43% of 67,000 pass nursing board
By Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 10:19:00 02/21/2008

MANILA, Philippines — At least 43 percent of the 67,000 examinees who took the nursing board in December 2007 have passed, Leonor Rosero-Tripon, chairman of the Professional Regulation Commission told INQUIRER.net Thursday.

Tripon said the 43.42 percent passing mark was “within the usual range.”

She said among the nursing graduates who took the exam were those who were required by the Court of Appeals and the United States’ Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools after the June 2006 leakage of some test questions.

The controversial exam resulted in new procedures for testing and checking of tests.

A radio report said graduates from the St. Louie University, Xavier University, Siliman University, Trinity, Mindanao State University, and Palawan State University were among the top 10. { more}

By Glenda Fauntleroy, Contributing Writer
Health Behavior News Service
http://www.hbns.org

If hospitals added one more full-time registered nurse on staff to care for patients, the number of hospital-related deaths in the United States could decrease significantly, according to a new review. However, cost concerns and a worsening nursing shortage might make this an unlikely scenario. – Nursing Jobs

When, asked how hospital administrators can be better made aware of these possible rates of improved patient outcomes, lead review author Robert Kane, M.D., said, “The issue is not making them aware of the possibility, it’s convincing them that it is in their best interests to act on it. From a business perspective, the savings in reduced lengths of stay would not offset the costs of the added staffing. The case would have to be made in terms of image and liability.” – Nursing Jobs

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Congratulations to the 2,299 out of 6,213 who successfully passed the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination given by the Board of Accountancy in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo and Legazpi this October 2007.

To support the numerous inquiries, we are reproducing the list in our website which can be viewed using acrobat reader. click here

In support of the Filipino sentiment against discrimination we are reproducing the
petition addressed to ABC demanding apology from its producers:

“To: ABC To the producers of “Desperate Housewives” and ABC:

We are writing to express concern and hurt about a racially-discriminatory comment made in an episode of Desperate Housewives on 9/30/07. In a scene in which Susan was told by her gynecologist that she might be hitting menopause, she replied, “Can I just check those diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some med school in the Philippines.” Read More

James Dells
www.jobs4nurses.net

Identifying Your Fertile Days

Many couples spend so much time preventing an unplanned pregnancy that they assume that when they are ready for a family all they have to do is stop using birth control.
Getting pregnant is not always that fast — it can take up to a year or longer –
nor is it automatic.

Many couples today plan intercourse around days 11-14 of the woman’s 28-day cycle.
If a woman has irregular cycles and is not sure when she ovulates, she can buy an
ovulation predictor kit at a pharmacy. These kits test LH (leutenizing hormone)
in the urine and are very accurate. Read More

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR PARENTS WHO USE DIMETAPP ^®

Wyeth Consumer Healthcare is voluntarily withdrawing from the market the following Dimetapp ^® infant products:

Wyeth Consumer Healthcare recommends you no longer use cough and cold medicines in children under 2 years of age. Click the “More Information” button above, or visit www.jobs4nurses.net for details.

If you have any questions, call 1-800-762-4675, Weekdays 9AM to 5PM EST.

* Currently only available behind the pharmacy counter in retail stores.

NSN
By: James Dells
If you are looking for a job just visit: www.jobs4nurses.net

The NCLEX Examinations

Developed and administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) are two examinations that are used by the Boards of Nursing to test entry-level nursing competence. These are the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®) and the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN®).

• The NCLEX examinations are provided exclusively as computerized adaptive tests.

• An On-Line Tutorial Examination for the NCLEX Examination is offered at by this website: http://www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/#tutorial
  
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By Alexa Graham
NSS
www.jobs4nurses.net

Network sorry for a character’s disparaging remark about the medical education system in the Philippines.

“Okay, before we go any further, can I check these diplomas? Just to make sure they aren’t, like, from some med school in the Philippines.”

That line from Susan, a character played by Teri Hatcher on ABC’s hit Desperate Housewives, uttered during Sunday’s season premiere, sparked anger from the Filipino community.

“This type of derogatory remark is not only unnecessary and hurtful, but is also unfounded, considering the presence of Filipinos and Filipino Americans in the health care industry,” said Kevin Nadal, who organized an online petition to voice concern with the comment.

With almost 90,000 names currently on the petition, Nadal successfully got his point across to the network. Earlier this week, ABC apologized for the remark.

“The producers of Desperate Housewives and ABC Studios offer our sincere apologies for any offense caused by the brief reference in the season premiere,” the network said in a statement. “There was no intent to disparage the integrity of any aspect of the medical community in the Philippines.”

ABC also said it is considering editing the episode. [Read More]

By Alexa Graham
NSS
www.jobs4nurses.net
Hi! My next series is about the requirements needed
in order for Philippine nurses to be able to work
in the U.S. According to the U.S. Department of Labor,
Foreign-educated nurses should obtain a work visa.
But to be able to do so, applicants are required to
undergo a review of their education and licensing
credentials and pass a nursing certification and English
proficiency exam, both conducted by the Commission
on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS). Read More

By Alexa Graham
NSS
www.jobs4nurses.net

Hi! My next series is about the requirements needed
in order for Philippine nurses to be able to work
in the U.S. According to the U.S. Department of Labor,
Foreign-educated nurses should obtain a work visa.
But to be able to do so, applicants are required to
undergo a review of their education [Read More]