by: Tammy L. Sulit, RN We cannot deny that most of the Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) takers last December 2011 have heightened anxiety level at this point. Few more days and the much awaited list of new registered nurses will be released. Out of curiosity, I interviewed Ms. Rachel Yvonne Ocampo Cabacungan, one of the nursing [...]
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Are You Anxious for the Upcoming Nursing Board Exam Result?
by: Tammy L. Sulit, RN It’s been 2 months now after the Nursing Board Examination transpired. Nursing Board Exam Takers usually waits 3 to 4 months before the result of the Nursing Licensure Examination is released. Each day in those months is definitely an agony. We think about it upon waking up. We think about [...]
How to Prepare for the Nursing Board Examination 2012
By: Elaine T. Medillo, RN The Nursing Board Exam is a tough challenge in every nursing student. It boils down to think if you can be truly a licensed nurse or not. The date of nursing examination this year will be on the last day of the month of June (30th) and 1st day of [...]
Operating Room Nurses Association of the Philippines (ORNAP): A new asset to be part of
By: Elaine T. Medillo, RN As a nurse, we envision ourselves to be part of some recognized and respectable nursing career organizations. Being part of it is a great bargain not only to our career as a nurse but also to the benefits we can get from it. We sometimes [...]
6 Points to Ponder (Tips for Nurses in Finding a Job)
By: Elaine T. Medillo, RN Many nurses now keep on co mplaining about how hard it is to find a job in nursing. But there are some nurses who get a job as a school nurse, company nurse and private nurse while others are still looking for about one year already. In this economy, jobs [...]
Philippine Nurses Association List of Seminars for 2012
Tammy L. Sulit, RN Continuous Education is a necessity in nursing especially that this profession is constantly advancing and upgrading. In order to become a competent nurse, one should allot time for trainings, seminars and workshops. These then provide knowledge, skills and awareness on appropriate attitude in order to function efficiently and effectively as nurses. [...]
HOLISTIC NURSING: Nurses Help “Sendong” Victims
Tammy L. Sulit, RN It is emphasized in nursing education that nursing is a holistic profession. Nurses do not only bestow physical care but they touch even the mind, soul and heart of their patients. This virtue is encrypted in every nurse thus even outside the workplace nurses practice holistic care. When typhoon “Sendong” resulted [...]
Are Nurses Indifferent Now?
by: Elaine T. Medillo, RN “No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this –“devoted and obedient’. This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman.” – Florence Nightingale Nowadays, [...]
Hemodialysis Training Program for Nurses 2012
By: Elaine T. Medillo, RN Hemodialysis nurses assist patients in kidney failure, through dialysis treatments. By becoming certified your patients and peers will know that you have the knowledge to attain this credential, and have earned the respect that comes with it. For some nurses, being a hemodialysis nurse [...]
Back-ups of Being a Nurse
By: Elaine T. Medillo, RN The demand for Filipino nurses in abroad is steadily declining, resulting to the increasing number of jobless or underemployed licensed nurses in the Philippines. According to Leah Samaco-Paquiz, president of the Philippine Nurses Association, the United States and the United Kingdom freeze to hire nurses for shilly-shally reasons. The question [...]
