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lemarkie89

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lemarkie89

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Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:01 am

Hi, my name is Lauren-Eva. I'm currently enrolled at Griffith University, Nathan Campus in Bachelor of Nursing.

I only just found this site, so please forgive me if this has been asked previously, also mainly because I have also only really started researching the nursing work force and structure within the past week or so. (It has taken me about two days to figure out what the difference is between enrolled nurses and endorsed enrolled nurses)

I was wondering what, if any, is the difference is between a person enrolled at TAFE and one at university studying nursing? More specifically, are we both classed as enrolled nurses during our study or is that just TAFE students? From my understanding so far only TAFE students are classed as enrolled nurses (as I have found no where to say university students during their study are classed as enrolled nurses, but as registered nurses after they graduate). Please correct me if I am wrong. I only ask this because I have found numerous job listings for enrolled nurses, but no information on whether university students are classified as enrolled nurses, I presume we are not on this basis.

Thank-you very much for any assistance.

jules74

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Jan 21, 2011, 09:04 pm

hi Lauren-eva,
Enrolled nurses these days do a TAFE course, which previously was a Certificate IV, but is now a diploma. i think the length of the diploma varies depending on where its done, but i guess generally it will maybe be b/w 18mths to 2yrs full time. Enrolled nurses in some states previously did not dispense medications, while in other states they did. im not certain if this has changed in all states now, but certainly in Victoria ENs now are trained to give medications and are now called endorsed enrolled nurses. EENs can also now do an additional module so that they can dispense IV medications

Registered nurses have a 3 yr degree- they do a Bach of nursing, and are not called EN's. however, if a RN student wants to work as an EN while studying they can sit a test of some sort at the end of the 2nd year of their degree and become an EN. this allows them to work as an EN until they finish their degree.

so there are ENs, EENs and RNs. the difference between the EEN and the RN is getting smaller and smaller now that the EEN can give all routes of meds, and i was told by one lecturer that basically its the depth of knowledge that is different. which makes sense i guess, its the difference between 18mths and 3 yrs of learning. im an EEN and that makes sense to me. mind you, that said, there are also some fabulous EN's who've been nursing for ages and have better knowledge than some RN's due to their experience and work history...but thats just a personal observation ; )

im going on to do another 2 yrs to be an RN, and it seems obvious that another 2yrs gives you greater knowledge and understanding of some of the things that you already know on a more basic level.

hope that helps a little... im no expert but thats my take on it all : ) im sure you'll get others with different opinions

jules

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Jan 22, 2011, 12:31 am

Hey Jules,

Thanks very much for your reply, it did make it a bit easier to understand, so thank-you.

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