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Licensure Exam for Teachers ( LET ) Online Rating Verification

2011-06-18T12:02:00.000-07:00

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NCLEX Lecture: Adult Nursing

2011-06-10T12:16:00.000-07:00

NCLEX Review Shock Lecture

2011-06-10T12:01:00.000-07:00

OFW-Friendly Countries Identified by POEA

2011-06-03T02:34:00.000-07:00

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) comes up with a list of countries considered to be an ideal destination for overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) because they seem to be cooperative when it comes to concerns of Filipino workers.

In the POEA resolution, POEA identified 76 OFW-friendly countries. Of the 76 countries, the majority comes from Europe with 32 countries, followed by 21 countries in Americas. Meanwhile, there are 17 countries from the Asia Pacific region, 4 countries in Africa and only two countries are from the Middle East.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) comes up with a list of countries considered to be an ideal destination for overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) because they seem to be cooperative when it comes to concerns of Filipino workers.

In the POEA resolution, POEA identified 76 OFW-friendly countries. Of the 76 countries, the majority comes from Europe with 32 countries, followed by 21 countries in Americas. Meanwhile, there are 17 countries from the Asia Pacific region, 4 countries in Africa and only two countries are from the Middle East.

The countries were identified on the basis that they meet at least one of three requirements provided for in the revised Migrant Workers Act or the Republic Act 10022.

The new Migrant Workers Acts states that the Philippines will only allow deployment if the host country fulfills the following:
Has existing labor and social laws protecting the rights of workers;
Is a signatory to and/or a ratifier of multilateral conventions, declarations or resolutions relating to the protection of workers; and
Has concluded a bilateral agreement or arrangement with the government on the protection of the rights of OFWs.

List of Countries Identified by POEA to be OFW-Friendly

Albania
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Columbia
Costa Rica
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guam
Guatemala
Guyana
Hong Kong
Hungary
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya
Laos
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Macau
Malaysia
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Mexico
Myanmar
Namibia
New Zealand
Northern Marianas
Oman
Palau
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
The Netherlands
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam

Two Middle Eastern countries; Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) that are both consistent top OFW destinations are not included in the list.

The POEA clarified that deployment of OFWs in countries that are not in the above list will not be stopped but will be continuously reviewed and evaluated.

The POEA resolution said, “In the meantime, the deployment of OFWs to these countries [not included in the list] shall continue except, where deployment bans is in effect."

Who’s the ‘tweet-est’ nurse in the world?

2011-04-10T21:54:00.001-07:00

Source: Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—After turning Manila into the “texting capital of the world,” Pinoys are now making their mark in the Twitter world of short, real-time social media content.

Ronnievinn Pagtakhan, a registered nurse and a teacher at Centro Escolar University (CEU) and Mapua Institute of Technology , was named winner of Twitter’s international Shorty Award in the nurse category at ceremonies at the Times Center in New York on March 28.

A former United States-based nurse, Ronnievinn tied for first place with American Matthew Browning, the founder of YourNurseIsOn.com.

Another twitting Pinoy, sexy actress Angel Locsin landed second place in the Actress category.MANILA, Philippines—After turning Manila into the “texting capital of the world,” Pinoys are now making their mark in the Twitter world of short, real-time social media content.

Ronnievinn Pagtakhan, a registered nurse and a teacher at Centro Escolar University (CEU) and Mapua Institute of Technology , was named winner of Twitter’s international Shorty Award in the nurse category at ceremonies at the Times Center in New York on March 28.

A former United States-based nurse, Ronnievinn tied for first place with American Matthew Browning, the founder of YourNurseIsOn.com.

Another twitting Pinoy, sexy actress Angel Locsin landed second place in the Actress category.

New York-based designer Ann Li, who Filipinos know from her part in ABS-CBN’s Pinoy Big Brother Teen Clash Edition, won first place in the Fashion category.

Twitter invited nominations for dozens of categories. A panel of judges then decided who among the six most popular would be the winner.

“Nagulat ako (I was surprised). Wow it’s a bang for me,” said 25-year-old Ronnievinn in an interview with Inquirer.

Ronnievinn’s winning tweet was: “I’m a nurse, I’m an educator, a son, a friend, and I want to inspire nurses and nursing students.”

“I never expected to win,” said Ronnivinn, still sounding quite overwhelmed—what with the sudden requests for interviews from the big TV networks and other media.

“I feel so proud that I was able to represent the country … When I started I didn’t know it was that serious, that it could be a chance for us Filipinos to be heard, for the world to realize that Filipinos are world class,” he added.

He was invited to go to the United States to personally accept his award, but unfortunately his visa had expired.

But he sent his acceptance speech within the required 140-characters-or-less tweet limit: “ThankYou shorties for this honor.Lets celebrate Nursing around the world.The caring, compassion, love &nurturing. We all deserve this! Mabuhay”

Born and raised in Taguig, Ronnivinn said he was no stranger to the hard life and strove to be self supporting and independent.

He initially wanted to be a doctor but eventually opted to be a nurse. “Graduates of medical degress can’t earn money right away; not even get a part-time job,” he explained.

Another outlook

According to Ronnievinn, he wants to change the way the people perceive nursing nowadays. He aims to remove the impression that nursing is all about going abroad and earning tons of money.

“Hindi yan tungkol sa pera (Nursing isn’t about money), it should be your passion, your advocacy,” he said in a mixture of English and Filipino.

He said he wanted to teach, to help propagate “the true essence of the profession.”

“As a nurse, you’ll feel that it’s truly rewarding to care for people. That’s my outlook, and I just want to share my profession and enlighten people in one way or another, he said, explaining why he went into teaching and is active in social media.

Ronnivinn teaches at the Mapua and CEU and is also a reviewer for nursing board takers. He said he uses these opportunities to not just educate future nurses academically, but to impart to them the importance of nursing.

“The feeling of giving attention and tending to the needs of the sick is a rewarding experience,” he said.

He still plans to go back to the United States to practice nursing, but right now, he’s enjoying his career as a teacher.

“Na enjoy ko...naging passion ko na siya [teaching].” Twitting is part of it as well.

He seems to enjoy almost everything he does. He is also a coauthor of a nursing textbook. “Diba, ang ganda lang pakinggan. Ano ka? Author (Doesn’t that sound great, to say you are an ‘author’).”

He’s very funny and a happy-go-lucky person, and seems to have a knack for making serious discussion seem like a chat session.

Handling discrimination

Filipinos, he said, should never be ashamed of being who they are. He said he never felt discriminated against in the US because of race. But when students ask him to comment about those who have experienced it, he says, “I believe you just have to present yourself as someone respectable, yung hindi ka kabastos bastos (you are serious and not a pushover); present yourself properly and do your work well. Hindi maiwasan yung mga judgmental, di naman sila nagpapatakbo ng buhay mo (There are judgmental people in the world, but they don’t run your life).”

Race shouldn’t be a barrier to any of your dreams. It is your determination, motivation and passion to do what you want that should drive you toward your goals. One should turn barriers into terms of empowerment and not hindrances to success.

He began twitting several years ago and has over a thousand followers. Why should people follow him? In a Twitter interview he said: “Because I’m interesting and speak from my heart.”
His favorite tweet: “Keep your dreams alive. Understand that to achieve anything, it requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication.”

His advice to new twitters: “Tweeting is a privilege, and with this comes responsibility to speak our mind and respect other people’s thoughts.

Back to winning the Twitter award, he says, “We should all be proud, its not just about gender and race anymore, its about being proud of who you are, what you’ve become and what you can share.”

Filipino Nurses: Loved and Respected in Libya

2011-04-05T11:02:00.000-07:00

Amidst the growing violence and civil unrest that Libya is experiencing, hundreds of Filipino nurses and other medical workers still choose to remain in the Middle Eastern country. According to Foreign Undersecretary, Esteban Conejos, the selfless act of these overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are appreciated by local Libyan nationals.

Amidst the growing violence and civil unrest that Libya is experiencing, hundreds of Filipino nurses and other medical workers still choose to remain in the Middle Eastern country. According to Foreign Undersecretary, Esteban Conejos, the selfless act of these overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are appreciated by local Libyan nationals. The fact that the Filipino nurses earned the admiration and respect in Libya, the reputation of the Philippines is also improving in the Middle East.
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Conejos who had a brief two-week visit to Libya and Tunisia said, “That's why our nurses deserve our admiration and also, I guess it's the reason Libyan people love Filipinos there."

The Undersecretary informed that there are about 1,300 Filipino nurses employed in the largest hospital in Libya, the Tripoli Medical Center. There are also 600 Filipino nurses working in the Benghazi Medical Center. Most of these nurses decided to stay in Libya despite the risky situation because of their professional commitment.

There are also at least 70 nurses from the two Libyan hospitals mentioned who had returned to Manila for fear that they would be left behind when the conflict grows worse.

According to Conejos, those who chose to remain said, “'Sir, we cannot go, we are medical personnel. We should be the last ones to leave hospitals. There are people dying here."

Conejos said that the Libyans are grateful that the Filipino nurses are still in their country and for continuing to serve the interest of the Libyan people in the middle of the political conflict.

He added, “Wherever we go, in Libya, in Tunisia, people would wave at us, 'Philippine, Philippine.' Our reputation is good in that part of the world."

However Conejos also said that monetary reasons is part of the reasons why many Filipino nurses chose to stay as nurses in Libya get excellent perks and privileges.

He said, “They'd tell me also, it would be a pity, the privileges of our nurses in Libya are so good. The highest paid there would be paid ranging from about a minimum of USD800 to even as high as USD2,000."

Recently, the Libyan government increased the salary of the nurses not just twice but three-fold."

Conejos added, “The benefits are even bigger for those who have been there for 15 years. If they were to leave, “they told me, we stand to forfeit our gratuities and benefits."

Source: NursingGuide.ph

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2011-03-30T23:23:00.002-07:00

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2011-03-30T23:20:00.000-07:00

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December 2010 Nursing Board Exam Result

2011-02-18T10:24:00.000-08:00

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RN HEALS (Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement and Local Service)

2011-01-16T10:47:00.000-08:00

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

RNheals intends to address the surplus in inexperienced nurses, promote health of the people and bring the government closer to them. The project will deploy nurses in rural and underserved communities for a period of one year. Nurses under this project will undergo learning and development in accordance with the roles and functions required by this project. A certificate of competency and employment will be given to those who have satisfactorily completed their engagement with the project. While on deployment, nurses will be given an allowance to cover for their meals, transportation and other incidental expenses.

Competencies gained by the nurses upon completion of the training cum deployment project shall cover both clinical and public health.

TARGET AREAS

Community based volunteer nurses will be deployed in all regions and provinces nationwide where DSWS’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) or Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) is being implemented as well as DOH Basic Emergency Maternal Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEMONC) facilities are being upgraded/strengthened.

BENEFICIARIES

Ten thousand registered nurses will undergo learning and development during their deployment;

2.3 million household will benefit from delivery of health services.

GAIN

The project will provide the registered nurses with an allowance of Php8, 000.00 per month;

A total of 10,000 nurses shall undergo learning and development during the deployment period to enhance their community and clinical health competencies to increase their employability;

The project will address the shortage of skilled and experienced nurses, both domestic and international through a structured competency development program.

CCT and BEMONC areas will benefit from improved health care services.

The project will also augment the nursing workforce of health facilities from identified CCT and BEMONC areas of needed clinical and public health nurses.

PROJECT IMPLEMENTERS

The community bases nurses deployment shall be a joint project of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Health (DOH), and the Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Nursing (PRC-BON). The Philippine Nursing Association (PNA), regional/provincial health officers of government and Local Government Units shall also be involved in the implementation of the project.

DOH shall:

Lead in the implementation of the learning, development and deployment of nurses;
Assess the quality of healthcare in the identified communities;
Craft the Orientation and Training Module for community based volunteer nurses in collaboration with partner agencies for the BEMONC areas;
Lead in the formulation of policies and implementation guidelines of the project in collaboration with partner agencies;
Lead in the orientation and exit conference of the trainee nurses;
Lead in the monitoring and evaluation of the community based volunteer nurse;

DSWD shall:
Identify participating communities and health facilities (CCT areas);
Collaborate with DOH in the formulation of policies and implementation guidelines of the project;
Craft the orientation and Training Module for community based volunteer nurses in collaboration with partner agencies for the CCT areas;
Overseas and monitoring the project implementation;

DOLE shall:

Lead in the recruitment activities for the project;
Receive applications and screen nurse applicants for training;
Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of the project;

PRC-BON shall:

Validate license of nurse applicants;
Assist in the formulation of orientation and training modules and related learning and development activities;
Development code of discipline for the nurse in the project;
In collaboration with PNA, conduct periodic competency assessment of the nurses;
Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of the community based volunteer nurses;

Philippine Nurses Association shall:

Collaborate with partner agencies in the development of modules;
Develop journal templates and competency assessment tool for nurses;
Conduct periodic competency assessment of the nurses;
Participate in the monitoring and evaluation of the community based volunteer nurses;

Regional/Provincial Offices of DSWD, DOLE, DOH, PRC-BON shall:

Exercise administrative and technical supervision over the community based volunteer nurses;
Support nursing activities in the areas;

Local Government Units shall:

Ensure the safety and security of the community based volunteer nurses;
Provide modes board and lodging;
Exercise administrative and technical supervision over the community based volunteer nurses;

Program Coverage

Unemployed registered nurses who are physically and mentally fit and willing to serve in their hometowns and who meet the following requirements may qualify under RNheals:
With valid PRC license;
Resident of the identified CCT area/s;
Medical certificate issued by government hospitals stating that the applicant is fit to work; and
NARS Project drop-outs will not be considered

Online Application
Online application may be filed from 17 January 2011 to 04 February 2011.

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For Walk in Applicants Click here

Source: DOLE RN HEALS

Filipino nurses taking US licensure exam down by 30%

2010-07-20T03:54:00.000-07:00

The number of Filipino nurses seeking to practice their profession in the United States plunged by one-third during the first half of 2010 compared to the same period last year.

Based on a mid-year report by the US’ National Council of State Boards of Nursing, only 5,533 Filipino nurses took the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) as of June 2010, or more than 30 percent lower from the 8,272 examinees during the same period last year.

The NCLEX is the licensure examination for nurses in the US, administered to registered nurses and licensed practical or vocational nurses.

The Philippines, however, remains the top country where most of the examinees come from this year, followed by India, South Korea, Canada and Puerto Rico. Last year, the Philippines was also the top country with over 15,000 examinees.

"The number of Filipino nurses taking the NCLEX for the first time is a reliable indicator as to how many of them are trying to enter the profession in the US," said Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) secretary general Ernesto Herrera in a statement.

He said Manila-based labor recruitment agencies previously reported that more Filipino nurses are now leaving for the United Kingdom than for the US.

"Filipino nurses and other highly skilled professionals will go to foreign labor markets where it is easier for them to enter and work, and where they will get the best reward in terms of pay and other benefits," Herrera said.

He however said more Filipino nurses are still seeking employment in the US than elsewhere owing to a "strong cultural attachment" to the former colonizer.

"The two biggest suppliers of foreign nurses in the UK are actually India and Australia, which is not surprising since both are former British territories. After them, the Philippines is now Britain's third biggest supplier of foreign nurses," Herrera said, citing statistics from the UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council.

A total of 15,382 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for the first time in 2009, down 5,364 or 26 percent from 20,746 in 2008.

In 2007, a total of 21,499 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX, up 6,328 or 42 percent from 15,171 in 2006.

The 2006 figures meanwhile were up 65 percent or 5,990 compared to the 9,181 Filipino nurses who took the NCLEX in 2005.

All in all, some 82,000 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for the first time over the last five years. - KBK, GMANews.TV

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More RP nurses going to Britain

2010-06-21T22:01:00.000-07:00

Source:http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/nursingmatters/view.php?db=1&article=20100614-275481

MANILA, Philippines—More Filipino nurses are now leaving for the United Kingdom than those going to the United States over the past three years as immigration policies continue to impede demand for foreign nurses in America.
Emmanuel Geslani, a consultant of several Manila-based recruitment agencies, said Filipino nurses were finding it easier to seek employment in the United Kingdom via the study-and-work program introduced by the British health service four years ago.
“Filipino nurses hoping to work in the United States may have to wait five to seven years for H1-B working visas and two to three years for EB-3 immigrant visas before they can enter the US while those interested in improving their academic qualifications can enter the UK under the study-and-work program,” Geslani said.
He cited statistics released by the UK Borders and Immigration Agency showing that the annual average number of Filipino nurses who went to the United Kingdom reached 7,000 from 2007 to 2009.
By contrast, there was an annual average of less than 300 registered Filipino nurses entering the United States from 2003 to 2009 using H1-B work and EB-3 immigration visas, data from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) show.
Among countries, Saudi Arabia has received the biggest number of Filipino nurses, with an average of 8,000 deployed yearly. The POEA figures show a yearly average of 13,000 nurses deployed to various countries including the United States, Geslani said.
Unemployed nurses
“The opening of study programs that include on-the-job training (OJT) for Filipino nurses has been a blessing for the more than 300,000 unemployed licensed nurses in our country, with the glut increasing each year with more than 100,000 graduates each year,” said Geslani, a former vice president of the Federated Association of Manpower Exporters and a recruiter for the past three decades.
The huge number of unemployed licensed nurses in the country has led to a sharp drop in enrollment at nursing schools.
The study-and-work program allows Filipino nursing undergraduates to improve their academic background by studying in a British university for nine months to two years while being deployed to an appropriate work place.
While studying, Filipino nurses are given an opportunity of 15.5 hours OJT with pay. Nursing graduates from overseas are required to work 20 hours a week while taking units to upgrade their skills to British standards.
One international consultancy firm with an office in Manila has a work-and-study program that could send Filipino nurses to the United Kingdom within six months, Geslani said.
Other health workers
The firm offers two-year courses in the United Kingdom for Filipino physical therapists, medical technologists, public health workers and even social workers who would like to enter the British healthcare industry.
A new program allows Filipino nursing graduates an opportunity to study in Britain for an additional year. They will then get a work experience of up to two years and be issued work permits.
Most Filipino nurses in the United Kingdom end up becoming caregivers, as the country is also suffering from a shortage of health workers, according to Geslani.
In demand
Filipino caregivers are in demand in Britain because they are better English speakers than their counterparts from European Union countries such as Poland and Romania, he said.
Many Filipino nurses also try to apply to become registered nurses in Britain and get permanent residence status immediately although the entry requirements are much tougher, he added.
Typically, overseas workers in Britain can apply for permanent residence after working there for five years.
Security issue
Geslani said that while going to the United States was “not entirely hopeless” for aspiring Filipino nurses, getting there was becoming more difficult.
“The US Citizenship and Immigration Service treats the migration of foreign nurses as a border-and-security issue and despite legislation to increase the number of foreign nurses government bureaucratic red tape has failed to find solutions to the lack of nurses in the US healthcare system,” he said.
US hospitals and health institutions are also suffering from funding problems due to the global financial crisis.
US President Barack Obama’s healthcare program augurs well for Filipino nurses because more hospitals and health facilities are to be set up in the following years as the US government implements universal health care, Geslani said.
Call center agents
“The problem is that the implementation just takes too long. Our students and graduates couldn’t wait to work abroad and deployment to the UK seems more promising. We already have many nursing graduates here who are working as call center agents while applying for work in the US,” he told the Inquirer.
Filipino nurses’ interest in going to the US may be actually waning because of the weak demand there. For the first time, there was a drop in Filipino nurses taking the National Council Licensure Examinations (NCLEX).
Only 3,024 took the exam from January to March this year, compared with 4,194 in the same quarter of 2009.
The NCLEX refers to the licensure examination administered by the US National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc.

Timeline of Tercentenary of Our Lady of Penafrancia

2010-06-20T04:21:00.000-07:00

TERCENTENARY EVENTS

APRIL – SEPTEMBER 2010

“GROWING IN HOLINESS UNDER THE MANTLE OF INA”

REMEMBERING THE GIFT OF DEVOTION

“The Lord has done marvelous things for me.” (Luke 1:49)

7 PAGSUNGKO (VISIT) NI INA
Vicariate of St. MICHAEL (Coastal Parishes of Caramoan, Garchitorena and Balaton)

10 TERCENTENARY SUMMER MISSIONS KICK OFF
PARISH OF THE DIVINO ROSTRO, Bahi, Garchitorena, Camarines Sur

PARISH OF ST. DOMINIC PARISH, Tabgon, Caramoan, Camarines Sur

PARISH OF OUR LADY OF THE VISITATION, Casuray, Magarao, Camarines Sur

26 CANONICAL ERECTION
Parish of the DIVINO ROSTRO
Bahi, Garchitorena, Camarines Sur

27 BLESSING AND CONSECRATION
PARISH OF OUR LADY OF PENAFRANCIA
Balaton, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur

CACERES CLERGY ASSEMBLY
Balaton, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur

RENEWING OUR FAITH THROUGH INA
“Be it done unto me according to thy word.” (Luke 1:38)

MAY

1 Fun Run for INA – Penafrancia Shrine to Centro to Basilica

REGIONAL CONGRESS FOR MUSIC MINISTERS AND ANIMATORS
“GIKAN SA DIOS”
Universidad de Santa Isabel, Auditorium, Naga City

1-24 PASUNGKO (VISIT) NI INA
Vicariate of ST. PASCHAL BAYLON (Parishes in Manguiring, Tinambac, Siruma)

31 PASUNGKO (VISIT) NI INA
Vicariate of LA PORTERIA (Parishes in Calabanga)

16 Manto Exhibit and Musicale – SM City Naga

25-29 PENAFRANCIA SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Different Venues

MANTO KI INA MUSICAL and MANTO EXHIBIT
Free Show
SM CITY, NAGA

CONCERT SA SALOG
Naga River

29 ARCHDIOCESAN CONGRESS OF THE COFRADIA DE SAN JOSE
Universidad de Santa Isabel
Naga Metropolitan Cathedral

PROCESSION OF MARIAN IMAGES
Naga Metropolitan Cathedral
Main Streets of Naga City

JUNE

1-30 FORMATION ACTIVITIES OF COFRADIA DE SAN JOSE AND GUARDIAS DE MARIA
Different Parishes and Venues

15 PASUNGKO (VISIT) NI INA
Vicariate of ST. CLAIRE (Parishes in Canaman, Magarao, Bombon)

SHARING THE FUTURE IN HOPE
“Henceforth, all generations shall call me blessed.” (Luke 1:48)

JULY

1 PASUNGKO (VISIT) NI INA
Vicariate of OUR LADY OF PEÑAFRANCIA (Naga City Parishes)

1-30 INA CARAVAN FOR SCHOOLS: CAMPUS TOUR AND ACTIVITIES
Different Schools in Naga City

FORMATION ACTIVITIES OF COFRADIA DE SAN JOSE AND GUARDIAS DE MARIA
Different Parishes and Venues

AUGUST

1-31 PASUNGKO (VISIT) NI INA
Vicariate of St. JOHN THE EVANGELIST (Naga City Parishes)

1-31 INA CARAVAN FOR SCHOOLS: CAMPUS TOUR AND ACTIVITIES
Different Schools in Naga City

FORMATION ACTIVITIES OF COFRADIA DE SAN JOSE AND GUARDIAS DE MARIA
Different Parishes and Venues

1-31 LAUNCHING OF TERCENTENARY EXHIBIT
Naga Cathedral, SM City Naga City and Mall of Asia

SEPTEMBER – TERCENTENARY FESTIVITIES

CELEBRATING THE TERCENTENARY OF INA
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord.”(Luke 1:46)

1 HARUBAY PARA KI HESUS ASIN PARA KI INA
Basilica Minore and Streets of Naga City
3 ALAY KI INA: REGIONAL GATHERING OF COVENANT COMMUNITIES
Basilica Minore, Naga City

8 BOOK LAUNCHING: ORGULYO KAN BIKOL
PAINTING EXHIBIT BY PANCHO PIANO

1-9 NOVENA AND MASSES IN HONOR OF THE DIVINO ROSTRO
Basilica Minore, Naga City

DAWN PROCESSIONS AND PILGRIMAGES IN HONOR OF DIVINO ROSTRO
Basilica, Naga City

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: NOVENA IN ACTION
Selected Communities

10 FEAST OF THE DIVINO ROSTRO
Our lady of Peñafrancia Shrine, Naga City

TRASLACION PROCESSION
Our lady of Peñafrancia Shrine, Naga City
Streets of Naga City

10 PONTIFICAL MASS AND GRAND TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION
Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, Naga City
5:00 P.M.

MOST REV. LEONARDO Z. LEGASPI, O.P., D.D.
Archbishop of Caceres
Presider and Preacher

Together with BIKOL BISHOPS, BISHOP FROM CORIA-CACERES, SPAIN AND ECCLESIASTICAL DIGNITARIES, CLERGY AND DEVOTEES FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND OTHER COUNTRIES

LITURGICAL MUSIC
PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS
UP SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Caceres Grand Choir

TERCENTENARY CONCERT and FIREWORKS
Naga Metropolitan Cathedral Patio
8:30 P.M.

Featuring:
PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS
UP SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Premiere Bikolano Artists

10-18 NOVENA AND MASSES IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF PEÑAFRANCIA
Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, Naga City

CONFESSIONS
Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, Naga City

10-19 NIGHTLY PERDON PROCESSIONS
Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, Naga City
Streets of Naga City

DAWN PROCESSIONS
Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, Naga City
Streets of Naga City

11 PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS IN CONCERT
Ateneo de Naga University, Naga City

11-13 OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: NOVENA IN ACTION
Selected Communities

11-17 CULTURAL EVENTS
Different Venues

12 PHILIPPINE MADRIGAL SINGERS IN CONCERT: A Tribute to Priests
Basilica Minore, Naga City
7:00 P.M.

13-19 DIOCESAN PONTIFICAL MASSES
Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, Naga City

14-16 UNION OF BIKOL CLERGY
Holy Rosary Minor Seminary, Naga City

15 VOYADORES FESTIVAL
Naga City

17 INTERNATIONAL PEÑAFRANCIA CONGRESS
International Peñafrancia Associations
Basilica Minore, Naga City
9:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M.

18 FLUVIAL PROCESSION
Naga River

PONTIFICAL MASS
Basilica Minore, Naga City
6:00 P.M.

MOST REV. JOSEPH EDWARD ADAMS, D.D.
Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines
Presider and Preacher

CONCERT FOR INA and FIREWORKS
Basilica Minore Grounds, Naga City

Featuring:
BIKOL ARTISTS

19 GRAND FIESTA OF OUR LADY OF PEÑAFRANCIA
Basilica Minore, Naga City

PONTIFICAL MASSES

20 MASSES IN HONOR OF OUR LADY OF PEÑAFRANCIA

THANKSGIVING MASS FOR ALL THE HELP
Basilica Minore, Naga City
9:00 A.M.

SHORT PROGRAM FOR ALL VOLUNTEERS

Some nurses react better with little sleep

2010-06-15T21:31:00.000-07:00

SAN ANTONIO, June 10 (UPI) -- Some nurses are better than others at remaining alert during successive 12-hour shifts, U.S. researchers found.

Principal investigator Jeanne Geiger-Brown, associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing in Baltimore, said the study involved 80 registered nurses who worked three successive 12-hour shifts, day or night. Reaction times were measured using the 5-minute Palm Psychomotor Vigilance Test.

The study found the average total sleep time between 12-hours shifts was 5.5 hours, with night-shift nurses getting about 5.2 hours -- fragmented -- of sleep.

"We were surprised at the short duration of sleep that nurses achieve between 12-hour shifts," Geiger-Brown said in a statement. "Over 50 percent of shifts were longer than 12.5 hours, and with long commutes and family responsibilities, nurses have very little opportunity to sleep."

The researchers said lapses of attention among nurses working successive 12-hour shifts ranged from zero to 48 lapses per vigilance test.

"There are a small percentage of nurses that appear to have impaired ability to maintain vigilance during a neurobehavioral test," Geiger-Brown said in a statement. "The primary role of the nurse is to maintain a vigilant presence and detect subtle changes in patients' conditions in order to head off complications. Impaired vigilance can reduce their effectiveness."

The findings were presented at Sleep, the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in San Antonio.

Original Post : http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2010/06/10/Some-nurses-react-better-with-little-sleep/UPI-29321276146528/

Fewer Filipino nurses sought work in US in ‘09

2010-02-07T20:11:00.001-08:00

MANILA, Philippines—As the United States still had to allow the massive influx of foreign nurses to its shores due to a severe lack of nurses, the number of Filipinos that sought to enter America’s nursing profession plunged by 26 percent in 2009, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said in a statement Sunday.

A total of 15,382 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for the first time from January to December 2009, a decrease of 5,364 compared to the 20,746 that took the examinations in the same 12-month period in 2008, according to former senator and TUCP secretary general Ernesto Herrera.

The NCLEX refers to the US National Council (of State Boards of Nursing) Licensure Examinations.

Compared to the record number of 21,299 Filipino nurses that took the NCLEX for the first time (that is, excluding repeaters) in 2007, Herrera said the 2009 figures were also down 28 percent or by 5,916.

TUCP’s disclosure came shortly after the Philippines' Professional Regulation Commission bared the results of the November 2009 eligibility examinations for nurses. Only 37,527 or less than 40 percent of the 94,462 nursing graduates that took the licensure test passed—the poorest performance since 2000.

To build up the competitiveness of Filipino nurses in foreign labor markets, Herrera pushed for:

* The immediate shutdown of 152 nursing schools previously classified as "substandard" by the Commission on Higher Education;

* The annual rating of the remaining 308 nursing colleges (net of the 152 to be closed down), based on the performance of their graduates in the local licensure examinations over the last five years, and the yearly publication of the rating of every college so that buyers of nursing education may be guided accordingly;

* The provision of free intensive second foreign language training, via the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, to nursing graduates seeking employment in non-English speaking countries such as Japan and the Middle East; and

* The strengthening of the capabilities of all state-owned hospitals, whether run by the Department of Health or by local governments, to provide superior clinical training to junior and senior nursing students.

On account of the overwhelming number of Filipino nursing students, Herrera lamented that many of them are not getting adequate clinical training or "related learning experience" in hospitals.

"Hospitals can no longer accommodate all our nursing students in emergency rooms, operating rooms, intensive care units, and delivery rooms. There are just too many of them waiting in line to observe procedures," Herrera said.

Source: Inquirer.net

November 2009 Oathtaking Ceremony Nursing Board Exam Passers

2010-02-03T19:41:00.000-08:00

The following successful examinees of November 2009 Nursing Board Exam are advised to personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals at the PRC Office.

Those who will register are required to bring the following:

~Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
~Current Community Tax Certificate (cedula)
~2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag)
~1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag)
~2 sets of metered documentary stamps, and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession

Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2010-2013.
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:

Date: Monday and Tuesday, March 8 and 9, 2010 (Morning Session: 8:00am) (Afternoon Session 1:00pm)
Venue: SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.
Attire: All must come in their white gala uniform, nurses cap, white duty shoes, without earrings, hair not touching the collar and without corsage.

Oathtaking tickets for the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby regions will be available at the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) at 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila, starting February 8, 2010.

Source: http://nursingcrib.com/nursing-board-exam-results/oathtaking-schedule-november-2009-nursing-board-exam-passers/

NOVEMBER 2009 NURSING LICENSURE EXAM RESULT

2010-01-31T17:11:00.000-08:00

November 2009 NLE Result

Philippine Nurses Licensure Exam Result December 2009(Hong Kong)

2010-01-12T19:56:00.000-08:00

Hongkong NLE Print

Hongkong Nursing Licensure Examination Result

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 2 out of 90 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in Hong Kong last December 2009.

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, Members.

The performance of schools in the December 2009 Nurse Licensure Examination as per R.A. 8981 otherwise known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Section 7(m) “To monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations and publish the results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation” is as follows: (Any discrepancy in the report is not intentional on the part of the Commission, but rather due to miscoding of school codes by the examinees themselves. Concerned schools may write the Commission for correction.)

Roll of Successful Examinees in the
NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION – HONG KONG
Held on DECEMBER 12 & 13, 2009
Released on JANUARY 11, 2010

Seq. No. N a m e

1 ESTRADA, EDGARDO DE SESTO
2 GAGATAM, JORLYN BOYAYOT

NOTHING FOLLOWS----------------------

Manila, Philippines
JANUARY 11, 2010

RECOMMENDING APPROVAL:
CARMENCITA M. ABAQUIN
Chairman
Board of Nursing

APPROVED:
NICOLAS P. LAPEÑA, JR.
Chairman

Source: bonphilippines.org

Nursing Diagnoses / Diagnosis

2009-09-25T07:42:00.000-07:00

A nursing diagnosis is a clinical judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual and/or potential health problems or life processes. A medical diagnosis, on the other hand, is the identification of a disease based on its signs and symptoms.

The professional practice of nursing is the diagnosing and treatment of these basic human responses. Nurses need a common language to describe the human responses of individuals, families, and communities to health threats. NANDA strives to classify in a scientific manner these basic human responses.

Nursing diagnoses are classified under the concepts of ingestion, digestion, absorption, metabolism, urinary/gastrointestinal elimination, sleep/rest, activity/exercises, energy balance, sexuality, post trauma responses, comfort, and growth and development.

dentification of human responses to health problems and life processes is the basis for the nurses' decisions on how to best intervene to help people heal or improve their quality of life. With nursing diagnoses, emphasis is placed upon achievement of the client's maximum health potential. The nurse gathers the assessment data and from this data, identifies high-priority nursing diagnoses. The nursing diagnoses then provide the basis for selection of nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for which the nurse is accountable.

The PATIENT (not the nurse) is central to the nursing process. The nursing process involves looking at the whole patient at all times. It personalizes the patient. Nursing care needs to be directed at all times for improving outcomes for the PATIENT.

In order to tailor the nursing process to the patient, you need to identify the patient's problems related to the objective and subjective assessment data. Then you need to formulate a nursing diagnosis for each of these problems. You will also prioritize the problems in formulating your plan and goals (according to the ABC's and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs).

Nursing diagnoses are written in "PES" format:

* "P" stands for PROBLEM
* "E "stands for ETIOLOGY or cause of problem
* "S "stands SIGNS and SYMPTOMS of problem

However, if you identify a high-priority "RISK FOR" nursing diagnosis, then you do not put the signs and symptoms (in other words, no "AEB"). How can you have evidence (signs and symptoms) for something that is only a risk?

Nursing goals are simply the antithesis of the nursing diagnostic statement with a reasonable time frame. In other words, diagnostic statements are "problems" (negative). Goals are "positive" (turn the nursing diagnostic statement around). If the nursing diagnosis is "Risk for Infection r/t..." for instance, then the goal statement might be "Client will not experience infection throughout hospital stay AEB clear lung sounds, afebrile, WBC count between 5,000 and 11,000, wound site well approximated with no purulent drainage." Goal statements always begin with "The patient/ client will..." and have a specified time element.

Nursing interventions are the "meat and gravy" of the nursing process and flow from the "etiology" part of the nursing diagnostic statement. Nursing interventions are either independent (such as teaching/learning or safety) or collaborative/ dependent (require a physician's order, such as administration of medications). The nurse must use his or her critical thinking skills to plan, coordinate, and implement nursing interventions, and then EVALUATE the effect of these interventions in achieving the desired patient goal. Nursing interventions always begin with "Student nurse will..." or "Nurse will..." and are very specific, as well as being realistic to the client situation (not just "cookie-cutter" interventions copied from a nursing careplan book).

Helpful examples of nursing interventions (in this case, related to visual disturbances) may be found at this website:

http://www1.us.elsevierhealth.com/ME...ex.cfm?plan=46

Nursing interventions must be backed up with a scientific rationale - Otherwise, this action is just your opinion and has no merit. Remember, everything in nursing must be EVIDENCED-BASED. Provide a citation for your scientific rationale, in APA format, from a peer-reviewed source: professional journal, textbook, lecture.

When evaluating your goals, need to state specifically: GOAL MET, GOAL NOT MET, GOAL PARTIALLY MET, or UNABLE TO EVALUATE GOAL due to time constraints. If the latter is the case (Unable to evaluate goal due to time constraints), then you need to state what outcome criteria would be needed in order to state GOAL MET. In other words, if I were present (at specified time element), I would look for the following outcome criteria in order to state, "GOAL MET." Then you list the desired outcome criteria. Remember, you are evaluating the goals, not the interventions.

So you see, it is an orderly, evidenced-based process and not that difficult with practice. Nurses cannot know what interventions to select or which outcomes to project unless they have accurate representations of what patients are experiencing (using a common reference language, NANDA).

References

Care Plan Constructor

2009-2011 Nursing Diagnoses with Functional Domains (starting on p.2)

Manual of Nursing Diagnosis

Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis

Nursing Diagnosis Reference Manual

NANDA Nursing Diagnosis Home Page

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2009-09-23T10:47:00.000-07:00

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2009-09-23T10:32:00.000-07:00

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Pneumothorax

2009-09-22T07:48:00.000-07:00

Definition
■ Disruption of lining of lung (visceral pleura) or lining of thoracic cavity
(parietal pleura) permitting air (pneumothorax) and/or blood (hemothorax)
into pleural space → lung collapse
■ 2° rib fx, stab or gunshot wound, thoracentesis, emphysema

Signs and Symptoms
■ Sudden unilateral chest pain
■ ↑P, ↑R, Signs and Symptoms
■ Sudden unilateral chest pain
■ ↑P, ↑R, dyspnea, ↓breath sounds on affected side, ↓PaO2
■ Air/blood in pleural space on x-ray
Treatment
■ O2, assist with insertion of chest tube/water seal drainage to reestablish
negative pressure (pneumothorax—2nd anterior intercostal space,
hemothorax—lower and more posterior space)
Nursing
■ Monitor S&S; relieve pain
■ Assess water seal chamber fluid level (↑ on inspiration and ↓ with
exhalation) and for bubbling in water seal chamber (continuous bubbling
suggests air leak and absence suggests full lung expansion or blocked
tube)
■ Instruct patient to exhale and bear down when removing chest tube, then
apply occlusive dressing
■ Subcutaneous emphysema: Palpate around insertion site for crackles,
which indicates air in subcutaneous tissue (crepitus)
■ Air/blood in pleural space on x-ray

Treatment
■ O2, assist with insertion of chest tube/water seal drainage to reestablish
negative pressure (pneumothorax—2nd anterior intercostal space,
hemothorax—lower and more posterior space)

Nursing Management
■ Monitor S&S; relieve pain
■ Assess water seal chamber fluid level (↑ on inspiration and ↓ with
exhalation) and for bubbling in water seal chamber (continuous bubbling
suggests air leak and absence suggests full lung expansion or blocked
tube),
■ Instruct patient to exhale and bear down when removing chest tube, then
apply occlusive dressing
■ Subcutaneous emphysema: Palpate around insertion site for crackles,
which indicates air in subcutaneous tissue (crepitus)

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2009-09-18T09:55:00.000-07:00

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