dhel28

These are the same people who thinks that the fundamentals of the economy are strong, that they have foreign policy experience because they can see russia from their house, who'se planning to tax healthcare insurance... you betcha!

This happened a couple of years ago but I heard the agency is being active in recruiting again and raising the termination of contract to $45,000. When the agency was recruiting in Philippines, they were really nice. They check you religiously thru email and phone calls. They paint a very good picture. They promised good accomodation, guaranteed jobs and they will put you in the best NY hospitals. They even provided a job offer to show during the consular interview on how much you get paid ,they will shoulder "everything" to make you comfortable and have an easy transition. As soon as my wife arrived, the one who picked her up in the airport warned her about the place. She told her to be careful and dont stay out late because the area is not safe. If you dont need to get out of the apt, dont. My wife to endure the sub par housing accomodation, they could not find her a job. They ask her if she can work as an aide until they can find her an RN job. I came here via spousal visa a couple of years ago and have to go to CA where my parents is living because my wife cant afford to support us. I have to ask my Aunt for a loan just to bailout my wife, so she can come here in CA. Three years after, Im still paying the loan. My life is better now but we could have been more careful choosing an agency then. I blame our mentality before...any agency is okay as long as they gave as a ticket to the US, even if it means selling our souls to the devil (agency). Again, even if you have less options, you still have a choice.

I did not realize that. Probably that's the reason most of the RN in the Philippines struggles in iv insertion skill testing.

My wife agency provided a "shelter" for 3 months until they can find her a job. With or without a job, she needs to look for her own house/apt. She have to stay in a 1 room divided by 3 partition to house 4 people. No heater, no hot water, and you have to take a narrow staircase going to the 3rd floor. It's in the middle of Harlem. If she stays more than 3 months, even if her agency cannot find her a job, she needs to pay them. Thinking about it again just makes me furious!

There are things we do in the Philippines that is "okay"- crowded dormitory housing, reckless drivers, hospitals asking volunteers to pay so they can volunteer (irony dont you think?), urinating in the streets, and the list go on. Are these the same reasons why we are looking a life outside Philippines? So we can provide a better life for ourselves and our family? We have a choice even if we have less options. Dont fall to greedy agencies and employers who take advantage of people. There are a lot of good employers out there.

New RN does not pay for a residency program. They get paid like regular RN but at a lower or entry level rate. They have to show that they are competent before they get off the training period.

send you a pm. it's worst than what it seems.

We have the same mentality when my wife went to NY. We thought that since it will just "a few months" of "inconvenience". I am also afraid for you that your employer is not telling where will you be working.I just hope that you have enough means to support yourself and your family during "in the first few months". I agree with you when you say you have to think about your future and not just the few months of arrival. We are still paying the price of our "first few months" with my wife NY employer. Looking back, if we opted a different employer, if we only double check the employment and housing condition, we could have started differently and avoided the "pain". To everybody - Since this topic is very close to me and until now I am still paying the loan that we had just to bailout my wife from her employer in NY, I believe that it's my responsibility to share my experience. The analogy of a dormitory during college days is not a good picture of the housing condition where my wife used to live. Dormitory living, 7-8 person in a room is the "norm" in the phil and it's not "illegal". Living in a room ,built for 1 person, with 4 other people with no heater in a NY winter nights is just downright illegal.And this is just one of the many problems You have a choice here...this is not just pain, it will be torture.

I dont know what a graduate nurse program is. The "new RN residency program" are for New grad RN, Foreign hired RN without US hospital experience, re-entry nurse (nurse who came back from retirement, did not practice for several months/years).

I attended a hospital orientation for new employess last week with one of the hospital in southhern california. 6 of us attended. 3 filipino RN, 2 new US RN grad and 1 Nurse practioner who is returning to bedside nursing because her position was cancelled (read lay-off, economic crisis) and it has been hard for her to look for a Nurse Practioner job. One of the Filipino RN just came last here in the US last May 08 with a spousal visa. He's a second courser, no previous hospital exp and was hired for "New RN residency Program" offered by the hospital. I cant help but notice how he struggled, how he stattered during the introduction " I..I... I am a poreign grad....ammm, amm, my name is ______, I came here .... I am a new grad...." I guess you see the picture. I saw how he struggled more during the skill testing and return demo. Making fun of my "kababayan" is not my intention. I believe he know his stuff, I also think that he can converse proficiently...I can just see how he struggled in a new environment, new set of equipments and multirace environment. I remember him trying to catch my attention as if saying "pls help me" during the return demo of the IV insertion and use of IV pump and the list go on. He often stays over and skip break and lunch just to catch up with the medical abbreviation, skills and test. After the third day he looks exhausted. He'll have 6 months more of the"New RN residency program" and 1 1/2 years under contract which he cannot quit without him paying the "training contract". Did I say that he was being paid way less that the usual starting salary of a new grad? To think he was not even petirioned by the hospita. I am sure he'll learn in due time. Another reality-check of the american dream, things you might want to consider when your time comes. Hone the skills, keep yourself updated, try to familiarize with US standard. It's a jungle out there.:nuke:

When I say be honest, I did not mean to go on the details. I just say " I quit because I believe my license is not safe, and there are practices that are not align with my values " dont go in details..it will appear that you are bad mouthing your previous employers... good luck!

I just hope your not with the same agency in NY where my wife work. Yes, their very competent on providing documentation to support your petition but boy it was HELL during my wife first 6 months with them.

Sorry, but I beg to disagree. I see no correlation between NLE vis-a-vis NCLEX. But if you meant on test preparation (study habits)and how good a test taker you are, probably. But the poster may have different reason on the questions.

I am new in HH, and I was offered $33.5/hr 40 hours a week (Mon-Fri) 8-5pm. 1 weekend per month, + $5/hr on weekend. $0.56/mile and no calls.

I'll also be scared if they hire directly from other country....hospital hiring foreign nurses is OK, but hiring for HH??? I am scared for the foreign nurses! run forest run! I also quit after working at a hospital for 3 months because I believe my liscense is not safe...and everytime I go to an interview, I tell them that I quit because my liscense is not safe and I advocate for pt. safety. I dont bad mouth that hospital...and fortunately, until this point, I get hired 100% of the time. Just be honest with your future employers. It is also illegal for your previous Supervisor and HR to badmouth you, you can sue them for this.