‘New Pinoy nurses losing sense of responsibility’

by Sheila Crisostomo, PhilStar

The Philippine Nurses Association-United States (PNA-US) has expressed concern over the deteriorating sense of responsibility of the new breed of Filipino nurses amid their growing opportunities to work abroad.

In a telephone interview, PNA-US president Rosario May Mayor said they have been receiving reports that many Filipino nurses in the US abruptly leave their jobs to move to other hospitals.
Mayor cited for instance the complaint-letter that PNA-US received last month from Global Service Inc., a recruitment agency in the US.

The company, through lawyer Reuben Seguritan, claimed that many of their client-hospitals were complaining about “Filipino nurses (who) break their employment agreements without a work related cause.”

“They simply choose to move to different locations to be near friends and family. This seems to be becoming more rampant as other nurses learn that they can break their employment agreements with no serious repercussions,” the letter stated.

The agency said the latest incident occurred on the third week of January, involving the Heart of Florida Regional Medical Center in Orlando, Florida.

“One of the nurses resigned without notice. She stated that there were no work related issues, but she was going to move to Texas to be closer to a sick aunt. This has been the consistent pattern. If it is not too late, this must be corrected before US hospitals will no longer accept Filipino nurses,” the letter further said.

Mayor added that she has also been receiving similar complaints from hospitals in the Philippines, regarding nurses who would just stop reporting for work because they have chosen to go abroad.

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