Observation : Re : American Dream

[Mcgyver]

Many members of this forum as well as moderators have given their views regarding the sad but realistic truth regarding US migration for nurses that is.... an X amount of years of long wait.

We often misunterstood some members for not being supportive and often critical to all of us who are on the line with a wishful thingking.

( It should be noted , when i first started at allnurses I was not even an NCLEX and IELTS passer then,I was a nobody.:Dsuzanne,lawrence and few others,were their to answer my inquiries,for free, my imaginary cyberfriends:bow:)

I must admit that sometimes I get upset with the feedbacks/responses that I read pertaining working in US...things which is not I wanted to hear..,after all our sacrifices,paper works,shouldered expenses,expectations, we are still here waiting.It struck me,that could it be, through those long years of wait,... will my employer or probably agency be there when the time comes my PD becomes current? will I have the same enthusiasm?I would like to believe that I was brought up to be optimistic person but I am also open to the possibilty of what if?

Having said that, we should always have back up plans, a more realistic goal in pursuing our career. we should always find ways to be productive and trying to making a difference during this hard times. It is not enough that we pass any licensure,english exams,but morse so, it should be our responsibility to hone our skills and be the best nurse that we can "claim" to be. not just through words but actual clinical performance and consistent professionalism at work.

One of my favorite verse, is from Habakuk 2:2.. " Write your vision on the table and wait for it, it will not be late it will surely come"..

[richo_006]

Hi that is very true. I just came here in US this year and I was about to take my nclex on the 28th. I have less than a year of experience in the philippines and now that im here I need to start from the bottom. And I like that too. But still it would be nice if I have a couple of years of experience at least it will give me a quite amount of confidence. There's retrogression here at the moment, so filipino nurses who are still in the philippines should hone their skills, as what was said above by the OP, and try to venture out other countries if going abroad is the dream. But all in all, it is still much better to have experienced while in our country. Good luck to us

[Sweet Jelly]

I wish that experience is within our reach.How all of us wish. It is better said than done. All of us want to have clinical experience but sadly, we have many nurses waiting for works ( you should have a backer to have one). And thinking of those hospitals that are taking advantage of our situation that instead of giving us work and pay us, they let us pay.

All we can do is to be patient and always pray to our Lord because He is the only one who can help us in all our endeavors in life.

:paw: :paw: :paw: :paw: :paw: Remember this one.

[dhel28]

I attended a hospital orientation for new employess last week with one of the hospital in southhern california. 6 of us attended. 3 filipino RN, 2 new US RN grad and 1 Nurse practioner who is returning to bedside nursing because her position was cancelled (read lay-off, economic crisis) and it has been hard for her to look for a Nurse Practioner job.

One of the Filipino RN just came last here in the US last May 08 with a spousal visa. He's a second courser, no previous hospital exp and was hired for "New RN residency Program" offered by the hospital. I cant help but notice how he struggled, how he stattered during the introduction " I..I... I am a poreign grad....ammm, amm, my name is ______, I came here .... I am a new grad...." I guess you see the picture. I saw how he struggled more during the skill testing and return demo. Making fun of my "kababayan" is not my intention. I believe he know his stuff, I also think that he can converse proficiently...I can just see how he struggled in a new environment, new set of equipments and multirace environment. I remember him trying to catch my attention as if saying "pls help me" during the return demo of the IV insertion and use of IV pump and the list go on. He often stays over and skip break and lunch just to catch up with the medical abbreviation, skills and test. After the third day he looks exhausted. He'll have 6 months more of the"New RN residency program" and 1 1/2 years under contract which he cannot quit without him paying the "training contract". Did I say that he was being paid way less that the usual starting salary of a new grad? To think he was not even petirioned by the hospita. I am sure he'll learn in due time.

Another reality-check of the american dream, things you might want to consider when your time comes. Hone the skills, keep yourself updated, try to familiarize with US standard. It's a jungle out there.:nuke:

[spongebob6286, BSN, RN]

is that New RN residency Program same with graduate nurse program?

[dhel28]

is that New RN residency Program same with graduate nurse program?

I dont know what a graduate nurse program is. The "new RN residency program" are for New grad RN, Foreign hired RN without US hospital experience, re-entry nurse (nurse who came back from retirement, did not practice for several months/years).

[richo_006]

Hi I will be interviewed for NEW RN grad program too..at Ucla next month..and more to come I hope. I know that I will have to struggle, because aside from the fact that im not trained and educated here in the US, Im new here too. BUT this is what will make me PUSH MYSELF MORE..I KNOW I CAN DO IT. I will learn...take extra time ...extra effort... we filipino nurses don't quit fast! hehe Will take my nclex-rn exam tomorrow too here at orange county, CA.

[spongebob6286, BSN, RN]

did you pay for those RN residency program like here in the PH?

[dhel28]

did you pay for those RN residency program like here in the PH?

New RN does not pay for a residency program. They get paid like regular RN but at a lower or entry level rate. They have to show that they are competent before they get off the training period.

[Sweet Jelly]

Even if you have experienced here in the Philippines, you're not allowed to have an IV insertion. It is the job of a doctor.

[dhel28]

Even if you have experienced here in the Philippines, you're not allowed to have an IV insertion. It is the job of a doctor.

I did not realize that. Probably that's the reason most of the RN in the Philippines struggles in iv insertion skill testing.

[gorgeous77, LPN, LVN]

you are allowed to insert IV lines in the Phils. It is not solely the job of a doctor..it depends on the hospital. In most other places, IV insertion is done by nurses, so is catheterization and NGT insertion.

the work of the nurses in the phils is very light compared to the work that nurses do in other countries. nurses always say that its not their job to do this and that, and always call the doctor (ROD, intern, clerk) to do it. some can't even do simple pain assessment and have to call a doctor , even though there is standing prn order for pain medication.

so i can see why it might be hard for a newly grad/inexperienced RN to integrate into the US way of nursing..and they always think don't worry the hospital will train you, but the hospital can only do so much, it will also depend on how fast the nurse can learn..