Nurse
| Highest | $6,500 / mo · United States |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Not required |
| First paycheck | 3 years of study (technicum or Ausbildung) |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $6,500max |
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $5,700 |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $4,700 |
| AustraliaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · AUD 30–50k | $4,700 |
| New ZealandIELTS 6.5 · NZ$34–56k | $4,300 |
| CanadaIELTS 6.0–6.5 · CAD 20–40k | $4,300 |
What does the day look like?
Hospital shifts typically run for 12 hours (07:00 to 19:30 or 19:00 to 07:30) or rotate across 8-hour morning, afternoon, and night slots. Working nights, weekends, and public holidays is mandatory. The workweek spans 37.5 hours in the UK NHS and 40 hours in the US, Germany, and Uzbekistan. The day starts with a handover huddle, reviewing patient charts, vital sign trends, and doctor orders. Core clinical tasks include administering intravenous (IV) or intramuscular (IM) medications, inserting peripheral IV cannulas, taking venous blood samples, dressing wounds, and setting urinary catheters.
The dramatic side people imagine — giving injections, emergency resuscitations, and bedside reassurance — takes up only about 20 percent of the day. Routine physical care, such as repositioning bedridden patients to prevent pressure sores, assisting with hygiene, and feeding, accounts for 40 percent. The remaining 40 percent is spent on clinical documentation, double-checking prescriptions, and logging vital signs into electronic health records (EHR) software like Epic, Cerner, or DMED.
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