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Letter XYZ December 2012 Nursing Board Exam (NLE) Results
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,...
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RN Heals 4 Application will start from November 1-30
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...
View ArticleProject Management Workshop – Nurses Vox Health Service Cooperative
Description Start Date: November 30, 2012 End Date: December 30, 2012 Target Participants: Any profession/field student Website: Project Management Workshop Location: Advanced Clinical Laboratory...
View ArticleList of PRC ID Renewal Centers in SM Malls
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....
View ArticleDOH Secretary Ona to receive highest honor from US college of surgeons
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...
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Eye test helps diagnose neurological disorders
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...
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DOH, 3M train med pros on new sterilization standards
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...
View ArticleDOH’s New Guidelines & Standards on Sterilization
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...
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From Smile to Smile: Bodie’s Story
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...
View ArticleThe Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse
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...
View ArticleIndia Continuing the Fight against Polio, a Model to Follow
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...
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“Nursing Process Mob Dance” by San Pedro College Davao City
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...
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Happy Nurses Week! International Nurses Week 2013
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...
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Free cervical cancer screening in DOH Hospitals
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...
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Room Assignments for the June 2013 Nursing Board Exam (NLE)
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...
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PHOTO: World’s first life-saving face transplant
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...
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Bioresorbable 3D-printed tracheal splint baby’s airways, saves life
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...
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2013 Job vacancies & openings for Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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:...
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Filipina wins Nurse of the Year award in Dammam
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...
View ArticleCHED orders closure of 218 nursing schools
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...
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