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1. Happy Birthday Suzanne

   rainstar replied to lawrence01's topic in International

   Happy Birthday Ms Suzanne! Thank you for all the help you've given us! ^_^

2. Getting visa for those trained as LPNs in the Philippines

   rainstar replied to majo-villamer's topic in International

   Your school can have affiliations with all the hospitals in the US, but still if you don't meet the requirements for immigration then it's no use. The US government is the one giving visas. It doesn't matter how many hospitals your school is affiliat...

3. PRC license

   rainstar replied to joelovesnurses's topic in International

   No, in PRC Manila you have to return 1 month after registration to claim the hard license. :)

4. Getting visa for those trained as LPNs in the Philippines

   rainstar replied to majo-villamer's topic in International

   Hi Majo! Did your school really say that they have LPN graduates who are now working in Japan? That's impossible, the agreement between our country and Japan about hiring nurses isn't even ratified yet. Also, from what I read your school doesn't seem...

5. Failed For The 3rd Time

   rainstar replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in International

   What area do you mean? Can you be more specific? I remember last year test 3 was for CHN and test 5 was for pyschiatric. And from what I've heard that's where test takers usually encounter difficulties, which is why I recommended to focus there. But...

6. Failed For The 3rd Time

   rainstar replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in International

   I know how you feel...one of my best friends failed it for the third time too, and I so badly want to give her a hug but I'm here in New York She already went to an expensive review center, but still no luck. -I always tell my friend to focus on Com...

7. Say NO to LPN Progams in Philippines

   rainstar replied to gemini_star's topic in Philippines

   Just to add that I'm glad this is finally being reported by the newspapers and t.v stations. Here's a report about the practical nursing courses. The report is in english but some of those interviewed spoke in tagalog, so I translated it. I hope its ...

8. Say NO to LPN Progams in Philippines

   rainstar replied to gemini_star's topic in Philippines

   Finally the PNA is taking a stand: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/105790/Group-endorses-stronger-BSN-program-wants-practical-nursing-courses-halted

9. Global demand for nurses falling, says PNA

   rainstar replied to gemini_star's topic in International

   Funny. We were just talking about the same topic in another nursing forum. You know what they told me when I said that nursing isn't in demand anymore? They said "Of course nursing is still in demand! There are still other countries, and the retrogre...

10. Norway needs more Pinoy nurses, other skilled workers

    rainstar replied to dave787's topic in Philippines

    To add another scenario: You're sitting in a testing center, so very very nervous about the licensing exam. You look at the first question. Of course it's in norwegian. Frayed nerves + unfamiliarity with norwegian medical terms= kabooom! It's nice t...

11. Board Exam Coverage for 2008?

    rainstar replied to snitchseeker's topic in International

    I think that they prepare the exam questions only a month or even a couple of weeks before the exam date. Because I remember last year that as soon the board of nursing members were finished making the exam, they went somewhere where they can't be co...

12. Say NO to LPN Progams in Philippines

    rainstar replied to gemini_star's topic in Philippines

    Those schools are so deceiving... they like to put in their advertisements for these LPN/caregiver programs a plane/statue of liberty/the american flag plus a bunch of smiling people. I don't know if anybody is going to be smiling once they find out ...

13. PNA fee??

    rainstar replied to chocochips's topic in International

    It cost 300 pesos and as for the i.d. they give you a card where you just write your name and put your picture (not very high tech! hehe) You can get it at the same time that you pay. And membership expires at the end of the year, which means paying...

14. Review University for Nurses

    rainstar replied to booboo_14's topic in International

    I reviewed with RUN too (it's also the review center my school is affiliated with). And well...I think you'll be better choosing another review center. When we had our final coaching there were a thousand students and one lecturer, because they cramm...

15. Japan shuns Filipino Nurses for Indonesian Nurses/caregivers

    rainstar replied to Hoss's topic in International

    I really doubt if the 400 Indonesian nurses going to Japan will be working in the RN role. Japan has some really strict requirements, including learning the nihongo language and taking the board exams written in japanese. This is why the Philippine N...