HAAD Requirements,Dataflow Requirements for Nurses 2017/2018

HAAD Requirements for Nurses 2017/2018

Good day great Nurses and welcome to my blog. This is the first post in a series of a complete guide to nurse registration with the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi. I hope you will stick around and check other posts to be able to grasp full understanding of the procedure for nurse registration before you embark on the journey.

Back to the topic, HAAD recently changed it HAAD requirements for registration for overseas trained nurses but it hasn’t been communicated yet. However this post is based on the new HAAD requirements based on those who processed their registration with HAAD in November/December 2016.

HAAD REQUIREMENTS for Nurses 2016/2017

Below are the HAAD requirements for Nurse Registration:
– Bachelor degree in Nursing from an accredited university (Note that 3years diploma in Nursing program now qualifies you as Practical Nurse and not registered nurse)
– A valid nursing practicing license from your country
– 3 years post registration experience ( Note that if you have a 3 year diploma in Nursing before and you now proceed to have your Bachelor degree in Nursing, the 2 years start counting after your degree)
– A valid Basic Life support certificate/License. You may also need ACLS or PALS based on your specialty

HAAD DATAFLOW REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSES

If you are qualified to apply for registration, you will need to do so through a verification company called dataflow. Below are the additional HAAD requirements and documents you must provide before you can start the dataflow verification:

– Your secondary or high school diploma
– Your degree certificate with certificate of authentication and verification (CAV)
– Transcripts from the school you graduated from with certificate of authentication and verification (CAV)
– Your nursing board/council certificate
– A copy of your license or board rating and PRC ID ( for Filipino Nurses)
– Certificate of Good Standing from your nursing board which must be 6 months valid.
– Certificate of employment from your employer
– Passport copy/international passport
– Passport photograph (Recent)
– If you have a sponsor then Sponsoring facility declaration form (Available for download when you start your application)
– Letter of authorization (Available for download when you start your application)
– Security form (Available for download when you start your application)

Those are the HAAD requirements for nurses in 2017/2018 and haad dataflow requirements for nurses. If you have any question you can drop it in the comment box below

KMTC Courses and Qualifications and Application Form 2018/2019

Kenya medical training college application form is now on sale, below are the details

The Kenya Medical Training College invites applications from qualified candidates for admission into Medical Courses for the academic year 2016/2017 as PRE-SERVICE SELF SPONSORED CATEGORY and IN SERVICE/UPGRADING in her campuses situated in different parts of the country. The successful PRE-SERVICE SELF SPONSORED students will join the college in March 2017. Successful IN SERVICE and UPGRADING students will join the college either in March 2017, September 2017 or March 2018 depending on the course applied for.

Please note that all applications will be done online with an application fee of Ksh. 2022 payable through Kmtc Mpesa Paybill number 964150. Log into KMTC website www.kmtc.ac.ke and click on the application portal on the far right end then click on the link to download the application procedure. No manual applications will be accepted. Applications are opened until Tuesday 31st January, 2017. In case you need any assistance with the online application process please call any of the following numbers 0736993813, 0736212060, 0723000429,0723004569, 0723004516. You can also get help on the online application process from the nearest KMTC campus.

All Successful Candidates will be posted to the Campus of their choice.

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE COURSES OFFERED AND REQUIREMENTS

Diploma Courses

1 Diploma in Community Oral Health

• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences
• C- in any two of the following: Physics,Physical Science, Chemistry, Mathematics
3 Years MARCH 2017
Nairobi

2 Diploma in Community Nutrition
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences
• D+ in Chemistry or Physical Sciences
• D+ in any one of the following: Home Science, Agriculture, Mathematics, Physics, General Science
3 Years MARCH 2017 Karen and Nakuru

3 Diploma in Health Records and Information Technology
• C in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics
• C- in Biology or Biological Sciences
• C- in any one of the following: Physics,Physical Science, Chemistry, computer studies
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi

4 Diploma in Community Health Nursing
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences.
• C- in any one of the following: Chemistry or Physics or Physical Science or Mathematics
3 1/2 Years MARCH 2017 Bondo, Bomet, Bungoma,Eldoret, Embu, Homa Bay,Kakamega, Kapkatet, Kilifi,Kisii, Kisumu, kitale, Kitui,Machakos, Makueni, Meru,Mombasa, Msambweni,Muranga, Nairobi,Nakuru, Nyamira, Nyeri,Port Reitz, Siaya, Thika,Vihiga, Webuye Makindu,Chuka, Gatundu, Mwingi,Mosoriot, Iten

5 Diploma in Registered Nursing, Mental Health & Psychiatry
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences.
• C- in any one of the following: Chemistry or Physics or Physical Science or Mathematics
3 Years MARCH 2017 Muranga

6 Diploma in Medical Imaging Sciences
• C in English or Kiswahili and Physics or Physical Science and Biology or Biological Sciences
• C- in any one of the following: – Mathematics or Chemistry
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi, Nyeri, Kisumu,Manza

7 Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences and Chemistry or Physical Sciences
3 Years MARCH 2017 Port Reitz, Nairobi,Machakos, Lake Victoria,Embu

8 • C in any one of the following: – Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics

9 Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences
• C- in any two of the following: – Physics,Chemistry, Physical Science, Mathematics,Agriculture, Home Science
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi

10 Diploma in Optometry
• C in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics.
• C- in the following: – Biology/ Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics/Physical Sciences
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi

11 Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology and Physics or Physical Science or Mathematics
• C- in any one of the following: – Physics,Physical Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, Woodwork, Metal Work, Technical Drawing.
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi

12 Diploma in Pharmacy
• C in English or Kiswahili and Chemistry or Physical Science and Biology or Biological Science
• C in any one of the following: – Physics or Mathematics
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi, Manza, Kisumu and Nyeri,

13 Diploma in Physiotherapy
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology and Mathematics or Physics/Physical Science
• C- in any one of the following: -Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics or Physical Science
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi, Homa Bay Port Reitz

14 Diploma in Medical Engineering
• C in English or Kiswahili and Mathematics and Physics/Physical Sciences
• C- in any one of the following: -Biology/Biological Sciences, Chemistry,Electricity, Metal Work,Technical Drawing
3 Years MARCH 2017 Eldoret

15 Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences
• C- in Mathematics and any one of the following: Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi, Manza, Kabarnet, Karuri and kwale

16 Diploma in Dental Technology
• C in English or Kiswahili and Physics or Physical Science or Chemistry
• C- Biology and in any one of the following: Biology/Biological Sciences,Metal Work, Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry, Mathematics
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi

17 Diploma in Orthopedic & Trauma Medicine
• C in English or Kiswahili, C in Biology/Biological Sciences and Mathematics or Physics/Physical Sciences
• C- in any one of the following: Physics,Physical Science, Chemistry, Mathematics,Home Science, Agriculture.
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi, Kisii

18 Diploma in Health Promotion
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences
• C- in any one of the following: Mathematics, Physics/Physical Science,Chemistry
3 Years MARCH 2017 Nairobi, Nyahururu,Rachuonyo, Lugari

19 Diploma in Medical Social Care
• C in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences.
• C- in any two of the following: Chemistry or Physics or Physical Science or Mathematics, Home Science,Agriculture
3 Years MARCH 2017 Karuri

20 Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology
• C- in English or Kiswahili and D+ in Biology/ Biological Sciences
• D+ in any one of the following: Mathematics, Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry, General Science, Computer Studies, Agriculture, Home Science
2 Years MARCH 2017 Muranga, Siaya,Msambweni, Nairobi,Webuye, Bondo, Chwele,Maanza, Lamu, Mombasa,Kaptumo, Rera, Othaya,Lugari, Kuria, Rachuonyo, Othaya Nairobi campus (evening class)

21 Certificate in Community Health Nursing
• C- in English or Kiswahili and Biology or Biological Sciences
• D+ in and in any one of the following: – Chemistry or Physical Science or Physics or Mathematics
2 1/2 Years MARCH 2017 Lodwar, Kabarnet and Garrissa,

22 Certificate in Community Nutrition
• C- in English or Kiswahili and Biology /Biological Sciences
• D+ in Chemistry / Physical Science Kwale
• D+ in any one of the following: Home Science, Physics, Agriculture,Mathematics, General Science
2 Years MARCH 2017 Karen, Thika, Kabarnet, Homa Bay, Makueni,Kapenguria, Rera, Kuria,

23 Certificate in Medical Engineering
• C- In English or Kiswahili, D in Mathematics and D in Physics or Chemistry or Physical Sciences.
• D in any one of the following: -Chemistry, Biology, Biological Science,Electricity, Metal Work, Technical Drawing.
2 Years MARCH 2017 Meru

24 Certificate in Orthopaedic Plaster Technology
• C- In English or Kiswahili, and C- in Biology/ Biological Sciences
• D+ in Mathematics and in any one of the following:, Physics, Physical Science, Chemistry, Woodwork, Metal work, Technical Drawing, Home Science, Agriculture
2 Years MARCH 2017 NairobI, Machakos, Chuka

25 Certificate in Environmental Health Sciences
• C- in English or Kiswahili 2 Years MARCH 2017 Manza, Karuri, Kwale,Kabarnet
• C- in Biology/Biological Sciences and D in Mathematics
• D in any two of the following: Home Science, Physics, Chemistry, Agriculture,Building Construction, Technical Drawing,Electricity and Wood Work
2years March 2017 Manza, Karuri, Kwale, Kabarnet

POST BASIC/INSERVICE COURSES

Higher Diploma

1 Higher Diploma in:
i. Critical Care Nursing 1 year March 2017 Nairobi
ii. Psychiatric Nursing 1 year March 2018 Mathare
iii. Ophthalmic Nursing 1 year September 2017 Nairobi
iv. Perioperative Care 1 year September 2017 Nairobi and Mombasa
v. Paediatric Nursing (Kisumu) 1 year March 2017 Kisumu
vi. Palliative Care(Distance Learning) 1 year March 2017 Nairobi, Machakos
Requirements
Diploma in Nursing or in Community Health Nursing(KRN/KRCHN), Diploma in Nursing (KRN/KRM)

2 Higher Diploma in:
i. Food Science and Inspection Requirement: Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences
1 year September 2017 Nairobi

ii. Solid Waste Management Requirements: Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences
1 year September 2017 Nairobi

iii. Occupational Health and Safety Requirements: Diploma in any of the following: Environmental Health Sciences, Nursing, Clinical Medicine, Dental Tech, Orthopedic Technology, Occupational Therapy, and Medical Engineering 1 year September 2017 Nairobi

iv. Epidemiology Diploma in Environmental Health Requirement: Sciences, KRCHN, Clinical Medicine, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Pharmacy,Nutrition, Health Records & Information,Community Oral Health. 1year September 2017 Nairobi ( Part time)

3 Higher Diploma in Health Education and Promotion Requirements: Diploma in any one of the Health
Care Professions from KMTC or other recognized institutions OR Diploma in any social science from other accredited institutions 1 year September 2017 Nairobi (Full time)

4 Higher Diploma in Medical Education Requirements: Diploma in any one of the Health Care Professions 1 year March 2017 Nairobi (Distance Learning) September 2017 Nairobi (Full time)

5 Higher Diploma in Community Health and HIV/AIDS Care Requirements: Diploma in any one of the Health Care professions 1 Year Nairobi, Lake Victoria,Homa Bay

6 Higher Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences: Requirements: Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences and Registered by the KMLTTB 1 year September 2017 Nairobi
i. Parasitology & Entomology
ii. Microbiology
iii. Clinical Chemistry
iv. Haematology
v. Histopathology & Cytopathology
vi. Virology
vii. Blood Transfusion Sciences

7 Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery: Requirement; Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery and Registration with Clinical Officers Council September 2017
i. Paediatrics 12 months Nairobi
ii. Lung and Skin Diseases Nairobi
iii. Ophthalmology and Cataract Surgery 18 Months Nairobi
iv. Ophthalmology Advanced Refraction and Low Vision 18 Months Nairobi
v. Ear, Nose and Throat (E.N.T) and Audiology 18 Months Nairobi
vi. Reproductive Health 18 months Nairobi
vii. Anaesthesia 18 Months Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu, Eldoret. kisii
viii. Mental Health and Psychiatry 12 Months Mathare MTC

8 Higher Diploma in Medical Imaging Sciences (ULTRASOUND)
Diploma in Medical Imaging Sciences or its equivalent. 1 year September2017 Nairobi (Full time) Nairobi (Part-time),Eldoret (Part-time)

9 Higher Diploma in Radiography –Therapy Diploma /Certificate in Radiotherapy or equivalent.Diploma in Radiography/MIS 18 Months September 2017 Nairobi (Full time) Diploma in Radiography/MIS

10 Higher Diploma in Medical Engineering Requirement: Diploma in Medical Engineering, OR an
equivalent from a recognized institution 1 year September 2017 Nairobi (Part-time)

11 Higher Diploma in Orthopedic Manual Therapy Requirement: Bsc. Physiotherapy or Diploma in Physiotherapy 18 months March 2017 Nairobi (Part-time)

12 Higher Diploma in Health Systems Management (Distance Learning) Requirement: Diploma in a Health related course or a BSc. In health related course from a recognized institution. 1 year March 2017 Nairobi

13 Higher Diploma in Addictive Science (Distance Learning) Requirement: Diploma in any health related course from KMTC and any other recognized institution 2 Years March 2017 Mathare

14 Higher Diploma in Community Based Rehabilitation (Distance Learning) Requirement: Diploma in any one of the Health Care Professions from KMTC or other recognized institutions 1 year March 2017 Nairobi

UPGRADING COURSES (FROM CERTIFICATE TO DIPLOMA QUALIFICATIONS)

1 Diploma in Community Health Nursing Requirement: Certificate in Community Health Nursing (KECN), Two years working experience 18 Months March 2017 Nairobi(Full Time)

2 Diploma in Community Health Nursing (Distance Learning) Requirement: Certificate in Community Health Nursing (KECN) Two years working experience 2 Years March/September 2017 depending on campus Kisii, Meru, Garissa, Muranga, Embu, Kisumu, Mombasa, Nakuru, Kitale, Kapkatet

3 Diploma in Environmental Health Sciences Requirements: Certificate in Environmental health
Sciences. Two years working experience 2 years September 2017 Karuri (Full Time)

4 Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences Requirement: Certificate in Medical Laboratory Sciences. Registration by the KMLTTB 2 years September 2017 Lake Victoria- Full Time

5 Diploma Medical Engineering Requirements: Certificate in Medical Engineering. 2 years March/
September 2017 depending on campus Kilifi – (March 2017) Part Time Nairobi-(Sept 2017) Part Time

6 Diploma in Community Nutrition Requirement: Certificate in Community Nutrition. Two years working experience. 2 years March/September 2017 depending on campus Karen – September Homa Bay – March Nairobi-March, Lodwar (March) Nakuru campus-March 2017)

7 Diploma in Health Records and Information Requirement: Certificate in Health Records and Information 2 years March 2017 Kitui, Muranga, Siaya, Msambweni, Bondo, Chwele, Nairobi campus (Distance learning and evening class)

8 Diploma in Orthopaedic and Trauma Medicine Certificate in orthopaedic plaster technology or Certificate in orthopaedic plaster and traction technology 2 years March 2017 Nairobi Campus Only

PETER K. TUM
DIRECTOR/CEO

Karnataka Nursing Council Good Standing Certificate

Nurses who are in need of international verification to countries in UAE, Australia, New Zealand, Canada among others and are registered with the Karnataka Nursing Council must submit Karnataka Nursing Council good standing certificate. Good standing certificate is a document that details your registration and any restriction on your practicing license. It is a communicating tool between the Nursing Board you are seeking registration with and the one you already registered with.

Before you can get Karnataka Nursing Council good standing certificate, you need to be physically present in their office or send someone to process it for you. Processing Karnataka Nursing Council good standing certificate involves filling of application forms and making the required payment after which you will submit attaching the required documents. Below are the required documents:

Requirements for Karnataka Nursing Council Good Standing Certificate

1. A copy of Karnataka Nursing Council Registration Card
2. Evidence of payment of the application fees of Rs. 1000 to the Central Bank of India, Bangalore.
3. Complete application form

Process of Obtaining Karnataka Nursing Council Good Standing Certificate

1. Get to their office and collect a bank payment slip (not sure you can also obtain this in bank) and the application form from the reception
2. Make the required payment to the bank which is closer to council office
3. Complete the application form with the address of Nursing Board where to send the good standing certificate
4. Staple copy of your registration certificate and the chalan to the application form
5. Submit

Karnataka Nursing Council Address:
Karnataka State Nursing Council
71. nightingale Towers A Street,
6th Cross A.R Extension
Near Movieland Theater
Gandhinagar
Bangalore-560009
Phone: +91-80-22383230
Fax:+91-80-41516486
Website: www.ksnc.in

Are you currently processing or recently processed your Karnataka Nursing Council good standing certificate? Has anything changed from the above procedure? We do like to hear from you. You can equally use the comment box if you have any question.

Kerala Nursing Council Good Standing Certificate

Nurses who intend to work outside the country must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or Board in that country. As part of the registration requirements, good standing certificate otherwise known as letter of verification of nursing license will be required from the nursing board where you are currently practicing. What then is good standing certificate?
Good standing certificate or letter of verification of nursing license can be described as a verification document that shows your registration status or standing. It informs the nursing regulatory board of the country you are seeking registration of any restrictions, suspension or any purnishement placed on your license.
Good standing certificate to the regulatory agencies in United Arab Emirates must be uploaded during the dataflow registration process.

How to Get KNC Good Standing Certificate

Usually kerala nursing council good standing certificate can be obtained online and offline. The certificate is usually sent to the nursing board where you are processing your registration. When you are filling the application form for Kerala nursing council good standing certificate, it is important you include a functioning email. A copy would be sent to that email where you have the opportunity of downloading it and uploading it to your online application.

Below are the documents needed for Kerala Nursing Council Good Standing certificate
1. Request letter for good standing certificate addressed to the Kerala Nursing and Council Registrar with your email address on it
2. Copy of your Kerala Nursing Council registration card
3. Evidence of proof of age
4. A DD of Rs. 2000 from State of Bank of Travancore drawn in favour of KNC
The letter should be addressed to:
The Registrar,
Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council,
Red Cross Road,
Thiruvanathapuram
Pin: 695035
Kerala.
You can contact Council for Good standing certificate related cases on 0471-2774105

How Much Does A Physician Assistant Make

Physician Assistants have a work schedule that is quite similar to that of general practitioners but according to law, they must practice under physicians or surgeons. Physician Assistant job is a rewarding/lucrative career hence people tend to find out how much does a physician assistant make before venturing into the profession. How much a physician assistant make is dependent on several factors chiefly among which are practice environment and schedule of duty.

Overview of How Much A Physicain Assistant Make

According to the U.S Bureau of Labour and Statistics, physician assistant median pay per year was $98,180 in May 2015, this translates to $47.20 per hour. Median wage is the wage that half of people in an occupation earn less and the other half earned much. It should be noted that the lowest 10 percent earners in this profession earned less than $62,760 while the top 10 percent earners among physician assistants earned more than $139,540 last year.
Like I said earlier, practice environment greatly influenced how much a physician assistant earn. For instance, the U.S Bureau of Labour and Statistics estimated the 2015 annual median wage for physician assistants in outpatient care centers to be $106,010, those that worked in hospitals – state, local and private pocketed the median wage of $101,500, office physicians $96,4300, educational services $95,000 and government $91,260.

Job outlook for physician assistant is bright as employment of physician assistants is expected to grow by 30 percent within the 10year period of between 2014-2024. Physician assistants also work the 3 shifts and their roles is expected to expand in the future as more states will allow them to take on some roles of the primary care providers.

How to Become a Physician Assistant

The healthcare job industry has been noted to provide a constant job opportunities for people with educational qualifications in it field. There is constantly a demand for primary care practitioners which make career in nurse practitioner or physician assistant a lucrative and job-assured ones. How to become a phyiscian assistant? This post outlines the various steps on how to become a physician assistant in the United States of America.

Physician Assistant also known as PA works in team with other healthcare workers to offer preventive and curative services to clients. They conduct physical assessment, order diagnostic investigations, diagnose and treat patients with various kinds of illnesses.

How to Become a Physician Assistant

Physician assistant is a regulated profession which means you must be licensed before you can practice. The education preparedness of physician assistant typically starts by graduating from an accredited undergraduate degree program and having some relevant experience in Healthcare-related field before proceeding to the 2 years Masters degree in Physician Assistant in an accredited institution. The accrediting agency for physician assistant program is the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for Physician Assistant.

How
Admission Requirements

– Completion of undergraduate degree program usually in sciences or completion of at least two years of College coursework usually in the basic and behavioral sciences. Biology, physiology, microbiology, chemistry and anatomy are the physician assistant programs prerequisites in most schools.
– Healthcare-related experience which may be in paramedics, EMT, registered nurse, medical assistant, Peace Corps Volunteer, Certified Nursing Assistant, Surgical Tech,Lab Assistant among others
– You will be required to apply to schools using the centralized application process for physician assistants. It is important you start looking for schools early and be sure you gathered all the necessary documents before you throw in your application.

Note: It is important you apply to accredited schools. This will help to ensure that you are qualified to take the licensure exam for physician assistant which is a prerequisite for obtaining practicing license.
Upon successfully completion of the physician assistant program and passing the national licensure exam, you would be required to obtain a practicing license in the state you wish to practice. You can then look for job and start working while keeping your license renewed as at when due.