Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a four-year degree program in the Philippines that revolves around caring for the sick or injured. This does not only involve addressing immediate threats to the patient’s health, but also guiding the patient all the way through physical, mental, and emotional recovery.

As a nursing student you will be trained to conduct health assessments, provide patients with preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, perform life-saving interventions, respond to disaster and emergency situations, and keep medical documentations.

Through the course of your study, you will learn how to perform first aid techniques, take care of wounds, prepare and administer drugs, feed patients through intravenous tubes, monitor vital signs, and care for patients with special needs such as those with physical disabilities, mental illnesses (Alzheimer’s disease), developmental disorders (autism), recurring illnesses, and patients who are only awaiting death.

In addition to those, you will also be introduced to the administrative side of nursing such as the organizational structures of hospitals, patient classification systems, delegation of tasks, staffing, scheduling, and performance evaluation.

Some examples of subjects that you may take while enrolled in this program include:

Care of Mother, Child, and Family
Community Health Nursing
Microbiology and Parasitology
Bioethics
Care of Mother, Child, Family, and Population Group at Risk or with Problems
Nutrition and Diet Therapy
Pharmacology
Health Education
Care of Clients with Problems in Oxygenation, Fluid and Electrolyte Balance, Metabolism, and Endocrine
Care of Clients with Problems in Inflammatory and Immunologic Response, Perception, and Coordination
Care of Patients with Maladaptive Patterns of Behavior
Care of Clients with Problems in Cellular Aberrations, Acute Biologic Crisis Including Emergency and Disaster Nursing
Competency Appraisal
Nursing Leadership and Management
Nursing Research
Biostatistics

Aside from taking the courses mentioned above, your school may also facilitate a minimum of 2346 hours of On-the-Job Training at hospitals, community clinics, or similar facilities in order to give you a chance to apply what you have learned in school in a professional setting.

CAREERS

Qualified graduates of BS Nursing can find employment as any of the following:

Clinic Nurse
Community Health Nurse
Private Nurse
Company Nurse
School Nurse
Military Nurse
College Professor
Researcher
Entrepreneur

LICENSURE EXAMINATION

Passing the Licensure Examination for Nurses is one of the requirements in seeking employment in the healthcare industry. Please visit the official website of the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) for more information.

If you are interested in which schools produce the most number of board exam passers for this course, you can find the list of top performing schools in the last two years below:

Top Performing Schools in the June 2012 Nurse Licensure Examination

Top Performing Schools in the December 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination

Top Performing Schools in the July 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination

Schools offering Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the Philippines * BETA

Adamson University

Batangas State University - ARASOF (Nasugbu Campus)

Bicol University - Legazpi

Bicol University - Polangui Campus

Bicol University - Tabaco Campus

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Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a four-year degree program in the Philippines that revolves around caring for the sick or injured. This does not only involve addressing immediate threats to the patient’s health, but also guiding the patient all the way through physical, mental, and emotional recovery. As a nursing student you will be trained to conduct health assessments, provide patients with preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, perform life-saving interventions, respond to disaster and emergency situations, and keep medical documentations. Through the course of your study, you will learn how to perform first aid techniques, take care of wounds, prepare …

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