Filipino Nursing Herald

Many things about our world bother me. High up on my list is discrimation and racism. Almost everyday, I hear stories of Filipinos being discriminated on just because of our race. Many efforts have been done to resolve this worrisome situation, but a lot more effort is needed to make it go away. I've heard stories about Canada being a land of promises. Some of my relatives have lived there for a long time and some of them have become successful. Yet, the truth about its broken immigration policies and its highly discriminative work environment is truly troublesome. Take this Web site (www.notcanada.com), for example, and see a part of this country's almost hidden identity. Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Joe Volpe acknowledges the issue. Read his comments here on W-Five's story . Even Filipino nurses who have years of experience are forced to work in the lowest positions when they go to Canada. I've heard about a nurse director from one of the larg...

A poll of nurses revealed that work-related stress is harming the sex lives of nurses in the U.K. The survey, which was conducted by the Nursing Times in London, also found that work-related stress had caused both physical and emotional problems for nurses. Almost 2,000 nurses were polled for the study. About 70% of the respondents said that work-related stress was affecting their physical and emotional health. About 44% said their sex life was affected, while 25% said they had started drinking more. The study also showed that about 30% of the nurses were getting sick more than usual and one in 10 nurses were smoking more due to stress.