Friday, March 20, 2009

New Zealand: Luring or repelling Filipino nurses?

Filipino nurses express their concern regarding the changes in the requirements of nurses in NZ.

read the whole article here

5 comments:

Pete Dowan said...

Hi Nursing Blog person;
Pete Dowan here !
I realize that there is very little chance that this e-mail will result in anything, but that's better than the zero chance if I didn't try. I was googling for Nurse related blogs and I came across your site and thought I'd contact you.
I am a medically disabled songwriter from St Catharines, Ontario, Canada, and have written many songs about many different subjects and in several different styles, but one in particular was a result of my numerous times spent in various hospitals in my area.
One of the last times I came home I decided to try and write one for those who had cared for my well being during those trying times and I focused on the ones that were fresh in my memory. The song I wrote about (and for) them is called "LADIES IN WHITE". They wore white uniforms and were all female (YES, I know that there ARE male nurses AND know that not many wear white any more... but besides how amazingly efficient and caring they were, that was what I remembered of them .. besides, since white is actually made up of all the colours of the spectrum, it therefore represents every colour). It is not rock or pop, rap or hip hop or even a ballad... it is just a happy, simple to sing-along-with, uptempo song.
I mention that I am medically disabled because various factors of my condition stop me from being able to use professional studios to record my songs, so I have to do them here, at home, in my basement, on donated equipment from musicians I used to work with. For the same reason, I also am unable to perform my music live.
I was wondering if you'd like to hear the song, since your blog is about and for nurses. I can send you an MP3, a short term link or it can be heard on my "MySpace" page ... which is myspace.com/petedowan ... the fifth song on the list. I'd love to hear your opinion on it.
I DO understand if you'd rather not.
Have a great day, and keep smiling.

Musically Yours,
Pete Dowan {:-) [pronounced like plowin' ]
pdowan@aol.com

Anonymous said...

To work in usa http://www.phanurses.com/
www.maximhealthcare.com
Secret is to work in smaller areas smaller cities to speed up your process. Such as Ohio.

glistle said...

job oppurtunities for nurses are scarce.. some of us have to go on volunteer for 2 years to have hospital experience

aries said...

my aunt is on New Zealand now, but she undergo another 2 years training for specialization as an OR nurse and take the IELTZ.
http://www.nclexpinoy.com

cnreprep said...

I live in Toronto, Ontario and to be honest with you, there has been a decline in hiring of nurses, likely the result of the recession and hospitals trying to balance their books. If you do decide to come to toronto or anywhere else in Canada, you should consider taking a prep course before taking the registration exam. Email me at info@torontoschoolofnursing.com or at www.torontoschoolofnursing.com

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