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, we choose to become “slaves” just to win that precious employment certificate for future application abroad. Others who think this is not fair, and thinking of the ridiculously low salary, would not even think of rendering their services here in our native land. And having an eight to twelve hours of duty without any earnings would give them a stolid feeling. That’s how the nursing industry works here in our country.
I am really at a loss as to how other professionals are able to work immediately with high wages while nurses, who I think, performs one of the most edgy works could not even buy a nice pair of shoes. It feels like we are poor monkeys roaming around the jungle looking for food in order to survive. That’s why not all RN’s are working in the hospital because they would rather choose to work in other fields which could pay them beautifully.
It’s just so sad to think that we are, all the time, referred to as warriors of health but not treated well in terms of salary. Remuneration which is supposed to be suited to the kind of work we render.