The Abbariao Difference

America has already experienced a nursing shortage during the 1960s and the 1970s. During the shortage, hundreds of nurses from the Philippines came to America to fill the vacant positions in the healthcare industry. That is why it is no surprise that the Philippines is currently the number one provider of nurses in America today. The achievements and the skills of Filipino nurses in America have long been acknowledged and recognized since they already have a history with the country. That is also why it is no longer a surprise why an overseas nurse recruiter may tend to look for Filipino nurses to help fill the gap in the nursing industry of America once more. Read the rest of this entry »

International nurse recruitment in the Philippines is not a new occurrence as the Philippines has been providing nurses for America for several years, notably since the shortage of nurses during the 1960s and the 1970s. However, some healthcare facilities in America have some hesitation regarding international hiring through companies of nurse recruitment in the Philippines and other countries. While there is no need for the hesitation, there is also some basis for these healthcare facilities in America to doubt the capacity of foreign-trained nurses hired through companies of nurse recruitment in the Philippines. However, there are companies for nurse recruitment in the Philippines that can good service since they dispel these doubts about hiring nurses from companies of nurse recruitment in the Philippines and other countries. Read the rest of this entry »

American healthcare facilities should invest time and money when they recruit nurses from nurse recruitment firms in the Philippines and other countries. When an American healthcare facility gets nurses from nurse recruitment firms in the Philippines or other countries, it means that they are hiring foreign-trained nurses, which may or may not be accustomed to the medical system of the United States. Besides the work differences, American hospital may need to invest on the language skills of the foreign-trained nurses, which may not be consistent depending on the nurse recruitment firms in the Philippines or other countries. Since most of these foreign-trained nurses from nurse recruitment firms in the Philippines and other countries may not be natural speakers of English, it might pose a problem later on since good communication skills is always important regardless of work, and most especially in the medical field where medical professionals need to talk to patients and coworkers regularly. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since the shortage of registered nurses in America, international nurse recruitment firms have been a practical option to fill the void in the country’s healthcare industry. Universities, research centers, and even healthcare insiders have cited the shortage of nurses as one of the most severe problems plaguing the country’s medical industry. While the figures vary, what is consistent is that the United States is having difficulty meeting the demands for nurses. The American Hospital Association released a report stating that 49 percent of hospitals had a difficult time getting registered nurses in 2005 compared to 2004. This means that the shortage is getting more severe as time passes. Read the rest of this entry »

As expected, the impact of the nursing shortage in America will intensify in the coming years. According to the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses by the Division of Nursing in the Bureau of Health Professions, the average age of the nurses in the medical industry in 2000 is 43.3. This figure is higher compared to the average age of nurses in 1996, which could be an indicator that the average age of nurses now is higher than 43.3. This is a possibility, as another study states that the average age of nursing graduates from nursing schools in America is 31, which means that the new nurses today will have less time to serve the medical workforce. In the same survey, it was revealed that the population of registered nurses under the age of 30 has dropped from 25.1 percent in 1980 to 9.1 percent in 2000. In a report released by the Government Accounting Office, a survey indicated that by 2010, 40 percent of all registered nurses in America will be older than 50. There are not enough new registered nurses to enter the workforce. Again, according to the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, the total population of nurses has been growing at the slowest rate in 20 years. Read the rest of this entry »

While it cannot fully solve the problem of nurse shortage in the country, getting the services of nurse recruitment companies is a good alternative, which can address the problem if done with other strategies. Several medical and healthcare industry experts support the placing of foreign-trained nurses employed through nurse recruitment companies as long as the nurses from these nurse recruitment companies are highly qualified and can address properly the concerns of the work environment in America. These concerns have basis since studies have proven that the image of nursing and the work climate in healthcare facilities are some of the reasons of the nursing shortage. Also, these experts have agreed that that while nurses from other countries have the right to migrate and look for employment elsewhere, nurse recruitment companies should also acknowledge the effects of migration to the nurse’s home country. This is according to the International Council of Nurses (ICN), who has reported that some countries have been affected negatively due to the migration of nurses. According to the ICN’s report, the shortage of America should not affect other countries. Read the rest of this entry »

It is already difficult to be a nurse, and it is definitely more difficult to be a nurse in a foreign country. Nurse recruitment agencies acknowledge this when they get nurses that will be sent to countries such as Canada, the Middle East, and especially the United States, which has a pronounced need of nurses due to their shortage of medical staff. While there is a shortage of nurses in America, it does not mean that their healthcare facilities will be willing to take anyone for their staff. Part of America’s problem is the lack of trained nurses, since their new graduates in nursing school are not qualified and skilled enough to handle the workload of hospitals and other medical and healthcare facilities in the country. Therefore, when healthcare facilities get foreign-trained nurses from nurse recruitment agencies, they have to make sure that nurses can meet their standards. After all, getting nurses from nurse recruitment agencies is more costly, so the healthcare facilities should get their money’s worth. Read the rest of this entry »

Studies show that besides the increase of the nurses’ workload, the nursing shortage also has other adverse effects in the medical industry of America. The shortage of nurses has forced hospitals in America to hire ill-experienced nurses. However, according to the Journal of American Medical Association, surgical patients have a better survival advantage if treated in hospitals with experienced nurses. Patients treated by inexperienced nurses are at risk of failure of rescue and death by five percent. Also, in a survey by the New England Journal of Medicine, 53 percent of physicians, 42 percent of the public, and more than one third of United States doctors reported to have experienced medical errors due to the shortage of nurses in America. Both the Journal of the American Medical Association and the Health Care at the Crossroads: Strategies for Addressing the Evolving Nursing Crisis report by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations agreed that the lack of nurses in America’s hospitals is endangering the lives of patients, while the New England Journal of Medicine linked the hours of care by nurses to the outcomes for hospitalized patients. Other publications have reported that the nursing shortage has forced hospitals to stop operations and even reject patients.   Read the rest of this entry »

Nurse recruitment has been a major problem for the healthcare industry in America. The country has not been producing enough nurses to address the industry’s needs. And while there are thousands of graduates from nursing schools all over the country, it is not enough to fill the country’s needs for highly-skilled registered nurses. Even scholarly research from various universities, such as the study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing in the Ohio State University states that while the country previously experienced a problem in nurse recruitment in the past, the current shortage of nurses is unlike the past shortages experienced. Read the rest of this entry »

Healthcare facilities in America should look for long term contracts when it comes to the international hiring of nurses. This is because nurses with long term contracts offer healthcare facilities support for lengthier periods of time, especially now that there is a shortage of nurses in the country. This nurse recruiting in the Philippines has been useful for healthcare facilities in America, since Filipino nurses are willing to work for hospitals under long term contracts under the correct conditions. Companies like Abbariao International Nurse Recruitment is trusted when it comes to nurse recruiting in the Philippines, since Abbariao Intl’s Filipino nurses finish their initial 30 month contract with their employers. Read the rest of this entry »