Filipino Nurses define Professionalism
The civil war currently affecting Libya has not deterred Filipino nurses from leaving the warn-torn North African country. Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos has recently reported that about 8,000 Filipino nurses and other medical health workers have decided to stay in UN sanctioned Libya because of professional commitment and dedication.
Despite the obvious risks to their lives, “our nurses deserve our admiration and this is also the same reason why the Libyan people love the Filipinos still there,” Conejos said after his recent visit in the region. He added that because of the commitment shown by Filipino medical workers, they have earned the respect of not only the Libyans, but other foreign nationals as well.
Prior to the outbreak of war in the country, Libya employs skilled workers including information technologists, engineers, oil rig workers, technicians and medical workers. There are about 26,000 Filipinos in Libya prior to the local unrest. Tripoli Medical Center employs about 1,300 Filipino nurses while Benghazi Medical Centre employs about 600. Most of the fighting between the government and protesters are confined to specific areas in Tripoli and Banghazi, with these hospitals receiving both civilian and military casualties.
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz said that the department’s National Reintegration Centre for Overseas (NCRO) Filipino workers have the capacity and appropriate programme to help returnees from overseas settle and reintegrate into the mainstream local society. “Even before the crisis, the NRCO has already established various reintegration programmes for OFWs, in accordance with the instruction of President Benigno Aquino.” Dimapilis-Baldoz added.
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i don’t mean to criticize or even generalize. but most of them are staying for the money. i’m not saying that’s its a bad thing. but saying that they stayed because of professionalism is not really right
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I concur.
That is true Emiliano actually there are shortage among nurses in US for the next 20 years, but Philippine nursing school are not producing QUALIFIED nurses today, yes we are producing more than 140,000 BSN graduates every year in the Philippines but not a qualified nurses who can PASSED NCLEX-RN, have you check the recently the national passing rate in NLE- It’s LESS than 40% and in many nursing school, colleges and university they only producing less than 30% and even 20% passers. The BOOM or future BOOM of review centers in the Philippines is another way to trick desperate Filipino’s. California Board of Nursing grant/qualified NCLEX-RN takers without CGFNS. The cost of Nursing degree is so HIGH and the cost of Review center will be the same or even more. Our government should share this burden and regulate the extreme high cost of education specially in private schools.
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The opening statement sort of confusing, should have been: “The civil war currently affecting Libya has not deterred Filipino nurses from staying…’, right?
The opening statement sort of confusing, should have been: “The civil war currently affecting Libya has not deterred Filipino nurses from staying…’, right?
There will be a tremendous shortage of nurses in the US in the next 5-10 years as the baby boomer s and life expectancy rate increases. This should inspire our nurses who needs a career leap. More hiring will come in the next 2 yrs and so for nurse review schools, focus on increasing your CGFNS passing rate. Pass this info.
Let us pray for their safety
Thanks Filipino nurses in Libya. Stay safe. We are very proud of you.
In the other hand, what is going on to the nursing profession in the Philippines. We are having the most lowest overall passing rate in multiple years, less than 40% or so in the recent national passing rate. Is the Philippine Board of Nursing regulating the School who produces continues low board passer rate?. Remember, education in the Philippines is not cheap anymore specially nursing. I think Philippine Government and the Board of Nursing need to implement its rule in a consistent way, regulate schools and sanction those who do not meet the standards.
Frankly, I am not surprised that the current batch of nurses are suffering. I remember that at one point, schools offering nursing courses somehow went unregulated and proliferated due to the “nursing employment boom” abroad. There’s even one school (I think it’s originally a computer school) advertised on TV that “In six months, you’ll be abroad.” Of course, a lot of high school grads, their parents (and even some doctors by profession) got duped and thus the influx of nursing students. Unfortunately, the so-called employment boom dried up and left a lot of graduates jobless or getting into jobs outside their chosen field (such as call centers). I suggest that future college/university students and parents should learn from this past mistake and not follow those before them. Don’t follow what’s in the trend because in the end, you’re bound to fight your place amongst the many.
To the Nursing Board, please castigate any school that will use false advertisement just to get students AT NEXT TIME, WAG MAGTULUG-TULUGAN SA PANCITAN!
Thanks Mary Escano,
I salute Filipino nurses.In 2002 we only have 23 graduate from my school, only one do not have RN license in my batch, the batch before us have less than 15 graduates (I think they like 11 graduate) and all of them passed the NLE. After that there more than 100 nursing students in 2003 in my school alone and more than 300 graduates now. The sad thing is that my school passing rate is almost LESS than 30% (only equal of less than 10% passed for second and third timer) compare to more than 88% in my time and before my batch (take one passer). What a shame- its a catholic university. In comparison to US nursing school, you need to apply to get in the nursing program. You can get your prerequisite(minor subjects) at a community college then apply to school with nursing program. They have cut off, mostly only top 50 per batch because they accept students base on their academic performance and availability of qualified clinical instructors. There hundreds of qualified nursing students on the waiting list. I hope that this will be adopted by Philippine Nursing school. Honestly, I have difficulty adjusting in my professional nursing career here in US because some of the basic fundamental nursing knowledge like how to read cardiac rhythm is not thought well in school (at least my school), which we need it when we go abroad even in the Middle East and East Asia. So I have to take extra time and money to learn it. They LOVE Filipino nurses here but there are less and less Filipino Nurses who can PASSED NCLEX-RN.
*note the % are not the exact number but its very close to it. anybody can make a statistical interpretation base on the NLE results posted at the web.*
I salute all the OFW’s in Libya be safe everyone
I agree with you Jovelyn Belledo. It is SAD to realized that even in a country govern by a DICTATOR you can find a hard working FILIPINO with professional skills (nurse, medical professional, engineer, IT etc).
The JOBLESS Rate in the PHILIPPINES is so High that it become OK for our government to send Filipino skilled worker to a country govern by a tyrant like in Libya. There are many VACANT position in our government that need to be filled so we can catch up with other ASIAN country, like safety engineers, public teacher since our population now is more the 93M, more police, military, and other public servant( this will be filled if there is no corruption). PRIVATE sectors are CORRUPTING our own SKILLED and PROFESSIONAL Filipino worker in our own country by paying LESS than minimum wage and by overworking them with out compensation. THAT IS THE REALITY SHOW IN THE PHILIPPINES.
I salute all the OFW’s in Libya be safe everyone
I salute all the OFW’s in Libya be safe everyone
Ingat lng sila dun..h0pe everyb0dy will safE There! I salute to nurses over there..
Ingat lng sila dun..h0pe everyb0dy will safE There! I salute to nurses over there..
Ingat lng sila dun..h0pe everyb0dy will safE There! I salute to nurses over there..
God Bless them…
God Bless them…