THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME: CAPTURING THE EXPERIENCES OF FILIPINO NURSES WHO OPTED TO STAY IN THE PHILIPPINES

Abstract

In the recent years, there have been a considerable number of nurses who left the country to work on places
which offers better working conditions. Despite this trend, there are still significant number of Filipino
nurses who decide upon staying in the Philippines to work. However, it is disappointing that nurses are
often unrecognized and unappreciated not only by members of the society, but more by their own families.
Hence, the proponents explored the experiences of Filipino nurses who opted to stay in the Philippines
rather than migrating to other countries. Husserl’s phenomenological was utilized coupled with Collaizi’s
data analysis. Sixteen informants were interviewed one–by-one using a researcher-made pilot-tested
interview guide. There were 82 significant statements, 25 formulated meanings, 10 themes and 4 clustered
themes. The emerging themes are (1) there’s no place like home: My Family, my Priority; (2) My Work, my
Satisfaction; (3) My Home- My Service and (4) Hindrances of Going abroad