NCSBN rules out Philippines as NCLEX site

[pinoy_guy]

just a sad update to other filipinos.

american nurses' boards won't accredit rp grads

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=news5_oct26_2006

the american national council of state boards of nursing has rejected president gloria macapagal arroyo's request to include the philippines as an accredited venue of the united states licensure exam for foreign nurses.

mrs. arroyo met with the council's president, faith fields, and associate executive director dr. casey marks yesterday to brief them on what was being done to address the leak of test questions during the june board exams for nurses.

but they told the president that the philippines--up for consideration as a venue before the scandal--would have to wait "some time" before its application could be taken up again.

"some time needs to pass, and that is definitely after a final decision is made clear," fields said in an interview after the meeting.

"i think the entire nursing world is looking at what your action will be. we are very interested to see how you handle the crisis... you don't want to waste opportunity to make your own system better."

commission on filipinos overseas chairman dante ang said the president was told that some 14 states in the us did not want to reconsider the philippines' application as an accredited testing center after the june test leaks.

this post is not meant to incite arguments, but to inform.

the leakage issue had, and is continuing to have, an international effect.

i want this as a call to action & prayers.

the ncsbn heads have spoken.

i hope we have the will to do what is right.

[corrupted_caregiver]

more info about the denied visa screen of a june 2006 NLE passer. That will really help. I'm going to retake the whole exam this coming June 2007. As of now, I'm going to apply for ATT in New Mexico. I will write a letter nullfying my exam last June. So, nursing is temporarily close. Hehe Hello Real Estate and Marketing. I need to live you know.

[suzanne4, RN]

To nullify that you took the exam in June, does not matter to the US; the issue is that you took it and your name is on the list of having taken it, that all of the appropriate offices have in the US.

That may be what you need to do to retake it in the Philippines, but it does not change things in the US until that exam is actually written and passed.

[corrupted_caregiver]

suzanne,

I did not understand your post. Are you saying that my retake on 2007 must be done first to make a difference in the US? or even if I undergo a retake it doesn't make any difference? From your previous post you are saying that all we need to do is retake the whole exam, pass it and we are clean. As from what I understood from the arguments in this forum, we need to do a retake on the whole exam and pass it then we are clean. Right?

Corrupted

[cid]

ei ....the june board exam issue has tainted the countries credibility.. and what other way is there to clean the mess than just retaking the board exam??... what's their to be afraid of when you really know your " stuff "... or maybe its otherwise.... right??.. its true that the board exam is a very stressing ordeal but what other way is there when others hold your credibility in doubt??... and another thing, why do you think the NCSBN had postponed to give their decision??... its maybe bcoz there is still hope... and maybe their trying us out to see if how we are able to handle such anomalies and if what will be our action if such situations occur in the future.. ok it should not only be blamed on the board leakage issue last june,.. but admit it or not, it did leave a very dark mark to philippine's ability to hold true on the credibility of its nursing board regulatory commission......, shame, shame ,shame......