I LEARNED TODAY

OKAY. I LEARNED TODAY that heart attacks which occur in the morning, between 6am and noon, have potential for causing more widespread damage to heart tissues than those which occur at other times during the day. The researchers looked only at patients who suffered a specific type of heart attack called STEMI (ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction), during which blood supply to the heart is blocked for a relatively long period of time. Patients who suffered STEMI heart attacks in the morning were found to have 21% more dead heart tissue than those who had heart attacks between 6pm and midnight. Previous studies have shown that one’s risk for heart attack can be up to 40% higher in the mornings. Scientists theorize this is due to many factors, including a sudden increase in adrenaline (which increases blood pressure and heart rate), an acute increase in the work the heart needs to do, and more likelihood for blood clots to occur. All these factors may also contribute to the findings in this recent study

DUTYMATE ABEGAIL

ABEGAIL PENAFRANCE, is my seatmate since the first day of college. I am thinking how can my life here in college of nursing be without her. We live on a same dorm together. Go to mass together. We eat together. I photocopy her notes. I ask her questions. I let her explain to me things. I really love this woman. We will chat during classes, go to breaks. Be my dutymate for a long while and let me borrow paraphernalia. I will certainly miss her. She is my shopping buddy how can I shop without her criticizing the colors that I choose. And how can she choose the next man to fall in love with without my critics.

She wants to be an Operating Room nurse someday. While I am dreaming of doing researches for nursing. It's really boring she said. But she is the one of those few who understands how I am force to be here.

 Now we are reviewing together. Attending our review classes is easier because of her. Specially when it's rainy and when it already afteternoon.

From the first time I saw her I already now she is going to be bff. Thanks a lot abegail for everything.

Quotes

The days are passing. Hindi ako makatulog. Board exam ang naiisip ko ngayon. My classmate Abegail Diaz said, " Sana June na lang ang July." I thought that it is better to be on July for longer study periods. But now I know June is better. As I quote from our speaker Ms. Chelsea del Castillo "We don't need to study longer if we are prepared. The goal of a review is to make us remember, not to make us know." She is really right. Mrs. Evelyn Portanilla also said that "The father it is the longer the agony."  and I am on that agony now. I want to take the board exams tomorrow. I can't sleep thinking of their words. What I can do now is to study.

10, 000 NURSES FOR RN HEALS

10, 000 Nurses according to Nursing Crib are needed for RN Heals. Good News but never good enough. It's such a short term solution thinking that there are plenty more nurses who will be produced this year, and how many more are still jobless then another job to be added. one thumb up...the other one down.

ACCEPTING NURSES

Last Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) announced that they are looking for 10,000 registered nurses to be trained and deployed to poor rural communities in the Philippines.


RN HEALS, an acronym for Registered Nurses for Health Enhancement And Local Service, is expected to address the shortage of skilled and experienced nurses in 1,221 rural and unserved or underserved communities for one year.


The nurses will undergo learning and development in accordance with the roles and functions required by the project. A certificate of competency and employment will be given by the DOH, DSWD, and the Professional Regulation Commission to those who have satisfactorily completed their requirements.
Qualified nurses will be given an allowance of P8,000 per month, plus a minimum of P2,000 from the local government unit (LGU) they are serving.


Registered nurses who are physically and mentally fit, and willing to serve in their municipalities may apply online at the DOLE website (www.dole.gov.ph) from January 17 to February 4 this year. Preference will be given to residents of the municipalities covered by the Health Facilities Enhancement Program of DOH and Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or the Conditional Cash Transfer of the DSWD.


The list of successful applicants with their area of assignments shall be posted online at the DOLE website from February 7-10. An orientation shall be held on February 11-12 in their provincial centers of assignment by the regional DOH, DSWD, Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Nursing and the Philippine Nurses Association prior to deployment.


Source: DOH


Link: http://www.nars.dole.gov.ph/apply.aspx 


GOOD but i don't see myself as one.