Fun Facts All Over The World!

 

I know most people must think that being a nurse is absolutely boring. Considering the fact that you are doing just about the same thing everyday (except for when little unexpected things kick in) will probably enable others to conjure up in their minds just how boring this job may be. I feel that there is nothing uninteresting about nursing because caring for different people everyday, meeting new faces, executing new tasks could never get boring. I know I have discussed the typical aspects of nursing but now I want to enlighten you on some things you probably did not know about international nurses.

Nurses do not only exist in America of course. That is because people need to be taken care of all throughout the earth. According to this fun fact article I learned that in Japan, nurses do not have to renew their licenses. Basically, once you become a nurse there, you are always a nurse with no doubt or hesitation. On the contrary, it is possible to lose your license due to breaking the law or compromising the dignity of the profession.

If you are ever sick over seas and need to get to a hospital right away, I would not recommend going to a hospital in China. Due to the fact that their hospitals are not well-funded, the nurses have to recycle and reuse supplies such as gloves and sometimes syringes. This act is most definitely not safe or healthy for patients.

Can you imagine taking a class and not being able to have no contact whatsoever with your instructor? I can't but I know some people who can. In Vietnam, nursing students are not allowed to speak to their professors. Everything they learn through watching lectures, textbooks, and recitation drills. Also, they never get the chance to work with real people until they get on the real job. This is kind of scary. I don't think I would want someone to nurse me if they have never practiced on real people before.

If I were to become a nurse in Iraq there would be certain patients that I could not touch. Why? Because in Iraq, female nurses are NOT allowed to touch any male who is not officially their husband or their son. Here in the United States, a doctor never shows up until it is his/her turn to do what they are required to do but in Iraq it is very common for a doctor to a nurse's work simply because she is not allowed to.

There are many weird and wacky facts to know about being a nurse and nursing in general. The rules of nursing does not just consist of caring for other people. It all depends on your location's morals and values.