Filipino Nursing Essay

1.0 Introduction

Filipino nurses have been the most in demand nurses around the globe for the reason that they are highly skilled and because of their passion to deliver quality health care service. Thus, they go abroad in the pursuit of having a better and secured job, a higher pay, and greater opportunities for their career. On the other hand, there are still Filipino nurses who choose to remain working in their home country. It is important to understand what motivates Filipino nurses to stay in their home country, and how the healthcare system in the country satisfies them. In this study, the researchers identified 4 factors that aid nurses to stay in the Philippines and these are: Family & Culture, and Service Altruism which belongs to Intrinsic Motivators. Work

According to the study of Moody and Pesut (2006), “Work motivation determines nurses’ behavior and performance when providing high-quality nursing practice”. Based on Self-Determination Theory (Ryan & Deci, 2000) and earlier studies on nurses’ work motivation, “this study focused on both extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, which gave the possibility to investigate not only the level of motivation (from low to high) but also the orientation from which it stemmed (intrinsic or extrinsic)”. According to Ryan and Deci (2000), they defined Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as “a theory that centers on both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation”. According to Deci (1971), he defined intrinsic motivation as “the behaviors that defines as ones for which the reward is the satisfaction of performing the activity itself”. The two factors that make the Filipino nurses intrinsically motivated are Family and culture, and Service altruism. A survey conducted among working individuals in Southeast Asia showed that Filipinos are the happiest with their jobs. According to Job Street Philippines marketing director Yoda Buyco, “Filipinos’ strong family ties may be the reason the