As the nursing shortage continues to affect medical facilities, a new code of conduct for recruiters of foreign-educated nurses promises to create standards for ethical treatment. Although the code is voluntary, most organizations are expected to adopt its standards.
By Paul Gallagher - www.hreonline.com
Since the 1990s, the United States has had a growing shortfall of [...]

Government doctors, nurses and other medical personnel will be getting pay increases ranging from 34 to 69 percent starting next year, Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya Jr said on Wednesday. Andaya gave the assurance amid reports that no amount had been allocated for salary increased for public health workers.

By Mayen Jaymalin - Philippine Headline News Online
Government may soon impose a ceiling on the number of college students taking up nursing to curb the prevailing oversupply of nurses in the country. Labor Undersecretary Carmelito Pineda said concerned government agencies have discussed the possibility of setting a limit on the number of nursing schools and [...]

RIYADH – Many Filipino nurses will soon get jobs in health institutions in Saudi Arabia, said Maryanito Rocky, a senior official at the Philippines Ministry of Labor. Rocky said negotiations are going on between Manila and Riyadh in this regard.
There are 5,000 positions in Saudi Arabia waiting for Filipino nurses, he said. He expects [...]

Group Says Foreign Hires Need Protection
By Lori Aratani - Washington Post Staff Writer
A coalition of health-care groups this month unveiled a code of ethics it hopes will protect nurses from other countries from abusive employment practices when they take jobs in the United States.