American Nurses Association Urges New Tests for Philippine Nurses

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03/05/07

ANA Urges New Tests for Philippine Nurses Seeking to Practice in the U.S.

The American Nurses Association (ANA) is urging the Philippine government to facilitate a retake of the nurse licensure exam without penalty for the nurses who passed the June 2006 examination. Following investigations by both the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) and the Philippine government, it was discovered a portion of the 500 question exam was known to a large number of examinees prior to the exam being administered.

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http://nursingworld.org/pressrel/2007/statementPhilippine_Nurse_Exam.pdf

The ANA is just airing what's their stand regarding the June'06 batch. Even though ANA and CGFNS are separate entity, ANA is still powerful enough to influence different hospitals around the US. The ANA's wide network of nurses ( I mean their members) are scattered on different cities, schools and medical institutions. You don't even know if one of their member will be conducting one of your job interviews in the future.

This leakage scandal is becoming a global affair. I blame the government for their luck of strong will to implement a full retake. If you just took the suggestion of Dante Ang right at the first time, this problem is far over.

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hello! do anyone here knows where we will apply for the review of the retake? and when is the scheduled date for the registration of the retake? pls help...thanks

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why is ana taking part of this issue? they have their own board exam, right? that alone should tell if the student, whether they came from the june 06 batch. if the passed the nclex, they are safe enough to practice in the US. that is what nclex is all about right? being a safe and effective entry level nurse here in the US. CGFNS is just doing their job by saying that they should retake the exam. but i don't know why is ANA dipping in in the situation.

ANA does not have an exam. But they have a large say over who works in US hospitals. And when they speak, hospitals and Boards of Nursing listen.

ANA is not dipping into the situation, they have been saying this since last August, and if you read any of my posts from back then, I have said the same thing.

Many of you are upset that you need to retake an exam, but the issue is that employers in the US want you to retake the entire exam. They are the ones that are doing the hiring and will be paying your salary, and if you want the best shot at getting the best job, then you will do as the employer wants. And if you do not do what they want, then they do not need to hire you. It is that simple.

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i'm not blaming anyone. i'm just asking because i'm curious about the reason for having that kind of decision. sorry for asking. people really get angry fast these days.

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The ANA is just airing what's their stand regarding the June'06 batch. Even though ANA and CGFNS are separate entity, ANA is still powerful enough to influence different hospitals around the US. The ANA's wide network of nurses ( I mean their members) are scattered on different cities, schools and medical institutions. You don't even know if one of their member will be conducting one of your job interviews in the future.

This leakage scandal is becoming a global affair. I blame the government for their luck of strong will to implement a full retake. If you just took the suggestion of Dante Ang right at the first time, this problem is far over.

It is not becoming a global affair, it has been from the very beginning. The issue is that it is becoming a joke over here after the actions of a few of the politicians from your country, that do not even know the difference between the CGFNS Cerificate and the Visa Screen Certificate. But they know everything and think that they can tell the US who they have to hire and when to hire them. What they do not realize is that there are nurses from other countries that are more than willing to come and take the places of nurses from the Philippines in the US, that your country thought would go to nurses from PI. And they are from countries where there have been none of these scandals or even second course programs where there has been no clinical training. And with 15 to 18 students to 1 patient, your clinical skills are no longer the same as they once were. We do hear all about it over here. Evey little piece of information that you hear, we hear over across the Pacific as well.

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hello! do anyone here knows where we will apply for the review of the retake? and when is the scheduled date for the registration of the retake? pls help...thanks

There is already a thread here with all of the information, just do a search for it.

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http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news3_mar15_2007

nurses will not pay for retaking of examination

in an executive order signed this week, president gloria macapagal arroyo said the exam fees would be charged to the government, and ordered p20 million in public funds allocated for the purpose.

the make-up exams will be held in june and december, and may be only once.

the exams are voluntary for the 17,000 new nurses who passed last year's leak-tainted licensing examinations.

officials of the professional regulation commission and the department of labor and employment said as many as 15,000 would probably retake the test.

the retake will cover only tests iii and v of the original exams, parts that had been leaked.

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applications for the retest may be filed with the commission.

the labor secretary and the commission chairman will release the names of those who pass the new test.

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A friend wants to ask. For example, I am a June 2006 passer. Then I retake tests 3 and 5 but fail, what will happen to me?

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A friend wants to ask. For example, I am a June 2006 passer. Then I retake tests 3 and 5 but fail, what will happen to me?

Ask PRC whether they will still keep the nurse license if she failed the retake of 3 and 5. I don't have any idea. Sorry.

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jennypanic, you will still be a licensed nurse here in the phil. you are not going to surrender your license when you apply for a retake of test 3 and 5 only

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cgfns may hold the authority as to the extent of the retake but ana looms over them as a powerhouse of influence. the only logical thing to do NOW is to prepare as if retaking the whole exam. you may want to review 3 and 5 parts with greater emphasis but by preparing for the entire exam, you have a wider safety net. it is stressful enough reviewing so spare yourself any more trouble thinking which part to review or not. all of this will come to pass (like everything else) and look forward to what lies ahead. stay strong, kababayans!

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okay, i see. thanks for the info.

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