hello... i'm a new member of this group but i have been reading a lot of topics here and i find them really helpful.. im a filipina nurse who practiced my profession as a volunteer in one of the hospitals in the city where i live.. i received a lot of discouragements from friends and relatives outside the country because they don't see the point why i need to volunteer since i am already licensed.. after a year of volunteering, i decided to look for a job within the city such as staff nurse or clinical instructor but failed since they claim that i lack experience...
i was offered a job in one of the technical school offering practical nursing, which i gladly accepted.. at first, i really don't know the difference between RN and LPN until i made some research. i enjoyed teaching since many of my students appreciated the way i teach... i'm now working there as a full time instructor but a little worried because LPN is not a course accredited here in the Philippines.. im aware that students who are US immigrants or Green Card holder have more chance of being hired in the USA. however, we have students who are Filipino citizens and wishes to work abroad but im not really sure if they can work in the USA.. i tried asking friends in other countries like Canada, Australia, Saudi, and New Zealand but they are also not certain whether these country will accept LPN graduates in the Phils...
i tried discussing this with the admin of the school but they said that they are confident that these students have possibility going abroad since the school is following all the requirements of the TESDA (an authority that accredits short courses) and the state where they will be applying...
kindly please help me sort things out.. if you have any idea on how to work on this, maybe we better improve, change the course, or not, close the school... thanks...
The problem is that they know that there are no jobs for them in the Philippines, and I'm sure they know that there are no jobs for them abroad. They don't care, all they care about is the MONEY that they're getting.
What I would like to know is what is taught in these LVN/LPN programs. What distinguishes them from the RN's in the Philippines? What is their scope of practice as a student? What are these schools telling unsuspecting students? I feel really bad for these students that are wasting their money for something they most likely will never use. Some of these students have hopes of working as a staff nurse and their hearts will break when they find out that they wont be able to. What's even worse is that some of them will end up taking the BSN route and will have to start all over again because their education isn't worth anything in the Philippines.
I hope the original poster has the heart to WARN these unsuspecting students about the reality of the LVN/LPN programs in the Philippines will only lead them to a dead end.
thanks a lot... well at least TESDA is now removing some LPN schools by not granting their renewal for license to operate. they want to change such course to Health Care instead. it's a 6 months course and is a lot different from LPN/LVN.
NurseCubanitaRN2b, BSN, RN
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The problem is that they know that there are no jobs for them in the Philippines, and I'm sure they know that there are no jobs for them abroad. They don't care, all they care about is the MONEY that they're getting.
What I would like to know is what is taught in these LVN/LPN programs. What distinguishes them from the RN's in the Philippines? What is their scope of practice as a student? What are these schools telling unsuspecting students? I feel really bad for these students that are wasting their money for something they most likely will never use. Some of these students have hopes of working as a staff nurse and their hearts will break when they find out that they wont be able to. What's even worse is that some of them will end up taking the BSN route and will have to start all over again because their education isn't worth anything in the Philippines.
I hope the original poster has the heart to WARN these unsuspecting students about the reality of the LVN/LPN programs in the Philippines will only lead them to a dead end.