After the much awaited
results of the Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) for July, 2010, the people are
also eager to find out the cream the crop of the examinees in this batch. According
to an announcement released by the Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC),
these are the people who got the highest scores:
The Philippine Regulation Commission has released the list
of successful examinees of the Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) for nurses
held last July 3 and 4, 2010. According the PRC announcement, a total of 37,969
nurses out of 91,008 examinees passed the board exam.
Filipino nurses who want to work in European
countries may want to look for opportunities elsewhere. This is because
according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA),
opportunities remain minimal for foreign nurses in countries such as Switzerland, Denmark, etc.
Since the number of nursing graduates far outweighs the
number that local hospitals need, medical institutions can now afford to hire
nurses for free, thus the birth of volunteer nurses. It has also become a
common practice for nurses to pay a certain fee so they can get a hospital work
experience.
The project would allow qualified nurses to practice
nursing independently. Thru this, the nurses would be able to practice their
nursing skills and at the same time apply their entrepreneurial capabilities.
This project is doable because independent practice of nursing is allowed by
law. It is stated in Republic Acts 7164 and 9173 which regulate the practice of
nursing.
In lieu
with this, a recruitment consultant, Emmanuel Geslani wants to warn Filipinos
against this unethical practice. Geslani said that submitting fake documents to
the UK embassy faces the
risk of being banned from entering UK for 10 years.
To solve
this problem, the Commission of Higher Education (CHED) issued an advisory to
the schools with dismal passing rate in the board examination to improve the
quality of their education within the next three years or they will be forced
to close down.
An adult beneficiary of a petition filed by a United States
citizen or lawful permanent resident parent has to wait many years for his
petition to become current. However, it
is difficult to place a life on hold for a decade or more. If the adult child marries, he may lose his
ability to immigrate because there is no category for married sons and
daughters of lawful permanent residents.
The US
Embassy in the Philippines
wishes to inform the public that they would raise their visa fees this month.
Starting June 4, the visa fee for non immigrant visa would have an additional USD9
or Php420. The said increase would be implemented to cope with the rising cost
that comes with ensuring efficient and quality service.
To help the nurses who
want to work or train in a Philippine hospital, listed here are the documents that
different hospitals require its applicants. You can always contact the Human Resources
Departmet of the hospitals for further inquiries
Many
US
employers would like to evaluate a foreign PT to ensure they are a good fit
with their organization before sponsoring them for immigrant visas.The nonimmigrant working visa is a good
mechanism to allow for this.
The Commission
on Higher Education (CHEd) in Western Visayas said that nurses should not be
allowed to take the nursing licensure exam for as long as they like. They
suggested that a limit should be set on the number of times the exam can be
taken.
Teodoro aims to stop the exodus of Filipino healthcare
professionals specifically the nurses and doctors. To accomplish this goal, he
believes that radical change from the current system is necessary.
The Philippine Oversea Employment Administration
(POEA) informed the public that the interview session for all nurses and
caregiver applicants for Japan
has started on February 1, Monday. It will go on until February 6, Saturday at the
POEA Head Office at Ortigas corner EDSA,MandaluyongCity.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
(POEA) identified the top occupations and skills of the world labor market for
the year 2009. According to the government agency, nurses and caregivers are one of the occupations
that are in-demand.
There is truth to the report that there is a demand for Filipino workers in countries such as United States of America (USA), Guam, etc. but the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) decided to give further details about the said job orders so as not to confuse and mislead jobseekers
The
Department of Health announced that as soon as the H1N1 vaccines are made
available through the World Health Organization (WHO), all medical workers and
health care providers would get the first shot of the vaccines to prevent
getting the disease.
The
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) reminded all nurses who aspires
to work in the said countries to be careful in dealing with recruiters. The
warning was issued by POEA after receiving reports from the Philippine Embassy
in OttawaCanada that there are a number of Filipino
nurses who were victimized by a nurse recruiting agent named AGERICO CASEY
GABRiEL (a.k.a. Casey Gabriel)
