mrmiyagi

i see. i understand your point. regarding the pay, it's highly unlikely that pay in new zealand would be lower compared to the philippines. so there are massive cutbacks in australia. does new zealand have the same situation currently?

hi. i have tried to search this site for my questions but i haven't found a definite answer. i'm a nurse from the philippines wanting to get a stable job on another country. i only have a year of clinical experience. given the current situation: a. i'm willing to migrate to new zealand or australia. i understand it's easier (in terms of requirements) to get to NZ compared to australia as a student nurse for a year while working part-time. but i've read some of the threads saying that income in new zealand is too low. i don't want to invest in something i might regret later. b. another thing is in terms of different fields of nursing, which country has more options? i have realized that i don't like to work in a hospital but since i have a degree in nursing, i want a field somehow related to it. and as the visa restricts you somehow in the field of nursing. please feel free to correct some of my info. thanks.

dollars, benefits, relatives (high probability since there are a lot of filipinos there) and the image of the US as the promised land.

are there a lot of male nurses applying for kuwait or other middle eastern countries? i keep hearing scary rumors about the middle east.

i think it's better to study where you want to work. you'll save money at some point but if you consider all the license and verifications of credentials and how other countries consider the quality of schools in the philippines to be not up to par. i think it would all balance out in the end. in short, it's just a trade-off.

thanks for that info bobby. so i guess the salary would be not that high if that's the case. do countries like singapore consider volunteer experience as a nurse? there is a chance i could end up volunteering in the government hospital for some time if i don't get hired soon. it would be really convenient to work in singapore since it's very near the philippines. japan would also be good but i don't speak japanese and have no idea about the process of applying there. japan is a nice country i think. i'm mr. miyagi afterall.

thanks for the replies everyone. @daly city RN wow. that's a pretty good position if you're in a job you love. @DILM i think i'll listen to your advice. thanks. @chinie what exactly is a healthcare assistant? how long exactly? i'm also interested in a job in singapore. i'm not sure about this but does the nclex really expire? i heard somewhere that you only take the nclex once. as with other licenses, you just need to renew it? or maybe i'm wrong. lol

wow. just a flash and you turn on the fluid?

i'm really interested to know how reliable these "non-thesis progams" are. wouldn't that look bad if you were asked about if your masteral degree required you thesis or not?

thanks daly city. that's very useful information about the situation in the US at the moment. so i have no choice but wait and pray. lol. do hospitals in the US really look at how big the hospital a nurse has worked for, in terms of bed capacity? especially for foreign nurses? i'm really thinking hard about choosing the private hospital here. it's harder to get into their training program compared to the government hospital. they probably have a more organized training. the private hospital also offers better salary but i'm not really looking at money at this point. i'm more concerned of getting the most out of the "economic-recession-waiting." the private hospital only has a 90-bed capacity though compared to the 200-bed i'm in. it might not look good on my resume.

I thought I heard Saudi stopped hiring foreign workers?

what are the requirements and fees?

sg and nz i think. i sent you a pm.

that's what they told me. the problem is that immigration is very strict on handing working visa at the moment. so USRN license is pretty useless this time. i'm a little close to burning it. lol. have you tried other countries? if you've been a volunteer for a year or 2. that would still be something. i know people who got in to other countries with that experience. i'm still undecided. it's good that you stick to your principles but we're not in a perfect world, so i suggest you utilize what you have. lol. i'll probably go to hell for that advice. a lot of nurses are dying to get a 'backer' too.

thanks for the quick reply. i applied to a staffing agency in the US last year but they're having a hard time because of the changes in the work permits in the US. so i don't have a definite date of going back there. my chances of getting hired in the government hospital is around 70% while it's 100% on the private. but i'm really concerned of my work experience being at a 90 bed capacity hospital only. i saw some hospitals on the web requiring at least 150 bed capacity. we're not rich but i can sacrifice salary and stay alive. lol. btw, i'm close to joining your club of frustrated USRNs. haha.