Hi there
For some, may know of me and now I am in Canada. Well I am a RN in Australia and have moved to Canada to hopefully work as a RN there. I have done an assessment to assist me and is required for International Nurses to do the assessment so that I can be offered Temporary Practice Permit. The assessment I did required me to be assessed on Obstetrics and Pediatrics. I have no experience or clue in these two areas but because these two specialties were not part of the nursing curricula back in OZ (unless you do a post grad cert) then you have to do these specialty assessments. So obviously there will be gaps in knowledge which will eventuate to doing courses here in Canada so I can get my RNs here.
I have a small dilemma which is truly frustrate the s&%t out of me. Firstly, I have been in contact with a lady based in Alberta Canada, who knows of my predicament. So I am working as a Nursing Attendant on a Cardiac Surgical Ward. Again for those that know of me from previous threads, I did my Graduate Nurse Program in Australia in Cardiothoracic Unit in Brisbane. I wasnt having such a great time on that unit, as of the grad program , as well as the idea of Cardiac. It was an experience and I did learn alot, but I learnt that too, its not an area for me to be in as a Nurse. Therefore, I promised myself I wouldnt work in that area again.
So now the lady in Canada, has helped me get work on a Cardiac Surgical Unit as a Nursing Attendant, but plans have been organised for ME to do my Graduate Nurse once I get my Temporary Practice Permit to work as a Nurse, to work on that unit. I am like gobsmacked because I wasnt asked What do you want to do? So, when that time comes that I get my permit to work, what advice can you share to me, so that I can assist myself to be HAPPY in Canada, to do what I want and let them know of this, in a nice calm way so that I can win the arguement to show them I do not wish to work in Cardiac.
The area of interest I wish to work in is Rehabilitation Nursing for post op patients and eventually Community Health. My mother has given me advice in which I have taken on board, however I wish to find out what you could offer so that I can expand on my ideas too. I have to be happy within myself, not to help someone else because they used to be manager of that Cardiac Ward to help with their nursing shortage. Cardiac is not a suitable area for me. Its time to reach my goals and pursuit for happiness.
A part of me just would love to come back to Australia, and then later on return to Canada and then get what I want. By the way, the nursing attendant work that I am doing, is hard work. Very physical. Much more physical than the work I used to do as a Patient Carer Assistant at Greenslopes Hospital. Oh boy, my body aches alot, especially my hips.
I do look forward to your replies and thank you ;)
