Oathtaking Schedule for July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Passers

The Professional Regulation Commission - Board of Nursing has announced the tentative oathtaking schedule for new nurses who took the July 3-4, 2010 nursing board exam.

Those from the National Capital Region (NCR) will be taking their oath on September 20-21, 2010.

Oathtaking schedule for other areas will be announced later. Different board members have been assigned to separate areas for the oathtaking. Here's the draft assignments:

Gen. Santos, Roxas City, Davao - Hon. B.Merrit;
La Union, Laoag, Bohol - Hon. C.M. Abaquin;
Tacloban, Bacolod, Zamboanga - Hon. P.G. Po;
Pagadian, Tuguegarao - Hon. L.A. Faire;
Legaspi, Cagayan de Oro, Iloilo - Hon. A.B. Rosales;
Baguio, Pangasinan, Pampanga - Hon. Y. C. Arugay;
Cebu, Dumaguete, Lucena - Hon. M. A. C. Sto Tomas.

Tickets to the oathtaking ceremony will be available at PNA offices after the July 2010 nursing board exam results are officially released.

Things You Can Do While Waiting for the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Results

You took the Nursing Board Exam last July 3-4, 2010.  Now that the nurse licensure examination is over, you can't wait to get your hands on the results.

You stress out thinking what the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Results might bring.  Will it be good news or bad news?  You're always in a state of uneasiness and begin to doubt yourself thinking you didn't prepare well for the nursing  boards.

If you are having all these negative thoughts, then you should STOP right now.  The long wait for the exam results is agonizing in itself, don't give yourself additional stress by being pessimistic.  Worrying won't get you anywhere, nor will it make the Professional Regulation Commission-Board of Nursing release the  July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Results sooner. So why sweat it?

The main task for you at this point is make use of the waiting period  to relax, do something productive, and plan ahead in your chosen career.  Here are a few things you can do to help you cope with the stress of waiting for the July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination Results.

• Go out with your friends.  You probably didn't have much time for your friends when you were reviewing for the nursing board exam.  Now is the time to go out with them to catch up on things.  Dining out, shopping,  going to the movies, or even traveling-- these activities will help you relax and keep your mind off stressful things.

• Spend more time with your family.  One of the reasons why you are on tenterhooks while waiting for the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Results is that you don't want to disappoint your family, especially your parents. Consider spending more time with them and if possible,  talk about your feelings regarding the  nursing boards. Being open and venting out your feelings to your family will help lessen your anxiety.

• Use the internet to your best advantage.  No, I don't mean you google "July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Results" everyday.  You can do all sorts of fun things online.  You may have been neglecting your social networking accounts when you were so busy studying so go ahead and  immerse yourself on Facebook, Plurk, or Twitter.  You can also choose to watch videos online or simply read about things that interest you. 

• Engage in physical activity.  Exercise is one of the best ways to channel all your nervous energy.  You can hit the gym, jog, play badminton, or go hiking. Staying active will not only keep you in good shape, it will also do wonders for your emotional and mental well-being.

• Collect information about career options.  Things don't end when you pass the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam.  Do you have immediate career plans? Are you considering employment as an entry-level nurse locally or abroad?  Do you want to take foreign nursing exams first like the NCLEX and CGFNS?  List down your options so you can slowly start furthering your career plans.  This way, you'll make use of the time spent waiting for the nursing board exam results productively.

• Prepare your documents.  Preparing your documents like your Transcript of Records, diploma, birth records, and NBI and police clearances is one way of planning ahead.  Working on something and actually seeing results will give you a sense of fulfillment.  Being busy is always better than moping around.

There are certainly more ways to deal with stress while waiting for the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Results.  So if you have stress-busting tips up your sleeve for the readers of this blog, drop us a line or two in the comments section.  We'd be delighted to hear from you.

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Review Tips for the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam, Part III

Only a few days to go before the Nursing Board Exam and if you are going to take the nurse licensure examination this July, do not wrap up your review just yet.  There might be some topics, especially on Maternal and Child Health Nursing that you haven't covered yet.

Questions on maternal and child health nursing are commonly asked during the nursing board exam. So it will be prudent for you to cover it thoroughly if you want to up your chances of doing good in the exam this July.  Below is a list of topics that we have picked for you, so check if you have mastered or at least covered everything.

 

• Phases of the Menstrual Cycle with emphasis on the definitions and characteristics of each phase
• Presumptive, Probable, and Positive Signs of Pregnancy
• Physiologic and Psychologic Changes During Pregnancy, take note of what happens per system and the different signs (Chadwick's, Goodell's, Hegar's)
• Danger Signs of Pregnancy, including complications of pregnancy during the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimester like placenta previa, abortion, incompetent cervix,ectopic pregnancy, hydatidiform mole,abruptio placenta, PIH, eclampsia, preeclampsia
• Stages of Fetal Development, including screening tests conducted to ensure and assess fetal well-being and fetal circulation
• Nagele's Rule
• Leopold's Maneuver
• Labor and Delivery, including the signs of true/false labor, mechanisms of labor, stages of labor, 5 factors of Labor, complications of labor and delivery like dystocia, PROM, cord prolapse,
• Puerperium and the postpartum period, with emphasis on the complications of the postpartum period
• Newborn Care, including APGAR Scoring, Physical Assessment
• Growth and Development, including theories and developmental Milestones
• Immunization schedule
• Genetic disorders
• Interventions in cases of dehydration, diarrhea, vomiting, poisoning, accidents
• Hydrocephalus, Cerebral Palsy, Reye's syndrome
• Otitis Media
• Rheumatic fever,Congenital Heart Disease
• Iron Deficiency Anemia, Hemophilia, and Sickle Cell Anemia
• Croup, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Aspiration  of a Foreign Object
• Cleft lip and Palate, Hirschsprung's Disease, Intussusception, and Appendicitis
• Burns, Impetigo, Ringworm, Head lice, Scabies
• Leukemia, Wilms' Tumor
• Methods of Birth Control, including nursing interventions in fertility control

When answering questions on Maternal and Child Health Nursing in the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam, remember that the questions are designed to determine if you have the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to care for childbearing mothers and children.  Therefore, you need to remember that you don't only address your client's physiologic needs but also have to take into consideration the cultural, psychological, and developmental aspects of client care as well.

Room Assignments for July 2010 Nursing Board Exam

The Professional Regulation Commission has released the Room Assignments for the July 3-4, 2010 Nursing Board Exam. The information below applies to Manila, Baguio, La Union, Dagupan, and Pampanga Examinees only.

July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Room Assignments - MANILA


July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination Room Assignments for MANILA (Removal)


July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Room Assignment for Angeles, PAMPANGA


NLE July 2010 - Room Assignments for Baguio

NLE July 2010 - Room Assignments for La Union


NLE July 2010 - Room Assignments for Dagupan

Pinoy R.N. will post the school and room assignments for nursing examinees from Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro and other cities as soon as it is made available by the PRC Regional Offices. Otherwise, examinees are advised to visit the nearest PRC Regional Offices.

Examinees who have inquiries are instructed to see the Application Division  of the PRC starting June 28, 2010, Monday. 

Review Tips for the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam, Part II

Psychiatric or Mental Health Nursing is a favorite topic among nursing lecturers.  In nursing review centers, the pyschiatric nursing sessions are the most anticipated and the most popular in terms of attendance. Why?  The topics in Pyschiatric Nursing are very interesting, often resulting in very lively discussion between the the lecturer and the reviewees.  And, more often than not, a good percentage of the questions asked in the nursing board exam are on Psychiatric Nursing.

However, candidates need to give particular attention to specific Pyschiatric Nursing topics when reviewing for the nursing board exam this July.  These topics are often labeled as common board questions (CBQ) because they are often asked in the Nurse Licensure Examination.

Below is the list of specific topics on Psychiatric Nursing you need to cover thoroughly for the nursing board exam:

• Ego Defense Mechanisms, including definitions and examples
• Therapeutic Communication, with emphasis on the different techniques, description, and examples
• Structure of Personality- the id, ego, and superego and the principles by which the three operate
• Freud's Psychosexual Theory of Development, including the tasks need to be accomplished in each of the 5 stages
• Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Theory of Development
• Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development
• Jean Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
• The role of neurotransmitters in Psychiatric Disorders (Dopamine, Acetylcholine, Norepinephrine, Serotonin ,Histamine, GABA)
• Psychopharmacology, with emphasis on therapeutic levels and nursing considerations when administering Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Anxiolytics, anti-EPS, and drugs prescribed to patients with Alzheimer's Disease.
• Crisis and Crisis Intervention
• Anxiety and levels of Anxiety, including nursing interventions that reduce anxiety
• Anxiety Disorders, and nursing management for patients with these disorders
• Bipolar Disorder
• Depression, with emphasis on nursing diagnosis, nursing considerations, and medication regimen
• Schizophrenia, including the types of Schizophrenia, Bleuler' 4As, positive and negative symptoms, and nursing interventions according to symptom
• Personality Disorders (Paranoid,Schizoid,Schizotypal, Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Avoidant, Obsessive-Compulsive, Dependent,Narcissistic), including patient's characteristics and nursing considerations when caring for patients with Personality Disorders
• Alcoholism and Alcohol Withdrawal, including symptoms, effects, nursing management and use of Disulfiram (Antabuse)
• Other Substance-related Disorders- focus on the effects and withdrawal symptoms of the use of Opiates, Amphetamines, Hallucinogens,Cocaine.
• Alzheimers Disease, including stages, 4As (symptoms), medications, nursing considerations, nursing diagnoses
• Anorexia Nervosa and Bulima Nervosa, with emphasis on signs and symptoms and nursing management
• Mental Retardation, including the types
• ADHD
• Abuse and Violence, including domestic violence, laws covering domestic violence, signs of child abuse
• Electroconvulsive Therapy, with emphasis on nursing considerations
• Milieu Therapy, its goals and the nurse's role
• Sleep Disorders

Furthermore, when reviewing on Pyschiatric Nursing for the nursing board exam, remember that aside from administering psychotropic medications and other forms of therapy and dealing with a client with very challenging symptoms, the role of a nurse is to establish a therapeutic relationship with clients. Thus,  it is also prudent that when preparing for the nursing board exam this July, candidates expect a number of questions that gauges his or her ability to collaborate with a client so that the latter may achieve the goals of therapy.

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Review Tips for the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam, Part I

In our previous article, we gave the focus points for the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam as outlined in the Scope of the Nurse Licensure Examination. The focus points serve as a guide to candidates in their nursing review.

However, as the nursing board exam date draws near, more attention should be given to  specific topics.  To supplement what we have given,  we will be giving those who are reviewing for the nursing board exam this July the specific topics they need to cover.  

First and foremost, a candidate to the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam should have covered the basic concepts in nursing. Included here are:

• Definition of Nursing
• Scope of Nursing Practice
• Roles and Responsibilities of the Nurse
• Roles of the Public Health Nurse
• Nursing as a Professon
• History of Nursing with emphasis on the different milestones
• The Nightingale Pledge
• Nursing Theories
• The Nursing Process
• Health, Models of Health and Wellness, and Levels of Prevention
• Positioning, Transfers, and Assistive Devices
• Physical Assesment, per system
• Basic Diagnostic and Laboratory Procedures with emphasis on nursing considerations
• Basic Nursing Procedures
• Therapeutic Diets with emphasis on health teachings
• Documentation and Recording, including medication orders, common medical abbreviations and conversion of units
• Stress and Crisis, with emphasis on the stress adaptation syndrome and coping mechanisms
• Theories of Development
• Models of Grief, specially that of Kubler-Ross
• Transcultural Nursing

Remember that the nursing board exam scheduled this July 3-4 is an exam designed to determine if a candidate possesses the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively practice nursing in the Philippines. It is an entry-level examination, therefore, candidates reviewing for the the said examination should be very familiar or thoroughly knowledgeable with the basic concepts in nursing.


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July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination Focus Points

The July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination is scheduled on July 3 & 4, 2010.

With only three weeks to go before the nursing board exam, candidates to the July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination need to maximize their time by providing structure to their nursing review. They should have covered all the topics specified in the Scope of the Nurse Licensure Examination.

The July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) is a five-part examination administered over two days. It utilizes a competency-based framework covering 11 core competency areas in that apply to the nursing practice here in the Philippines.

The 11 core competency areas in nursing practice are:

• Safe and Quality Nursing Care
• Management of Resources and Environment
• Health Education
• Legal Responsibility
• Ethico-Moral Responsibility
• Personal and Professional Development
• Quality Improvement
• Research
• Records Management
• Communication
• Collaboration and Teamwork

For Nursing Practice I, candidates to the nursing board exam this July 3 & 4 need to familiarize themselves with the basic theories, concepts, and principles of nursing practice, giving particular attention to health promotion and health maintenance. Nursing Practice I also covers the roles and functions of a professional nurse across various health care settings.

Nursing Practice II covers theories, principles, and processes involved when a nurse cares for individuals, families, groups, communities to promote health and alleviate while utilizing the nursing process as a framework. This area includes the care of high risk and at-risk mothers, children and families during the various stages of the life cycle.

Nursing Practice III, IV, and V, covers theories, principles,and processes in the care of clients with altered health patterns, still utilizing the nursing process and integrating the key areas of nursing competencies. This includes safe and quality care, health education, management of environment and resources and quality improvement, as well as personal and professional development, communication, collaboration, and teamwork, and ethico-moral-legal responsibility.

In the coming days, Pinoy R.N. will be posting updates for those who will be taking the July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE).

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PRC Announces Start of Filing of Application for July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination

 PRC Press Release

The Professional Regulation Commission announces that application to the July 3 & 4, 2010 Nurses’ Licensure Examination is now open until April 14, 2010 for Repeaters and May 14, 2010 for First Timers. Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

• Duly accomplished Nurses’ Application Form (NAF);
• NSO issued Certificate of Live Birth;
• NSO issued Certificate of Marriage (for married women);
• Transcript of Record with scanned picture and remarks: “For Board Examinations Purposes”;
• Record of OR-DR Cases (for 1st timers only);
• Summary of Related Learning Experience – (for 1st timers only);
• Four (4) pieces passport size (1 ½ x 1 ½) colored picture with complete name tag in white background;
• Community Tax Certificate;
• Examination Fee of P900.00;
• One (1) window mailing envelope; and
• Valid Identification Card.

Applications can be filed at PRC Manila, PRC Regional Offices and its satellite offices. For those who intend to file in Manila, filing may be done at the PRC Central Office located at P. Paredes cor. N. Reyes Sts., Sampaloc, Manila or at the PRC Service Center in EVER Gotesco Mall - Recto Branch. One day campus processing of applications may also be done in some schools which will be scheduled according to zones. The venues and dates will be announced later.

There will be NO EXTENSION of the deadline. All applicants are enjoined to file early to avoid overcrowding and long queues. Only those with complete and appropriate documents will be accommodated. The Nurses’ Application Form can be downloaded at  www.prc.gov.ph.