Nursing Philippines Blog

Topnotcher is Ateneo’s Mr. Nursing Last board exam jul 2010

post — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:45:54 +0000

Source: abscbn news MANILA, Philippines – This year’s topnotcher in the nursing board examinations is not only a magna cum laude graduate; he is also the reigning Mr. Nursing in his school, Ateneo de Naga University. Rayan Abogado Oliva, 21, of Sta. Cruz, Naga City topped the grueling exams given last July with a grade of 86.80%. [...]

Nurse exodus hits the Philippines

post — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:37:37 +0000

Source BBC NEWS The exodus of Filipino nurses for jobs in the UK is putting the health system of their native land under tremendous strain. Three hospitals in Surrey have already headhunted 120 filipino nurses and other units, desperate for new nurses, are set to follow suit. The Royal College of Nursing has estimated that there are [...]

Nursing Research

post — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:51:01 +0000

Principles and Methods Part 1 Foundations of Nursing Research Part 2 Conceptualizing a Research Study Part 3 Designs for Nursing Research Part 4 Measurement and Data Collection Part 5 The Analysis of Research Data Part 6 Communicating Research Part 7 Using Research Results Download Link: Nursing Research

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

post — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:40:37 +0000

Unit 1 Current Theories and Practice Unit 2 Building the Nurse–Client Relationship Unit 3 Current Social and Emotional Concerns Unit 4 Nursing Practice for Psychiatric Disorders Download Link: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

post — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:06:32 +0000

1 Advanced neonatal nursing practice 1 FIONA ALLAN 2 Developmentally focused nursing care 14 TILLY REID AND YVONNE FREER 3 Resuscitation of the newborn 43 GLENYS BOXWELL 4 Management of thermal stability 64 PAULINE FELLOWS 5 Management of respiratory disorders 96 JOAN CAMERON AND JULIE HAINES Download Link: NICU

Fundamentals of Nursing

post — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:55:00 +0000

CHAPTER 1: Evolution of Nursing and Health Care 3 CHAPTER 2: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing 23 CHAPTER 3: Nursing Education and Research 39 CHAPTER 4: The Health Care Delivery System 57 CHAPTER 5: Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process 79 CHAPTER 6: Assessment 93 CHAPTER 7: Nursing Diagnosis 113 CHAPTER 8: Outcome Identification and Planning 131 CHAPTER 9: Implementation 147 CHAPTER 10: Evaluation 161 CHAPTER [...]

Japanese language training for RP nurses pushed

post — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:12:47 +0000

Source: mb.com.ph Given the poor results of the recent Japanese National Nursing Exam, where only one Filipino and two Indonesians passed, the Philippine government is now looking at possible options on how to improve the Japanese language training of Filipino nurses and caregivers interested to work in Japan. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) pointed out that [...]

No takers for nursing jobs

post — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:04:02 +0000

Source Philippine Daily Inquirer DAVAO CITY—AT LEAST 5,000 JOBS ARE open for nurses in the Middle East, but there are no takers in the Philippines despite the huge number of unemployed in the profession, a labor department official said on Monday. Ofelia Domingo, assistant director of the Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) in Southern Mindanao, said [...]

Nursing course losing appeal

post — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:01:43 +0000

Source: Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Fewer students are opting to take up nursing apparently due to the continuing slump in the hiring of health workers in the United States, the country’s largest labor group reported yesterday. The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said the desire among young Filipinos to obtain a nursing degree and [...]

Nursing Week’s Articles: 08/12/2009 – 08/19/2009

post — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:51:33 +0000

Facility fees added to patient bills have some crying foul Elliott VS – The news that the Cleveland Clinic started billing patients facility fees for visiting physicians at some outpatient offices as of March 1 stirred up shock waves. At a time when health care costs are increasing and many families are under economic strain, this [...]