r/NursesPH

Hello! I am currently working in a tertiary hospital for about 1 year now and I'm so tired with the system, environment, and workload here in the PH :(( I wanna start finding an agency for working abroad.

I plan to already start applying for an agency to help me find work in the US. I'm currently torn with Avant (i'm hesitating because I hear they want the applicant to stay as a bedside and i'm nit sure I can still continue being a bedside nurse) or Health Carousel (i heard they have a better contract compared to previous years ago). I would gladly accept any feedback or even agency suggestions.

I also want to look for any agencies that can help me work abroad? Specifically Singapore or UK (tho I haven't done my IELTS yet). I'm thinking about working there first while waiting for the my PD in the US, preferably early next year if I can find a good agency as soon as possible.

Hoping for your kind recommendations and suggestions! Thank you

Hi! I just want to ask any experience of those of you here who went back to nursing after over a decade of not doing the profession? I've graduated in 2009 then passed the board exam November of that year. During that time, there are more of us nurses than available positions in the hospitals so we basically have to pay them so we can just get the experience we need. I probably have a few months of bedside nursing then quit to focus on making a livable wage through work from home (freelance writing and VA) and tutoring. I also had a year of experience as school nurse because I missed the profession that time but resigned because the wage is really not enough (I have to work multiple jobs after school nurse job). Not too long after that, met my husband and now living in the states. I chose to be a SAHM to save on childcare cost and also, to be there for my child. Fast forward, we now have 2 kids and been a SAHM for 9 years now. My kids are still young (9 and 4 and are homeschooled) but I'm starting to contemplate to get back to nursing kahit per diem lang muna. I haven't had my credentials evaluated and yet to take the NCLEX. My question is, how's the transition after years of not doing it? I'm aware that I would have to do some sort of refresher. Salamat!

Nurse ako sa hospital, more than 5yrs na ko nagwowork. Nag resign ako sa dati kong hospital hindi ko alam kung burn out or gusto ko lng maiba ng experience, at syempre mas malaking sahod. So ayun nga , na-realize kong pagod na pagod na ko mag work sa hospital. Araw - araw nalang tinatanong ko sarili ko kung papasok pa ba ko , araw araw nalang akong sinusubok ng Panahon at mga tao . Di ko alam kung para ba talaga ako sa nursing , maayos naman ako mag work yun nga lang pagod na talaga ko sa stressful at fast paced na trabaho sa hospital. Tapos etong panahon dumagdag pa , ang lakas ng ulan so mas lalo akong nawawalan ng gana pumasok plus wala pang sahod . Ika 2 mos ko na sa bago kong hospital, tama bang mag Awol nalang ako , wala din naman pa ko sahod e. At kung mag awol ako makukuha ko pa ba yung dapat na sasahurin ko na buo this September? Sa government pala ko ngayon nagwowork. Ayoko na talaga , sorry sa parents ko for disappointing them pero di ko na kaya

hi! i just want to ask for some experience about working in hospitals here in davao city. i am a newly registered nurse and applied everywhere here. sadly i still haven’t received any response yet. i just want to know about the hiring process of the hospitals you worked at here and also the experience and benefits you received. thank you!

Hello as per the question, do u think ok siya? Snf etong papasukan dahil i am a pediatric nurse at walang gustong tumanggap sakin dahil almost all companies want medsurg or er nurse or any basta adult care!! They dont want pediatrics or neonates maski na icu naman. Pero kasi mostly nababasa ko they are offered 40-45usd while ako 35-36usd lang. Or ganun talaga prevailing wage sa texas?

I really want to go abroad at sympre umahon sa buhay at makapagipon to buy house. 26yo na ako at nagrerent lang kami ever since my world began hahaha.

One more thing is that 3 years contract to 🥲🥲, balak ko pa naman after snf contract, ill shift to a hospital setup. Basta nasa US na ako dibuh?

Plspls i need insights. Also they gave me 10days validity ng offer letter. Hahahah nakakapressure!!!!

Background: I now work in a gov hospital, pay is ok. Mababa pero bumabawi sa mga benefits.

But I also have a plan to try mag optum, sympre mas gusto kong makaipon lalo na magaabroad, at dahil breadwinner ako wala naman akong ibang maaasahan kundi sarili ko lang.

And as per this contract, pwede ako kahit anong type of work bedside or non bedside.

Which i like kasi makakapagipon nga ako. I may love the job ko ngayon sa hospital, pero need ko talaga magipon kaya medyo natettempt akong pirmahan.

Ensign services to kung gusto niyo magpabulong. Direct hire.

Hello! So I was scheduled to have an onsite interview sa Makati today. However, since hindi maganda yung mga panahon these past few days, nag ask ako sa kausap ko sa agency if ever baka madadaan siya virtually or may other dates pa but all I got was “final maam” na reply. Kahapon, nonstop yung ulan so I’ve decided na huwag na lang mag-risk lumuwas pa manila since baka baha pa rin.

Now, maganda ganda na yung panahon dito sa amin and nag email ang ospital that I was shortlisted nga for the interview stage kaso hindi na ako nakapunta ngayon on the given time 🥹

I would like to ask na is there a possibility kaya na magka another date for the interview? Or if not, pwede pa rin naman ako mag apply ulit sa kanila under a different agency po ba?

The email stated to let then know if hindi available or makaka attend sa given time and date e so I emailed them stating my concern

Nanghihinayang lang rin kasi talaga ako. Sana po may makasagot 😭

Hayyysst. She does not know a thing. I just took deep breaths and accept her ignorance. When I opened up to her about my depression in school, she even laughed at me.

Ganito po ba talaga sa healthcare? Ang lala ng chismis and backstabbing culture. Everytime one person is not present, parang pass agad para pag usapan siya ng ibang katrabaho. All I could think about is how they're probably talking about me behind my back too, kaya ang hirap magtiwala. Ang petty pa ng reason nila most times kung pano nila pagusapan ang iba. Ang bait pag kaharap mo sabay insulto pag wala ka na. Stress ka na sa work mismo, stress ka pa sa kasama mo. Dagdag lang sa motivation para do pumasok eh (kung pwede lang sana).

I’ve been working in a tertiary hospital and an ACI accredited but the management is hindi maayos, unsafe staffing, toxic work environment and risky din sa akin and to my patients. I’ve heard from my co workers na hindi daw sila tumatanggap ng reason na toxic work environment especially pag bagohan kasi daw naga adjust lang daw sa work, and tbh hindi talaga kaya ng nurse patient ratio nila to the point 1:20 minsan and primary nursing pa tapos 12hrs pa yan, knowing private hospitals kay madaming pt complaints which is reasonable kasi nasa private sila and nagbabayad sila ng malaki yet the management still demands us to do more pero hindi naman gaano kalaki yung sweldo, i don’t mind sa sweldo pero sana maayos yung system. I can even question how does my hospital being accredited to ACI, pag gabi 1:40 ang NA namin. I hate how they gaslight us na bagohan para lang mag stay kami sa ganyan na environment which is fucked up talaga yung system nila. Should I resign or mag awol nalang kasi hindi lang nila tanggapin yung reason out ko.

Hi, any suggestions po if anong agency pwede mag apply for PD if fresh nclex passer and no bed side experience? Para i-process ko na rin sana while actively applying sa mga hospitals dito para maka gain ng experience

Ok lang ba bumalik sa dating pinagtrabahoan? Any thoughts???

Paano mag immediate resignation? Parang nafifeel ko na need na talaga

Hellloooo I just want to as opinion, is it okay to go back to bedside after 7 months hiatus? Nawawala confidence ko ih.

Any recommendations po saan pwede mag apply huhu nakaka stress andami ko na naapplyan pero halos walang mga email/call back. Any recommendations po please. No bed side experience po willing to undergo po sa mga necessary trainings po. Thank you!! ❤️

Hello! I passed my NCLEX this year and wanted to apply na to agencies in the US (New York po ang state ko). Any agencies po who will accept Pedia Nurses po? Kasi most of the agencies I have reached out wants me to transfer to Med-Surg again po. I have 1 year experience in Medsurg and 2 years in Pediatrics. Hoping to have some insights hehe. Thank you so much nurses! :)

So I am a new grad and currently working in NICU for almost 2mos at a private hospital here sa PH. And it has been a wonderful experience handling babies, I’m slowly falling inlove with the area. However, for the longest time HD nurse talaga gusto ko because from what I’ve heard and seen during my student nurse days, may work-life balance yung mga HD nurses. I am an artist din po kasi, and I would prefer din talaga to have time to make art and if walang night shifts. In terms of going abroad, same reason din po and I am leaning more to working in clinics instead of bedside.

So what’s holding me back from handing the request for transfer letter is I’ve grown fond of NICU and I guess nahihiya ako about what my seniors might think if I transfer and they’ve been so good to me. Also, of course, practically speaking din, which would be a better credential or more in demand abroad in 1-2 years? Unfortunately, alam ko naman na hindi ko always maba-base according sa need ko to do art 😔.

I am not pitting NICU and HD against each other po. Just a really confused baby nurse worried for their future and needing advice. Thank you so much in advance!

Hi! May mga wfh ba dito? Hiring ba kayo? Huhu im in bedside and want to shift to remote job kasi mas higher pay, and mas may freedom sa time, abd i would be able to take the exams i cant rn. Welp welp if u have any idea how and where i can start pls lmk im clueless

Thank you!!

Hi! Newbie nurse here, currently working in a private hospital and so far, okay naman. The people are nice, environment is okay-ish.

Problem is, yung hospital na inapplyan ko before my current job just emailed me saying I can start in 3 days. Higher yung pay by 5k lol.

The thing is, I already completed all of their requirements before. Basically, starting date na lang talaga hinihintay. Then I didn't received any update so I accepted another job. 😭

Now I'm lost and don't know what to do. Please give me any advice on how to proceed, or if you have any similar experience 😭😭😭