Research Assistant: Kate Nathalie Freire
A nurse practitioner is an automated in-demand job here and abroad for the past 30 years, more so to date.
But being a nurse practitioner is not an easy effortless course of path to select. The in-depth schooling or studying in college in nursing is somehow challenging with joggling the time between face-to-face lectures in the school premise, studying for the weekly quizzes, monthly final examinations and then there’s the towering annual tuition fee increase in the educational institution on top of the costly yet highly essential medical gadgets’ students have to secure and purchased. And then comes the most trivial, most challenging part at the workplace itself.
Yet, it is an indispensable motivating career path to serve the sick people at the hospitals. It’s at the hospitals that nurse practitioner has to endure challenging pressures at work, however the inherent love for their chosen profession always supersedes the demanding job at the hospital.
Nurse practitioner has an integral persona– courageous and strong in one’s will at their workplace and in attending to their family and kids. Filipino nurse practitioner are in demand all over the world because of their earthshaking working virtues and good work ethics.
Let’s compare the major salary, compensation and benefits of our eventful unsung heroes– the nurse practitioner.
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Best Nurse Practitioner in the Philippines
1.Licensure Examination
In the Philippines, nurse practitioner are required to pass the Board or Licensure Examination for a nurse.
2. PRC License
And then apply for a PRC license before you can start practicing in your chosen profession and work as a registered nurse.
3. Public Hospital, Nurse to patient ratio
Nurse to patient ratio of a nurse practitioner in a public hospital at the Ward Department is high. In the provincial hospital ratio 1:30– if it has a number of thirty (30) patients in that day, you will handle all of them as your patients all by yourself. If the hospital has fifty-five (55) patients or more on that day and in the succeeding days, it will be all yours to handle.
At the Surgery Department if it has a number of thirty-five (35) patients, all of them will be your patients.
4. Private hospital, nurse to patient ratio
Nurse to patient ratio of a nurse practitioner in a small private hospital with ten (15) bed capacity at the ward Department and its full house– all of the nurse practioner on duty will help all the busiest departments specifically for the Emergency Department, Ward Department and ICU Department. Teamwork relatively counts here which is momentously good.
5. Volunteer Nurses
There are also a plenty of volunteer nurses that substantially helps with the regular nurse practitioners. Being a volunteer nurse for five (5) months also (although not required) will be an added weight of supplementary relevance on your comprehensive resume.
Nurse Practitioner in Canada
1. IELTS Examination
You need to pass the IELTS or the English Examination.
2. Licensure Examination
And also, the Licensure Exam before you can start working as a registered nurse.
3. Work experience
You need to have a one (1) year work experience in your own country before you can start working in Canada as a registered nurse.
4. Nurse to patient ratio
Nurse to patient ratio of a nurse practitioner is 1:5 one (1) is to five (5). This implies the one (1) nurse practitioner on duty will handle only to a maximum of the five (5) patients admitted at the hospital.
There are few instances during shortage of staff that a nurse practioner may handle seven (7) patients at night, however this only occurs occasionally as this is not considered a safe practice in Canada. Because their law in Canada bestows a considerable concern both for the welfare of the patients and the attending nurse practitioner as well.
5. Critical units
For the CCU or the ICU Department, which is both considered a highly critical units, the nurse to patient ratio of a nurse practitioner 1:1, is one (1) is to one (1) with patients that are on a highly critical condition. The incubate patients and the critical patients are highly critical and thereby requires a watchful attention, a deep-seated care and the necessary guidance.
Once the patient is already stable the nurse to patient ratio for nurse practitioner is 1: 2, one (1) is to two (2) patients.
And nurse to patient ratio for a nurse practitioner 1:3 one (1) is to three (3) once the patient will soon be discharge in a few days’ time or in a week.
Bedside manners in the Philippines
The occurrence of the following incidents on bedside manners transpire to some hospitals and not to all. Because there are remarkably a lot of a nurse practitioner who are really dedicated professionals in their sworn career.
Psalms 90:17
May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us— yes, establish the work of our hands.
1. At the delivery room of a regional hospital, the veteran nurse practitioner along with its medical team were nastily shouting at the critical patient who was on a longish painful labor for hours and hours yet insensitively telling her hurting words like do not be nitpicky and fussy, do not make loud unpleasant noises, “huwag kang maarte” just “umire ka lang ng umire” etc.
2. The nurse practitioner has been wrong in inserting the needle to a patient at the ward Department many times and redo it repeatedly, inflicting more pain to the already pained patient in the process. Hence the patient complained right there and there after the two (2) deficient attempts and proceeded to the lamentable 3rd one, yet surprisingly t’was the nurse who shouted and got angry at the patient. T’was the fault of the nurse yet he was the one who has the mood to be angry.
3. Our family friend has likewise heartbreakingly experienced this woeful incident with both of their elderly parents at the hospital. The nurse practitioner has mistakenly inserted the needle and has to repeatedly do it with the patient who has been ill and therefore is already not well, yet the nurse practitioner elevated or added weight to the pain the patient has been grievously suffering already. And again, t’was the nurse who got angry for the mistakes he has incurred himself towards his patient whom supposedly he has to take care of. Compassionate and kindness should be the virtues of a professional nurse practitioner.
4. Other children profoundly cried so loud when the nurse practitioner have been tragically wrong in inserting the needle for the dextrose and had to redo the insertion repeatedly again and again. Yet t’was the nurse who scolded the patient and the family of the patient with everyone at the ward notably looking.
5. Nurse practitioners can wear any scents of perfumes and scented lotions while on duty.
Bedside manners in Canada
1.You will never ever encounter a grumpy nasty, ill-tempered or unfriendly nurse practitioner in the entire vicinities of all the Canadian hospitals.
2. Being cruel, stern, nasty and unfriendly nurse practitioner towards the hospital patients are strictly prohibited in any Canadian hospitals. You can be reprimanded by the HR Department for that as their hospital employee.
3. The nurse practitioner in Canada are taught to practiced how to be patient-centered at all times, compassion and care are always at the frontliners.
4.They are also taught good manners in dealing with patients. Once you enter the Canadian hospital you will be accommodated right away and with good manners and even when you are admitted already for few days like How can I help you? What can i do to help you? is there anything I can do for you? How are you today? How can I do to make your day better?
5. Perfumes and scented lotions are not allowed for a nurse practitioner while on duty.
Compensation and benefits in Canada
1.Provided with medical and dental coverage for nurse practitioner including their immediate family wife and kids.
2. Allowance for embolic stockings for the prevention of varicose veins etc because their work requires a lot of standing.
3. A few number of expensive yet free Massage annually.
4. Paid leaves. Sick leave, family leave, bereavement leave and a lot more.
5. Working days is always inevitable at sixteen (16) days per month for 12 hours shift.
6. Continuing education programs is also provided and seminars.
7. Average rate per hour is $30 to $50 Canadian Dollar, $6500 (Php260,000) to $7500 (PhP310,00) per month. Overtime pay is paid as double pay. 400 Canadian dollars for 11 hours duty equates 800 Canadian duty for overtime work, night differential.
8. Basic proper training with an assigned co-worker on Day 1 at work for a month or until you yourself will say you are ready to be on your own.
Compensation and benefits in the Philippines
1.According to salary explorer website, the median salary of a nurse practitioner in the Philippines is PhP32, 100 per month.
2. Paid leaves
3. Few days basic training with coworkers on Day 1 at work.
John 6:27
Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”
As we have deeper love with our work and career, moreover we need to have a distinguished deeper love with God the Father Adonai and God the Son. There is hope in Lord Jesus alone.
Inspirational Songs of Don Moen
Don Moen – Deeper In Love | Praise and Worship Music – YouTube
Inspirational Songs
Here I Am To Worship | Maranatha! Music (Lyric Video) – YouTube
