No job in nursing in the Philippines, what to do?

marksalinas · Feb 1, 2010

clinic is a much better option that going back to call center industry, besides we need to pursue our career than wasting it..4 yrs of studying is not a joke and another 6 mos. just to take our local board.hmmm i wish we could find a job soon....

NurseCubanitaRN2b, BSN, RN · Feb 1, 2010

It's because these nursing schools are painting pretty pictures about going abroad. A lot of these nursing students have no plans on staying in the Philippines and are bitten in the rear when they find out that they can't even go abroad as quickly as they'd like. Some of them believe that there are massive jobs available abroad and are heartbroken when they find out that there aren't. It's a sad situation all around.

nabilla18 · Feb 1, 2010

So here's the thing: Worked in a call center as I waited to have my results for the boards.. when I got my license, I resigned, which was actually around last week of December 2007. Then on, tried to get into trainings and so I got into one very good hospital and finished my Red Cross and IV Therapy Training... After which, still no job. Now, I took the NCLEX, and I am not that confident that I passed... No results yet. Its my birthday today and I feel depressed coz I still no growth in my career. My parents do not want me working anything else BUT as nurse!!! So I spend my time trying to look for jobs to no avail.....
What do you think I should do next?
Apply to Saudi Arabia?
Where I don't know if thats gonna be safe for someone like me?
Need advice. And thanks.

Edited by traumarus: English only please. Thanks.

adangerousbeauty · Feb 1, 2010

If I could turn back time, I wouldve taken up accountancy course or AB Psychology (lots are in demand here in the Philippines)... Hospitality course is good too (F&B industry) when finding work abroad or a course in aviation industry.

At the end of a hard days work, nurses look burned-out... really degrading and just not worth it...tsk tsk. I never experienced Nursing outside the Philippines but at least in other countries you get compensated properly! Just my two cents. :twocents:

Silverdragon102, BSN · Feb 1, 2010

If I could turn back time, I wouldve taken up accountancy course or AB Psychology (lots are in demand here in the Philippines)... Hospitality course is good too (F&B industry) when finding work abroad or a course in aviation industry.
At the end of a hard days work, nurses look burned-out... really degrading and just not worth it...tsk tsk. I never experienced Nursing outside the Philippines but at least in other countries you get compensated properly! Just my two cents.

I wouldn't say nurses in other countries get properly compensated. I know when I worked on the wards in the UK a few years ago we was working on minimum staffing and never finishing work on time. In the US you can easily loose your job and in some places be blacklisted making finding another job hard. Pay may not be as good as other professions etc It may be better than where you are now but wouldn't always say it is better compensated

anurse28 · Feb 1, 2010

schools should stop accepting tons of nursing students. they should start to screen students. our country is overproducing nurses.after passing the board exam,what will happen next?! alot will be unemployed or rather work as a call center agent.the government should really do something about this.

adangerousbeauty · Feb 2, 2010

I wonder what would happen to all nurses in the academe... Where will they work? More unemployment.

adangerousbeauty · Feb 2, 2010

I wouldn't say nurses in other countries get properly compensated. I know when I worked on the wards in the UK a few years ago we was working on minimum staffing and never finishing work on time. In the US you can easily loose your job and in some places be blacklisted making finding another job hard. Pay may not be as good as other professions etc It may be better than where you are now but wouldn't always say it is better compensated

All of those components are present in the Philippines as well : understaffing, unsafe nurse/patient ratio, less/no opportunity for professional growth, unsupportive superiors/administration, minimum wage (a janitor's wage haha). :uhoh3:

Hushdawg · Feb 2, 2010

schools should stop accepting tons of nursing students.
the government should really do something about this.

The government won't care unless you make them care.

Nurses are a massive voting block of you would all get organized.

Protest, petition and unionize.

lochia_alba · Feb 2, 2010

schools should stop accepting tons of nursing students. they should start to screen students. our country is overproducing nurses.after passing the board exam,what will happen next?! alot will be unemployed or rather work as a call center agent.the government should really do something about this.

I agree. there are too many substandard nursing schools here. they keep on accepting too much # of nursing students for profit sacrificing the quality of education. That's really upsetting. =(

Love_RN · Feb 26, 2010

yeah maybe someone should start the move, the rest will follow!

Any rallies? I'm in! lol

just trying to make fellow nurses smile :)

kingpin · Feb 26, 2010

we neglected, exploited, underpaid, unemployed nurses should go out to the streets and let the government know that we cant stand it anymore. they have done nothing but ridiculed us. gma started the NARS project which should give unemployed nurses the experience we need. how many nurses benefited from that project? its a lame "solution" (if you can call it that) to our worsening condition. the whole system is wrong...