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Time for revival, renewal, and rediscovery

"Life moves pretty fast", as Ferris Bueller once said, and this blog got left behind as my life jumped, skidded, and warped into days, weeks, months, and years. With so much going on, I admit I had ignored it and then eventually forgot this little space. It's a little over a decade now since I last wrote anything on this blog, and I was only reminded about it when I got an email, saying my Web page was becoming obsolete and had to change settings and code to keep it alive. Quite interesting though, despite ignoring this blog for over ten years, I was astounded to discover that people were still reading some of my content. Yesterday, for example, my blog had over 100 page views. Last month, it got over 200 page views, and in the past year, there were close to 30,000 page views. These are obviously pretty modest numbers but for content that's over 10 years old, there's something there that some people still find relevant. The Filipino Nursing Herald blog started out
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Petiks Time

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// News // Canadian regulators to implement NCLEX-RN Exam in 2015

Nursing registration applicants to Canada will begin taking the NCLEX-RN examination starting Jan 2015, says the Canadian Council of Registered Nurse Regulators. A one day educational conference in April this year is planned to allow educators and regulators to learn more about the NCLEX-RN program, which will be used as the basis for entry to practice in the nation. Volunteers are also being called upon to help develop the NCLEX exam bank.
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// Opinion // Choosing Prudence

With so much economic turmoil in the US, many wonder if internationally educated nurses could still reach their dream of working in the US. While it isn't impossible, it's extremely difficult to find work and get an appropriate visa to be able to work there at this time. Applying for a US RN license is very costly and the uncertainty of landing a US job makes the gamble doubly risky. My personal advice would be to choose prudence in light of these current circumstances. Rather than throwing money in the wind, focus on building up on experience, nursing knowledge and improve communication skills. Get a graduate degree (a Masters, would suffice) and specialize in either Critical Care or Emergency Nursing--just these two. If you do these, doors will eventually open up to you.
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// How to // Getting an RN license in Illinois

A lot of people continue to read our blog because of our comprehensive overview of the application process for nursing license registration in the state of Illinois. But many wonder if the information is still the accurate. Much of the information is still correct. Some of the experiences may have changed like when you're getting fingerprints from the NBI or getting license verification from PRC. Perhaps phone numbers may have changed or even contact persons. But the requirements have stayed very much the same. Click the following link to see the Requirement for an Internationally Educated Nurse seeking registration in Illinois.
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Just updating

Updates to this blog have been very, very erratic and obviously, questions sent have gone unanswered. I'm happy to see that a lot of people still visit and read our blog despite my abscences. A note on Canada immigration: Canada Immigration has currently put on hold all applications. New rules are being developed, said to be more focused on experienced foreign workers and those with Canadian work experience. Until the new rules are in place, applications won't be processed.
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