Archive for February, 2010
Disillusionment In The Country’s Nursing Industry
Category: Filipino Nurses, Nurses’ Careers, Nursing Industry in the Philippines, Striving Pinoy Nurses, Posted on February 17th, 2010 by adminNo Comments
Every year, the Philippines produces thousands of nurses. Nevertheless, our country could not provide jobs for these professionals. Being a nurse is not an easy job as they think. It takes a lot of hard work and patience to reach our dreams and to become a productive citizen of this country. Most of the time, [...]
Nursing Competency: A Horrid Resonance
Category: Filipino Nurses, Filipino Nurses' Stories, Posted on February 9th, 2010 by adminNo Comments
“Does she really know what she’s doing?” This question still resonates in the deepest corners of my soul. An incident that truly challenged my nursing competency.
It was supposed to be a relaxing weekend for me at the beach. The weather’s beautiful, the beach’s magnificent; everything’s perfect. I spread my sarong in the white powdery sand [...]
Logically Illogical is Logical (Nursing Roles)
Category: Filipino Nurses, Filipino Nurses' Stories, Nursing Industry in the Philippines, Posted on February 1st, 2010 by adminNo Comments
Back when I was still a Nursing student, we were asked to go to the training hospital a day before our scheduled duty to make prior assessments on our assigned patients. We would usually wear our laboratory gowns inside the premises as regulations require that we wear it so the staff may identify us as [...]