Queries of a Filipino RN planning to take the RN or RPN briding program

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jun 30, 2008

Moved to the International forum as per the red banner requesting questions on working or /and immigration to Canada be asked there, leaving the sub forum for local nursing issues

suzanne4, RN · Jun 30, 2008

You may not work while on the student visa in any country. There are exceptions made to this, but you will not be able to work immediately and it will be quite restricted as to the hours that you may work.

I do suggest that you check with some other programs as the bridging program is never that long if you have actually received the BSN in your country. Something is missing here, that is for sure.

If you have completed a four year program, why in the world would you be doing another three years? That makes no sense at all to me, bridging programs are usually only about six months long.

Also be aware that with the RPN, you will not get the PR visa there, only with the RN. The RPN is not accepted by immigration for the permanent resident status, just like it is not in any other country as well.

jetsy24 · Jul 2, 2008

You may not work while on the student visa in any country. There are exceptions made to this, but you will not be able to work immediately and it will be quite restricted as to the hours that you may work.
I do suggest that you check with some other programs as the bridging program is never that long if you have actually received the BSN in your country. Something is missing here, that is for sure.
If you have completed a four year program, why in the world would you be doing another three years? That makes no sense at all to me, bridging programs are usually only about six months long.
Also be aware that with the RPN, you will not get the PR visa there, only with the RN. The RPN is not accepted by immigration for the permanent resident status, just like it is not in any other country as well.

Hi Ms. Suzanne. Thanks for your reply. I wasn't aware that RPNs are not given PR status. I'm really willing to do a bridging program but I wouldn't want to study for longer than 1 or 2 years. That would just be too expensive and I can't afford it.

Anyway, I'm looking into doing the bridging program in Australia since they only require 6 months. I searched the threads here concerning that. And again, I encounter a dead end.... :cry: Coz even if I am able to do the bridging program in Australia and register as a nurse there.... I still have to have 1 year of paid hosp experience for me to get a job offer there. Like the CAP in NZ where it is also required to have at least 1 year hosp exp. (Am I right?) For a moment, I thought "this is it!!" but then... nope.

As of the moment, there's no hope for new RNs like me here in the Phils... And I would really like to start my career already. But, working in other countries isn't for me either.... I don't wanna get sentimental or anything but I've really started to wonder whether the Nursing profession is really for me......

Anyway, again Ms. Suzanne, I appreciate your reply.

suzanne4, RN · Jul 2, 2008

Not sure why you were given the information that you were if you completed the RN program in your country. There is no three year program that is required if that was done to begin with. There is definitely something amiss here if you completed a full 4 year program to begin with. If they are not accepting it, then there has to be issues of major consideration with the program that you attended right from the start.

The bridge program in Canada is much less than a year, let alone three years is not the norm at all.

Canada as well as Oz want to see paid hospital experience before they will consider most for licensure or even the bridging program. This is not something that you can change, so perhaps you need to consider another country where you can get the experience. And if you get that experience, then you do not need to go thru a bridging program in most instances if you get more than two years of actual paid experience.

Just a thought.

jetsy24 · Jul 2, 2008

Not sure why you were given the information that you were if you completed the RN program in your country. There is no three year program that is required if that was done to begin with. There is definitely something amiss here if you completed a full 4 year program to begin with. If they are not accepting it, then there has to be issues of major consideration with the program that you attended right from the start.
The bridge program in Canada is much less than a year, let alone three years is not the norm at all.
Canada as well as Oz want to see paid hospital experience before they will consider most for licensure or even the bridging program. This is not something that you can change, so perhaps you need to consider another country where you can get the experience. And if you get that experience, then you do not need to go thru a bridging program in most instances if you get more than two years of actual paid experience.
Just a thought.

I don't get it also Ms. Suzanne. Anyway, thanks for your input. Umm, do you know of other countries that are accepting nurses like me with no exp?