Antigua to Host Meeting of Regional Nursing Councils

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Saturday, 14 July 2012 02:30

By caribarena news

Antigua St. John’s - The General Nursing Council and the Ministry of Health are making preparations to host the 20th Meeting of the Regional General Nursing Councils from July 16 to 27 at the City View Hotel. 
 


A number of Nurse Educators who represent Nursing Councils from around the Caribbean will meet as of Monday to engage in the Paper Setting, Examination Review and Item Analysis for Banking Exercise for the Regional Examination for Nurse Registration (RENR).

The Nurse Educators will then be joined by their counterpart Chairpersons and Registrars of Nursing Councils for a special Business Meeting of the Regional Nursing Councils on Thursday, July 26 to discuss issues relating to the Nurse Registration Exam and Regulation of the Nurses who practice the profession. 
 


Dr. Rudolph Cummings from the CARICOM Secretariat and Mr. Glenroy Cumberbatch from the Caribbean Examinations Council will be present at the Business Meeting to participate in the discussions relating to the future of the RENR.

Antigua and Barbuda’s Principal Nursing Officer and Chair of the General Nursing Council and the Regional Nursing Body (RNB), Mrs. Elnora Warner will co-ordinate the Meeting. She will also co-facilitate the RENR exercises with Mrs. Anne De Roche, registrar of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Nursing Council.

Minister of Health Hon Willmoth Daniel will address the delegates during the meeting’s Opening Ceremony which begins at 9 am on Monday. Trinidad and Tobago, the outgoing Chair, will also present a report.

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