DEMAND FOR NURSES STILL HIGH

The GLOBAL DEMAND FOR NURSES will remain high for the next 10 years, according to an official of the US National Council of State Boards of Nursing ( NCS- BN ), as the first group of examinees yesterday took the National council Licensure Examination at the first NCLEX testing center in the country.

“ The nursing shortage is still significant and research still indicates that there is ananticipated shortfall of more than a million nurses in the US, “ Casey Marks, NCSBN associate executive director, told reporters.

The shortage is worldwide, Marks said, and in the US – a preferred destination of manyFilipino nurses – “ there is certainly a significant demand for a long period of time. “

With opportunities looming ahead, Marks said, he would indeed encourage more Filipinos to take up nursing as a profession.

“ That’ s one of the reasons we are here, “ added Robert Whelan, president of Pearson Vue, which owns and operates NCLEX testing centers in various parts of the world, including the first center in the Philippines, located at the Trident Towers in Makati City.

The opening of the NCLEX testing center in Makati signified the NCSBN’ s confidence in the Philippines, despite the leakage scandal which attended the 2006 nursing licensure board exam, he noted.

LIST OF BOARD PASSERS IN THE PHILIPPINE NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION JUNE 2007

1. ABARENTOS, ARISTOTLE H.
2. ADOREMOS, ARNOLD P.
3. ALARCON, JOHN MICHAEL M.
4. BRIONES, MARK CARED T.
5. CABISCUELAS, STEVE GIANCARLO A.
6. CABRERA, JOSEPH S.
7. CAGAPE, CHRISTIAN CLEMENT C.
8. CAJUCOM, RHONIEL C.
9. CARLOS, JESSIE J.
10. FAJARDO, JED ALLEN R.
11. FERNANDEZ, ANTONIO III A.
12. GOZOS, HUGO M.
13. GOZOS, STEPHEN ALLEN M.
14. GRAVIDEZ, EDWARD H.
15. IMPERIAL, JOSEPH RAL C.
16. LAJARA, RUEL V.
17. LASI, RYAN M.
18. MARCELO, JOHN ROMER T.
19. OFRIN, ROBERT R.
20. PASAJOL, MICHAEL JOHN D.
21. PEREZ, RAMON CHRISTOPHER DALDE
22. RABINO, SANDY E.
23. RAMOS, JAYSON B.
24. SAYSENG, BRYNER L.
25. TORRES, ACE J.

1. AVANZADO, CHAMILLE M.
2. BAES, MARJORIE F.
3. BERANA, MARIE ANNE S.
4. BRITON, CARMELITA B.
5. CALINGASAN, GIGI I.
6. CARO, ENELEEN DAINTY IA V.
7. CARREON, MARY ANN R.
8. CORALES APRIL L.
9. CUEVAS, NORY JANE O.
10. DANAO, LARA LAURA M.
11. DE GUZMAN, MA. CHRISTINA S.
12. DE LEON, JANE M.
13. DE LA CRUZ, RAQUEL E.
14. DIMACULANGAN, GIRLIE ANNE T.
15. DIMACULANGAN, MAUREEN D.
16. EVANGELISTA, MAUREEN V.
17. GARCIA, CAROLINE T.
18. GLORIA, ELLEN V.
19. GO, VANESSA A.
20. GONZAGA, JOAN L.
21. GUINO, ARABELLA C.
22. HAMOY, ALMA O.
23. HERNANDEZ, MARGIE H.
24. HIPOLITO, KATHERINE B.
25. KASILAG, MARIA KRISTEL H.
26. LANTO, LICERIA M.
27. LATORRE, IVYROSE L.
28. LEVITA, JENNYLYN C.
29. LIBAO, HEIDE L.
30. LUMBERA, TANIA MELIZE L.
31. MACARAIG, MARIA JACQUELINE I.
32. MAGNAYE, MARIA PAULA KARYLL R.
33. MAGSINO, RONA M.
34. MALALUAN, CHONA M.
35. MANAY, VALERIE H.
36. MANGUIAT, JUVY ROSE R.
37. MANGUIAT, MARIA FRANCISCA THERESA J.
38. MARTIJA, MARIA VICTORIA M.
39. MENDOZA, PRECIOUS R.
40. MORADA, GLENDA M.
41. NABOS,KRISTINE
42. PAGLINAWAN, JENNYLYN K.
43. PARILLA, NICETA M.
44. PEREZ, LIEZEL L.
45. PEREZ, LORELIE IDA M.
46. PURINO, LAILANIE D.
47. QUIZON, ANGELICA L.
48. RELEVO, RAQUEL M.
49. RICAFRENTE, GINESEL E.
50. SANTA ANA, ELIZABETH B.
51. SAUZ, EMERLINDA A.
52. SISON, ANNA LAARNI D.
53. SOLIS, LINA T.
54. SOTO, ERIKA S.
55. SUMAYLO, DONNA MAY
56. TAPAY, JENNY R.
57. TOLENTINO, DIANA ROSE H.
58. VALENCIA, CATHERINE B.
59. VENTO, SHERWYNNE F.