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NLE July 2011 Update # 8 "Attire and Regional Oath-taking"

I have read and received some updates this day regarding the famous issue on scrapping the Mass Oath-taking for the July 2011 NLE Passers. BoN Member, Hon. Marco Antonio Sto. Tomas stated the Attire for the Oath-taking in his Official Facebook Fan Page, Jaymee Gamil of Philippine Daily Inquirer wrote about the New Regional Oath-taking rites and an Editorial from Pilipino Star Ngayon says that the Mass Oath-taking is indeed as waste of our government's (our) money:

OATH-TAKING AT REGIONAL OFFICE of THE PRC IN BAGUIO CITY FOR REGION 1 AND CAR

The Regional Office holds oath-taking for professionals who have not attended Mass Oath-taking, every THURSDAY at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. Oath-taking is required for initial registration.


No oath-taking fees. Please come in semi-formal attire. Health and allied professionals must come in gala attire. Confirm attendance with Regulations Division (Window 11) or call (074) 304-3028

Source: BoN Sto. Tomas Official Facebook Fan Page, retrieved 17:22 UTC+8

PRC releases guide on new oath-taking rites
by Jaymee T. Gamil, Philippine Daily Inquirer 3:30 pm | Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

MANILA, Philippines—The Professional Regulation Commission has come out with guidelines on its newly austere oath-taking rites for nurses.


In a statement released on Wednesday, the PRC said group oath-taking ceremonies may be hosted by the respective schools of the board passers, in coordination with the respective chapters of their accredited professional organizations, for as long as they get clearance from the Board of Nursing and the PRC.


Regional PRC offices may also hold the rites, also in coordination with regional chapter of the APOs, with consultation with the BON and the PRC main office.


New nurses may also have their oath-taking individually before the BON, PRC officials and “any other official authorized to administer oath pursuant to section 16 of the Philippine Nursing Law.”


These guidelines for the oath-taking rites of the July 2011 Nursing Licensure Exam passers may become a precedent for those of other professions. The PRC released the guidelines “pending issuance of a more definitive and detailed guideline that will apply not only to nurses but to all board passers in other professions covered by the licensure examinations administered by the appropriate Professional Regulatory Boards and the PRC.”


Oath-taking rites for nurses used to be held en masse. The mass oath-taking for the July 2011 nursing board passers, supposedly to be held next month, has been cancelled.

Source: Inquirer.net, retrieved 17:24 UTC+8

Editoryal - Magarbong oath-taking 
(Pilipino Star Ngayon) Updated August 30, 2011 12:00 AM

MABUTI naman at naisip ng Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) na alisin na ang magarbong mass oath-taking ng mga nakapasa sa nursing board examination ngayong taon na ito. Ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment, wala nang mass oath taking para sa mga bagong nurses. Ito ay bilang pagsunod sa kampanya ng gobyerno na magtipid. Ayon kay Labor secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, nag-isyu na ng withdrawal ang Board of Nursing (BON) para sa mga hinihinging congratulatory and inspirational messages mula sa top government officials na ilalathala sa souvenir program. Ayon pa kay Baldoz, malaking pera ang matitipid ng gobyerno sa hindi pagdaraos ng mass oath-taking.


Nararapat lang na huwag nang magkaroon ng magarbong mass oath-taking. Gawin na lamang ito nang simple para makatipid hindi lamang ang gobyerno kundi pati na rin ang mga magulang. Dahil naging tradisyon na ang mass oath-taking, puwersadong dumalo ang mga nakapasa kaya panibagong gastos na naman ang haharapin nila. Siyempre maraming babayaran gaya ng souvenir program, venue ng oath-taking at kung anu-ano pa. At hindi naman lahat ng mga magulang ng nakapasang nurses ay maykaya sa buhay.


Karamihan sa mga magulang ay iginapang lamang ang kanilang anak para makatapos ang kanilang anak. Marami sa kanila ang “kumapit sa patalim” para lamang maigapang ang kanilang anak. Nangutang at nagbenta ng ari-arian para makatapos ang anak sa kabila na walang katiyakan kung makakakuha agad ng trabaho ang anak. Mahirap makapasok sa ospital ang mga bagong nurses. Meron pa nga na kasama sa mga nag-top sa exam at nagtapos sa mga kilalang nursing school pero mahirap pa ring makapasok sa trabaho.


Dapat lang at sana ay noon pa nasimulan na itigil ang mass oath-taking ng nurses. Gastos lamang ito gayung maaari namang hindi gawin ng grupo lang o kaya ay indibidwal. Sinimulan na rin lang ng PRC, sana ay ipatupad na rin ng iba pang ahensiya. Pagtitipid ang kailangan sa panahong ito. Kalimutan ang pagbubulagsak na maaaring ikabagsak.

Source: Philstar.com, retrieved 17:24 UTC+8

Helpful Links:

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATE # 7 "Yes to Mass Oath-taking"

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATE #6

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATES 1-5

VERIFY YOUR NAME AND NLE RATING

COMPLETE LIST OF PASSERS FOR JULY 2011 NLE

PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS IN THE JULY 2011 NLE


* You may also want to read about the TOP 10 NURSING MUST-READS!

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Helpful Links:

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATE #6

NLE JULY 2011 UPDATES 1-5

VERIFY YOUR NAME AND NLE RATING

COMPLETE LIST OF PASSERS FOR JULY 2011 NLE

PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS IN THE JULY 2011 NLE


* You may also want to read about the TOP 10 NURSING MUST-READS!

NLE July 2011 Update#5

(Look at the bottom of this blog post for the updates!)

All who took (and suffered severe blood loss through epistaxis) in the July 2-3 Nursing Licensure Examination, like me, is now sitting tight, waiting for the tectonic, weighty results. While waiting for this, many of us are now searching for jobs and others have already been hired. (Majority in jobs not even related to nursing -- this made me write the Narsing Ngayon.)

But as of now, I want to share this update sent to me by the Licensure Division of Professional Regulation Commission - Baguio City Regional Office as a reply to my query about this matter (sent last July 5, 2011):

<Me:> Kelan po kaya lalabas yung result ng NLE July 2011?

<Reply:> We just finished the conduct of July 2-3, 2011 Nurses Licensure Examination. All reports and exam materials have been forwarded to the Central Office. We do not know as to when will the result  be released. Just keep on visiting our website in August.

Thank you.

Licensure Division

And also, for those who will take the December NLE, be reminded that the deadline of applications will be on September 16, 2011 (for Repeaters) and October 21, 2011 (for 1st Timers). Please find time to visit the PRC Official website (and official websites of Regional Offices too) for more info especially if they offer Mobile (Extension) Application Services. (This is of much help to reduce transpo expenses). For Pangasinan, services will be offered on August 26, 2011 at San Carlos City, 9AM-5PM, (Venue TBA)


UPDATE # 2:
Board of Nursing Member Marco Antonio C. Sto. Tomas posted in his Facebook Fan page last Saturday, August 13, 2011 at 3:02am:
... I am still able to post a message here and go over your individual posts therefore NO RELEASE YET. But let me share that we have already started "partial quarantine" this means we take turns going on duty everyday til 10pm... on the day called LINGGO NG WIKA, my youngest daughter's birthday* in fact, we go on FULL QUARANTINE. I wish all ONLY THE BEST and the heart to carry on whatever be ones fate. In all circumstances, GOD IS THERE.


*facebook fans of BON Sto. Tomas confirms that his daughter's birthday is today, August 19.

 UPDATE # 3:
After, the Philippine Board of Nursing (BON) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) released the result of the Nursing Licensure Examination (held July 2-3, 2011) last August 20, 2011 at around 6PM, I still have received many updates:


Late Reply to my E-Mails:

[ME:] I would just like to ask if there is any update regarding  the release of the Result of the July 2-3, 2011 Nursing Licensure Examination.

Thanks for sparing me a fraction of your precious time. Hope you could respond to this message.

[REPLIES:]
1.) On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 11:02 AM, from Dir. Sison of Baguio PRC:
Good afternoon

The July 2011 NLE result is expected to be released by first week of September.

2.) On Saturday, August 20, 2011 8:30 PM, from PRC Baguio:

NLE results just released ... 

3.) On Monday, August 22, 2011 10:39 AM, from PRC Cebu:

Nursing Licensure Exam was released Aug 19, 2011


The Name and Rating Verification Service of the PRC Website was activated yesterday, August 22, 2011 morning.

ABOUT THE OATHTAKING FOR JULY 2011 BOARD PASSERS:


Yesterday afternoon, BoN Member Hon. Marco Antonio Sto. Tomas posted this note in his Official Facebook Fanpage:


TO ALL NEW PASSERS OF THE NLE
by BoN Marco Antonio C. Sto Tomas Fan Page on Monday, August 22, 2011 at 3:29pm

"In your Nursing Ethics and Professional Adjustment/Jursiprudence Lessons your school should have taught you that THERE ARE 3-FOLD REQUIREMENTS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL/RN IN THE PHILIPPINES: 1. Apply, take and PASS your Nurse Licensure Examination; 2. Take your Oath of Professional (individually or in group); and 3. Register from your Professional License. You have satisfied only no. 1 and you will need to satisfy the 2nd and 3rd requirement by adhering to the schedules to be set by PRC so keep yourselves posted in the PRC Website.

The BON has DONE AWAY with the traditionally MASS OATHTAKING in order to respond to current "economic difficulties" faced by "most" your families (cost-saving measures) and current job-scarcity among nurses. SIMPLIFYING the oathtaking is a must at this time. So YOU MAY TAKE YOUR OATH AT THE SAME TIME OF REGISTRATION with PRC.

FOR EVERYONE'S GUIDANCE. "  

As this note form a BoN Member and his Facebook Status Posts suggest, Mass Oathtaking will not be done anymore taking into consideration the current financial and economic crisis that we have. But, as he responded to one of the passer's query, "Special Group Oathtaking" may be done with proper written request from Colleges' Deans to Board of Nursing through the PRC.

As for me, the best thing to do as of the moment is to wait for an Official Statement from the BoN as a whole body. 
  
RESULT OF THE JULY 2011 IN NEWSPAPERS:
 According to a Newspaper seller, the complete list of July 2011 NLE Passers will be published and be out today, August 23, 2011. So grab your copy NOW!

UPDATE #4:

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PRC BAGUIO:

JULY 2011 NURSES INITIAL REGISTRATION

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 37,513 out of 78,135 or (48%) passed the July 2011 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) given by the Board of Nursing in various testing centers nationwide. Pursuant to PRC Resolution No. 2004-223 dated July 19, 2004, results of examinations are final and request for reconsideration of failing grades is not allowed.



The Baguio Regional Office coordinated and supervised the NLE in the cities of Baguio,  San Fernando (La Union), Dagupan and Cabanatuan. In Baguio, 2,639 of 5,352 (49%) examinees successfully hurdled the test. In San Fernando, 1,247 of 2,648 (47%) passed while in Dagupan, 1,170 of 3,128 (37%) examinees passed. In Cabanatuan, 771 of 2,049 (38%) examinees passed.

Successful examinees in Baguio, San Fernando (La Union), Dagupan and Cabanatuan shall be registered by the Baguio Regional Office pursuant to Commission Office Order No. 2009-90 (d. February 19, 2009) which sets a “Register Where You Applied for Exam” policy. To decongest the Regional Office and to enable passers to save on travel time and expenses, the Regional Office will process initial registration on the following dates:

 Registrants shall personally register in order to sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals with the following requirements:


o   Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal;
o   2011 Community Tax Certificate (Cedula);
o   Two  (2) pieces passport-size pictures (colored with white background and name tag);
o   One (1) piece 1”x1” picture (colored with white background and name tag);
o   One (1) piece documentary stamp;
o   Original and photocopy of NSO Birth Certificate (original copy for presentation purposes only);  and
o   Initial Registration Fee of P600.00 and Annual Registration Fee of P450.00 for 2011-2014.

            For initial registration details, visit http://www.prcbaguio.blogspot.com. For verification of grades/ratings, visit http://www.prc.gov.ph

UPDATE #5:

There are still no updates regarding whether or not the "NO MASS OATHTAKING" Policy of the BON will be lifted due to lots of negative comments/ reaction about this. But there are reports that PRC Baguio will hold Oathtaking in Baguio City on September 17, 2011.


As of the moment, this statement of BON about this matter is still on effect (click the image to enlarge):

PRC Manila has also released its official schedule of Registration (click to enlarge):

Helpful Links:

VERIFY YOUR NAME AND NLE RATING

COMPLETE LIST OF PASSERS FOR JULY 2011 NLE

PERFORMANCE OF SCHOOLS IN THE JULY 2011 NLE





* You may also want to read about the TOP 10 NURSING MUST-READS!