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Well Nursing is a great career let me start with that. The thing is we Filipinos are to blame for the lack of jobs for Filipino RN's here and abroad. When I started taking up Nursing in 2003 graduates were about 20k a year I think. When I took the board exams we were 40k. The last couple of years every board exams there are about 80k plus who take the exams. To ask a question how many do actually love nursing as a profession? There is this false belief that nursing is the easy way out. My honest advice to people thinking about taking the BSN course. Think about what you want first. Do you really want to be an RN? If so come join us. But be prepared for the consequences. Its what I call low tide in Nursing. In the next 5 to 7 years. There are more than 500 thousand unemployed or nurses working in call centers. If you dont want to be a nurse, be a chef, an HRM grad, an accountant or engineer. There are alot of careers that can be your ticket out of the country.

Last month I got denied my temporary resident Visa for Canada. I was supposed to go to British Columbia to take the SEC assessment for nurses. I already had my exam date a place to stay, about 6k dollars for extra money to bring. Paid all the fees. I had an Invitation from CRNBC to go. Even got invited to take part in some high fidelity simulation experimental exam with a dummy. Still I got denied. The reason- plenty..... They said I did not have enough money to go, but the worst is this. They said " due to very poor working conditions in your home country there is a possibility that you would violate the conditions of your stay" in short I would be doing TNT. Which I am not going to do. The reason for me taking the tests is, I would like to be registered in order to get a working permit. If I did that I would be blacklisted and could not apply for a job. A descent one that is. Anyway if I could do it again I would still try because Nursing is my life I love this Profession. The reason that I want to go out is I cant support a family here in the Philippines. I dont want to be a company Nurse for life. I miss the action. Anyway the lesser students we have enrolling the better. The law of supply and demand..........

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Nurses in the Philippines need to put pressure on CHED to shut down these illegitimate schools.

The passing rate of the November Board Exam is the lowest in the history of the Philippines. This is absolutely disgusting and should be stopped.

Pinoy nurses used to be prized worldwide for outstanding levels of care and now these scam nursing schools are making Philippine nurses a joke of the entire profession.

It must end.

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nurses must be caring!

and have a proper attitudes and skills

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:yeah::redbeathe i love nursing!:redbeathe:redbeathe

i want to serve my nation through my skills,,in the future:yeah::yeah::yeah:

Go!go!nuring:lol2:

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i love filipino nursing,

they are caring and loving

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u cant blame them if they want to take up nursing. its an individual choice.

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