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She’s alone, 105 and in a nursing home threatened by coronavirus

John Leland, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 01 08:33 AM

In New York City, nursing homes account for 1 in 4 coronavirus deaths. Nearly 1.5 million Americans live in nursing homes. Depleted staffs means more residents per worker — and also more room for error or neglect, less time to fully scrub between residents and greater opportunities to carry the virus from one room or wing to another. Read more »

South Korea reports rebound in new coronavirus cases after nursing home outbreak

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 10:52 AM

South Korea posted a jump in new coronavirus cases on Thursday, reversing days of slowing infections after a new outbreak emerged in a nursing home in the hardest-hit city of Daegu. Read more »

Davao Doctors College grad tops nurse board exams; 7,627 pass

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 01:32 AM

University Of Santo Tomas, Saint Louis University and De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute were the top-performing schools after all of its takers passed the exams. Read more »

Nurses push for higher pay

Jong Gasmena, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 09:27 PM

Baguio-based professional nurses push for higher salaries during a protest at Malcolm Square, People Park in Baguio City Friday.  Read more »

Proposals to build homes for elderly at Senate face funding woes

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 04:14 PM

MANILA - Lawmakers on Wednesday had to reconsider proposals to establish state-funded nursing homes for senior citizens nationwide after realizing that several local government units cannot afford to shoulder new subsidies for the elderly.   Read more »

Group wants P30,000 entry salary for all nurses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 01:35 PM

All nurses, whether in the public or private sector, should receive P30,000 entry-level salary, a group said Thursday.   Read more »

Gov't nurses must be paid no less than P30K, rules Supreme Court

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 11:38 AM

The minimum wage of government nurses should be at Salary Grade 15, the Supreme Court decided on Tuesday.   Read more »

Over 200 Pinoy nurses in NY to benefit from court win in human-trafficking case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:24 PM

A lawyer said Filipino nurses were also treated differently than American-born nurses in part because of their immigration status. Read more »

Pinay, boyfriend plead guilty after taunting 91-year-old patient on Snapchat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 28 02:52 PM

A Filipina nursing worker and her boyfriend have pleaded guilty on misdemeanor charges in relation to a Snapchat video showing them taunting a 91-year old patient. Read more »

Pinay caregiver, boyfriend accused of harassing dementia patient on Snapchat

Connie Macatula-De Leon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 05:04 AM

GLENVIEW, Illinois—A Filipina nursing worker and her boyfriend were accused of harassing a dementia patient at a nursing home in Glenview, Illinois.   Read more »

Mataas na sahod para sa mga nurse, iminungkahi

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 10:10 AM

MAYNILA - Magandang pasahod at mga benepisyo ang nakikitang paraan ng Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) upang hindi na magdalawang-isip pa ang mga kabaro na maghanap ng trabaho sa ibang bansa. Read more »

Nurse-turned-call center agent among this year’s Bar exam passers

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 04:49 PM

In a sea of expectant faces, Neil Genzola silently wept as he received news that he had passed the bar exam. Around him, people were still looking at the large LED wall inside the Supreme Court complex, waiting for their name to appear on the screen. Read more »

Privacy curtains could be reservoir of deadly bacteria: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 12 07:24 AM

PARIS, France - Hard-to-clean privacy curtains in hospitals and nursing homes worldwide may be contaminated with deadly drug-resistant bugs, according to findings to be presented Saturday at an infectious diseases conference. Read more »

Filling 'Brexodus' gap, Filipino nurses find English tests too daunting

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 05:25 PM

The staffing crisis is increasing Britain's dependency on hiring from low cost countries like India and the Philippines, where English is widely spoken, yet the language test has proved to be a major obstacle. Read more »

Pinay nurse now recruitment agency owner in Ireland

Roderick Garcia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 08:43 PM

COUNTY CORK, Ireland - A Filipina nurse from Bacolod City shared how she was able to start her own business and overcome the struggles that comes with it. Read more »

Japan to ease language requirements for foreign nursing care trainees

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 21 07:47 AM

TOKYO - The Japanese government plans to ease language requirements for foreign technical interns to work in the nursing care business as part of efforts to bring in more laborers from abroad, government sources said Wednesday.   Read more »

Language skills remain major concern for foreign nursing care workers

Kyodo News
Updated as of Dec 10 03:50 PM

TOKYO - While a new visa system approved by the Diet and to take effect in April has been welcomed by Japan's labor-short nursing care businesses, questions remain about how to provide sufficient Japanese language education for foreign workers. Read more »

Nursing care sector to accept largest No. of foreign workers: Japan gov't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 05:10 PM

TOKYO - The Japanese government said Wednesday it expects nursing care businesses to accept the largest number of foreign workers among the 14 sectors to be affected under an envisioned immigration control law revision. Read more »

Mandatory pregnancy test, ipatutupad sa Baguio college

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 11:43 AM

Magsasagawa ng mandatory pregnancy test ang isang kolehiyo sa Baguio City para sa mga babaeng estudyante mula sa ilang piling kurso.  Read more »

554 pass special nurse licensure exams abroad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 06:25 PM

The PRC announced Wednesday that 554 out of 1,568 examinees passed the special professional licensure board exam for nurses given last month. Read more »