nursing

NURSING ON MY OWN ASPECT

Nursing nowadays, most especially in the Philippines, is the most prevalent course ever since it has been known to every Pinoy that it can bring anyone abroad and that it is a good means to get rich.

In many ways it can. I for one could attest to the GOOD POSSIBILITIES that nursing could bring because I am a nurse. Despite these alluring details, one should have to undergo tedious and expensive exams for them to be able to work abroad. At first, one should take the NLE exam. It is not that costly. It will only cost a nurse-aspirant P900 to take the exam. NLE Review can cause up to P10, 000 and complying for the COMPLETION FORMS and filing the papers is laborious and tedious. After successfully passing the NLE, then you’ll find your self, reviewing again for CGFNS/NCLEX. As what I’ve learned from my friends who reviewed for these exams, it cost them P18, 000 for a 3-6mo review. CGFNS alone costs more or less P30, 000 exclusive of expenses that you have to shoulder for mailing and filing the papers. Though, some states do not require CGFNS. After that comes NCLEX, the cost of taking this exam depends upon what state you want to be licensed to. As for me, I am licensed at Florida, and I’ve learned that it cost $480 or more… filing fee, mailing fee and document fee are excluded. Then when you get passed these 3 critical exams you have to pass the IELTS. The cost of taking IELTS is almost P9000. IELTS review can cost up to P4000. Finally, when you’re done with all of these exams then you’re ready to apply for the U.S. but wait, just when you thought that everything is fine, nah, you still have to undergo trainings for you to qualify as a COMPETETIVE NURSE. And for some employers, training alone won’t suffice their criteria; there are those who seek for nurses who have at least 2 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE. And before I forget, you still have to apply for VISA SCREEN, which costs $440, exclusive of the mailing fees and document fees.

On the other hand, if you’re not opting for the US then you can apply for New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Based from what I have known from my friend who has just started working in NZ, it cost her P500, 000 to get there. And before she could work, she has to undergo a bridging program which lasts for 6weeks. If NZ is not your place, then maybe AUS is? In AUS, it can cost you more or less P400, 000 for you to get there. And you have to undergo their bridging program for 2mo. While in CAN, I think it will cost you P200, 000 more or less and you have to take the CRNE to qualify. I am just limiting my knowledge upon these countries because these has been the popular place-to-be amongst my friends and these are the only places where I’ve tried to research and applied.

Lastly, I am not posting this to scare any one of you about this PROMISING COURSE. I just want to give out information for you to at least have an idea. I hope you have learned something from this. After all, if we get pass all of the exams, expenses and work experiences and when we get to where we want to work, nursing will be more rewarding (financially speaking).