June 2006 TEST TAKERS IN THE PHILIPPINES RETAKE THE EXAM!!

kalayaan · Sep 12, 2006

no, i do not agree that foreign hospitals should not hire new grads. the phil setup is different that whatever one acquires while working will surely bring it to the US as a matter of habit. wonderful if they work in the metro hospitals. but majority may work in a crude public hospital. a new grad may ensure that one has learned the ideal set-up and may not tainted with irregular practices. there are some hospitals now that have evaluation forms for applicants where you have to check the skills that you know - like knowing how to operate certain machines, etc. i would suggest applying that as a better alternative.

and i do agree on a retake. but please dont suggest that they probably did cheat. try to edit it now before someone else reads this. or else you'll get into a lot of trouble.

RNsoon! · Sep 12, 2006

I'll be sure to do so .hahahaah....You're right.lol

catlady, BSN, RN · Sep 12, 2006

After you finish school and take your NCLEX, assuming you pass, and then find out that someone else may have compromised the test, how happy will you be to be ordered to retake your test, even though you know you did nothing wrong?

I sense a little ethnocentricity here...

rninme · Sep 12, 2006

Retake 'The Beast'?? Nooooooooo....I wouldn't want to take it again!! I feel for the people that did nothing wrong and are now being penalized.

TazziRN, RN · Sep 12, 2006

I did very well on my boards, but does that mean I would have no problem retaking it? He!! NO!!!!!!

OP, I'm glad you find it funny to offend with your cheating comment.

TazziRN, RN · Sep 12, 2006

Something tells me you're too young to remember this, but in 1988, when the boards were offered nationwide in January and July, the Jan boards were cancelled because one test booklet came up missing at a test site. You wanna take a wild guess at how upset the January candidates were at having to wait an extra two months to take the test? Taking the boards is a nerve-wracking, emotional event, and having someone throw a monkey wrench into the works is not fun.

salesnurses · Oct 18, 2006

To those who are planning to work in the UK, Ireland, Middle East, Australia & others, a Philippine license is a must. But to those who are planning to migrate & work in the US, a Philippine license may be useless. With this in mind, I advised my sister on not to worry too much on the uncertainty of the issuance of her RN license for passing the June 2006 exam. My sister is now waiting for the approval of her application to the Vermont Board of Nursing.

Whether we like it or not, the US is in need of nurses. They will accept new grads because they don't have other options. A new grad is better than nothing.

Speaking about ideal set-up, one can only find it in US nursing books. Foreign new grads should not expect that nurses in the US are doing the ideal way. After all, Philippine licensure exam is more difficult than that of NCLEX.

Based on experience, I answered 500 questions to pass Philippine board exam. But with NCLEX, I only answered 75 questions. And take note, I finished BSN 11 years ago at the age of 19, took & passed Philippine exam in that same year but got my license after 5 years because I forgot about it. I didn't need it to work as a sales rep for a pharmaceutical company. By the way, I took & passed nclex last Feb and now working at Univ. california.

Till then..

SalesNurses

RN in Philippines, UK, Vermont & California

no, i do not agree that foreign hospitals should not hire new grads. the phil setup is different that whatever one acquires while working will surely bring it to the US as a matter of habit. wonderful if they work in the metro hospitals. but majority may work in a crude public hospital. a new grad may ensure that one has learned the ideal set-up and may not tainted with irregular practices. there are some hospitals now that have evaluation forms for applicants where you have to check the skills that you know - like knowing how to operate certain machines, etc. i would suggest applying that as a better alternative.
and i do agree on a retake. but please dont suggest that they probably did cheat. try to edit it now before someone else reads this. or else you'll get into a lot of trouble.