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Anna's Tea Room: Pinay makes dream come true in UK

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau
Updated as of Feb 20 08:20 AM

FOLKSTONE - In the realm of far-fetched goals, dreams offer a reassuring comfort that one day, they may be achieved. For Cathy Faulkner, 32, it may sound simple to dream to have a small business so she can manage her time around raising her 5-year-old daughter. Read more »

Daan-daang nurse, kailangan sa Germany

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 07:44 PM

Nangangailangan ng 350 nurse ang Germany, ayon sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Read more »

UP Manila grad tops November 2017 nurse licensure exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 01:29 AM

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Tuesday that 5,875 out of 12,869 examinees passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given in November 2017. Read more »

Midwife exam topnotcher also a nurse, teacher, family man

Bryan Realgo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 08:26 PM

ILOCOS SUR – Thirty-three-year-old Paul Mark Paz Pilar is elated over what he described as the biggest surprise in his life so far.  Read more »

623 pass special licensure exams for nurses in Middle East

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 06:48 PM

The PRC announced that 623 out of 1,572 passed the special professional licensure board exam for nurses given last month. Read more »

Short on staff: Nursing crisis strains U.S. hospitals

Jilian Mincer, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 21 11:20 PM

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - A shortage of nurses at U.S. hospitals hit West Virginia’s Charleston Area Medical Center at the worst possible time.   Read more »

Why many Filipino applicants for nurse jobs in UK find IELTS exam hard

Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 06:51 PM

Filipino nurses in the UK are known for their excellent clinical skills and very high standard of spoken and written English. So when a recent news came out about nurses recruited for a hospital failing the language test, many Pinoys were baffled. Read more »

Buntis, nanganak sa van sa tulong ng nursing student

Rizza Mostar, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 04:07 PM

Nasubukan sa loob ng isang van ang tibay at dedikasyon sa magiging propesyon ng isang nursing student matapos nitong tulungang manganak ang isang pasahero. Read more »

8 West Visayas State U grads top nurse licensure exam

Jennifer Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 02:44 PM

Cheers, applause, and laughter were heard at the lobby of the College of Nursing at West Visayas State University Monday morning after eight of its graduates were included in the top 10 of the June 2017 Nursing Licensure Exam. Read more »

Canadian nurse pleads guilty to killing eight in old-age homes

Reuters
Posted at Jun 02 10:26 AM

A Canadian nurse pleaded guilty on Thursday to using insulin to kill eight elderly patients in long-term care facilities over seven years, the Crown prosecutor said. Read more »

What courses will be in demand in the next 5 years?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 02:28 AM

Engineering, yes. Nursing, no. Read more »

Friends, family bid farewell to Pinay killed in car crash

Connie Macatula - De Leon, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Mar 08 01:07 PM

ROSELLE, Illinois - The family of a Filipina-American nursing student killed in a car crash in February said their final goodbyes at services held Monday.  Read more »

Pinay nursing student dies in Indiana car crash

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Feb 28 05:53 PM

A 20-year-old Filipina lost her life in a two-car crash on I-65 in Gary, Indiana. Read more »

Japan OKs residency for foreign caregiver students

Sawako Obara, Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 16 08:36 PM

TOKYO - Japan's nursing care schools have seen a marked increase in foreign student numbers following a legal amendment making it easier for prospective caregivers to acquire resident status in the rapidly graying country. Read more »

Daughter of welder and vendor in Nursing exams top 10

Grace Alba, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 04:09 PM

The eldest daughter of a welder and an emapanada vendor, 22-year-old Shannara Tamayao worked hard to earn a spot in the top 10 list of passers in the November 2016 Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination. Read more »

6,836 pass November nursing board exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 14 10:35 PM

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday that 6,836 out of 14,322 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last November 2016. Read more »

Japan to open doors for foreign trainees to assume care jobs

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 21 05:25 PM

TOKYO - A Diet committee on Friday approved bills to enable foreign trainees to take nursing care jobs in Japan, paving way for their enactment in the current Diet session as the rapidly graying country will face a serious shortage of personnel in the industry in coming years. Read more »

Incoming Health chief vows to review nurses' salary hike

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 06:36 PM

Hope is not lost despite the presidential veto of the proposed increase in the salary of health workers, as incoming Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial says they will review the proposal. Read more »

Top 10 best performing nursing schools in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 02:57 AM

Here are the top 10 best performing nursing schools in the Philippines, based on the June 2016 nursing board exams. Read more »

Cebu, DLSU grads top nursing board exams

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 20 08:20 PM

MANILA - A graduate of a Cebu university and a graduate of De La Salle University topped the June 2016 Nursing Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing, according to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Read more »