Nursing Placements Abroad?

If you university has an elective placement, then yes you can! Or you can always go away for a few months after you qualify as a registered nurse.

My cousin is a nursing student at keele in her third year and is currently spending 3 months working In turkey. its worth considering it for 3rd year rather than second, you'll be more competant.

Thanks for the reply =)
What organisation did your cousin go through??

Elective placement?
well, I've looked on my Uni website and they have this:

http://www.chester.ac.uk/study-with-us/study-abroad

I think its just a student exchange programme and I don't know if this applies to nursing!

I really want to do it while i'm training because I've looked up organisations you can go with and they say you can do it as a student nurse. I think it would give me much more experience while training and more chance of getting a good job afterwards. (as I would like to move abroad somewhere like Australia to get a job permanently)

I would also consider doing if after the 3 years aswel as doing it while training! I don't start my nursing for another 6 months so gonna save loads and I will probably live at home while I study so going to try and save a lot of money so I can do this!

Anyone got anymore information? I'm trying to get as much information before I start nursing!

I think a lot of unis do elective placements. I did an elective in Australia which was pretty coool

I think a lot of unis do elective placements. I did an elective in Australia which was pretty coool

oo I think I'm definitely gonna do it!
Is it only in the 3rd year that you get the chance to do it?

Also to Enchante how long are the two people going to New Zealand for??

I know for some of the organisations that you can go with they give you a 'host family' which you stay in their house and they cook your meals and stuff..
but I was also wondering what happens about accomodation if it was done through Uni??

Might be a tad to expensive if you have to pay for it!

Just try and focus on getting through first year, most universities who have electives will have their own way of organising the placements abroad, their own companies, links etc which they trust and use- so focus on getting through first year, and leave the rest for later!

oh i know its a long time away yet but that's exactly why i'm trying to find information before I even start nursing!
just so I know how much its going to cost etc.. so I can start saving and I just wanted to find out if there was anyone else out there who had been on a placement who could offer some advice!

no harm in researching it well before I do it as I may even consider doing it before my 3rd year..

wow. really? That would be my dream!
How long did you do it for? how was it?

please do tell everything about it lol

only 2 weeks but it counted as a whole module. then i did 6 weeks travelling! spent months and months before hand emailing people trying to convince them to give me a placement though...

oo got a few more questions lol :

what year in the course did you do it in?
Did the university help fund it?
what type of placement did you do?
Did you have to pay for your own accomodation?
and with going travelling for 6 weeks after..was this after you qualified I take it?

Thanks in advance!

I think a lot of unis do elective placements. I did an elective in Australia which was pretty coool

how long was this for and how much did it cost you?