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I am about to make that move to where you are, would you advise me not to? thanks for your help.

with your savings and money in the bank, you can absolutely live a decent, comfortable life in the philippines even without a job. or you can have a special working permit if you're willing to share your special nursing skills. SLMC - GC (for example) will be opening soon and i'm sure they can use a highly skilled foreign trained nursing professional to work with the local graduates. it's an idea you can pick on, you can bring your expertise to the country for a fee. SLMC - GC is geared towards medical tourism and with your help they can level up the nursing care to a much higher standard, US grade standard if you wish. think about it? the country has imported professional experts in other fields, why not in nursing? it's a question of how good are you? not a visa problem.

capital health reps came to the philippines last november 2007 and july 2008 to recruit filipino nurses known for their caring touch, determination and willingness to do hard work. these reps from capital health who i believe are nurses too visited top private hospitals in the country as well as big government hospitals. they did occular inspection so to speak of these facilities. they were made aware of the level of nursing care the filipino nurses do from personal interviews they conducted and from what they have observed during those "inspection trips". they were also given a review and thorough breakdown of the nursing curriculum of the 3 nursing schools (out of about 100 in the country) they visited. my point is that the filipino nurses in alberta that are now giving their utmost best to prove their worth were chosen to be good and capable nurses based on capital health's criteria. in fact, capital health is scheduled to come back again in january 2009 to recruit more nurses! why do you think??? how long exactly was the orientation period given them? there must have been a mismatch of skills to the nursing job they were assigned to. please be kind about your remarks because as you have pointed out this forum has worldwide circulation and filipino nurses reputation is put at stake. that is so unfair!

from what i understood from the 2 norquest reps who came to the philippines, the present LPN program in Alberta is the old RN program they had, hence the BSN program in the Philippines though accepted in the US and other Canadian provinces for Rn licensing is not accepted in Alberta. i have nothing but praise for the level of care and professionalism the lpns in alberta must have. others should do the same.

there are facilities offering acls/bls classes here. if you are a certified provider by the AHA and can offer a program that is updated/accepted by the AHA so much better. fees are in the vicinity of P5000.00 for a 3 day course that includes ecg interpretation and snacks/ lunch. you can offer these courses to nurses that are about to leave for employment abroad and you can link up with several recruitment agencies here. these courses are also a requiremnt for doctors as well. the big hospitals in the country provide their nurses with acls/bls courses on a regular basis as part of their continuing education.

fyi suzanne, there is one call center looking for nurses with US licences particularly california and new york RN license. i'm thus presuming that they will be made to do telephone triage nursing. that's why my original post was a query to those employed in this call center as to what responsibilities they hold, how much they're paid etc. tnx.

may not seem right but it is true that capital health will be in the philippines next week to recruit 600 to 700 nurses. it is an awfully large number for a single recruitment event. weeding out the nurses that aren't ready for placement in your hospitals is quite difficult. i myself am astonished by this number and the staffing shortage you have that this implies.

i apologize for that remiss and thank you for your replies. since the philippines has become an outsourcing mecca from accounting jobs to graphic designing, call center nurses here are triageing calls coming from the US.(from little info i have gathered) these nurses are US Rns with work experiences in the US too. These nurses are paid a pittance compared to their US counterparts and my interest in this job is solely on the training i will get and the possibility of my work experience being credited in the US or in other countries. thanks again.

thanks for your replies. I am a US RN and have worked many years in the east coast as an acute care nurse. i've come home but i'm not keen on retiring yet ( just over 40 yrs.) so i'm looking at a different field of nursing that's not too physically strenuous. i'm wondering though if my training and work experience in the philippines as a call center nurse be credited in the US if ever i decide to go back to the US and seek employment in the same field?

as an alternative to looking for hospital nursing experience, i am interested in telephone triage nursing in the philippines. i've heard of about 2 companies involve in this venture. can anyone enlighten me as to the scope of this job? what are the hours of work like? how much does it pay? is there an association of call center nurses in the philippines? can your experience in the philippines as call center nurses be accepted in the US? thank you for your replies

can you suggest a school that offers refresher course for inactive nurses in Manila

to purple hippo i guess i should believe you because you have been insisting on the veracity of this information, but for your friend's sake suggest to her taking the lpn exam doing so will serve a lot of purpose. i feel bad for your friend and the nurses that came with her

that news piece clarifies everything.... i believe they will have to take the lpn licensure exam as passing the rn nclex exam does not make reciprocity for an lpn license. that is what you should strongly suggest for them to do. an lpn license would serve as a fallback for them in case they fail the crne exam, would it??? are these nurses there on a working visa? can they right away apply for an immigrant status when they get their licenses? thanks again for clearing things out.

It is just that when I get sick, I would want a licensed nurse to care for me rather than someone who is not licensed. But if Capital Health deems they are equipped even without the license, then so be it. The major factor here anyway is ethical, safe, competent and quality patient care. i have to agree with you on this point that's why i said from the beginning to meet with capital health on regards these filipino RNs with lpn licences and practicing their profession without malpractice insurances.( by the way nurses in the philippines do not have malpractice insurances that's why it was never their concern. we are not lawsuit- happy) why don't you give capital health suggestions as to how to recruit IENs from the philippines.

if i may, fiona, i take offense in your referring to filipino RNs in quotation marks. they are true nurses driven by the same goal, dedication, and love for their profession as you are or any nurse of any background. they are there with the full intention of working and giving their best and learning to better themselves and be at par with canadian nurses (if you wish) in serving your community. again, they are qualified nurses undergoing orientation and adjustment to your culture, your system and everything that's totally different but not necessarilly new to them. in a short time they can prove their worth and work with you as a team member. to purple hippo, i don't want to say this but you have a superb crab mentality i would understand where you're coming from if you weren't filipino. the filipino RNs undergoing orientation at norquest are there as lpns as agreed upon by capital health and canadian immigration. they are there to fill in staffing shortages in your hospitals and health centers and to care for your elderly population in nursing homes that are severely understaffed. their plans of leaving canada and going to the US is exactly that, just a plan. anything can happen and change between now and the future. for certain, a hostile environment will not at all derail their plans.