Best Hospital in terms of Learning & Professional Growth of Nurses?

[suzakucarl]

What do you think? When I asked my clinical instructors, they usually say Philippine Heart Center, others say Philippine General Hospital, while others say St. Luke's and Asian Hospital.

Here are their reasons why:

Phil. Heart Center: They really train their nurses to think critically & independently, have them undergo numerous trainings, and the nurses are like equal partners of doctors and not just blind followers. You will also be an expert in managing cardiac cases.

Phil. Gen. Hospital: They have MANY patients, MANY cases, MANY diverse disease conditions and complications. So you get to directly experience a wide variety of conditions and situations, and sometimes the worst case scenarios.

St. Luke's and Asian Hospital: They have "high-tech, international level, world class" equipments and facilities that are mentioned to be at par with some of the best hospitals in well-developed countries, making the nurses technologically up to date and technologically competent.

What do you think? I am not saying that all of these are true, these are just the usual feedback of people around me, so probably most of them are. But please feel free to correct some, if there are misconceptions.

Do you have in mind other good hospitals aside from these mentioned. And why do you think that hospital/s is one of the best in terms of providing the most learning & professional growth to nurses. Thanks.

[lactamase]

Good point with equipments and facilities but I do think that whats more important is the unit where you belong to.

If you're a newbie nurse and got accepted to a specialized unit immediately, you lose the chance of learning other basic nursing skills that other unit has to offer especially the likes of a regular all-around med-surg ward where you get to handle different kinds of cases.

Imagine you got accepted at PGH and you are expecting diverse diseases and conditions. But then you found yourself in their rehab ward..not so diverse anymore.

The people you work with are also important. If they are lax, you'll tend to be lax too. If they are well discipled, the better.

Hope this helps. Godbless! :)

[suzakucarl]

Ohh, that's a good point. I guess there are too many factors to consider like the unit and the people around. I just recently graduated, so what I have in mind are probably just generalizations that I hear from people around me. I just mentioned this topic because I am afraid to be stuck in a hospital where I don't grow or learn much. But now that you mention it, I guess there are really many other factors to consider.

Thanks for the input. By the way, I ended up applying at phc. Thanks :)

[lactamase]

Good luck there! Thats a really good institution. Hope you'll get accepted. :)

[tobby_walter]

in the hospital where i am currently working right now i learned so many things form being novice to expert...the only thing im thankful from the institution i belong today is that they provide continuous training to their staff for free...moreover the high tech equipment, the famous name it has, the people surrounding me, the various cases i handle where it is always a complex case not a simple one ...so by these i get to learn and learn everyday and i don't find it boring even if it is a routine activity..

[DILM]

UST Hospital gives you plenty of experience in terms of clinical skills. I'm currently working there now as a staff nurse. They do offer seminars for CPE, but it's not that often and some of those seminars require you to pay (like for IVT). In terms of compensation, it's one of the highest paying hospitals in Manila and the benefits are pretty good also. However, that kind of compensation is only for the employees who were hired before 2008 (i think). Right now they're hiring only on a contractual basis and I must say that the only compensation you'll get is the salary and nothing else. But still, it's a good hospital for experience.

[DILM]

Btw, if you have other inquiries about USTH, I can't reply using PM. You can ask me instead through this thread.