The Pinoy IEN

The biggest tie-up of most child-bearing IENs is family life. Somehow family life is taken in to consideration in making decisions relating to their RN applications. Family should not be a setback of  professional growth but rather a precious, fragile diadem you wear as you work for your dreams to frutition. It takes a lot of effort to go about family life and requires a lot of teamwork. Sometimes it takes an entire village to raise a child which is somewhat true in our tight knit culture of Filipino communities living abroad. Deanne, student nurse on family life: Teamwork Pinoy IEN: Girl tell us your background. Deanne: Hello! I'm Manitoba-based mother with twins and a wife to an ever supportive husband! I'm currently on my second semester in the RN Reentry Program in Newfoundland and Labrador.  Pinoy IEN: Kapatid how do you juggle everything all at the same time. Naku ang hirap! Deanne: I am very indeed thankful that the theoretical courses are done onl...

We previously presented Glenda's journey to RN licensure in Canada on our  My Pinoy IEN Story published early this year. It's good to look back where we started however there's no way better but to go up. Let's do a quick update, in detail, of how her adventure was like. Pinoy IEN: Vaklush! Congratulations! Finally! Canadian RN na! Haha. You owe us to tell your story in detail... Glenda Moraleja: Haha! Naks san ba tayu mag sisimula. I am Manitoba-based na napadpad sa dagat. Hahaha! Pinoy IEN: Malansa! Charot! Hahaha! Glenda: Alam mo naman tayo mga Pinoy. We prefer to be closed to family, your comfort zone kaya initially nag apply ako sa Manitoba alam mo naman full of dreams din. Pinoy IEN: Understandable, kung saan pamilya mo dun ka naman talaga mag try above all the other options available. Anu nga background mo saten kapatid? Glenda: So I used to work at Calamba Medical Centre and San Pablo Doctors as a Medical-Surgical/ICU RN in 2 ...

Dominated by mothers, daughters, nieces and sisters, the male species is starting to become visible in the nursing profession nowadays. Contrary to what we see on the floor, the 2017 RN Practice Analysis published this year revealed that 8.6% of the successful NCLEX-RN Canadian jurisdiction takers were males in 2017. Out of the 3,000 respondents 6.0% were Filipinos ( NCSBN, 2018 ). Brawny strength is indispensable during action-packed shifts. This will be a two-part series of inspiring stories. Let's learn from the journey of a few good men. JC Gamutan Pinoy IEN: Congratulations for finally getting your RN in Canada after 4 long years! Hahaha! Share mo naman background mo? JC Gamutan: Hi! I graduated in 2005 and worked as an RN at Phillips Memorial Hospital in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, a tertiary hospital affiliated with Del Monte Philippines Incorporated. It was under the management of Capitol University Medical Centre. I worked as a float RN for 5 years over...

Different struggles, one goal, three stories. Stories that galvanize your passion to be the Canadian RN you always wanted to be. The Pinoy IEN had the chance to talk to three Pinoy IENs from Canada’s East Coast. From the Canadian capital, Ottawa to the Maritime city of Halifax, learn from their experience and what made them took chances to make their dreams a reality. Cathy Realiza, RN Tinadhana Pinoy IEN: WOW! Barely 12 months in Canada, RN kana agad agad! Ikaw lang talaga mahal ni God! Hahaha! Tell us your background. Cathy: Hahaha. Hi! My name is Cathy! I graduated in Siliman University in 2009 and completed my Master's in Nursing major in Maternal and Child Nursing in Misamis University in 2012. I have over 5 years RN experience and most of my assignment was in the hemodialysis unit. I came to Canada just barely a year ago under the Québec Skilled Worker Program and have lived in the National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada) since then. Pinoy IEN...

We met John Lirazan in Facebook late Spring 2017 when he felt like all doors were shut closed behind him. Typical among Manitoba Filipino IEN applicants, his story is a beaming light at the end of the tunnel. Faith. Hope. Perseverance. These are the things that put his feet on solid ground and held him together through the tides. John Maynard Lirazan: Hi Pinoy IEN! My name's John Maynard Lirazan. I was conferred with the BSN degree at Siliman University in 2006. I used to work as a staff RN at the Medical Mission Group Hospital in Tagbilaran City, Bohol back in 2008. I went to the United Kingdom and studied at the University of Hertfordshire. I worked as a Health Care Aide in England and Scotland for a while. I tried to pursue nursing but I failed in my endeavor. Bumalik ako sa Pinas in 2013 and tried our shot to immigrate in Manitoba. In November 2015, my family and I arrived in Canada under through provincial nomination. Pinoy IEN: What inspired you to become Canadi...

Mae Ann is the typical islander: laid-back, chill and autodidact. She used to be an international student in Vancouver. In the heirarchy of foreign borns in Canada, they're the survivalists. They survive how little they have. Learn how this server turned Stroke Rehab RN. Mae Ann: Hi! My name is Mae Ann Isabel Racho Durban, 25 years old and a graduate of Class 2011 at Holy Name University in the City of Tagbilaran, Bohol. I arrived in Canada under a study permit last December 2014 just 2 days before Christmas. I have nursed for 2.5 years. I was rotated in various 30-50-bed capacity hospitals under the RNHEALS program of the Department of Health. With the limited opportunity we had in our beautiful island plus the politics involved in securing a job, I decided to try my luck in Manila. Ang mahal talaga ng cost of living sa Manila te! Indi keribels! Pinoy IEN: Sinabi mo pa! What or who motivated you to study in Canada? Why not somewhere else? Mae Ann: It was during these ...

We call her Chinese Girl for having a Facebook name in Chinese characters. Mirriam Gallego may be inactive or silent at times but for some who didn't know she's one of the pioneering Administrators of the Pinoy IEN group. If you happen to be a group member since the group's inception in 2015, you would definitely encounter her pinned post on the wall. She crisscrossed Canada ever since she moved in 2010 travelling frequently to and from the East to West vice versa. Her story is worth knowing. Mirriam Gallego:   Hi Pinoy IEN! I'm Mirriam Gallego. I graduated from Lorma Colleges in La Union in 2006. I never held a full-time RN position back home as it was hard to get in hospitals. After having my RN license in 2007, I volunteered for 6 months at the regional hospital. Luckily, I landed in Canada under the Live-In Caregiver Program in Ottawa, Ontario in 2010. Clueless talaga ako about how everything works in Canada! Hahaha! Pinoy IEN: Can you share us your ...