The nurse who got the highest rating out of this
batch of new registered nurses comes from the province of Iligan.
She is Ms. Clarie Morales Bontol of Iligan Medical Center College Inc. Her 87.80
percent score made her the topnotcher.
From the earlier schedule of June and November, the 2010
board exam for nurses will take place in July and December. The change is made
possible through the Commission Resolution No. 2009-537 that was approved on
November 13, 2009.
Are
you a nurse (whether still studying or graduate) with an innate passion for
modeling? Do you think your looks and overall bearing represents the face of
the modern nurse. Then you may be the new image model that Rachell Allen Reviewers USA is looking
for.
The
Commission on Higher Education finally revealed the 152 colleges and
universities that are asked to close down or stop offering nursing courses due
to poor passing percentages in the nursing licensure examination for the past
five years.
With the aim to improve
the quality of nursing graduates, an organization of nurses, the Association of
Deans of the Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) is pushing for stricter
entrance screening for all new nursing students.
One of
the reasons for the country’s pressing problem on unemployment stems from the
fact that there is mismatch between the jobs available abroad and the skills
and qualifications of Filipino graduates and jobseekers.
A review center’s past performance or its’ track record should be one of the very first things you look at. The track record will show you the center’s success rate. Good review centers should always have a success rate of 80% or more.
The nursing student population the Philippines has continually grown over the past decade and is showing no signs of slowing down. That is why students need to stay on top of the surge and aim to become an exemplary student nurse.
Nurses in the course of doing their job need a number of medical items to be able to do their job well. These nursing materials differ depending on one's expertise and job description.
At the end of every clinical rotation, student nurses are often faced with the challenge of presenting a case study. This process involves picking out a patient for study, researching into the patient’s life and medical history, coming up with written data and presenting the case before a panel.
The Nursing Care Plan or NCP is one of the most important assignments that a nursing student will have. That is the reason why students need to learn to write the best NCP possible.
The Clinical Exposure of a Student Nurse is an experience that is not to be taken for granted. It is as important (if not more so) than the classroom lectures. In the field, the student nurse is allowed to experience dealing with actual patients and witnessing medical cases first hand. That is the reason why it is imperative that the student nurse to make the most of his/her clinical experience.
High school graduates who are thinking of taking up a course in nursing or marine would have an opportunity to have their four years of college education subsidized. This is possible through the initiative of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Endowment for Education Program (DEEP).
The Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA) is searching for nurses who will be awarded with scholarship from AETNA and the National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurses Association (NCEMNA). The Aetna/NCEMNA Scholars Program is one of three current initiatives sponsored by NCEMNA.
Why are you taking up nursing? Is it really you profession of choice or you have just been shoved into it by the urge of your parents? Others are taking it because they consider it their vocation while others are attracted by the bright employment prospects overseas.
