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Just wanted to know if there's anyone who had a second attempt but still didn't pass the exam?

Hey everyone,

I took my second attempt today and PASSED, so super happy, the test was poorly written with many grammar errors. Anyhow most of it is general nursing and things you would know, otherwise go with your gut feeling, worked for me. Walked out frustrated thinking I would fail again but got home and checked and passed. Good luck everyone.

Hey congrats! Now I'm feeling pumped up too. I'm gonna be taking it later next week. ^_^

Do you have an employer now?

Hey everyone,

I took my second attempt today and PASSED, so super happy, the test was poorly written with many grammar errors. Anyhow most of it is general nursing and things you would know, otherwise go with your gut feeling, worked for me. Walked out frustrated thinking I would fail again but got home and checked and passed. Good luck everyone.

WOW! That's great news. Now, I really want to take the exam earlier, though I'm still weighing since I've already booked yesterday.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

@fespillane CONGRATULATIONS!! Hopefully we all pass. I might take it late next Month but I'm so nervous! I feel like I still have a lot to read!

Guys, is there anyone who understood clearly the methods of supplying and administering meds? PGD, PSD, and all the other standards? Im confused!

Hi! I don't understand it either. Hehe

Neither do I hahahaha.

Hi! I've been lurking on this thread early this morning. Thankyou very much! I haven't read the blueprint yet but I'm done with the code, domains et.al

Guys, is there anyone who understood clearly the methods of supplying and administering meds? PGD, PSD, and all the other standards? Im confused!

It's kinda confusing yeah, especially since there are no clear-cut equivalents of these terms in Filipino practice, but this is how I understand them.

PSD is like the physician's order on how to administer medication to the patient, but can be seen in primary care as well.

MAR (Medicines Administration Record) is essentially just PSD but in clinical setting (i.e. doctor's order on the chart).

PGD, from what I understand, is like a guideline pre-made for dispensing and giving prescription medication to a group of people/patients before or where it's not possible or necessary for them to personally see a prescriber/doctor for a PSD, so long as they're classified under certain circumstances. For example, supplying orlistat to obese people or sildenafil to those with erectile dysfunction. It's like their diagnoses serve as their prescription. Don't quote me on all that, though, since it's all just my interpretation.

Also, when used in the hospital setting, nurses are not allowed to use unlicensed drugs when administering using the PGD, nor can they delegate the task to student nurses.

Medicines Act Exemption is an exemption to the rule for giving drugs that aren't prescribed or under PGD when certain conditions are met. An extreme example we all know is giving epinephrine to a patient who is experiencing anaphylactic shock.

Homely Remedy Protocols are used in homes/institutions for treating common conditions like paracetamol for headache. For prescription-only or controlled meds, they'd need to get a PSD, precription, or PGD.

Prescriptions are self-explanatory, I think. Only the forms in the UK are rigidly controlled and there's a separate form for controlled drugs.

Hope that helps. Even I'm not sure if the way I understand these standards are actually correct so please do tell me if I'm wrong on any of these statements. Thanks. =)

@kurokocchi THANK YOU SO MUCH!! It's part of the critical questions as indicated in the blueprint so I think it's must to know and understand. thanks for the big big help!!

I'm quite anxious and I have to share this (or maybe most of us already know this one). Someone who took the exam told me that majority of the exam entails the CODE and Leadership & Management with bits and pieces of OB, Pedia,NP and Drug Calculation. The book was helpful (according to her), so I'm giving up the blueprint and will focus on the book which is more organized anyway.

I think there has been changes in the exam since the NMC will implement a revised CODE for Nurses to follow. (Don't quote me on this, it's just a speculation.)

Bottomline: I'm stressed about it. XD

Hi! I've been lurking on this thread early this morning. I just wanna ask if you have any copy of the Royal Marsden Manual? Thankyou very much! I haven't read the blueprint yet but I'm done with the code, domains et.al

I think that's basically the blueprint divided by 4 domains. XD

Hahahaha. Well the blueprint is such a pain. And I do plan to ditch it immediately and focus on the book as I can't seem to remember anything about the links. About the code, well, it is too generalized also which makes me read it over and over but nothing (apparently) seems to be retained. :/ in short, I too am anxious ahahahaha