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  1. RP eyes Finland as new destination for nurses

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in International Nursing

    rp eyes finland as new destination for nurses [color=dimgray]09/18/2007 | 05:28 pm some good news for a change. i hope this pushes through. the philippine government has to help the 600,000+...

  2. US demand for Filipino nurses declining - educator

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in Philippines

    us demand for filipino nurses declining - educator change in work attitude... i wonder if this is related to the nurses who got "fast track" bsns, all in less than 6 months. cgfns & uscis have...

  3. US DOJ rules in favor of Sentosa Recruitment Agency

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in International Nursing

    An update on the case. US DOJ rules in favor of Sentosa recruitment agency last updated 09:15am (mla time) 09/05/2007 It should be noted that the source is a lawyer for

  4. DoLE issues certificates for successful nursing retakers

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in International Nursing

    dole issues certificates for successful nursing retakers [color=dimgray]first posted 18:02:00 05/06/2008 those who failed will simply not qualify for the visascreen...a kiss of death for...

  5. SAYS POEA Direct hires for overseas work should be cleared by DoLE

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in International Nursing

    says poea direct hires for overseas work should be cleared by dole more bad news. last updated 06:56pm (mla time) 09/06/2007 this board resolution sounds like it was tailor-made for nurses. around...

  6. Deportation of Undocumented Immigrants in the US

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in International Nursing

    came across this news article, related to what suzanne had been saying all along... public arrests cause panic in immigrants ice is not acting only with tsa, they're also working with bus...

  7. Work Schedule Favoritism

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    finally discovered why i was often being sent home on call. our manager plays favorites. full time employees get 3 12-hour shift per week, then any additional shifts are paid overtime. on studying our...

  8. Work Schedule Favoritism

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i am not giving specifics, but i posted the gist of the situation. i am not saying it's a conspiracy involving everyone. personnel said it's the manager's decision. a coworker tried this, nothing...

  9. Work Schedule Favoritism

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i have brought documentation to hr. the person i talked to said it's my manager's decision. i don't want to post more specific details as the people i've talked to will easily identify me. and yes, i...

  10. Work Schedule Favoritism

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i am slowly and sadly realizing this. a few other forum members here know what i'm talking about. in fact, a lot of the newer employees left after orientation. the ones who remain are the ones bound...

  11. Work Schedule Favoritism

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :chuckle please read my post--i do not want extra shifts. i am not happy because i am not working the 3 shifts per week that every full time employee is supposed to have. if i did not want extra...

  12. Work Schedule Favoritism

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    thanks for your input. that's actually my plan b. i was just hoping there was another way to resolve the

  13. Work Schedule Favoritism

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    are there issues i should be aware of, why i should not take this to the state? i doubt this issue can be resolved, even by the ceo. a recent event proved this to us. this is my problem--i cannot...

  14. Work Schedule Favoritism

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i have copies of the schedules--this had been going on for years. personnel said they cannot do anything about it as the manager makes the schedules. on my managers' manager...let's say that the other...

  15. Deportation of Undocumented Immigrants in the US

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in International Nursing

    there was a study (heritage foundation?) 2 years ago that illegal immigrants pay too little taxes, if at all. of those families that pay, they get up to 5 times more (if i recall correctly) in...

  16. Another Nursing Home Scam in the US

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in International Nursing

    woman indicted for smuggling filipinos into the us [color=dimgray]06/07/2008 just a friendly reminder to be careful whom you trust... and if any of these people are involved in processing your...

  17. Another Nursing Home Scam in the US

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in International Nursing

    colleagues, i came across this news article, and thought we should be aware that this is happening. this might be what some agencies (pushing for h1 visas) are doing. 3 pinoys arrested in la for...

  18. Sentosa owner Ben Philipson speaks

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in International Nursing

    philippine news agency inquirer (inquirer.net) interviewed sentosa owner ben philipson on the sentosa 27+ case. let me point out the obvious bias, based on the lead line alone: sentosa warns nurses:...

  19. Sentosa owner Ben Philipson speaks

    pinoy_guy replied to pinoy_guy's topic in International Nursing

    i was just surprised by his statement that they helped lobby for the lifting of the previous retrogression. this is the sad part. and reading some of their posts in various internet fora, clamoring...

  20. A Possible Cause of the Continuing Retrogression

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in International Nursing

    philippine news agency inquirer (inquirer.net) interviewed sentosa owner ben philipson on the sentosa 27+ case. ignore the melodramatic title by a biased reporter. sentosa warns nurses: 'they will...

  21. poor man's dignity

    pinoy_guy replied to panzer's topic in Philippines

    head surgeon a no-show at rectal surgery house hearing first posted 22:50:00

  22. 2 years second course or 3 years second course

    pinoy_guy replied to 2ndcoursergal's topic in International Nursing

    is this possible? most schools have these down as 2 years and 2 summers. that's 6 semesters equivalent. if you took yours in less than 2 years, that means you finished it in 5 trimesters or less. how...

  23. The Writ of Prohibition that stopped the 04/28/08 Hearing

    pinoy_guy posted a topic in International Nursing

    came across the actual writ which stopped the april 28, 2008 court hearing. i think filipino nurses should read the material, as it could affect your chances to migrate to the u.s....

  24. Do you think anonymous means just that?

    pinoy_guy replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

    we always had these reminders to tell management when there were issues on patient safety or care. supposed to be confidential. what i later discovered was that everything told in confidence to the...

  25. nurses leaving the floor

    pinoy_guy replied to The Bell Jar's topic in General Nursing

    happens all the time in my hospital. a group of nurses would leave the floor at the same time to have tea. that's a bunch of beeping iv pumps and feeding pumps and patient lights. incident reports are...