23 October 2007

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21 October 2007

Mnemonic Series No. 10: Myocardial Infarction

Sequence of Enzyme elevation
Time to Call 911

From first to appear to last:

T- Troponin

C- CK-MB

A- AST

L- LDH 1

Mnemonic Series No. 9: Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki Disease: Diagnostic Criteria

CHILD 5 Letters= 5 days, >5 years old, 5 out of 6 criteria

C- Conjunctivitis (bilateral)

H
- Hyperthermia (>5 days)

I
- Idiophatic Polymorphic rash

L
- Lymphoadenopathy (cervical)

D
- Dryness and redness of 1.lips&mouth 2.palms&soles
[2 separate criteria]

20 October 2007

Various State Board of Nursing Contacts

California Board of Registered Nursing 1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite N-217 Sacramento, CA 95834-1924 Phone: 916.322.3350 Fax: 916.574.8637 Contact Person: Ruth Ann Terry, MPH, RN, Executive Officer

Florida Board of Nursing Mailing Address: 4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02 Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252 Physical Address: 4042 Bald Cypress WayRoom 120 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: 850.245.4125 Fax: 850.245.4172 Contact Person: Rick GarcĂ­a, MS, RN, CCM, Executive Director

Georgia Board of Nursing 237 Coliseum Drive Macon, GA 31217-3858 Phone: 478.207.2440 Fax: 478.207.1354 Contact Person: Sylvia Bond, RN MSN, MBA, Executive Director

Guam Board of Nurse Examiners Regular mailing address: P.O. Box 2816 Hagatna, Guam 96932 Street address (for FedEx & UPS): 651 Legacy Square Commercial Complex, South Route 10Suite 9Mangilao, Guam 96913 Phone: 671.735.7406 Fax: 671.735.7413 Online: N/A Contact Person: Margarita Bautista-Gay, RN, BSN, MN, Acting Nursing Administrator

Maryland Board of Nursing 4140 Patterson Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215 Phone: 410.585.1900 Fax: 410.358.3530 Contact Person: Patricia Ann Noble, MSN, RN Executive Director

New Jersey Board of Nursing P.O. Box 45010124 Halsey Street, 6th FloorNewark, NJ 07101 Phone: 973.504.6430Fax: 973.648.3481 Contact Person: George Hebert, Executive Director

New Mexico Board of Nursing 6301 Indian School Road, NESuite 710 Albuquerque, NM 87110 Phone: 505.841.8340 Fax: 505.841.8347 Contact Person: Allison Kozeliski, RN, Executive Director

Nevada Board of Nursing 5011 Meadowood Mall Way, Suite 300 Reno, NV 89502 Phone: 775.688.2620 Fax: 775.688.2628Online: Contact Person: Debra Scott, MS, RN, Executive Director

New York State Board of Nursing Education Bldg.89, Washington Avenue 2nd Floor West Wing Albany, NY 12234 Phone: 518.474.3817, Ext. 280 Fax: 518.474.3706 Contact Person: Barbara Zittel, PhD, RN, Executive Secretary

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners Regular Mailing Address: P.O. Box 501458 Saipan, MP 96950 Street Address :(for FedEx and UPS)#1336 Ascencion DriveCapitol HillSaipan, MP 96950 Phone: 670.664.4812 Fax: 670.664.4813 Online: N/A Contact Person: Rosa M. Tudela, Associate Director of Public Health & Nursing

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing P.O. Box 2649 Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649 Phone: 717.783.7142 Fax: 717.783.0822 Contact Person: Laurette D. Keiser, RN, MSN, Executive Secretary/Section Chief

South Carolina State Board of Nursing Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12367Columbia, SC 29211 Physical Address: Synergy Business Park, Kingstree Building110 Centerview Drive, Suite 202Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: 803.896.4550 Fax: 803.896.4525 Contact Person: Joan K. Bainer, RN, MN, CNA BC, Administrator

Texas Board of Nursing 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460Austin, TX 78701 Phone: 512.305.7400 Fax: 512.305.7401 Contact Person: Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, Executive Director

Vermont State Board of Nursing Office of Professional Regulation National Life Building North F1.2 Montpelier, Vermont 05620-3402 Phone: 802.828.2396Fax: 802.828.2484 Contact Person: Anita Ristau, MS, RN, Executive Director

Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure P.O. Box 304247, Veterans Drive Station St. Thomas, VI 00803 Phone: 340.776.7131 Fax: 340.777.4003 Contact Person: Diane Ruan-Viville, Executive Director

Virginia Board of Nursing Department of Health Professions Perimeter Center 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300 Richmond, Virginia 23233 Phone: (804) 367-4515 Fax: (804) 527-4455 Contact Person: Jay Douglas, RN, MSM, CSAC, Executive Director

Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission Department of Health HPQA #6310 Israel Rd. SETumwater, WA 98501-7864 Phone: 360.236.4700 Fax: 360.236.4738 Contact Person: Paula Meyer, MSN, RN, Executive Director

Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing 1400 E. Washington Avenue, RM 173Madison, WI 53708 Phone: 608.266.0145 Fax: 608.261.7083 Contact Person: Kimberly Nania, PhD, MA, BS, Director, Bureau of Health Service Professional

Click here for more State Board of Nursing Addresses

18 October 2007

Wanted: Nurses

I was at Mandaluyong this afternoon and visited an agency for some clarification with regards to their hiring for Nurses as NCLEX Trainer in UAE. The agency is just along Edsa crossing SM MEGAMALL which is not difficult to locate. I met Sir Rajesh, the Manager for TEAM HEALTHCARE RECRUITMENT, INC. and as well as their Clinical Adviser/CGFNS-NCLEX trainer Ms. Nida Canero. They were so nice and I felt very welcomed. I stayed there for awhile and I might say that they are accomodating.

The agency is hiring Nurses and PT's for USA and the employer is coming very soon. They also provide free CGFNS/NCLEX and IELTS review for the qualified applicants. Their head office is located in Princeton, New Jeresey and offices in UK, India, UAE and of course here in the Philippines.

For more information you can click here to visit their website.

Team Healthcare Recruitment Inc. 2/f Highway 54 Plaza, 986 Standford St. corner Edsa Mandaluyong City Tel. #: (02) 7061317 to 72 Fax: (02) 7061373

17 October 2007

Things You Need to Know when Taking NCLEX

For those who are about to take NCLEX, this might help you.

1. Bring the following to the testing site and present to the pearsonvue staff:
  • passport (Don't forget to sign it or else you will not be allowed to take the test, your signature should be the same with the signature you had in the application form.) and another form of identification.
  • copy of your ATT(Authority to Take the Test)

2. DO NOT bring:

  • jacket (it is useless because they will not allow you to wear one inside)

3. As much as possible, leave your unnecessary things at home or at the hotel. Lockers provided is not as spacious as you thought.

4. Empty your pockets. Don't bring anything during the test except for your passport.

5. At this point, relax. Don't try to recall what you've studied. It is useless.

6. After the routine procedure of identification, you are assigned to a computer. Wait for further instruction from the examiner. Start only when you are told to do so.

7. You have a maximum of 265 questions and 5 hours to take the test and that includes the 10-minute introductory computer tutorial. If you are familiar with computer skip this to save time but if you are nervous, I suggest you take the tutorial for you to relax.

8. Remember, there is no turning back. if you miss the correct answer, you're sorry. You cannot return to the previous number and change it. So better analyze the question carefully before pressing that "next" button.

9. The first 75 items of the test is the crucial stage.Try to answer these items at your very best.

10. Try to relax as much as possible so that you can think. If you are confused with the 2 possible correct answers (which is very common in NCLEX), PRAY for guidance. This is what I did.

11. There is an optional break after 2 hours. Don't be alarm. Take the break if you are tense. Continue answering if you don't want to lose your momentum.

12. Computer will automatically shut down anytime after test question number 75. This means that the computer already determined if you reach or did not reach the standard.

13. After the test, there is a mandatory survey questions for you to answer. And then your done.

14. Raise your hand and wait for the examiner to approach you before you can leave the room.

15. If anytime during the test you have problems, questions, or if you want to take a break (after the optional break), do not leave your seat and just raise your hand and then tell the examiner what you want. Remember that your time is running and it cannot be stopped whatever reason once you begin the test.

16. Silently, get your things at the locker, go out from the area and never wait your friend inside the pearsonvue office/testing site.

Good luck!

11 October 2007

Filipino's Pride!

I spent my afternoon at SM Mall of Asia with a friend who came from Davao city. There was an event at the mall's atrium and we found out that it was a welcome program for the Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao. My friend idolizes him so much so he really tried to see him from second floor even for a moment. I told my friend that I would be waiting at Seattle's best coffee shop which is near where he was standing. I admire Manny for his way of giving pride to us Filipinos but not because I am a fan of boxing whatsoever.
So we settled and had our order when suddenly, I saw a camera set up at one corner in Seattle's Best. I told my friend that maybe they will have their live interview there. And I was right! Manny and the group came inside the coffee shop and my friend don't know what to do. Seattle's Best were temporarily closed to avoid crowding of people inside and for security purposes as well. Now, people are surrounding outside the shop trying to take a glimpse of their idol and took some pictures. I wasn't expecting how lucky me and my friend was! I guess there are only 5 customers who were there before Manny's group came.
We waited for awhile until they finished the interview and I stood and approached him. I ask him politely if I could take a picture with him and he took my cellphone and kiddingly tried to take a picture of me! I told him that I want to take a picture with him... Everyone at the shop laughed! I positioned at his side and he insisted that he should take the picture with me. And he did it twice because the first time he took was blurred. I can say that he is nice. My friend was jumping for joy because he saw his ultimate idol..
Like Manny Pacquiao, Filipina nurses also are Filipino's pride. We are saving lives and we are also equally world class like Manny. We deserve to have better impression as well.

08 October 2007

"Silly I was..."

I was going through my stuff and sorting what to keep and to give away when I found my nclex notes. I recall how I passed it a year ago. I say it was one of my greatest fulfilments. I was not a very good nursing student though. I always struggle hard to pass return demonstrations and written examinations. As I browse my notes, I remember how silly I was to do self review. But I realized now that the feeling of foolishness pushed me to study more and more. I challenged myself. I compete with my inner voice that said “You are not a brilliant girl to be confident enough to trust yourself in studying.” That inner feeling brought pressure to me to prove to myself that I can. Yes, it was tough to bear I put all my notes in a box and decided to save it. This is my treasure. This will remind me that I can do things as long as I believe that I can. This will take me back to that same old silly feeling. This will give me strength if something will make me weak. Along the way I may fail. I know that. I am used to that. I won’t give up. I believe that everything comes in a right place and at a right time for everyone.

06 October 2007

Mnemonic series No. 8: pulmonary Edema

Treatment for pulmonary Edema
M- morphine A- aminophylline D- digitalis

D- diuretics (lasix) O- oxygen G- gases (blood)/ABG's

05 October 2007

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04 October 2007

Trident Tower Location map

1. The columns 2. Zuellig 3. Concepcion Industries 4. Land Bank lV,lll 5. RCBC Plaza 6. Shell Gas Station 7. Salcedo Tower 8. Trident Tower 9. Gil Puyat Center 10. Telecom Plaza 11. Le Triomphe 12. Mondragon house 13. Cityland ll,l 14. Asian Center for Christian Ministries 15. Philips House 16. Heart Tower 17. Nobel Plaza 18. Avignon Tower 19. Don Chua Lamko 20. Splendido Gardens 21. Zenith Corporate Tower 22. AFC
clear map at www.yellowasp.com/makatimap

Alternative Map HERE too...

For HOTELS NEAR TRIDENT TOWER, Here is the LIST

NCLEX Manila Location

For those asking for map and direction.... I repost this for you.
Directions to Pearson-Vue Professional Centers-Manila, Philippines

From Buendia LRT Station take a Guadalupe-bound jeepney. Trident Tower is located immediately after the old Shell Maya station, just off the Ayala-Buendia stoplight. Examinees coming from EDSA (Buendia MRT or Guadalupe Tulay) should take an LRT-Taft-bound jeepney and a light just before the Ayala Avenue - Malugay intersection. Those coming in from Ayala Avenue should walk towards Buendia via Geronimo Street (RCBC Plaza and Metrobank GT Towers)

NCLEX - Manila Address: 27th floor, Trident Tower Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City Telephone - +612 9478 5400 (EXT. 3) Here is the map: type "Trident Tower" on the search space
GOODLUCK!
(click trident tower to show the map, then on the search space on the right side type trident tower)

For list of HOTELS near TRIDENT TOWER, click HERE!

03 October 2007

Desperate Housewives against Filipino Doctors

I love watching Desperate Housewives so much. But hearing Teri Hatcher delivers the line without hesitation really disappointed me. I don't know why some people needs to insult other nationality without thinking its effect on both sides. Filipinos are strong enough not to be affected by this kind of discrimination especially Doctors and Nurses. We are excellent professionals and the world knows that! Only Teri Hatcher and their producers doesn't know!

02 October 2007

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Mnemonic Series No.7: Hypoglycemia

Hypoglycemia

T- Tachycardia
I - Irritability
R- Restless
E- Excessive hunger
D- Diaphoresis/Depression
 
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