NURSING CAREER

[iamdianemay]

Before asking anything else, Let me introduce myself. I'm Diane a Registered Nurse since 2013 here in Philippines. I only have more than a year Clinic experience. Nursing in a hospital setting is difficult to attain here, and all of healthcare institutions abroad are requiring you to have at least 2 years of experience.

I really have plans in going abroad but unfortunately I don't have hospital experience yet. Is there anyone here know anything or work that I can use as stepping stone in going abroad and soon pursue nursing in a certain country? I prefer Canada, US,or somewhere in Europe.

Thank you in advance.

[timtams]

Maybe applying for a medical assistant? Its better to have a hospital experience than having no experience at all.

[anursedad]

If you are targeting to come to work in the US.

1. Take and pass your NCLEX-RN

2. Get a job in a tertiary hospital

3. Make sure you work in a special area (ER, ICU, OR or hemo)

This might take a long while before you actually come here but if you get to have those three and get experienced for 2-3 years, your chance of getting here is high.

This is thru employer.

Do some research about how to come here in US thru employer.

[iamdianemay]

Well I see, I think there's no other way than having an

Hospital experience here in the Philippines, but sad to say it's really hard to have a work here wherein you need to do volunteer and most of institutions here are doing it for business. They'll let you train in their hospital but then you have to pay fee for training and there's no possible chance of being absorb by them.

I was wondering if I can apply in US for home care setting?

[anursedad]

There is a very tough competition here. And the only way to be able to come here for a work visa is to level up your credentials. And getting a work visa here through employer would also require those 3 things I mentioned. Like here in Guam, we Guam Regional Medical City that will open up soon. They hired pinoy nurses with a work visa. That is different with the employer based petition where you get a green card.

The priority date for employer based petitions are almost current it is now jun2014. It means those who have applied in the recent years may now be granted with green cards.

There is so much to understand but when you try to research how to come here you will be able to. But then again it is not going to happen in a snap of a finger. It takes hard work, experience and time.

[anursedad]

I graduated 2006 and I had to do volunteer or residency work even at that time just so I could get a job in a hospital. Just keep on applying! If this is really your career path look at some other places to work in to.

They have now what they telehealth or telemedicine or they call it nursing informatics. :)