Before taking up Nursing, students and parents must understand the situation by reading this article. There are no job opportunities waiting due to so many graduates and not enough jobs or visas for the USA. Graduating as a nurse is not a sure ticket to the USA, and they must accept this. The increase in the course requirement to five years will earn the government much money but will also delay the creation of new, jobless nurses.
Another set of nurses (39,455) have passed in the November 2008 NLE which was just released this this morning.. I wonder how will the government can accomodate the increasing numbers of registered nurses here in the Philippines.
i can relate very well to this article. it accurately describes the situation of pinoy nurses now. thanks for posting.
anyway, sometimes i'm thinking that we are all suffering because of greed. there's the greed of those owners of unqualified schools; greed of people taking up nursing just because of money (so sad); greed of people from the government (like ched, who's supposed to be regulating nursing schools in the phils.); etc... in fact, i was once a direct victim of this greed(of review centers and a former member of bon) coz i'm one of the june 06 passers. it makes me sad but tis also a wake up call for me. i realized that i also became greedy: wanting to leave the phils as soon as possible and always thinking of the dollars i'll be earning. i forgot the real reason why i took up nursing in the first place. i took up nursing because i want to take care of the sick, a very honorable work. now, i'm still here in the phils and unemployed. however, my priorities now have changed and what i really want to happen to my career is clearer now. it did me good to finally remember my reason for taking up nursing.
another set of nurses (39,455) have passed in the november 2008 nle which was just released this this morning.. i wonder how will the government can accomodate the increasing numbers of registered nurses here in the philippines.
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for the additional 39,455 new jobless nurses, they have entered a philippines overflowing with rns with nowhere to go. it's really sad that so many have chosen to finish a course as fast as possible, damn the torpedoes, not for the love of the work but probably because of the elusive greencard visa.
the greatest competitor of every pinoy nurse aspiring to go to a united states in the middle of a devastating recession are other pinoy nurses. and every parent should wise up to this, right now.
If you read the stats the Philippine government posted only 186 nurses immigrated to the USA in one year, who is telling the students that there is a need in the USA? Isn't is fraud to advertise for a situation that isn't true?
Very sad all the education going to waste. Also it means over half did not pass the test 55.5% failed that is shameful for the nursing educators, I guess having an instructor with zero experience equals failing the test.
There IS a huge demand BUT there's not a lot/enough visas. As I can clearly see on the news, here in US, and from what my nurse friends tell me, there is STILL indeed a huge demand for nurses and a lot of hospitals and other health institutions are understaffed.
The problem is the retrogression from the US Immigration. Even if there would be gazillion working nurses shortage in US, it won't really matter that much to foreign nurses who wants to work here if there's not a lot of visa to go around because of this retrogression.
If there are only X number of visas available, then it would make sense if there are only X number of nurses available to fly to US.
Available positions = not a problem, demand-wise. Immigration = THAT's another story.
My mom said so.. You have to take nursing.. your aunt will help you.. and Aunt says "i'll sponsor you my favorite nephew".. I'll help you find a job...
And son says.... OH wow coming to america...
I was in highschool 80 percent of our graduating class took up nursing... survey says 2020 nurse is in demand around the world... that was 5 years ago...
a fresh, bright-eyed and unrealistically optimistic new rn just beginning to complete the necessary exams, is looking at a waiting list that could last 20 years or more. yes, dreams are indeed shattered by the shackles of immigration. there are only 10,000 eb3 visas allotted for pi and from these visas, some nurses and their dependents are counted against. with half a million pinoy rns all thinking, wanting, waiting and praying of going to the usa, you can do the math. remember, not all of the 10,000 visas are for nurses, other professions are also scrambling against each other to get at these precious, coveted greencards. so, new rns must accept the bitter truth that they might be stuck here for the next 20 years, or more, if their only aim is to enter the usa.
if the demand increases the supply decreases.. if the supply decreases the demand decreases...
Althought the US needs more nurses and healthcare workers.. they are in the so called economic downturn.. planning on taking nurses outside the country will be much burden to them they have to train them still for a few weeks.. and take money for all there immigration cost.. And for waiting process...
so, there lots of nursing around the country.. If im the employer or director i would just hire someone from my country immediately
1. saves time and money
2. dont have to train them
3. they are more qualified
4. they dont have an accent
So i hope the next schoolyear... Our fellow countrymen will realize getting a nursing education will be a waste... MOney and time...
We need more workforce in our own industry.. sadly we are not taking our own resources instead other foreign bodies are using them....
so, new rns must accept the bitter truth that they might be stuck here for the next 20 years, or more, if their only aim is to enter the usa.
i definitely agree with you. that's why i still don't understand why everybody's in a hurry for nclex, as if us is their only destination. neither do they know that there could be a more deserving place to be for their professional/career growth. i think for some, they could just have been influenced by what they see around them, which is, nurses are busy for nclex, that's why, they too should also be. lastly, being able to be licensed in us seem to be a prestige for most, and i could also be a reason for the majority.:icon_roll
We need more workforce in our own industry.. sadly we are not taking our own resources instead other foreign bodies are using them....
I agree, I hope the government would be able to utilize these numerous manpower to the country's advantage. I'm hoping the government will come up with something that would be beneficial to the health care system in our country. You see, my friend works in a government hospital and she complains of too much workload when there are a lot of unemployed nurses now. I also think that the veteran nurses who has worked in the Phils should serve as a guide for the new nurses. They've been in nursing for years and surely they know what are to be improved and what could be the possible role of new nurses in that improvement. New nurses needs the guidance. I think the NARS program is a good start though I hope there would be an experienced nurse to work with the new ones coz working in a barrio is not easy.
[so i hope the next schoolyear... our fellow countrymen will realize getting a nursing education will be a waste... money and time...
we need more workforce in our own industry.. sadly we are not taking our own resources instead other foreign bodies are using them....
waste of money and time
that's what nursing is fast becoming now. the crisis in the usa is now hitting our shores at maximum impact and will get worse the deeper we go into 2009, with no end in sight. no way the usa will be taking more of our nurses with unemployment about to hit 9 percent this year alone. those taking up nursing better quit while they're ahead.
I already read about the NARS program of GMA. After reading, couple of problems arise:
1) What if you are not living in that specified barrio? though you were living in that province?
2) Those who were living in the foretold barrio, how many took up nursing in that area?
3) If the requirements for abroad (which I think where they can really get their experience, since "country-wide" freeze hiring) needs to have experience in a tertiary hospital (most of them if you dont have connections abroad)?
- Please feel pity for those who are already RNs, and don't add to the mess we have made ^_^
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Another set of nurses (39,455) have passed in the November 2008 NLE which was just released this this morning.. I wonder how will the government can accomodate the increasing numbers of registered nurses here in the Philippines.