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Here is the list of the top 10 placers (topnotchers) in the recent November 2008 Nursing Board Exam (released February 18, 2009):

1) Jovie Ann Alawas Decoyna – Baguio Central University, 89 percent

2) John Patrick Morales Dimarucot - Central Luzon Doctor’s Hospital Educational Institute, 88.40%

3) Gian Karlo Timog Cusi, Baguio Central University 88%; Erycar Del Mundo Manaois -Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 88%

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A lot of people are searching for the November 2008 Nursing Board Exam Results and list of passers, which is released today. I can already imagine the traffic of those who optimized for this board exam results. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 39,455 or 44.51% out of 88,649 examinees passed Nursing Licensure Examinations for November 2008 given by the Board of Nursing. This is a better percentage compared the 43% of June’s Nursing Board Exam Results. See results as posted in the Inquirer here>>>

Take note though that the PRC website is the official source. Unfortunately, it’s hard to access that website at this point in time.

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Recent reports put the number of unemployed nurses in the Philippines at around 150,000. And this figure will continue to increase in the next few years considering the number of nursing students lately. Though these nurses can apply anywhere from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Canada, UK to nearby Singapore, the United States remain the most attractive of these destinations. Two things differentiate the USA dream: The salary of nurses and the immigrant visa.

My wife is a registered nurse and we are at the final stages of our immigration application for the United States. The current retrogression somewhat delayed everything, even though demand for nurses in the US is still very high, and expected to further increase in 2025, when the baby boomers will reach retirement age. The October 2008 visa bulletin had been released lately and there now seems a ray of hope for the nurses. The priority dates had moved too, though not the ones we expected.

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