Happy New Year...

The year of desperation, distraction and harassment is about to end. We are now faced with new challenges and responsibilities especially being bonafide Nurses. Let us accept the fact that we are currently out of action but we will not stop, hoping that this year would be a better year for us. We must unite and help each other to bring advantage in our side. It is not important how much benefit it would bring us, but rather how much benefit it could bring others. And the most important of all, is yield to our ALMIGHTY…

Have a Wonderful and Fruitful New Year…

Thank you...

I would like to thank everybody for supporting Davao Beta-Nurses... We are currently included in the Top 6 Blogs in Davao according to NetworkedBlogs.com. We promise to bring you more helpful information to serve Nurses in Davao City... God bless you all!!!

IV Therapy Training...

An ever-increasing trend in Philippine nursing... Is it caused by the growing need for Renal Nurses, a contemporary hospital requirement, a competence update, or just merely boredom... Anyway, for whatever reason it is, it is best to get through with it.

What you need to do, is to apply for an IV Therapy Training in any institution accredited by ANSAP as a training facility. Well, to name a few in Davao, there is:

• SPMC (Southern Philippines Medical Center) - where most of the IV Therapist in Davao had undergone training.

• DMSF (Davao Medical School Foundation) - only if you're already working or training in other medical establishments, where you will accomplish your Intra-Venous case requirements.

And a lot more, from other places in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao… you may search the net or ANSAP website for the list of other accredited training resources all over the Philippines.

I’d advise you to review your anatomy, especially peripheral vein locations or IV Access – Anatomy, your IV flow rate and IVTT drug administration computation, and blood transfusion process. You may search the net for actual videos and thoroughly process and retain the information by heart, for there might be a test on your knowledge, it is better to come prepared.

Davao Room Assignments for PNLE December 2010...

Guys, this is your Room Assignment for December 2010 nursing board.... You may use the search box to search for your name and results will be highlighted automatically.

If you have any corrections and/or omissions, you may contact PRC Davao.


Davao Room Assignments for PNLE December 2010

Nurses to Japan...

Out of 92 nurses that were sent to Japan under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) program, only one Filipino nurse passed the Japanese nurse licensure examination, this was due to the failure of the other Filipino nurses to thoroughly learn the Japanese native language... The Japanese nurse licensure examination is given entirely in Nihongo.

Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have met, to discuss ways to help Filipino nurses, pass the JNLE...

Now, JPEPA is giving Filipino nurses, three chances to take and pass Japan’s nurse licensure examination.

Japan is currently looking to hire Filipino nurses to attend to its aging population, where nursing shortage is nearly unavoidable...

Well I've got good news for you...

I remember, when Filipino entertainers went back and forth to Japan and were branded as "Japayuki". Some took it negatively for they were labeled like prostitutes. Labeled by judgmental people, people who are mentally deranged, who feels superior from what they see and believe as other peoples weakness... I'm sorry about that, I got carried away.

Anyway, going back to the subject, now is the chance for a new breed of "Japayukis" to emerge... I have read this news and want to share them to you...

Yokohama (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Soon, Filipinos planning to work in Japan as nurses and caregivers might just find entering this country a walk in the park.

Philippine Charge d'Affaires Belen Anota said efforts were on-going between the Philippines and Japan to ensure that Filipino nurses and caregivers would be able to hurdle tough entry exams.

300,000 Filipinos in Japan

This was brought about by the desire of both Manila and Tokyo to bring in more highly skilled workers in this country where 300,000 Filipinos are now living and working, according to Anota.

Noting that before, mostly entertainers comprised the Filipino workforce here, now there are more teachers in universities, engineers and architects.

"Now there are serious talks between the two countries on how to ensure Filipino nurses and caregivers will be able to pass their exams," Anota said.

Just recently Japan sent officials to talk with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for this purpose, she said.

Bilateral talks

Anota said this was a result of bilateral talks between President Benigno Aquino III and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Vietnam last month.

Anota said that the two leaders talked about how to improve working and living conditions of Filipinos based here.

I hope that this plan will push through for this will be very beneficial to every Filipinos...

You do not need to face exams alone...

I saw this from another page. I just want to share them to you, for this is close to what I did when I took the July NLE 2010. I believe this will work...



God can help you. Search for Him. He can be a friend to you.

HOW TO GET THROUGH EXAMS

Here are 10 top tips by educational psychologists:

1. Get help: ask a teacher or tutor or people who had taken and passed the exam, about how to review, the exam skills - how to work when you are in an exam.
2. Take short rests during your time of work and revision. If your mind is tired, it will not remember well.
3. Plan your work: review at times when you know you will work at your best.
4. Stay healthy: get enough sleep, eat sensibly.
5. Exercise: you need exercise to work well. Walk, run, play sport - whatever you enjoy.
6. Be positive: stop thinking about the future and failing.
7. Do your best: no-one can do more than this.
8. Be alert: if you feel ill, talk to someone about your worries.
9. But don't be too relaxed! Some stress over exams makes you work hard for them.
10. Be sensible: if it upsets you to talk to your friends about an exam when it is finished, don't do it! In fact, don't even think about the exam you have finished. What is done is done. You cannot change what you have written!

If you are studying in the evening, don't go straight to bed afterwards. Your mind will still be 'going round and round' - thinking too much. Do something else, maybe walk or get exercise. Choose something that will relax you, and make you think of other things.

I hope this helps...

God bless and Congratulations in advance to all December - NLE Takers!!!

ACLS with ECG tracing and Intubation training...

The last time I had a chat with Sir Rolan there are only 10 slots left, available, for this seminar workshop.. For those of you who are interested to attend please call him now and register... This is a very informative and extensive training for everybody, medical and non-medical person, and it's not gonna last for long.. So hurry up and don't loose this amazing experience... Students are also encouraged to attend...

Training will be on N0v. 18-20

Here is his contact details...

Rolan M. Carmona RN, MAN - 09089238787

For more info, click on the following link:

- DAVSIA -

Reminders for SPMC Trainee's examination...

In case you have a short memory or experiencing memory loss, like me... I hope not... here is the reminder that was posted outside the training office on the bulletin board, after you have registered for the exam... hope this helps. God bless us...

Upcoming SPMC Seminar...

Posting a little information, that some of you people might be interested...

Extra income...

When we attended the ACLS seminar two weeks ago, we were introduced to an on-line money making forum by the speaker himself.

This forum lets you earn dollars while you post discussions or answer to them, or invite friends to sign-up. This is very interesting and would take you a fraction of a minute to create an account. Well you might wanna try it out... just click on the following link here and sign-up... just read on the FAQ's to find out how to receive your earnings... let me just make it clear that you don't need a credit card to open a paypal account...

Money Making Forum

Hospitals in Davao City...

Guy's I know you're getting a little frustrated towards getting hospital experiences... well, I think, the best thing we could do now, aside from getting other work experiences is to try and send applications to all the other hospitals in Davao and her neighboring cities... Now, to make your lives easier, here are the lists of hospitals that you might wanna try out...

* Alexian Wellness Center – McArthur Highway, Matina, Davao City
* Alterado Medical School and Hospital – Agdao District, Davao City
* Bishop Regan Memorial Hospital – Tagum City, Davao del Norte
* Brokenshire Memorial Hospital – Madapo Hills, Davao City
* Community Health & Development Coop. Hospital – Corner Riverside &
Magallanes Avenue, Davao City
* Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital- Digos City, Davao del Sur
* Davao del Sur Medical Specialist- Digos City, Davao del Sur
* Digos Doctors Hospital – Digos City, Davao del Sur
* Davao Doctors Hospital – Malvar St., Davao City
* Davao Medical Center- Bajada Area, Davao City
* Davao Medical School Foundation Hospital – Circumferential Road, Davao City
* Davao Region Hospital – Apokon,Tagum City, Davao del Norte
* Davao Oriental Provincial Hospital- Mati City, Davao Oriental
* Davao Sanitarium Hospital – McArthur Highway, Bangkal, Davao City
* Dominican Hospital Inc.- Digos City, Davao del Sur
* Mati Doctors Hospital- Mati City, Davao Oriental
* Medical Mission Group Hospital – 3rd Avenue Leon Garcia Street, Davao City [13]
* Medical Mission Group Hospital – Tagum City, Davao Del Norte
* Malita District Hospital- Malita, Davao del Sur
* Paulino Hospital- Digos City, Davao del Sur
* Samal District Hospital- Samal City
* San Pedro Hospital- Deguzman St. Davao City
* Somoso General Hospital- Quezon St., Panabo City, Davao Del Norte
* Sunga Hospital- Rizal Ave, Digos City, Davao del Sur
* St.John Hospital- Toril, Davao City
* Rivera Hospital – Panabo City, Davao
* Tagum Doctors Hospital- Tagum City, Davao del Norte
* Gonzales-Maranan Clinic & Hospital- Digos City, Davao del Sur
* Medical Center of Digos Cooperative- Digos City, Davao del sur
* San Pedro Hospital – Guererro Avenue, (Chinatown) Davao City
* St.Camillus Hospital- Mati City, Davao Oriental
* Tagum Doctors Hospital – Tagum City, Davao del Norte

Well good-luck to all of you and may you be guided by our Almighty Father!...

Southern Philippines Medical Center Training Requirements...

I called SPMC last friday, and guess what... They have confirmed that they will be accepting nurse trainee applications, first week of November, 2010. Now's our chance, **please prepare your PRC Certificate and Board Rating to apply for examination. After you have passed the examinations you may now prepare the following requirements..

** is a revision of this post



* Letter of Application (Indicating Nurse Trainee Position)

Address it to:

Ricardo B. Audan, MD, FPAFP
Chief Training Officer
Davao Medical Center
J.P. Laurel Ave, Bajada
Davao City



* Comprehensive Resume with 2x2 picture

Photocopy of the following

* Transcript of Records
* College diploma
* Board rating
* Board Certificate
* PRC License
* PNA membership card
* DNA ( Davao Nurses Association ) Membership card
* Medical Certificate with laboratory results ( u/a, f/a, cbc, cxr, drug test) *
* Police clearance
* Hepa B Vaccination card
* 1 2x2 pic


Here are the following training programs
with corresponding training fee:


WARD NURSING - 4 MONTHS
P1500 Training Fee, 4 months

PERIOPERATIVE
CRITICAL CARE NURSING
P3000 Training Fee, 6 months

BURN
EMERGENCY ROOM
RENAL DIALYSIS
P3000 Training Fee, 5 months


Contact DMC - Training Office for more INFO
2272731 - connect to Training Office

Opportunity for Region XI Nurses...

“There is a continuing demand of nurses abroad but Philippines has been producing so much that both local and foreign employment can afford.”

This pushed DOLE to assist unemployed nurses by way of allowing them to form cooperatives and manage nurses’ clinics under the supervision of trained and experienced nurses.

Region XI was chosen to pilot this project getting support from local government units, the Department of Health, Board of Nursing-Professional Regulation Commission, University of the Philippines College of Nursing, Philippine Nurses Association and others.

This P1.2 million project grants P300,000 per cooperative per province in the region. There shall be at least 500 members per cooperative for a city and at least 1,000 members for province.

The grant may be used to get the home health care business started. For the first semester of 2010, only 5 cooperatives in the pilot region will be assisted with the grant.

Local government units may also take advantage of this project by tapping members of the cooperative to be deployed in far-flung barangays where they can perform both as health educator and health care provider and will be compensated for their services by the local government or by the sponsoring organization.

Roque admitted that the project is yet on its early phase and still needs establishment of mechanisms by supporting agencies.

However, the nursing sector represented by the Philippine Nursing Association takes the project as the answer to the problems in the industry.
This has opened a new window to the unemployed in the nursing sector.


What do you guys think? This project has been piloted in our region, I see this as an opportunity. Post your comments or if you are interested please click this link...

SPH training requirements..

This is a re-post from another blogger...


San Pedro Hospital of Davao City Inc.
C. De Guzman St, Davao City
Department of Nursing Service
Steps in Pre-Employment / Pre-Service Training Program

1. Submission of all required documents at the Human
Resource Office every Wednesday-Friday 2-4 PM only

2. Take written exam ( 100.00 examination fee )
- Schedule of exam c/o HR Assistant
- You will be texted or called up for the date of examination
- List of names who passed and can join the

PreService Training will be posted on the bulletin
board outside the HR Office

- Only those who passed the written exam can join
the PreService Training.
Pre-Service Training Duration
5 Weeks (1 week didactic lecture and 4 weeks clinical
exposure)
Training Fee
1,500.00
Requirements:

1. Application Letter
2. Bio-data / Resume with 2x2 picture
3. Photocopy of the following

•Transcript of Records
•Summary of Related Learning Experience
•Diploma / Certificate

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•Board Rating
•Board Certificate
•PRC ID
•IV License / Card (optional)
•Certificate of Previous Employment (optional)
Training Programs:
Private Duty Nursing
Qualifications: Registered Nurse
Requirements:

1. Application Letter
2. Bio-data with picture
3. Diploma
4. Transcript of Records

Submission of all required documents at the Human
Resource Office every Wednesday-Friday 2-4 PM

All Application Letter for SPH should be addressed to:
Ms. Maria Teresa D. Magno, R.N.
Human Resource Director
San Pedro Hospital of Davao City
C. De Guzman St, Davao City


If you have any info that could help other nurses, please, don't keep them to yourself, post them here for every nurses benefit. Let us help each other for the gory of GOD!

Malachi 1:10 - Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.

Up-coming IVT Training...

There is an up-coming IVT (Intra-Venous Therapist) training...
if you want to find out about the details, click the like button and the
follow button at the left bottom of this page, register, then i will e-mail the details...






Hehe thanks for the like... I'd rather not e-mail them to you for pretty obvious reasons. instead i'd write the details here...

As we all know, these kind of trainings have come to its limit. There is a very huge pile of newly registered nurses, in various hospitals that offer them, waiting eagerly and hoping for their turn. It is the most favorable competency for entry nurses, but ironically, with very limited access . I wish that the government or organizations in charge of these would do something about it...

Here are the details...

Nov 15, 2010
Mindano Medical Center
General Santos City
3 days training

If i find more info in different institutions, I'd post them here... so keep posted

First aid training...

First aid training is offered at Philippine Red Cross - Davao, as soon as they have pooled 25 nurses, they will start the training. Go on and invite your friends to come and sign-up.

for inquiries you may call:

Philippine Red Cross - Davao
224-0217

DMSF requirements...

Here are the list of requirements that we need in applying as a nurse trainee at DMSF Hospital. They're not accepting applicants as of the moment but according to the HR personnel, they will start accepting applicants first week of December. Might as well prepare your requirements ahead for they give exams right away after you have complied with it...

Seminars at Brokenshire Bahay Alumni Davao City...

October 18 to 20 - HANDS ON WORKSHOP for

1. Standard First Aid
2. Health Care CPR with Automated External Defibrillator
3. ECG Tracing
4. Basic Intubation
5. Techniques in using Bag Valve Mask

Please contact:
Mr. Atari - 09072599600 and Mr. Duran - 09995095591

To everyone... you might find this usefull, this will build up your competency level...

Nursing Job Opporunities..

International, National and Local Hospitals, Companies, Agencies are encouraged to post here for your nursing needs. Newly qualified nurses are highly competent and remarkably trainable and will deliver a total quality care with professional compensations you surely can manage.

Please post your requirements and contact information on the "Contact Us..." page. Thank you!




MRG HEALTH CARE SERVICES

MRG Health Care Services provide 24 hours coverage for nurses, midwives, caregivers and nursing aides. Private duty nurses will cater to the needs of clients in different areas of specialties such as ICU, medical-surgical, pediatric, elderly care etc. Midwives, Caregivers and Nursing Aides will provide non-intensive assistive care to different clients.

“We provide Quality care and service within your budget”

Mission: To be competent, compassionate and professional medical practitioners catering to the needs of all our patients.
Vision: We provide medical services to home, hospital and company.

Services offered:
• Private Duty Nurse (Registered/Underboard)
- In-patient (hospital setting)
- Out- patient (home setting)
• Midwives
• Nursing Aide
• Caregiver

Address: 2ND Floor FNE Bldg. B56 L13 Commonwealth Ave., Cor. Regalado Ext., Fairview Quezon City
Contact Nos.: 4318848/ 3829697/ 09157828656/ 09236597326
Email: mrghealthcareservices@yahoo.com

Our agency has all the legal documents for operation. Our employees are carefully selected and screened before hiring. We make sure that all credentials are submitted and checked. They also have pre-employment medical exam wherein results are readily available upon request of employer. All our health care providers are competent enough to cater to the needs of our clients whether in a hospital/home care setting. Don’t hesitate to request for our service. Our office is open Mon to Sat (8am to 5pm)

We also accept walk-in applicants for nurses/caregiver but we require minimum of 1 year home/hospital work experience. Thanks

Calling all unemployed and fresh nurses...

What will happen next...


Just recently...

My wife cried with joy as she had found out that I passed the board exam in July 2010. I'm sure that this emotion serves no-match, compared to the emotions felt by the parents of the thousand students who passed the nursing board exam. Finally an end to all school related avocation (a plunge into a pool of sufferings) , projects, requirements, related learning experiences, expensive tuition fees. Im so glad it came to an end...


Now faced with reality...

I have been to hospitals tertiary and secondary, here and with-in the perimeters of davao city, only to find out the humongous pending nurse trainee and nurse application in these institutions. I was told that applications for nurses or nurse trainee alike are currently discouraged due to the number of pending applications from the other previous nurse applicants. Sad to say... theres no room for us... in the hospitals at the moment.


The purpose...

Is there nothing we can do, but wait? Is this all we have prepared ourselves for so many years and get nothing from it? Must we, be discouraged? Considering my age, i think i should be... but i would be putting an end to my craft, capabilities, purpose and life. If we sit and wait for something to happen, chances are it might not happen.

Let's do something about this... I'm calling all nurses in Davao City experiencing similar fate, let us change the course, let us give meaning to our lives, let's help each other, let's talk...

please post your suggestions... and make a difference