The United States recognizes nurses as an LPN, licensed
practical nursing, BSN, master of science in nursing, and doctoral of
nursing. There are seven layers of
nursing in the inter states, all connected, and all essential for the care of
patients. Currently Australia is number
one in doctorate of nursing graduates.
Canadian nursing is divided into stages, 3 years of
education in a technical nursing program qualifies you as an assistant nurse
only. 3 years in a college and you can
become a registered nurse, after taking the examination.
China has ample opportunities for those to attend
vocational schools for nursing, however few educational schools offer masters
degree or doctoral programs. For this
reason, most nurses in China have licensed Practical or Registered Nursing
licenses. It is almost unheard of to continue
education in this field within China.
Britain trains nurses heavily in the area of
pharmacology, with education of treatment more as a secondary study.They allow for continuing education; however
you are expected to have pharmaceutical knowledge, as well as social work and
psychology.
Australia puts a heavy emphasis on their nursing
programs and continuing education. Nurses study biological science, social science and pharmacology, along
with the regular fundamentals of nursing. Australia encourages nurses to continue education, and often covers costs
for educational purposes.
Which Country Prevails
It's a little difficult to say because each country has
different styles of offering education to nurses. In terms of nurses that have received the
most education, Australia is on top, followed by the United States. In terms of opportunity to attend school,
Britain wins out there, they offer many programs to anyone wanting to attend
nursing school.
As far as nurses being allowed to perform procedures
and do more with patients, the United States comes out on top. Nurses can remove tubes from patient’s
throats and noses, in other countries this is done by doctors only.
Nurses in the United States do more with
patients than nurses in other countries. Doctors rely heavily on nurses to provide information on the patient's
status. This practice keeps cost down
somewhat, by calling doctors in only when necessary. As a result of the increase duties, nurses in
the United States essentially do set high standards for nurses elsewhere, and
currently the United States comes out on top in most nursing categories. As for which county is at the end of the
list, it would be China, mainly due to the lack of advanced education
available.
As a general rule, the country that has the most
medical advances would have the most trained and up to date nurses, which again
is currently the United States. Some
areas such as Haiti have so few trained nurses, that if you can pass a standard
first aid and CPR course, you can obtain a certificate to practice nursing,
although you are not considered a nurse. Areas such as this often rely of humanitarian aid workers and medical
personnel from other areas, to train and educate their nurses on the more
modern methods of treatment. Standards
are very different in under served areas; hospitals are often makeshift
buildings with donated beds all in one area. The nurses working in these conditions do well considering what they
have, yet they lack the training of nurses in more developed nations.
Switzerland has been ahead of the U.S. in nursing
standards and education; however, in recent years the U.S. has not only caught
up, but also passed the Swiss standard of nursing.
Currently and independent review committee rates
nursing standards as follows:
1. U.S.A. – The American guidelines and
criteria for being a registered or vocational nurse remain high. The standard exam to obtain a nursing license
demonstrates that you know the basics of nursing, and that you are qualified to
administer medication, injections, and that you can also perform procedures on
patients with minimal supervision.
2. Switzerland- the Swiss standards for
nursing are right behind American standards, in fact, you could expect to
receive the same care in a Swiss hospital as one in America.
3. Britain and Canada tie at number 3- You
would receive good care, however, not quite up to American standards.
4. China- in china, you would notice a
difference. You would need to wait for a
doctor for many things nurses do in America, so the wait times can be extensive.
You
probably already knew this, but if you are a nurse in the United States, you are
some of the best in the world.
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