Nursing Reputation?

I agree w/ JBudd. However, when they say they can never do what we do, they don't mean it in a bad way!

thanks jbudd,its good to hear that .Hope so ,things will change here too.

Actually here ,its alot of discrimination on religious basis n many other issues.

In general as a nurse in the USA I am respected by patients, families and doctors.

In Australia there is a similarly high level of respect for Nurses as in The US. I think there is a variation in the levels of respect depending on the background of who is viewing the nurse.

Hi, I´m from Sweden and I´ve heard similar thoughts about nurses in Kuwait from a doctor i know who comes from that country.

Here in Sweden we are well respected as professionals, from the public but also from (most) of the doctors.

Gunnar :typing

hi tp, r overseas nurses common in ur country too? can u give me some guidance for useful information abt getting a job there,or the procedure. thank u

We do have a lot of doctors from other countries, maybe not so many nurses, although that should mean a lot of positive things for nursing in Sweden, as a profession, I think. (To be honest, during the last decades there´s been an increasing number of foreign nurses too).

One difficult issue is the language of course, some say swedish is just as hard to learn as, for example chinese. I don´t know if that´s quite correct:bugeyes:

I don´t have any specific advices for the moment. Maybe you can contact some swedish consulate or embassy and they can help you further.

I´ll give you the adress to the university of my town, maybe a letter to them can sort things out for you:

Högskolan i Gävle

S-801 76 GÄVLE

Sweden

Wish you all the best,

Gunnar

hi tp, r overseas nurses common in ur country too? can u give me some guidance for useful information abt getting a job there,or the procedure. thank u

Suggest you read some of the threads in the International forum as many issues regarding moving country. Also better to post any questions regarding other countries there

I live in Texas but my son lives in Sweden and I visit there often. I have considered working there as well. He was a good ole southern boy and now is fluent in Swedish and other languages, so I know it is possible. Also, for my personal benefit, I appreciate that everyone speaks English fluently (at least around Stockholm where he lives). His neighbors are Iranian. They are doing well there. It is a beautiful country and a great place to raise a family.