In demand pa rin ba ang nursing (pinatatanong ng frnd ko)

[sugar_guy]

in demand pa rin ba ang bsn ngayun kasi shift sana yung frnd ko sa june..

[tigra_fire]

yep

[kahumbu]

Depending on article or study cited, US demand for nurses may continue until 2008-2015. That's only for the US. You can also consider UK, Middle East and New Zealand. And while RP nurses are recruited abroad, we will have a shortage here so nurses will still be in demand here, I guess.

[gundam]

Pano nlng kung mag-exodus ang lahat ng Nursing grads ng Pinas? Ano na lang mangyayari sa bansa natin? Pano na ang mga maysakit?

Kasi naman, aminin man natin o hindi, halos lahat ng nag-aaral ng Nursing nagayon e may common purpose--ang makapagtrabaho sa ibang bansa.

Kunsabagay, hindi naman natin sila masisisi.

Dun sa question: OO NAMAN, SOBRANG in demand ang Nursing ngayon.

[Addam]

hey peeps, nursing student here...sino ba dito may copy ng nursing care plans? kahirap gumawa. meron ba cd nito? thanks

[shad_ma]

yup it's still in demand. i believe it would extend the time stated in the study for the main fact that anything related to health would be in demand...

[unrated]

Yep and it might be for the next 20 or so years. People from more industrialized countries are less likely to take up nursing as their profession (they're more into commerce, techie jobs, etc).

However, the supply in the future may not only come from the Philippines. China and other asian countries have started to train nurses who can speak in English too. Tsk, tsk... competition.
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[ziggyboy]

In Australia, nursing is still in demand. Fresh nursing grads get an average of an equivalent of P100,000/month.

[DURHAM]

Originally posted by ziggyboy
In Australia, nursing is still in demand. Fresh nursing grads get an average of an equivalent of P100,000/month.

Maliit yan kumpara sa rate ng UK.

in the UK, a starting salary for nurses is P150,000/month. After you get your PIN which usually happens after 6 months, your salary will jump to P180,000/month. If you get into a nice hospital in London area, the rate could go even higher. The St. Thomas and Guys is very generous in salaries.

If you are promoted to Grade E which usually happens after 2 or 3 years working in the same hospital, your salary starts at P250,000/month.

To answer the question of the threadstarter, NO, the demand has dwindled lately for Filipinos due to poor communication skills. Must have something to do with the British accent.

Huwag na kayong mag nursing. take business, management, finance or economics degree instead. If you're brainy, take engineering or sciences -- chemistry, physics, geology, microbiology and the like.

[ziggyboy]

Yes, but you have to admit hat the cost of living in the UK is more expensive, even more expensive compared to the US on the average. In the end you'd be saving about the same amount.

Actually, at A$20/hour, assuming 8 hours a day and 5 days a week, that comes out exactly A$3200/month. Converted using current exchange rates it's exactly P130,415.

Nursing is still in demand here and I think among the English-speaking countries it's best to go to Australia or Canada, then New Zealand...primarily because you can get not only a work permit, but Permanent Residency (equivalent to a US Green Card). Once you're an Australian citizen after 2 years, you can even work in UK without needing visas.

[heymikey]

Yep... as long as nursing is not considered an attractive career for the young people in industrialized countries, there will be a demand for nurses. Unlike in the Philippines, it is quite rare for someone to go into university with the intent of becoming a nurse even if the salary is not that bad. They would rather choose something they love or if the money is good (above US$120,000) like in corporate finance, investment banking, etc. Unfortunately, nurses are paid quite average (around $70,000 only) and it isn't enough to entice money-hungry people in industrialized countries to devote 4 years of university in something they hate. If they increase the salary to around $150,000 a year working an 8-hour shift 5 times a day, then there wouldn't be a problem. That would entice more people to choose nursing as a career.