FINLAND Helsinki University Central Hospital hit by nurse shortage Public health care hopes economic slump will attract nurses from private sector
She notes that by 2020, around 3,000 of the nurses at the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District will retire. All of the foreign nurses being recruited for work in Finland are trained nurses, and have experience in working abroad. The Finnish language will be the biggest problem. When they arrive in Finland, the nurses will have studied Finnish for nine months.
House bill would protect fresh nursing grads Philippine Inquirer 3/31/09
A lawmaker is seeking to stop the practice of some hospitals from demanding nursing graduates pay for training to let them get the work experience necessary to qualify for jobs abroad.
He said many nursing graduates had ended up in jobs outside their field. They now work in call centers, retail stores and non-professional positions.
Even those who managed to go abroad had not always worked as nurses with some ending up as caregivers, dental assistants and nursing aides, he said.
Recruiter identifies most 'unemployable' nursing and hrm graduates Philippine Star 4/4/09
A top labor recruiter identified yesterday nurses and hotel workers as the most “unemployable” or those likely to end up jobless. Recruitment leader Lito Soriano said the country is producing too many nursing and tourism graduates but unqualified to be hired abroad.
A top labor recruiter identified yesterday nurses and hotel workers as the most “unemployable” or those likely to end up jobless. Recruitment leader Lito Soriano said the country is producing too many nursing and tourism graduates but unqualified to be hired abroad.
30% of RP’s nursing schools are now below par, face sanctions from regulation commission Philippine Nurse blog
An official of the board of nursing of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) said some 30 percent of the 460 nursing schools all over the country are performing below expectations and are now subject to visits and review by the regulatory agency.
An official of the board of nursing of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) said some 30 percent of the 460 nursing schools all over the country are performing below expectations and are now subject to visits and review by the regulatory agency.
More strict nursing entrance exams eyed Philippine Star 4/23/09
CEBU, Philippines – The Association of Deans of the Philippine Colleges of Nursing-Cebu Chapter is asking nursing schools to be more strict in the screening of their students who want to take the course. This, according to them, is one way of uplifting the quality of nursing education in the country, specifically here in Cebu.
The English proficiency is said to be very important in their profession since excellent communication skills is a must in dealing with people, most especially English-speaking patients and or clients. The attitude exam would determine if they have the right amount of patience needed in their job.
CEBU, Philippines – The Association of Deans of the Philippine Colleges of Nursing-Cebu Chapter is asking nursing schools to be more strict in the screening of their students who want to take the course. This, according to them, is one way of uplifting the quality of nursing education in the country, specifically here in Cebu.
The English proficiency is said to be very important in their profession since excellent communication skills is a must in dealing with people, most especially English-speaking patients and or clients. The attitude exam would determine if they have the right amount of patience needed in their job.
Nursing dreams Blog
The process goes like this: (1) finish BS Nursing, (2) take the local board exams, (3) get a work experience here in the Philippines, (4) pass those exams that the US government requires foreign nurses to take, (5) go to an employment agency to help you get a job in the “States,” (6) save a lot of money for plane fare, apartment, and other expenses. So, as you can see, ladies and gentlemen, becoming a nurse in the “States,” or anywhere abroad, is rather a complicated process that entails a lot of money—the No. 1 thing that I lack the most. So a BS Nursing degree does not even get you halfway the entire process.
Pinoy nurses seeking US jobs down 10.5% Philippine Star 4/26/09
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) yesterday said the number of Filipino nurses who have sought employment in the United States during the first quarter of 2009 has gone down by 10.5 percent.
5,000 public nurses sought; 11,000 apply Philippine Inquirer 4/1/09
As jobs become scarce, more than 11,000 nurses have scrambled to gain a slot in the government’s emergency employment program for 5,000 nurses in the countryside, officials said Tuesday.
“More than 11,000 applied,” Labor Undersecretary Lily Pineda said. “But we expected more because there were close to 40,000 new board passers.”
Gordon laments the lack of public school nurses Press release 4/13/09
Independent Senator Richard J. Gordon today lamented the lingering shortage of nurses and nursing aides in the more than 43,000 public schools across the country despite the huge volume of nursing students graduating annually.
Gordon said he finds it very ironic that while the country prides itself of producing the best graduates of medical and other health-related courses, the poor public school pupils hardly benefit from adequate medical attention.
Registered Nurses - Australian Recruiting Group - Philippines Jobs 4/13/09
Australian Health and Education Recruiting are offering a full Australian based training program for Philippines nurses for the Queensland Nursing Council’s challenge test.
Filipinos welcome Swiss Parliament proposal to hire Pinoy nurses ... blog 4/15/09
Language as a requirement But the nurses said newcomers would have to learn the local language in Switzerland, which has German, French, and Italian-speaking cantons, and even Swiss Reto-Romanish parts.
An estimated 15,000 Filipinos live and work in Switzerland, most of them in the main cities of Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Bern. There is a Philippine Embassy in Bern and a consulate in Geneva, although there is also an honorary Consul-General based in Basel.
Nurses make the grade (in Canada nursing exam) PhilNurse 4/15/09
In February 2009, 68 Filipino nurses working in the Saskatoon area took the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination. Of those, 57 passed and 11 failed. That’s an 84 per cent pass rate, almost unheard of for internationally trained nurses writing the exam for the first time, according to Donna Brunskill, executive director of the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses’ Association.
The national pass rate for nurses who are trained outside of Canada and who write the exam for the first time is around 60 per cent, she says. Historically, nurses trained in the Philippines have had a 43 per cent pass rate. The provincial pass rate for the Filipino nurses who wrote the exam in February was 81 per cent while 97 per cent of those who graduated from the Saskatchewan nursing education program passed the exam. The nurses learned of their results in mid-March.
Nurses urged to consider ME, UK instead of US for work abroad Philippine newsrelease 4/17/09
Cebu City (17 April) -- New nurses are advised not to limit their job hunting abroad to the United States as opportunities for healthcare professionals are abundant in other countries like the Middle East and the United Kingdom.
Yolanda Arugay, a member of the Board of Nursing (BON) from the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) gave this advice to the almost 40,000 new nurses who will take their oath as professionals.
The US is presently suffering from a retrogression which has affected the deployment of nurses wanting to work there, Arugay said.
‘Many nurses, few jobs’
The skills of more than 1,000 nurses in Cebu are not being utilized because medical facilities locally or abroad cannot accommodate or afford them.
Dr. Ronald Fermo, regional governor of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) – Cebu Chapter, said that due to the decline in the demand of nurses abroad and the inability of local hospitals to pay for nursing staff, nurses end up working as call center agents or become staff at hotels, shopping malls or offices.
The skills of more than 1,000 nurses in Cebu are not being utilized because medical facilities locally or abroad cannot accommodate or afford them.
Dr. Ronald Fermo, regional governor of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) – Cebu Chapter, said that due to the decline in the demand of nurses abroad and the inability of local hospitals to pay for nursing staff, nurses end up working as call center agents or become staff at hotels, shopping malls or offices.
USA Jobs Scarce, Even for Nurses Economic Crisis Freezes Field Once Short of Workers Washington Post 4/09
With some nurses postponing retirement and others resuming their careers for financial reasons, many hospitals across the region and the nation say they have few, if any, openings. After more than a decade when hospitals struggled to maintain sufficient staffing and when nurses could have their pick of jobs, the want ads have virtually disappeared, and only acute-care and emergency-room nurses remain in great demand.
Escudero said the CHED should instead weed out nursing diploma mills Visayan Daily Star 3/23/09
Escudero said the CHED should instead weed out nursing diploma mills that have proliferated due to the increase in the number of students wanting to take up nursing. He also called for stricter supervision of nursing review centers.
Based on a report done by CHED and the Professional Regulatory Commission, only 12 out of the top 175 nursing schools in the country had a passing rate of 90 percent or higher during the period 2000-2004.
Escudero said the CHED should instead weed out nursing diploma mills that have proliferated due to the increase in the number of students wanting to take up nursing. He also called for stricter supervision of nursing review centers.
Based on a report done by CHED and the Professional Regulatory Commission, only 12 out of the top 175 nursing schools in the country had a passing rate of 90 percent or higher during the period 2000-2004.
Reforms to do away with nursing review centers Manila Standard February 13, 2009
THE Commission on Higher Education is revising the nursing curriculum to do away with the services of review centers, which have mushroomed to a little more than 500 nationwide.
THE Commission on Higher Education is revising the nursing curriculum to do away with the services of review centers, which have mushroomed to a little more than 500 nationwide.
