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hi. our unit is part of a study of the effectiveness of CHG bath in decreasing hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. we started using it 5 to 6 months ago. since it's still on implementation phase, we don't know its effectivity yet but so far i like it because it's easy and quick to use.

this doesn't make sense. they discriminate male nurses? at this time and age? and it's a premiere hospital in the philippines to boot! i hope it's not true otherwise it could get pretty ugly for them.

so you have a null hypothesis? i think that your null would prove you right. although it would be interesting how your research would turn out. when i was still in the philippines, we were also taught that the trendelenberg position helps in raising the blood pressure of our hypotensive patients. we still even practice it in a large hospital in cebu. however, when i arrive here in the US my preceptor told me that that particular intervention fell out of favor years ago coz it didn't significantly raise the pt's bp. however, some nurses still do it as a supplementary intervention, so to speak, if no harm will come to the patient (ie,not intubated).

well,i think nurse A won't be able to retake the tests 3 and 5 as offered by DoLE snce they only offered it for the june and dec '08 NLE.if she still wants to retake the exam then it would be the whole thin for it to be accepted in US. Nurse B, on the other hand, should have retook the exam (either 3and5 or whole) when she had the chance. if she's planning to work abroad, most countries are asking for a new board rating certificate without the june'06 results on it. a friend of mine chose not to take the exams again thinking that the issue will die down n the futureb and as she was planning to work n canada, she won't have any problems with the processng of her license. woe to her because they are also requiring it.

WHAT?!?! she was still called by her supervisor despite knowing that she worked a 24hour shift previously?! that's awful!to just ignore that fact is a very wrong thing to do. if i were your friend, i would go to the hospital and ask to talk to somebody from the admin about that because they would be the ones who will be blamed if the nurse would commit errors during her duty. i myself sometimes volunteer for an OT but i know i can only survive up to 12 hours, so i would always tell my supervisor about that so she could find a reliever before my shift is up.

for those nurses who are from the provinces but who went to big cities (metro manila, cebu, davao, cgayan de oro, baguio,etc) to study and who cannot find work maybe its best if you wold consider going back to your hometowns. there are several district hospitals in each provinces and one only need to inquire from there on how to apply. don't be choosy on the hospital you want to work with since its impossible to find a hospital accepting staff nurses much less volunteers. aside from the the fact that you can gain hospital experience by working in the district hopsitals, you can also serve the people from your hometown and not just some random patients from the city. AND, you can save on your fare, board and lodging since you will be living in your own home. :) :wink2:

cnu, cdu, swu, uv accepts 2nd coursers (in order of passing rate). the rest are not worth mentioning. It would be better if your first course is health-care related.

to all velezians out there anywhere in the world. pls be informd that dean liliosa lumbab peacefully joined the Creator last night at 8.30 pm (Philppines time) in CVGH-ICU. she had a stroke last week. despite the interventions implemented, she succumbed to death. her body lies in CVGH chapel. for those who can, u may visit anytime until thursday because her remains will be brought to borbon on friday. for those who can't,pls coordinate with your batchmates on what to do or give. please help us pray for the soul of whom many considered as florence nightingale of the philippines. thank you.

1. what are the materials that you used? 1/4 of compre saunder's + cd, kapplan strat 2. how many hours per day did you study? how many questions did u answer per day? 8 hours---200-250/day 3. how many days or months in total you studied before taking the exam? 1 month 4. what are the specific strategies that you used or the the test taking skills you applied during the exam? elimination!!!!!! prayers, critical thinking and common sense 5. take one or take two? 1 @ 75 :) good luck on ur exam on aug.:)

there has been several nurses that were sent to the US already through their program and to date i haven't heard any complains yet. hopefully it would stay that way. for nurses like me who are eager to pursue masteral studies in USA for free and also wants to earn more than wat i earn here in the Philippines to help my family, wat they're offering us is the exact solution that we need. in my case, i don't mind coming back here after my graduate studies since i can always work as a clinical instructor or maybe go to other countries other than US. there's nothing that i've lost or will lose since they're the ones shouldering all my exams, processing of documents, the future masteral studies and employment.instead, i may even gain more in knowldge stock, skills and experience in the US :)

well, i wore my heart on my sleeve and bleed it did after everybody (senior nurses and the doctors) took a bite out of it..now, im desperately trying to go back to ICU where i was originally assigned because im such an emotional softie. though i agree that cath lab can be pretty exciting at times and now that we'll soon be opening our own EP lab, things wud be busier than ever.

i've just been assigned in cath lab in our hospital. i have not come across any patients yet that have multiple sheaths at the same time (max was two and the operator remembered V from A). for those with no transducers, or those doesn't routinely use 1 because of the additional costs to the patients, wat other advice can u give pls? is it always true that the venous sheath is located nearer the genitals than the arterial?

propofol for intubation? hmmnn..isn't that too much? short acting sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents (succs) are the usual meds that i encounter during intubation. giving fluids are also usually given first to counteract hypotension.

well i've signed up with GSAand they're offering us F! visa. according to what i've researched so far. thosa who are F1 visa holders can immediately apply for immigrant visas after they have returned to their country of origin unlike those who hold J1 visa coz they're really required to render social service to theie country of origin for 2 years. the pay that the hospital (employer) is offering us is quite ok actually considering that it wud just be our starting pay. hope, everything wud go according to plan so that we can achieve our American Dream despite the retrogression that has been tormenting thousands of filipino nurses and their families.

well i've signed up with GSAand they're offering us F! visa. according to what i've researched so far. thosa who are F1 visa holders can immediately apply for immigrant visas after they have returned to their country of origin unlike those who hold J1 visa coz they're really required to render social service to theie country of origin for 2 years. the pay that the hospital (employer) is offering us is quite ok actually considering that it wud just be our starting pay. hope, everything wud go according to plan so that we can achieve our American Dream despite the retrogression that has been tormenting thousands of filipino nurses and their families.