Nurse Directory

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced recently the top-performing schools offering the Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs in the country for 2009. These schools rated higher than 40.70% national passing average set by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the school’s number of exam takers in the 2009 June and November results of the Nursing Licensure Examinations. Among nursing colleges, MDC topped the list with a rating of 69.63%. MDC ranks 3rd among nursing colleges and universities. The top three schools for each range are:

Range 1 (with 1,000 and up takers):

• Far Eastern University-Manila (NCR) – 1,982 passers out of 2,656 takers or 74.62 percent passing rate
• Centro Escolar University-Manila (NCR) with 720 out of 1,002 or 71.88%
• Manila Doctors College (NCR) with 704 out of 1,011 or 69.63%;

Range 2 (with 100 to 999 takers)

• Saint Paul University-Iloilo (Region 6) with 100% passing rate
• West Visayas State University-La Paz (Region 6) with 99.48%; Saint Louis University (CAR) with 99.04%

Range 3 (with 10 to 99 takers)

• Negros Oriental State University-Dumaguete (Region 7) with 100%
• Bukidnon State College-Malaybalay (Region 10) with 100%
• University of the Philippines-Manila (NCR) with 100%;

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More and more Filipino nurses are now opting to work in the United Kingdom than in the United States, according to local recruiters.

Citing data from the UK Borders and Immigration Agency, recruitment leaders yesterday said that the number of Filipino nurses deployed to UK in the past three years has already surpassed those deployed to the US in the same period.

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The United States is experiencing a deep nursing shortage that is expected to further intensify in the face of the increasing need for health care primarily because of the aging American population.

The shortage is compounded by the fact that nursing colleges and universities across the country, struggling to expand enrollment levels, have not been producing the number of graduates to meet the demand.
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The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) warned nursing schools with dismal board examination passing rates to shape up within the next three years or close shop.

CHEd Executive Director Julito Vitriolo said on Tuesday that “more than 100 nursing schools” around the country would be closed by 2013 if their average board exam passing rate for the next three years remained below 30 percent, the minimum set by CHEd Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 14 Series of 2009.
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A group of Filipino health workers, accused of violating provisions of their contract, won a round against their employers in a New York City court.

In his ruling, New York Supreme Court Judge Stephen A. Bucaria did not let the 27 Filipino nurses and a physical therapist pay their employers the $25,000 “liquidated damages” for not complying with the provisions of the contract.

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Women’s groups belonging to WomanHealth Philippines joined the other civil society groups criticizing the tobacco industry for proliferating deceptive marketing gimmicks to lure more women into smoking and for putting the lives of Filipino women most especially the young, in danger.

The groups coming from the urban poor and farmer sectors raised the alarm of more women being exposed to the deadly smoking addiction, causing them to unnecessarily suffer from diseases that are otherwise preventable.
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Diabetics, be wary of the “Big C”. A recent study in Japan, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, concluded that the growth of cancer cells in liver or pancreas may be triggered by the excess insulin of patients with adult-onset diabetes.

The study performed by Tokyo-based National Cancer Center revealed that grown-up diabetic men have up to a 27% higher risk than people who don’t have diabetes. The first group also prone to develop prostate cancer since diabetes is said to have an effect on sex hormones.

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A research conducted by the association of nurses in the United Arab Emirates showed that Filipinos and Indian nationals dominate the nursing workforce in UAE.
UAE news site Khaleej Times said

According to the study, of the total 23,433 nurses from different nationalities working in the country, only 759 were Emiratis. Of this total, only 12 were male [Emiratis]. Indians andFilipinos continued to dominate the workforce

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CEBU, Philippines – Diplomatic officials from Australia and New Zealand recently announced the increasing demand for Filipino nurses and engineers in their respective countries, which opens up more opportunities for Filipinos to work abroad.

Following the implementation of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) in January of this year, these two countries vowed to increase the demand for healthcare and skilled workers in their nations.

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EDI-STAFFBUILDERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., is considered a premier international Search & Recruitment solutions provider from the Philippines. They are recognized as the global recruitment service provider of multi-cultural talents to our clientele and is approaching its 31 years of existence in global recruitment, continues to provide PROFESSIONALS for the HEALTHCARE Industry. It is noteworthy to mention that they have provided recruitment assistance and successfully deployed Healthcare workers to Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

Their principal in Oman are in need of healthcare professionals with the
following qualifications:

CLINICAL OPTOMETRIST
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree / Doctor in Optometry
- Minimum 5 years experience as Clinical Optometrist
- Must be able to do refraction for patients
- Must be able to measure pupil size using Pupilometer
- Must be able to do surgical assistance for LASIK / LASEK surgeries
- Must know how to make calculations for LASIK / LASEK surgeries
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