Those who applied for RETAKE ALL(Batch June 2006)

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Helo everyone..recently I waived my licence, and though it was a big decision, I strongly believe that this decision is for my future and nevertheless with the help of fervent prayers and reading the books will all pass.. I just want to ask if you guys enrolled any any review centers? Are you going to attend the free nursing review offered to us retakers?any hints on bookd to read?...Lets all pray that will pass this June..ThNX....

And you are wishing to work in the US if I remember correctly. If you want to work in the US, you need to follow their rules. And if you take the time to do some reading here, you will see that you are required to have a Visa Screen Certificate, and ICHP/CGFNS is not issuing it to you. And they will not until part 3 and part 5 are redone. And employers in the US are not settling for that, they want to see an entire rewrite of the exam.

The choice is yours to make. You do not want to meet the requirements for our country, then don't come. Simple as that.

And the question is not about the validity of your license in your country, the issue is whether or not it is accepted in the US, and first a foreign license is never accepted as it is never valid in the US to work. That is why you wrote the NCLEX exam. For licensure.

But as far as immigration goes, you need the Visa Screen Certificate to get a green card.

A foreign license can be accepted as proof of the training/licensure of a foreign nurse......but licensure and immigration are two completely different things and are not even related. Immigration is a federal agency, and licensure is handled by specific Boards of Nursing.

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The issue at stake is if you wish to work in the US, you are going to need a Visa Screen Certificate to get the green card. And ICHP/CGFNS has stated that they are not issuing that Certificate to those that took that exam based on the issues surrounding it. The choice is yours to make.

And when others are working in the US and you are still at home waiting, you will have no one to blame but yourself.

The US has their own rules, and if you wish to work in that country, then you are subject to those rules.

You actually have only three more days to get your application in, or you will be waiting and waiting and actually having to pay for that exam again. Or you can continue to work in your country.

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And all that are posting here that took the June, 2006 NLE are retesting, either the two sections or the entire exam. Wonder why they are reading it the same way that I am?

Best of luck to you with your career in your home country.

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And you have been posting about the agency that you signed with, but I doubt if you have told them that you will not be retesting, therefore will not be able to get a Visa Screen Certificate. And without that, no green card. I highly recommend that you inform them before they start spending money on you that you will need to repay to them, as well as fines.

And sure, CGFNS has no control over what is done in your country, but they definitely have complete control over who works in the US. And if you do not meet their requirements, and they are quite specific about it, then you do not need to work in the US.

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Specializes in Spinal Cord Injury - Acute/Rehab.

i recently inquire the ana about the retake

this is the reply:

dear __________

to my understanding, all you need to be able to do to work in the united states is to retake tests 3 and 5 for prescreening purposes and complete the other licensure and visa requirements. i have no knowledge regarding the interests of the hospitals.

i wish you well.

sincerely,

cheryl peterson

american nurses association

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That says nothing about what their recommendations have been and that can be found posted on this forum about the June, 2006 exam and its retake.

They highly recommend that the nurse retake the entire exam, and that is also the view of every single HR Director that I have been in contact with all over the country since last August. You are free to do as you please, but for those that want jobs in hospitals, and even considering direct hiring, they are going to need to retake the entire exam.

And if you do the math calculations, you also have a much better chance of being able to pass when you do the entire exam, not just two sections.

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I had friends who had a really hard time doing this but I told them that they have to separate emotions from logic. If they will be emotional about the whole thing, time will be put to waste. It's actually a good thing that the CGFNS had released their stand on the issue early on so everybody will know what steps need to be done to rid everyone the stigma.

I must say nurses who are having a retake are really brave people, so good luck to all of you!!

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Didn't any one even considered that passing the special re-take for just test 3 and 5 may be harder than passing a whole re-take?

Remember, to pass the 'special' re-take a nurse must pass both exams. Meaning both should have at least 75.00% and above. Having one exam w/ a rate of say 95% while the other is 74.8% is still considered a failure and if the student fails this special re-take, there will be no more special re-takes. It is a one time deal and a failure would mean no eligibility for the VSC.

Someone, waiving her license and re-taking the entire exam will not be subjective to this rule. She will be ff. PRC's rules and polices, which is to have a general weighted average of 75. One or more exam can have a rating of below 75 as long as the average remains to be 75 and as long as there is no one subject that is 60 and below. Also, if she fails the entire exam, she can re-take it again.

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I am behind what Lawrence posted 100% and that is what I have been saying all along. If you registered for just the two sections and do not pass them both, then you can forget about working in the US, at least for a very long time.

ANA does not make law in the US or have anything to do with what CGFNS requires. They can make a statement as to what they want to see done, and that is very different from what is posted above in blue. They follow CGFNS requirements, and that is what is above. But that does not mean that the nurse will have an easy time of finding an employer with just passing of the two sections.

All of you are free to make your own eduated decision on what you were going to do, and several asked my opinion last fall and I gave it. Several retook the exam last December and have been able to go on with things and they have their VSC in hand. Do not blame the outcome of this exam on anyone but yourself if you do not like your results.

Simple as that. And if notice, most that have posted on this thread are retaking the entire exam, that seems to be the majority around here, not just the two sections.

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Hi guys...10 more days to go before our board....:roll dont know what to do..Hope we can do it once again..:saint:

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Specializes in NVICU, NSICU.

Somebody very close to me will also do a retake. Your batch is in my prayers always. :balloons:

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question: about the retake of test 3n5.

I they fail the exam. would that mean they cannot go to the US anymore? or they can if they retake the whole thing by december?

i have decided to retake the whole examination but i am just curious for the sake of my batchmates who will retake only 3n5 this june 11.

can some1 enlighten me pls? thanks!

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