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TO: DEANS OF COLLEGES OF NURSING
SUBJECT: INTRA-PARTAL , INTRA-OPERATIVE, AND IMMEDIATE CARE OF THE NEWBON REQUIREMENTS IN THE FILING OF APPLICATION FOR THE NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION
DATE: JANUARY 30, 2008

It has come to the attention of the PRC Board of Nursing that some Nursing Colleges have reduced the required number of “intra-partal, intra-operative, and immediate care of the newborn” (D.R. / O.R. / Cord Care) from five (5) to three(3) cases causing confusion especially among nursing students.

The BOARD wishes to reiterate to all concerned that in accordance with its quasi-legislative function (Article III, Section 9 (c), (d) and (h), it is still in the process of HEARING the outputs from the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) based on commitments duly made during the last ADPCN Convention of October 2008 and therefore has not announced any changes in the prevailing requirement of cases for the intra-partal, intraoperative and immediate care of the newborn.

This BOARD wishes to FURTHER EMPHASIZE, that it adheres to a NO RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF ANY NEW POLICY, therefore if and when new promulgations are finally issued this will never be applied to “graduating students”.

And that FINALLY, this BOARD envisions that all related policy-changes that will be announced shall be in effect for those who will enrol for their intra-partal, intra-operative, and immediate care of the newborn clinical experiences in June of 2009.

In view hereof, all Deans and faculty-members of Colleges of Nursing, and all concerned professional nurses ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to follow the PREVAILING PRESCRIPTIONS of five cases each with regards to O.R., D.R., and Cord Care requirements for the filing of applications to the 2009-2010 Nurse Licensure Examinations (NLE). Nursing graduates of 2011 and 2012, meaning those enrolling in their 2nd and 3rd Academic Year shall be those who shall be affected by the new policy promulgations.

PLEASE BE GUIDED ACCORDINGLY.

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source:http://bonphilippines.org/

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CEBU CITY, Philippines - The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) has recommended adding one more year to the curriculum of nursing and education courses – a change that would start this coming school year if approved.

A teachers’ group, however, is opposing the proposal, saying there were other ways to improve the quality of education without imposing the added struggles that come with another school year.

The proposal was in response to Malacañang’s order to have CHEd find ways to improve the quality of education and to make Filipino nurses and teachers globally competitive.

Fely Mangyao of the Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) – Cebu chapter said the group appreciated CHEd’s aim of producing more efficient workers, but adding an additional year was not timely and had disadvantages that the commission should look into.

She said that nursing and teaching were best learned outside the classroom, so adding another year would delay a nursing or education graduate’s chance to gain experience.

Instead of adding a year, CHEd could instead change the nursing and education curriculum to include more hands-on practice, Mangyao added.

Adding a year to the curriculum would also rob nursing and education students of a year that could already be spent working, she said.

Mangyao said that the “ultimate goal” of nursing and education students is to finish school quickly so that they could help their families and also gain their personal needs and wants.

Also, not many parents could afford to send their children through an additional year of school, Mangyao said.

If CHEd insisted on adding a year to nursing or education courses, then the government should also make sure there are enough jobs for them when they graduate, Mangyao said.

She said there are many licensed teachers and nurses in the country who still do not have jobs.

TDC is expected to pass a position paper on the matter.

Parents have differing views on the matter.

Analiza dela Peña, said it was a parent’s responsibility to provide an education for their children.

"As long as it’s for their future, we’ll have to bank on it (education),” said Dela Peña, whose son is in grade school.

But carpenter Dionicio Carba, who has two children in high school, said another year of college would be impractical for courses that are in demand, such as nursing and education.

He said that with the country experiencing an economic crisis, parents would tend to opt for fast and inexpensive education for their children so that they could help their families quickly.

High school student Jonathan Banquesio, who plans to take up education in college, said adding another year to the course was unnecessary since education graduates would have to undergo board examinations before they could actually teach.

The exams, he said, would be the means of knowing whether an education graduate was ready to be a teacher or not.

Justine Mae Serna, also a high school student, said she agreed with the idea of an additional year for nursing.

Since the job of a nurse is to save lives, adding a year would make nursing students more effective, she said.


source: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20090128-186032/One-more-year-for-nurses-teachers-eyed

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The Professional Regulation Commission announces that application for admission to the June 2009 Nurse Licensure Examination is now being accepted until April 17, 2009 only. Applications may be filed at the Central Office at P. Paredes Street near Morayta (also at its satellite accepting center at the 2nd Floor of Ever Gotesco Mall - Recto Branch) in Manila or at any regional offices located in the cities of Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.

Applicants are required to submit the following:

a. Duly accomplished Nurses’ Application Form (NAF)
b. NSO issued Birth Certificate
c. NSO issued Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
d.Transcript of Records with scanned picture and reflecting the remarks: “FOR BOARD .EXAMINATION PURPOSES”
e. Duly notarized Record of OR-DR Cases (for first-time applicants only)
f. Duly notarized Summary of Related Learning Experience (for first-time applicants only)
g. Four (4) passport size (1½ x 1 ½ ) colored picture with complete name and white background

h. Recent Community Tax Certificate (CTC)
i. P900.00 examination fee
j. One (1) window mailing envelope

Applicants are encouraged to file their applications early and not to wait for the deadline to avoid inconveniences brought about by long queues and overcrowding.

NICOLAS P. LAPEÑA, JR.

-Chairman

source: http://www.prc.gov.ph/articles.asp?sid=4&aid=3227

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