Re: Badly need your advice.. Originally Posted by john83 
I think your degree will be recognized if you finish/earn it and get CHED approval. If your purpose would be to continue further studies in the US(say doctoral degree), it has to undergo FULL CES. I think this full ces report might even be required if you plan to be an NP or CNS or any specialty that requires a degree beyond BSN. When they do CES, they evaluate and compare your records to US standards of education. If there are things lacking, you'd simply have to enrol in completing these subjects(I think it would only be a handful). It would be best to wait for their determination/evaluation after you've submitted your documents as evaluation is a case-to-case basis.
Experience as instructor might be credited to teaching experience, so, if you plan to work in the US as a CI, then it might be credited. However, if you plan to work in a hospital, CI experience might not be credited. You'll need hospital experience if you want "extra points". Matching like with like as they say.
Any university in the US will not offer a degree from there if only a couple of classes are required. You have to have so many hours in residence to be able to get the degree from there. And it is not to standards of education, but the actual number of hours that were completed in both clinical and theory hours. That is what the CES does. It does not compare anything, only gives a breakdown of the hours.
Experience as an instructor does not give you any credit in terms of schooling, as it does not show up on your transcript.
Right now, the master's programs in the Philippines do not have the same clinical component as they have in the US. For any of the advanced practice programs in the US, they actually require the MSN degree. Specifically that degree. As well as all of the associated courses that would be required for it. Advanced Practice nurses in the US must also hold special licensure as well, in addition to the RN license in a state.
There are some posts about this on the Philippine Forum. And it is discussed in more detail there.
Badly need your advice..
And i guess hospitals in the US prefer hospital experience? PLEASE ADVICE..
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