Is a foreign language certificate required for a Grade IV nurse in Vietnam?

Is a foreign language certificate required for a Grade IV nurse in Vietnam?

Under Clause 2, Article 6 of Joint Circular 26/2015/TTLT-BYT-BNV regulating the standards of training qualifications for Grade IV nurses in Vietnam:

a) Possess an intermediate degree or higher in nursing. In case of possessing an intermediate degree in midwifery or physician assistant, a nursing training certificate is required as per the regulations of the Ministry of Health;

b) Possess a foreign language proficiency level 1 or higher as stipulated in Circular No. 01/2014/TT-BGDDT dated January 24, 2014, issued by the Ministry of Education and Training, promulgating the 6-level Foreign Language Proficiency Framework for Vietnam or have a certificate in ethnic minority language for positions requiring the use of ethnic minority languages;

c) Possess an informatics proficiency meeting the basic information technology skills standard as specified in Circular No. 03/2014/TT-BTTTT dated March 11, 2014, issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications on the standard for basic information technology skills.

Thus, according to current regulations, to be a Grade IV nurse, you only need to possess foreign language proficiency level 1. Additionally, for positions requiring ethnic minority languages, you will need an ethnic minority language certificate.

Standards of professional ethics for nurses in Vietnam

Under Article 3 of Joint Circular 26/2015/TTLT-BYT-BNV regulating the standards of professional ethics for nurses in Vietnam:

1. Be dedicated to serving the cause of caring for, protecting, and improving public health.

2. Understand and correctly implement the conduct regulations of public employees in the healthcare sector.

3. Practice the profession in accordance with regulations, rules, professional technical procedures, and other legal provisions.

4. Continuously study and enhance professional knowledge and skills.

5. Respect patients' rights, respect women, human rights;

6. Be honest, objective, fair, responsible, united, respectful, and cooperative with colleagues in professional practice.

Sincerely!