9 yrs ago

Nursing

ok, I’m thinking about enrolling into college to study nursing, my question is, what’s the best college to enroll into?

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  • 9 yrs ago

    Oh Marnie144, huge congratulations to your Mother….!!! And I agree with her views on bullying and the catty environment of working in a competitive all female working environment. I have been a nurse and midwife for 35 years working in Birth Unit and I have seen some students belittled by some educators. In our unit not only the educator can assess a student for their competencies and we have passed many an excellent student, who have gone on to be a wonderful, caring midwife…..who the educator was going to fail because they “clashed”!!! Thankfully there are so many other amazing nurses and midwives who love our jobs and are against “eating our young”. Alycia if you want to become a nurse I suggest going to uni and do your RN training or if you want to become a midwife do the BidMid degree….good luck

  • 9 yrs ago

    I did first year nursing, but silly me, I defered and didn’t go back. I passed everything with flying colours, I think my lowest was a credit for semester 2 bioscience. I really loved the study and the challenge. I defered because I had met hubby etc. You know how it is. Then I went and did my Aged Care certificate. I loved the study, and I loved the work, but the Aged Care system is so broken and I ended up leaving. I’ve also got Cert IV in Lifestyle & Leisure. I intend to go back and finish what I started probably next year, as long as I can get my current health issues under control. I would really love to to the Bachelor of Midwifery, but I believe its very competitive and hard to get in. Otherwise I’m tossing up whether to do Diploma or Bachelor course. Im just wondering if I’ve left it too long, and now I’m too old? I’ll be 47 in July. Maybe I would be best to do the Diploma course?

    Rose_P you are definitely not too old! My mum graduated nursing last year at the youthful age of 51. Mind you, she had a really tough time finishing it as she was juggling care of her school aged children (my younger siblings), was a newly single mum and handling a really nasty divorce. Also as an “older lady” she had a difficult time accepting the bullying/personality clashes she had with facilitators who were decades younger than her and they took enjoyment in purposely failing her practicals. If you have worked in a professional nursing environment before you will be well aware of how catty a predominantly female working environment can be. At the end of the day; you need to have a great passion for health and caring for people; my mum is the most compassionate person I know. She reiterates that all the bullying and workplace drama didn’t matter when she saw her patients’ express their gratitude and gratefulness for her care and concern. They used to gift her flower bouquets in the same semester her facilitator failed her! If a facilitator doesn’t like you, believe me when I say she can “make” you fail.

    Anyways, I think if you have the passion for nursing you should definetely go back. It is never too late. Nursing is a career where you change people’s lives for the better. I’m someone who works in the mining industry and it unsettles me that I get paid more to ruin the earth than someone does to help save lives. Nurses are undervalued.

  • 9 yrs ago

    I did first year nursing, but silly me, I defered and didn’t go back. I passed everything with flying colours, I think my lowest was a credit for semester 2 bioscience. I really loved the study and the challenge. I defered because I had met hubby etc. You know how it is. Then I went and did my Aged Care certificate. I loved the study, and I loved the work, but the Aged Care system is so broken and I ended up leaving. I’ve also got Cert IV in Lifestyle & Leisure. I intend to go back and finish what I started probably next year, as long as I can get my current health issues under control. I would really love to to the Bachelor of Midwifery, but I believe its very competitive and hard to get in. Otherwise I’m tossing up whether to do Diploma or Bachelor course. Im just wondering if I’ve left it too long, and now I’m too old? I’ll be 47 in July. Maybe I would be best to do the Diploma course?

    Hi Rose, I have just started the Bachelor of Midwifery this year and it is super competitive but if that’s what you really want to do, don’t let the “what if” get in the way!
    Apply and see how you go, you will be able to get credit for the nursing you have done and it’s awesome! I am loving it so far. There is a little but of a stigma around being a midwife I have noticed but that will change in time I’m sure, I think people don’t quite realise Midwives aren’t there to just “catch the baby” anyone can do that, but if you are really passionate about doing it then go for it.
    Too old, I thought the same thing I’m 32 but you would be surprised how many “mature aged students” (I prefer adult entry haha) there are studying though.

    Alycia if you are not too sure Tafe would probably be the best way to start out and then you could always continue onto UNI to become an RN if you enjoy it. You wouldn’t want to pay all those UNI fees and then not want to do it anymore, it happens all the time but if you have the option of trying it at a lesser cost then I would recommend that for sure.

    Good luck.

  • 9 yrs ago

    I did first year nursing, but silly me, I defered and didn’t go back. I passed everything with flying colours, I think my lowest was a credit for semester 2 bioscience. I really loved the study and the challenge. I defered because I had met hubby etc. You know how it is. Then I went and did my Aged Care certificate. I loved the study, and I loved the work, but the Aged Care system is so broken and I ended up leaving. I’ve also got Cert IV in Lifestyle & Leisure. I intend to go back and finish what I started probably next year, as long as I can get my current health issues under control. I would really love to to the Bachelor of Midwifery, but I believe its very competitive and hard to get in. Otherwise I’m tossing up whether to do Diploma or Bachelor course. Im just wondering if I’ve left it too long, and now I’m too old? I’ll be 47 in July. Maybe I would be best to do the Diploma course?

  • 9 yrs ago

    I’m doing an AIN course at tafe at the moment and will be doing the enrolled nursing one next which is also through Tafe. I’ve heard that RN’s earn a very slight amount more than EN’s and it costs you way more to study (as Ray Jay said) since it’s done through UNI, private colleges or nursing schools. You can always attend the information nights that Tafe’s hold before you decide which course to do or if it is in fact something you wish to pursue. Or call up your local Uni or Tafe and speak to a course advisor on the phone so you can look at your career, study and payment options.

    Good luck 🙂

    Good on you Naomi. Feel free to hit me up if you need advice.
    RNs earn much more than enrolled nurses. The en salary is capped where as rns go up for 8 years. However the potential for further roles in management education and nurse specialists etc etc are where the money is.
    However nursing has never and probably will never be high paid.
    The Abbott liberal government wants to cut nursing penality / wages at the moment. Like we don’t earn enough sigh

  • 9 yrs ago

    I’m doing an AIN course at tafe at the moment and will be doing the enrolled nursing one next which is also through Tafe. I’ve heard that RN’s earn a very slight amount more than EN’s and it costs you way more to study (as Ray Jay said) since it’s done through UNI, private colleges or nursing schools. You can always attend the information nights that Tafe’s hold before you decide which course to do or if it is in fact something you wish to pursue. Or call up your local Uni or Tafe and speak to a course advisor on the phone so you can look at your career, study and payment options.

    Good luck 🙂

  • 9 yrs ago

    which tafe did you go to?

  • 9 yrs ago

    Where do you live?

    Ipswich (Brisbane, Queensland)

  • 9 yrs ago

    Where do you live?

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