NurseReview.Org: Filipino nurses find life sweet in rural RHAs - Recruitment program working |  |
| Filipino nurses find life sweet in rural RHAs - Recruitment program working Posted: 08 Dec 2009 01:17 AM PST Joan Duhaylungsod has had to make a lot of adjustments since leaving the Philippines seven months ago for a nursing job in Pilot Mound. She left family and friends and a tropical climate in a Third World country for a sparsely populated -- and much colder -- country halfway around the world. While toiling in a long-term care facility in rural Manitoba, she's also had to spend months studying for an exam that would allow her to work as a registered nurse in the province -- a test she passed in October. On Thursday, she and two dozen other Filipino nurses attended a ceremony at the Legislative Building marking the success of a government nursing recruitment program that has eased the staffing burden on rural health care facilities. READ MORE Article copyright NurseReview.org - #1 source of information to update nurses all over the world. All rights reserved. No part of an article may be reproduced without the prior permission.  
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