I'm a South Korea Nursing Student.

allnurses Guide · Mar 23, 2014

Welcome to All Nurses! First thing to do is change your user name, you really should not use your own name here. This board is public, and sometimes people post things that employers would not appreciate.

Nursing students in the US are independent, usually have to complete quite a few pre-requisite classes before being accepted into a nursing school. There is a wide variety of ages of students, some young and going to college straight out of high school; some on their second or third careers and going back to school in their 40's, 50's and even 60's. There are many hours of lecture, and time spent in clinicals, which may be in hospitals, clinics, long term care (nursing homes), and public health. Because there are several levels of nursing programs (licensed practical nurse, associate degree and bachelor's degrees for registered nurses), there is no one "typical" nursing student or program.

Keep working on your English! I would never dare to try to participate online in my second language, you have courage! By the way, "wanna" is slang, poor grammar for "want to". :)

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · Mar 24, 2014

HI! Welcome to AN! The largest online nursing community!

Tell us what your program is and how it works in Korea. Then we can compare. To the US education.

I think practicing and learning some sentence structure can ba a good place to start.

Yea Ji, Oh · Mar 25, 2014

Thank you so much for replying.

I want to know more Nursing Programs in USA University and How do I get in there? (I mean how do I attend the university~)

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 25, 2014

You need to speak to the university in the area you plan on living. Be aware as an International student it will be very expensive and you have to provide proof of funds upfront

mtaylor88 · May 15, 2014

Hi Yea Ji! I'm a nursing student in the US! What college do you go to? I go to a small community college and we have students from all ages. Its really stressful being student! How is the school in Korea? I've been thinking about working in Korea. Have you seen any foreign nurses working there? Your English is really good! Practice makes perfect! :up:

cracklingkraken, ASN, RN · May 15, 2014

Hi, there! I'm also part Korean, so represent! Like what everyone else is saying, there is usually a set of prerequisites required by nursing schools before you enroll into the actual nursing program. And it's usually not a guaranteed acceptance so you will be competing against a pool of many other applicants. I don't think being a nurse in Korea's exempts you from completing a nursing program here if you want to ultimately work here, if that's what you're asking. I think you would have to start over because the responsibilities of a nurse here and there vary. I hope this helps!

RunBabyRN · May 15, 2014

There is a forum for international nurses on this site, which you may find helpful. If you choose to pursue your education in Korea, you will need to contact the state to which you'd be moving to find out if they would accept your Korean degree. If you plan to attend school in the US, you'll need to contact the schools directly and ask them your questions. Like someone else said, being an international student can be expensive. If possible, you might consider moving here and waiting a year to establish residency. Your tuition would be much less expensive at that point.

Good luck!

strawberryluv, BSN, RN · May 15, 2014

Welcome to allnurses.com

Glad to have you. Enjoy the site!

xoxo_ally · May 19, 2015

Hi! I just stumbled upon your post, wondering if you've had any luck working as an RN in the USA yet? Would love to connect with you, I'm an RN working in the USA wanting to know more about working in Korea.

Gisellee · Jan 31, 2016

I was born and raised in Korea. I graduated nursing school in the U.S. I've only worked in the U.S, but I know a lot about the Korean cultures and the hospital cultures.. If you got any questions, I may be able to answer for you unless she answered yours :-P