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2/20/2005: Hopes rise for Pinoy nurses seeking employment in US:"There is hope for thousands of Filipino nurses whose visa applications to work in the United States have been frozen.
Two Democrats in the US House of Representatives have filed bills seeking to make it easier for Filipino nurses to enter the US while the Philippine embassy in Washington is lobbying strongly for their passage.
The embassy on Friday unveiled what it said was a three-pronged strategy to promote the continued deployment of Filipino nurses to the US.
It said it would make official representations with the State Department to stress that since the US has an acute need for nurses that the Philippines can readily supply, both governments can pursue a "win-win" solution to the problem."
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/News200502206601.htm

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com

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I don't care to see the Filipino nurses come here to work, and here is why. I was in the U.S. Navy as a nurse on 9/11. Many of the Filipino nurses cheered when the planes hit the towers, the pentagon, and crashed in PA. I will never forget their reaction. These nurses treated the military nurses like to dirt, not to mention the patients. I don't want them caring for our sick, and I don't trust any of them, and I sure don't care to work with them.

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Hmmmmm . . .

Interesting perspective.

However, it is a fact that Filipino nurses have been coming here for decades and are in high demand by American employers. Their training is similar in quality to that of American nurses and there is not the same language barrier as nurses from other countries have to deal with.

I don't think many Filipino nurses in the US were cheering when the planes hit the towers.

Sorry, but you do come off sounding quite biased against Filipinos. As for working with them, you'll have a tough time avoiding it.

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com

[Dixiecup]

First off, there is no nursing shortage. There is shortage of good nursing jobs. No, not all the Filipino nurses cheered, but most of them did. Most, not all of the Filipino treat our patients very poorly. I've seen them with hold pain medication, and turn their backs on patients becoming critical, clear neglect. Most of them, not all of them try and bully the American nurses, and cause problems in the work environment. Some Filipino's come to this country with good intentions, many do not. Frankly, I could care less about their training, and being able to fill jobs. I care for my country, not them. It's America first. I work with some Filipino's, and some are real good people, some I refuse to trust. It's seen in their eyes , and fake display of blending in.

Oh, and by the way, on 9/11, the room with the TV had about 50 nurses in it. Over half were Filipino nurses, and only a very few did not cheer. The Admiral of the hospital was very quickly made aware of the event, and those nurses were fired. 8 were deported, after an investagation. Reserve nurses had to be activated to full time duty to fill in the loss. Do I have biased? Yes. Every military nurse that was there that day does. I really felt bad for the active duty Filipino nurses, and the ones who did not cheer. They were very hurt, and blindsided. The activity duty nurses knew we going to war. How would you feel if you were going to have to defend this counrty with your life, and care for the battlefield Marines? How would you feel if your countries enemy was in the same room with you? All of us thought these hateful nurses were just unhappy, or going through the change of life. We did not think it was as bad as it was.

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Dixiecup said:
First off, there is no nursing shortage. There is shortage of good nursing jobs.

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Another Interesting perspective.

But I think you'd have a hard time backing it up with fact or finding any reputable nursing organizations that agreed with you on there not being a nursing shortage.

Using the commonly used definition (the number of vacant nursing jobs nationally), we've got a mild national shortage already and a severe one on the way.

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com