Comments on: Nursing Education in the Philippines: Nursing Curriculum Now 5 Years

By: Madison

Madison — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:00:46 +0000

I am suppose to graduate this coming Oct 2010, but since I have 4 new additional subjects due to the new curriculum. I will be forced to enroll another semester and will have my academics graduation April 2011. I can have my clinical graduation in Oct 2010 but will have to wait to finish off those 4 additional subjects for 1 semester. I don’t know how it works here in the Philippines. I started nursing in 2004, so my curriculum is different but my dean told me that my curriculum changed due to the new revised curriculum. I am wondering if thats how it really is? I always thought if I started with a 2004 curriculum, I stick to that curriculum? And is it right that I have 4 additional subjects thats going to hold me back a semester? My parents expect me to me home by Nov and to stay for good, not have to return again for a semester?
I am just about to give up!!!

By: Farah

Farah — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:36:42 +0000

Meron kayong alam na school sa Philippines na nag oofer ng 2 year nursing program?

By: rheeza

rheeza — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:28:21 +0000

dapat pg dingdagn ng 1 yr, dpt ding iexpose ang mga esrudyante more on experience….tas dpt bwsan ung tuition. masydo ng myaman ang pilipnas..

By: mabel

mabel — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:22:45 +0000

pls post the latest new BSN curriculum as of today thanks

By: Is the 5-Year Nursing Curriculum in the Philippines a Feasible Proposal? | Nursing Research

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:31:41 +0000

[...] partial results analyzed reveal that the 5-Year Nursing Curriculum is generally viewed by many as “insignificant and waste of resources”. This now brings [...]

By: CHED Memorandum Order (MO) No. 5 (5-Year BSN Curriculum) | Nursing Research

CHED Memorandum Order (MO) No. 5 (5-Year BSN Curriculum) | Nursing Research — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:10:08 +0000

[...] and even from some school administrators. CHED MO No. 5 aims to extend the present four-year Philippine Nursing curriculum to 5 years with the addition of 2 semesters or 3 summer terms more to the existing BSN curriculum. [...]

By: powie

powie — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:18:47 +0000

its really unbelievably hard if 5 yrs na ang nursing. magastos talaga and jobs are not guaranteed. there are lot of courses anyway not just nursing. making it a 5-year course will not discouraged students to take up nursing if they really wanted to be a nurse. what CHED should do is to strictly implement their regulations regarding approval for putting up nursing schools. bawat kanto na yata may nursing schools na eh dahil inapproved nila to operate..producing low quality of nursing graduate and low passing rate sa boards. let’s look into the roots of this issue, don’t let the students suffer and their parents…

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Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:47:17 +0000

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By: jessie

jessie — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:41:02 +0000

Fitz,

For now, I think so too. But some of the problems in the new nursing curriculum is the forced entry of subjects or RLE hours. Like I said, I think if CHED wishes to upgrade the nursing curriculum, it should be in the area where students are weak – language and communication, not in the RLE. Maybe after a year or two, CHED will be able find ways to address the weaknesses in the new nursing curriculum. If not, then it better rollback to the old one.

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By: jessie

jessie — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:37:55 +0000

Juler, Exactly. If you have been reading the news and aware of social issues, you will not question the real reason behind this development in the new nursing curriculum. jessie's last blog post..Olympic Torch aka Invitation Virus

By: jessie

jessie — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:36:12 +0000

twinks, i'm not sure if the same thing will happen in the nursing curriculum. a rollback to the 4-year curriculum is highly unllikely to happen as of this writing. nursing schools in the philippines make a lot of money from nusring students. rolling back to the old curriculum in nursing will spell financial trouble on the part of the school and its stock holders (because most nursing schools are private). it's all about the money, baby! jessie's last blog post..Olympic Torch aka Invitation Virus

By: Fitz

Fitz — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:15:21 +0000

I think it’s a wise decision to make it 5 years.

First of all, this will ensure that the students can learn more and secondly, it might discourage those who just want to take up nursing because it’s a “ticket to abroad”.

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