Job outlook for Filipino nurses no longer as bright

[jdimpas]

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Deployment freeze looms over termination of Pinoy nurses in UAE


08/21/2008 | 05:02 AM

MANILA, Philippines - A freeze in deployment of Filipino nurses to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) looms after the termination of several Filipino nurses there.

Online news site Khaleej Times reported Thursday that Philippine Ambassador Libran Cabactulan hinted at this as he started investigating the matter.

"This is the first time Filipino nurses are said to have failed to qualify in the clinical assessment test. Indeed, this is very surprising," he stressed.

The terminated Filipino nurses were working at the Al Mafraq hospital.

Cabactulan held a dialogue at the Philippine embassy Wednesday with 17 of 100 Filipino nurses whose employment contracts were not renewed.

He expressed alarm over the matter, adding it was very unusual as all nursing institutions in the Philippines are well known worldwide.

Also, he said the Philippines has been deploying nurses to the UAE, the UK and other European countries.

Cabactulan said he is planning to take up the matter with the UAE's Ministry of Health.

He said he would discuss the possibility of subjecting UAE’s clinical assessment tests to assessment by internationally accredited nursing institutions in the Philippines.

Also, he noted the Filipino nurses who were said to have failed the tests had passed the internationally renowned Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) test.

CGFNS is the requirement set by hospitals in the US, Canada and Europe, for foreigners to be able to work in these countries.

He added that most of these nurses have been working in Al Mafraq Hospital for 10 to 25 years.

At a meeting with the Ambassador, the Filipino nurses told him they strongly felt they had passed the clinical assessment, which included two written examinations and one demonstration.

The nurses also alleged they were asked to take the written test without writing their names, and the administrative department refused to either give or let them see the results of their written examination when they asked for it. - GMANews.Tv

[vienzel]

@jdimpas: wow....too bad to hear this! however, this is just one country among all countries n the world na nangita ug nurses ra man pod.

BUT this should alarm the skills of the newly grads these days. even so ni pasar sa tanan international test but wa sa skills kay KA-UBO gihapon. lisod ni ky ang ato resources sa phil. are not the same sa books na ato gi-gamit. so ang RNs di gyud ka grasp sa actual principles right away kung hands-on na sa area abroad. yet, we filipinos ug di lang pod MAGPAKAARON-INGNON unta....dali ta makat-on ug matud-luan bya.

another thing i seemed to get the impression of the new breed of rn's these days kay mga too confident or if not OVER confi pod na d nimo halos masultihan na.

[dhongskee]

more job opportunities abroad

[georgecebu]

nurse ka pithyperz? daghan kaau nursing home dire california ngita og nurses. paabota nalan nenyo mu issue ang US og visa kai hayahay pamu sa congressman kong maka work nemu dire hehehe.... padayuna enyo dream....

[jdimpas]

Many nursing grads taking call center jobs

source: ABS-CBN News Online (Beta)

lisod na dyud ang market sa nursing karon.. especially mga fresh grad na RN.. lisod mka work sa hospital..

[xinevirtucio]

naa btw mga filipino scientist wala mn support sa goverment, unsaon mana...eh di ang lain countries mubenefit nila....