PONA 2011 Annual Convention January 28, 2011 (plus 4 more posts)

PONA 2011 Annual Convention January 28, 2011
Senate Press Release: Legarda Seeks Inquiry into Concerns of Nurses and their Profession
Philippine Senate Resolution No. 304 Comprehensive Policy Measures for the Protection of Nursing Practitioners
PRC Room Assignment for December 2010 Nursing Board Exam (Cebu)
PRC Room Assignment for December 2010 Nursing Board Exam (Legazpi)

PONA 2011 Annual Convention January 28, 2011

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:59 PM PST

The Philippine Oncology Nurses Association (PONA)

2011 Annual Convention

Date: January 28, 2011 (Friday)

Venue: CSB Hotel International Conference Center – Arellano Avenue corner Estrada St. Malate, Manila (map can be viewed below)

Time: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm

Convention Registration Fee: (inclusive of AM, PM snacks, lunch and Certificate)

	PONA Members	Non-members
On-site Registration	Php 1,500	Php 1,700
Pre-Registration (on or before January 20, 2011)	Php 1,300	Php 1,500

For questions about pre-registration and inquiries about membership, call or visit the Philippine Oncology Nurses Association (PONA) page for their address and contact details.

PONA 2011 Annual Convention

About the Contributor:
Tricia Casas (Tricia RN) is a graduate of St. Paul University. She recently passed the nursing board exam and is interested in the field of nursing informatics.

Senate Press Release: Legarda Seeks Inquiry into Concerns of Nurses and their Profession

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:39 PM PST

Senate of the Philippines, 15th Congress
Press Release
December 8, 2010

Legarda Seeks Inquiry into Concerns of Nurses and Their Profession

Senator Loren Legarda has sought an inquiry into urgent concerns of Filipino nurses and the nursing profession, noting that the problems faced by the country’s health professionals reflect a failure on the part of government to promote the people’s right to health.

Through Senate Resolution No. 304, Legarda urged the Senate Committee on Health and Demography to conduct an investigation on the serious concerns of the country’s nursing sector with the end in view of protecting the rights of nurses and their profession.

“Our nurses are hindered from efficiently performing their duties as primary health care providers. One of the most serious concerns is the anomaly in the hiring of nurses who, instead of getting remuneration for their work, have to pay in exchange for work certification and training experience,” Legarda said.

The Senator also voiced concern on the lack of plantilla positions for nurses in government hospitals; contractualization of nurses; lack of supervision over the condition of Filipino nurses working abroad resulting to delayed assistance; and the non-implementation of decent wage and due benefits according to law.

Legarda explained that under the Nursing Law of 2002 (RA 9173) and the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers (RA 7305), the entry salary of a nurse in the government should be at Salary Grade 15 or about Php25,000, and that they are entitled to benefits such as hazard pay, subsistence allowance and night shift differential.

She also explained that the lack of budget for the health sector affects the delivery of health services especially for the very poor and those in far-flung communities.

“The government has to take immediate, concrete steps to resolve these problems that affect our health workers so that they can efficiently fulfill their duties without having to worry about how to make ends meet,” Legarda said.

“Unless we provide the adequate protection to our nurses, we cannot enforce the guarantees expressed in the 1987 Constitution to promote the people’s right to health, much less achieve the Millennium Development Goals, to which we have committed,” she concluded.

Source: http://www.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2010/1208_legarda1.asp

Philippine Senate Resolution No. 304 Comprehensive Policy Measures for the Protection of Nursing Practitioners

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:31 PM PST

Fifteenth Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, First Regular Session

Through Philippine Senate (P.S.) Resolution No. 304, Senator Loren Legarda urged the Senate Committee on Health and Demography to conduct an investigation on the serious concerns of the country’s nursing sector with the end in view of protecting the rights of nurses and their profession.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO SERIOUS CONCERNS RAISED THAT AFFECT THE NURSING PROFESSION WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FORMULATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY MEASURE FOR THE PROTECTION OF NURSING PRACTITIONERS AND THE PROFESSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

15th Congress of the RP 1st Reg. Session P.S. Res. No. 304

PRC Room Assignment for December 2010 Nursing Board Exam (Cebu)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:06 AM PST