by: Elaine T. Medillo Nursing is a science and an art that focus on promoting quality of life throughout their life experiences from birth to care at the end of life. It is a profession on assisting individuals, families and communities to achieve and maintain optimal health and functioning. Nursing profession is a vital and [...]
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What Are The Qualities That A Nurse Should Possess?
(perspective of a BSN graduate from the University of Mindanao, Davao City) by: Ruby Lyn Rodriguez Nurse’s primary concern thought by many that we just function to preserve the human body to its optimum health status. It’s a common perception of those individuals who are not in the field of nursing. However, in my case [...]
Nurses no more interested to Uncle Sam?
By: Elaine T. Medillo, RN We recall during the 2007 booming nursing career, a lot of nurses are dreaming to fly over abroad. Hundreds of registered nurses all over Philippines wanted to breathe the fresh air in USA. Nevertheless, the jam-packed of licensed nurses as of 2011 has become the downfall of finding a job [...]
A Research Study on Pregnant Nurses Handling Chemotherapeutic Drugs Leading to Miscarriage – Fact or Fallacy?
By: Elaine T. Medillo, RN It is usually a basic routine job for nurses to prepare medication everyday. They are fun of aspiring medications such as chemotherapy drugs or sterilizing chemicals and have it in correct measurements before giving it to patients. But what most nurses don’t know is that these medications specifically chemotherapy drugs [...]
Give Blood, Give Hope: CHN Battle
by: Elaine T. Medillo, RN Several myths has been circulating around that donating blood can make you weak, feel low, painful procedure, feels nausea and vomiting and so forth. Well, none of these are true that is why there are called MYTHS- fallacy, delusion, superstition and apologue. What is the truth behind blood donation? According [...]
Geriatric Nursing 101
by: Elaine T. Medillo, RN One of the branches of medicine and nursing which Filipino nurses let slip from their memories is Geriatric nursing. Nurses look into more in finding nine-to-five in hospitals, clinics, schools and companies. We should try to give again retrospection to this kind of angelic and virtuous profession. We have to [...]
Nursing Board Exam December 2011
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 [...]
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 [...]
Nurses and Relationships
by: Tammy L. Sulit, RN It is no doubt that nurses are bombarded with life preoccupations. We have erratic schedules which are regularly irregular. Weekdays and weekends tend to shuffle like we do not hold a good grasp of what lies ahead since this relies most on the pens of our head nurses. We work [...]
