The former US President, Barack Obama mentioned a Filipino nurse as a role model in his State of the Union Address in 2013. This is what he said – “We should follow the example of a New York City nurse named Menchu Sanchez. When Hurricane Sandy plunged her hospital into darkness, she wasn’t thinking about how her own home was faring…Her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe.”
Menchu should inspire all the Filipino nurses. This is what every nurse in the Philippines should aspire to become. While they are all known to be skilled, caring, efficient, and compassionate, the only thing they need to do is make an inspiring resolution – the decision to pursue one of the best nursing programs for Filipino nurses and move abroad. Move to a country that is experiencing a shortage of nurses. Countries like the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc., can certainly do with the qualities that Filipino nurses bring to the table.
Filipino nurses are known all over the world for their outstanding qualities. The only thing they need to do to take this massive step is to look for the best nursing programs for Filipino nurses in one of these developed countries. When you look at the social and financial condition of nurses in the Philippines, you only hope that they realize sooner than later that there is a larger world waiting to embrace them.
The lack of opportunities for skilled professionals in the Philippines is a reason valid enough for the nursing aspirants to bring home more prosperity by pursuing higher education off-shores.
Joining a nursing program in countries like the US, the UK, and Canada gives these nurses greater possibilities to work and settle in these countries, which offers them the chance to earn higher salaries and experience better living standards as compared to their country. Besides, when these nurses return to the Philippines having worked as Global Nurses in some of the best healthcare settings in the world, they bring with them better experience and training, which contributes to social capital.
So, as is evident from this discussion, the future of Filipino nurses willing to move abroad is promising.
