purple_ylem

hi there. i received my application package today. i'm a bit worried because i'm here in manila and i'm working and hopefully i can convince my friend to request my transcripts from two schools in iloilo (since i went to two different schools during college) and cno wants the schools to send them directly the transcripts with the form. cno is very explicit in their instructions, it must be the school that will send them the transcripts with the form. and just to be in the safe and sure side, i'm going to send them my elementary and high school transcripts or diploma too. my package arrived more than a month, you know how the postal system in our country works, that's why it took a long time to get here. anyway, good luck in your application!

I'd appreciate any information you can give me on how to apply to Japan as a nurse. I tried different key words in search engines like Yahoo and Google, but I can't really find the information I want. If somebody can share with me a particular website on any information about the application process, I'd be forever grateful. I'm doing this for my sister who is also a nurse. She didn't pass the NCLEX and is considering Japan as an alternative. I discouraged her to retake the exam because it'll take years to process her application to the US anyway because of the retrogression. Besides she has no experience since it's difficult to be hired in most local hospitals. I know that many are against JPEPA, saying that it's degrading to Filipino nurses...but you know what, at this point in time, my sister can't be really that choosy...even if they're saying that the nurses going to Japan will only get smaller compensation, I'd still consider that as a blessing. You see, it's a choice between staying here in Philippines and be a bum OR work in Japan, get paid. Yes, it won't be much, but at least my sister would be gaining work experience. In the long run, it would really help her out since most of the hospitals in the US and Canada require experience anyway; she can apply later when she's got the minimum required experience. At least if my sister will have the chance to work in Japan, she'd be paid still plus get the experience COMPARE THAT to staying here in the Philippines, be unemployed since the chances of getting hired is nil So for anyone who can share how to make it to Japan, I'd really really appreciate any information you can share. Thanks so much By the way, if it my sister needs to learn Japanese and take extra courses, she'd go at any lengths just to increase her chances in getting hired. And oh, she belongs to Class 2006 and up to now unemployed... Please please share any info...thanks thanks thanks :typing

Thanks for the suggestion. Very helpful indeed. I didn't know that part that employers can hire you if you're made elligible; I really thought that you should pass the CRNE first and foremost. Originally, I plan to get a Working Visa, but I found out that in most hospitals and long term care facilities, the websites that I've checked so far, a minimum of 1 year experience is required. So far, I only have 6 months of "volunteer" work as a nurse (it's how it's called here in my country; since most hospitals are not hiring, you work as a staff nurse but you don't have salary, hence the term volunteer nurse). I'll try to research more...and try sending resumes online. I only considered the Visitor Visa option because I want to write the CRNE in 2009. If I go ahead with the Work Visa, it might take a while, especially that I don't have an employer, and I don't have the required one year experience. You see, I plan to do volunteer work again(if still no hiring) here in my country to get my one year experience, after I write the CRNE. I really haven't read all the information I need to know...I'll find time for it... As of now, I'm almost done with my training/volunteer work at Philippine General Hospital. Will end by last week of November. Thank you so much for the advice! I really really appreciate it. And yes, I do hope that my papers would be okayed...and have that Visitor Visa. If it's a long shot, I'll just have to consider other options. That means, I have to put some more time for researching more info. Or else, find an agency here in my country who will help me out. Thanks again Silverdragon...you're one good AllNurses Moderator, great job! God bless you...

H'lo! I'm planning to write the Canadian RN Exam (CRNE) next year, preferably June 3, 2009 at Ontario. Anyone here who's already finished with his/her CRNE? You see, I sent an email to the Colleges of Nurses of Ontario, and they said that it's okay to write the exam with a Visitor Visa... I was wondering if there's anyone here who went to Canada with a Visitor/Tourist Visa for their CRNE. Maybe you can send me a private message or post a reply to this thread. I'm really interested to know how you did it and if you encountered any problems... I'd really appreciate any information you can share. Thanks in advance God bless you!

hi! i'm not sure where you're from...but if you consider to stay in visayas, i recommend my school. yep, no clinical experience required. my school has one of the best masters in nursing program... it's a beautiful 24-hectare campus, with good reputation in nursing and engineering programs, plus it's iso certified. you can google it if you want more information: central philippine university, iloilo city.

i tried to look it up...i tried canada--at least one year of work experience required... i regularly go to job fairs and nurse expos--middle east has a minimum of two years work experience required... same goes for uk too! right now i'm a nurse-trainee at the philippine general hospital, it's a 6-month stint, no salary of course, just a certificate upon completion of the training... i'm training in a teaching hospital, and everyday is a good learning experience--i basically have the same job as that of the staff nurses but with fewer patient assignments (trainees handle a max of 5 patients, staff has a max of 12-20 or more patients)... i just hope that an employer or an agency would consider that as an experience. because it sure is! i'm not just paid...

"not resourceful?!!" almost every classmate and batchmate i know go to job fairs and nurse expos but are deemed "unqualified" because of lack of experience--which is translated to paid employment! some agencies and other employers are not considering "volunteer" nursing as equivalent to clinical experience (if only they knew that the only difference between a volunteer nurse and a hired staff nurse is that the volunteer doesn't get paid) "not resourceful?!!" from where i come from, being a nurse volunteer only runs for three months (no salary/no benefits), and after that, if you're lucky you get to be proby (that is if there is vacancy, which only happens once in a blue moon). after your three-month stint you're out of there; in most cases the reason is to pave way to the next batch of volunteers! it seems that hospitals in my province never runs out of volunteer nurses...so ah...why should they really hire when they can get advantage of regular supplies of fresh grad nurses i have two classmates who never got to be "absorbed" but has been rendering service for more than a year now...i mean like wow! more than a year of being a volunteer!!! they tell me they suck it up just to gain the experience (nobody's hiring them anyway, it's that or a slacker's life), and if they're lucky enough, they will find an agency or an employer who will consider their being a volunteer "an experience"... "not resourceful?!!" people should not just go public and say that nurses of today are "not resourceful" because as much as they want to get into a hospital to gain the needed experience to be qualified for the many nursing jobs that are offered abroad, not all hospitals can accomodate us all. but we try to find ways and means...we really do! try try try...hope hope hope... it's a jungle out there! kudos to all nurses who brave it out!

H'lo. I'm also planning to work as a nurse in Canada and stay there for good. I agree with Libie...most Filipino nurses plan to make Canada as their stepping stone to the US. But I believe that it's a great country with one of the best health care systems in the world, and so if you're an internationally educated nurse and you get the chance to practice there, more often than not, you'd stay for good in beautiful Canada.

congrats!!! i sure hope i will also pass on my second try, just like you... i took my 1st nclex-rn exam last jan and i failed...

that's a gloomy forecast for someone like me who wants to apply here in manila i really need 6 months experience since i want to apply to apply to the crne... ...a classmate of mine already had a headstart--she's been to 6-8 hospitals and waiting for a year now...well ah...she hasn't received a call to any of the hospitals she's applied to... i guess it's really that bad huh? oh hey, i got a question: if i train with a hospital (i know some hospitals that conduct training but you gotta pay 'em), will that be considered hospital experience? can that be considered in the crne application... share your thoughts...thanks

suzanne4 and janfrn made some good points. learn from them. i took my cgfns last march 12, and just like you some of the questions were really familiar because they're quite similar in the cgfns guide book. but i took time to read through each question since they were rephrased...asked in a different way, or it was a familiar question but it was asking for something different. the cgfns guide did warn readers that questions found in the cgfns guide book would not come out in the actual exam, so memorizing answers is not really a good idea. maybe that's how it is with other prep guides too... the next crne will be on october, right? learn from your mistakes. make good in your preparation. good luck!

i hope you''ll stop at 75. 60 is the max number of questions, add to that are the 15 experimental. so if you've really prepared well, you can stop at question 75. but if you answered more questions than 75 or if, say, you went over a hundred, don't panic...remember as long as the computer keeps you on the game, fight til the end, you know what i'm saying. one girl i know was at the last possible question, i think it's question 265...she didn't give up, answered the last question, the computer shut down...know what? yep you guessed right--she passed. no matter what, just keep at it. don't ever give up. good luck again!

more tips: don't bring any of your reviewers, which includes your textbooks, notes etc. it's criminal to do so--at least that's how it is in Hongkong test centers. please please remember this if you don't want to get into trouble. another tip, if you're scheduled in the afternoon, drop by the center in the morning. chances are, somebody will be late or decided not to come, so there's a good chance that they're going to give you the available slot. it's better if you take the exam in the morning so you can maximaize your 6 hours. not that you're really going to use all that time but suppose you're going to need, say, three hours for your exam, but you're scheduled at 4 pm and the testing center closes at 6 pm, so you see, you have no choice but to stop the test because the center's closing. do you already have a schedule? try to get a morning schedule. if there's no available AM schedule, at least try to be scheduled early in the afternoon, like 1 or 2 pm. and whatever you do, please please don't be late!!! they're so strict, if you're late...you just forfeited your slot...actually everything you paid for going there in Hongkong. so try to remember the tips i told you, ayt. good luck!

by the way, if you decide to choose hongkong as your testing center, be sure to wear "super makapal" outfit. according to my friends who took their exams there, it's really really cold...as if you're in a "trangkaso chamber". so if you don't want to get hypothermia or worse--get your brain frozen (you must be in optimum level of functioning when taking nclex) wear a wooly oufit (if you must) basta yung makapal talaga.if you wear a jacket, they'll take it from you.so be sure, whatever's underneath, it must be really a thick fabric (just imagine 6 hours max in a very cold airconditioned room). i even heard that they're so strict that "sandos" are not allowed. so if you're a girl, basically it's just your brassiere and your blouse/top...whatever. i can't think straight when the environment is too cold, i guess that goes the same for you, so you better heed my advice. english only please on these forums. please edit your post to remove the tagalog. .....thank you.

h'lo. i'm planning to take my nclex at hongkong. saipan is much cheaper though, if i can remember it right, you don't have to pay extra $150 or is it $300? i kinda forgot, but what i'm sure of is that you'll pay some extra $$$ if you take the exam at hongkong. if you're on a tight budget, better take the exam at saipan. just be sure to have all your papers ready. according to some of my classmates, applying at saipan has more fuss than in hongkong. you have to take into consideration that saipan is us territory so yeah...it's more fussy wussy than it is with hongkong.