How to become a nurse in Singapore?

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Hi guys any kababayan here who successfully landed in Singapore as a RN? Please share your experience on how to go with the process...This country is getting us poorer...

suzanne4 said:

Please take the time to read the primer at the top of this page, there is much information that you need to be aware of. It also does not matter who is fast in processing, you are going to be up against the retrogression at this time and do not expect a chance at a green card for at least five years.

You are going to need to go someplace to get experience as an rn, if you add on five years to the two that you have been out of school, then you are looking at 7 years and the chances of you getting thru immigration at that point is going to be almost nil.

Does not matter where you get licensed in the us, you still need a visa to be able to work here. And be aware that just because you wish to work in the us, many others from your country do as well. Do not put all of your eggs in one basket thinking that you will get to the us, it is no longer guaranteed to anyone.

There are quite a few other places where you can go for experience, and then if you have it, it makes it easier to get a better job in the us.

Best of luck to you.

Thanks for the nice advice... I really appreciate it. My plan is this, I'll apply to take NCLEX and IELTS. If I'll be blessed to pass those, then I'll have my experience somewhere else and I would love to have it in Europe or Canada. I think it will cost me another year away from having an experience in a hospital. What can you say about my plan? My aunt in California told me to finished all the exams first before I'll have my experience. And she will pay for all the expenses. I did apply and prepare for cgfns but then I failed. I felt like my 2 years after school is just a waste of time. I gained nothing but now here I am again.

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Tricia07 said:

Hi there!

I am currently based in Singapore and for nurses who are considering on working here. Do consider the important factors such as salary, housing, transport and food.

I met a Filipina who started working as a staff nurse in TTS hospital a couple of months ago. She applied in an agency Manila.

There are a lot of Filipino nurses here.

Its a great country to live in and Manila is just 3 hours away ?

Good luck!

Your message Tricia07 refutes Suzanne4's claim that there are no new Filipino RN's deployed to Singapore recently. I respect Suzanne4 as a moderator but I believe it's impossible for her to know everything.

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suzanne4 said:
Again, you were not in the role of the RN. That is the point that I am making.

Hi! Suzanne! This is in fact my very first message here, I have been a long time reader of this forum and I find the thread very informative especially your output and other members too. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us. I may agree with you that there's still quite a number of registered nurses from Philippines who are working in Singapore as Enrolled Nurses( Assistant Nurses ) or other lower posts but I must share with you that there are large number of Filipino Nurses who works here as a Registered Nurse too and I am one of them. I'm working in one of the biggest tertiary hospital here and almost 10% of Registered Nurses are Filipinos not to mention other hospitals where I knew some who are Registered Nurses too. Well I might say that it was not easy to be registered to Singapore Nursing Board but at least some of us made it.

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spottiswoode said:

Hi! Suzanne! This is in fact my very first message here, I have been a long time reader of this forum and I find the thread very informative especially your output and other members too. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us. I may agree with you that there's still quite a number of registered nurses from Philippines who are working in Singapore as Enrolled Nurses( Assistant Nurses ) or other lower posts but I must share with you that there are large number of Filipino Nurses who works here as a Registered Nurse too and I am one of them. I'm working in one of the biggest tertiary hospital here and almost 10% of Registered Nurses are Filipinos not to mention other hospitals where I knew some who are Registered Nurses too. Well I might say that it was not easy to be registered to Singapore Nursing Board but at least some of us made it.

Welcome to allnurses. You sure have accomplished a lot as an RN and should be proud of yourself. Good luck!

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fil_murse07 said:
Hi Tricia07

Just wandering based on your experience their in Singapore, do they accept male nurses with one year hospital experience in a 32 bed capacity hospital? Also, are you working their as an RN in Singapore? I've read in some ads in the papers that they do conduct some sort of exams in Heritage hotel. Don't know if this is the Singaporean board exams.

Thanks.

One year experience will not get you licensure as an RN per the above poster, but only that of an enrolled nurse which is the same as the LPN or similar. And then that does not count as having RN work experience when you wish to go to another country.

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bluefabian said:
I was just speaking with a few friends who are working in Singapore at the moment - Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National University Hospital.

It seems to me that due to the shortage of nurses there at the moment, Philippine graduate nurses with a few good few years of experience can practice there as a staff nurse. It used to be that they have to go through certain levels of work title, but not anymore.

Now, correct me if I am wrong. We really need input from Singapore nurses on this.

Hi there

I just came from Singapore to the US just a few months ago. Your employer can hire you only if they consider you eligible for the exam. You need at least 2 to 3 yrs experience to be able to take the RN exam. You must be a current RN in your country. If you passed the boards, you are on your way. Singapore has many Phili nurses in all positions. It has a bad nursing shortage so they are welcoming a lot of foreigner.

Hopes that helps. Online applications does not work very well. If you could get a visiting visa go there by yourself and submit it to the human resource departments of the respective hospitals.

Good luck.

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suzanne4 said:
One year experience will not get you licensure as an RN per the above poster, but only that of an enrolled nurse which is the same as the LPN or similar. And then that does not count as having RN work experience when you wish to go to another country.

With one yr experience its hopeless to apply to SG nursing board. They will reject it immediately.

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spottiswoode said:

Hi! Suzanne! This is in fact my very first message here, I have been a long time reader of this forum and I find the thread very informative especially your output and other members too. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us. I may agree with you that there's still quite a number of registered nurses from Philippines who are working in Singapore as Enrolled Nurses( Assistant Nurses ) or other lower posts but I must share with you that there are large number of Filipino Nurses who works here as a Registered Nurse too and I am one of them. I'm working in one of the biggest tertiary hospital here and almost 10% of Registered Nurses are Filipinos not to mention other hospitals where I knew some who are Registered Nurses too. Well I might say that it was not easy to be registered to Singapore Nursing Board but at least some of us made it.

Hi..

My friend is taking the Singapore nursing board exams.

Please share tips on the content and what to review... review materials to use.

Thanks.

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oobie said:

Hi..

My friend is taking the Singapore nursing board exams.

Please share tips on the content and what to review... review materials to use.

Thanks.

There were quite a number of questions about drugs, infection control measures, computations etc. It was like NCLEX type questions but NCLEX is harder (I'm just lucky to passed both exams). Good luck to your friend!

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Forgot to write that I have 2½ years of experience. Mainly oncology and I'm licensed to give chemotherapy. Hope that you have some input!

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Hi guys!

I was just wondering, if an RN from the Philippines comes to Singapore to work as an EN, can she take the Singapore board exams for RNs after, let's say a year of working?

Thanks!

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