how is UK nursing programs different from the US?

UK training is different to the US as it is more specialised and not generalised. In the UK you select which branch you want to work in so if you plan on working in the US at a later date you may find that the UK training means you are short in hours both clinical and theory in some areas. Main areas required are Obstetrics, Paeds, Mental Health and General Adult. If you did Adult nursing then you may find you are short in Paeds, mental Health and Obstetrics and so on depending on the speciality you choose

Very hard if not a resident of the UK to get into nursing as the Government pays for it and if not a resident or meet resident requirements you may find you have to pay International fees if lucky to get in and they can be expensive

thanks for the reply! I would like to be in trauma. what would that fall under? and I have read that the goverment pays for it if you have been there for 5 years, but I have not, but can you just pay for it your self? or does the goverment HAVE to do it?I do have a EU resident card, but I am not sure that would fall under that.

All depends on the university, not all will accept International nursing students because how nurse training is funded. Will also be very expensive and you will need to approach the university where you hope to do your training and talk to them about it. Most require a residency of 3 years (haven't heard of 5) Generally you are looking at the adult section however you will be short of other hours for the US if your training doesn't include it in the training and you will not be able to meet US state requirements