Retrogression for Filipino Nurses

Reports from around the world show thea very huge gap between the supply and
increasing demands for nurses. Internet posts,demand.
newspaper ads, television advertisements andNowadays, as the government is solving this
many more reflect the said needs. However, inproblem, it is still very apparent that this type of
the Philippines it doesn’t seem to be true.retrogression exists. Call centers, ESL schools, and
Foreign countries are indeed posting nursing jobother facilities are consuming the wide range
vacancies but the requirements to obtain suchmanpower productivity in the country. Registered
position are too much to invest for such a thirdnurses are widely distributed in different positions
world country with great nurse productivity.not related with the course.
In the Philippines, the nursing manpower’sNursing is an expensive course, yet there are so
supply and demand is not helping individual’smany limited vacancies for these successors to
professional and personal growths. More andpractice their expensive learning. It is the kind of
more, nursing universities and colleges are building,investment which usually uses big amount of
and the number of nursing graduates andcapital to have big amount of income. The fees
registered nurses are inclining. Nevertheless, ifconcerning the sets of exams nurses need to
there is a great swap in every year or two forpass in order to work in foreign countries as
these local nurses to be given opportunities for aregistered nurses are too expensive to compare
practice either prior to or after the requiredwith the average Filipino salaries. Even working as
examination abroad.a staff nurse locally won’t be sufficient to
Sometimes the word retrogression concerning thesupport in processing these requirements. Good
visa processing in the States has another meaningthing that there are some sponsoring employers,
for Filipino nurses. Approximately 10 years ago,agencies, and recruiters. Nurses without enough
registered nurses were found working in malls,budgets for such are just taking the risks of being
restaurants, hotels, etc, in different positions.cheated by some illegal and unlikely recruiters by
Some worked as cashiers, waiters andthe time they work abroad. Due to these
waitresses, bar tenders, receptionists and others.requirements, some nurses are bound to the
These are due to the fact that there were veryretrogression of working in different positions to
few opportunities for nurses to work. There wasbe able to support their selves and their career.