Foreign Nurses from the Philippines

luv_ya67 · Mar 1, 2004

hello leah, im not realy yet working as a nurse at other countries . im pretty much yet here in the philippines. but ill soon be getting my board exam and also planning to work abroad in europe. seeing my point in posting this is that im also a Filipino. Anyway, I hope that "dumami pa tayo". By the way, do you know any filipino local nursing site? if you do please feel free to inform me or add it to your next thread. Its supposed to be added at the australasian forum at this site by my online friend who is a moderator from austalia. good luck.

I am not a nurse yet, and i know it will take a hard work and determination to be a nurse and I'm working on it!:) (with GODS HELP)

MY name is Margie and I'm currently in my first year in Nursing here in Australia.

I just hope all our kababayan nurses will have the opportunity to work overseas and have a much better future in their chosen fields.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF U:) Feel free to send me thread or PM at yahoo! Whatever suits u best. I'm more happy to have friends from my own country.

Thanks and GOD BLESS U ALL>>>>>>margie

NGACAYAN-CORTES · Mar 6, 2004

neriners... hi... me too. Am still here in the Philippines. Im processing my papers for Florida. I have a hospital as a Petitioner, it's the Morton Plant Mease. I was only able to work in a hospital for less than a year and had to find another field since I strongly feel that I was not well compensated.Now I'm an Occupational Health Nurse, took the CGFNS last year & IELTS just a few weeks ago. I was directly hired by Morton Plant Mease thru D'JOBS International(see the website: http://WWW.DJOBS.NET). :balloons: Morton Plant Mease is a MAGNET HOSPITAL. When we say "Magnet Hospital" it is a well accredited hospital. They didn't look for any Hospital Certificates, 'cause when we get there we will be trained. Ofcourse we will be receiving a salary even if we are still under training. Maybe an average of 3 months training. There we will take the NCLEX. If you want, please visit the D'JOBS website. Please keep in touch. :)

NGACAYAN-CORTES · Mar 6, 2004

nurses:
please also be careful with the agencies that is helping. make sure that they are licensed and regulated. dont be taken advantaged, ok?
good luck to the ones that are very excited to come out to the us or anywhere else....tip #1: learn how to drive, if you are immigrating to the us.
hospital experience would be great, because it's more inter dependent-nursing out here, you report to the doctor what your pt status is, and you get tel order, etc...with independence, comes accountability and you have to be assertive and reliable. but alot of times, the nurse collaborates with other disciplines, but the case manager is the nurse...not the doctor.
nclex-rn will reformat some questions this april, the fill in the blank, the hot spot and the multiple-multiple will be used...please review and be prepared. suggestions lang po. good luck and god bless
ria

kyutnurse...yep. i've heared of the nclex being modified this april. they say it's going to be difficult. i'm still here in the philippines. hoping and prating to get there by next year. though i really hate all the waiting for thr nis/bcis processing. then again.. patience is a virtue. :)

NGACAYAN-CORTES · Mar 6, 2004

i am not a nurse yet, and i know it will take a hard work and determination to be a nurse and i'm working on it!:) (with gods help)
my name is margie and i'm currently in my first year in nursing here in australia.
i just hope all our kababayan nurses will have the opportunity to work overseas and have a much better future in their chosen fields.
good luck to all of u:) feel free to send me thread or pm at yahoo! whatever suits u best. i'm more happy to have friends from my own country.
thanks and god bless u all>>>>>>margie

margie...good luck. it's nice to know that there are now quite a number of people taking up nursing. when i graduated from nursing school, there were only 25 of us in our graduating class. :rolleyes: which part of australia are you from? i have a cousin there, last time i knew she was in melbourne. keep in touch. :)

luv_ya67 · Mar 7, 2004

margie...good luck. it's nice to know that there are now quite a number of people taking up nursing. when i graduated from nursing school, there were only 25 of us in our graduating class. which part of australia are you from? i have a cousin there, last time i knew she was in melbourne. keep in touch. :)

hi there!

thanks for your response. with regards to ur qs... i live in hervey bay, qld in australia.

studying nursing takes a lot of hard work...unlike in the philippines that you have to attend to each lectures almost everyday. here, attending the lecture is not compulsory. the course moderator or teacher will:angryfire just ask you to download the lectures online and ask you to read it. studying here is like "bahala ka sa buhay mo:crying2: ". help yourself if you want to pass:crying2: .some lectures here we have to listen to it through iplod. most of the time they dont explain much. if u did not understand about the topic then thats the only time that they will explain it to you.

anyhoo, ang hirap talaga ng buhay estudyante r2! wish ko na lang ay sana makaalis ka na nga.

balitaan mo na lang me pag nakaalis ka na ha. take care and god bless

kyutnurse · Mar 7, 2004

hey luvyah67,

get some comprehensive review books, for some help. I feel sorry to hear that the teachers there (australia) do not care much about their nursing students, you guys need alot of support from the faculty to get thru...but if not, get some nursing mentors to help you, and answer your questions. Reading on your own and understanding the concept of application in nursing is very important. On the contrary,

I am studying RN here in states and graduating this May 2004, my clinical instructors for the most part were always in the students throat....to constantly check if they are understanding the lecture. They are very open and very direct to the students.

Basically, they are always in your ass until the time that you graduate. I even get to call my clinical advisor in her home and cell phone to report the rotation shift and if I have any questions, they are readily available. I have this little written up poster by my door that says " The things in life that are worth it, doesnt come easy....if you want to be an RN, work your ass off to pass everything. No games."

At this point, I am about 8 week until graduation in the LPN to RN program. I want to take the NCLEX in June 2004.

I can see the light at the end of tunnel......I think there's also a beautiful rainbow....

RIA =)

NGACAYAN-CORTES · Mar 11, 2004

for those filipino nurses who are already in the usa, are there really discriminations in the working area? :uhoh21: how do you handle it? :)

hael171972 · Mar 19, 2004

hi everyone! this is my first time to join a forum and post a message. i have read some of the messages here and i find it very informative. i would like to address this message to all filipino nurses who are now successfully working in the us. i graduated bsn last 1995, had 2 years experience as service volunteer in phil. national red cross, then 1 year of pdn. i am currently working as a research and development clerk in a pharmaceutical company. i've been with this job for almost 7 years. it was last year when an opportunity knocked my door. an agency offered me a scholarship program (sponsorship in all exams, review and visa processing). i passed cgfns (july2003) and ielts (october2003). but i felt frustrated because they have only few employers. the ones that came (december 2003 and february 2004) were very particular with hospital experience. that's the reason why i was not called for an interview. the agency now requires us to go back to hospital while waiting, or attend their training program(which will cost arnd p17k), for us to be marketable.this was not cleared to us when we signed the contract with them. they have accepted us even without hospital experience. in our present economic situation, i can't afford to give up my job without the assurance that i will be deployed very soon. i have 2 kids to feed and i can't take the risk just like that. right now, i am exploring other options and i hope you would help me on some concerns:
1) is hospital experience really necessary? i heard some were able to emigrate and work there even without experience?
2) which is better? safer? faster? going thru an agency or direct hire?
3) is it really 12 - 18 months of processing for immigrant visa?
that's all for now. i would greatly appreciate if you could find time to send your comments or share your experiences. thanks and god bless!
~neriners~

hi!..im leah..im still here in the philippines and im aspiring to be in the usa soon..my aunt whos in la will take care of my application.she found a hospital that will handle my petitions.its a direct hire.

regards and goodluck!

hael171972 · Mar 19, 2004

hi everyone! this is my first time to join a forum and post a message. i have read some of the messages here and i find it very informative. i would like to address this message to all filipino nurses who are now successfully working in the us. i graduated bsn last 1995, had 2 years experience as service volunteer in phil. national red cross, then 1 year of pdn. i am currently working as a research and development clerk in a pharmaceutical company. i've been with this job for almost 7 years. it was last year when an opportunity knocked my door. an agency offered me a scholarship program (sponsorship in all exams, review and visa processing). i passed cgfns (july2003) and ielts (october2003). but i felt frustrated because they have only few employers. the ones that came (december 2003 and february 2004) were very particular with hospital experience. that's the reason why i was not called for an interview. the agency now requires us to go back to hospital while waiting, or attend their training program(which will cost arnd p17k), for us to be marketable.this was not cleared to us when we signed the contract with them. they have accepted us even without hospital experience. in our present economic situation, i can't afford to give up my job without the assurance that i will be deployed very soon. i have 2 kids to feed and i can't take the risk just like that. right now, i am exploring other options and i hope you would help me on some concerns:
1) is hospital experience really necessary? i heard some were able to emigrate and work there even without experience?
2) which is better? safer? faster? going thru an agency or direct hire?
3) is it really 12 - 18 months of processing for immigrant visa?
that's all for now. i would greatly appreciate if you could find time to send your comments or share your experiences. thanks and god bless!
~neriners~

hi!..im leah..im still here in the philippines and im aspiring to be in the usa soon..my aunt whos in la will take care of my application.she found a hospital that will handle my petitions.its a direct hire.

regards and goodluck!

suzanne4, RN · Mar 19, 2004

Even with a direct hire, you are still responsible for the Visa Screen process.

You also need to complete the full set of English exams. I would suggest that you start that right away, as that can take quite awhile...........months, not weeks.......there are already many in line in front of you for California. Also don't forget to apply right away to California BON, you need the "ATT" letter from them to be able to take your exam.

But a word of advice to all of you: I would highly recommend that you apply and take the CGFNS exam, even though right now you want California. They have new patient ratios that have gone into effect, so many nurses from other states are applying there, and a US trained nurse is going to get hired first, no time delay, they will be able to start within weeks, not months. So I would highly suggest covering yourselves and getting the exam done so you will have many more options open to you.

Good luck :balloons:

suzanne4, RN · Mar 19, 2004

Even with a direct hire, you are still responsible for the Visa Screen process.

You also need to complete the full set of English exams. I would suggest that you start that right away, as that can take quite awhile...........months, not weeks.......there are already many in line in front of you for California. Also don't forget to apply right away to California BON, you need the "ATT" letter from them to be able to take your exam.

But a word of advice to all of you: I would highly recommend that you apply and take the CGFNS exam, even though right now you want California. They have new patient ratios that have gone into effect, so many nurses from other states are applying there, and a US trained nurse is going to get hired first, no time delay, they will be able to start within weeks, not months. So I would highly suggest covering yourselves and getting the exam done so you will have many more options open to you.

Good luck :balloons:

RN8Last · Mar 19, 2004

for those filipino nurses who are already in the usa, are there really discriminations in the working area? :uhoh21: how do you handle it? :)

tip for discrimination? don't let anybody step on your toes! we filipinos tend to keep things within ourselves, don't be afraid to speak up! i don't want you to get frustrated, okay? :)