by hotpotato101

Hi guys i hope someone can answer me, my friend has taken her retake test last year. She is a board passer of Batch June 2006. However, she failed her retake test, possibly because she's already working that time and wasn't able to focus more on her review. anyway, I'm just wondering if her license is still valid c/o june 2006 even though she failed her retake test? we're planning of working abroad and this concerns me. Anyone who has an idea?

Thanks a lot!

Re: Retake test failed (Batch June 2006), question (?)

Depends on which country but many will know about the June 06 and will more than likely expect a retake and pass.

Re: Retake test failed (Batch June 2006), question (?)

hi there! i belong to batch 2006 of June, and i did retook the exam and passed it the 2nd time around for visa screen purposes since I already passed the nclex-rn. to your friend who is not so lucky to passed the retake exam, she will be having a hard time finding work abroad since most employer are aware of it and surely ask for it. you may try KSA since screening is not so rigid unlike to canada, usa, and certain countries which require a passing mark on the retake exam. goodluck to both of you!

Re: Retake test failed (Batch June 2006), question (?)

Originally Posted by Silverdragon102

Depends on which country but many will know about the June 06 and will more than likely expect a retake and pass.

I agree. It would pretty much defeat the purpose of the retake if the June 06 results were counted for some and not for others. Due to the cheating scandal, it is impossible to know whose results are valid.
Bottom line: the cheaters acted selfishly, and now everyone who took that exam has to pay the price. It's very unfortunate, but hopefully nursing students will learn how their behavior can impact others, and it won't happen again.

Re: Retake test failed (Batch June 2006), question (?)

How about Australia/Canada/UK? Well in general im wondering if she can still be considered "licensed", the fact that she took a retake but then failed it. Im curious if her license c/o june 2006 is still good?

Re: Retake test failed (Batch June 2006), question (?)

Originally Posted by hotpotato101

How about Australia/Canada/UK? Well in general im wondering if she can still be considered "licensed", the fact that she took a retake but then failed it. Im curious if her license c/o june 2006 is still good?

These countries will more than likely be aware of the June 2006 issues and will expect a current license that is not involved with the issues from that year. I would suggest your friend rethinks and resits NLE

Re: Retake test failed (Batch June 2006), question (?)

I definitely recommend retaking the exam again to preserve the dignity of being an RN.

Those who cheated were very dishonest and I just can't comprehend why they did that in the first place.

Re: Retake test failed (Batch June 2006), question (?)

Oh well, i can't comprehend as well, lol. good thing i'm a product of dec.2006 board exam.

so does this mean her license is still active? she's quite lucky if that's the case. It's like taking the retake test "risk-free", still can keep the license whatever happens.

Re: Retake test failed (Batch June 2006), question (?)

Originally Posted by hotpotato101

Oh well, i can't comprehend as well, lol. good thing i'm a product of dec.2006 board exam.

so does this mean her license is still active? she's quite lucky if that's the case. It's like taking the retake test "risk-free", still can keep the license whatever happens.

As far as I am aware it is active in the Philippines but elsewhere they may not accept it.

Re: Retake test failed (Batch June 2006), question (?)

Her license is valid in the Philippines only, and only if she just wrote sections 3 and 5 that were required at the time. To do that, it did not require that one waived their license that was issued. But it also made it much harder to pass when there were just the two sections.

Writing the entire exam over would have required that one give up their previous license there in order to be able to even register for it. And writing of the entire exam also made it easier to pass.

The license that she possesses is honored in the Philippines only and is not accepted in any other country as having a local license. The US will not grant a Visa Screen Certificate if the retake was not passed. Canada and Australia are not accepting the June 2006 exam if the retake was not passed.

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To be able to rewrite the exam now, would require forfeiting the license that she possesses. It was never done for free and without recourse. They had one attempt at the retake of the two sections and if they did not pass it, they would have to forfeit their license to resit for the exam.
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For travel out of your country, it is going to be nearly impossible since every single country is very aware of the scandal that happened that summer.