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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, MISCELLANEOUS, Personal Stories, STORIES
“18 Hours” (A True Story)
Note : This was written 4 years ago when I was still a Junior Staff Nurse in the Philippines… April 25, 2008, Biyernes. Akala ko ordinaryong araw lang ito para sa akin, yung usual kong pagduduty ng 12 hours.. hindi pala.. Alas-kuwatro nun ng hapon, nakahiga pa ako sa kama ko, yakap yakap ko pa [...]
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Career Insights, Community, EMPLOYMENT, General, Jobs Market, NEWS
PhilHealth To Hire 600 Nurses This Year
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it will hire 600 nurses who will provide “superior customer care” in public hospitals and will be tasked to ensure “the stress-free” availment of PhilHealth benefits. PhilHealth said the nurses will be employed under PhilHealth as Customer Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff (CARES) and will be stationed in [...]
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COMMENTARIES, Community, EMPLOYMENT, NCLEX, NEWS
“American Dream” for Filipino Nurses: Is it over?
With the American market for foreign-educated nurses still in the shackles of retrogression, the dream of thousands of Filipino nurses to work in the “land of milk and honey” is now taking a back seat. As a proof, LPG-MA Rep. Arnel Ty said Sunday that the number of Philippine-educated nurses who sought employment in the United [...]
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Career Insights, COMMENTARIES, EMPLOYMENT, NEWS, Working Conditions
RN-HEALS Program: Another “Band-Aid” Solution?
Last 2010, the Department of Health (DOH) in collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) catapulted an employment-generating project for thousands of Filipino registered nurses who were either underemployed or unemployed. Dubbed as “RN-HEALS” (Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service), the latest program is a far cry from its previous version [...]
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POEA: Opportunities Await Filipino Nurses in 2012
Filipino nurses have something to look forward to on this coming year 2012 as opportunities to work in countries such as Australia and Guam await those who will be qualified, according to the latest report by POEA. Yesterday, December 30, 2011, POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration) released a report that it is eyeing job opportunities in [...]
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A Day in the Life of a Nurse, Career Insights, MISCELLANEOUS, Personal Stories, STORIES, TIPS
Dream on… Young Florence!
Isa ka bang rehistradong Nars at walang trabaho o di kaya ay nagtratrabaho ng mga bagay na taliwas sa ating propesyon?? I know how you feel, let us talk about it. Gusto ko lamang ibahagi ang bagay na naglalaro sa aking isipan habang nandito ako sa ibang bansa at kasalukuyang naghahanap pa din ng paraan [...]
