Will a BSN degree be useful in Germany/?
I want to get my Bachelors in Nursing here in the U.S.A, after that eventually living in Frankfurt Germany, however if my degree wont transfer over to germany or if stands for nothing there, i obviously need to do something else.. Any help?
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There are several things you should look into, in your situation. First off: Why do you want to move to Germany? Do you have German citizenship or are you a citizen of another member of the Schengen-Visa states? If not, you will need a work visa to stay in any Schengen-country for more than (I think) 6 months. To get a work visa or permit, you basically have to have a job in a Schengen-country. The employer, though, will only be aloud to give you the job if you can prove that you have specific skills in that work field that no German or European employee has. So it is very hard for US Americans to get a job in Germany, if they are not employed by the Army or are with a (German or European) spouse. 2nd: Nursing in Germany is not a BSN degree. Becoming a nurse in Germany you do vocational training (2 -3 years), not college. So the degree would not transfer directly, I guess. 3rd: Germany has many nurses right now who are unemployed. Hospitals and care facilities are staffing only the minimum of needed personnel, bridging over deficiencies with untrained people, youth who do a gap year in the social sector, interns, temporary helps or nurses on mini job (400รข‚¬ a month). So it is very hard for them to find a job that pays the bills, and the employers can pick and choose from the market as it is. As we have no further information on your situation, it is very hard to give you any information that would help you job- or education-wise, other than: Learn German. Without good language skills, it is virtually impossible to find a job in Germany. Good luck. @George: And if you ever had had a relative in a care facility and talked to the nurses there, they would have told you what they are paid and that there usually is only one trained nurse there at night, the rest being untrained temporary personell, because trained people are too expensive for them to hire. And if you had ever talked to the people standing around the Arbeitsagentur, you would know how many of them have originally been nurses and are now getting "Umschulung" after "Umschulung". Where do you get your facts from? The people and situations you look at when you open your eyes or a fancy magazine with loads of nice statistics? Geez! And than you even take it out in public and don't let people answer to your insults through a mail. Kindisch. Echt.
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American degrees are not recognised in Germany, so you probably will have to pass extra tests to get the degree recognised, that said there is a real need for people working in the sector you want to work but be aware the paycheck will not be great. Good luck
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Bernd is correct Fracceled apparently is NOT German otherwise she would be aware that not only there are nO unemployed nurses on the contrary Germany has not enough nurses but that is due to the reason Bernd mentioned already nurses are not payed good enough. @ Frackeled if you claim to be German ever heared the word Pflegenotstand?! Get your facts straight before posting nonsense on here and confusing people who have questions!
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