Nursing....overpromised?

[edblasco]

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i bet there are only a handful.. lahi ra to panahon nila Nightingale kay vocation jud ang turing sa nursing.. nowadays, most of these nurses were only forced to take up nursing kay naay paryente abroad, naay backer etc etc... they may be successful financially pero deep inside them wala cla na-satisfy... -my two cents-

bro during my formative years of nursing education, instilled gyod na sa among minds the value of this kind of profession that we are in, u r right, some were forced to take the course for monetary reasons but i believe during the entire course of study na internalize na sa nurses all the good behind nursing career other than money. allowing yourselves to be used in saving peoples lives....think of it. It never occurred to my mind that time will come where there will be no more work for nurses kay overpopulated na, fyi....sa pinas karon some hospital naa pa nang 1:30 nga ratio, meaning 1 nurse is serving 30 patients due to lack of qualified nurses. Sa US common na na ang 1:3 or 1:4, and there is still a significant increase in its aging population. Kana nag ingon nga wa nay demand sa nurses, hearsy lang na, probably to satisfy their own agenda. Look kuno sa imo palibut naa bay registered nurse nga walay work, kon naa man tingali siguro tapulan na sya. FYI, most of my batchmates 1995, 10 yrs after were now in different countries, CGFNS passers are in the US, more in UK and some in NZ, the rest mid east and a few in singapore and taiwan. HEalth care is a global concern....

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10 years ago is a different story than today bro, its obvious you got the upper hand...compared to the new comers. look at our fresh graduates now... they are working for call centers

i think the problem is that every nurse wants to go outside the country. but not everyone has the resources(money) to do it.. and the school are feeding their "dreams" as long as they pay the tuition

also about the 1:30 ratio of nurses here in ph its not because the lack of nurses its because its the lack of funds on the hospital's end

[edblasco]

I beg to disagree.......on nurses working in call centers, maybe but i suppose they are waiting for their
cgfns, nclex or local board result if not, waiting for their exit visas done!!!!!!

[edblasco]

long live nurses......may you continue that legacy that florence nightingale lived and died for.....!

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..diri lang daan sa pinas, lisud na kaayo i-apply ug trabaho as staff nurse kay daghan na kaayo nurses! mu-pass ka sa isa ka hospital, either after 2-3 months pa ka tawagan or matawagan ka pero oncall ra pd ka,haiz! daghan paman jd opportunities ang nurses, pero dapat jd naa ka anang monetary resources para ma-fulfill pd nimo imong dream nga maka-larga sa gawas ug mag-earn ug dollar, more or less half a million sad imong pundo,shax!

..saernz nalang tawn ang mga dili ka-afford, mao nang asa mapunta? for the meantime? sa call-centers or mag company nurse.. grabe najud kaayo ang competition sa nurses karon ue, kung wa kay ikabuga, luoy lang jd ka...

[edblasco]

FYI: WANTED: nurses galore for pay, perks and patients


The nation's decadeslong nursing shortage has hit crisis level in Tucson as baby boomers, senior citizens, retirees and others move to our area in record numbers.
While innovations such as a Grand Canyon University's nursing program will help, the state must do far more to ease the crunch.
Since the early 1980s, U.S. hospitals have offered nurses incentives, from bonus pay and on-site child care to flexible scheduling, job sharing and paid tuition. Yet nurses still are too few, especially in Arizona.
Our nurse ratio was 51st among the states and Guam in 2005, with 628 registered nurses per 100,000 residents, way below the 782 per 100,000 average.
And though about 1,200 nursing students graduate in Arizona each year, that's at least 150 fewer than needed. St. Mary's Hospital alone could add 100 nurses today to the 770 on staff.
The shortage has troubling implications, especially as baby boomers age and hospitals expand.
Obviously, because nurses provide much of the patients' direct care, vacancies add to the burden on staff nurses and doctors. They also can mean less patient care.
There are other, often unrecognized ramifications, too.
Imposter nurses, who fabricate or exaggerate their credentials, are being found far more frequently in Arizona. There were 14 in 2003 and 29 in 2004. Six have been exposed already this year.
At least one imposter a month is found working in Arizona hospitals, posing potential for serious harm.
Our state also uses 10 times more travel nurses than normal. They fly in from other states and receive about $30 an hour, plus room and board.
While travel nurses are of great benefit, Arizona must not rely on them as a stable, permanent resource.
Homegrown nurses are essential to our future. To that end:
● The Hospital Council of Southern Arizona created a nine-hospital consortium to subsidize students through Grand Canyon University in Phoenix in exchange for three years on staff.
● Pima Community College launched an 18-month fast-track program for its registered nurse students.
● The Legislature appropriated $20 million in 2005 for nurse recruitment and education over five years.
● The governor's task force issued a plan last year to increase RN applicants and create a program to license foreign nurses, among other ideas.
These all are good initiatives.
In addition, we suggest high schools in Joint Technological Education Districts throughout Arizona be encouraged to add or amplify nursing preparation programs.
Efforts also should be made to eradicate the longtime stigma that nursing is for women; more male nurses could ease the shortage, too.
Arizona must rev up efforts to increase nurses in what now is the fastest-growing state. We need nurses now. We'll need even more later.

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Thinking of nursing as a career? Here's what to expect:
● Employment is expected to grow faster than average through 2014, and preventative care is increasingly becoming an emphasis.
● The average nurse is paid more than $52,000.
● With more than 2 million jobs, registered nurses consume the largest chunk of health care-related jobs and three of five of those jobs are in hospitals.
● Nationwide projections show that 340,000 to 800,000 additional nurses will be needed by 2020.
● Would-be nurses have three options: get an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree or diploma from a hospital-based nursing program.
● What do registered nurses do? They keep up with patients' medical histories, run tests and analyze the results, work with machines, administer medication, help with rehabilitation and more. They also treat and educate patients and provide emotional support to patients' families.
● Nurses can specialize in areas that include ambulatory care, critical care, occupational health, intensive care, emergency or trauma, psychiatric, holistic care, home care, medical-surgical and rehabilitation.
● In 2004, about 23 percent of registered nurses worked part-time while 7 percent held multiple jobs in addition to being a nurse.
● Nearly two dozen states are part of the Nurse Licensure Compact Agreement, which allows nurses to be licensed in multiple states. Arizona participates in the agreement.

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Is that an ad or simply promoting Florence Nightingale's legacy?

[tracernet_v2]

I watched the news last night... it mentioned that nurses are becoming too many in number, part of which is because of the schools who are making it a business instead of real education....

malooy n lng ko sa mga licensed nurses....

[silent-kill]

we have to put into account that not only ph is producing nurses... china and other neighboring countries are too.. still at the end you'll need that 'extra' advantage(money) to go abroad.

we cant blame nurses who work for call center than a hospital. for practical reason callcenter agents are getting better rates here in ph. this is the current situation in PH btw not in other countries) so you might view this the other way.

as what i said the situation has changed from 10years ago and today, you might not feel the scarcity of jobs there... but in PH its a different story