The PRC announced that 16,908 out of 49,066 (34.46%) passed the Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) given by the honorable Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, Laoag, Legazpi, Lucena, Nueva Ecija, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last December 2012.

Find out if your friends or family members have passed the December 2012 Nurse Licensure Examination.

December 2012 NLE Results

December 2012 NLE Registration

Registered nurses are required to register on a given date by the PRC. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals. Registration for new nurses who passed the December 2012 NLE shall require the following:

1. Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal (download it here)
2. Current Community Tax Certificate (cedula),
3. 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag),
4. 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag),
5. 2 sets of metered documentary stamps and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession; and
6. Pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2012-2015.

December 2012 NLE Online Verification of Rating

To verify your rating online, read this easy to follow guide about the Online Verification System of PRC. 

December 2012 NLE Results – Surnames Starting with X,Y or Z

6708 YABAO, JENNIFER ROMULO
16709 YABAO, RICKSONDELA CRUZ
16710 YABES, VENIX JANE DASALLA
16711 YABUT, KARLA MARIE NUNAG
16712 YABUT, KATHYRINE MABASA
16713 YACAPIN, HAZELJOY QUILOG
16714 YACAT, YOSHABETH MARIE DELITO
16715 YADAO, KIESHA IAN MAE IPAC
16716 YADAO, MENALYNPALINO
16717 YAGUE, JESTHERMIKE LADERAS
16718 YALUNG, CHARMAGNE ANTOCO
16719 YAMADA, LANCELOT ABRAM LUMBRE
16720 YAMAS, GRACE ADOLFO
1 16721 YAMBALLA, ANGELINE PAR
16722 YAMBAO, CHERCHELL ROTOL
16723 YAMBAO, MARY GRACE MIRABUENO
16724 YAMCO, YOSHIKOYVONNE CORTEZ
16725 YAMIT, JEROSE EVELINA PEÑARANDA
16726 YAMSON, EMELYNVELASCO
16727 YAMZON, RACHELANNE DE LEON
16728 YANA, CHRISTIAN BASALLOTE
16729 YANES, ANGIEFELLE BARUNDIA
16730 YANG, DANYL ALWIN ERASMO
16731 YANG, KEZIAH ANDREA DAUZ
16732 YANGA, MARC LERY BALINGIT
16733 YANSON, ALICIAJOY BRON
16734 YANSON, JELLY ANN MAYORDOMO
16735 YAO, CHRISTINEJOY GATUMBATO
16736 YAO, CRISANTA MENGUITA
16737 YAO, JACKLYN CACATIAN
16738 YAO, JORGINA ALBERIO
16739 YAP, CANDICE MAE TEMPLA
16740 YAP, CHRISTINEPADILLO
16741 YAP, DIANE NIKKI LICAYAN
16742 YAP, KAROL ANNDAGOLO
16743 YAP, KAYE MARIE ESPADERO
16744 YAP, LOU AUBREY SOLANOY
16745 YAP, PRINCESS SUYANG
16746 YAP, RENE ANN DECIERDO
16747 YAP, RICHELLE BAGO
16748 YAP, RUBY JEANBADILLO
16749 YAP, SARAH FABROA
16750 YAPE, AIRA LINGAN
Roll of Successful Examinees in the
NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION – All Regions
Held on DECEMBER 16 & 17, 2012
Released on JANUARY 30, 2013 Page:337 of 340
Seq. No. N a m e
16751 YAPLITO, ELLENJANE BOCO
16752 YARANON, CHRISTIAN JOHN SORIA
16753 YARANON, JEFFREY JULIAN
16754 YARANON, TRACYLYNNE MENDOZA
16755 YARCIA, EDEN JR CALAGUI
16756 YASAY, FILRICHARD VI MORA
16757 YASAY, KASSANDRA GABRIELLE BIBAOCO
16758 YATOR, ANGELMAE DEROY
16759 YATOR, CREZAMAE DEROY
16760 YBAÑEZ, CHEEZAMAE PINEDA
16761 YBAÑEZ, CINDY SUGAROL
16762 YBAÑEZ, KATRINA CHAMOIS PADILLA
16763 YBAÑEZ, LOTCELHORTEZANO
16764 YBAÑEZ, MABELLE PAUSAL
16765 YBAÑEZ, MARY WENDY BATHAN
16766 YBAÑEZ, NOVA ELOIZA PEREZ
16767 YBAÑEZ, SHANISE BAGUIO
16768 YBAÑEZ, VANESSA JOY LAGULA
16769 YBAÑEZ, VINCENT PAULE CALVARIO
16770 YBURAN, RUBIE ESTIOCA
16771 YCAZA, LORNA LIZA LLABAN
16772 YCONG, SHE’S MAGNOLIA CHUA
16773 YCOY, OGIE GIAN LOZANO
16774 YEBAN, BEANCY ROSE ASUMBRA
16775 YEBRA, RITA BIMBAO
16776 YECYEC, ARA ANNIE DEL OLIVERA
16777 YEE, CHARLES LUCASAN
16778 YEE, CHRISTIANERVIN MAGALINAO
16779 YEE, LEOJUANI BONGBONG
16780 YGAN, IRENE FAITH ANOTADO
16781 YGAR, JEREMY MAY ALBUDIN
16782 YGOT, JANINE MIÑOZA
16783 YIM, POH LING
16784 YLAYA, MIRIAM JOYCE YRASUEGUI
16785 YMAS, CHRISTINE CUBI
16786 YMBONG, BEN BRYAN ABDULHALIM
16787 YMBONG, LILIANNIU
16788 YNTIG, KRISTA MAY DIAO
16789 YOHOY, DIANA ROSE BAYUGNOBONG
16790 YONG, JOANNE LIBOSADA
16791 YONGQUE, FIDELIII GIMOTEA
16792 YONGQUE, IVY KRISTIN BALANAG
16793 YONTING, BOU BETH MANDAL
16794 YORAC, KEVIN LORENZ DAGAHUYA
16795 YOSORES, JANNAKRISTINE FERRER
16796 YOUNG, EARL ALDWIN SINGZON
16797 YOUNG, ROSELLEDY GUASO
16798 YOVAN, RACHEL JESSEE CRUZ
16799 YRAD, CANDY SAMSON
16800 YRAG, AVON GRACE BACULIO
Roll of Successful Examinees in the
NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION – All Regions
Held on DECEMBER 16 & 17, 2012
Released on JANUARY 30, 2013 Page:338 of 340
Seq. No. N a m e
16801 YROGIROG, MILKY NERI
16802 YSIDORO, ALAYDA MAE MEDIN
16803 YSIK, CHANDIE LOU CARBELLIDO
16804 YSIP, JOAN BORBE
16805 YSON, ANGELIE DUNGGANON
16806 YSON, KRISTINEMARIE LOBARBIO
16807 YSON, MA ELLENJOY ACEBUCHE
16808 YSULAN, JAYKISS FELIPE
16809 YTEM, NHECAR LOVE FELIAS
16810 YU, ARNILYN BACUS
16811 YU, HAZEL LYNNMANGUBAT
16812 YU, JAIME JR SAROMINES
16813 YU, JANINE ASEGURADO
16814 YU, JENNY GALEUYVICO
16815 YU, JEREMY JANCARLO NAZARENO
16816 YU, JESSICA RODRIGUEZ
16817 YU, JULIAN ANGELO SAGABAEN
16818 YU, LOVELL ANNE MISAGAL
16819 YU, MANUEL CHRISTIAN FERRER
16820 YU, MARIA LIZAOLARVE
16821 YU, MARY ANN TE
16822 YU, MAURICE DAVE ALFONSO
16823 YU, PEARLY LIM
16824 YU, ROCELLE STEPHANIE LU
16825 YU, ROXAN RONQUILLO
16826 YU, THEA KIRSTIE ESGUERRA
16827 YUCHONGTIAN, CAROLYN MARAMBA
16828 YULO, ROCEL MAE OLALO
16829 YUMUL, CHERRY ROSE OCAMPO
16830 YUMUL, FERNANDO NUNAG
16831 YUMUL, MARCHELLE ANTONIO
16832 YUSON, ARLYN GRACE GONZALES
16833 YUSON, KATHRYNFAY LAGUREN
16834 YUSOP, CHARMAINE DUMAS
16835 YUSOP, ERMINA MUHARRANI
16836 YUSOP, NORIDJACATONG
16837 YUSOPH, NORAIMA LUMNA
16838 YUZON, KEZIA VIENICE PORE
16839 YUZON, MARIA RHIA JOY LIRAY
16840 YWAYAN, HYACINTH MAGUAD

16841 ZABALA, CATHERINE VALDEZ
16842 ZABALA, JAY MARK FELICIA
16843 ZABALA, KENNETH LOYOLA
16844 ZABANAL, MARIANERISSA NAVARRO
16845 ZABAT, JANZ KRISTEN GUINTO
16846 ZABATE, ANGELYN CANIA
16847 ZACAL, JOYETTEJANE EVE SANGA
16848 ZACARIAS, JANICE AGOSTO
16849 ZACARIAS, RAFAEL RAY III DIZON
16850 ZAFE, JOR-EL MUÑOZ
Roll of Successful Examinees in the
NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION – All Regions
Held on DECEMBER 16 & 17, 2012
Released on JANUARY 30, 2013 Page:339 of 340
Seq. No. N a m e
16851 ZAFICO, CHRISTINA VISTA
16852 ZAFRA, JANELLEQUIJANO
16853 ZAGALA, KARISSA INNA SEÑO
16854 ZAGUIRRE, MIKHAELA FRANCISCA BAUTISTA
16855 ZAIDE, JENNIFER ANNE SORIANO
16856 ZALAVARRIA, QUERUBIN AVELINO
16857 ZALDARRIAGA, MARJORIE FRANCO
16858 ZALDIVAR, LEODONDI JR PAMA
16859 ZALDIVAR, PHILIP EDWARD CARTAGENA
16860 ZALDUA, MARY FELYN GALEON
16861 ZALUN, HAYDEE CALETENA
16862 ZALZOS, PEARSON CHIO
16863 ZAMBRONA, ARJEE NAVEJAS
16864 ZAMORA, JEAN CAMILLE MOJICA
16865 ZAMORA, JOANNAANDREA CAHANDING
16866 ZAMORA, JOEY MAE CELESTE
16867 ZAMORA, KATE JUNALEE LANGREO
16868 ZAMORA, MA JESSA PEARL SALANG
16869 ZAMORA, QUENNIE JAYAG
16870 ZAMORA, RAYMOND PEREZ
16871 ZAMORA, ROSANNA MARIE GANTANG
16872 ZAMORA, ROWENAVELASQUEZ
16873 ZAMORA, SHARNIE LOVE CALMA
16874 ZAMORAS, JHIM IVAN CUENCA
16875 ZAPANTA, AILA LEGASPI
16876 ZAPANTA, ELAINE VILLANUEVA
16877 ZAPANTA, GLAEIZA CLAIRE SOLIMAN
16878 ZAPATERO, ALMAVANESSA MEJIA
16879 ZAPATERO, DARWIN PASCUA
16880 ZAPE, KRIS JANINE ANACLETO
16881 ZAPORTIZA, LEONOR HERUELA
16882 ZARAGOZA, ELFAJOY MOLO
16883 ZARAGOZA, HAINEH ANN SAUSA
16884 ZARAGOZA, LAIZA BANDOY
16885 ZARAH, ANGELITA LOPEZ
16886 ZARATE, KRISTER LOUIE FERRER
16887 ZARSUELO, SHEENA CABILE
16888 ZARTIGA, MA CHIELO SHAYLANDRA DAGUMBAL
16889 ZAYAS, PAOLA KIM VEGAFRIA
16890 ZAYAS, RHEALOUVIVERO
16891 ZAYCO, ANZEL MARIE VILLANUEVA
16892 ZERNA, JOANNE LYN TINSAY
16893 ZERNA, PHOEBE MANELLE YBAÑEZ
16894 ZINGAPAN, ANA MARIE CORPUZ
16895 ZITA, JOANAMARIE BASAS
16896 ZOILO, GERLYN ASIS
16897 ZOLINA, ANNIE JOY ICABANDI
16898 ZUBIAGA, JENNIFER LIZELLE FRANCISCO
16899 ZUBIRI, YSABELMARIE BALANSAG
16900 ZULITA, ELLEN SATO
Roll of Successful Examinees in the
NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION – All Regions
Held on DECEMBER 16 & 17, 2012
Released on JANUARY 30, 2013 Page:340 of 340
Seq. No. N a m e
16901 ZULITA, NIEL JOHN BARATAS
16902 ZULLA, JOAN SENADOR
16903 ZULUETA, HERBIE JUAREZ
16904 ZURBANO, IRAN JORDAN BURAC
16905 ZUÑIGA, CALEB TIMOTHY SACDALAN
16906 ZUÑIGA, HANZ JETHRO PILAPIL
16907 ZUÑIGA, MARY GRACE BALAGTAS
16908 ZUÑIGA, MARY JOY ESTACIO
NOTHING FOLLOWS———-

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE WHO PASSED!

The Department of Health (DOH) surprised our fellow nurses with their announcement this September 9, 2012 that the application for RN Heals 4 will start by November 1. Unfortunately, nurses of the previous batches of RN Heals are discouraged to re-apply. DOH reasoned this out “to give chance to those who have not undergone the training”.

In their Facebook Page, DOH posted:

Application for RN Heals 4 will start by November 1-30. The guidelines for application is still being reviewed. It will be posted as soon as it is finalized. Those who were part of the previous RN Heals 1-3 need not apply to give chance to those who have not undergone the training.

I don’t know if this is good news, but for me, its more of a bad news because of the latter statement.

RN Heals is now on its fourth batch this coming 2013 with an allocated budget of 2.8 billion (including doctors & midwives). For more information about RN Heals 4, please visit:  http://nurseslabs.com/rnheals4/

Description

The Nurses Vox Health Service Cooperative will be having it’s seminar on November 30 and December 1, 2012 entitled: Project Management Workshop.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Upon successful pre-registration through the form, you need to settle the workshop fee in any BDO Branch with the bank details below:

Banco de Oro (Timog-Victoria Towers Branch)
Account Name: Nurses Vox Healthcare Services Cooperative
Account Number: 0025-6008-8866

To complete the registration process, you need to send email the scanned copy of your deposit slip with your full name written on it within 72 hours of registration. Failure to do so will forfeit your slot. Only the first 30 registrants who will complete the payment process will be enlisted.

For more information visit their website.

The Professional Regulation Commission is happy to announce the simultaneous opening of PRC ID Renewal Centers in nine (9) Metro Manila malls and four (4) provincial malls on September 5, 2012. Professional Identification Cards and the subsequent issuance/release of their renewed professional IDs after seven (7) working days. Professionals can proceed and renew their licenses at the following SM Malls:

Metro Manila

• SM Mall of Asia
• SM Novaliches
• SM Marikina
• SM Masinag
• SM Manila
• SM Quiapo
• SM Harrison Plaza
• SM Sta. Mesa
• SM Sucat

Provinces

• SM Bacoor
• SM Dasmariñas
• SM Calamba
• SM Lipa City

For more information, visit PRC Renewal of Professional ID

Via PRC 

Health Secretary Enrique Ona is set to receive this week the Honorary Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the highest honor the institution can confer to any surgeon. Ona is the first Filipino and first in SEA to receive this recognition.

He will be awarded the honor during ACS’s 98th Clinical Congress to be held in Chicago, Illnois.

The ACS’ Honorary Fellowship is awarded to “individuals who possess an international reputation in the field of surgery or medicine” and those who “have rendered distinguished humanitarian services, especially in the field of medical science,” according to the institution’s website.

Ona specializes in vascular surgery and organ transplantation. He performed the first liver and pancreas transplant in the Philippines in 1979, another first in Asia.

Via GMA News - DOH chief 1st Pinoy to get highest honor from US college of surgeon

A new test that measures eye movement while watching television helps detect neurological disorders earlier including Parkinson’s disease, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

The low-cost test, developed at Queen’s University and the University of Southern California, provides new insight into how specific disorders affect attention.

Image via ParentsNannyVoice

“It’s key to get a diagnosis of autism as early as possible so that children get the appropriate therapy they need early. Diagnosing Parkinson’s early is also important so people at risk can start treatments or alterations in lifestyle that are deemed protective right away,” says Douglas Munoz (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences), a lead researcher on the study and principal investigator at the Queen’s Eye-Movement Laboratory.

Study participants watched television while the research team repeatedly changed the channel. Researchers recorded the participant’s eye movements and compared the data against control subjects to determine abnormal eye movement patterns indicative of brain abnormality.

The eye test is currently available at Hotel Dieu Hospital and can be used on children as young as six months old. Dr. Munoz hopes one day the test will be available in all clinics and doctor’s offices as part of regular examinations especially for young children and the elderly.

Queen’s professors Giovanna Pari (School of Medicine), James Reynolds (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences) and Ian Cameron (University of California, Berkeley) worked with Dr. Munoz on the project. The group used a computer program developed at USC to analyze data collected from the eye tests.

Queen’s University

The one-week seminar held September 24-28 at Bayview Park Hotel in Manila familiarized doctors, nurses, medical technologists and other hospital staff about the newly-issued sterilization standards for hospitals and healthcare facilities based on international standards set by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and the Joint Commission International (JCI).

The new guidelines are set to improve the quality of patient care in the country by providing a framework to achieve levels of international best practices in reprocessing reusable medical devices in the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) of hospitals.

Dr. Cynthia Rosuman, Chief of DOH’s Standards Development Division said the DOH wants to institutionalize quality healthcare for patients and prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) because patient safety is always the priority of hospitals. “The new classification was signed by Secretary Enrique T. Ona last July, effective August 18 this year,” Dr. Rosuman said.

The Department of Health (DOH) and 3M Philippines continued their training of medical professionals on new global sterilization standards for use in local hospitals to improve the level of care and patient safety in the Philippines.

Dr. Norman Lu, Regional Clinical Consultant from 3M Asia Pacific – Infection Prevention Division, meanwhile commended DOH for developing the guidelines in record time and said it was disturbing to learn that some local hospitals still practice unsterile ways of reprocessing critical surgical instruments. “That is why the DOH should conduct more training sessions and launch information campaigns in hospitals about proper disinfection and sterilization of medical devices,” Dr. Lu said.

Dr. Rosuman confirmed that the DOH is indeed stepping up training of medical professionals about the new guidelines. “That is why the DOH partnered with 3M Philippines — to better disseminate information about the new guidelines. DOH provides the facilities, while 3M provides the resource speaker and the training materials,” the DOH doctor explained.

Irene Ebarle, Clinical and Technical Consultant from 3M Philippines Infection Prevention Division hailed the creation of the DOH provision on proper disinfection and sterilization for hospitals as a milestone for both DOH and the Philippines. “The swift creation and implementation of the new sterilization standards has been very impressive. In just four months the DOH was able to finish the guidelines, and we at 3M Philippines who strongly believe in quality health care for every patient will continue to support the DOH in this endeavor,” Ebarle added.

Over two hundred doctors, nurses, medical technologists and hospital personnel from different public and private hospitals from CALABARZON attended the first and second batches of “Training on the International Standards and Best Practices for Sterilization in the Hospital Setting”.

The  Department of Health concluded a similar training for hospitals in the NCR last June, and is set to conduct the same training for personnel of hospitals in Visayas and Mindanao next year. As part of 3M’s commitment to improve the level of healthcare in the country, 3M is extending a similar program to hospitals interested in learning more about sterilization and monitoring in compliance to the new DOH standards.

Here are the new guidelines on Cleaning, Disinfection, and Sterilization of Reusable Medical Devices in Hospital Facilities in the Philippines. The guidelines were previously discussed in a seminar held by the Department of Health together with 3M.

This is the story of Bodie Dean Gannaway. He was born on June 7, 2011 with a Tetralogy of Fallot. These pictures will tell you the heartwarming story of this little young man’s struggle from a smile to a smile.

Bodie was born with a fairly common heart defect. It would require surgery to repair, but it could wait until a few months down the road.

Big brother with his brand new little brother.

There’s a big, wonderful world out there, little man.

6 months old. This is the day before his heart surgery. It will be a long time before we see his smile again.

We were told the surgery went well and we’d be home in a week or two. We did not know things were about to go horribly wrong.

He had four cardiac arrests during his recovery. The worst one was 2:30 Christmas morning. We watched outside his hospital room as more than a dozen doctors and nurses worked to save his life. Through the chaos we could see a nurse administering CPR. His little arms would jerk with each chest compression. Counting all his cardiac arrests, he endured a total of over an hour and half of CPR. Each time he pulled through.

Even though the CPR saved his life, it wasn’t enough to keep blood flowing to his feet and his brain. He suffered an anoxic brain injury causing fluid to build up in his skull. He started having seizures. Several procedures were done to drain the fluid and alleviate the pressure.

The bandages on his legs are because he just had most of his right foot amputated and two toes on his left amputated. The dollar bills are because the nurses think he’s a hottie. (Edit: it was part of a joke to lighten the mood. Don’t worry there was gauze underneath them and they were just there long enough for the picture.)

First time outside the hospital room. A wagon ride with his big brother.

You gain a deep appreciation for how precious life is when you see a baby fight so hard to hang on to it and when you hear a 3 year old say “I’m here brother, I’m here”.

After 5 months in the hospital almost ready to go home.

Home! because of the brain injury, he must relearn everything. He can’t eat or smile. He can’t sit up or hold his head up or roll over. His eyesight was damaged too. He has therapy sessions twice a day, five days a week.

Back to the hospital for his 16th(!) and final surgery. This is to repair a hernia that had developed.

Scars are like trophies and toes are overrated.

Glasses to help with his vision therapy.

A smile! It had been ten long months since his last smile. The future is bright again. Two things Bodie has taught us:

1. No matter how long the odds, never ever ever give up.
2. Nothing is more important than love and family

Two things our time in the hospital taught us:

1. Doctors and nurses are everyday heroes.
2. No matter how bad things get for you, there are always others going through more difficult hardships.

Thank you easybodie for sharing these!  Visit their Facebook Page for more updates.

Drug abuse is an age-old problem. It is quite ironic to think that the drugs used to cure diseases and prolong life are the same drugs that inflict life-threatening and ruining consequences on recreational users. To curb the the spread of prescription drug abuse around the world, governments have worked to control the ease by which these substances are available. Unfortunately, prescription drug abuse is still an epidemic. Here’s what you should know about it.

History
It was not until the 19th century when active compounds, such as morphine, cocaine, and laudanum, in drugs were first extracted. At the time, the substances were openly traded and used, due to an inability to regulate and enforce laws around it. Lacking research and knowledge, scientists and doctors were unaware of the addictive attributes of the substances, and prescribed them freely for all kinds of health conditions. As a result, the drugs were accessible from drugstores, traveling merchants, and even mail order.

Today
Prescription drug addiction is one of the fastest spreading drug-related conditions in both developed and underdeveloped nations. Almost any kind of drug can be misused to such an extent that it causes physical and psychological consequences. During the initial phase, marked when the patient starts taking legally prescribed drugs without actually needing it for health or other reasons, a shift towards procuring these substances illegally occurs. Patients may ask for prescription drugs either by bribing the doctor into disregarding his/her responsibilities or by misleading him/her regarding their symptoms. The most common and most addicting prescription drug used by patients is opiate painkillers.

Treatment
The kind of treatment necessary to rehabilitate a patient with prescription drug addiction varies, depending on the substance being abused. Sometimes, the addiction must be controlled slowly, under tight observation from a medical expert. Other times, the addiction must be cured with the aid of additional drugs, to regulate the side effects of minimizing consumption, such as sudden withdrawal.

What To Do
Since prescription drugs are still legal today, they can be easily accessed by the wrong people. Parents, police officers, medical teams, and government agencies are given roles to play in minimizing cases of prescription drug abuse. What you can do to help stop or at least minimize this incident is to follow proper disposal guidelines. Regardless of who you are in your community, you can help address the problem, starting in your own humble abode. By following the guidelines implemented by CDCP, you minimize the risk of accidental diversion or harm. For parents, it is vital to talk to your children about these topics and let them ask any questions they have.

Every year, millions of people suffer the effects of prescription drug abuse one way or the other. Being proactive against drug abuse and pushing through the influences of prescription drugs will help protect your family, as well as your community.

Carrie Ford writes about health, nutrition and more at http://www.delrayrecoverycenter.com.

Since January 13, 2011, India has not reported a single case of the devastating polio disease. Being on the brink of the two-year anniversary of that date, India has remained staunch in its struggle against the highly contagious viral infection. Just last February, the World Health Organization removed India from the list of polio endemic countries, but neighbors Pakistan and Afghanistan continue to be polio endemic. This is troubling for India as their struggle versus polio continues. However, India’s remarkable medical achievement of eradicating polio from its territories should not be overlooked.

To combat polio entering from outside the country’s borders, checkpoints have been set up in which polio immunizations are given at the Pakistan borders of Baramulla and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, Attari and Wagah in Punjab and Munabo in Rajasthan. Pakistan reports one-third of the total overall cases of polio reported worldwide each year, and recorded a 37% increase of polio cases in 2011.

India’s vaccination strategy includes setting up a network of 2.3 million vaccinators visiting 209 million homes to administer the polio vaccine. National polio immunization days are held twice a year, along with several other immunization days held in states which are known to be ‘high-risk’ polio territories. Of particular interest to India’s immunization program is what is known as the migrant population of India, which is the group of workers who are continually moving around the country searching for work and/or bouncing between seasonal jobs. Because these workers may contract the infection and then travel across the country, this movement of polio is difficult to track and a challenging obstacle to face. So far, India has proved successful in preventing the spread of polio via the migrant population.

Comparing the number of polio cases over the past few decades, it is difficult to fathom how successful India’s fight against polio has been. According to medical information in 1985 the country recorded 150,000 cases of polio during that year. In 2009 that number was reduced to 741 and in 2010 that number was further reduced to a mere 42 cases of polio. Since April 2011, 2.66 million children under five years of age have been vaccinated along the India-Nepal border, and along the India-Pakistan border another 3,596 have been vaccinated since mid-2011. First, children are administered two drops of polio vaccine. Then, to signify they have already been vaccinated, one of their fingers painted with permanent marker. This is known as the child’s ‘purple pinky.’

India’s efforts against polio are being replicated by Nigeria, the only other country besides Pakistan and Afghanistan to be on the World Health Organization’s polio endemic list. Nigeria has taken steps to reduce the number of its polio cases, attempting to replicate India’s strategy of routine immunizations, early-age polio medication administration, and a rapid national response to each polio reporting. As annual polio cases continue to decline each year, the effort proves not only countries are able to unite in a worldwide effort against the disease, but also that India remains at the forefront of the fight and remains an ideal country for the last remaining polio endemic countries to shadow.

San Pedro College Nursing Department presents the “Nursing Process Mob Dance.”

Just when we thought that nursing is only within the bounds of a healthcare setting, little do we know that nurses can groove the dance floor too!

Watch this cute and creative video made by the San Pedro College of Davao, Philippines that depicts the nursing process in a dance.

And to the San Pedro College, bravo! You’ve made a lot of nurses happy, giggle, and learn the nursing process as well!

“Nursing Process Mob Dance” by San Pedro College Davao City

Featuring: Students from BSN 2 A,B,C and Selected Students from BSN 3.

Shot&Edited by: Lester R. Edillon[SPC Director's Guild member]

Directed&Facilitated by: SPC Nursing Faculty.

Music: Dance Again by Jennifer Lopez.

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Happy Nurses Week for all our caring and ever dedicated nurses! 

This year’s theme is “Delivering Quality and Innovation in Patient Care.”

Often described as an art and a science, nursing is a profession that embraces dedicated people with varied interests, strengths and passions because of the many opportunities the profession offers. As nurses, we work in emergency rooms, school based clinics, and homeless shelters, to name a few. We have many roles – from staff nurse to educator to nurse practitioner and nurse researcher – and serve all of them with passion for the profession and with a strong commitment to patient safety.

National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing.

HAPPY NURSES WEEK!

Events include: National RN Recognition Day on May 6; National Student Nurses Day on May 8, and International Nurse Day on May 12, celebrated annually by the International Council of Nurses.

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DOH-hospitals are giving free cervical cancer screening to all women aged 21 and above.

Women aged 21 years old and above are free to avail the free cervical cancer screening at 58 DOH-retained and affiliated hospitals. The free screening is part of the celebration of the Cervical Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) and is commemorated annually on the month of May under the Proclamation No. 368, s. 2003.

Schedule

Participating DOH hospitals will follow this schedule for the free screening:

• Metro Manila is scheduled every Wednesday
• Luzon every Friday
• Visayas every Tuesday; and
• Mindanao every Thursday

NCR Hospitals

Among the hospitals that will provide free screening are Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Medical Hospital, East Avenue Medical Center, Tondo Medical Center, Quirino Memorial Medical Center, Amang Rodriguez Medical Center, Rizal Medical Center, Las Piñas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center, Valenzuela General Hospital, San Loreno Ruiz Memorial Hospital, and Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital.

Those who wish to avail of free screening can coordinate with the ob-gyn department of hospitals. For more information, the following DOH telephone numbers can be reached: 651-7800 locals 1751 and 1752.

Cervical Cancer – second most common cancer in women

According to the Philippine Cancer Facts and Estimates of 2010, cervical cancer or cancer of the cervix is the 2nd most common cancer in women. There are about 6,000 new cases of cervical cancer detected yearly and about 12 Filipino women die of cervical cancer every day. It ranks 5th among the top common sites of cancer for both sexes. And it ranks 3rd among the estimated leading new cancer deaths in the Philippines.

Yearly, there are 500,000 women diagnosed with cervical cancer and 250,000 deaths are reported worldwide. Almost 80 percent of cases occur in developing countries. There are no symptoms in the early stage of cervical cancer. In late stages, symptoms include abnormal vaginal bleeding, more often after intercourse, and abnormal vaginal discharge.

Cervical cancer is caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection in both men and women HPV is transmitted through skin-to-skin contact, intercourse is not necessary to transmit the virus.

Source: Gov.ph Image Via: HowStuffWorks

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RN aspirants who will be taking the June 2013 Nursing Licensure Exams (NLE) should check their room assignments and seat number before taking the exams.

PRC started rolling out the different room assignments for the June 2 and 3, 2013 nursing board exams which will be held in the following cities: Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Zamboanga, Angeles, Cabanatuan, Dagupan & Laoag.

Manila Room Assignments

Manila Conditional

Pampanga

Republic Central Colleges will be testing center for examinees in Pampanga.

Legazpi

Divine Word College of Legazpi and Bicol College High School will be the testing centers for examinees in Legazpi.

Tuguegarao Room Assignments

Cagayan De Oro Room Assignments

Note: Other room assignments for other cities will be posted here once available.

About the exams

The Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination is a two-day exams which consists of five (5) parts namely: Nursing Practice I Basic Foundation of Nursing and Professional Nursing Practice, Nursing Practice II Community Health Nursing and Care of the Mother and Child, Nursing Practice III & IV Care of Clients with Psychologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part A & B) and Nursing Practice V Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part C).

Sunday, June 2, 2013

• 7:00AM – 7:45AM General Instructions and Filling up of Forms
• 8:00AM – 10:00AM Nursing Practice I – Basic Foundation of Nursing and Professional Nursing Practice
• 11:30AM – 1:30PM Nursing Practice II – Community Health Nursing and Care of the Mother and Child
• 2:30PM – 4:30PM Nursing Practice III – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part A)

Monday, June 3, 2013

• 8:00AM – 10:00AM Nursing Practice IV – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part B)
• 11:30AM – 1:30PM Nursing Practice V – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part C)

Important Instructions:

• Examinees should report before 6:30 in the morning every examination day.
• LATE EXAMINEES WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.
• CELLULAR PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC GADGETS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
• Wear the prescribed dress code.
• Attire:  School uniform or clinical uniform without pins, school insignia, name plate
• Bring the following:

God bless all the nurses who will be taking the board exams! Nurseslabs will be cheering for you!

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Polish doctors claimed and carried out the world’s first life-saving face transplant, the centre’s spokeswoman said Wednesday, weeks after a 33-year-old man was disfigured by a machine in a workplace accident.

Image credit: Interkasyon.com

“It is Poland’s first face transplant and also the first in the world done to save the patient’s life,” Anna Uryga, spokeswoman for the Cancer Centre and Institute of Oncology in the southern city of Gliwice, told AFP.

The man, an employee at a stonemason’s workshop and only identified as Grzegorz, was severely maimed on April 23, when a machine used to cut stone ripped out a large chunk of his face.

An attempt to reattach it failed — though it saved the man’s vision and and a part of his face — and because of the breadth and depth of the lesions “his life was on the line”, Uryga said.

With time of the essence, doctors were lucky to find a donor within two weeks, a man in his thirties whose family immediately agreed to the operation.

The heart and liver of the deceased man were also donated to two other people.

A team of doctors at the centre — the only one licenced to perform face transplants in Poland — performed the 27-hour facial surgery on May 15, with the patient’s full consent.

“He and his family approved the action plan and the associated risks. He was even enthusiastic,” head doctor Adam Maciejewski told reporters.

Now, a week later, “his condition is still serious because it was a huge operation … (but) he is breathing on his own. Unable to speak, he is communicating via head and hand movements,” the doctor added.

Polish media published a photograph of the man flashing a thumbs-up from his hospital bed, with thick black stitches encircling his face.

“The patient will be able to eat, breathe and see. In eight months’ time, he should have full facial motor control.”

French doctors carried out the world’s first successful face transplant in 2005 on Isabelle Dinoire, a 38-year-old woman who had been mauled by her dog.

Since then, over 20 other transplants have been carried out worldwide, including in Belgium, Spain, Turkey and the US.

Interkasyon.com

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An infant with a condition called tracheobronchomalacia was saved by doctors by 3D-printing a tracheal splint which would support the weakened airway. Tracheobronchomalacia manifests with dynamic airway collapse and respiratory insufficiency. 

Doctors implanted  a customized, bioresorbable tracheal splint, created with a computer-aided design based on a computed tomographic image of the patient’s airway and fabricated with the use of laser-based three-dimensional printing, to treat this life-threatening condition.

The splint was custom-made just for the child and designed to hold the trachea in place as the bronchus builds around it, giving it strength. In two to three years, the trachea will be able to stand on its own, and the polycaprolactone biomaterial used to create the splint will be absorbed into the body.

Seven days after placement of the airway splint, weaning from mechanical ventilation was initiated, and 21 days after the procedure, ventilator support was discontinued entirely and the child was discharged home with the tracheostomy in place. One year after surgery, imaging and endoscopy showed a patent left mainstem bronchus . No unforeseen problems related to the splint have arisen. Full resorption of the splint was estimated to occur in 3 years.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

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The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines (FDA) is looking for job applicants. Job vacancies in the FDA central office and FDA Davao regional office.

FDA CENTRAL OFFICE

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER II
SALARY GRADE: 15
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-8-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-9-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-10-2000,OSEC-DOHBFDR02-13-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-26-2000,OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-31-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
EXPERIENCE: 1 year of relevant training
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER II
SALARY GRADE: 15
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOH-FDR02-41-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-44-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-45-2000, OSEC-DOHBFDR02-46-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-57-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and other related science courses
EXPERIENCE: 1 year of relevant training
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER II
SALARY GRADE: 15
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-4 7 -2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-50-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-51-2000, OSEC-DOHBFDR02-56-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-59-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology, Food and Nutrition and other related food science courses
EXPERIENCE: 1 year of relevant training
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER I
SALARY GRADE: 11
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-41-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-43-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-47-2000, OSEC-DOHBFDR01-49-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
EXPERIENCE: None required
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER I
SALARY GRADE: 11
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-50-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-53-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-54-2000, OSEC-DOHBFDR01-57-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology, Food and Nutrition and other related food science courses
EXPERIENCE: None required
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER I
SALARY GRADE: 11
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-58-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-33-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and other related science courses
EXPERIENCE: None required
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER III
SALARY GRADE: 18
ITEM NO.: OS EC-DOHB-FDR03-27 -2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy
EXPERIENCE: 2 years of relevant experience
TRAINING: 8 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER III
SALARY GRADE: 18
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR03-55-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR03-58-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR03-57-2000, OSEC-DOHBFDR03-7-2009, OSEC-DOHB-FDR03-5-2009, OSECDOHB-FDR03-65-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Food Technology and other health related science courses
EXPERIENCE: 2 years of relevant experience
TRAINING: 8 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: NUTRITIONIST-DIETITIAN III
SALARY: GRADE 18
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-ND3-9-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree major in Nutrition, Dietetics or Community Nutrition
EXPERIENCE: 2 years of relevant experience
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER II
SALARY: GRADE 15
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-15-2009, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-17-2009, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-61-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-63-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-64-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-68-2000, OSEC-DOHBFDR02-73-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-80-2000,OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-87-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Food Technology and other health related science courses
EXPERIENCE: 1 year of relevant experience
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER I
SALARY: GRADE 11
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-63-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR01-65-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Food Technology and other health related science courses
EXPERIENCE: None required
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: LABORATORY TECHNICIAN I
SALARY GRADE: 6
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-LABT1-20-2000, OSEC-DOHB-LABT1-12-2000, OSEC-DOHB-LABT1-26-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Completion of two years studies in college
EXPERIENCE: None required
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: None required (MC 11 . 96- Cat. III)

POSITION TITLE: ATTORNEY III
SALARY GRADE: 21
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-ATY3-2-2004
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Laws
EXPERIENCE: one (1 year of relevant experience
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080 (Bar)

POSITION TITLE: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER I
SALARY GRADE: 19
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-IT01-3-2010
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree relevant to the job from a reputable computer school/college
EXPERIENCE: Preferably with four (4) years of relevant experience in web designing and administration, systems administration, network and database administration
TRAINING: 8 hours of relevant training on web design, network system and other information system
ELIGIBILITY: Career Service Professional, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST II
SALARY GRADE : 16
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-INFOSA2-2-2010
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree relevant to the job from a reputable computer school/college
EXPERIENCE: Preferably with two (2) years of relevant experience in systems administration and/or network and database administration
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: Career Service Professional, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER V (Records Officer III)
SALARY GRADE: 18
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-ADOF5-50-2004
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s deqree relevant to the job
EXPERIENCE: 2 years of relevant experience
TRAINING: 8 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: Career Service Professional, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: ACCOUNTANT I
SALARY GRADE: 12
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-A 1-9-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Commerce/Business Administration major in Accounting
EXPERIENCE: None required
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080

POSITION TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE VI
SALARY GRADE: 6
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-ADAS-198-2004
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Completion of two years studies in college
EXPERIENCE: 1 year of relevant experience
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: Career Service Subprofessional, First Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: STATISTICIAN III
SALARY: GRADE 18
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-STAT3-9-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics or Mathematics
EXPERIENCE: 2 years of relevant experience
TRAINING: 8 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: Career Service Professional, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: HEALTH PROGRAM OFFICER II
SALARY GRADE: 15
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-HP02-10-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree
EXPERIENCE: 1 year of relevant experience
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: Career Service Professional, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: HEALTH PROGRAM OFFICER I
SALARY GRADE: 11
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-HP01-4-2000
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree
EXPERIENCE: None required
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: Career Service Professional, Second Level Eligibility

Note: Deadline for submission of application shall be on 06 June 2013

Applicants are advised to submit the following to the Human Resource Division. FDA. Alabang, Muntinlupa City

1. Application Letter
2, Duly accomplished Personal Data Sheet
3, Xerox copy of Civil Service eligibility/Board/Bar Rating and valid PRC ID
4. Certified true copy of Diploma and Transcript of Record
5. Certificate of attendance to training/s, if any

DAVAO SATELLITE LABORATORY (Tagum City, Davao)

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER III
SALARY GRADE: 18
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR03-29-2008. OSEC-DOHBFDR03-30-2000, OSEC-DOHB-FDR03-32-2008,OSEC-DOHB-FDR03-33-2008
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Food Technology, Medical technology and other health related science courses
EXPERIENCE: Two years of relevant experience
TRAINING: 8 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080

POSITION TITLE: FOOD-DRUG REGULATION OFFICER II
SALARY GRADE: 15
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-FDR02-21-2008, OSEC-DOHBFDR02-22-2008
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Food Technology, Medical technology and other health related science courses
EXPERIENCE: 1 year of relevant experience
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: RA 1080, Second Level Eligibilitv

POSITION TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER I (Supply Officer I)
SALARY GRADE: 10
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-ADOF 1-9-2008
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree relevant to the job
EXPERIENCE: None required
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: Career Service Professional, Second Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II (Bookkeeper)
SALARY GRADE: 8
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-ADAS2-8-2008
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Preferably graduate of Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related courses
EXPERIENCE: One year of relevant experience
TRAINING: 4 hours of relevant training
ELIGIBILITY: Career Service Subprofessional, First Level Eligibility

POSITION TITLE: LABORATORY TECHNICIAN I
SALARY GRADE: 6
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-LABT1-5-200B
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS :
EDUCATION: Completion of two years studies in college
EXPERIENCE: None required
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: None required (MC 11 . 96- Cat. III)

POSITION TITLE: ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE IV (Driver II)
SALARY GRADE: 4
ITEM NO.: OSEC-DOHB-ADA4-3-200B
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:
EDUCATION: High School Graduate
EXPERIENCE: 2 years of relevant experience
TRAINING: None required
ELIGIBILITY: Relevant MC 11 s. 1996

Note: Deadline for submission of application shall be on 06 June 2013

Applicants are advised to submit the following to the FDA Davao Satellite Laboratory, Tagum City, Davao

1. Application Letter
2, Duly accomplished Personal Data Sheet
3, Xerox copy of Civil Service eligibility/Board/Bar Rating and valid PRC ID
4. Certified true copy of Diploma and Transcript of Record
4. Certificate of attendance to training/s, if any

Source: FDA Philippines FB

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Dorina Santos

Source: ABS-CBN News

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia – Dorina Santos, a Filipino staff nurse who has been working at the Dar As Sihha Medical Center (DASMC) in Dammam for six years now, was awarded Nurse of the Year during the hospital’s celebration of the International Nurses Day 2013 recently.

A teary-eyed Santos received her glass trophy and a cheque of 5,000 Riyals (P 54,000) from Dr. Siddeek Ahmed, Managing Director of DASMC.

Santos, a native of Baguio City, did not expect to win the much-coveted award.

“Na-shock ako kasi hindi ko siya ini-expect na ako yung bibigyan nila ng award dahil simpleng nurse lang naman po ako. Karaniwang nurse na ginagawa lang po ang hinihingi sa akin sa araw-araw na aking trabaho,” Santos said.

In her speech, Santos thanked the management for the award and the opportunity to work with them. She also thanked her family for the support.

“Dini-dedicate ko po lahat ang pagkapanalo ko ditto, lahat ng sakripisyo sa dalawa ko pong pinakamamahal na anak, sa aking pamilya, sa aking nanay, sa aking mga kapatid na laging sumusuporta sa akin,” Santos said.

She also shared her award to her colleagues and the doctors she works with in the hospital.

Dr. Ahmed commended Santos for her exemplary service and all the Filipino nurses for their zeal at work.

“Congratulations to Dorina Santos. She, and other Filipino nurses, are best workers, dedicated, and I believe they are the future of the world. They are humble and sincere on their job,” Dr. Ahmed said.

Santos’ fellow Filipino nurses were happy and proud of her achievement.

“Congrats kay Ms. Dorina Santos bilang Nurse of the year. She deserves the award dahil talagang siya naman ay matulungin, sa lahat ng trabaho maaasahan siya sa lahat ng mga oras,” said Rebecca Fernando, head nurse of the hospital. Fernando, who hails from Tarlac, was also given the Distinguished Award for her exemplary service as head nurse for over 15 years.

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CHED orders closures of 218 nursing schools for having below average performance in NLE and have failed to meet government regulations on the quality of their faculty and facilities.

A total of 218 out of 491 nursing programs and schools have been ordered to discontinue or closed down by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) after consistently having a below average performance in the licensure examinations said CHED executive director, Atty Julito Vitriolo.

But Vitriolo declined to divulge the names of the schools since some cases are still on appeal.

Of the 218, 77 institutions have appealed their cases.

In line with the crackdown on substandard higher education institutions (HEIs), CHED is also monitoring the performance of HEIs in Marine Engineering (51 out of 91 HEIs have been ordered closed down) and Marine Transportation (44 out of 91 HEIs) have been ordered closed down).

Vitriolo said these schools have failed to meet government regulations on the quality of their faculty and facilities.

He added that some schools choose courses because these are popular or because these require a minimal investment, even if the quality is not assured.

CHED is also monitoring the performance of HEIs in the following academic programs which have been placed under moratorium: Criminology, Teacher Education, Information Technology, Business Administration and Hotel and Restaurant Management.

This means that because there are too many schools offering these courses, they can no longer be offered by new institutions.

Since CHED cannot release the list of HEIs they’re currently monitoring, students and parents are just advised to call the CHED hotline at 441-1228 during office hours to inquire about the status of the school they have enrolled in.

Source: ABS-CBN News

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