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I am a Filipino Nurse who is leaving for Norway to apply work.

I am leaving sept 8, cant wait..

I studied Norwegian in Metro Manila at this great place, its called Learning Scandinavia Manila, they offer language courses and have links about Norway needing nurses on their website.

good luck to i believe in you there are people here who dont even live in norway talks as if they have been or live in norway, im happy for you and hope youll enjoy your job. lets just be happy that new jobs that has been generated and even with the language barrier but thru time youll learn from it. whats wrong if you start working as assistant, than staying philippines with nothing to do, come to think of it at least decent job and you earn from your sweat. goodluck to you

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Hi.

Regarding the weather, it depends where in the country you live..The no sunlight in the winter is only the northern part of Norway..

I know several Filipino Nurses in Norway who are happy, they might need to adjust but in time you will..I have several relatives who have live in Norway for 30 years and more..

One will NOT working as a maid, caregiver yes and the pay is decent even if it living costs are high!

To you who says that nurses deserve better dont really know that much of Norway..

Norway has been said to be one of the best countries to live in..

Did you know all medical bills for workers are covered? If you get to sick to work you still get paid? That if one gets so sick/injured that he/she could not work more the goverment will support you untill you die..

One needs to work 1 year as a nurses assistant before one can take the exam to be a certified nurse..

Dont just think salary, medical benefits, free school, and a good pension is just as important..

i agree with you. i also have relatives in norway and they told me that it's really nice there and the benefits are good.

how did you apply there? what is the process you went through? please reply... i'm really considering working there... nurse/caregiver... i'd rather work than wait here for hospitals to realize that they are understaffed and need to hire nurses. what agency did you apply to? did you go first to the norwegian embassy? i visited their website but it didn't say anything about the process to get to work there. do i have to find and employer first?

i hope you would answer all my queries... thank you...:specs:

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You will be working as a nursing assistant then not a nurse. Best of luck, glad you have family there.

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Goodluck to you! I know someday, oneday, you'll be able to fullfill your dream of becoming a very successfull, happy nurse! After hardwork, i'm sure there will be pleasure by the end of the day. Make this as your stepping stone, as one doesn't really go straight to the top but rather will have to use the ladder/stairs to get there. I hope you'll be able to adjust to the weather quickly (they say it'll be like horrible for a person who came from a tropical country like ours.)

Again, goodluck and hope you keep us updated!

Oh, don't worry about being a caregiver for the meantime. I know it'll be hard with the work, climate, adjustments and everything but you can do it! Nurse assistants' role in the hospital area don't differ much with being a caregiver, right? Time will come you'll be working as a real RN and you can delegate the tasks that you do as a caregiver to the nurse assistants ;)

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hey pfb85, tell me about that nurse assistant thing...i want to go there too.

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Care givers and nursing assistants do basic ADLs, tolieting and feeding patients and do not practice nursing. Nursing assistants experience does not count towards nursing experience. Care givers do even less for the patients and more "maid" duties such as washing clothes, mopping floors and cleaning bathrooms.

Check to see if caregivers will be allowed to immigrate, most countries require you to be employed in a professional capacity.

I can understand why you would want to move to Norway with a high quality of living, but understand you will be at the lowest level of the healthcare team and won't be using your education.

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Goodluck with your endeavor pfb8! i have an aunt who worked in Norway as an RN more than 20 years ago. But she moved to the States and a US citizen now and still practicing. I think you'll do good there. There is nothing wrong about starting as a nurse assistant or caregiver, I reckon. We Filipinos know how hard it is to work here in our own country and we're kinda used to hard work already, at least you'll be better compensated working there than when you're here (not just the salary but the other benefits too). It's just the the ego telling other people that they won't "stoop down" to the level of caregivers after earning a nursing degree. Well, ego won't feed your family so go for it! As a common Filipino saying goes, "konting tiis lang yan". You're not alone and for sure you'll eventually get to where you really want to be. As for the weather, just think at the brighter side. At least you wont feel the effect of global warming in terms of temperature rising . Just be careful with the legalities of your stay and employment there.

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høgskolen i oslo - applying for registration as a nurse in norway

application form for licensure

nurses educated abroad, outside the european union and nordic countries can apply for norwegian licensure by contacting norwegian registration authority for health personnel (autorisasjonskontoret )

required courses

only after your application is approved by the registration authority and you are able to prove your language proficiency, you may register for the required courses at oslo university college.

admission requirement for all our courses is oral and written fluently in norwegian. if necessary, we recommend contacting www.fu.no or a university in norway.

before licensing everyone is required to take a three-week course called "nasjonale *** for sykepleiere". the main subjects are norwegian health legislation, norwegian social studies and pharmacology including drug calculation, health care system and nursing. this course is offered two times a year.

you may be required to take other courses as well depending on how the registration authorities view your competency to work as a nurse in norway. four of the most usual courses that are required are "care for elderly", "nursing in the psychiatric field", "preventive care" and "medical/surgical nursing".

the course is held at oslo university college, faculty of nursing.

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can anyone tell me what agency handles the recruitment to Norway here in the Philippines?

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For me as a nurse in Sweden I can only say that Norway is a great place to work in. MANY Swedish nurses go to Norway each year to work- both temporarly and permanently and go back several times mostly because it is so similar to our health care system but the biggest difference is the salary!

If you learn how to speak the language and cope with the cold weather then you'll do fine with adjusting.

You will make quite alot of money as a nurse but you also have to pay alot of income tax and the living in Norway is very expensive.

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Maybe you've gotten the point, but there are some who still haven't. Reality bites, but anyway, Norway has a great health care system that seems to be working. Learning Norweigian (did I spell it correctly?) is going to be difficult because the language is sooooooooo different and it's going to take years to master that language.

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I know nothing about nursing in Norway, that's why I read the thread in the first place. Thank you for pointing out the name of the language spoken in Norway, I had no idea it was Norsk, thought it was Norweigian. I've seen it and heard it spoken, and it is difficult, never said it was impossible to learn but will definately take years to master. What's so great about this board is that I can search through ANY TOPIC here, not just those that pertain to American nurses. If you don't like my posts then I suggest you filter me, like I've filtered some on this board. But since you asked I will tell you that I've worked with many Filipino nurses and the older generation and some of the new are some of the best nurses that I've worked with. Also there are some that I've worked with that aren't the greatest or brightest in the batch, but that actually comes with any ethnic group including American nurses. Hope that answers your question.

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