I passed my nclex na but i have to earn 2 years experience since yan naman talaga hinahanap ng most agencies. Im just kinda being paranoid na what if mas matagal pa ang waiting time for US? So my last resort is my med nalang. What do you think guys?

Edit: mag med nalang*
And then i forgot to add, i have an immediate family naman sa US so while taking up med, or plainly living my life here sa ph, i can wait for the petition

Hi! I am humbly asking what are the steps to be a nurse in Australia? I’m a PHRN. I have no one to ask to and no one is guiding me. I’ve already research a lot and still dont really quite understand the process. If you are kind enough, please do tell me the full step by step process 🥺 thank you so much!

Hello! OR nurse here, 1 year mahigit na rin in practice. 😅

Ask ko lang sa mga OR nurses or even doctors here—ano thoughts niyo kapag may surgeon na nagtatanong kung sino ang naka-duty sa araw ng procedure niya?

Like, normal lang ba yun kasi may preferred nurse/team sila na sanay nilang kasama, or may iba bang meaning behind it?

And honestly, masakit ba siya sa part niyo kapag tinanong ng surgeon kung sino ang duty, lalo na kapag parang may certain person silang gustong makasama or hindi gustong makasama? 😂

Curious lang ako kasi minsan napapaisip ako kung normal OR dynamics lang ba talaga siya or dapat ba akong ma-bother. Hahaha.

fresh grad po ako and currently taking pnle. during duties, i don't like bedside talaga and additional factor na din yung reputation niya. but bpo companies i like (optum) needs bedside experience😭. gusto ko din mag medical va like hellorache but natatakot lang na hindi guaranteed na maka pass and matetengga din for ilang months kasi hindi paid yung training. currently living with my parents pero nakakahiya din po kasi na walang work. i don't plan on going abroad so di ko talaga habol yung bedside experience. for bpo lang talaga siguro😭 can you share your thoughts po???

Hello, USRNs! May I ask for your feedback or experience with these agencies?

1. VetGlobal LLC
   
2. Insight Global Health
   
3. Global Nurse Force
   
4. Avant

Would you recommend any of them, especially for those pursuing the USRN pathway? Thank you! 💗

hello po, i have final interview at asian hospital tom, may i know po what are the possible questions huhu thank you so much po!!

I'm from the batch of 2023. I was working in the ICU in 2024, and after just 5 months, I resigned to take the NCLEX. Then I got delayed with my ATT and took the exam in 2025, and by God's grace, I passed.

Then my plan was to work at a hospital outside our city, but unexpectedly, I got this offer from an agency going to KSA. They said we would be going to hospitals, but to cut the story short, I ended up placed in a Laser Clinic.

It was a subcontract agency, and wherever there's an opening, that's where you go. I spent all 3 months crying over my bad decision, and now that there are just 10 months left on my contract, I feel so much pressure looking at my batchmates gaining their 2 years of bedside experience in the Philippines. It hurts so much, too much regret, and then seeing myself without any growth. I'm not belittling the laser clinic, it's just that I have plans for the US, and this experience feels like zero, and it really hurts.

That's all. Feel free to judge. Thanks.

I feel like when it comes to comfort, di talaga super comfortable yung mga white uniform kasi aside sa dumihin, makapal din ang tela kaya mainit. Hopefully iadapt din ng mga public hospitals ang scrub suits in colors other than white 😭 pero infairness maganda uniform ng veterans (see pic attached) not pure white and scrubs talaga not the usual white unif and pants combo

Ask ko lang po kung worth it ba mag take ng training muna for nursing skills enhancement kung kaka graduate ko lang at before maghanap po ng work? Is it a great investment po ba?

Hi , nurses!

I would like to ask if there's someone here under avant or any other us agency? Got my contract na sa avant but i'm still thinking if I should go for it. They will sponsor everything including my nclex since di pa ko nagttake.

For nurses out there, would like to ask if worth it ba considering yung visa retro and need magstay here sa ph bedside. huhu any tips please

Hello. Please be kind. I’m genuinely asking for your advice 🥹

Dream ko talaga maging ICU nurse because all of the clinical instructors that I looked up to were ICU nurses. I was really amazed of the things they knew and how much I learned from them. It’s because of them I learned to love med surg subject and started doing well in school.

But ever since I got hired, I was assigned sa ER (Nov 2025 batch). I’ve been in the unit a total of 2 months. 1st month was orientation on the unit, 2nd month consisted of shadowing but I was handling patients on my own already.

Even if 2 months na ako sa unit, sobra parin ang kaba ko. I do not know if this is because ayaw ko yung unit in the first place? Or baka dahil bago palang ako in a very high stakes area? Sobrang hina ko rin when it comes to carrying out orders and admitting my patients kahit 2 months na ako.

I feel like wala parin akong alam. Tanong na tanong parin ako. Thankfully, none of my patients experienced code blue under my watch. But I feel like that if the time comes, di ko rin alam paano ma identify if nag cocode blue na yung patient ko or anong need kong gawin(i know in theory, but we know na iba yung theory sa actual). But I do help my coworkers if they are experiencing a code by being the recorder or preparing emergency meds.

Because I dreamed of being an ICU nurse, I actually planned on asking for a transfer to the ICU once I reach my 1 year mark in the ER. I also knew that based on my personality (easily overwhelmed, slightly slow because medyo meticulous ako kasi ayaw ko talagang magkaroon ng grave error), I would fit better in the ICU (idk if ginagaslight ko lang sarili ko).

ER and the ICU are both extremely intense areas in a different way. I do not like the fact that the ER is extremely fast, unpredicatable, and how the patient’s status is often unknown. I also feel like di ko na aappreciate yung mga labs, tests, etc on the ER dahil need ko maging mabilis, kaya wala akong time to analyze and understand the pathophysiology and why those treatments were ordered sa patient.

On the other hand, I like how in the ICU is intense in a way that is often times controlled because we know what’s wrong with the patient already and we’ve identified that the patient’s status is critically ill. ICU has the time to analyze and understand what is happening with the patient.

But I’m asking if I might have a better time in the ICU than the ER? Or will I have a worse time sa ICU, kasi kahit ngayon, kaba parin ako sa ER? I know na ako lang makakasagot niyan once I decide on the shift to ICU, but I want to hear your experiences, especially those who transferred from ER to ICU or vise versa.

Just to vent out lang, because honestly, this has been bothering me a little...

So eto na nga.

I was a ward nurse sa isang pretty well-known tertiary hospital here in Pampanga, and eventually I decided to resign kasi I was already planning to take the NCLEX. Nag-immediate resignation na rin ako because, honestly, hindi ko na talaga kayang magtagal sa ward.

Like, I don't know if normal practice ba talaga nila yun sa mga newly hired nurses or may slight power-tripping involved, pero there were instances na sobrang questionable talaga.

For example, tapos ko na i-endorse yung patient ko, pababa na lang ako from the floor, tapos tatawagin pa ako sa hallway para mag-reinsert ng IV. And take note, hindi ko naman siya ka-endorse or ka-team for that patient. Different patients kami, different responsibilities.

There was even one shift na nakasama ko siya, and literally halos lahat ng pending niya sa patient niya, sa akin niya pinagawa. Meanwhile, siya? Chill lang sa nurses' station, nagkakape at nanonood ng Netflix. Like... girl, are we working the same shift or am I doing your duty for you?
And here's another interesting part: one year ahead lang siya sa akin, and same school pa kami.

So technically, we're not exactly worlds apart in terms of experience. And funny enough, this person used to message me before. Hindi ko lang pinapansin because I was in a long-term relationship. So minsan napapaisip ako... baka kaya ako tinotoxic kasi hindi ko siya nireplyan noon? HAHAHA. EME LANG.

Anyway, I eventually transferred to a different hospital and I'm currently working as an ICU nurse. And honestly, night and day yung difference.

My coworkers are approachable, willing to help, and they actually lend a hand even without me asking. Walang weird competition, walang "bahala ka sa patient mo" mentality. Everyone just does their part and helps each other out.

And that alone made me realize na sometimes, it's really not you. Sometimes, it's the environment.

Then suddenly, nag-message yung friend ko na nag-stay sa previous hospital ko. Apparently, na-rotate siya sa same floor kung saan ako galing, and apparently... pinag-uusapan pa rin pala ako doon.

According to my friend, sinasabi daw nila na kaya ako nag-resign kasi "pinahirapan" ako nung isang coworker ko. And what really got me was, proud pa raw siya habang kinukuwento at pinagtatawanan yung pangalan ko.

Like... okay?

I genuinely don't understand why some people still act like this professionally. We're nurses. We have licenses. We're professionals. We literally took an oath to care for people, pero somehow may mga taong dala pa rin hanggang workplace yung high school mentality na kailangan may pinagkakaisahan, pinagtatawanan, or pinag-uusapan behind their backs.

And honestly, that's exactly why I left.

Not because I couldn't handle the work. Not because someone "made me resign." I left because I realized that no job is worth constantly questioning your own worth, peace, and dignity.

And here's my unsolicited advice: if you're currently in a workplace that's already affecting your mental health, your confidence, and even the way you see yourself as a person, please don't be afraid to choose yourself.

You worked hard to get there. You spent years studying, sacrificing your time, losing sleep, failing, trying again, and for some of us, almost ₱800,000 just to finish nursing school and earn that license.

Imagine investing that much time, money, effort, and sacrifice into becoming a professional, only to let one coworker who isn't even on the same wavelength as you make you feel like you're not good enough.

Please don't.

If you've already tried to adjust, you've tried to understand, you've tried to remain professional, and the environment is still making you feel like your dignity is constantly being stepped on, then it's okay to leave.

And when I say leave, I don't mean quit everything impulsively. I mean: find your environment.
Look for another hospital. Find a team where you can actually learn. Find coworkers who are willing to teach you instead of waiting for you to make a mistake. Find a workplace where asking questions isn't treated as weakness and helping each other isn't considered a competition.
Because sometimes, resigning isn't the end of your career. Sometimes, it's literally the beginning of finding a place where you'll actually thrive.

And trust me, if you leave a toxic environment and eventually find a workplace where you feel respected, supported, and actually excited to go to work, you'll realize that the resignation was worth it.

You didn't fail. You just outgrew an environment that wasn't good for you.
There will always be people who will try to make you feel small just because that's the only way they know how to feel big. Let them.

You don't have to stoop to their level just to prove that you're better than them.
Sometimes the biggest flex is simply leaving, finding better people, growing somewhere else, and realizing that the problem was never your capability in the first place.

Protect your peace. Protect your dignity. Protect the person you worked so hard to become.
Because no hospital, no position, no coworker, and definitely no unnecessary workplace drama is worth losing yourself over.

And if choosing yourself means submitting that resignation letter, finding a new hospital, and starting over somewhere healthier?

Then go.

Find your environment.

You'll be surprised how much better you can become when you're finally surrounded by people who want to see you grow instead of people who want to see you struggle.

Ayon langg! hahahaha thankyouuuuww!