Should Filipino Nurses stay in the Philippines for two years before leaving for abroa

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Hope you could give me some opinions...why shouldn't Filipino Nurses stay for two years in the Philippines to do Community Health Nursing..

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Specializes in cardiac, med-surg, some critical care.
Hope you could give me some opinions...why shouldn't Filipino Nurses stay for two years in the Philippines to do Community Health Nursing..

My facility has used Philipino nurses for the last 2-3 yrs. and we are glad to have the help! That being said, unless you are coming to the USA to do community/ public health nursing, why do it back home? Use your time at home to do some bedside nursing if that's where you'll be working here in the states.

I'm precepting a youngish lady from the Phillipines now. One thing that would be EXTREMELY helpful is that they have an excellent grasp of the English language....and a good grasp of the cultural differences they face. It seems very hard and at times unsafe for me to try and show/tell her how to care for a fresh MI or cath lab pt....when she doesn't really understand me.

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