what is the best nursing school in q.c./manila?

kiko88 · Jun 2, 2006

philippine nursing schools performance from 2000-2004 is shown here (with the political region for easier reference):

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:ga06ogj0rlkj:www.pcij.org/stories/2005/nursing-schools-performance1.pdf+nursing+schools+performance&hl=en &ct=clnk&cd=2

and continued below:

http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:o1wppgkbygkj:www.pcij.org/stories/2005/nursing-schools-performance2.pdf+nursing+schools+performance&hl=en &ct=clnk&cd=1

source is prc and pcij.org

inquire directly with the schools on their admission policies for 2nd coursers.

goodluck to all future nursing students. :nurse:

uberdoog · Jun 5, 2006

:welcome:

you ask an interesting question but i have to ask you back what you mean by best school. as a 2nd courser who's chronologically challenged like myself, the top schools are out of the question (besides, i have my 2 cents worth on what 'best school or best performing school' talk is worth as well).

a more realistic approach would be to ask yourself what you want (a nursing degree and the competence that goes with it), what you got to offer (you know how old you are, i'm sure. and you're a second courser, besides), and what you need to get from this here point a (the philippines) to point b (the u.s.). if all it really takes is attending a rathole in downtown manila, well, what's ya gonna do? hmmm?

and here's my 2 cents: as far as the overall school ratings go, i never heard of anyone passing the philippine local board exams, the cgfns, the nclex, or the toefl/ielts on the strength of the school's name. everyone but everyone had to do their homework. in the end, the name of the school doesn't count as much as what you put into your study, regardless.

finally: your budget isn't enough by a long shot. you want to double it. i should know: i just enrolled again this sem.

uberdoog

hi, i'm an accounting major graduate. i'm 47 years old, married to an american citizen, living at brgy. bagong silangan.
right now i'm planning to enter a nursing school that has an affliation with with veterans memorial hospital(you know the hospital where erap was incarcerated:uhoh3:) or i stand corrected on this matter.
please tell me which school is best suited for me, i have a projected budget of 25k php per sem. preferably one which is in qc.
please help me, i'm at a loss to what-where school i'll be enrolling at.
please help anyone ^_^.

dettedette19 · Aug 7, 2006

ill gonna have to recommend my alma mater. St. Paul University Manila

RN062006 · Aug 8, 2006

don't enroll in school located in aurora blvd......:angryfire

but if u want to take nursing without sweat and u have lots of moolah go there....

missiejones · Aug 16, 2006

i recommend my alma mater (for freshmen, hs graduate)

(st. luke's college of nursing -tcqc)trinity college of quezon city

base hospital is st. luke's medical center

consistent top 10 performing school in the philippines.

one of the first nursing school in the philippines

celebrates our 100 years in 2007

check website : http://www.tcqc.edu.ph/

or directly to the department's site : http://www.tcqc.edu.ph/slcn.html

:nurse:

by the way for the completion of the required hours of clinical duty... our school is affiliated with various hospitals (aside from the required phil orthopedic, national center for mental health, and san lazaro) we have east ave. med centr, amang rodriguez med. cntr., national childrens hospital, phil children med centr. nazal halfway home, and i think there are at least two more and for the community health nursing, slcn has two adopted communities which are both located in antipolo city and students dont have to go to far flung places such as bulacan and cavite just to have a duty like other schools do. "hatid sundo pa lahat ng duty sa community(30 mins - 1 hour bus ride)" including most of the duties on affiliated hospitals (starex vans, revo, l300). but most of our duties are in st. luke's medical center, so kapitbahay lang.

slcn-tcqc might accept 2nd coursers for the sy 2007-2008 but needs confirmation coz, we were the last batch to graduate with 2nd coursers (that includes me, batch 2005) pero try to inquire coz tcqc is now a university.

i posted this info for parents / relatives of students who want to take up nursing so that you can avoid sending them to schools na "biglang sulpot" or whatever na school.

other schools worth recommending is ust, up manila, st. paul's manila and plm

olivedrab · Aug 18, 2006

the universities mentioned are admittedly very good nursing schools, but they do not accept 2nd coursers and students beyond 30 years old. the one asking the question is an accounting graduate and more than 40 years old

hi, isn't there such a thing as age discrimination laws in your country??? :angryfire

i'm looking through this forum trying to help a friend who's being "sent home" to go to school there (rp) because it's so c-h-e-a-p and her family doesn't want to spend for her college education. she's almost 31 and wants to go to a good school, too, but i think she'd be considered "foreign" by now since she grew up here (us). i'd be grateful if any of you could post some good accredited school websites. also, if you know that they accept "over-aged foreigners".

thanks in advance! :)

nrswnabee · Aug 18, 2006

hi, isn't there such a thing as AGE DISCRIMINATION laws in your country??? :angryfire
i'm looking through this forum trying to help a friend who's being "sent home" to go to school there (RP) because it's so C-H-E-A-P and her family doesn't want to spend for her college education. she's almost 31 and wants to go to a good school, too, but i think she'd be considered "foreign" by now since she grew up here (US). I'd be grateful if any of you could post some good accredited school websites. also, if you know that they accept "over-aged foreigners".
thanks in advance! :)

i'm afraid none. schools don't really put it as age discrimination because they're actually looking at a prospective student if he is seeking the degree (BSN) for the first time or otherwise (second?). major institutions accept fresh high school graduates justifying that second-degree seekers would only displace the latter (the young 'uns). however, a number of nursing schools cater to these "second coursers". there's a thread a few pages back, i suppose, that lists these colleges. the title slips my mind at the moment but it sounds like schools accepting second coursers with gemini_star as the starter. i'm pretty sure you can't miss that.

as to your friend becoming a foreign student in rp, do try to check that direct with the schools. i think the problem isn't really if these schools will accept foreign students but how this phil. bsn degree will be evaluated as she seeks employment back to the u.s. she may be treated as a foreign graduate by nursing boards and so face lengthy processing unlike if she opted to study here.

i guess that's just expected. cheap can be a relative thing.

olivedrab · Aug 19, 2006

i think the problem isn't really if these schools will accept foreign students but how this phil. bsn degree will be evaluated as she seeks employment back to the u.s. she may be treated as a foreign graduate by nursing boards and so face lengthy processing unlike if she opted to study here.
i guess that's just expected. cheap can be a relative thing.

well, i think cheaper *is* cheaper to anybody if you calculate it as either doing $30,000 a year in the USA vs the lower exchange Peso that doesn't even come close to $5,000 per year. (please correct the RP tuition figure if it's not even close -- the source i've read is a few years old, i think from 2000.)

tantrum · Aug 19, 2006

well, i think cheaper *is* cheaper to anybody if you calculate it as either doing $30,000 a year in the USA vs the lower exchange Peso that doesn't even come close to $5,000 per year. (please correct the RP tuition figure if it's not even close -- the source i've read is a few years old, i think from 2000.)

The $5000 might cover the whole BSN course in some schools:lol2: My wife spends about $1200 on school fees per year. There are so many schools there that accept 2nd coursers and they don't have any age discrimination. Only those schools not accepting second coursers are practicing age discrimination. Also, it's so easy to have dual citizenship so you dont have to pay foreign fee.

As far as practicing in the US, most state BON will just require passing of NCLEX and somebody who has a green card or US citizenship dont need any language test (it's only needed for visa screen).

olivedrab · Aug 19, 2006

The $5000 might cover the whole BSN course in some schools:lol2: My wife spends about $1200 on school fees per year. There are so many schools there that accept 2nd coursers and they don't have any age discrimination. Only those schools not accepting second coursers are practicing age discrimination. Also, it's so easy to have dual citizenship so you dont have to pay foreign fee.
As far as practicing in the US, most state BON will just require passing of NCLEX and somebody who has a green card or US citizenship dont need any language test (it's only needed for visa screen).

thank you for posting this information! :)

my friend and her mother were both born here (and her father is not of Phil heritage), so i don't know how she would go about getting the dual citizenship -- do they give that to ppl even if only her grandparents held RP citizenship?

tantrum · Aug 19, 2006

thank you for posting this information! :)
my friend and her mother were both born here (and her father is not of Phil heritage), so i don't know how she would go about getting the dual citizenship -- do they give that to ppl even if only her grandparents held RP citizenship?

The dual citizenship is available only if one of your parents is still a Filipino citizen (not yet naturalized US citizen). Even if she is a foreign student, there are a lot of schools that do not charge high amount of foreign fee. She should inquire with each school. Somebody posted their contact numbers (gemini star?) SHe can choose the least expensive one and just review for NCLEX in the US via Kaplan or Saunders.

nrswnabee · Aug 22, 2006

well, i think cheaper *is* cheaper to anybody if you calculate it as either doing $30,000 a year in the USA vs the lower exchange Peso that doesn't even come close to $5,000 per year. (please correct the RP tuition figure if it's not even close -- the source i've read is a few years old, i think from 2000.)

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oh, yeah. dollar for dollar, studying in the phils. is absolutely cheaper. like 1/4 of your us bsn cost, more or less. however, i'm thinking of other costs which can be hard to quantify. many "nursing" schools have proliferated in the country and that certainly affects quality. unless your friend goes to the more stable, older schools, there's a risk of not getting the standard nursing education. with the recent nle 'incident',too, it wouldn't be surprising that u.s. employers will (or are they already?) exercise caution more than they did... and being a foreigner is another matter to consider. it's workable, yes, but your friend should be extra, extra careful every step of the way.