Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

Originally Posted by czarexroi

At first you don't have a choice during our oath taking back in 1992 they are telling us that we can't get our license processed if your not a PNA member.

This still holds true until now. We were asked by the PRC to go to the PNA office first to pay for the oath-taking fee (a whooping Php1,400) plus the annual registration fee (P400).

Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

Originally Posted by chiaren

This still holds true until now. We were asked by the PRC to go to the PNA office first to pay for the oath-taking fee (a whooping Php1,400) plus the annual registration fee (P400).

Still a money making association..Instead of helping to upgrade the nursing profession. what a shame. But atleast they have a nice building for thier office, thanks for the members that keeps on paying thier annual fee.

Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

One of the benefits that PNA offers is legal assistance to those nurses that have legal cases. It's ironic though that nurses wouldn't be able to get into legal trouble (nursing job related) if they are not employed at all. It's a pity that being the organization that should be taking care of nurses, it seems that they don't think of measures that will make the lives of neophyte nurses bearable. I suggest that instead of collecting a 400 peso annual membership fee, they should categorize it between the employed and unemployed. Knowing that most hospitals require PNA membership, they could make the jobless nurses' expenses more manageable by at least lowering down their fees to a reasonable level, as these nurses don't have a choice but to become a member in the hope that it would aid them in their job hunting. One more thing, please correct me if I'm wrong, if you became a member by let's say August 2009, should it expire by August 2010 and not December 2009? Otherwise, they should prorate the membership fee. PNA please take care of us nurses, as you are our colleagues and you should feel the crisis we are in right now. We'll always be proud to be part of the prestigious organization as you are, but please let us feel that it's worth it, especially that you have plans of putting up a party list for nurses. The money you are collecting from neophyte nurses and how much you are returning to them in terms of value is a reflection on how you would manage the resources including the power that you may have once the nursing related partylist is a reality. So better start small and prove your worth.

Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

I'm thinking part of the 400Php collected this month of August from new nurses who registered to become PNA member will be used for conventions like this. Boracay huh?? Why don't they just host a free BLS training or IV therapy training for new nurses or even for those nurses who need to renew their BLS and IVT IDs?

Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

registered last dec 2008, membership expired dec 31 2008 haha! attended one of their seminar... posted time was 8am-12nn but started at around 9-930am, finished by 11am. tsk2 the speaker just read what was on the screen. cost is Php. 300 for members, Php. 350 for non-members.. and no snacks given.
better to attend post grad courses conducted by big hospitals in the metro, Php. 400-500 minimum for 1 whole day, with >5 speakers mostly physicians and some nurses / paramedics, very informative..lots of updates given... worth it.. with 2 snacks and lunch served.

Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

It is definitely a money making association.
Knowing that there are millions of Filipino nurses that get registered in a year, they definitely profit big bucks.
When I first registered for the PNA, I used it for identification purposes.
And my God! It's a piece of cartolina or art paper with the PNA logo on it and a stamp of the signature of the director itself. They should at least make a decent PNA ID. We renew it per year, and what about those nurses that are jobless? They can't even pay the 400 fee because they are not making any money. They should be thinking about the situations of some newly registered nurses out there or to those that don't have any jobs.
Paying PNA ID for a lifetime would be much, and for what? Unless you plan to run as a board candidate then probably you definitely need one.

Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

Originally Posted by cebuana_nurse

It is definitely a money making association.
Knowing that there are millions of Filipino nurses that get registered in a year, they definitely profit big bucks.
When I first registered for the PNA, I used it for identification purposes.
And my God! It's a piece of cartolina or art paper with the PNA logo on it and a stamp of the signature of the director itself. They should at least make a decent PNA ID. We renew it per year, and what about those nurses that are jobless? They can't even pay the 400 fee because they are not making any money. They should be thinking about the situations of some newly registered nurses out there or to those that don't have any jobs.
Paying PNA ID for a lifetime would be much, and for what? Unless you plan to run as a board candidate then probably you definitely need one.

I can't help but laugh at the cartolina part... yes that cartolina ID is very costly 400, but if you like the plastic type.. you can add a 100 bucks.. still is very costly! I wish the leaders of the PNA would hear our concerns...

Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

when i asked those people when i registered, they said that if you remain to be a member for 3 years you will be a lifetime member of PNA. im not sure if thats true

Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

some said that's the condition... but, i heard from some that they are planning to extend that >3 yrs before you have the lifetime membership. if it is true, that means more years of apaying 400/yr or 500/yr if you want the PVC id.

Re: Philippine Nurses Association (PNA)

Originally Posted by medic28

registered last dec 2008, membership expired dec 31 2008 haha! attended one of their seminar... posted time was 8am-12nn but started at around 9-930am, finished by 11am. tsk2 the speaker just read what was on the screen. cost is Php. 300 for members, Php. 350 for non-members.. and no snacks given.
better to attend post grad courses conducted by big hospitals in the metro, Php. 400-500 minimum for 1 whole day, with >5 speakers mostly physicians and some nurses / paramedics, very informative..lots of updates given... worth it.. with 2 snacks and lunch served.

can u tell me wherelse can I attend seminars? worthy of my time and money...of course. I know Lung center has seminars for 200 only and CCNAPI... can u tell me more about these post grad courses for P400-500 in your above post? thank you, looking forward to ur reply.