LPN from Philippines

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hello everyone! just wanna ask if our LPN curriculum in the Philippines is compatible or at least the same with yours in the US. These are our subjects: Medical Terminologies, Human Growth and development, Anatomy and Physiology, Mental Health concepts and Therapeutic Communication, Pharmacology, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, Nursing Skills, Community Health Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, Microbiology and Infection Control, Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Medical-Surgical Nursing I and II, Transcultural Nursing, Nursing Ethics, Fundamentals of Nursing. I took this course for one and a half years. What nursing tasks can we expect base from our course?

I'm glad to hear all your replies. Thank you.

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Welcome to allnurses! :balloons:

There are some other threads here about LPN education in the Philippines that you can find in the International Nursing and Philippines forums.

Here is a good place to start: https://allnurses.com/forums/f235/please-read-lpn-programs-philippines-285730.html

Best wishes! :)

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Hello everyone! I'm currently enrolled in an LPN program here in the Philippines. We all have to proficiently pass 21 nursing subjects like fundamentals of nursing, community health nursing, psychiatric nursing, mental health concepts and therapeutic communication, maternal and child nursing, medical-surgical nursing, paediatric nursing, plus some other prereq subjects like nutrition, pharmacology, microbiology and infection control. We also have integrated trainings in our curriculum like IV therapy, CPR, ECG, and O2 administration. We render clinical OJT in general hospitals, psychiatric rehab centers, military hospitals, geriatric hospitals, and rehabilitation centers for children with special needs. All of these before you can finish the course. Now my question is do we have the same subjects and OJT as LPN as in your respective places? Just asking...and, with all these stuffs can I work in the US even if get my LPN here in our country? I do appreciate your reply. Thanks... ;)

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I have moved your post to the International forum so that you can accrue more responses to your query.

I must regretfully inform you that you cannot legally work as an LPN in the U.S. if you have attained your LPN training in the Philippines, because your own government does not even recognize the LPN designation for licensure. In order for you to work in the U.S. as a nurse, you would need to earn a baccalaureate (bachelor of science) degree in nursing in the Philippines before emigrating here.

Not one nation in existence will grant a visa for LPN training that was received in the Philippines. No legal visas exist for LPNs who have trained in the Philippines for the purpose of gaining employment in the U.S. The only way you can come to the U.S. to work legally is if you possess U.S. citizenship, have a green card, or become an RN with a BSN degree in your country.

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Thecommuter is right, there are no programs for LPNs here in the Phil, what institution are you in chemwizard?

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You will have issues if you are looking as the LPN route for work and immigration. For work/immigration you need to be a RN not PN as already mentioned. We have had a few members meet LPN requirements for the US but they either already had a immigrant visa for the US or discovered they had wasted their money doing the training

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This is a sad sad case. Do people see what these LPN/LVN schools are doing to these unsuspected students? They're taking advantage of them and they will have no way of practicing the skills they have learned. Even if they try to do a BSN program afterwards, their education doesn't even transfer over. These schools need to be made accountable and there should be some sort of class action suit by these students against these schools. What a waste of time and money for these victims.

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Threads merged.

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Am i qualified to take NCLEX_PN even if i get my training here in the Phils?

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Am i qualified to take NCLEX_PN even if i get my training here in the Phils?

It will all depend on the state and whether they require you to have a license in the country you did your training. We can not predict whether you qualify or not as each state has their own requirements.

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I know they offer the NCLEX-RN exam in the Philippines, but do they offer the NCLEX-PN exam??? Even if you're allowed to sit for the exam, you're not going to be able to practice as a LVN in the Philippines since it's not recognized there. Unless you already have a green card ready for you, you will be waiting about 5 years for a chance at a visa, and therefore your education would be outdated, plus with no experience, it seems pointless to even get your LVN when there are ZERO jobs available for you at home. Good Luck

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