Philippine Nursing "DIPLOMA MILLS" -

"COA auditors said that for the past years, there were 19 schools that did not even have ONE nursing graduate who passed the board exams."

It is appalling to read about the dumbing down of Nurse education in the Philippines while the Commission on Higher Education does nothing to correct this. CHED has closed down schools for poor perfomance in accounting, engineering and other courses, but the "buddy system" of CHED directors has left the Diploma Mill Nursing programs go untouched for over a decade!! Why aren't the Phil. Nurse Association Officers demanding that the quality of nursing education be THE HIGHEST quality of all courses in college when LIVES ARE AT STAKE??? This will surely haunt Nurses who have paid dearly in time and money for their education. This really stinks!!

""The condition does not only affect the quality of education but also limits the chances of graduates in the ensuing years," COA added."

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By RAINIER ALLAN RONDA

The Philippine Star

The proliferation of nursing "diploma mills" or schools offering poor quality nursing education could affect the Philippines' image as the leading producer of high-quality nurses in the global job market, a recent report said.

In a consolidated interim audit report of the Commission on Higher Education's 2007 operations, the Commission on Audit (COA) has expressed concern over the agency's failure to close down nursing schools whose nursing graduates have consistently performed miserably in the licensure examinations of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

It was learned that the regulatory power of CHED on erring schools with obvious sub-standard college programs is mainly vested on its regional directors who issue sanctions ranging from "initial warning for program termination" to the issuance of a "recommendation for program termination."

COA auditors said that for the past years, there were 19 schools that did not even have one nursing graduate who passed the board exams.

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