Friday, February 08, 2008

Lowongan UN Nurse di Cambodia

UN Dispensary Nurse

Location: Cambodia (Phnom Penh)
Closing date: 19 Feb 2008
Job Description

Job Title: UN Dispensary Nurse (re-advertised)
Contract Type: Service Contract (SC4)
Job Ref No.: 2007/043

Under the guidance and supervision of the UN Physician, the post holder is responsible for ensuring the delivery of safe and effective nursing care to the whole UN staff population and their dependants. The post holder is accountable for nursing service delivery. S/he will lead and manage all the nursing resources, working closely with the physician and the dispensary team to deliver the dispensary health priorities. Clinically, the focus of the role is the delivery of nursing care for patients with long-term conditions and management and preventative nursing interventions to all patients. The nurse is responsible for the care delivering, demonstrating critical thinking and skills in clinical decision-making. S/he will work collaboratively with the whole dispensary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedures, and providing leadership and direction to the staff.

Key responsibilities:

Clinical practice:
- Assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate treatment programmes that promote health and well-being
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment plans for patients with a known long-term condition
- Proactively identify, diagnose and manage treatment plans for patients at risk of developing a long-term condition
- Work together with the physician to monitor, manage and treat long-term conditions, including using non-drug-based treatment methods, in line with national and local policies and dispensary needs
- Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
- Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with national and practice protocols
- Work with patients in order to support adherence to prescribed treatments
- Provide information and advice on prescribed or over-the-counter medication on medication regimens, side-effects and interactions
- Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately to assist the patient in complex, urgent or emergency situations, including initiation of effective emergency care
- Support patients to adopt health promotion strategies that promote them to live healthily, and apply principles of self-care
- Support and manage health needs of women presenting for family planning and cervical cytology consultations
- Implement and participate in vaccination and immunisation programmes for both adults and children
- Advice, support and, where appropriate, administer vaccinations for patients travelling abroad
- Meet the needs of patients presenting for wound care.

Communication:
- Demonstrate sensitive communication styles to ensure patients are fully informed and consent to treatment
- Communicate with and support patients who are receiving 'bad news'.
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers, recognising the need for alternative methods of communication to overcome different levels of understanding, cultural background and preferred ways of communicating
- Anticipate barriers to communication and take action to improve communication
- Estimate and maintain effective communication within the dispensary environment.
- Act as an advocate when representing patients and colleagues
- Participate in practice team meetings, delivering the nursing agenda.

Delivering a quality service:
- Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct.
- Produce accurate, contemporaneous and complete records of patient consultation, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures
- Prioritise, organise and manage own and other's workload in a manner that maintains and promotes quality
- Deliver care as an individual and team according to given guidelines.
- Utilise the audit cycle as a means of evaluating the quality of the work of self and the team, implementing improvements where required
- Lead the quality agenda in responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate
- Evaluate patients' response to health care provision and the effectiveness of care
- Lead and participate in shared learning across the dispensary and other organisation
- Lead in the management and review of patient complaints.
- Assess the impact of policy implementation on care delivery
- Monitor the performance of the dispensary team in accordance with UN policies
- Understand and apply legal policy that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults, being aware of statutory child/vulnerable adult health procedure and local guidance
- Work within policies regarding family violence, vulnerable adults, substance abuse and addictive behaviour, and refer as appropriate

Management function:
- Identify the nursing requirement to meet the dispensary population need.
- Assess competences of staff within the team
- Manage and monitor sickness, absence and annual leave requests from the dispensary staff in line with best practice and UN policies
- Participate in performance-monitoring review of the team, providing feedback as appropriate
- Collate, analyze and present clinical data and information.

Leadership – personal and people development:
- Take responsibility for own development, learning and performance including participating in clinical supervision and acting as a positive role model
- Support the development of others in order to maximize staff potential
- Actively promote the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other and from external good practice
- Lead others to make realistic self-assessment of their knowledge and skills, challenging any complacency and actions that are not in the interest of the public and/or dispensary users
- Act as a clinical leader in the delivery of nursing services to patients, ensuring that the needs of the patient are the priority
- Lead in the planning and implementation of changes within the area of care and responsibility
- Lead and participate in the development of UN and local guidelines, protocols and standards
- Promote the role of the dispensary team in the provision of care

Team working:
- Understand own role and scope in the dispensary and identify how this may develop over time
- Work as an effective and responsible team leader, supporting others and exploring the mechanisms to develop new ways of working
- Delegate appropriately, adopting the principles of safe practice and assessment of competence of the staff.
- Ensure clear referral mechanisms are in place to meet patient need
- Prioritize own and other's workload and ensure effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team
- Work effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery
- Lead dispensary team activities that create opportunities to improve patient care
- Participate in and support dispensary projects as agreed with the dispensary committee.

Management of risk:
- Manage and assess risk within the areas of responsibility, ensuring adequate measures are in place to protect staff and patients
- Monitor work areas and practices to ensure they are safe and free from hazards and conform to health, safety and security legislation, policies, procedures and guidelines
- Ensure the safe storage, rotation and disposal of vaccines and drugs. Oversee the monitoring, stock control and documentation of controlled drug usage according to legal requirements
- Act as a role model to support members of the staff team to undertake mandatory and statutory training requirements
- Apply infection-control measures within the practice according to local and national guidelines
- Apply policies that reduce environmental health risks.

Utilising information:
- Use technology and appropriate software packages as an aid to the planning, implementation, monitoring of care and patients record keeping.
- Manage information searches using the internet
- Understand the responsibility of patient records confidentiality.
- Collate, analyze and present clinical data and information to the team using appropriate charts and/or graphs to enhance care

Selection Criteria:
- Knowledge of needs of patients with long-term conditions
- Aware of accountability of own role and other roles in a nurse-led service
- Knowledge of health promotion strategies
- Awareness of clinical governance issues in primary care
- Knowledge of patient group directions and associated policy
- Clinical skills, immunisation and vaccination.
- Management skills and ability to support patients to change lifestyle.
- Communication skills, written and verbal both in English and Khmer languages
- Ability to communicate difficult messages to patients and families
- Negotiation and conflict management skills
- IT skills
- Minimum 3 years post registration clinical experience with demonstrated experience in primary and community nursing
- Management of long-term conditions
- Involvement in implementing and using protocols and clinical guidelines
- Diploma in Nursing (Registered Nurse or equivalent)
- Highly motivated
- Flexible
- Enthusiastic
- Team player
- Capable to work under stressful conditions.

Vacancies Contact
To submit your application and for more details on duties, responsibilities and selection criteria, please go to:
http://www.un.org.kh/undp/content/ > About UNDP Cambodia > Jobs Opportunity. You must state in your application letter how you meet the selection criteria specified in the terms of reference. The vacancy is open to national applicants. UNDP will contact references directly. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written competency test and/or interview. Women are encouraged to apply. Competitive salary package (USD700 plus per month). Previous applicants do not need to re-apply.


Reference Code: RW_7BC5SU-37

Thursday, February 07, 2008

NCLEX - RN Examination

NCLEX - RN Examination

Preparation Guide
Discuss about NCLEX - RN Exam in our discussion forums.
Click here to go to the NCLEX - RN Exam discussion forum.

Books for NCLEX - RN Exam
NCLEX-RN Review by Alice M. Stein
Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN(r) Examination
Lippincott's Review for NCLEX-RN (Book with CD-Rom for Windows)
Kaplan NCLEX-RN Exam 2005-2006 with CD-ROM (Kaplan Nclex-Rn)
Mosby's Comprehensive Review of Nursing for NCLEX-RN (Book with CD-ROM for Windows & Macintosh)

Useful Links for Preparation
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click here

http://caring4you.net/tests.html - List of Links to sites that have free practice exams

http://nursing.drexel.edu/excel/index.cfm?action=nursing_resources - Favorite websites of the faculty of the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions.

http://www4.utsouthwestern.edu/library/guides/nursing/nursing.cfm - Southwestern Medical Center Library Nursing Resources.

http://nursingjourney.com/links.html - Nursingjourney.com links page.

http://www.nclexinfo.com/ - Site with some practice exams.

Process for FNGs

Process for FNGs

In order to work as a nurse in the USA you have to obtain a license to practice nursing and then apply for a US Visa/Green Card. In the USA nurses are licensed by each state. Due to this you have to decide which state you are interested in and then meet the requirements put forth by that state's professional licensing organisation inorder to obtain a license to practice in that state.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) website has contact information for the individual State Boards of Nursing(BONs): http://www.ncsbn.org/regulation/boardsofnursing_boards_of_nursing_board.asp. Contact the state board for requirements for licensure. In general the licensing requirements involve the following:
- Complete Credentials Verification
- Pass the NCLEX-RN Exam
- Apply to and obtain License from State BON (Board of Nursing)


Once you have the license you are ready to apply for a US Visa/Green Card:
- Pass one of the English Language Exams
- Apply and obtain a Visa Screen Certificate


The Visa Screen certificate can then be attached to your US Visa/Green Card application. Although the obtaining the Visa Screen is the last step in this process you might want to consider starting the process first even before you obtain the license as it takes a long time for the Visa Screen from CGFNS and usually there is enough time to obtain the license before CGFNS has had the time to start looking at your licensing credentials.

Credentials Verification
Each state typically requires a Credentials Verification process to be completed. This involves an independent verification authority that would verify all the educational credentials supplied by the candidate and then certify whether or not those credentials are valid. The
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) is one of the independent verification authority that is used. However, some states use other independent verification authorities to do the Credentials Verification process.

NCLEX - RN
The NCLEX-RN exam is conducted by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). In the U.S. one has to obtain the license from the individual states to practice nursing. The NCLEX-RN exam is the licensure exam that is recognized by the states.


After the Credentials Verification process is completed you are eligible to appear for the NCLEX-RN exam. Pearson VUE conducts the NCLEX-RN exam on behalf of NCSBN.

The following link has more information from NCSBN about the NCLEX-RN exam: http://www.ncsbn.org/pdfs/Web_Bulletin_05.pdf

Obtain License from the State BON
Once one passes the NCLEX-RN and have completed the Credential Verifications process through the recommended agency by the State Board of Nursing then that state will issue a license.

English Language Exam
The most popular English language exam that is used to certify English Language Proficieny is TOEFL, Test of English as a Foreign Language. Some states use other Exams like IELTS (International English Language Testing System ) or TOEIC (Test of English for International Communications).


Visa Screen Certificate
The VisaScreen Certificate is issued by the International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP) – a division of
CGFNS. The VisaScreen program is comprised of an educational analysis, licensure validation, English language proficiency assessment, and passing the NCLEX-RN exam. The VisaScreen Certificate needs to be attached to any application to the US Embassy to immigrate to the USA.

Medical & Nursing Vounteer Positions – International Position


JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Medical & Nursing Vounteer Positions – International PositionPosition No. 007/14
Date: 30 October 2007


Country: Timor-Leste
Title: Medical and Nursing Volunteer Positions
Report to: Health Coordinator Timor-Leste
Location: Dili and rural district locations Timor-Leste.
Regular travel to remote field locations

Living allowance:
- A living allowance is provided which covers both food and other basic necessity expenditures.
- Accommodation: Shared living arrangements in group housing.

Length of Contract:
Minimum of one month placement with option to extend

Notes:
• While performing duties, the staff member may work in precarious places. The staff member will regularly work in outdoor environments. There may be no telephones, air conditioning, or electricity whilst in the field. • Interested applicants are requested to download a volunteer application forms on
www.aai.org.au

Due to the volume of applications received only those selected for interviews will have a reply to their applications. AAI will make every endeavor to match your placement as closely as possible to your preferred dates for volunteering. However, volunteers will be matched to positions according to operational requirements. Preference will be made for new volunteers whom have successfully completed AAI training courses.

Further Information can be found on the AAI website above.

SUMMARY
In March this year Australian Aid International commenced an initial 12 month project in rural healthcare to underserved populations in Timor-Leste. Through collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) AAI are targeting those underserved areas and populations who have sub-standard levels of health care. AAI's project is focused on support and supervision at the District Health Service (DHS) level and providing much needed quality assurance to Government health programs. This is being achieved through re-establishing and supporting DHS outreach services including mobile medical clinics, health promotion activities and capacity building of local health staff. AAI have also been active in the national skin disease campaign and assisting the MoH with evaluations of health services.


ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE VOLUNTEER
- Provide direct primary health care in diagnostic and treatment as required.
- Monitor and supervise healthcare delivery by local health workers.
- Ensure accurate records management for reporting and case management
- Assist with medical supply management (inventories, warehousing, and reconciliation).
- Assists in assessment and developing of immediate and long-term health programs in Timor-Leste that AAI can support, mainly in terms of community and primary health care support, training, etc.
- Assist with epidemiological and outbreak surveillance.
- Able to work effectively in unstable security environments, and under intense administrative and programmatic pressures.
- Must demonstrate flexibility to adapt to changing requirements.
- Must be willing to travel often and endure basic living conditions at field sites for extended periods of time.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Medical or Nursing degree required with advanced education in a related field preferred.
- Knowledge in any one of the following areas an advantage; tropical Medicine, obstetrics, maternal and child healthcare.
- Experience in international programs delivering primary health care, maternal and child health, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, and communicable diseases preferred.
- Well developed skills in report writing, training development and the preparation of other technical documents.
- Ability to effectively present technical information and respond to questions from counterparts, and the Ministry of Health.
- Previous experience in post-conflict environments preferred.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and profound cross-cultural awareness; ability to relate to and motivate local staff effectively.
- Good team player.
- Sound judgment and independent decision-making skills.
- Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Flexibility and willingness to adjust to changing responsibilities or needs as they arise.
- Computer skills (Excel, Word).
- Be able to communicate proficiently in English, both spoken and written.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Covering up for a colleague

Covering up for a colleague

Covering for a careless colleague endangers patients and jeopardizes the quality of your own work.

Jan 1, 2008
By:

RN

I work with a nurse who knows how to do her job but doesn't always do it. If she is reprimanded, she improves for a while, but it doesn't last. I can't stand seeing patients get less than quality care. How responsible am I to cover her carelessness?

In this time of a severe nursing shortage, it might be tempting to overlook the actions of a marginally competent colleague rather than report her actions and risk having no colleague at all. However, slowly allowing the erosion of quality nursing care not only puts patients at risk of harm but the profession as a whole, as well.


Your personal responsibility for the incompetent conduct of others is limited by the duty to protect patients' interests. Covering for a careless colleague only enables the process to continue and jeopardizes the quality of your own work.


That said, the answer to a question like yours is not always clear. One problem is the ethical conflict between the obligation to serve the patient's best interest and loyalty to a colleague whose interests would be jeopardized if you reported her to a supervisor or took other action to get her to clean up her act.
Before deciding if an intervention is in order and what kind it would be, you'd also have to determine whether you have any duty to your colleague to serve her interests. Loyalty to those with whom we work is an important principle. It establishes a foundation of trust among members of a working team. So as colleagues we have a collegial duty to protect the reputations of those with whom we work—but only to a point. We also have a duty to future patients who could be injured by a careless colleague.


One issue to consider is whether the nurse should be viewed as responsible for her behavior. Is she in a position where she should clearly realize that she's failing to meet the standard of professional conduct? Has she been properly oriented to her position? The answers to these questions may determine whether you and others hold her responsible.


AMY HADDAD, RN, PhD, a member of the RN editorial board and a widely recognized ethicist, is a professor at the Center for Health Policy and Ethics at Creighton University in Omaha. She is the co-author of Ethical Dilemmas in Perioperative Nursing, Ethical and Legal Issues in Home Health Care, and The Arduous Touch: Voices of Women in Health Care.

Enrollment growth slows in U.S. nursing schools

Enrollment growth slows in U.S. nursing schools

Jan 1, 2008
RN


Enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased by 4.98% from 2006 to 2007, the seventh consecutive year of enrollment growth, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. However, the rate at which nursing schools have been able to increase student capacity has declined sharply since 2003, when enrollment was up by 16.6%. Also, more than 30,000 qualified applicants were turned away from baccalaureate nursing programs last year due primarily to an intensifying shortage of nurse faculty.

In a related development, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced it would provide a $10 million grant to the AARP Foundation to help create the Center to Champion Nurses in America, which will address the nursing shortage and lobby for more state and federal funding to help expand nursing education programs.

Friday, February 01, 2008

Company Address at Qatar

Company Address

(By Arief Amigharyanto)

Qatar Petroleum
P.O. Box 3212, Doha, Qatar
http://www.qp.com.qa
Tel.: (974) 440 2000
Fax: (974) 483 1125

Gulf Helicopters Company (GHC)
P.O. Box 811, Doha, Qatar
Tel.: (974) 433 3888
Fax: (974) 441 1004

Qatar Petrochemicals Co. (QAPCO)
P.O. Box 756, Doha, Qatar
http://www.qapco.com
Tel.: (974) 477 7111
Fax: (974) 477 2674

Qatar Fertilisers Co. (QAFCO)
P.O. Box 50001, Doha, Qatar
http://www.qafco.com
Tel.: (974) 477 9779
Fax: (974) 477 0347

Qatar Fuel Additives Co. (QAFAC)
P.O. Box 22700, Doha, Qatar
Tel.: (974) 477 3400
Fax: (974) 477 3555

Qatar Vinyl Company (QVC)
P.O. Box 24440, Doha, Qatar
Tel.: (974) 476 5888
Fax: (974) 476 5777

Qatar Chemical Company (Q-CHEM)
P.O. Box 24646, Doha, Qatar
Tel.: (974) 485 8296
Fax: (974) 483 7379

Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC)
P.O. Box 3212, Doha, Qatar
Tel.: (974) 477 0604
Fax: (974) 477 0601

Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLC)
P.O. Box 22247, Doha, Qatar
http://www.raslaffan.com
Tel.: (974) 473 3438
Fax: (974) 473 3339

Qatar Liquefied Gas Co. (Qatargas)
P.O. Box 22666, Doha, Qatar
http://www.qatargas.com
Tel.: (974) 473 6000
Fax: (974) 473 6666

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. (RasGas)
P.O. Box 24200, Doha, Qatar
http://www.rasgas.com
Tel.: (974) 473 8435
Fax: (974) 473 8165

(this article was copied from www.permiqa.com)

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