Verbal Shock Absorbers (Nurse’s Role)
Category: Filipino Nurses, Filipino Nurses' Stories, Nurses’ CareersPosted on October 13th, 2009 by admin
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I don’t know if nurses in the Philippines notice this but it has already been existent in the clinical system of the country for quite some time. I’m talking about the people’s view regarding the doctor-nurse professional relationship. I’ve been a nurse for four years now and ever since I was a student nurse I’ve [...]
Hopefully
Category: Filipino Nurses, Nurses’ Careers, Striving Pinoy NursesPosted on October 9th, 2009 by admin
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From what I’ve read from the posts of some American nurses, there’s no real stoppage in the hiring of nurses in the US. In fact, to this end, there’s still shortage of nurses in their country. What they are doing right now is prioritizing or hiring their own nurses in an effort to help them [...]
“Stressful” Types of Questions (NCLEX-RN)
Category: About the NCLEX-RNPosted on October 5th, 2009 by admin
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I passed the NCLEX-RN but had to take it twice (I failed on my first attempt). When I failed, It felt so depressing thinking of the amount of money, pressure and hassle that I went through; but the damage has been done and all I SHOULD do is to move forward and carry on.
What specifically [...]
Pedia Scare
Category: Filipino Nurses, Filipino Nurses' StoriesPosted on September 12th, 2009 by admin
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IV insertion: a seemingly hard task for newbies (nurses) to perform. IV insertion in pedia patients: dreadful. I myself deemed it as one even in my years of experience. My first time to do an IV insertion was sweat-drenching; after three attempts I made it but my patient was almost violent. And did I mention [...]
For NCLEX-RN passers wannabe
Category: About the NCLEX-RNPosted on August 31st, 2009 by admin
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Filipino nurses who aim to work in the US often regard the NCLEX-RN as the ultimate test. Expensive and hard, they exert every possible effort to pass the exam. But how do you really pass the exam? This seemingly hard question bombards the heads of NCLEX-RN passers wannabe. It did bombard my mind when I [...]
NCLEX-RN Application Process
Category: About the NCLEX-RNPosted on August 31st, 2009 by admin
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The National Council Licensure Examination for Nurses (NCLEX-RN) is an exam that should be taken by foreign nurses that aspire to practice their profession in the USA. It is entirely known as a hard and expensive exam. Aside from that a lot of nurses are confused and have difficulty in completing the associated paper works [...]
Longed Accolade
Category: Filipino Nurses, Filipino Nurses' Stories, Nurses’ Careers, Nursing Industry in the PhilippinesPosted on August 21st, 2009 by admin
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There isn’t enough wind blowing in the windmills of my mind right now, but let me try this one.
Before we left the portals of the institution that molded us to be competent nurses, it was inculcated into our young minds that we should be proud of our chosen paths. That anywhere we go we should [...]
The Lost Signature (The NCLEX-RN)
Category: About the NCLEX-RN, Filipino Nurses, Filipino Nurses' StoriesPosted on August 13th, 2009 by admin
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I am a nurse in the Philippines for five years now and I would like to share this unhappy story that happened to me when I took the NCLEX-RN in Hong Kong. Or have I really taken it? Read further to find out.
Like most of the nurses in the Philippines, I have always been tempted [...]
The Dreaded Exams (NCLEX, CGFNS, IELTS)
Category: About the NCLEX-RN, Filipino NursesPosted on August 13th, 2009 by admin
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As a nurse in the Philippines, you need to go through various decision-making after successfully passing the licensure exam; where to go, which path to take, etc. Most often than not, nurses in the Philippines try to tread the path that leads them to other countries. Countries that grant them the most beautiful offers, benefits [...]
Fiasco (My NCLEX Story)
Category: About the NCLEX-RN, Filipino Nurses, Filipino Nurses' StoriesPosted on August 13th, 2009 by admin
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I am a Filipino nurse and I want to share this story that actually happened to me. Like most of the people in the Philippines nowadays, I dreamt of working abroad. It is a known fact in the Philippines that companies in economic giants such as the USA, the UK, Japan, China, the UAE, etc. [...]