wadid

Yes I think you are right, but considering the future challenges with an older getting population I can't believe that the future will not bring a reduction of the bureaucratic barriers.... Interesting would be now where to invest my energy now, so it will bear the most fruits in the future. Do you know if there are some regulations underway in some of the mentioned countries which will facilitate international recognition or making it more easy (quicker, cheaper) to study?

US is too expensive.... Australia takes way too long.... I dont really want to stay in one country, we live in a globalized world...

Hi, I wonder what is the salary as an entry level nurse (registered and Bachelor of Science)? I always heard that the salary for nurses would be very good in Australia. But when I investigated more, I started to think that the salary will be only between 25 and 30 Dollars per hour. Can you please shed some light on this? wadid

Hi, I am a german guy and currently residing in Germany. I studied computer science and finished with a bachelor in that field. But I decided it is not really what I am into. My mother is a nurse and my brother studies medicine. When I had a look at what nurse practitioners do, I found the job pretty interesting and it seems you can build up some competency in that field with a good salary. When investigating about the possible paths to get into that field I found a lot of barriers. Germany has nothing really like nurse practitioners. Bachelor takes here 3 years minumum. Ok, Education is for free and you even get a salary when you take the 4,5 years bachelor. The pathway over America seemed interesting as it offered accelerated Bachelor of Nursing or direct entry in Master programs. But then I realized that American education is expensive as ****.The most rich society has the highest costs for education? Really? Totally I would need to spend houndred of thousands of dollars to reach the Nurse Practitioner level. They are crazy. Also I heard that these accelerated programs are not recognized internationally. When looking into the possibilty to study in Australia I also realized that you have to pay for your education. But much less than in America. Unfortunately they have no accelerated programs. Also the biggest con is that for studying a Master degree for Nurse practitioner you need to prove 5000h (three years full time) of specialized work in nursing. Also to get endorsment as a nurse practitioner you need to prove these hours. That would mean you have to spend money and three years bachelor. Then three years working. Then again spend money and study two more years. Total 8 years. Are they kidding? Then I looked in other countries like philippines where the education is much cheaper. But I guess the level is a bit below the western societies education. And there are no accelerated programs. And I guess there is a difficult bridging process if you want to transfer from that country to a western society country. Ok my questions: Which countries have accelerated programs for people who already possess a non nursing bachelor? Are there any internationally recognized accelerated programs? Which countries are very cheap to study and dont cause a lot of trouble in the bridging process when I want to transfer to another country? Which countries have good salary for nursing practitioners and dont require a ******** of hours of practice before getting a registration in that field? Is there a way to combine different countries to do all that quick and cheap? :-D Regards, wadid