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In 2009, the Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines released a report showing the top 20 nursing schools in the country, based on the average passing rates on nursing board examinations. The top 20 nursing schools in the Philippines with 1000 or more examinees are the following: Silliman University, 96.57%; Saint Louis University, 95.42%
The Philippine Board of Nursing is an administrative body under the Professional Regulation Commission that regulates the practice of nursing in the Philippines. Its three primary purposes are: To provide regulatory standards in the practice of Nursing by implementing the Nurse Practice Act and by lobbying to Congress any proposed amendment to ...
Level 1 Hospitals in Philippines: These facilities are required to possess an operating theater, maternity wards, and a functional clinical laboratory. They must also maintain a qualified medical team, under the leadership of a licensed physician, and adhere to bed capacity guidelines set by the Department of Health (DOH).
The Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders and Advocates, also known as AYNLA, is a professional organization in the Philippines advocating for the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (now Sustainable Development Goals), Universal Health Care, and advancement of nurses' rights and welfare. [2]
In 2009, with Dr. Marguerite Purnell as co-editor, published, A Contemporary Nursing Process: The (Un)Bearable Weight of Knowing in Nursing by Springer Publishing Co. Locsin, R. (2016) Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing: A Model for Practice (rev ed). Silliman University Press, Dumaguete, Philippines.
As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]
The Philippine Nurses Association is a professional organization in the Philippines established to promote the holistic welfare of nurses and to prepare them to be globally-competitive. It used to be known as Filipino Nurses Association (FNA). It was founded by Anastacia Giron-Tupas in 1922.
The Philippines is the 39th most densely populated country, with a density over 335 per square kilometer, [24] and the population growth rate is 1.9% (2010 Census), [25] 1.957% (2010 est. by CIA World Factbook), or 1.85% (2005–2010 high variant estimate by the UN Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision) coming from ...