is PN in US and here in the philippines just the same?

wasted-enough-time · Jun 6, 2006

HUDAZ,....

Sorry that I don't have that answer for you,..Hopefully another person will pop in and respond....

Anyway, what I did want to say was.....Welcome!!! to the boards...and come back and post often..

Best wishes in school.....oh and ps: I have visited the Phlllippines a LONG time ago...been to Manila and also "Sabu" ( not sure on the spelling..smile)...I remember many of the yummy foods there....Adobo,..Pancet,..kari-kari,...and so on...

Anna

suebird3 · Jun 6, 2006

welcome to allnurses.com! i moved your post to the phillipine forum, where someone can answer your post more accurately.

hope you enjoy the site!

suebird :)

hudaz · Jun 8, 2006

HUDAZ,....
Sorry that I don't have that answer for you,..Hopefully another person will pop in and respond....
Anyway, what I did want to say was.....Welcome!!! to the boards...and come back and post often..
Best wishes in school.....oh and ps: I have visited the Phlllippines a LONG time ago...been to Manila and also "Sabu" ( not sure on the spelling..smile)...I remember many of the yummy foods there....Adobo,..Pancet,..kari-kari,...and so on...
Anna

yes thats" cebu, u like kare-kare???? thats one of my favorite food.... well, regarding my inqwuiry, i was just wonderong, thanks...

jonRNMD · Jun 8, 2006

hudaz.....by US law, only RN's who passed the NCLEX-RN exam are eligible for immigrant visas......a US hospital CAN NOT petition PN's for immigrant visa

im so frustrated that a computer school masquerading as a medical/nursing school is enticing filipino students to take up practical nursing (PN) but the fact is, a Practical Nurse can not be sponsored for immigrant visas in the US......

pinoy_guy · Jun 8, 2006

hudaz.....by US law, only RN's who passed the NCLEX-RN exam are eligible for immigrant visas......a US hospital CAN NOT petition PN's for immigrant visa
im so frustrated that a computer school masquerading as a medical/nursing school is enticing filipino students to take up practical nursing (PN) but the fact is, a Practical Nurse can not be sponsored for immigrant visas in the US......

I think these schools are betting on a technicality--the last term for these students will be taken in the US, thereby making them "US graduates."

I wonder if they have successfully produced US RNs via this method.

it's risky, considering the costs are way too expensive for most people living here in the Philippines.

ultm · Jun 8, 2006

i bet you're in st. augustine??

suzanne4, RN · Jun 9, 2006

Even if the practical nurse graduates from a program in the US, they will not qualify for the green card, it must be RN after their name. Any other letters will not help them at all.

hyacinth13 · Jun 10, 2006

you mean it is not advisable to take up PN? what if after 1 sem you're going to shift it to RN, you think subjects will be credited? that school promises that they can take you abroad, they say that you will take your NCLEX abroad...??? my cousin was enrolled with this program, is she wasting time and money?

jonRNMD · Jun 10, 2006

you mean it is not advisable to take up PN? what if after 1 sem you're going to shift it to RN, you think subjects will be credited? that school promises that they can take you abroad, they say that you will take your NCLEX abroad...??? my cousin was enrolled with this program, is she wasting time and money?

they can take the courses abroad? how much is it?

your cousin did not asked the "nursing" school if she could transfer her credits to a real nursing school?

my wife was a school physician in 2 of their campuses. she went to the head office 6 times but their excuse was that the cheque is not yet signed by the finance officer. the school paid her salary after 6 months and that was after i went with my wife with our lawyer friend :angryfire we chanced upon a computer supplier who supplied them with computers and it took the school a year to finally settle all the bills. this school most probably is having liquidity (financial) problems and the only thing that makes them afloat is their strong connection with the government.....

nrswnabee · Jun 10, 2006

hi guys, my name is judah from the philippines and i am currently enrolled in one of practical nursing schools here. i was just wondering if the practical nursing here is just the same with the US??? i mean the curriculum, well we don't have local board exam here but they told us that for us to be able to work, we have to take the NCLEX-PN examination, but as i have sad, i am wondering if its the same course there in the united states.... practical nursing here is 2 years... i hope someone might help me on this...
thanks,
hudaz

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it has been repeated one too many times within this form and the int'l forum (patiently check the stickies and other relevant threads past. you'll find updated and authoritative info available). as a filipino, you can expect to be petitioned to work as a nurse in the united states ONLY with a bsn degree and a registered nurse license (NCLEX passer). pn/lpn and cna programs may have proliferated in the phils. but todate, NO clear-cut laws are in place to make way for you to migrate to the u.s. armed only with a 2-year phil. pn or cna certificate/diploma. if you want to go to the u.s., it's not as impt. knowing if the pn in the phils. is similar to the u.s. as knowing if it will allow you a way to migrate the u.s.. right now, the answer is NO.

exert every effort to research on the nursing school/program you'd like to pursue before registering. you must be current as well on what u.s. immigration laws apply to your purposes. many schools will only tell you what you want to hear (of course) because they're only there to get you to enroll.

take responsibility, be wise.

iris2035 · Jun 18, 2006

what about asn-rn? would i have employment opportunities in the us? can i be sponsored with an immigrant visa?