversion course which is cheaper for PRs. You will still need to do an English test though for your registration.

clea · January 2019

@Cassey thank you very much for replying. And with conversion course is it available any Uni in Aus po? I haven't look into it as my option so no idea ako on that. tsk tsk and same requirements to submit at APHRA din? sorry po makulit ako.

Cassey · January 2019

@clea Conversion is basically a shortened Bachelor of Nursing course. I’m pretty sure marami ang nagooffer ng course. The difference with BP is hindi mo na muna need magpaassess sa AHPRA prior to enrolment. As long as you meet the Uni’s requirements then you’re good to go. Once you finished the course, then dun magstart yung AHPRA registration process. I think lesser ang requirements but you’ll be needing it when you’re done so I suggest you prepare it now too. If you are a PR when you register as a nurse, you won’t need to undergo ANMAC Assessment.

danjoe03 · January 2019

Help guys. Im really infuriated with AHPRA now.

I already sent a Stat Dec, witnessed and signed by Philippine Embassy in Oman. And yet they consider it as unacceptable witness. It is weird that they accepted the first stat dec i made aboit other matter.

The stat dec that they refused was about the wrong middle name i mistakenly typed for Fit2work. It is already fixed and i sent the updated indentity. Ahpra requested a stat dec explaining the matter and that I am known ny my name only. And so i did. But here it is declined.

Here is their email to me.

Proof of identity
Please be advised that the statutory declaration you provided is unacceptable, as it is not witnessed by an approved party. We are unable to accept Philippine consular officials as witnesses of Commonwealth of Australia statutory declarations. Please resubmit the document ensuring it is signed by an approved witness. For further information on who can sign statutory declarations outside of Australia please see the following link: https://www.ag.gov.au/Publications/Statutory-declarations/Pages/Frequently-asked- questions.aspx#who

Please help.

Cassey · January 2019

@danjoe03 What is the counterpart of Notary Public in Oman? Since there is no Australian embassy located there, you can go to Notary Public.

shemenorthing · January 2019

Good morning fellow nurses! Happy new year!, I was offered a slot for BSN course here in SA and I applied for a credit transfer of our previous learnings, but they’re asking for a course syllabus/course outline, may I know if this is the same as course description? Thank you!

danjoe03 · January 2019

@Cassey I’ll look into that. I havent been to a notary public here. And from what ive read, it is goong to be in Arabic.

ilovemichie · January 2019

@pmac Hello po! Can you tell us more about the new program na papalit sa bridging? Gusto ko lang magka idea sana.. Kasi meron akong pending sa unisa pero september pa.. and if june or july better kasi mas maaga pero baka mas mahirap? Thank you!

anncabanig · January 2019

@Cassey general nurse po inaapplyan q po, then pagdting q po dto s Saudi po naging dental assistant lng po aq mam cassy...

clea · January 2019

@Cassey thank you so much medyo malinaw na sa akin ang Conversion program. Will start calling if which schools offer this program. at the same time waiting pa naman ako ng PR grant ko so other requirements muna uunahin ko. thanks again

Cassey · January 2019

@anncabanig Nagexam ka ba and registered ka as RN sa Saudi?

Cassey · January 2019

@clea No worries at all. Pwedeng maabutan mo rin yung papalit for BP which is quite similar to that of UK. Yan yung isa pa sa magiging option mo if ever.

jkk32w · January 2019

@Cassey hi cassey! not sure if ikaw ung nag mention na u stated as enrolled nurse? and not doing the BP path. nag iisip kc ako for my sis if failed tlaga tong issue sa EPIQ/IRON program , wla na ibang choice kundi mag enrolled nurse. i work for a govt uni here in melbourne and it will be handy for me to enrol her in case for bach of nursing her, since shell be on the same campus as me and and we live close by. baka kc eto nlg way namin .,,