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CHED Memorandum Order No. 32 Series of 2010: Suspension on the opening of all undergraduate and graduate programs in Nursing effective SY 2011-2012

CHED (Commission on Higher Education) Memorandum Order No. 32 Series of 2010

Moratorium on the opening of all undergraduate and graduate programs in BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, NURSING, TEACHER EDUCATION, HOTEL AND RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT and INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION effective School Year 2011-2012. Read more…

‘Nursing competence’ in the global market

This article is written by RUSTY L. FRANCISCO, EdD, RNC, CEN, CCRN, CNAA and appeared first in the Philippine Daily Inquirer last May 13, 2009. I have asked for his permission if I can post it here and I am glad that he allowed me to do so. This is a good read for nurses and I hope you get inspired by his words. -Rona RN (admin)

Allow me to share my views on the present nursing curriculum and its impact on our nurses’ education and global competitiveness.

The present four-year nursing program includes three summers. If a summer is equivalent to a semester, then the present nursing program is actually five-and-a-half years long. Therefore, the proposal of the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) to add one more year to what is at present a four-year course—that is a five-year course without summers—is better for two reasons: (1) nursing students can enjoy a much-needed respite during summer, and (2) their parents will be given time to save money for the following semester. Read more…

Nursing and HRM are still the top students’ choices in college

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) said that Nursing and Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) are still the top college degrees preferred by incoming college students this school year.

Despite reports of dwindling demand for nurses in other countries, CHED chairman Emmanuel Angeles said that young people would continue choosing Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Hotel and Restaurant Management courses. Read more…

Five-year nursing not yet to be implemented this June

CEBU, Philippines – The proposal to add one more year to nursing and other four-year college courses will not yet be implemented during the opening of the new school year this June.

Dr. Jucel Ann Jumao-as, Education Supervisor II of the Commission on Higher Education confirmed that the four-year nursing will be retained in the upcoming school year as stipulated in the CHED’s Memorandum Order 14 Series of 2009. continue reading here.