To Study Abroad Or U.s

nyapa, RN · May 4, 2008

I would really check with the boards of nursing in the US. Where are you planning to nurse post your NCLEX? US or Phillipines?

lovely915 · May 4, 2008

I would really check with the boards of nursing in the US. Where are you planning to nurse post your NCLEX? US or Phillipines?

Hi! I'm planning to go to Emilio Aguinaldo College in Manila, Philippines and when i come back i will apply for NCLEX..I called the CAL board of nursing and they said when i come back just apply for international evaluation it will take 4 months..I do not know if this school is accredited and what school in the Philippines is accredited..thank you!

elkpark · May 4, 2008

There are a lot factors to consider in making that decision, but the first thing you need to be aware of is that if you take your nursing education abroad you will always be considered a "foreign graduate" for licensure purposes, in every US state, and will have to meet extra requirements and jump through additional hoops any time that you want to endorse your license to a different state, for your entire career. Being a US citizen doesn't change that; it's simply a matter of where you went to school.

Also, please read over the threads on this board about what's been happening recently in nursing education in the Philippines. Many new schools have opened up in recent years, and many of those are of questionable, or even clearly sub-standard, quality. That's not to say that the good nursing schools in the PI aren't still good schools! -- but you can't assume, these days, that a nursing school there will provide you with a decent, adequate education and have to be v. careful about choosing a school.

(Also, I may be wrong about this, but aren't all the PI BSN programs in the process of converting into 5-year degrees?)

redranger · May 4, 2008

Respectfully.

I don't think you could handle nursing school in PI.

Too much time in school and time studying.

They take thier education very serious in PI.

My finace just graduated in March with a Bachelor of Nursing.

She went to school 4 years straight including summers to graduate.

Her last two years, This was her schedule.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday. - Travel 1 hour by bus to stay in Boarding house, which was a basically a shed with 4 wooden beds, a pail and bucket for bathing and only cold water with no air con.

She went to hospital duty (as part of her schooling) for 8 hours each day and then did homework at night, and sometime homework had her staying up all night to finish.

She would return to school Thursday Friday and Saturday, and spend up to 10 hours per day in school.

Textbooks, they only get photocopies of text books since textbooks cost too much.

Take a trip over there, spend about one month over there as well and see if you can handle it in PI. I suggest to stay away from Manila area. Go to either Cebu or Davao.

The mayor of Davao runs the city with a Iron Fist and is the best major city in PI in my opinion.

Penelope_Pitstop, BSN, RN · May 4, 2008

respectfully.
i don't think you could handle nursing school in pi.

do you know the op?

jess

suzanne4, RN · May 4, 2008

Thread moved to the International forum where it is more appropriate.

You need to be aware of the fact that an additional year of training is being added into most programs there, making the BSN once again five years as it used to be. Licensure and immigration are two very different things and you will be considered a foreign grad for your entire career and have to mee the additional requirements as well.

Suggest that you check out the threads on the Philippine Forum about what is actually happening in the world of nursing over there right now.

In the US, if you are starting training from the beginning, then you go in as a freshman and there is no wait to get in as long as you meet the requirements for the program. There are no pre-reqs to be done as they are done in the program as well. And you will be done in just four years.

Proverbs 16:3 · May 5, 2008

To the OP, who said it takes 6years to get a BSN?

I know community colleges have long waiting lists but those are 2year degrees and they're very competitive. You really need to have high GPA and other stuff like volunteer experience to get into the two year schools just because they seem very competitive. Some four year schools are competitive too but then there are soo many of them so you should land yourself somewhere. If you don't want to wait, i suggest you apply to a 4year college starting as a freshman or transfer even and you should be done in 4years.

good luck