mark polee

i strongly agree!!! :-)

how about closing some schools who offers 6 months program to earn BSN??? actually, they are existing...

exactly... that's why nursing schools here in the Philippines are applying what we call "RLE" or "Related Learning Experience" where nursing students are exposed to different hospitals to perform nursing practice with supervision of their clinical instructors. There is a separate schedule for the students for lecture (school), and for exposure/RLE (hospitals). Through this experience, a student will learn everything as much as possible. In RLE, Student Nurses are doing "hands-on" practice... 2 years of exposure, will give the student the experience... Working in a hospital will enhance the skills what has been learned...

some institutions allow their ward nurses to insert IV even without license,.. their rationale? it is the frequent exposure that will make you an expert... MAKE SENSE RIGHT? some institutions requires thier RN applicants to have an IVT license- a requirement.

i took TOEFL-iBT last May 2008. 5 times power interruptions due to a typhoon. i could say that it is convenient and calming... but my experience with the speaking part is way far with IELTS... i do have a lot of regrets why i wasnt able to indicate that IELTS will submit my score to CGFNS... i didnt follow up.. so it ended EXPIRED and need to take it again. i failed the speaking part of TOEFL-iBT... CGFNS requires 26, i got 24... My friend who is a Registered PT (RP and US) failed with a score of 25. He worked in states for 10 years already... but failed to meet the passing score. in the speaking part of TOEFL-iBT, it is divided in 3 parts... forgive me if i cant specify... you will listen to a converstation and you will narrate the points. another part is you will be reading an article and narrate the points. and the third part, you would listen to a long story and read a passage then you would summarize the point, indicating the difference between what's in the article and with the one you've listened to. i find it difficult, considering the time pressure, and irrelevant to test your ability to communicate. to speak, yes relevant as a measure, but how you communicate, nah!!! IELTS, you would be facing a facilitator, and will ask you general questions that mostly relevant with your interest. It was like, you have the freedom to express your self, based on your interest... Human interaction, so i think it should be the best measure to test whether you could really communicate using english.... because i believe, when you encounter someone, all things are impromptu... based on instincts. i think CGFNS should consider this matter... they are different testing administrators with different sets of criteria in grading or evaluating test.

My opinion regarding this matter are the following: 1. A student nurse is allowed to administer BT, insert IV, administer IV meds, regulation of IVF rate, and even regulation of TPN rate. FOR 2 YEARS OF RLE, HOW MANY TIMES DOES A STUDENT NURSE ENCOUNTER SUCH EXPERIENCE? and to become IV therapist, completion of number of cases is a requirement? # of BT, # of IV push, # or etc etc etc? 2. The Nursing Act of 2002, stipulates a broad scope of nursing practice which includes preparation and administration of IV meds, and IV insertion. THE LAW DOESNT REQUIRE THE RN TO BE A THERAPIST FIRST BEFORE SHE COULD PERFORM IV ADMIN. AND ETC. 3. Nursing Pharmacology in the BSN curriculum includes a topic regarding IV therapy... Even the Procedure should be covered, including demonstration and return demonstration... IF ANSAP IS CONCERN REGARDING THE SAFE PRACTICE, THEY SHOULD EMPHASIZE ON UPDATES, AND NOT TO REITERATE A SEPARATE LICENSE TO GIVE IV MEDS AND INSERT IV CANNULA. 4. IV Therapy license requirement varies in some institution... If ANSAP is really concern of what they call "safe practice" it is therefore to be concluded that NOT ALL INSTITUTIONS are confirming with the safe practice? ANSAP therefore mandate a LAW requiring ALL institutions to train their nurses regarding IV admin. practices. Besides, they can require every institution to undergo training, and train the staff for free. nevertheless, update on seminar is a must.... EVEN TO INTEGRATE THE IVT TRAINING IN THE CURRICULUM IS MUCH REASONABLE... SN's have been taught of first aid and basic CPR= which is basically BLS... In my experience, i have done CPR in about 100 patients applying the latest update by the AHA when i was still a student before i got into BLS training 5. IV therapist: special skills of inserting cannula in major veins e.g. Jugular vein, Subclavian vein, and even practices regarding Central Venous Line. Finally, if we would like to confine ourselves into safe practice, why dont we just put these seminars and all in the BSN curriculum? Put it as a requirement before graduation? these trainings should be imposed before student nurses will be exposed sa hospitals... The BON claims the core competencies to be integrated in the BSN curriculum, and the actual concept of the NLE... disclaimer: Opinion is my opinion... It's not my intention to degrade, insult, or in any kind those who are IVtherapists or staff/members of ANSAP, BON, RN's, etc... I've just presented the actual situation of our health care system, practice and made analysis and comparison to those what they claim "ideal"