Taiwanese nurses are segregated into three categories based on length of training, comparable to the licensed, registered, and advanced registered categories in the American system.
Upon the cessation of training, nurses must pass an exam to be certified.
After two years of practice, nurses may undergo further education in a speciality such as anaesthesia or burn care.
There are institutes that provide nursing education courses: Taiwan has more patients and clients per hour compare to United States; Taiwan focuses more on family care.
The Taiwan nursing act, known as Nursing Personnel Act, edited in January 2015 contained 57 articles and seven chapters.