JUne 06 : Retake All?

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Anyone here who had voluntarily revoked his/her june 2006 license to be able to take previous December 06 board...

Planning to take the June 07 board exam,the whole entire exam.. But with the delayed response of the government, and with the stubborn stand of DOLE of " retake of test 3 and 5", i think my only option is to have my license revoke and sit for a new exam.....

What implications would it bring.. enlighten me pls....

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And why up to now, they (PNA) don't have a pronouncement of their own. That ANA press release was actually publicly released on March 5 on their website and posted here at allnurses.com just hours after and it was and it was all over the news locally by March 9.

Sorry, to say this but the PNA and the Phil. BON don't have the guts to decide for the Phil. nurses and are just leaving it up to the nurses to decide for themselves. By this time, they should now realize that it was a mistake not to let the nurses go for a re-take back then when it first got out and now the June 2006 batch are the ones suffering for their wrong decision. If the PNA, the BON, and the PRC have decided for a re-take way back then even before it got so huge and politicized then the June 2006 batch wouldn't be on this mess. And now, they are being indecisive once again and letting things flow on their own w/ them just from the outside and looking in.

In my opinion, the PNA and the Phil BON has failed the Philippine nurses miserably but there is a way to re-deem themselves and that is to decide once and for all on what is truly best for the profession.

I can only recall 2 active roles that the PBON/PNA played, perpetrators of the June leakage (accused former PNA president and 2 BON members) and the collection of oathtaking/membership fees (the reason I'm not a PNA member :chair: , I refuse to finance their unofficial trips abroad).

Most nurses here in PI, not to exclude the politicians, regard ANA as just the counterpart of the passive PNA, thus dismissing the former's position statement as moot and academic.

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@aquarian

ic, but anyway there may still be hope for us being hired despite not taking the whole exam, but instead following CGFNS recommendation on taking tests 3 & 5. :)

I wish you the best, nurse plush ! :)

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I can only recall 2 active roles that the PBON/PNA played, perpetrators of the June leakage (accused former PNA president and 2 BON members) and the collection of oathtaking/membership fees (the reason I'm not a PNA member :chair: , I refuse to finance their unofficial trips abroad).

Most nurses here in PI, not to exclude the politicians, regard ANA as just the counterpart of the passive PNA, thus dismissing the former's position statement as moot and academic.

You are right about that. This situation the Phil. profession is currently undergoing is the ultimate acid-test on why they are there for in the 1st place and what Phil. nurses are paying their dues and taxes for and they have failed miserably by first being a part of it then trying to sweep it under the the rug then the new BON members and the new PNA president are very passive after all the mess their predecessors have done.

All three groups, the PNA, BON and the PRC are all very quiet all of the sudden after the failed appeal last March 5 and the 1st thing coming out from them is that article stating that the Gov't shouldn't just disregard the ANA statement but the Gov't thru DOLE, is waiting for PNA's reply and suggestion on what to do from that ANA statement as they are the local counter-part. :uhoh3:

The true acid-test for the PNA and BON has come and they have failed from the start and are still doing miserably.

*Note that these are just my personal opinions.

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I really am confused right now. I don't know if i should retake the whole exam or just tests 3 & 5. I too already passed my nclex and ielts and if not for the controversy of the june 06 NLE, i would be processing my visa screen right now.

I know that waiving my license and retaking the whole exam is the right thing to do and it is the only way that I would have real peace of mind. But still it really is not easy to just give up the license. Do you guys think that the issue regarding the compromised NLE exam will not be laid to rest after the retake of tests 3 & 5? Someone told me that ANA will abide with the retake of tests 3 & 5 conducted by the DOLE, but I would want to read a statement oming directly from them stating this. Especially since the only press release from ANA is that they are urging us to take a new and different exam which if I understood correctly means that we should retake ALL.

I am so confused, please help me. I have to decide before april 2 which is the start of the registration for those who will retake tests 3 & 5.

Thanks!

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After weeks of contemplation.... I finally waived my JUNE 06 exam result and surrendered my license last monday - March 19,07....

It was so hard...the agony of giving back ny license and waiving the result of my june 06 exam ,which I worked hard for, God knows!!! But, I know this is for the best and I made the right decision.. This is an oppurtunity for me to redeem what I lost due to the controversy.. I will work hard to passed this June07 exam and prove to the world that I deserve my license and I did not cheat..

Im on a self-review, i dont want to be involve with any review center..

I am praying that there wont be any controversy of leakage this time..

May these people who started the leakage last june o6 exam realized that they didnt do any1 a favor with giving out leakages- only sufferings...

Please pray for the June 06 retakers... we are victims!!! may justice be given to us...may justice be served to those who have caused all this...

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I wish you the best, nurse plush ! :)

thank you, Good luck & God bless to all!

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Yesterday, I was contemplating on retaking ALL, but today, I finally went to PRC and waived my license. I was really confused last night about what to do that I emailed ANA asking them about their statement. It was great that they answered immediately, I got their email this morning, which I am going to share with you guys. I even brought a copy of this to PRC when I waived my license this afternoon and the people I asked there even photocopied the letter and suggested that I share the email to others who are in the same situation as I am. I hope that this could help those who are still confused. Here it is:

Thank you for contacting the American Nurses Association (ANA) about

its recent announcement on the compromised June 2006 Philippine Nurse Exam. As noted in our letter to the Philippine Regulation Commission, ANA

considers this to be a matter of public health and safety. Absolute

integrity of the professional licensure and exam process must be

strictly maintained for purposes of public safety and confidence. ANA

also noted in the letter that it is clear that the United States has

benefited from the many excellent Philippine nurses who have come here

to practice.

ANA recognizes that these nurses are duly licensed and able to practice

within the Philippines. Our interests lie with those who wish to come

to the United States to practice nursing.

ANA understands that investigations into this matter have found that

Tests #3 and #5 were substantially compromised. However, there was

nothing that was made public that indicates that these were the only

two tests of the exam that were compromised - only that these were the most compromised. It is for this reason that the ANA Board of Directors

recommended that the entire exam be retaken. ANA is aware that the

Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) has agreed

that retaking Tests #3 and #5 is sufficient to meet their requirements

for a VisaScreen Certificate.

Each organization's position stems from a different perspective. CGFNS

is a regulatory authority. ANA's position stems from our role as the

professional association and the custodian of the U.S. Code of Ethics

for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Provision 3.4 states that:

Nursing is responsible and accountable for assuring that only those

individuals who have demonstrated the knowledge, skill, practice

experiences, commitment, and integrity essential to professional

practice are allowed to enter into and continue to practice within the

profession.

Given The Code, ANA's perspective is that when entrusted with caring

for the public, there can be no doubt as to the qualifications of the

nurse. ANA recognizes the CGFNS' position that successful retake of Tests #3 and #5 is an acceptable remedy to meet the needs of a VisaScreen

Certificate.

Again, thank you for contacting the ANA. Please do not hesitate to

contact Cheryl Peterson, [email protected], should you have any

further questions.

Best regards,

Mary McNamara

Senior Public Relations Specialist

American Nurses Association

(301) 628-5198

[email protected]

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Thanks for sharing Star13 but do you know that there was a letter addressed to the PRC, BON and DOLE dated Feb 28 and the official release was posted on ANA's website last March 5?

What I'm trying to say is that they know all along about ANA's statement w/in the vicinity of the 1st week of March and there were no mention of it until a local media station brought it up on March 9 and up to now there is no solid reply from PRC and the BON or even the PNA.

They are suppose to be the ones who should have done what you have just done. Only two things can explain this. One is that they purposely try to hide what they know as long as they can and do nothing and be silent about and just go w/ the flow and leave the decisions to the nurses. Second is that they are incompetent and have not done what they are suppose to do as it is obviously very easy to contact ANA, as evidenced by what you have done and clarify their statement.

*Note that this is just my personal opinion and observations.

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Yup Lawrence, I am aware of their letter to PRC, that's why I personally emailed ANA and asked if theyr were retracting their statement since our batch is only required to retake tests 3 & 5, it's up to us if we retake all -- but I think that ANA is really firm in their stand and they could not be swayed. So the ONLY thing to do is retake ALL. I agree with you, I was surprised that ANA answered immediately, unlike BON, PRC & PNA. These organizations/offices whould be the ones looking out for us - but what is happening now? They just abandoned us.... I hope my fellow nurses also see this...

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sorry, to say this but the pna and the phil. bon don't have the guts to decide for the phil. nurses and are just leaving it up to the nurses to decide for themselves. by this time, they should now realize that it was a mistake not to let the nurses go for a re-take back then when it first got out and now the june 2006 batch are the ones suffering for their wrong decision. if the pna, the bon, and the prc have decided for a re-take way back then even before it got so huge and politicized then the june 2006 batch wouldn't be on this mess. and now, they are being indecisive once again and letting things flow on their own w/ them just from the outside and looking in.

in my opinion, the pna and the phil. bon has failed the philippine nurses miserably but there is a way to re-deem themselves and that is to decide once and for all on what is truly best for the profession.

(not for argument purposes) i just want to commend my alma mater for she has been vindicated with this issue.

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(not for argument purposes) i just want to commend my alma mater for she has been vindicated with this issue.

of course... we are entitled to our opinions. :wink2: which one are you referring to if i may ask? i did not mention any school if i remember it right.

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(not for argument purposes) i just want to commend my alma mater for she has been vindicated with this issue.

are we talking about u.s.t. by chance?? if this is the case, then kudos to that school as they were only the one that clamored for a re-take at that time and yes, they are now vindicated as is everyone else that clamored for a re-take from the start. :yeah:

if the above is the case then we are in the same page. :wink2:

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