a question for philippine nursing graduates

crash_burn · Sep 18, 2006

from the school that i came grades really doesn't matter. as long as u pass the licensing exam local and US. hey, u have the same chance to be hired by an employer...what matter is u know your nursing.....God bless!

miQ. · Sep 19, 2006

just learned from my professor in soc2a or socio-anthropology with nursing perspective that in our class of 65 this semester, only 2 of us are passing right now... that's something else!

had the same problem when i was still in school... i remember spending more time reading for my philosopy class than my nursing fundamentals :nono: because our philo instructor told the class that majority are failing in his class...when i got my grades for that semester, my funda is higher than my philo and i couldnt decide whether to be happy or sad about it... :uhoh21:

i know that your priority should be your major subjects but it still wouldnt look good if you get a barely passing grades in your minors... but i think employers (who were once students) knew about these problems... of teachers simply making easy thing difficult for reasons they alone can understand... that despite having standardized procedures for computation of grades, there'll be teachers who would give a 90+ just by your attendance alone...

employers would still look into your school grades...why else would they ask for your copy of grades...but that wont be their sole basis...your other credentials will be look into as well, like your board rating, the seminars or other trainings you attended... but from what i gathered from friends who got hired in big hospitals recently, employers are more keen on people who did well in the examination and interview during the hiring process than those who got really impressive school grades but got low scores in the hospital exam or left unfavorable impression during the interview...

RNHawaii34 · Sep 24, 2006

i graduated in the philippines in october 2005. i was the kind of student who didn't get the highest grade in the class. i think i was in the bottom. i remember i had a 75% on one subject. i got no medals, honors whatsoever, didn't make it to the deans list. but, i passed nclexrn ( on the first take). got all my paperworks when i turned in that rn job application..the human resources personnel didn't ask for my transcript, but she asked for my license, bls card, and my id. and that's pretty much it. guess what happened to the dean's lister from my batch? she didn't even pass the nle, twice already:wink2: ....

mayflower2000, RN · Sep 24, 2006

i graduated in the philippines in october 2005. i was the kind of student who didn't get the highest grade in the class. i think i was in the bottom. i remember i had a 75% on one subject. i got no medals, honors whatsoever, didn't make it to the deans list. but, i passed nclexrn ( on the first take). got all my paperworks when i turned in that rn job application..the human resources personnel didn't ask for my transcript, but she asked for my license, bls card, and my id. and that's pretty much it. guess what happened to the dean's lister from my batch? she didn't even pass the nle, twice already:wink2: ....

i really dont believe in grades. you can be a deans lister if you have a good memory in all of the lessons,meaning to say you can memorize all of the contents but you lack the analytical skill. when you are in collge most of the questions are on knowledge and comprehension level. but in nursing board, questions are based on application/analysis level.a big factor that even one who graduates with honors would not be able to pass. just my two cents:rolleyes: :wink2:

Rep · Sep 24, 2006

They don't look for your grades or what school did you graduated from the Philippines. To them , even you are graduate of one of the top 10 nursing schools or the last 10 bottom schools doesn't not matter.

The only thing that matters is your license.

jenspec · Sep 28, 2006

Grade in nursing school is not a definite criteria for anybody aspiring to work in the US. You only have to work towards securing the license (passing the exams) and be sponsored by an employer. when things run smoothly TADA! You are now a Registered Nurse in the US. I know it is much easier said than done.

From my POV there would be certain agencies who recruits nurses with a criteria as such of a good scholastic grade point average that is mainly because it serves then as a basis of how well a nurse will perform with the examinations in securing the US license. Of course there is a much better chance for them to get the nurses who will be able to pass the exams in as little time possible and have the nurses here in the US.

tagamargos · Sep 30, 2006

i graduated in the philippines in october 2005. i was the kind of student who didn't get the highest grade in the class. i think i was in the bottom. i remember i had a 75% on one subject. i got no medals, honors whatsoever, didn't make it to the deans list. but, i passed nclexrn ( on the first take). got all my paperworks when i turned in that rn job application..the human resources personnel didn't ask for my transcript, but she asked for my license, bls card, and my id. and that's pretty much it. guess what happened to the dean's lister from my batch? she didn't even pass the nle, twice already:wink2: ....

happened to our dean's lister too!

guys, if you noticed, when you take the nclex and check the results afterwards, it will only plainly say :pass or fail. no grades, no percentages, etc. you only have to prove that you are within the level of difficulty they are looking for.

RNHawaii34 · Oct 3, 2006

in addition to all of the excellent comments from my fellow nurses above, whether you have fat 95 or decent passing grade in nursing school, pls. do not forget to continue studying. keep polishing your knowledge. you may passed all the required exams and everything, but don't let yourself get " rusty". you need to keep yourself up to date with the nursing trends, which is very common here in the u.s. there a lot of nursing website you can check here on the web.keep in mind that some stuff you learned from college 2-3 years ago, may not be applicable anymore.so stay tuned and goodluck :-) :nurse:

mothrSN06 · Oct 4, 2006

It's good to learn these things from you guys... I am a mother myself and it really is hard to excel in both motherhood and in being a student.