The United States and China have similar nurse education values and standards, which allow them to practice as professionals. There are three types of nursing education systems: Certificate, Associate, and Baccalaureate. The Chinese nursing technician is equivalent to the LPN in the U.S in that they must pass the State Nurse Registration Examination and are called Husi. Contrary to RN’s and BSN’s in the U.S., graduates of the Associate and Baccalaureate programs in China do not have to sit for state examination to obtain licensure. Regardless of the level of nursing all nurses play a significant role in healthcare in China.
To enter the Chinese Nursing Technician program (Husi), one must have a junior high level of education. They then must complete a four- year program, which has a curriculum set by the Department of Health. After completing the program they can sit for the examination to obtain their certification. Students who pass said examination are qualified to work in the nursing field. This is considered the most basic level of nursing, however, the Husi’s dominate the hospital workforce population in China.
The next level of education in China for nursing is the Associate Degree program. These graduates are called Hushi. This program is mostly inviting to graduates of High school or graduates of health schools. It is a three-year program delivered by technical colleges’ departments of nursing. It can also be obtained through distance education programs, night colleges, or self-education programs if the student is a health school graduate with three years of clinical experience. Once completing this program graduates may engage in both clinical nursing and clinical teaching.
A more advanced level of nursing education in China is the Baccalaureate Degree Program (BSN.) This baccalaureate program is generally offered as a five-year program. In order