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

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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

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

If the degree is from your country, the answer is no. You need to be considered a first level professional nurse in your country, if the training is done there, and the BSN is the first level only. The ASN there is not.

There are many schools trying to tell you otherwise, and it is not true. The only programs that are accepted of two years are from the US, of you graduate from an American school. It doesn't matter what the school tells you, and sure you may be able to write the NCLEX exam, but you will not be able to get a visa that will permit you to work in the US>

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If the degree is from your country, the answer is no. You need to be considered a first level professional nurse in your country, if the training is done there, and the BSN is the first level only. The ASN there is not.

There are many schools trying to tell you otherwise, and it is not true. The only programs that are accepted of two years are from the US, of you graduate from an American school. It doesn't matter what the school tells you, and sure you may be able to write the NCLEX exam, but you will not be able to get a visa that will permit you to work in the US>

Thank you suzanne for your reply... but what if the school has a US-based curriculum and is adapting the by-laws / regulations of and is accredited by the louisiana state board of nursing? would that change things?

iris

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im not an expert in this but i think you should check with the Louisiana BON if the school is really accredited.

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Louisiana approved schools of nursing link: http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/Documents/Schools/Schools.pdf

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no school based on the philippines in the list

maybe they just adopted the curriculum, but is not really accredited or recognized by that state

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Thank you suzanne for your reply... but what if the school has a US-based curriculum and is adapting the by-laws / regulations of and is accredited by the louisiana state board of nursing? would that change things?

iris

Just because they are approved and acrreditied by a state board of nursing, that just means that the curriculim is the same and is accepted for licensure. But remember, and the point that most of you are forgetting, having a nursing license from a state in the US does not give you permission to work in the US. That is issued by USCIS and requires that the the nurse be a first level professional nurse in theiur country. The two year degree, if not a BSN, does not meet that requirement from the Philippines. And if the school is telling you that there will be no problems, I would get that in writing from the US Embassy.

There are many LPN schools that are opening up there and promising you that you can take the NCLEX-PN exam. Sure you can, but you will not get a visa that will permit you to work in the US. And that is what you need.

When you try to take schortcuts, it will turn around and bite you.

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im not an expert in this but i think you should check with the Louisiana BON if the school is really accredited.

Does not matter if the school is accredited in any state, you need a visa that will permit you to work. A nursing license does not allow you to work, without the accompanying visa.

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LPN course is quite new in the Phils. I've heard about my friend's friend who studied LPN in Manila, took the NCLEX PN in Hongkong and is now a PN in New Jersey. Im a PN student myself and I am quite confused about how they did it inspite of immigration laws as we're also told. I'd like to know anyhow, from anybody here...let's say, my American fiancee and I get married in the States...and if I take the NCLEX-PN exam and pass, can I work then legally as an LPN?

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LPN course is quite new in the Phils. I've heard about my friend's friend who studied LPN in Manila, took the NCLEX PN in Hongkong and is now a PN in New Jersey. Im a PN student myself and I am quite confused about how they did it inspite of immigration laws as we're also told. I'd like to know anyhow, from anybody here...let's say, my American fiancee and I get married in the States...and if I take the NCLEX-PN exam and pass, can I work then legally as an LPN?

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could it be that your friend has an h1b visa (working visa- valid for a maximum of 6 years only)? this isn't the same as the immigrant visa provided to registered nurses that allows them to adjust their status to lpr (legal permanent resident), a precursor to us citizenship.

as for you, i think you don't need to worry about being allowed to work (whether as an lpn or otherwise) and/or sponsorship via employment bec. when you marry your american fiancee, you automatically become an lpr. as an lpr, you enjoy many benefits second only to us citizens (except voting) which INCLUDES authority to work.

i'm not a lawyer so you may well seek professional counsel to verify further.

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Hi, am a newbie here... also taking up PN here in the Philippines. Our school informed us that they can provide H2B visa for PN... can anybody react to this arrangement... Many thanks... Gob Bless

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Hi, am a newbie here... also taking up PN here in the Philippines. Our school informed us that they can provide H2B visa for PN... can anybody react to this arrangement... Many thanks... Gob Bless

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will the school be your employer in the u.s., too (if at all there's such an arrangement)? from what i understand, it's the u.s. employer who applies for h2b with the uscis on behalf of their prospective foreign employees.

i googled "h2b" and gathered info that may help enlighten us all a bit. (you may want to do that on your own to get straight, untainted answers). h2b visa is a temporary (i.e. seasonal, intermittent, need-basis) working visa good for a year for non-agricultural workers. an employer wishing to hire foreign employees under h2b MUST first secure a labor certification from the u.s. dept. of labor to prove there aren't sufficient u.s. workers willing, available and qualified for the job in question.

here's the catch---i can't see why there will be such a need to hire foreign practical nurses and cnas...there's already a good supply of them in the u.s. it's the number of registered nurses (rns) that's faltering for many years now and will continue to do so in a decade more or so. how then can a u.s. employer get a labor certification to jumpstart hiring of foreign pns?

also, i believe you're not paying this school peanuts to land on a job that's only available to you on a "need-basis." h2b can only be extended for another 2 years, 1 year at a time for a maximum total 3 years temporary work, that is, if it's granted at all. you'd be smarter to seek a bsn and take the nclex the earliest.

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Do Philippine hospitals hire PN's or LPN's? Just curious

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