THE TUCP based their observations on the total number of nurses who took the US Nursing Licensure Examination which decreases this year.

Secretary-General and former senator Ernesto Herrera said that for January-September 2009, only 11,854 Filipino nurses took the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) compared to the 15,079 examinees on the same months in 2008.

He added that from July-September 2009, only 3,582 took the NCLEX for the first time, down by the 1,660 from the 5,242 that took the same test in the same quarter last year.

Although there are NCLEX review centers in Manila to help Filipino nurses prepare for the examination, a sharp decline of examiners are still recorded.

Herrera believes that due to the recession in the United Stateswhich lead to left and right lay-offs, Filipino nurse are in doubt if they are taking their chances in the country of milk and honey.

“The confidence of foreign workers in America’s economic supremacy has clearly been shaken by the staggering job losses there,” Herrera said.

Herrera noted that according to the US Department of Labor, 7.6 millions Americans have lost their jobs when US was hit by economic crisis in 2007. The unemployed Americans doubled to 15.1 million this year.

However, Herrera said that 4 out of 10 Filipino nurses still want to work in USA, despite of the on going crisis.

For 2008, a total of 20,746 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for the first time, 3.5 decreases from the 21,299 Filipino nurses who took the test in 2007.

Chairman Emmanuel Angeles of CHED said this on his speech in front of the heads of colleges and universities in Metro Manila and other regions during the launch of CHED’s partnership with the Kapit Bisig Para sa Ilog Pasig Foundation last October 23.

The commission aims to give these schools a warning and want them to excel more efforts in giving quality education to their students.

Aside from nursing schools, CHED were also monitoring 38 maritime schools for the same reason. CHED reminds all colleges and universities to monitor their students who will take licensure exams.

Angeles however declined to further explain their decision but noted that the performance of the nursing and maritime schools would have to be reevaluated before the CHED could take any action.

Angeles also said that warnings will be issued to nursing colleges and universities which had above zero but below the national average passing rates in the licensure examinations.

“We are encouraging our schools to phase out irrelevant courses,” Angeles said.

Last month, CHED announced that they would close down six law schools because they failed to produce bar passers amongst their graduates for the last five years.

He also expressed concern about the standard of higher education in the country, saying that “we are way behind our neighbors.”

There is a need for 203 qualified nurses to fill the US Staff Nurse employment opportunity. The recruitment agency where you can see the complete job order is given below.

All interested may proceed to the recruitment agency for a direct application:

Health Carousel Philippines Inc.
U1803 Taipan Place, Emerald Avenue
Ortigas Center, Ortigas, Pasig City
Tel Nos: 6376191-92

This event will be held from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the PNA Auditorium, Philippine Nurses Association, Inc. 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila.

Please remember that pre-registration is required. The registration fee is Php 1,500.00 for members and Php 1,700.00 for non-members.

Interested nurses who would like to attend may contact Mr. Nicole at 4004430 or 5210937 loc. 1006.

Attend now and get more skills you can use so you can get better chances of getting a work abroad as a nurse.

They can teach undergraduate level who are preparing to become licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs) for entry into practice positions. However, they may also teach master’s and doctoral level programs and help educate advanced practice nurses, nurse educators, nurse administrators, nurse researchers and future nursing leaders.

Nurse educator jobs are usually in high demand, that’s why nursing educators typically enjoy job security. Moreover, they are still able to perform direct patient care.

In the nursing industry, they are considered as role models for less experienced nurses, and they often work to ensure a quality undergraduate or graduate education experience for nurses in training.

Nurse educator job titles may include Instructional or Administrative Nurse Faculty, Clinical Nurse Educator, Staff Development Officer and Continuing Education Specialist, among others.

DOLE just announced that they have work openings for the provinces of Iloilo and Guimaras via the Nurses Assigned in Rural Service (NARS) program. The government is looking for a total of 160 nurses whose work will start by October 1, 2009.

This is a really great opportunity to help your fellow Filipinos while gaining the much needed work experience so you can apply for a nursing job abroad in the future.

Interested nurses who want to apply can go and read this article on How To Apply For NARS Program.

“The Lady with the Lamp” entered the field of nursing in 1845, even though her upper-class British family disapproved. During the Crimean War, Nightingale lobbied the British government on behalf of the terrible hospital conditions for wounded soldiers in Turkey.

She is one of the most famous people in the world and the most well known in the nursing world. She is the founder of what is now called the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery at King’s College in London.

Golda Manto Yap, a graduate of the Felipe R. Verallo Memorial Foundation, topped the exams, getting an average score of 86.80 percent.

The Board of Nursing conducted the test last June in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Sulu, Pagadian and Zamboanga.

Saint Paul University-Dumaguete had the best result when all 112 of its examinees hurdled the board for a 100-percent passing rate.

A total of 50 examinees made it to the Top 10 rankings. The results for three successful examinees were withheld by the board.

Click here to view the list of June 2009 Nursing Board Exam Passers.

The oath-taking ceremony for the successful examinees as well as those who passed previous exams but have not taken their oath will be held before the nursing board on August 18 and 19 at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

This is definitely good news, specially for those who wants to work abroad in New Zealand. According to the Nursing Council, they will give the applicants an easier way to apply for a nursing job in New Zealand.

The application process will be reviewed and revised so that qualified nurses will have very simple steps to go through when applying for employment in the country. They will also credit the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) results even if it was taken in the applicant’s native country.

So what are you waiting for? Apply for a nursing job in New Zealand today. Don’t waste another minute and apply as a nurse in New Zealand now.

Emmanuel Geslani, a recruitment consultant from Guam said that because of the transfer of a military base from Okinawa, Japan to Guam. The country will now need to recruit foreign workers to address their health care needs.

The said military base relocation will be completed by 2012. And during this time, it is advised that nurses who wants to work in Guam should now ready themselves so they will be qualified for nursing job opportunities there.

Aside from nurses, some of the needed positions that will require employment are medical technicians in radiology, cardio labs, CT-Scan, occupational and physical therapists, medical transcriptionists and medical administrative personnel.