Nursing Elective Placements

Consider Takoradi If you’re looking for nursing placements in Africa. You’ve got the option to undertake your placement in a number of our partner hospitals and clinics. One of our partner hospitals is the biggest and best-equipped in the city. While nursing abroad, you'll see there's a big difference in the meaning of ‘best-equipped’ when it comes to Ghana and the UK. Make no mistake, this is an eye-opening placement in Ghana, and on it, you’ll get a snapshot of the challenges that local professionals face. This programme suits adult, child, mental health and learning disability nursing branches.

Discover student stories from those who’ve already travelled with us to Takoradi.

Healthcare is free for patients in Sri Lanka, but culture, religion, and a lack of resources still impact local nursing practices. The lack of resources will be the most prominent difference, and you’ll see how local staff have found ways to make the most of what little they have. One example of this is the sterilising and reusing of equipment that would be single-use in the UK. For instance, fabric bandages are sent away to be thoroughly sterilised and used again. Our partner hospital is connected to a large nursing college, so you’ll also have the opportunity to interact with local students. This programme is suitable for adult, child and mental health nursing branches.

Discover student stories from those who’ve already travelled with us to Takoradi.

Nurses run the wards in Iloilo, leaving patients’ families responsible for each patient’s bedside care. That means you won’t be expected to help wash and feed patients, but instead get involved in the more clinical side of nursing. On your nursing elective placement abroad here, you’ll see that patients do have access to government subsidised healthcare through ‘PhilHealth’ insurance, but policies are limited. The healthcare system may be progressive, but you’ll still see how the most economically disadvantaged patients struggle to afford certain treatments. Our partner hospital also hosts some students from local universities, so you can tap into their knowledge too. This programme is suitable for adult, child and mental health nursing branches. Read stories from those who've already travelled with us to Iloilo. 

On a nursing elective placement in Vietnam you’ll see how local culture can affect clinical practices. For example, patients’ families normally provide bedside care for patients,which frees up local nurses’ time to get involved with clinical aspects of nursing. You’ll also see how a lack of primary care options (and patients coming from rural farming areas) leads to patients presenting cases that are further advanced than you’re used to. You can even see how traditional medicine is used in Vietnam alongside more modern practices. It’s worth noting that we can host you in Hue if you’re studying adult, child or mental health nursing.

Our partner hospitals in Dar es Salaam are under-resourced. Of course, this is the norm for local nurses, so they’ve come up with clever ways to get around the limitations — you’ll learn these techniques firsthand. Healthcare is not free in Tanzania. Patients have the option of private healthcare, but few can afford it. You may even see patients turned away if they cannot afford to pay. Combine this with a lack of primary healthcare options in Tanzania and you get very busy departments full of patients with advanced conditions. You should seriously consider Dar es Salaam if you’re looking for nursing electives in Africa. This programme is suitable for adult, child and mental health nursing branches. Read stories from those who’ve already travelled with us to Dar es Salaam.

Our elective placements for student nurses in Kathmandu allow you to get experience in a range of specialised institutions. These include a major teaching hospital, a specialist maternity and women’s hospital, or a specialist children’s hospital. The teaching hospital has 22 departments — the greatest number of specialties of any institution in Nepal. 45% of Nepal’s population are under 15, so as the children’s hospital is the only one of its kind in the country, you can expect a busy placement here. Offering family planning and reproductive services to the city’s women, the women’s and maternity hospital is progressive, especially considering its cultural context. This programme is suitable for adult, child and mental health nursing branches. Read stories from those who’ve already travelled with us to Kathmandu.