Australian residents please help if possible......?

Question

(United states citizen)I have a several part question. First if i am working on the completion of an RN degree and am interested in pursuing a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist degree, would my RN degree/credits transfer to australia? If so, do hospitals in australia like the U.S. offer employee/student assistance. And last and not least, what is the current annual salary for an RN and a CRNA? (any help is greatly appreciated)

Answer 1

foreigners are not entitled to any assistance

and to immigrate to Australia you must be a skilled and experienced worker(at least 2 years experience) to apply or a skilled worker visa

Answer 2

It transfers but im pretty sure you have to do a quick course here as we have not got the same drugs and use same measurements as you.

in australia we do not offer student assistance from the hospital our govenments do that and only to australian citizens so you will not be able to do this as we pay for it out of our taxes and we have not been taxing you here.

now as for salary it depends on where you work, private or public, and depends when you work, day shift, night shift. better pay for private and night shifts. go to www.wagenet.gov.au to find out award rates.

now the other huge thing your missing. you have got to get here and austtralian immigration is hard. 1stly you have to have alot of money in the bank if your comming over here as a student, i means heaps. if you are comming here on working visa not as much but still thousands. also paper work can take up to a year and costs a bunch. my hubbie went through it and after 9 months and over $10,000 he is here. they do not let ppl in easily even if they do have a trade australia is looking for as they still have heaps of forms to sort through and yours will be just another one in the pile. and each form costs a certain amount of money to give in and everything has to be done perfectly.

also if you have a criminal record or health problems they will not let you in. if you have travelled alot in the past and eva overstayed a visa it makes it harder too.

but good luck

Answer 3

well im sure Australians would LOVE to have an American on board. Australians are somewhat fond of US citizens. The salary for pretty much anyone that works in a hospital is above average. good luck ;)

Answer 4

Your degree would transfer to Australia though you will not get assistance. Finish your degree then migrate.

Nurses are in serious demand so migration won't be a problem and you most likely could secure a sponsor. http://www.immi.gov.au has all the legalities.

Nurses are poorly paid but in comparison to the US the pay rate is alot. The minimum wage in Australia is $15 a hour. As a RN you're probably looking at around $30 a hour.

Answer 5

Ring one of the Universities in Australia and ask for their Nursing Department.  They will let you know how your qualifications work over here.  Plus anything else you may need to know.  If you google the following universities, their contact numbers will be on their websites.

- Sydney University

- University of New South Wales

- University of Western Sydney

(There are more, but these 3 are very big and will be able to help you).

Answer 6

There is a shortage of nurses in Australia.

Depending on how far into your studies, you may be able to find work and complete your studies over here.  

Look at the Immigration Dept site  http://www.immi.gov.au/immigration.htm

Then check out hospitals and universities where nursing studies are conducted.