m Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)

m Registered Nurses (RN)

m Advanced Practice Nurses (APN)

m ducational Programs for each are given at
different types of institution
m Should consider personal and professional goals
and interest when choosing particular educational
path
m ach US state has a nursing board
m Upon successful completion of state-approved
program, a graduate must take licensing exam
given by the state.
m ONLY when the exam is passed can a person
work as an LPN, RN, or APN
m Licensed Practical Nurses obtain their nursing
education tru technical / vocational schools,
community/junior colleges, or even high schools,
hospitals or universities.
m R UIR a minimum of 5 academic GCSs at
grade C or higher to apply
O GCS- General Certificate of Secondary ducation
O Grade A to grade G passing grade
m ¦he practical nursing programs include both
classroom study and supervised clinical practice.
m ð year BSN
m 2 year Associate degree
m 3 year hospital training diploma

 According to American Assoc of Colleges of Nursing

O BSN is the minimum requirement for professional nursing
practice
m 2 years
m Minimum of 5 GCS at grade C or higher
m Usually available at community and junior colleges
m GRADUA¦S RCIV
Associate of Arts /
Associate of Science Degree
m ¦o obtain bachelor¶s degree after associate¶s
degree, a student must spend at least 2 additional
years at a university or college that offers
bachelor¶s or combined bachelor¶s / master¶s
degree
m 2-3 years
m Often run by hospitals or community health
centers
m Requirement
12 years of school education
m He/she can enroll for bachelor¶s degree to
upgrade qualifications
m Associate and Diploma holders can begin practice
as RN, but may find that they are limited to staff
positions as health care generalist and not
qualified for certain positions outside hospital.
m ð years
m Requirement
minimum of 5 GCS at grade C or
higher
 Many competitive schools require 2 or 3 A levels
m 1st 2 years
natural sciences, humanities, and
social sciences
m Final 2 years
Nursing courses. On-site clinical
training hospitals, clinics, and OPD
m It is served as a basis for post graduate education
for greater employment opportunities
m Nursing professionals in US can prepare for
specialization only at post grad level
m 18-2ð months
m Classroom and clinical work
m Curriculum

 Nursing Science theory and application
 Health care management
 Research
 Courses in student¶s specialization
m Requirements

 Accredited bachelor¶s degree
 RN license
 Clinical Work experience
 Graduate Record xamination (GR)
m For International Students
 Required to have Commission on Graduate of Foreign Nursing
Schools (CGFNS) Certification
m Programs for BSN graduates
m Condensed Bachelor to master¶s degree for
Associate/ Hospital Diploma
m Programs for RN with non-nursing degree
m Programs for non-RN with non-nursing degree
m Joint degree programs like nursing/ public health
m 5-7 years
m Requirements
 Bachelor¶s degree
 Master¶s degree
 RN license
 Clinical work experience
 GR
m Prepare nurses for
 Health administration
 Faculty positions
 Clinical research
 Advanced clinical practice
m Curriculum
 Nursing history / philosophy
 Nursing technique development and testing
 Data management
 Research methodology
 Socio-economics of nursing
m CGFNS certification Program
m 3 parts
 Review of Credentials
 One-day qualifying exam
 ¦est for nglish as Foreign Language (¦OFL)
O UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada are
exempted
m 1st level, GNRAL nurse, graduated from a
government-approved nursing program
m 2 years GNRAL nursing training
m RN in your country of origin
m Nurses who specialized in one area without being
educated; and Registered / licensed as a general
nurse (ex. Midwife, pedia nurse, psych-nurse) are
not eligible.
m All nurses must be licensed in the state where
they wish to practice
m Most US states require
 CGFNS Certificate from Foreigners before they take US
registered nurse licensure exam ± NCL-RN
m ligible for non-immigrant (H1-B) or immigrant
occupational
m Nurses who have licensure exam on the state
m Have an offer of employment for US health care
organization
(¦he New Curriculum)
m 79 units ü 93 units in 2632 hrs
m RL

 21ð2 hrs ü 2ð99 hrs
m 28 additional units or about 3 summers of
schooling
m Freshmen

 ¦heoretical Foundation in Nursing ± 1st sem
 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice ± 2nd Sem
m Students shall choose at least 2 electives to
complete BSN
 3rd year 2nd sem
O Parent-child nursing
O Spiritual care nursing
O Hospice pallative care
 ðth year 1st sem
O Acute/ critical care nursing
O uality health care
O Care of the chronically ill and older person
O ICU ± 8 units of clinical work
m Demonstrate competence in safe and quality nursing
care
m Management of resources and environment
m Health education
m Legal Responsibility
m thico-moral Responsibility
m Personal and Professional development
m uality improvement
m Research
m Record management
m Communication
m Collaboration and teamwork
m ALL
RGIS¦RD NURSS IN
¦H PHILIPPINS AR
R UIRD ¦O HAV A BSN
DGR.