According to the level of nurses, the income of Australian nurses ranges from 45,000 Australian dollars (about 200,000 RMB) to 0/20,000 Australian dollars (about 540,000 RMB). The overtime pay of ordinary nurses is 150% on Saturdays and 175% on Sundays. At present, the income of nurses is still increasing gradually, and the Australian Nurses Association points out that there is a serious shortage of nurses. At present, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission grants a subsidy of $6,543,800+0,000 to each nurse who has served continuously for more than two years.
Nurses in Australia also have great scoring advantages and priorities in immigration. After 2003, more and more China people went to Australia to study nursing every year. At present, more than 500 China students come to Australia to study nursing college and bachelor's degree every year.
Nurses in Australia are all certified. At present, registered nurses are divided into three grades.
The lowest level is assistant nurse. Generally speaking, nursing work can only be carried out in an old-age care institution, and you need to obtain an Australian certificate of old-age care before you can work.
The second level is registered nurse (E.N.), who can do patient care in the hospital under the guidance of registered nurse. Only by obtaining a nursing diploma (registered nurse /Div2) can you obtain an EN license or an RN Div 2 license.
The highest level is registered nurse. Nurses who can independently engage in nursing and related work in medical institutions must obtain at least a bachelor's degree in nursing.
Registered nurses in Australia have high language requirements and need to pass IELTS 7 or OET (Occupational English Test).
There is a general shortage of registered nurses and registered nurses in various disciplines in Australia, especially in emergency, operating room, aged care, cardiothoracic, community care, intensive care, neonatal intensive care, pediatrics, neurology, oncology, renal dialysis, midwifery, psychiatric care and other departments; The state governments have also announced plans to recruit nurses from overseas, giving overseas nurses priority in applying for visas. Nurses are encouraged to emigrate to Australia to help take care of a large number of elderly people.
The main employment institutions of nurses in Australia are: 62.0% of emergency and psychiatric hospitals, 16. 1% of nursing homes, 5.4% of community health centers and 16.5% of other institutions.
In Australia, the examination and approval authority of the nursing profession belongs to the registration agencies in various States and regions. The number of registered nurses in each state is 75,224 in New South Wales, 565,438+0,902 in Victoria, 35,252 in Queensland, 20,909 in Western Australia, 65,438+07,65,438+063 in South Australia and 4,988 in Tasmania.
At present, there are only 4,000 nurses in New South Wales, and the employment opportunities of nursing talents are very high, and the employment rate of nursing graduates is high. For example, the monthly data of New South Wales Hospital Ward 10 in 2008 showed that 420 nurses were needed to be on duty, but only 190 nurses could be arranged. Four nurses are needed for the night shift, and only two or three nurses can be arranged. * * * All hospitals in New South Wales need to employ181kloc-0/nurses. In addition, there are 367 hospitals in the southeast,19/hospital in the north and 184 nurses in the west. At present, the number of registered nurses in China is far from meeting the needs of registered nurses in Australia.
According to a report released by the Australian federal government last week, it is estimated that 22,000 nurses will be lost in the next five years. By 2008, Australia will face a shortage of 32,000 nurses, three-quarters of whom will retire and the rest will leave because of overwork.
In recent years, the role of Australian nurses has gradually changed. The number of independent nurses is increasing, and most of them are engaged in nursing consultation, nursing education and consulting work of government agencies. There are also nurses working in the Ministry of National Defense, the Nurses' Intermediary Center, the Nurses' Legislative Unit, the International Rescue Unit and the Royal Flying Medical Service. This is also an important reason for the shortage of clinical nurses.
Recommended institutions:
5 in Sydney: Catholic University of Australia, University of Technology Sydney, Newcastle University, West Sydney.
South Australia: University of South Australia and Flinders University.
Melbourne 2: Deakin University, australian catholic university.
Tasmania: university of tasmania