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Bill Banning Hospitals for Making Nurses Pay: Blessing or a Curse?
After DOH released a memorandum last September prohibiting nurse volunteerism amongst concerned hospitals, House Bill 5445 or bill banning hospitals from making nurses pay for training has now been granted on second reading to terminate completely any exploitation existing within Philippine hospitals. Now that opportunities for gaining relevant nursing experience for the 324,520 Filipino nurses [...]
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FEATURED, Nursing in a Different Land, Personal Stories, STORIES
Nurses Who MADE A DIFFERENCE
Much has been said about Filipino nurses’ exemplary compassion, ability to provide tender loving care and their willingness to do the extra mile for their patients here and especially abroad. But during these trying times, Filipino nurses who are on the brink of giving up badly need a source of inspiration to go on and [...]
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What now, Nurses?
After four years of Nursing School, a total of over 2,000 hours of related learning experiences and grueling hours of stress and worry over the National Nursing Licensure Examinations – you finally get your long-awaited license. Great! The family’s celebrations go on for weeks right before it settles down to the first question most new [...]
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NLE Board Rating: Does It Really Matter?
I just don’t get it: Nursing graduates have always been advised to study hard and aim to be a board topnotcher by their schools and review centers only to found out afterwards that securing a nursing position is a pain in the ass even for the cream of the crop. I guess, unemployment is now [...]
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Don’t Give Up…
Don’t give up… That is what I told myself when I found myself struggling to land a job as a staff nurse (the paid one)and later this year, God gave me the best gift from Him… An Employer (overseas). I’m going to share my experiences before I received that precious gift. And hopefully I can [...]
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Where Are You, RN?
Guess what? The number of unemployed and underemployed registered nurses in the Philippines has now reached a staggering record of 324,520 after the reults of the July 2011 NLE was released publicly. It’s quite alarming to see how this latest addition of inexperienced nurses struggle to make ends meet like the rest of the previous [...]
