I have noticed in the past two days that people are posting threads that are directly angry at the Filipino nurses..simply they are getting the jobs from us!
Well, I have seen nurses coming from Canada, U.K., Mexico and Eastern Europe as well; and it seems to me most of you don't want to mention this. Is that mean nurses from Canada, and U.K. are treated differently?
I could like to point out the Filipino nurses just like many others; they are educated, having strong sense of being team players and working hard just like many of us...Most of all, they are very committed and their overturn rate is relatively low. When it comes to the overturn rate, the management will consider it as a way of saving money! I have seen many U.S. educated nurses will quit their jobs or they just disappeared somewhere... Do I want to work with nurses like that...Of course, I don't! I have been assigned to four patients in the Med/Surg ICU inasmuch as some nurses just called in sick! They are so irresponsible! They jeopardize the patient's lives and my license! It is a mystery for them to become nurses in the first place.
When you look back, this country is indeed built on racism! Look at the African Americans...and I have just proved my point! Has anyone of us recalled there was a vice president who could not even spell the word "potato?" Unfortunately, history always repeats itself and if you have the right skin color, it does not matter whether you can spell some simple words or not....and you will get the job!
At the end, I would rather work with people who are very committed to their work and have the disciplines to go to work when they are supposed to go to work!
This doesn't make sense, but your attitude comes across loud and clear.
What part of it does not make any sense?
Are you trying to say what can be applied to you should not be applied to me? If I got offended, and I should not be visited that site or thread/post in this case; don't you think you should do the same..lol! Good try!
When we have Canadian and British nurses coming to America to work, and people intentionally not to point it out...but they have no problem to bring out the Filipino nurses; if this has nothing to do with racism, can you explain to me what is in their minds then...
i honestly think many feel that filipino nurses would bring u.s. nursing wages down.
not so much a concern with canadian and british nurses.
You do know its possible to be prejudiced against white people too, now no one gets to complain about it or have marches. Personally I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt but I have noticed you have a little issue with exclamation points. Are you against periods?
Of course, I am responsible for my license! But 4 patients in the ICU... 12 nurses were supposed to be showed up and only 6 of them did!
To those nurses in New York, remember last Monday, when there was a big snow storm; 15 nurses were supposed to show up in a skilled nursing facility and only 5 did! There were all sick during a snow storm! They all got away from "murder."
Umm, if I'm sick, then I"m sick. That's not "got away from murder". Heck, I don't even know what that means???
What I do know is that you are quite angry, and just as racist as the people you hate.
Isnt' it funny how that works?
Maybe tone down the 'tude and people might be able to comprehend what you are saying.
If you are foolish enough to take 4 patients in the ICU, then either your unit is not a real ICU or it's your own darn fault-->NOT the fault of those that called in sick.
I would never accept 4 ICU patients. No.matter.what. It would never happen, it will never happen.
Be angry at your management for allowing you to take 4 ICU pts, be angry at yourself for allowing yourself to be taken advantage of, but don't be angry at nurses who call in sick. That's just silly. They had nothing to do with your assignment.
i honestly think many feel that filipino nurses would bring u.s. nursing wages down.
not so much a concern with canadian and british nurses.
nothing to do with race.
everything to do with economics 101.
lpn2icu, are you filipino?
leslie
No, I am not Filipino!
I am so agree with you and foreign nurses will bring the wages down! But are you aware of that fact that Canadian and British nurses do not make as much as the the nurses in the U.S.? Don't you think they will bring down the wages as well!
Of course, and again, I am totally against foreign nurses when it comes to my salary! But this is not the reason why I bring out the argument! My argument is based on justices which have not been served in this case!
We should not be hiring nurses from other countries when there are plenty of new grads who would gladly take those jobs. I don't care if they are coming from Canada, UK, Phillipines, Puerto Rico or the darn moon. If someone can pass the required tests in order to be a nurse in America, then they are welcome to do so only if they are not taking jobs away from American citizens. If they are NOT taking jobs away, and the need for nurses is that severe, then by all means recruit elsewhere.
I can't speak for everyone, but for me personally, I don't care if you're black, white, asian, or purple. If you are a good nurse, then you are a good nurse. Skin color, ethnicity, etc. is irrlevant to me.
This post is way off, starting with the title. The desire to prevent foreign nurses from coming into the country is a NATIONALISTIC point of view, not racist. Filipino nurses were singled out because that country is churning out nurses that have been coming over here, not because the Filipino people are born inferior (That would be a racist statement). There is absolutely nothing racist about fearing foreign workers decreasing demand which then decreases our wages.
If foreign nurses flooded America demanding better pay and better conditions I would be all for it. My fears are of their sheer numbers undercutting our very tenuous position at the bargaining table with management. Think about it.
:yeahthat:
I have no beef at all with Phillipine or other foreign nurses.
My beef is with US companies who would rather bring in nurses from overseas than improve working conditions and ratios needed to attract and retain American nurses at the bedside.
I am also more than fed-up that the myth of the shortage continues to be perpetuated by the media, the gov't, and the health care industry.
Pulling the "race card" and making this seem like a racism problem when it clearly isn't only clouds the issue, and takes the focus off of the real issue-
Poor working conditions and impossible nurse to pt ratios have driven nurses from the bedside.
You seem to be really, really against British and Canadian Nurses...Wow!
You know, I've never, ever worked with a Canadian or British nurse....
Well maybe you did and you just didn't notice because apparently they're all white, which means you probably have and you bought them lunch after promising them the vice-presidency because you know they're white.
Umm, if I'm sick, then I"m sick. That's not "got away from murder". Heck, I don't even know what that means???
What I do know is that you are quite angry, and just as racist as the people you hate.
Isnt' it funny how that works?
Maybe tone down the 'tude and people might be able to comprehend what you are saying.
If you are foolish enough to take 4 patients in the ICU, then either your unit is not a real ICU or it's your own darn fault-->NOT the fault of those that called in sick.
I would never accept 4 ICU patients. No.matter.what. It would never happen, it will never happen.
Be angry at your management for allowing you to take 4 ICU pts, be angry at yourself for allowing yourself to be taken advantage of, but don't be angry at nurses who call in sick. That's just silly. They had nothing to do with your assignment.
Before I walked right into the unit, there was no way I could find out how many nurses would show up!
You have to think about what I posted! Does it make any sense to you when 12 nurses are supposed to show up in the ICU and only a few did...Do I have to hold your hand and tell you what had caused the problem! The problem is the accumulation of the sick days and this is the reason some nurses are so abusive when it comes to sick days! It is common to see it especially the city owned hospital! They are "getting away from murder!"
lpn2icu
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What part of it does not make any sense?
Are you trying to say what can be applied to you should not be applied to me? If I got offended, and I should not be visited that site or thread/post in this case; don't you think you should do the same..lol! Good try!