IV Therapy Training Schedule for August and September

If you failed to catch any of the previous IV Therapy Training Schedules posted here at Pinoy R.N. early this month, don't fret as Pinoy R.N. chatroom moderator Noel Bañez sent in another round of IV therapy training schedules today.

Aug. 5, 2008-Aug. 7, 2008 - Iloilo Mission Hospital
Aug. 5, 2008-Aug. 7, 2008 - Philippine Heart Center
Aug. 13, 2008-Aug. 15, 2008 - East Avenue Medical Center
Aug. 13, 2008-Aug. 15, 2008 - Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Aug. 18, 2008-Aug. 20, 2008 - Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center
Aug. 25, 2008-Aug. 27, 2008 - Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Aug. 26, 2008-Aug.28, 2008 - Lung Center of the Philippines
Aug. 27, 2008-Aug. 29, 2008 - Calalang General Hospital
Sep. 1, 2008-Sep. 3, 2008 - Unciano Medical Center
Sept. 24, 2008-Sept.26, 2008 - Martinez Memorial Hospital

All posted schedules are subject to change without prior notice. For further details and registration information, contact the respective Nursing/Training offices of the institutions listed. Contact information are listed below for easy reference:

Iloilo Mission Hospital
Mission Road, Jaro, Iloilo City
(033) 320-0315 to 19

Philippine Heart Center
East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 9252401 loc 3209/3210

Martinez Memorial Hospital
198 Mabini St., Maypajo, Caloocan City
(02) 288-8861, (02) 288-8862, (02) 288-8863

East Avenue Medical Center
East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
(02) 927-9900

Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Lope de Vega St.,Sta. Cruz, Manila
(02) 734-5561

Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center
163 EDSA, Mandaluyong City
(02) 531-4911, 531-4921 to 24

Lung Center of the Philippines
Quezon Ave. Ext., Quezon City
(02) 924-6101 to 20 locals 270, 244, 415

Calalang General Hospital
16 R. Valenzuela St., Valenzuela City
(02) 361-5136

Unciano Medical Center
Circumferential Road, Antipolo City, Rizal
(042) 697-0170

For additional NCR and provincial schedules, visit the ANSAP Office at the Lung Center of the Philippines or call (02) 497-8071.

IMPORTANT Note: Registered Nurses with valid/current PRC license cards can enrol for the Basic IVT Training. June 2008 NLE passers will have to wait for the availability of their PRC license cards to avail of the 3-day IVT Training Program.

Related Download:
IV Therapy Accomplished Requirement Forms

PRC Advisory for June 2008 Nursing Board Passers

The records management division of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that requests for verification of the results of the June 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination are now being processed at the PUP-Lepanto gate.

Verification of results is an option for examinees whose names were not included in the list of passers in the nursing board exam.

Meanwhile, requests for Certification of Rating/Passing/Placer will be accepted starting August 4, 2008.

A fee of Php 75.00 will be collected for each certificate. Certifications must be affixed with Metered Documentary Stamps which will be available at the Customer Service Center.

An Express Lane Service will also be set up where certifications will be released within the day subject to the following guidelines:

1. Express Lane shall not allow representatives without proper identification and authorization letter

2. Release of Certification request shall start at:

11:00 AM – for those who filed request from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM

3:00 PM – for those who filed request from 9:31 AM to 2:00 PM

3. Requests received beyond 2:00 PM shall be released at 8:30 AM of the following day.

4. Certification Fee for Express Lane – P200/copy

(As always, thanks to Noel Bañez for the heads up.)

Oath taking Schedule and Registration Instructions for June 2008 Nursing Board Exam Passers

View the Complete June 2008 Nursing Board Exam Results Below:

• June 2008 Nurse Licensure Exam Results (PDF)
  
• June 2008 Nurse Licensure Exam Results (PDF) back-up
  
• June 2008 Nurse Licensure Exam Results (Plain Text Format)
  
• June 2008 Nurse Licensure Exam Results (Plain Text Format) back-up

June 2008 nursing board passers are required to bring the following when they register at the PRC:

• duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
• current Community Tax Certificate (cedula)
• 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete nametag)
• 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete nametag)
• 2 sets of metered documentary stamps
• 1 short brown envelope with name and profession
• Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2008-2011.

Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The oathtaking ceremony of the successful examinees in the said examination in Manila as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be held before the Board on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 19 and 20, 2008, with morning (8:00 A.M.) and afternoon (1:00 P.M.) sessions at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City. All must come in their white gala uniform, nurses cap, white duty shoes, without earrings, hair not touching the collar and without corsage.

Admission tickets for the Manila oathtaking will be available starting August 1, 2008 in your respective colleges of Nursing. Walk-in inductees who wish to join the Manila oathtaking ceremonies may secure admission tickets at the Philippine Nurses’ Association, 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila on a strictly first come first serve basis.

June 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination Results

Congratulations to the June 2008 Nursing Board Exam Passers!

Download the Nursing Board Exam Results Below:

• June 2008 Nurse Licensure Exam Results (PDF)
  
• June 2008 Nurse Licensure Exam Results (PDF) back-up
  
• June 2008 Nurse Licensure Exam Results (Plain Text Format)
  
• June 2008 Nurse Licensure Exam Results (Plain Text Format) back-up

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 27,765 out of 64,459 (First Timers, Repeaters, Removals) passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last June 2008. The result of examination with respect to one (1) examinee was withheld pending final determination of her liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examinations.

The members of the Board of Nursing are Carmencita M. Abaquin, Chairman; Leonila A. Faire, Betty F. Merritt, Perla G. Po, Marco Antonio C. Sto.Tomas, Yolanda C. Arugay and Amelia B. Rosales.

27,765 Examinees Pass in June 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination

Congratulations, nurses!

Click here to DOWNLOAD the June 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination Results.

Embedded version of the Nursing Board Exam Results. Access the results without downloading it!

Read this document on Scribd: June2008NLE Results

A Quick Note on the June 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination Results

The last week of July release date for the June 2008 PRC nurse licensure examination is still on track according to the latest available information from the PRC-Board of Nursing website which incidentally went down a few days ago due to heavy internet traffic. It's back online again since yesterday but no new information is posted.

So, hang in there, future nurses. It's just a matter of days and the long wait will soon be over.

The moment the board exam results become available, it will be posted here at Pinoy R.N. and in several other nursing websites.

This blog post will serve as the anchor page for the June 2008 nursing board results. We are posting this anchor page this early so the search engines can index it making the PRC results searchable when it officially becomes available.

In the meantime, here's a nice video to help our future nurse colleagues while the time, relax, and calm those nerves down.

Update on the June 2008 Nurse Licensure Examination Results

We have been getting word that the result of June 2008 nursing board exam is due to be released at the end of the month with the earliest possible release date on July 20, 2008.

This bit of information is still unconfirmed at the moment. Examinees of the June 1 and 2 , 2008 PRC Nursing Licensure Exam are advised to take these rumors with a grain of salt.

However, Pinoy R.N. would like to take this opportunity to encourage those who are waiting for the June 2008 NLE results to prepare their computer by installing in advance a copy of Adobe Reader as the list of nursing passers will likely be released initially in portable document format (.PDF).

To download and install a copy of Adobe Reader, click this link.

To facilitate access to the nursing exam results, Pinoy R.N. and Ward Class will be releasing the June 2008 PRC nursing board exam results in PDF, Microsoft Word, and Plain Text formats once it is officially made available by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board of Nursing (BoN). Results will also be e-mailed to those who submitted their e-mail address to the Pinoy R.N. mailing list.

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Pinoy R.N. Adds Section for Visa Bulletins

As part of Pinoy R.N.'s effort to deliver up-to-date nursing news and information to nurses, a new section will be added to the site dedicated to Visa Bulletins.

Every month, the U.S. State Department issues Visa Bulletins summarizing available visa numbers for the next month for both family and employment categories.

A quick access to these Visa Bulletins is provided at the side bar for easy reference.

Related link:
August 2008 Visa Bulletin

Philippine Nurses Association Says No to Practical Nursing Program

The Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) recently made known their opposition to the Practical Nursing (PN) program offered by several nursing schools in the country.

Dubbed as the fastest and easiest way to go abroad, some nursing schools have been quick to cash in on the latest trend to hit nursing education.

"It’s a dead end program because there is no local demand and no foreign demand for it," said University of the Philippines (UP) College of Nursing Dean Josefina Tuazon at a PNA press conference in Malate, Manila.

Tuazon added, "Why not maximize the nurses we have? We have nurses who have not passed yet. What's the point of creating another layer or category of nurses?"

The nursing group also related the bad experiences of two new Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) graduates who were not able to find jobs in the United States, contrary to the promises of practical nursing schools in the country.

Currently, a proposal is being evaluated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) formalizing these courses through a ladderization of the nursing curriculum where students can enroll for a shorter course and graduate as practical nurses or continue schooling for a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree en route to becoming a full-pledged registered nurse (RN).

1st ALLGEN Open-House on August 23

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Schedule of ANSAP-Accredited Basic Intravenous Therapy Training

If you are looking to train for basic intravenous therapy (IV therapy), you're in luck. Noel Bańez sent this in today by e-mail. (Thanks Noel!)

The Intravenous Therapy Program is primarily designed to ensure safe practice in Intravenous Therapy to uphold quality nursing practice.

This program will enhance the nurse’s attitude, knowledge and skills in the delivery of their expanded role as intravenous nurse therapists. Through their knowledge of the nursing process, their holistic approach to patient care is enhanced and their clinical competence is achieved.

The Basic Intravenous Therapy Training consists of discussions of concepts in intravenous therapy and demonstration of skills in access-related situations. It consists of 24 hours didactic lectures and practicum utilizing Procedures I-IV checklist as the framework for providing safe IV therapy practice.

Interested nurses are advised to call the respective hospital's Nursing Service Office for registration details.

Rhode Island Joins 22 Other Member States in the Nurse Licensure Compact

It's official, Rhode Island is now a compact state. It is the 23rd state to join the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).

Established in January 2001 as an interstate agreement among Utah, Maryland, Arizona, and Wisconsin, the NLC became a successful mutual recognition model of nurse licensure allowing nurses to have one license (in his/her state of residency) and practice in other participating states without the need to apply for a separate license in that state.

At present, the NLC is composed of 23 member states and has received widespread support from many state nursing associations, hospital associations, and the U.S. Department of Commerce as it provides for improved access to licensed nurses and quality nursing services in times of great need.

Related Article:
Understanding the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)

Related Download:
List of Nurse Licensure Compact Member States

English Language Proficiency Report Now Required for International Nurses Applying for Licensure by Examination (NCLEX) in the State of Colorado

The Colorado Board of Nursing recently made changes to their eligibility requirements for internationally-educated nurses applying for licensure (NCLEX) by examination.

The board now requires proof that the applicant has achieved a passing score on the English Proficiency examinations required by the Department of Homeland Security for certification of health care workers in section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

The English Language Proficiency Report, issued by CGFNS, is in addition to the existing CGFNS CES Healthcare Profession & Science Report required by Colorado.

The changes took effect July 1, 2008 and applies to all new applications received on the date the new rule took effect. Applicants who have already applied for CES for Colorado before July 1, 2008 are exempt from the English Language Proficiency Report requirement.

Acceptable english exams and minimum passing scores are the same as those required for the VisaScreen^®.