wondering

[13th stranger]

is it practical to keep on hoping, or should i accept that it is not my fate now?

ever since i graduated 4 years ago, everything i did was for my overseas career fulfillment. of course, you all know what hindrances there are. so here i am, a USRN finished with packet 2 in the immigration process, still in the Phils, thankfully working as a nurse, although not in a hospital...my US papers are tied up, as with thousands of others. i'm opening my eyes to NZ, but unfortunately, i lack the funds.. tried searching for jobs in SP or Oz, but i lack the hospital experience..tried looking at the rest of the countries in Asia or ME, lack of vacancies...hehe. When i passed my exams one after the other, i did feel blessed, like it was somehow my fate to go abroad, and that this dream was somehow within reach. That was years ago.

now, i'm not so sure. i feel so dispirited.

okay, that's it. i just wanted to vent. thanks.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

I don't think you should give up on your hopes and dreams but just have realistic views on how long it will take. Keep trying to gain experience and keep hoping and I think with time you will get where you want to be

[shubichilipepper]

13th stranger,

i'm into the same feeling...after i graduated in 2007, i decided to sit down to prepare for all the exams needed....nclex,cgfns,ielts.. like you, i feel so blessed, and so grateful for that grace god bestowed on me. now, im scouting some training or volunteer program,, its a bit hard because i really have to pay a huge sum just to be included, plus there are only limited hospitals who are into this program..so you can just imagine the number of nurses wanting to be in a program for a limited slots. its like a survival of the fittest out there..but, i'm still holding on.. still tryng to be hopeful..otherwise all those "little succeses" which were done with great effort will be wasted.

so, here's what i do, i just think of those little things everyday for which i am grateful..(family, friends,a home, happy meal etc..)

we just have to go on.i do believe we'll blow the wheels clear off this popsicle stand.

keep on praying...

[sofia*26]

don't lose hope... we're from the same batch and have accomplished with success every exams needed to become USRN.. but because of retrogression and downturn of the economy worldwide, our dreams of going there is just impossible.. for the meantime :) I'm still keeping my fingers crossed because not all nurses are able to achieve what we have achieved. we're not alone in this US application so cheer up. It's just a matter of time...

Just an info, Oz is accepting nurses even without hospital experience.. like in queensland and victoria, if i'm not mistaken. a lot of newly grad filipino nurses have applied there.. Honestly, I'm also one of them :) but since i already have an experience, i opted for WA. I already received an assessment letter from the nursing board and just waiting for the offer letter from the hospital that i've applied for the bridging program..

So don't lose hope. God has plans for us. It may seem that we are not getting what we want from Him, but He is just probably waiting for the right time. Let His Will be done, not ours! God Bless :)

[13th stranger]

thanks for the replies guys.

sofia*26, can you tell me more about Oz accepting nurses even with minimal experience? I'm keeping my eyes open, reading the classifieds of the best dailies for related stuff, but it seems i can't find what i'm searching for. hehe

please PM me what, when, where, how you did it, and how much it cost. thanks a lot.

and again, thanks guys. yeah, God has other plans. better get that through my thick skull. hehe.

[nursey23]

hello... im also interested to know more about those OZ hospitals that are hiring even without experience sofia*26... can you also pm me? :)

i passed the june 2009 nle and now im wondering what's next...