Registered nurse in French

Search for infirmier or infirmière, IDE (infirmier diplômé d'État), and the specialty: infirmier en bloc, en psychiatrie, en EHPAD, or infirmier libéral for self-employed home care. Nursing is a regulated profession. You need the Diplôme d'État d'infirmier, prepared over three years in an IFSI after admission through Parcoursup or a route for working adults, plus registration with the Ordre national des infirmiers. EU general care nursing diplomas are recognised under European rules; others require an authorisation to practise, sometimes with additional training. A good level of French is checked. Self-employed practice (infirmier libéral) requires a period of prior salaried experience in a care setting.