Blog Posts on filipino nurses

My Funny Yet Inspiring Experience with Catheterization by Filipino Nurses on Feb 9, 2012At first, I was very much excited to learn how to insert a catheter into the urinary bladder. When our clinical instructors demonstrated the procedure with the use of a dummy, we couldn’t stop laughing at the reproductive organ while our C.I. was l...

Interesting Facts That Nursing Schools Won’t Tell You… by Filipino Nurses on Feb 8, 2012I was once asked to speak at an orientation for freshmen Nursing students, and the anxiety in the room (not coming from me for a change) was palpable – these kids were really eager to hear the trade secrets of surviving Nursing school. These tips w...

Taking Care of Tiny Lives by Filipino Nurses on Feb 8, 2012[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Neonates/ new born – so little, fragile and delicate. One day, I heard one of my colleagues said “Only babies, they ONLY have babies in NICU”. I really d...

Top 5 Things A Nurse Should Never Say To Her Patients by Filipino Nurses on Feb 7, 2012Communication is one of the vital tools that nurses use to reach out and connect to their patients. Depending on how nurses use it, it could either make or break the bridge which they are trying to build to establish rapport with their patients. Perh...

Top 5 Overseas Destinations for Filipino Nurses this 2012 by Filipino Nurses on Feb 7, 2012Filipino nurses who are seeking for greener pastures abroad may want to check the countries where their services are very much needed:  Listed below are the top overseas destinations for Filipino nurses abroad. The list is based on the number of jo...

Top 5 Things A Nurse Should Never Say To Her Patients by Nars A. Ko on Feb 7, 2012Communication is one of the vital tools that nurses use to reach out and connect to their patients. Depending on how nurses use it, it could either make or break the bridge which they are trying to build to establish rapport with their patients. Perh...

Top 10 Ways to Avoid Illegal Recruitment by Filipino Nurses on Feb 6, 2012Overseas employment is becoming more of the rule rather than a career alternative for Filipino nurses nowadays. And with the employment crisis that Filipino nurses experience in the country today, it seems that there are no reasons for them to stay l...

The Day I Met “TOL” by Filipino Nurses on Feb 6, 2012As I compress the chest of a 22 y.o. male who went into a flat line, his wife (yup, he already got a family) didn't stop from calling him with their usual term of endearment..."TOL".. "Tol, lumaban ka, kaya mo yan. Wag mo kaming iwan" she was whispe...

Top 10 Ways to Avoid Illegal Recruitment by Nars A. Ko on Feb 6, 2012Overseas employment is becoming more of the rule rather than a career alternative for Filipino nurses nowadays. And with the employment crisis that Filipino nurses experience in the country today, it seems that there are no reasons for them to stay l...

Nurses: Complex Beings by Filipino Nurses on Feb 5, 2012Nurses are the most complex beings on the earth...You ask me why? I can give you plenty of reasons but here are the top reasons why I love being a nurse: 1. We nurses are middle men...we serve as communication lines between the doctor and the patie...