STORIES
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Nursing in a Different Land
Colorful World of Patients
It is a colorful patient world out there. Maybe it is man’s attempt to provide some levity in an otherwise depressing state of being a patient. Who says Nursing is not a colorful profession?
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Cancer, Personal Stories
A Call for the Cancer Kids
I spent exactly three years of my nursing career at the Hematology and Oncology Center of PCMC. I never figured out that this fate was drawn on my palms and soles. Nevertheless, it happened, it occurred, it was meant to be. I am a Hema-Onco nurse. I am a cancer kids’ advocate. After spending a [...]
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Canada, IMMIGRATION, NEWS, Nursing in a Different Land
What You Need To Know About Canada’s New Immigration Regulations
With so much buzz about Canadian Immigration in the news lately I wanted to give the Filipino Nurse community a personal update about the new Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) regulations. Nurses are not on the new eligible occupations list. So if you are a nurse and you were waiting to apply under the new FSW [...]
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, MISCELLANEOUS
This is a Happily Sad Goodbye From Ate Renah
The sound of my vibrating mobile phone woke me up this morning. A sad text message from my colleague brought me to tears. “Rena, expired na si Charles,” and that was it. I felt a strong sense of guilt and shame to my little stupid self. Remembering him yesterday, a day before and the six [...]
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Career Insights, EMPLOYMENT, MISCELLANEOUS, Personal Stories, STORIES
Caring Heart
Hi, my name is Jason. I’m a registered nurse since June 2006, but on my license its since 2007. I guess you have heard of what happened that year, but that’s not what I’m writing about. I am writing about what being a nurse really is all about. It has been seven months now since [...]
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Communication, Health, Nursing in a Different Land, STORIES
Letting Go
Nursing is a 24-hour care job. Yet, we nurses forget that our 1- hour shift ends when we clock out. We tend to review the past 12 hours over and over again. We do this while driving home, while in the shower, while eating dinner, etc. We cannot seem to let go, especially when we’ve [...]
