icyjam

Thanks to all of you who said beautiful things about Filipino nurses. I'm also a Filipina nurse. But I have to admit speaking Tagalog in front of you guys is definitely rude. Though, I can't speak in their behalf in doing so. Latest survey shows that the PHILS produced approximately more than 10,000 nurses a year. Surely,you will see a lot of us. 'Bout the question who is filling the shortage here, the answer is none! I know a couple of nurses working 24hrs in a single staffing floor! But this is another topic. About the differences in culture, I don't think Filipinos will have a difficult time adapting/adjusting to Western culture. It's a fact that the PHILS was colonized by the Americans for so many years. Even brought the first teachers in our country. Partly also, that the US is the closest alliance. Proof is the ongoing BALIKATAN 02.Where US troops will train PHIL army, & on the other hand Filipino soldiers will train them on jungle survival/combat. Language is not a problem. Also a fact that the PHILS is the 3rd largest English speaking country in the world. In being called Oriental, I'm not offended. Being always appreciated by my Oriental looks, don't have a reason to. Yes it is also true that here nursing schools only offered BSN. That's why we don't have LPN/LVN's. AND WE ALL LOVE HOLLYWOOD MOVIES!!!!