Is getting into a nursing school easy in other countries?

towntalker · Jan 20, 2009

"Some" other countries you can go to nursing school immediately.
In Australia, you enter a 3yr Bachelor of Nursing degree at university straight out of high school. Entrance depends upon your final year "score" - like an SAT score. Score required to get in depends on the demand for the course. There is no waiting list - you either get in, or you do not.

?? how about the people who decide to go to nursing school as a second career??

are there special programs for others

redranger · Jan 20, 2009

It seems other countries you can go to nursing school immediately. I don't know about the quality of the education they receive. Good luck in your education.

My wife graduated with a BSN from Philippines.

She started College at age 15, and went 4 years of year round school to graduate.

She spent 2 years doing duty (24 hours per week) in a hospital as part of her school lesson.

I think she went far and above what an average US student went thru.

Fiona59 · Jan 21, 2009

Locally, here in Alberta, you need an 82% in your grade 12 sciences to be even looked at for admission to the BScN programme.

Redranger, hate to tell you a few hard facts. Your wife's education wouldn't get her far up here. Many provinces are refusing to issue practice permits to BScNs from the Phillipines because their degrees don't equal a Cdn. degree. The years of school education aren't equal. Often the first two years of university in the Phillipines are only found to be equal to the 11th and 12th grades. Clinical times up here are very comprehensive.

You keep telling us on various threads how proud YOU are of her. How about letting her join the board?

redranger · Jan 21, 2009

You keep telling us on various threads how proud YOU are of her. How about letting her join the board?

She has posted a couple of times.

But her culture is to let the Man take care of business. I am trying to help her get more independent.

She is busy learning to drive (Texas would not allow her to get a Driver Lic. permit until she rec'd her EAD (Work Permit), and studying for NCLEX which she takes next month.

I come her to AllNurses to educate myself in Nursing, So I can help her in the future about work, salary and our future. She may only be a Nurse for a couple of years, and may change to a different field, Right now we are trying to lay out our lifeplans...

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Jan 23, 2009

I have news for you, most nursing students have a very busy life outside of nursing school. Many of my students have full time jobs and families to take care of.

Being a patient advocate is part of the licensing process, your wife to be a successful nurse will have to speak up for herself.

Are you going to be calling the doctor when her patient goes bad? Are you going to intervene when a irate family yells at her.

IENs have a lower pass rate for the NCLEX which is the minimum standard for nurses.

s.

allnurses Guide · Jan 23, 2009

You keep telling us on various threads how proud YOU are of her. How about letting her join the board?

"Letting" her? What century is this? Heh.

Re: nursing as a second career in Australia - there is "alternative entry" which considers a variety of thing - school scores, life experience, skills, tertiary admissions test etc. http://www.latrobe.edu.au/nursing/HowToApply/STAT.php

tclema · Jan 23, 2009

In my hometown in Germany, the hospital has it's own Nursing School attached and this is how it's usually done.

Your dorms are right next to the hospital and you start working on the floor from the first semester on. You take classes and work, usually rotating all departments of the hospital in those 3 years. Every year you get to do more on the floor until after 3 years you are ready to take on all the tasks of a Nurse. You take your finals, pass the federal board and off you go. Oh and you get paid during your 3 year training, not much, but there are federal tariffs and it comes with all the benefits.

We don't differentiate between a LPN or RN, but you are required to have your High School Diploma and a one-or two year Vocational/Work training for Nurse Assistant to qualify for this school.