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Is It Hard Taking The Nclex In The Us If You Graduated From A Nursing School In The Philippines?

I mean, is there a lot of difference in what they teach in nursing schools in the Philippines to what they teach in the United States...

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4 Responses to “Is It Hard Taking The Nclex In The Us If You Graduated From A Nursing School In The Philippines?”

  1. cael Says:

    YEAH..

  2. CHRIS A Says:

    I think it was hard. I took and passed the NCLEX-RN ( TEXAS ) in 1996. Harder than CGFNS, in my opinion. And 10 times harder than Philippine Nursing Licensure Board exams! I think the question is how prepared are you for the challenge? The tests are only a reflection of the work you put in during Nursing school, and all the review centers in the world cannot make up for anything you already do not know. The thousands of Pinoy Nurses working in the United States are a testament to the nursing schools in the Philippines, while the teaching might be a little different, the results speak for themselves. Be confident , study hard and you can always succeed!

  3. 1x1 pic Says:

    not trying to be arrogant but i find the test a bit easy and my hands were like even glued to PS2 controllers. same goes with my classmates, they said it was easier than the PNLE. i never heard anyone from our class who failed NCLEX yet. review classes were even harder than the NCLEX. when i enrolled to Kaplan for on-line review classes, the questions were like 3-4x harder than the actual test. well, that should be a breather for you so don’t worry too much.
    ive noticed that the US curriculum tends to focus more on assessment while the Phil curriculum tends to focus more on Patho-physiology; so i think that’s an advantage for us.
    some specific differences that i’ve noticed:
    new born assessment: measurement of the newborn
    immunization schedule (very different)
    drug laws
    nursing practice laws: patient focus
    focus on diseases
    delegation (especially w/ LVN and aides)
    other than those things, i can’t think of anything more.
    some additional things to study:
    cultural and religious considerations
    diet
    risk factors for ethnic groups
    rape kit
    delegation
    Besides, the NCLEX is more of critical thinking and analysis and not of memory and recall. if it turns out that all your questions are on the latter level, then you are performing below the passing line. Assuming that you already know all that you have to know, now its time to practice your critical thinking skills.
    Good Luck! :)

  4. jd Says:

    It takes five years here to get what you can in two years in America as far as nursing goes.The degree will get you more money though.
    I worked with a lot of Philippine nurses in America and found them to be every bit as good, but figure this has to be the cream of the crop as many can’t pass the test.
    Get serious or don’t waste your time.

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