No room for new nursing graduates, Philippine govt admits & Nursing out, agribusiness in as top job generator

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Nursing Jobs in the Middle East
 Over 90,000 nursing graduates took July exams 2010
 Filipina Nurses See Long Visa Delays Despite Nursing Shortage
 Filipino nurses taking US licensure exam down by 30%
 Physical therapy grads from RP barred from taking US exams
 Nursing out, agribusiness in as top job generator
 AllGen to further push Cebu as center for nursing education
 No room for new nursing graduates, govt admits

Nursing in England Discouraged (May 2010 from AllNurses.com)

To all of those who are from the Philippines and are planning to get student visa for England, pls dont push it through.   To be truthful i have met filipino nurses and were lured by these agencies that they could process their student visas and can find an employer for them. They were asked £2500- 3000 for their placement fees. When they arrived here there were no jobs. They went once a week to university for their NVQ's. Say they arrived in Leeds and the university that they were supposed to attend is in Birmingham. They were in a difficult situation and yet they cant go back to the Philippines because they owed thousands of pounds just to obtain student visas. Their regrets, no one has told them the reality. Why i am telling you filipino nurses not to come over here because i too am a Filipino/british. I am just concern of what will be your plight when you would be here. 

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HRM overtakes nursing as college course of choice in CDO & Fewer Pinoy nurses, other professionals getting jobs abroad

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HRM overtakes nursing as college course of choice in CDO
Fewer Filipino nurses, professionals hired abroad since 2001
Lots of jobs for nurses
New US health bill to push demand for Filipino nurses
Only an average of 10, 000 have been getting nursing jobs abroad each year . (But over 400,000 are presently enrolled in Nursing, wonder what happens to the other 390,000 such a sad state of affairs my comment)
USA New nursing program expands opportunities
Fewer Pinoy nurses, other professionals getting jobs abroad
Italy suffers nursing shortage
Nursing studes dominate 2010 graduates in W. Visayas
Gordon urges young nurses to work in rural areas
Nurse In The Philippines Jobs

Stop nursing’s decline & Top nursing schools listed

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Top nursing schools listed
New rules for nurse exam set
Stop nursing’s decline   The 39.73 passing percentage in the latest Nursing Licensure Examination is the lowest in history, while the total of 94,462 who took that exam is the highest number on record. As students, we are quite alarmed at and frustrated with the low passing percentage because it shows that the quality of nursing education in the Philippines continues to decline.

Nursing Job a Sure Bet? Think Again & Nursing course losing appeal

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Nursing Job a Sure Bet? Think Again
Fewer Filipino Nurses Seeking Jobs in US
Once a Hospital Mainstay, Filipino Immigrant Nurses Face Dwindling Job Opportunities
Nursing course losing appeal
Nursing Law: Republic Act No. 9173 - Philippine Nursing Act of 2002

Are there too many Nurses in the Philippines? from Yahoo answers

It seems as though every girl/boy  in the Philippines wants to be a nurse. It makes sense in the fact it would give them the opportunity to make some decent money overseas. 

However, from what I've seen from relatives and their friends, this doesn't necessarily seem to be the case. A lot of these nurses go on to become "call-center" agents. From what I understand, there are way too many nurses and not enough internship opportunities for them to get experience in nursing and move abroad. Also a lot of them have trouble finding work after they graduate. Do you think that there are too many nurses in the Philippines?

Yes,   They are too many Nurses, but as a Culture, i feel the Filipino family does not think to the future. They only think of the social standing. To be a nurse in a this culture is a big deal. They really dont talk about what the salarys are, how hard it is to find work. The reality of it, seems to evade thier minds. Familys will spend upwards of P 100,000 or more to send someone through nurseing school and get licines. Then the reality is that a R.N might be lucky to get a salary of P 8500 to P 10,000 per month. They are other jobs that does not require such a large school cost and still can make the same salary. So you find many nurseing students going to call centers, and other places. Seems such a waist to pay for all that school just to end up working in a other profession.

Going abroad is the only hope for alot of these nurses. That is also a big cost, and very hard to do sometimes. My wife is a R.N in the Philippines, and when we met, she was making P 9000 a month, barley surviving, to me it was just sad. I would say for young people of the Philippines, dont look so much towards being a nurse, unless you can get with someone who can quarntee you overseas employment. Its really not worth it, if you plan to stay in the Philippines. Do something different. Commications, travel and tourism, office management.

 

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Philippine Nursing education not improving - UP official

Manila Bulletin   February 3, 2010  Dismayed at the result the November nursing board, an official of a nursing association called for a special program that will address the concerns of repeaters and avoid waste of resources of the graduates and their parents.

Only 37,527 of the 94,462 or 39.73 percent examinees passed the nursing board administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in November last year.  Of the total board passers, almost 50 percent were first timers while only 26 percent were repeaters.

Studying nursing can cost an estimated P40,000.00 per semester and can total as much as a half million for the entire course. Continue reading here  http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/241676/nursing-educ-not-improving-up-official


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37,527 new Philippine nurses PRC: November exam

abs-cbnNEWS.com  02/01/2010 The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Sunday that 37,527 out of 94,462 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing.

The examination was given in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Sulu, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last November 2009.

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Continue reading here http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/exam-results/01/31/10/prc-37527-new-nurses

Philippine nurses online Registration for UAE employment exams

Pinoy nurses can register online for UAE employment exams 11/14/2009

  More Share29 Filipino nurses can now apply for work at the United Arab Emirates online, as a shortage of nurses there has prompted it to set up an online recruitment system for such caregivers.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo recently issued Executive Order 835, directing the Philippine Labor department through the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) to conduct Special Professional Licensure Board Examinations for qualified OFWs.

A report on UAE-based Khaleej Times said the UAE Ministry of Health now allows applicants to register for entry exams online rather than in person. Although the system allows applicants to register for exams from abroad, the candidate still has to appear to sit for the exam in person.  A total of 23,000 nurses and midwives are currently working under the ministry of whom only 25 are men.

“We launched the new registration system on the ministry website six months ago, and we have been getting hundreds of applications everyday," said Dr Fatima Al Rifaee, Director of the Federal Nursing Department in the ministry.

Of the nurses working in UAE, 40 percent are from India, 30 percent Filipinos and the remaining 30 percent are local nurses and those coming from other Arab countries.

Local nurses comprise merely 4-7 per cent.

A UAE national nurse is paid around Dh6,000-7,000 (P77,674 to P90,620), while an expatriate nurse gets Dh4,000-5,000 (P51,783 to P64,729).

International standards require one nurse for every five patients, but UAE hospitals average one nurse for every 10.

Such a trend prompted the Ministry of Health to fuel recruitment from abroad by allowing applicants to register for the entry exams online.

But while the system allows applicants to register for exams from abroad, the candidate still has to appear to sit for the exam in person.

Some 23,000 nurses and midwives are currently working under the ministry of whom only 25 are men.

Recently, the ministry recruited 242 nurses for the school health departments in Dubai and the Northern Emirates on a war footing to manage H1N1 cases in schools.

The online system also aims at reducing burden on the customer service desk at the ministry.

“We had several people enquiring about the exams and the registration process daily," said Abdullah Nuaimi, Section Head of the Registration and Regulation Department at the ministry.

“Introduction of the website has streamlined this procedure," he added.

Candidates can take a suitable appointment online to register for the exams that take place five times a year except for the midwifery exam that is held once a year.

However, Nuaimi registration alone does not make a candidate eligible to sit for the exams.

“We have to verify forms, certificates and licences before the nurses are allowed to appear for the exams," said Nuaimi.

The ministry also holds exams for registered nurses and midwives in English while for practical nurses, the exams are held in both English and Arabic.

Also, the officials said that despite the huge number of nurses getting registered in the UAE, those actually taking up jobs are a few.

“Several countries readily accept UAE-registered nurses, so we are actually a kind of bouncing board," he said.

Low-salary structures, skyrocketing prices of basic commodities and the spiraling cost of housing are some reasons why many nurses opt to leave the UAE and take up jobs in the West.

Trends also showed nurses from the region migrate to the United States and European countries that offer family and immigrant visas  From GMA News

5000 Philippine nurses and health care workers needed for 2010 in Saudi Arabia

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced through their website that the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia urgently needs thousands of qualified Filipino healthcare professionals. Recruitment is handled by the POEA through their Government Placement Branch (GPB). Some of the job vacancies are for nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, dental assistants, medical technologists, etc.

Listed below is the list of urgent job vacancies at the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia.
* 2000 Female Specialized Nurses ((with area of specialization in ICU, PICU, NICU, HEMODIALYSIS, OR, MS, ER, CARDIAC)
* 3000 Female General Nurses
* 200 Male & Female Specialists
* 200 Male & Female General Practitioners
* 200 Female Assistant Pharmacists
* 200 FEMALE Physiotherapists
* 200 Female Dental Assistants
* 200 Female Medical Technologists
* 100 Female Infection Control Nurses
* 100 Male & Female Respiratory Therapists

Qualifications:
* BS Graduates
* With Board License (optional for RT)
* With at least 1 and ½ years hospital work experience
* Not more than 55 years of age for Doctors and not more than 40 years of age for other positions
* Preferably with Saudi Council Exams

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS may personally submit a detailed resume with job description, school credentials, employment certificates, original and photocopy of the first page of the passport and six (6) pieces 2X2 recent picture at the Manpower  Registry Division, Window M, Ground Floor, Blas F. Ople Building (Formerly POEA Bldg.), Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City or REGISTER ONLINE at  www.poea.gov.ph or www.eregister.poea.gov.ph