09/01/10
Recently the New Zealand Nursing Council (NZNC) announced that from August 10th they were not accepting any new applications for registration from overseas applicants http://www.nursingcouncil.org.nz/index.cfm/1,148,html/Overseas-Applications There will be students currently in NZ that may also be affected by the expected registration amendment. There also has been feedback provided that currently demand significantly exceeds supply for [...]
Tags: New Zealand, Study to Immigrate, Study to Immigrate Pathway
08/02/10
WASHINGTON (AFP) – – People who sleep more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, are increasing their risk for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, a study published Sunday shows. . Sleeping fewer than five hours a day, including naps, more than doubles the risk of being [...]
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07/30/10
Hello everyone. It’s been almost a month since thousands of Filipino nursing graduates took their local nursing licensure exam. As we all know, results online always comes first and we know how you all feel right now. We have decided to show support to all test takers and in line with this is notifying you [...]
Tags: July 2010, July 2010 Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination, July 2010 PNLE Result, Nursing, Nursing Exam, Nursing Result, Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination Result, Philippine Nursing Liecensure Exam, Philippine Regulations Commission, Philippines, PNLE, PRC
02/06/10
The NCSBN Board of Directors voted to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN Examination at its meeting on Dec. 10, 2009 . Media Contact: Dawn M. Kappel Director, Marketing and Communications 312.525.3667 direct 312.279.1034 fax dkappel@ncsbn.org . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . CHICAGO – The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) voted [...]
Tags: administrators of long-term care facilities, Chicago USA, criterion-referenced standard setting procedure, Dawn M. Kappel, directors of nursing in acute care settings, entry-level RNs, Higher passing standard, Inc. (NCSBN), level of knowledge, Marketing and Communications NCSBN, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, national survey result, NCLEX-RB Test Plan, NCLEX-RN, NCSBN, NCSBN Board of Directors, NCSBN Director, new passing standard effectivity date, nurses level of competency, nursing educators, protect the public by ensuring minimal competence for entry-level RNs, public protection, raising passing standard for NCLEX-RN, safe nursing practice, U.S. Health Care Delivery
01/14/10
As of today, it is estimated that more than 500,000 are already noted dead in Haiti because of the massive earthquake that happened last January 13, 2010. They need our help. If we can be of any help, let’s do it. What if it happened to us or to our country? To know that there [...]
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