Challenges of Filipino Nurses Towards International Integration

In allusion to international integration, it is fundamental that every institution offering a Nursing program will adhere to the internalization of the educational system to make parallel with the international standard in the practice of nursing profession. Before foreign nurses can integrate internationally, they must pass series of test and licensing to practice the profession even they are already licensed in the country of origin. This study aims to determine the challenges of Filipino Nurses towards international integration. Specifically, it will determine the challenges towards international integration in terms of curriculum; credentialing; qualification and educational attainment; identify the effects of the challenges faced by Filipino nurses in terms of employment and job opportunity, wages and salary, job promotion and lastly to propose an intervention program based on the results of the study.  Results revealed that respondents’ challenges in terms of curriculum are related to different documents required by other state. Credentialing, and qualification, respondents encountered some degree of difficulties in processing and complying with the requirements for screening assessment. In educational attainment, the number of years of education is not parallel with international requirements. Nurses have been facing challenges in international integration, opportunities to work internationally is daunt due to differences in terms of curriculum; credentialing; qualification and educational attainment. The effects of theses variables for nurses in international integration are evident as they all agreed that with the current situation nurses are suffering from prejudices in terms of employment and job opportunity, wages and salary, and job promotion. These challenges created an effect among Filipino nurses trying their luck to land internationally, a proposed program was initiated to help address the challenges and effect of international integration among graduate nurses.

 Keywords – Challenges, Filipino Nurses, International Integration