Comment on American wanting to move abroad, what's the best bet for an registered nurse?
Knuschberkeks@feddit.de 7 months agoI’m a nurse in germany. From what I hear from colleagues who studied/worked abroad, the job is very different in Germany than most other countries. (I haven’t met anyone who worked in the US.) Mostly, nursing in germany involves a lot less medical tasks, which are reserved for doctors. In turn you’ll do a lot more bedside care.
JewishLeftist@lemmy.world 7 months ago
So its more like patient care technicians?
Knuschberkeks@feddit.de 7 months ago
I had to google what that is. According to this link indeed.com/…/what-does-a-patient-care-technician-… It involves a lot of the same tasks. I do everything that is listed there, except escorting patients and cleaning rooms. But i also have more tasks. I administer medication (I can only administer medication prescribed by a doctor). I change dressings. I do lots of coordination (e.g. with the surgery or radiology team, also stuff around release, like how does the patient get home, where does a patient go if he can’t live alone anymore, where do they get their medication, who will change dressings etc.). I’m also the first responder in an emergency like cardiac arrest. I should probably add that this will vary across hospitals. I work in a mid size hospital (about 500 beds). Generally the bigger the hospital the more additional staff is there to take over some of the “patient care technician tasks” from nurses. Also there are obviously jobs a nurse can do that involve medical tasks that almost exclusively, like working in an emergency room or as a surgical assistant.
JewishLeftist@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Interesting, thanks for this. I’ll keep all this in mind
Knuschberkeks@feddit.de 7 months ago
If you’re interested in a nursing job in Germany, hit me up. I get a bonus if I bring in a new nurse ;-)
raef@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Sort of like LPNs. Education is similar as well