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Nov 02, 2009 06:11 PM

To all German nurses

by Jhouv

I am a pre-nursing student in the US looking into going to school in Germany. What are the nursing programs like over there? Are there schools that offer a BSN? Also, if I get my degree in Germany, would I be able to work in the US?


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from 5cats
Old Nov 03, 2009, 09:16 AM

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You don't get a degree in Germany, they are still doing 3 year diploma courses at nursing schools who are affiliated with a hospital. Since the system has changed, I would imagine you will be lacking hours for US registration.

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from Cosmos81
Old Nov 03, 2009, 01:48 PM

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I am a german nurse and I wanna work in the States. Believe me it doesn't seem to be similar at all. I have to have my education evaluated by CGFNS which is a pain in the bud. We start getting BSN courses but there are barely positions out there. So if you are American and you wanna work in the US you should get your degree in the US.
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from Jhouv
Old Nov 03, 2009, 01:59 PM

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Thank you for the advice. If I get my BSN in the US would I be able to get jobs in Germany? Most likely I would be living in Berlin.
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Old Nov 03, 2009, 09:57 PM

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They still offer diploma programs in the hospitals in Germany? Since it takes three years, what does the program consist of?
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from Fiona59
Old Nov 04, 2009, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jhouv View Post
Thank you for the advice. If I get my BSN in the US would I be able to get jobs in Germany? Most likely I would be living in Berlin.

Are you looking for work as a military spouse? Are you fluent in written and spoken German?
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from Jhouv
Old Nov 04, 2009, 09:47 PM

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No, I am not looking for work as a military spouse. My fiancee lives in Germany and I wanted to study near her. And I am currently working on becoming fluent.
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Old Nov 04, 2009, 10:40 PM

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It will take you years to become fluent in German, but you have a lot of time. I see that you're very young and you have a lot of time to take German courses and practice it so you can become fluent. Get college credit for the German courses while you're taking your nursing courses. Good Luck
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