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Nursing agency Australia
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Question:
How are Australian nurses perceived in the USA?
Do US hospitals like hiring Australian RNs.
Answer:
How are Australian nurses perceived in the USA
I've worked with only one, and I do not speak for how they are perceived. The one I worked with was an Operating Room Nurse (Theater) and was *excellent.* She was a well educated person and a fine nurse. She was highly regarded by everyone she worked with.
Do US hospitals like hiring Australian RNs.
Sure, they like any RN. Especially the ones they can exploit. Hospitals are business, big business. RN's are a must, and they have to have them. It doesn't matter where they are from if they are competent and licensed. Particularly the latter . . .
Australian medicine in General is right up there with any place in the world, and far exceeds many places. That includes Nursing.
Generally, US Hospitals don't care what language you speak or where you got your license as long as you have RN behind your name.
I lived in Australia in high school. Oddly enough, my best friend and I both became nurses.
When she came to visit me a couple of years ago, the biggest differences I could find was in the vocabulary. In the U.S., she was not a theatre sister (what is that? a nun who watches movies??) but an OR nurse.
As far as what US hospitals like to hire? Truthfully, they will hire anyone with a license!
How are Australian nurses perceived in the USA?
Do US hospitals like hiring Australian RNs.
As others said, US hospitals are very likely to hire you if you have a valid nursing license obtained in the US, have a pulse, can breathe, and can take lots of abuse I don't know how you would get US licensure if you are registered in Australia, but I can't imagine it would be very difficult. There are international nursing agencies in Australia that place nurses overseas; you should find one of those to assist you.
I've applied for nurse's registration in NSW Australia, and the US and
Australia are both on a list of certain countries which generally accept the education and licensure of the other countries -- for example, I don't think you'd have to take the NCLEX (the general board exam all US nurse graduates must take to be licensed) as I believe graduates of nursing schools in countries like the Philippines, India, and Africa must (however, I may be wrong on this; I should look this up again). I only had to send the NSW Nurse's
Registration Board a certified copy of my BSN diploma and verification from my original state of licensure.
You are at an advantage coming to the States from Australia, actually
-- Yanks are fascinated by people from Commonwealth countries with that exotic accent! You will be asked many times if you are from England or Ireland. I've worked with many nurses over the years from England, Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa; less from Australia/NZ.
Our shared language and the type and standards of care are so similar that they quickly adapt to our system. There are some differences in Australia/US regarding medication names and things like this, but they aren’t terribly large differences. I think the biggest complaint I’ve heard is that the US does not have universal health coverage and facing the reality of the uninsured here in the US, the richest country in the world, is a bit shocking -- as it is for us who work on the front lines daily.
Many nurses I've worked with from the UK countries were actually midwives in their homeland -- midwives cannot get reciprocal license to practice here in America, which is a shame. So they take the NCLEX (I think) which lets them practice as RNs here.
There are several international nursing agencies that will help you with licensure, visas, getting a job, &c here in the states. Do a google.com search and you'll find lots of help. Good luck and please consider visiting us and working here. The US is a large country, each part with quite different climate and social/political culture -- I suggest you research to determine what part of the country you would feel most comfortable in.
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