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Finally, my official board rating from the Professional Regulation Commision (PRC) has arrived last Thursday. Although I have already known my rating the day I filed for the acquisition of it, approximately four months ago, it still is different to have the official rate at last. The sad thing about Philippine government processes, though, is that it is really, really slow. That is why the progress of the country is also slow. Sigh.

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The result of the Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination last December 2007 came out February 21 and my happiness cannot be contained seeing my name on the list. I was also the one who informed my batch about who passed among them, as on that day I was really watching out on the net what time the result would come out, refreshing the page every minute to see if the source had already been updated with the result.

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Growing older, not just by mere age but also to the point of deteriorating physical function, is what many people fear to come to. This is because to become an elderly often means to be a hassle to the younger ones you have. And for this fact, in America, the elderly most likely placement is to admit to a nursing home.

Filipinos, however, are in a way different. Because of strong family ties and belongingness, the elderly are taken cared of at home as if they still were very normal. There is only small percentage of the elder Filipinos sent to a nursing home, or home for the aged as it is commonly called in the place.

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Emergency!

One week down, eleven to go, and I know this post’s title is familiar to you. If not, then do a search of “Emergency 911” by Prezioso. This week has really been exhausting, but very rewarding. I just finished my first week of hospital training in Davao Regional Hospital, in the Emergency Room for this week and the next.

Being in the emergency room can really tire you the bones, but with a very good cause. It is so much better to have been tired from a duty of attending and helping a number of people than have been tired for doing almost nothing.

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The lecture at the orientation

I ate up my words: while in the past few months I kept on saying I would not be finding something that is nursing related to occupy me, now I am in it.

Previously I was speaking of being a customer service representative, or more commonly called call center agent, and being a medical transcriptionist. But the circumstances were rather unfavorable. So I had no other choice but to jumpstart my nursing career, something which I have not hoped nor really wanted in the very first place.
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Manuel and moi, during the TPN seminar

As registered nurses, we have to earn continuing professional education units required by our profession. That’s 60 units for three years, or 20 units a year. And I think this ought to be a must. Oh well, I am not quite sure as I haven’t known any case in which a registered nurse who had not complied with this was de-licensed or what. Or maybe I may have just been unaware. Whatever!

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