USA student wants to study nursing in Philippines..help!

hopeinjesus · Nov 7, 2015

It depends. Theres a lot of schools in the Philippines.

First, i wanna know if youre a filipino or not. Its really hard to cope up. I knew one student who is a half filipino but born and raise in US can't handle to study and get along with the environment too. But as I said, it depends.

Second, you should be aware that after you finish a four year college in the Philippines and take the NCLEX. It will requires a lot of patience. How the system and process are handled in Philippines are far way different here in US. You can't get everything easily. (Enrolling in class in College would take you like 4 hours of falling in line, getting your transcripts will take you almost a month, and even the other requirements).

Third, you'll gonna get less chance to find a job in US specially if you'll not gonna have any experience in the Hospital.

California student · Nov 7, 2015

Thank you for your reply. I am not filipino ,I am American.

I loved the Philippines, I was there this summer for over 2 months and loved the culture and the people.

I already have college credits , I would just need 2 years of school there.

I just want to make sure I chose the right university in the Philippines that is acceptable in California ðŸ˜¢ðŸ˜¢

Silverdragon102, BSN · Nov 7, 2015

Moved to International Nursing forum.

I suggest you check out the Nurse Registration forum regarding issues registering as a RN in California as currently many Internationally trained nurses are not meeting requirements and notâ€‹ able to meet requirements and work. I haven't yet seen many state they have been able to meet requirements and sit NCLEX for CA, despite changes that have supposed to have been done in the Philippines. We have had the odd member say they have done it but never come back to answer questions that was asked

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Nov 7, 2015

Always seek your nursing education in the country you wish to practice. If you want to live & work in the Philippines go to school there. If you wish to return to CA be prepared that you may likely have to repeat clinical and theory in several areas (OB, psych, med/surg, and/or pediatrics) post assessment of your nursing education in the Philippines. Currently only private schools are offering these classes at a cost of $10,000 to $15,000 per class.

THELIVINGWORST, ASN, RN · Nov 7, 2015

Just don't do it

PinayUSA · Nov 7, 2015

(Enrolling in class in College would take you like 4 hours of falling in line, getting your transcripts will take you almost a month, and even the other requirements).

But the great thing about the Philippines is if you have a little cash then you can move to the head of the line or not have to follow the rules if you know the right people......

hopeinjesus · Nov 8, 2015

But the great thing about the Philippines is if you have a little cash then you can move to the head of the line or not have to follow the rules if you know the right people......

Not all the people are like that. If you're lucky enough but its not appropriate.

elkpark · Nov 8, 2015

But the great thing about the Philippines is if you have a little cash then you can move to the head of the line or not have to follow the rules if you know the right people......

And you consider that a good thing?

PinayUSA · Nov 8, 2015

And you consider that a good thing?

I don't question the norms and culture of another country, I just adopt to them

I am considered "Lucky".......

Khamay · Nov 8, 2015

Hi
I live in the United States (California), and I want to take the RN courses in the Philippines. Can you please give me a few schools that are reputable that I could attend that would qualify for the NCLEX exams in the US? Please help I have research everywhere, anything you can do is truly appreciate. God bless and thank you.

Where are you planning to go to school? Luzon, Visayas or Mindanao? I stayed in Mindanao from 2010-March 2014 (graduated BSN) I just got back May 2015 because of their stressful (that's the nicest word I can think) immigration process. I had to pay penalty for overstaying. I had to go back and forth to manila and got tired so finally decided to let an immigration lawyer do the processing on my behalf thinking it would be an easy breezy one but it wasn't cause the waiting time took forever. So while I was waiting for the Foreign Nationals ECC I also processed my NCLEX. The NCLEX processing for foreign grad does take time though because you have to go through CGFNS CES Academic Report (not the CGFNS Exam) it's like an analysis of all the subjects you took in nursing school if it's US standard and that will take about 3-4 months waiting time... you have to follow up the registrars office about this papers like everyday hehehe because the CGFNS will send the forms to your school (registrars office) and it's them who will fill out the forms and do a breakdown descriptions of all your subjects for 4 years and it's also them who will send the forms/papers back to CGFNS so you have to pay the registrar because DHL is expensive. If you don't follow up they won't do it or probably they will tell you they still haven't received the papers so you have to have patience.. then once you have your CES academic report you can apply for NCLEX.. wait for eligibility.. finger print.. pearson vue.. wait for ATT.. then schedule for testing date.. I reviewed in the Philippines for about 2 months and took my first attempt for NCLEX Feb 2015 and I failed... Honestly the test wasn't even that hard if you only knew the Pathophysiology and know the WHYS behind the diseases and S/S, side effects, contraindications and those high alert medications, side effects etc.. I had a question about Allens Test which I never heard of when I was taking nursing, the nursing charting was SBAR in the Philippines we used SOAPIE (my review didn't even explained about that at all!!!) :sorry: :no: . I suggest when you go to the Philippines to study start reading and studying "US nursing style" because it's waaaay different than Philippines style because the way they teach its memorized facts, they don't follow a syllabus or the instructor won't give you a syllabus at all, CHN is different than Home Health and they don't follow the nursing book and honestly there's no point of buying the required nursing books but you have to buy because it's a MUST hehehe and they are not big in Pathophysiology and unfortunately NCLEX is Pathophysiology style so yeah that's the drawback.. I am taking Hurst review and I have learned so much and lots of ooohh now I know. I started reviewing August and I'm just waiting for my ATT for my 2nd attempt... You have to have patience to study/review again from the very beginning after graduating nursing because it's 2 different countries, 2 different rules and standards... and since you are from California you will go through a lot because in the PI the cases and OR/ER duties are required for graduation purposes so it's up to you if you do your all your cases when you're in 4th or even 2 months before graduation as long as you have to complete it but the California has a law that if you are taking OB this sem then you have to take OB cases this sem too something like that and they will require continuing education for 6 months or something so I have friends from California who decided to file their NCLEX in other states.. sorry about the very looong comment hehe God bless!

PinayUSA · Nov 9, 2015

The NCLEX processing for foreign grad does take time though because you have to go through CGFNS CES Academic Report (not the CGFNS Exam) it's like an analysis of all the subjects you took in nursing school if it's US standard and that will take about 3-4 months waiting time... you have to follow up the registrars office about this papers like everyday hehehe because the CGFNS will send the forms to your school (registrars office) and it's them who will fill out the forms and do a breakdown descriptions of all your subjects for 4 years and it's also them who will send the forms/papers back to CGFNS so you have to pay the registrar because DHL is expensive. !

Each state is different. If you have to do it again here is how you save some time. You take the form CES form to your school and they will fill it out, once it done about 2 weeks on average have them seal the back envelope and stamp it on the back flap. Then you go to DHL and send it directly to either CGNFS, ERS or IERF or state BON. DHL from Philippines to USA is about half price going to USA versus going to PHiippines. DHL is cheap only runs about 2000 pesos ($50 USD) going to USA, runs about $100 going back to Philippines.

I have became a expert on CES for Texas Board Of Nursing, I have done 3 separate evaluation and used CGNFS, ERS, and IERF (What Texas accepts for CE), I find ERS by far the easiest to deal with and best customer service...

Good Luck on the rest of your journey............