hola! PNLE June 2009 results are out!

Sairo · Jul 27, 2009

Thx. Good luck to all the new nurses.

Daly City RN · Jul 27, 2009

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I have ambivalent feelings towards my fellow Filipino nurses who have recently passed the NLE. I am genuinely happy for them but at the same time I also feel sad that many of these newly licensed Filipino nurses, like their predecessors, will not be employed as paid professional nurses for many years to come, if ever.

The Philippines is unique in the whole civilized world for it is the only country in the world that has more than 500,000 unemployed licensed nurses in its territory. The question begs to ask: Where to send these nurses many of whom are dreaming of jobs overseas?

The European Union has essentially closed its borders to non-EU citizens. Australia and New Zealand have relatively small populations and can't be realistically be expected to solve the Philippines' oversupply of nurses. The oil-producing Middle Eastern countries offer hope though.

Here in the United States many new-grad nurses have trouble finding jobs during this deep economic recession. And I have read that in the last several years the U.S. Embassy in Manila has given only a few hundred visas per year to Filipino nurses. A few hundred visas a year against a backdrop of over 500,000 unemployed Filipino nurses is astonishing considering the vast majority of these Filipino nurses would rather work in the U.S.A. than anywhere else.

Getting the highly coveted U.S. working visa is like winning the lottery. Just like the real lottery, the odds of getting a visa are very small. And once again, just like the real lottery, your salary as a U.S. registered nurse could be as high as $100,000 or more per year (in California, N.Y. and other major States), that is indeed like winning the lottery!

While waiting for your nursing job, make yourself more marketable. Attend post graduate trainings and classes. Volunteer if you must, but remember to always pray to God, do not lose hope...and believe in yourselves.

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torque15 · Jul 27, 2009

the points that you have noted Daly City RN are all valid.

however, for numerous underlying reasons, with the need to support their families and the want of a financially-rewarding career topping the list, there are still high school graduates entering nursing programs. i do not know if in the next 1-3 years the numbers will dwindle, in the face of these realities you've reiterated, but it is also my fear that the numbers will continue to rise. from a philippine point of view - the costs of a nursing education here are currently prohibitive, and may even rise - which might discourage some nursing school entrants. but the fact remains - the country is overflowing with RNs and the options are limited, and lessening by the day.

i am seeing though the trend on the NLE's national passing rate over the last few examinations - and it's gradually going down. is it a way of regulation? vis a vis the quality of nursing education afforded these examinees and RN hopefuls? i do not know.

on the marketing aspect - the new RNs should continue their professional paths via a master's degree, continued trainings and specialized area exposures, even volunteer experience - but these too pose an additional financial dilemma. another 2 years and a thesis program, trainings especially in specialized areas, an RN volunteering in a hospital - the costs will pile up! and because of the law of supply and demand, volunteering can even mean an RN will pay for one's slot to volunteer... so, with the need to recoup some of the costs, or to finance these plans, including plans to apply overseas - other RNs work in other fields.

but, on another note, with the interest to inspire - here is the story of the Cebuana graduate who topped the June'09 NLE --- :typing

Pride of Bogo City school lands no. 1 with score of 86.80%
"Nalipay kaayo ko. I thank God, my parents, and my family for my success," said Yap, after confirming the results posted on-line.
The ranking is a feat for Yap,who had to attend classes all the way in Felipe R. Verallo Memorial Foundation in Bogo City, which is 100 kilometers north of Mandaue City, where her family lives.

spongebob6286, BSN, RN · Jul 29, 2009

hardwork really paid off.

spongebob6286, BSN, RN · Jul 29, 2009

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I have ambivalent feelings towards my fellow Filipino nurses who have recently passed the NLE. I am genuinely happy for them but at the same time I also feel sad that many of these newly licensed Filipino nurses, like their predecessors, will not be employed as paid professional nurses for many years to come, if ever.
The Philippines is unique in the whole civilized world for it is the only country in the world that has more than 500,000 unemployed licensed nurses in its territory. The question begs to ask: Where to send these nurses many of whom are dreaming of jobs overseas?
The European Union has essentially closed its borders to non-EU citizens. Australia and New Zealand have relatively small populations and can't be realistically be expected to solve the Philippines' oversupply of nurses. The oil-producing Middle Eastern countries offer hope though.
Here in the United States many new-grad nurses have trouble finding jobs during this deep economic recession. And I have read that in the last several years the U.S. Embassy in Manila has given only a few hundred visas per year to Filipino nurses. A few hundred visas a year against a backdrop of over 500,000 unemployed Filipino nurses is astonishing considering the vast majority of these Filipino nurses would rather work in the U.S.A. than anywhere else.
Getting the highly coveted U.S. working visa is like winning the lottery. Just like the real lottery, the odds of getting a visa are very small. And once again, just like the real lottery, your salary as a U.S. registered nurse could be as high as $100,000 or more per year (in California, N.Y. and other major States), that is indeed like winning the lottery!
While waiting for your nursing job, make yourself more marketable. Attend post graduate trainings and classes. Volunteer if you must, but remember to always pray to God, do not lose hope...and believe in yourselves.
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i really wished i have worked or even volunteer in a hospital way back there. God is indeed good! after 3 months of job HAUNTing, literally, with no bedside experience at all, i was able to land a hospital job. and i also have another nursing job. what a blessing! but got that all through hard work and alot of patience.

buddhaboy · Jul 29, 2009

Congratulations to all the new nurses!

fuyuojo · Jul 31, 2009

Passed but got a line of 7.

spongebob6286, BSN, RN · Aug 1, 2009

doesnt matter as long as you passed. :saint:

Nurse_PUKYAW · Aug 4, 2009

congrats to new rn's

welcome to the world of un-employment, slavery and non-stop expenses

but don't loose hope lol :yeah:

mikalai · Aug 18, 2009

i really wished i have worked or even volunteer in a hospital way back there. God is indeed good! after 3 months of job HAUNTing, literally, with no bedside experience at all, i was able to land a hospital job. and i also have another nursing job. what a blessing! but got that all through hard work and alot of patience.

hello! :) May I know where hospital did you applied and got accepted? I'm part of the recent board passers and I'm hoping to find a hospital to work in. Thanks alot!

spongebob6286, BSN, RN · Aug 18, 2009

hello! :) May I know where hospital did you applied and got accepted? I'm part of the recent board passers and I'm hoping to find a hospital to work in. Thanks alot!

its not in the phils, its here in the us. i wasnt able to work there and of course because of the same reason every nurses are whining up there.