Study Nursing Abroad: Requirements and Scholarships

Nursing is a profession in the field of Medicine, which is responsible for protecting and caring for human health. Nursing/Nursing is an independent and extremely important profession in hospitals, healthcare centers, or medical facilities. At the same time, Nurses are also the main point of contact that maintains the connection between medical doctors and patients during treatment.

Difference Between Nursing and a Nurse

Although these two professions belong to the same profession, Nursing and Nurse also take on different jobs. In Vietnam, you will easily notice the difference between these two positions as follows:

• Nurse

is the person who takes over the job before the appearance of nursing. The nurse will usually spend time caring for the patient and fulfilling any requests from the doctor. To become a Nurse, you only need to undergo a primary or intermediate training course to get a practicing certificate.

• Nursing

will usually take on more work including monitoring, testing, preparing prescriptions, and providing health care to patients until they recover. To become a nurse, you need to graduate from a nursing training program and be licensed to practice by the competent authorities.

In other countries, the two titles of Nurse and Nurse have the same name - Nurse, and also have the same scope of work. Studying Nursing abroad usually has two common groups: Registered Nurses (RNs) and Enrolled Nurses (EN).

Most students are taught the basics of this field, but you can choose to pursue your area of expertise. Here are some popular majors for those who choose to study Nursing abroad. You can choose to pursue a Bachelor's degree or a Postgraduate degree.

• Age Care Major – Elderly Care

• Child and Family Health

• Community Health

• Critical Care and Emergency

• Development Disability

• Disability and Rehabilitation

• Medical – Medical Major

• Major in Medical Health – Mental Health

• Surgical Major

If you want to study Nursing abroad in Graduate programs and intensive research, you can choose from fields such as:

• Radiology Nurse

• Laboratory Nurse

• Operating Room Nurse

• Community Health Nurse

• Nurse Educator

Nursing will equip you with a foundational and in-depth knowledge of human health and science.

Because this is a rather specific profession, you also need to possess the qualities available in addition to the professional knowledge equipped at the school:

3.1. Ability to react and be calm in all situations

As a nurse, you will have to spend a lot of time working at the hospital and always be in the spirit of preparing and handling critical situations. Therefore, once you have decided to pursue this industry, you need to accumulate experience and maintain psychological balance, limiting your emotions so that they are dominated in the process of working.

3.2. Patience and caring for others

The job of a Nurse requires you to have love and sympathy for others. When your day-to-day job requires you to take care of a lot of patients every day, everyone's personality and mood will also be different. Therefore, you need to have patience and think about the community to be able to pursue it for a long time in the industry.

3.3. Ensuring care in all cases

In all activities of Nurses and Nurses, caution must always be the top priority, absolutely need to avoid unnecessary mistakes, especially in patient care. Pay attention to every detail, and every change of the patient so that you can inform the doctor when necessary.

3.4. Good communication and social interaction skills

In addition to communicating with doctors and nurses, nurses must regularly interact with families, patients, and even professionals in the field of healthcare. When health is a rather sensitive aspect, accurately and effectively communicating information not only helps the patient's health gradually improve but also builds relationships with stakeholders.

To do this job well, nurses not only need to have specialized knowledge but also need to have important qualities.

If you study in Vietnam, you can choose prestigious schools for this group of majors such as the University of Medicine and Pharmacy or Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine. If you are planning to study Nursing or Nursing abroad and are still wondering which school to choose, You can refer to the fields below:

Study Nursing in Australia

Study Nursing in the UK

Study Nursing in the USA

Study Nursing in Canada

If the school you want to study at is not listed in the table above, you can find out more information about the school through IDP's Course Finder with results including geographical location, major majors, tuition fees, and an overview of the school. You can also contact IDP for detailed advice.

Nursing is a group of industries that are of great interest in developing countries, especially those with aging populations and high demand for healthcare. When graduating from this major, you will have the opportunity to work in units such as:

Hospitals, Clinics: This is the core position in hospitals, nurses and nurses can work in private and public hospitals or university hospitals.

Health centers, NGOs: You can work at health centers to support community health care.

Kindergartens and schools: Once you graduate from Nursing, you can choose to work in schools to take care of the health of students. You can also choose to work in a daycare if you have a heart for children.

The salary of Nurses and Nursing will also partly depend on the city and hospital where you work. In addition, the salary will also depend on the degree of each individual. Example. on average, nurses with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree will make more money than those with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

• In Vietnam, the salary when working in the field of Nursing ranges from 7,000,000 VND to 15,000,000 VND.

• In Australia, nurses will have an income ranging from 5,900 – 8,000 UAD/month, equivalent to 90,000,000 VND – 120,000,000 VND.

• In Germany, a nurse earns between 1,900 – 3,500 Euros equivalent to 50,000,000 VND – 90,000,000 VND

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• Study in Canada in Nursing

Hopefully, the above article will help you understand more about studying abroad in Nursing/Nursing as well as the skills needed to develop a job in this field. If you still want to learn more about Nursing/Nursing schools, you can find out on the IDP website - Study Abroad Advice, or contact IDP for national advice and choose the right school for your learning ability.

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