do u really have to be 21 to get ur license?

[tomoyo_17]

Hello everyone! :wink2:

I have been a member here at allnurses ever since my 3rd yr at nsg school even though i havent been posting or commenting on stuffs... ^_^ I just graduated from nursing school last april, and passed the nursing board exam last june here in the Philippines...(yipeee!!!)

If youre like me, then you know that even if they posted the results last july, and had our registration last august-sept... we'll get our license in November.... (others even december i think)... it sucks...

as new nurses, we dont even know what were supposed to do while we wait.., we cant enter any training programs or even IV therapy training coz we still dont have our license... hospitals dont accept trainees without license UNLESS u know someone inside or ur filthy rich ^_^... *sigh*

What can we do while we wait for our license?!?! Is it really necessary to attend a lot of seminars? And Is it true that the PRC will not release ur license unless ur already 21?!?! Coz if thats the case, what about the board passers ,like me, who finished nsg school AND passed the nsg board exam at the age of 20?!?! (Ill be turning 21 feb next yr) ^_^

Does anyone there have answers? ^_^ ur comments are welcome... :)

[tobby_walter]

i was able to get my license way back 2006 even if im only 20 years old. it was not a problem at all. there are lots of things you can do while waiting for your license. try to volunter at red cross or any charitable institution near at your place or contact your local health office for some program where they will be needing volunter assistance. the problem only comes in if the person is a couch potato. want to do something but no action or move is being done.

[tomoyo_17]

really?! thanks for the info, coz everyone i've asked about it says otherwise... so thanks for telling me u got yours when u were 20... ^_^

Im lookin around for things to do, but i would prefer to do something where i'd get paid... so i could pay for my own training when i get my license... :)

and i'd like to apologize to the moderators or whoever approves the posts... i wasnt really paying attention to what i was doing yesterday and posted my msg twice... sorry... :)