COURT RESTRAINING ORDER COMES TOO LATE AS SOME NURSES TAKE THEIR OATH

From: The Manila Times | Date: August 19, 2006 | Copyright information

The Court of Appeals on Friday stopped the oath-taking of the new nurses who took their licensure exams on June 12.

The temporary restraining order, however, came too late to stop about 1,000 nurses in Cebu City from taking their oath.

In a decision written by Associate Justice Vicente Veloso, the court also ordered the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) not to enforce Board Resolution 31, which the PRC issued to invalidate two portions of the exams that were allegedly ...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

New nurses take the plunge
Chicago Sun-Times ; ((PHOTO CAPTION))
Called to care/ Two new nurses begin their careers after taking different paths to their goals.
The Gazette ; With the nation's nursing shortage worsening, the competition is fierce for new nurses. City-owned Memorial Hospital hit the jackpot this spring, hiring about 50 nurses just out of school. Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, the other major hospital system in town, also eager for new nurses, has
pounds 1m drive to recruit new nurses.(News)
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) ; ... of my training has been done with the Northumbria Trust and every ward I have been on has been short-staffed, so this is great news. The new nurses are part of an annual plan to boost Northumbria's services by boosting staffing levels, investing in new equipment ...
Hospitals' 100000 new nurses ease shortage
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ; Hospitals' 100,000 new nurses ease shortage From Associated Press, Bloomberg News, New York Times and Los Angeles Times reports Thursday, November 13, 2003 Hospitals hired 100,000 new nurses last year, the vast ...
California Governor Announces Plan to Spend $60 Million to Train New Nurses.
The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California ) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) ; ... that show that with more RNs, you get better patient outcomes. To see more of The Sacramento Bee, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.sacbee.com (c) 2002, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
NHS hit as 43pc of new nurses quit.
The Birmingham Post (England) ; Byline: Jenny Hudson Health Correspondent Plans to train thousands of new nurses are being jeopardised by drop-out rates as high as 43 per cent among Birmingham students. They are giving up nursing after struggling to manage on bursaries and becoming disillusioned with the NHS. The high drop out
NSW: 500 new nurses under coalition: Brogden
AAP General News (Australia) ; 00-00-0000 NSW: 500 new nurses under coalition: Brogden SYDNEY, March 3 AAP - An extra 500 nurses would be employed in NSW over four years under a state coalition government, Opposition Leader John Brogden said today. Mr Brogden and health spokeswoman Jillian Skinner said the coalition would spend
Trust kicks off hunt for new nurses.(News)
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) ; Byline: Greg Tindle Health Correspondent THE search is on for dozens of new nurses to help staff hospital wards and clinics - and no experience is necessary. The large scale recruitment drive for 50 new nurses has been launched by the Cardiff and the Vale NHS Trust to work in hospitals in the city
Helping new nurses along
The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif. ; SAN BERNARDINO - A nurse's first year on the job can be difficult. Many drop out. California ranks dead last in nurses per capita, which is inspiring some hospitals to come up with innovative programs to attract and keep newly educated nurses. Attracting fledgling nurses is one problem. But keeping
Hospitals Increase Education Staff to Ease Transition for New Nurses.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News ; By Patricia V. Rivera, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 27--Recent nursing school graduates can sometimes ... Ms. Hood said. To see more of The Dallas Morning News, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http ...