If you follow us on our Facebook Fan page, you may remember that we invited everyone to share a nursing experience that may inspire or even touch someone else’s life. If you have any story to share, feel free to send them at stories stories@nursesnotes.org. Meanwhile, here’s a wonderful message that was made out of true inspiration from Nurse Tina – our first sender from the Philippines.

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Dear Future Nurse,

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Good day! First of all, I like to express my warmest appreciation for spending your most valued time reading my letter. It must be pretty hard for you to joggle things up in your hectic schedule, especially now that you are on your way to start on all your Nurse Licensure Examination preparations. It has already been a year when I, with my greatest capacity, got ready for the much awaited NLE. I, too, was in the exact position as you are right now a year ago, filled with all the ambivalence I never imagined I would be experiencing—anxious yet excited, determined yet hesitant. Although the board exam will never be easy getting through with, passing it will always be a great accomplishment! Well, don’t fret. Chill… You can check out some of my B.O.A.R.D. E.X.A.M. tips that you might want to try.

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B-oard is BROAD
The Nurse Licensure Examination is not the typical exam that you have back in your college years. It’s more like taking an exam of all the things that you studied during the time of your BSN program. Unlike your usual departmentalized exams wherein the ranges of topics are most often predictable, the NLE may contain even the rarest ones that you are least expecting to come out. It would be helpful to take note of the topics that you haven’t encountered yet so that you wouldn’t end up leaving them out. Also, there is a thin line of difference between the topics that you know and that you are ‘familiar’ with for the latter requires a bit more of your mastery. Of course, even if you already have the list of the topics that you already ‘know’ about, it is still very beneficial to allot some time to read or master them once again.

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O-verconfidence
It’s unhealthy to be morbidly ashamed of one’s abilities. However, you shouldn’t be too confident that you can do everything. You have to recognize that you too have your own weaknesses and that you might need the assistance of other people. Don’t hesitate to raise your concerns. Consult some RNs you know, your previous professors (in case they are amenable with that) or your review instructors. They can provide you much enlightenment on those topics that you find vague or difficult.

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A-mplify!
Amplify everything in you—friends and family ties, faith in the Almighty, and your will power. Fortification of these can further help you endure all the challenges that you might encounter along the way.

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R-eadiness
Having been able to prepare your list of review topics and resource materials, you are on your way to proceed with your review per se. Attending classes in review centers are optional. However, if you really feel that you are more comfortable with that type of review strategy then go for it! Most importantly, you have to demonstrate preparedness to what I call your PIES—physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your present status. If you don’t feel like taking the NLE just yet; maybe because of an emotional upheaval or a physical condition of some sort, don’t be afraid to postpone it. You have to create balance within these four major factors of readiness in order for you to proceed in your NLE prep smooth and sound.

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D-art your target
One thing I learned in Philosophy is that “an action is always driven by a motive”. It might help to remember this equation: MOTIVE=TARGET and that TARGET=PASSING THE NLE. You have to set your goals for they will act as your ‘blueprints’ to your success. We all have our personal reasons in taking and PASSING the NLE. Whatever it is, if it keeps the drive in you, well then GO!

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E-limination
As our body takes away all the unnecessary entities in it for it to function more effectively, I think it would be reasonable enough to incorporate that ‘dogma’ within your review or NLE preparation period. ELIMINATE everything that might cause distraction.

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‘X’ notes are worth your glimpse!
The NLE is fast approaching and you want to stop reading or reviewing. Oops, not so fast. If you still have ample time, try to go over your old notes. You might want to welcome the possibility that, maybe, the topics in there might show up. Never lose a chance!

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A-ddress check!
It’s a week before your board exam. Do your own survey of your testing site in order to know your room number Search the easiest route, prominent landmarks and establishments around. That will surely help!

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M-ilk before you sleep.
If you have difficulty sleeping, try drinking a warm glass of milk before going to bed. Nothing beats having a complete eight (or make it ten) hours of sleep. Enjoy your slumber for the biggest day of your Nursing Life!

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I hope these pointers I mentioned will help you in a way or two in your venture towards your board exam. See you on your oath taking my future COLLEAGUE.

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Lovelots,

Nurse Tina c:

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Rayan Abogado Oliva got a rating of 86.80 percent, the PRC said.
Others in the Top 10 are:

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1. Rayan Abogado Oliva Ateneo de Naga 86.80%

2. Aileen Ancanan Austria De Los Santos-STI College, Inc.-(Delos Santos S.N.) 86.40%

3. Allyce Joana Toledo De Leon UST 86.00%
Anna Vanessa Ang Gan UST 86.00%

4. Alyssa Leonila Dela Silva Guiam CEU-Manila 85.80%

5. Charmaine Camacho Gauiran Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Memorial School 85.60%
Vida Theresa Sibayan Gumangan Saint Louis University
Abigail Diaz Icasiano Arellano University-Manila
Weena Marie Bordeos Lim UST
John Joseph Mayo Montalbo FEU-Manila
Jan Michael Gabionza Ong Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela
Joan Dioquino Tejada Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Memorial School

6. Zyrus Ronn Samson Bernasor Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela 85.40%
Rouchel Anne Mañez Briones UP-Manila 85.40%

7. Peter James Bongolan Abad UP-Manila 85.20%
Merjorie May Malicay Adolfo Cebu Normal University (Cebu State College)
Clarence Joy Lozada Custodio Saint Joseph College-Cavite City
Nico Paulo Maniago Dimal Angeles University Foundation
Kris Ray Arcelo Dumaguin Velez College
Stela Joy Ramirez Engada West Visayas State University-La Paz
Jan Christian Gomez Feliciano UST
Jose Paolo Julian Galeon Tarlac State University (Tarlac College of Tech.)
Paulo Kristoffer Lumba Macasinag De La Salle University-Health Sciences Institute
Joy Ann Acierto Tan Notre Dame of Dadiangas College
Emer Joy Tapic Vale University of Bohol

8. Hana Kirstie San Miguel Abello UP-Manila 85.00%
Kea Tena Capio UST
Ana Francesca Caballero Centeno UST
Grace Cecile We Co UP-Manila
Michael Prince Notorio Del Rosario Lorma College
Rouella Christina Martin Fajardo UST
Joe Mari Abella Flores Cebu Normal University (Cebu State College)
Donna May Sison Fronda Saint Joseph College-Cavite City
Renan James Sace Lim UST
Romina Tan Manaloto Our Lady of Fatima University-QC
Marian Sheryl Flores Milo Saint Louis University
Maria Kriselda Perez Rosales Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas,Inc
Cristina Gan Satiada Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing&Liberal Arts
Laurence Lester Gamboa Tan UST
Elise Cara Kaw Teng Trinity University of Asia (Trinity-QC)
Marie Kathrina Torralba Tojong University of the Visayas-Mandaue City
Jaylyn Gabrillo Villafania Saint Louis University

9.Jamela Montoya Arcilla FEU-Manila 84.80%
Czarina Myrnelli Mamore Buenafe Northwestern University
Arcel Tiatco Cabigting Angeles University Foundation
Elaine Katrina Sigalat Cala UST
Julie Ann Del Rosario Clarin UST
Ancel Rivera De Guzman Holy Angel University
Eleanor Deloeg Dela Paz Saint Louis University
Ria Leah Oropesa Esporlas University of Perpetual Help System Dalta-Las Piñas
Elaine Medina Lapaan Saint Louis University
A Nico Nahar Idris Pajes Ateneo de Zamboanga
Ana Jeska Sana Peñaranda West Visayas State University-La Pas
Jan Roland Casinto Pomuceno Notre Dame of Dadiangas College
Angeline Villarey Rempillo Our Lady of Guadalupe Colleges
Nicael Dela Cruz Salazar Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig
Ferie Angelica Yvan Soriano Silvino FEU-Manila
Ivy Barrete Susvilla Cebu Normal University (Cebu State College)
Kara Deneice Santos Tueres Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela
Ace Brian Samaniego Verallo Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela

10. Abegael Panciles Bacol Manila Doctors College 84.60%
Ramon Carlo Arpon Baring CEU-Manila
Robert Iben Barit Medical College of Northern Philippines
Livia Dedoroy Barrieses Riverside College
Maria Virginia Cinco Cuayzon Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela
Kathleen Anne Palanca De Leon Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing&Liberal Arts
Mark Anthony Santos De Luna Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela
Edwin Suarez Del Rosario II UST
Eunice Pablico Empeño UST
Greg Ely Cambaya Flores Our Lady of Fatima University-QC
Marcius Antonius Balcita Gacayan Union Christian College
April Joy Diane Garing Galicia Wesleyan University-Philippines-Cabanatuan City
Mary Joy Sarrosa Garbanzos University of Saint La Salle
Angeli Palisoc Garcia Trinity University of Asia (Trinity-QC)
Sara Jane Jaide Labbay Ateneo De Zamboanga
Micca Flores Lagleva UST
Razel Mae Nacua Libot Cebu Normal University (Cebu State College)
Alexandra Basañez Macalintal Ateneo De Zamboanga
Kristine De La Cruz Macasero Cebu Normal University
(Cebu State College)
Celeste Imperial Madueño Manila Doctors College
Sallie Ria Delos Santos Malayan Lyceum of the Philippines University-Manila
Jan Paula Espiritu Martinez Universidad De Manila (City Coll. of Manila)
Kimberly Chan Mendoza Saint Louis University
Marie Paz Lacanlalay Nolasco Medical College of Northern Philippines
Robelou Lizano Ong FEU-Manila
Jodellene Fernandez Perocho CEU-Manila
Clinton Rosita Rabadon Bicol University-Polangui
Erika Genina David Ronquillo Holy Angel University
Dioliza Montenegro Sacil Universidad De Santa Isabel (Col De Sta Isabel)
Katherine Mejia Viacrusis Trinity University of Asia (Trinity-QC)

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At least 37, 679 examinees passed the exams that were given in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga, it said.

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The members of the Board of Nursing are Carmencita M. Abaquin, chairman; Leonila A. Faire, Betty F. Merritt, Perla G. Po, Marco Antonio C. Sto.Tomas (inhibited), Yolanda C. Arugay and Amelia B. Rosales (inhibited), members.

The results of examination for five examinees were withheld pending final determination of their liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examination.

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Those who will register are required tobring: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 1 piece 1” x 1” picture (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps, and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2010-2013.

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Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

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The oathtaking ceremony of the new nurses, as well as those who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be held before the Board on Monday and Tuesday, September 20 and 21, at 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

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All must come in their white gala uniform, nurse’s cap, white duty shoes, without earrings, hair not touching the collar and without corsage.

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Oathtaking tickets for the National Capital Region (NCR) and nearby regions will be available at the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) at 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila, from September 1 – 20, on a “first come first serve” basis.

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All regional oathtaking schedules will be posted in the BON website: www.bonphilippines.org.

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Working as a nurse helped me appreciate medical TV Shows in the US like Grey’s Anatomy, Scrubs, House M.D., E.R., etc more than just romance. Sometimes, I get an idea as well with the next type of scrub suit or nurse uniform will I next be suggesting for special occasions like Halloween where we can make ourselves look spooktacular and entertaining at the same time without making our patients scared. It is still a healthy environment for all of us. Hospital may seem to be the second home for seek people but definitely not when you make the environment feel lighter without making patients think that they have been admitted because they are sick.

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Choosing a style for a nursing uniform or medical scrub may be of the same idea as others so might as well make sure that the quality you choose are those that are in demand as well. So find the right assistant for your shopping cart!

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Sleeping fewer than five hours a day, including naps, more than doubles the risk of being diagnosed with angina, coronary heart disease, heart attack or stroke, the study conducted by researchers at West Virginia University’s (WVU) faculty of medicine and published in the journal “Sleep” says.

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And sleeping more than seven hours also increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, it says.

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Study participants who said they slept nine hours or longer a day were one-and-a-half times more likely than seven-hour sleepers to develop cardiovascular disease, the study found.

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The most at-risk group was adults under 60 years of age who slept five hours or fewer a night. They increased their risk of developing cardiovascular disease more than threefold compared to people who sleep seven hours.

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Women who skimped on sleep, getting five hours or fewer a day, including naps, were more than two-and-a-half times as likely to develop cardiovascular disease.

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Short sleep duration was associated with angina, while both sleeping too little and sleeping too much were associated with heart attack and stroke, the study says.

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A separate study, also published in “Sleep”, showed that an occasional long lie-in can be beneficial for those who can’t avoid getting too little sleep.

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In that study, David Dinges, who heads the sleep and chronobiology unit at the University of Pennsylvania school of medicine, found that 142 adults whose sleep was severely restricted for five days — as it is for many people during the work week — had slower reaction times and more trouble focusing.

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But after a night of recovery sleep, the sleep-deprived study participants’ alertness improved significantly, and the greatest improvements were seen in those who were allowed to spend 10 hours in bed after a week with just four hours’ sleep a night.

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“An additional hour or two of sleep in the morning after a period of chronic partial sleep loss has genuine benefits for continued recovery of behavioral alertness,” Dinges said.

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In the study about sleep and cardiovascular disease, researchers led by Anoop Shankar, associate professor at WVU’s department of community medicine, analyzed data gathered in a national US study in 2005 on more than 30,000 adults.

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The results were adjusted for age, sex, race, whether the person smoked or drank, whether they were fat or slim, and whether they were active or a couch potato.

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And even when study participants with diabetes, high blood pressure or depression were excluded from the analysis, the strong association between too much or too little sleep and cardiovascular disease remained.

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The authors of the WVU study were unable to determine the causal relationship between how long a person sleeps and cardiovascular disease.

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But they pointed out that sleep duration affects endocrine and metabolic functions, and sleep deprivation can lead to impaired glucose tolerance, reduced insulin sensitivity and elevated blood pressure, all of which increase the risk of hardening the arteries.

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The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that most adults get about seven to eight hours of sleep each night.

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Shankar suggested that doctors screen for changes in sleep duration when assessing patients’ risk for cardiovascluar disease, and that public health initiatives consider including a focus on improving sleep quality and quantity.

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“Sleep” is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society.

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Source:

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100801/tls-health-science-sleep-heart-stroke-aeafa1b.html

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How to spend your holiday whenever you try to file a leave from work is most of the time the stressful part having a quality vacation. There are a lot of places that I know each one of us is actually interested to visit. Some out-of-town, while some prefer it to be more challenging and worthwhile so getting a vacation out of the country is also one of the choices of any individual who plan to have a worth keeping holiday. Working as a nurse and a designer at the same time is sometimes stressful especially when there is a heavy work load. So I have thought that maybe I deserve to give myself some treat last Spring. And I felt like it would not be worthwhile if I only go on vacation just for myself so I decided to look for holiday packages so I can enjoy my vacation with my family. I have decided to spend my vacation with my family in Spain. It was Spring and going to a beach is also as exciting as it is in Summer. There was a great package for some villas in Spain that are really of good deals so I decided to take one of them. Since it was a European country that we visited, it became a lot easier for us to visit other nearby countries too like Germany, Austria, France, Greece, and Italy. Because the holiday specialist I had also offers packages from other countries I mentioned, we were able to save a lot since we took 6 packages for all of the countries we visited for the whole month. You might be surprised to know that it didn’t even reach a 5-digit to get a vacation for all those country destinations. Of course, that does not include the airfare but it was really affordable. I still had a lot of extra bucks to use for shopping!

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