http://www.nursingguide.ph/rss/nursing_news.xml A resource website where student and professional nurses can find everything they need to knnow about nursing http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-645/DOLE__Demand_For_Nurses_In_Local_and_Overseas_Job_Market_Is_Decreasing.html 2010-09-29 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-643/POEA___Nursing_Exams_In_Japan_Not_Will_Not_be_In_English.html 2010-09-21 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-641/Hospitals_in_Israel_Has_No_Job_Offer_For_Filipino_Healthcare_Workers.html 2010-09-17 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-639/DOLE__Nurses_and_Caregivers_For_Japan_Should_Undergo_Intense_Language_Training.html 2010-09-06 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-638/Nurses_Who_Got_The_Highest_Scores_in_the_July_2010_Board_Exam.html 2010-09-01 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-636/PRC_Releases_Result_of_July_2010_Board_Exam__37_679_New_Nurses.html 2010-08-27 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http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-591/CHED_Proposal__Limit_Number_Of_Times_One_Can_Take_Nursing_Board_Exam.html 2010-03-14 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-571/Teodoro_Plans_To_Fix_The_Problems_In_The_Philippine_Health_Sector.html 2010-03-02 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-581/Interview_Of_Nurses_and_Caregivers_in_Japan_Is_Ongoing.html 2010-02-03 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-578/37_527_Successful_Examinees_of_the_Nursing_Board_Exam.html 2010-02-01 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-572/2009_POEA_Overseas_Labor_Market_Report__Nurses_and_Caregivers_Are_In_Demand.html 2010-01-21 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-569/POEA_Clarifies_Reports_Regarding_Available_Jobs_For_Filipinos_in_USA__Guam__UAE.html 2010-01-14 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 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-560/RP_Nurses_Faces_Competition_with_Foreign_Counterparts.html 2009-12-28 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-558/Health_Workers_To_Get_First_Flu_Vaccines.html 2009-12-17 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-563/POEA_Reminds_Nurses_To_Be_Vigilant_Against_Recruiters_For_USA_And_Canada.html 2009-12-14 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-559/PRC__95_000_Hopefuls_Take_Licensure_Exam.html 2009-12-07 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-556/POEA__KSA_Should_Delay_the_Prometric_Exam_for_Nurses.html 2009-11-30 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-554/Filipino_Nurses_Bound_To_Saudi_Arabia_To_Take_Prometric_Exam.html 2009-11-26 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-553/Over_95_000_Nursing_Graduates_To_Take_Licensure_Exam.html 2009-11-23 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-551/Labor_Department_Deploys_50_Nurses_in_Metro_Manila.html 2009-11-16 The Department of Labor and employment recently announced the deployment of 50 nurses to Ondoy-affected areas in Metro Manila such as Marikina, Pasig, Navotas, Pateros, Taguig, Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-548/Nursing_Board_Takers_Readies_for_Upcoming_Licensure_Exam.html 2009-11-09 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-549/November_Brings_Various_Health_Issues_Into_Focus.html 2009-11-05 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-547/CHED_To_Close_Down_177_Nursing_Schools.html 2009-10-26 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-544/PGMA_Orders_DOLE_To_Employ_More_Nurses.html 2009-10-22 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-543/600_Nursing_Jobs_Available_in_Eastern_Visayas.html 2009-10-19 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-541/7_Filipino_Nurses_Wins_Case_in_New_York.html 2009-10-12 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-538/POEA__Beware_of_These_Illegal_Recruiters.html 2009-10-01 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http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-509/Nurses_Demand_Higher_Salary__Staged_Protest_Over_New_Law.html 2009-06-22 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-506/78_574_Nursing_Graduates_to_Take_Board_Exam_This_June.html 2009-06-04 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-502/PHAP_Sponsors_Deployment_of_New_Nurses_for_the_NARS_program.html 2009-05-24 http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-498/Illegal_Recruiter_of_Nurses_Got_Arrested.html 2009-04-29 Nurses who wish to work abroad should carefully scrutinize all employment offers being offered to them to avoid being victimized by scammers. The huge number of nursing graduates that are all looking for career opportunities makes them prime target for individuals that offer fake overseas jobs. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-481/The_Top_10_Examinees_of_November_2008_Licensure_Exam.html 2009-03-04 The licensure examination for nurses that was held last November 28 and 29 produced 39,455 new registered nurses. Of this number, several students emerge as the best among the best. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-479/NARS_Program_of_the_Government_Criticized.html 2009-02-25 The Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) said that the NARS program would not provide long term solutions to the crisis. Geneve Rivera, the Secretary General of HEAD said that since NARS will only offer short term employment and low salary, it is only bound to create more problems for the nurses and the economy. nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-480/44_51___Passing_Rate_of_the_November_2008_Nursing_Board_Exam.html 2009-02-20 The result for the nursing board exam that registered the most number of examinees in history is finally out! The Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC) announced that a total of 39,455 out of 88,649 nursing graduates who took the exam now join the ranks of registered nurses. nbsp; nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-476/Philippine_Government_Creates_Program_for_Unemployed_Nurses.html 2009-02-13 To cope with the large number of unemployed nurses in the country, the Philippine government recently launched a program for nurses called Nurses Assigned in Rural Areas (NARS) program. nbsp; nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-469/1_2M_nurses_needed_in_US_in_2014.html 2009-01-18 The continuous graying population and the retirement of health workers in the United States causes the great demand for 1.2 nurses by 2014. nbsp; nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-463/Visa_Procedures_Made_Easier_for_Foreign_Nurses_in_USA.html 2008-12-17 The need to fill up the shortage of nurses in America has become so severe that the US government decided to make the rules in obtaining visa requirement of foreign nurses easier. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) point out that the scarcity of health professionals in America may become a threat to the national security. nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-462/Nurses__Beware_of_Fake_Jobs_in_US.html 2008-12-11 There is no doubt that the demand is still high for Filipino nurses in America, however due to the fact that the Philippines quota for H1B visas was already used up, job vacancies for nurses who wish to work in America is not widely available at present. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-449/RP_Nurses_in_Canada_Against_Live-in_Caregiver_Program.html 2008-11-29 An organization of Filipino nurses based in British Columbia and http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-453/Many_Filipino_Nurses_Are_Not_Employed.html 2008-11-23 Reports saying that the number of Filipino nurses who are not working is over 400,000 are not true or logical according to Marco Antonio Sto. Tomas, a member of the Board of Nursing (BON). However, Sto. Tomas cannot deny the fact that a huge number of nurses are unemployed. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-455/JPEPA_to_Be_Implemented_Next_Month.html 2008-11-21 The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) that was signed by the government of the http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-454/President_Elect_Obama_Promises_Change.html 2008-11-19 The polls have closed and the ballots have been counted and one thing is for certain: Senator Barack Obama will be the next President of the United States.nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-452/Record_Number_of_Nursing_Grads_to_Take_Board_Exam_This_November.html 2008-11-11 Marco Antonio Sto. Tomas, a BON member said, "This is the largest number of examinees we have in the almost 90 years of the board's existence." nbsp; nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-444/Higher_Salary_for_Government_Doctors_and_Nurses_in_2009.html 2008-11-05 The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) informed that all national government employees can expect a salary increase next year. This includes all public health workers such as doctors and nurses employed in government hospitals. nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-450/POEA_Freezes_Hiring_of_RP_Nurses_to_UAE.html 2008-10-29 A freeze order on the deployment of Filipino nurses to Unite Arab Emirates (UAE) General Authority for Health Services was issued by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) since September of this year. nbsp; nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-448/Saudi_s_Unified_Contract_is_Indefinitely_Suspended.html 2008-10-22 The implementation of the Saudi’s unified contract scheme, a proposed system in the recruitment and deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) bound to Saudi Arabia http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-447/Roxas__JPEPA_to_Create_More_Jobs_for_RP_Nurses.html 2008-10-12 The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) is strongly against the recently ratified Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) as it would be to the disadvantage of Filpino nurses. However Senator Mar Roxas said that on the contrary the trade deal would open another labor market for the Filipino nurses. nbsp; nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-446/Senate_Approved_JPEPA_Despite_Protests.html 2008-10-10 The controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) was recently approved by the Philippine Senate with the Senate vote of 16-4. Majority of the Senators disagree with the arguments of the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) and other groups that the RP-Japan deal would not benefit the Filipino nurses and more favorable to Japan. nbsp; nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-445/Government_to_Impose_Limit_on_Number_of_Students_in_Nursing_Course.html 2008-10-05 To address the problem of oversupply of nurses, the Philippine government may impose a ceiling on the number of nursing schools and nursing students throughout the country. nbsp; nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-441/US_Congress_Proposes_Additional_Visa_Numbers.html 2008-10-02 The current immigration political climate is both toxic and uncertain.nbsp; John McCain has said that if he becomes president, he will not push for any immigration reform until the Department of Homeland Security confirms our borders are secure. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-439/Many_Nursing_Graduates_Are_Unqualified-_Recruitment_Industry.html 2008-09-28 Another facet emerges amidst the issue of the Philippines’ oversupply of nurses. As government agencies such as the Department of Labor and Employ... http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-438/No_Hiring_of_RP_Nurses_in_Israel.html 2008-09-07 The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) issued an advisory to inform Filipino nurses that there are no job openings for them in Israel hospitals. The DFA advisory states, "Filipino caregivers recruited for Israel work in household setting, not in hospitals." http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-436/Cause_of_Termination_of_RP_Nurses_in_UAE_Discussed.html 2008-08-31 Sixty Filipino nurses working in Al Mafraq Hospital in United Arab Emirates (UAE) were terminated after failing to pass a clinical assessment tests done in Abu Dhabi. Also, the employment contracts of 17 of the 100 Filipino nurses working there were not renewed.nbsp; The cause and reason for termination of the nurses become controversial because the outcome of the tests is surprising and unbelievable. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-434/Saskatchewan_and_Japan_Compete_to_Hire_Foreign_Nurses.html 2008-08-21 Aside from Saskatchewan, Filipino nurses are also in demand in other countries as well and one of them is Japan. The need for people to fill up job vacancies in the medical field and the aging population leave Japan no choice but to open its doors for foreign nurses and caregivers. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-417/Top_10_Examinees_of_June_2008_Nursing_Board_Exam.html 2008-08-03 They stand out among the 27, 765 successful examines of the June 2008 licensure examination. According to Marco Sto. Tomas, a Board of Nursing (BON) member, “More than 100 examinees made it to the top 10.” The topnotcher, Aira Therese Salamanca Javier from the University of Santo Tomas got a rating of 86 percent. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-412/DOLE__Demand_for_RP_Nurses_Still_High.html 2008-07-30 According to DOLE Secretary, Marianito Roque, nurses are still in-demand abroad. The aging population and the retirement of baby boomers are just one of the reasons for the demand. Even if it is true that America puts a limit on the entry of Filipino nurses, Roque said that this should not stop RP nurses from seeking employment ... http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-413/27_765_out_of_64_459_Passed_Board_Exam_for_Nurses.html 2008-07-25 A total of 27,765 out of 64,459 nursing graduates who took the exam join the roster of registered nurses in the Philippines http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-408/PNA_In_Favor_of_New_Nursing_Curriculum.html 2008-07-16 The PNA president, Leah Paquiz expressed the support of the nursing organization to the new curriculum because it would produce Filipino nurses that are more competitive in the global arena. It would also strengthen the nursing curriculum. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-385/Oversupply_of_Nurses_.html 2008-07-09 A report from the University of the Philippines Dean of the College of http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-404/Latest_H-1B_Developments.html 2008-06-30 The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has started mailing rejection notices to the applicants who were not selected in the H-1B lottery. It completed mailing all receipts for selected cases on May 24, 2008.nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-403/Limited_Work_Visas_Curb_Deployment_of_RP_Nurses_to_US.html 2008-06-24 nbsp;America has high demand for Filipino nurses and RP nurses are very much willing to go there. It must have been a prefect scenario except that the number of work visas allowed by US is not enough to employ all foreign workers needed.nbsp; http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-402/Court_Grants_No_TRO_on_Nursing_Classes.html 2008-06-17 A new memorandum by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) imposed additional subjects in the nursing curriculum and increase practicum hours for nursing students. The Cocopea filed a petition to suspend the implementation of this memorandum on the ground that CHED did not conduct a public hearing. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-388/Two_New_Subjects_Added_in_BSN_Curriculum.html 2008-05-14 Nursing students have to go through two more subjects before they get their much coveted college diploma. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) recently ordered the inclusion of two new nursing subjects in the nursing curriculum to guarantee that the Philippines will be able to produce high caliber nurses. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-386/Certificates_for_December_2007_Nursing_Voluntary_Retakers_Now_Available_.html 2008-05-08 Successful examinees of the December 2007 nursing voluntary retake exam of Test III and IV of the June 2006 Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) can now have their certificates. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-369/Schedule_for_Filling_of_Nurses_Licensure_Exam_for_2008.html 2008-03-26 The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has set the schedule of filling the applications for the Nurses Licensure Examinations (NLE) for the year 2008. The PRC is anticipating around 100,000 examinees will take the NLE in June. http://www.nursingguide.ph/article_item-367/28_924_Passed_Board_Exam_for_Nurses.html 2008-03-26 A total of 28,924 out of 67,728 examinees passed the licensure examinations for nurses given last December, 2007 in the following cities: Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.nbsp;