Philippine Society for Responsible Parenthood to conduct 1st Annual Convention

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Society of Sexual & Reproductive Health Nurses supports the conduct of the 1st National Convention of the Philippine Society for Responsible Parenthood Inc. the multi-disciplinary organization formed by family planning and reproductive health practitioners. The PSRP was formed in 2011 and was widely supported by individual professionals and organizations. The 1st Annual Convention will be this coming October 18, 2013 at the Manila Diamond Hotel.

Nurse Certification Program

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http://www.hhrdb.doh.gov.ph/ncp/

What is the DOH NURSE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM?

The DOH Nurse Certification Program is a DOH-initiated and supervised system of developing and certifying nurses based on a set of standard competencies in specific specialty areas.

Features of the DOH Nurse Certification Program

* Competency-based development that will be standardized across all hospitals
* Assessment of competencies is a major part the implementation
* With level progression: Levels 1-2 General Nursing; Levels 3-5 - Specialty Nursing
* Certification will be based on the competencies demonstrated and applied in the workplace

The Insanity of Reproductive Health

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By featured writer Reyann Red

I’m a nurse working in a government hospital, and for most days how I wish I could shove the placentas of those women who give birth in front of those in the Church and everybody who are against family planning, how I wish that they were working in government hospitals all over the country and feel the desperation, insanity and foolishness of the blindness these people give to our leaders with regard to the basic truth that everybody has the right to choose and decide for themselves, hence the right to choose to space the number of children they will have.

1st Basic Orientation on RH Nursing receives excellent rating from attendees

Nurses attending the 1st Batch of BORHN at PNA Auditorium

MANILA, Philippines - The 1st batch of the Basic Orientation on RH Nursing Course or BORHN was successfully conducted last August 30, 2013 at the PNA Auditorium in Manila. 

Course Schedules: FOUNDATION COURSE ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Society's FOUNDATION COURSE ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NURSING PRACTICE IN THE PHILIPPINES (Course Code: RHN1) is a 4-hour introductory course on human sexuality, sexual and reproductive health, the RH Law, and the role of nurses in sexual & reproductive health. RHN1 is a qualifying course for all interested nurses to become Level I members of the Society. All members of the Society are expected to graduate from this introductory course.

PSORHN is the new partner of Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan of DOH

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Health through the National Center for Health Promotion in partnership with the Probe Media Foundation are preparing the next tour of the Lakbay Buhay Kalusugan or LBK with the theme "Kalusugan Pangkalahatan on Wheels". LBK was launched in 2011 and went to ten (10) key areas in the country. 

PSORHN's Executive Board & National Executive Council

The Philippine Society of Sexual & Reproductive Health Nurses is formed through the vision and persistent belief that sexual & reproductive health care should be a nurses' specialty practice of the following active nurses:

PSORHN Soft Launches through 1st batch of BORHN Course

Manila, Philippines - The Philippine Society of Sexual & Reproductive Health Nurses will launch the newly-formed specialty society of nurses focusing on providing sexual & reproductive health in the Philippines through the pioneering batch of the Basic Orientation on Reproductive Health Nursing Course (BORHN). 

PSORHN Nurses to join DOH Budget Deliberations

Manila, Philippines - As a result of the passage of the Sin Tax Law, the share of health in the proposed 2014 national budget increased by 45.5%. Part of the continuing budget work of advocates is to look at where the resources will be spent on.

The Health Cluster of Alternative Budget Initiative together with different civil society organizations will be present to the Department of Health presentation of its proposed budget for the FY 2014, 13 August 2013, 9:00am-12:00nn at the Duque Hall, Department of Health Central Office, Tayuman, Sta. Cruz Manila.

The Philippine Society of Sexual & Reproductive Health Nurses (PSORHN) is one of the organizations who shall be sitting in the budget deliberations. We are hoping that there will be an increase in the investment in health human resources especially to the nurses in public health.

Teen Pregnancy on the rise: Call for collective action

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Around the world, the rate of teen pregnancy is on the rise.  In the ASEAN region, the Philippines has the third highest teen pregnancy rate and it is only in the Philippines where the rate in teen pregnancy has increased. If the future of a country lies in the hands of its young people, what are the long term implications of the issue of teen pregnancy? What are the implications to health and lives of young mothers? Is there really cause for alarm?  

Nursing the Reproductive Health Bill: Pro-Mom, Pro-Life

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By Jesther Rowen Bautista On 25 Nov, 2010
Original Link: http://lormahighlights.com/2010/11/reproductivehealthbill/

Attending to mothers in the labor room is a common role for the graduating student-nurse. While waiting inside the room, I often ask my clients whether it is their first time to have a baby or not.

Often, patients in the delivery room are multi-parous(has delivered more than one child). Jokingly, I ask them why they want more children. I get various answers in return, some of them attuned to boredom, ‘can’t get enough’, accidents in bed and to some ‘the more the merrier’.

The Scottish Career Framework for Nursing in Sexual and Reproductive Health

Nurses are increasingly involved in the planning, delivery and evaluation of care to individuals within a sexual and reproductive health setting. This care will involve the management of complex emotional and physical conditions and as such requires advanced level communication skills, clinical competence underpinned by a sound education and research base and delivered through strong and visible leadership. 

The development of this Career Framework for Nursing in Sexual and Reproductive Health will assist senior nurses and service leads identify the practice and competence required to provide a high quality of care and allow for the benchmarking of existing roles. 

Nurse Practitioners and sexual and reproductive health services: An analysis of supply and demand

By Diana Taylor

I recently had the pleasure of serving as co-author to a new report from the RAND Corporation, titled Nurse Practitioners and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services: An Analysis of Supply and Demand.

A brief summary: Current trends in supply and demand for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, particularly for low-income individuals, suggest a growing gap in the next decade, with demand outstripping supply of competent health professionals. The reasons for this gap are tied less to the production of clinicians overall and more to a reduced production of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) trained to deliver SRH care.

PSORHN's first public appearance at the World Population Day

Manila, Philippines - The Philippine Society of Reproductive Health Nurses was invited by the Philippine Commission on Population to join in this year's celebration of the World Population Day this July 11, 2013.

This year the World Population Day will focus on the growing concern relating to teen pregnancies in the Philippines. 

PSORHN History & Founding Members

PSORHN takes its history two years ago when a couple of nurses became actively involved in the Reproductive Health Bill advocacy and campaign. These nurses recognized the need for an organized group to continue the advocacy and saw the need to specialize on sexual & reproductive health and rights (SRHR) going beyond maternal & child health.

This group of nurses launched an online campaign group known as RNs for RH which was largely operating in a social networking site known as Facebook. During the initial stages of conceptualizing for PSORHN, it took the name Reproductive Health Nurses Association of the Philippines (RHNAP) but later was changed to PSORHN since majority of the active founding members agreed to use of Society instead of Association.

Welcome to PSORHN!

Welcome to the blog site of the Philippine Society of Reproductive Health Nurses or PSORHN!

We will be posting updates on the organization in this site including schedules of training/seminars, available resources and related information on sexual & reproductive health nursing.