NSP - 2

There are 2 grades of nurses in taiwan - "護理師"(registered nurse) and "護士"( nurse)[I got the translated english terms from the ministy of examination, however I found the terms inappropriate)... There is this nursing class in this vocational school which run for 3 years (equivalent to senior high school). One can sit for nurse examination when graduated from one this class. The post high school education had divided into 2 categories mainly - the 3 years college diploma and 4 years bachelor degree program. Both are eligible to sit for the registered nurse examination. The only different is the entry salary when one work in a hospital. To be a NSP, one would need to hold a nurse license, preferablely registered nurse qualification. The nurse are graded into N1, N2, N3, N4 like the medical resident system. However, one does not get promoted on a yearly basis. A nurse start at the level at N0 and advance according to the CME credit and passing of relevant evaluation. The N3 is a very tough level, the N2 would need to present a paper in a public evaluation session organized by the society of nursing. An NSP should be at least N3 when she is selected. Most of the managerial nursing post also start at this level.