American RN wants work in PH

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Hi my Pinoy friends!

I am an American RN who used to live in the Philippines (3 years). I met my husband there, and we have been living in the US recently, but have dreams of moving back to the Philippines. I know how hard it is to get work there, period, but we would really prefer to live there and raise our children there.

I was wondering what opportunities you all think would be available to me as an American educated RN with work experience in the US moving back to the Philippines (particularly Negros, if possible). Could I get paying work in the hospital? I know I could get paid well working for or opening my own review center, but I am not very interested in review center work. Is it hopeless?

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Specializes in Neuro-Surgery, Med-Surg, Home Health.

"Is it hopeless?" Pretty much. This is the sad truth.

I have been working in California as an RN for over 30 years now but I was educated in the Philippines in the 1970's. I have had a few contacts with my former classmates in nursing school who did not work outside the Philippines. Sad to say that their monthly salaries are equivalent to less than one shift of what RNs earn in San Francisco or Los Angeles. That is if you can find a job over there.

I may be mistaken, but I heard that the Philippines does not license foreign nurses to practice the profession in the Philippines. Are you aware that there are hundreds of thousands of unemployed RNs in the Philippines? This is the result of way too many Filipinos who went to nursing schools during the past 10 years or so in the hope of escaping high unemployment in the Philippines.

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Seriously??!! To go back to the Phils....

Read this: https://allnurses.com/international-nursing/nursing-dreams-turns-757165.html

Even if you got a local PH license, if you want to work in a hospital or many other places, you better have a "backer" in your pocket. It is very rampant in the Phils, it's not what you know, but WHO you know.

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Hi my Pinoy friends!

I am an American RN who used to live in the Philippines (3 years). I met my husband there, and we have been living in the US recently, but have dreams of moving back to the Philippines. I know how hard it is to get work there, period, but we would really prefer to live there and raise our children there.

I was wondering what opportunities you all think would be available to me as an American educated RN with work experience in the US moving back to the Philippines (particularly Negros, if possible). Could I get paying work in the hospital? I know I could get paid well working for or opening my own review center, but I am not very interested in review center work. Is it hopeless?

Moving back to Phils and work as a nurse is wrong choice. I know Philippines is a nice place but nurse salary there is too low and I dont think so nurse salary is enough to give the needs of your children. Since your US nurse why dont you stay here?

All of us know nursing career and salary is better here in US, just saying.

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First of all before u consider working here is do u know how to speak our language?

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if you have an opportunity to get a license in the philippines and have a master's degree you can teach in the college of nursing.. :) best of luck to you

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Thank you all for your feedback -- sorry for the delayed reply. Spongebob -- yes, I do speak the language. I am fluent in both Ilonggo and Tagalog, so that would not be a barrier. Earning enough to provide is the concern.

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Yes, I agree with ron27, one of the highest paying nursing career here is being a clinical instructor but the salary also depends on the institution that you will apply to. ;)

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