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1. RE: RN pay in the philippines

   tantrum replied to ben123's topic in International

   It's not that easy as it seem. Corruption runs deeper than most people realize. It is overpopulated and the teeming poor will sell their votes to any politician who will give them favors. That's why you see the same problems every year and even the m...

2. Tuition in Phils deductible for US tax returns?

   tantrum replied to urnurse072b's topic in International

   Tuition are not tax-deductible. There are very few schools qualified for loan programs (those with FAFSA codes) and they are filled with local applicants. UST, AUF (angeles), Fatima, Silliman. Some don't even have nursing school like AIM.

3. Only better jobs, economy can stop exodus of healthcare workers

   tantrum replied to pinoy_guy's topic in International

   True. Although nowadays, only the Middle Eastern countries are open for foreign nurses but they require experience so that's a catch-22 situations for new graduates.

4. Nursing In Spain?

   tantrum replied to butchoy's topic in General World

   Spanish used to be a college requirement in the Philippines and when I was a student there they teach the Castillan form (so there's no problem there). If you are not fluent, there's a lot of colleges that teaches the subject or you can go to Institu...

5. LVN or LPN school in phil

   tantrum replied to ramtex's topic in International

   It used to be that way. I've been asking different Nursing Boards and they DON'T allow BSN trained overseas to take the LPN exam anymore. My wife was planning to do this as she is not yet confident for the NCLEX-RN but they most boards changed the ru...

6. RP eyes Finland as new destination for nurses

   tantrum replied to pinoy_guy's topic in International

   Yes, they are part of EU. They can probably take a few and learning Finnish is not easy.

7. Please help Ca student moving to Philippines

   tantrum replied to CaribbeanStudent's topic in International

   Unfortunately, most of the good schools there don't accept students with a Bachelors degree. Stay away from ADN programs especially the one in St. Ignatius. The reputable schools that MIGHT accept a degree holder is Silliman University ( a good schoo...

8. DoH wants to stop doctors from leaving RP

   tantrum replied to pinoy_guy's topic in International

   From a recent news article, judges are one of the best paid positions. The lowest judge (local RTC) usually earns PhP68K. Many earn more than the President (which is absurd). Lawyers tend to earn better than doctors as they have a lot of career opti...

9. Filipino Nurses

   tantrum replied to NumberCruncher's topic in International

   Nursing is a very stressful job and Americans have a lot of choices with less stressful jobs that pays decently. I've worked in different jobs in the Philippines so i can say that you can earn decent amount of money in the US as a nurse if you are w...

10. What are the effects of over-supply of Filipino nurses?

    tantrum replied to tinekrism's topic in International

    Lots of underemployed graduates. Especially with recurrent retrogression going on.

11. MD-RN needs help on agency

    tantrum replied to bonbon2005's topic in International

    The minimum wage in the US is currently $5.25 per hour (it might increase to about $7 per hour once congress pass the bill). You might be able to survive on $17 per hour but not with the lifestyle that you currently have as a doctor in the Philippine...

12. sentiments on *some* schools here in the Phils.

    tantrum replied to ultm's topic in International

    Unfortunately, most of the top schools in Nursing (except for the schools in the Visayas like Silliman or the Cebu schools) do not accept second-coursers. Most of my relative who are second coursers (even my wife) went to not-so-good schools but are ...

13. General Discussion about Filipino RNs currently working in the U.S.

    tantrum replied to lawrence01's topic in Philippines

    That's because as somebody mentioned in this forum, your credit is tied with your social security number. I have a personal loan in the US which dont even show in my credit history as they did not put my social security number.

14. If you are on my shoes, what would you do?? pls read..

    tantrum replied to kewl_nurse2b's topic in International

    She's going to take NCLEX but she will need some intensive review (you can use Suzanne's strategies for the review). If you are in Manila, the nearest location for the exam is Hong Kong. If you are already an immigrant, why don't you just take it in ...

15. If you are on my shoes, what would you do?? pls read..

    tantrum replied to kewl_nurse2b's topic in International

    My wife is in the same boat. Don't even think about taking the local boards there. It would just complicate things if things go crazy as what happened lately with the NLE. There are a number of states that don't require the CGFNS exam (hence no Phil ...