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What’s up with Dipolog Medical College’s nursing graduates?
May 08, 2007 14:12:00INQUIRER.net
My name is Darren Smith, an American college professor based in Florida USA. As a college educator for the last ten years, I have followed nursing education in the Philippines very closely. Of foreign nurses, 40% are from the Philippines.
I would like to share the case of nursing students attending Dipolog Medical College in Dipolog City who are being prevented from taking nursing licensure exam in June 2007.
This particular school has a passing rate below 30% in the nursing board exam, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of nursing schools in Philippines. For schools with more than 30 students, DMC is 12th from the bottom, with a passing rate of 25% last December and 28% last June. From 2000 to 2004 DMCCFI had a passing rate below 40% - a long history of poor performance.
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My name is Darren Smith, an American college professor based in Florida USA. As a college educator for the last ten years, I have followed nursing education in the Philippines very closely. Of foreign nurses, 40% are from the Philippines.
I would like to share the case of nursing students attending Dipolog Medical College in Dipolog City who are being prevented from taking nursing licensure exam in June 2007.
This particular school has a passing rate below 30% in the nursing board exam, consistently ranking in the bottom 20% of nursing schools in Philippines. For schools with more than 30 students, DMC is 12th from the bottom, with a passing rate of 25% last December and 28% last June. From 2000 to 2004 DMCCFI had a passing rate below 40% - a long history of poor performance.
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The nursing scandal
April 10, 2007 14:32:00Rodel Rodis INQUIRER.net
Starting this week some 10,000 Philippine nurses who passed the tainted June 2006 Philippine nursing board exams will be taking review classes, paid for by the Philippine government, to retake two sections of the nursing exams they already passed – a requirement imposed by the United States’ Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) for Philippine nurses who wish to work in the US.
The retaking the 2006 exams may not end the controversy which has damaged the reputation of Filipino nurses throughout the world. "The outcome of the ongoing scandal on the alleged leakage in the June 2006 Nursing Board Examination could make or break the future of Filipino nurses who intend to work abroad," the Philippine Daily Inquirer noted,
The controversy began with the discovery of a “leakage” of exam questions disseminated by two nurses review centers to their examinees in Baguio City and perhaps other locales. The examinees were provided with
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Starting this week some 10,000 Philippine nurses who passed the tainted June 2006 Philippine nursing board exams will be taking review classes, paid for by the Philippine government, to retake two sections of the nursing exams they already passed – a requirement imposed by the United States’ Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) for Philippine nurses who wish to work in the US.
The retaking the 2006 exams may not end the controversy which has damaged the reputation of Filipino nurses throughout the world. "The outcome of the ongoing scandal on the alleged leakage in the June 2006 Nursing Board Examination could make or break the future of Filipino nurses who intend to work abroad," the Philippine Daily Inquirer noted,
The controversy began with the discovery of a “leakage” of exam questions disseminated by two nurses review centers to their examinees in Baguio City and perhaps other locales. The examinees were provided with
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10,000 nursing passers to retake tainted June 2006 exams
April 03, 2007 20:36:00Jerome Aning Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines -- About 10,000 of the 17,000 passers of leak-tainted 2006 nursing licensure exams have registered for a retake, according to the Department of Labor and Employment.
DoLE also reminded re-takers who wanted to avail of free review that Wednesday would be the deadline for registering for the special review classes.
Of those who registered for the retake, 9,450 confirmed to take the review. As of March 31, Metro Manila, the Cordillera Administrative Region and Central Visayas accounted for 7,200 retake applicants
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MANILA, Philippines -- About 10,000 of the 17,000 passers of leak-tainted 2006 nursing licensure exams have registered for a retake, according to the Department of Labor and Employment.
DoLE also reminded re-takers who wanted to avail of free review that Wednesday would be the deadline for registering for the special review classes.
Of those who registered for the retake, 9,450 confirmed to take the review. As of March 31, Metro Manila, the Cordillera Administrative Region and Central Visayas accounted for 7,200 retake applicants
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Saturday, March 24, 2007
Special Nursing Review Website
Licensed Nurses under June 2006 Nurse Licensure Examination
v i s i t
http://www.specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph/
Saint Mary's University
http://www.specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph
Review Schools
The special review shall be conducted on the schools listed herein.
Select an area: Region 2
Select school: SaintMary's University
Schedules
The special review shall be conducted on the following schedules:
- April 23-29, 2007
- April 30-May 6, 2007
- May 7-13, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
SPECIAL NURSING REVIEW ADVISORY
SPECIAL NURSING REVIEW ADVISORY
- Only nurses licensed pursuant to the June 2006 Nurse Licensure Examination are eligible to register for the special review for Tests III and V. Those whose licenses were cancelled and were asked to retake Test III and V pursuant to the Court of Appeals decision, are not eligible.
- Registrants who encounter difficulties with online registration due to problems with their PRC License Numbers are advised to personally visit the nearest PRC Office and to get a certification of Professional Registration with license number or to call the PRC Focal Person:
MS. HORTENSIA DE GUIA
Professional Regulation Commission
Registration Division
(02) 736-2248They are advised to manually register (using Form 1A) with participating COE/Review Schools or DOLE Regional/Provincial Offices. Their registration shall be evaluated and confirmed upon presentation of the PRC Certification.
- First-come, first-served enrolment. If their preferred review classes are already full, applicants are advised to register with other review school in their area or nearby areas. A common curriculum will be used by all participating review schools.
- The list of participating schools and schedules shall be regularly updated. View the changes online at www.specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph. Note: The Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) is no longer participating in the special review.
Those affected by changes are advised to revisit the website.
SOURCE: http://www.specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph/advisory.asp
RP is training ground for China's nurses-to-be
TIFFANY TAN in Beijing
03/06/2007 | 04:13 PM 
What can be so extraordinary about a group of students studying “The Life and Works of Jose Rizal?" Well, for one, the classes are taught in Beijing, China. For another, the students are Chinese mainlanders who have no stake in Philippine affairs.“I don’t think we need to learn too much about these matters," says Zhang Chan, a 19-year-old girl from northeastern China. “But students have mainly lost interest because they can’t understand the lessons. Our English isn’t very good and the teacher speaks too fast."
A twin sister younger by 27 minutes, Zhang Juan, realizes the value of learning about another country’s history and tradition but says that “talking about only one person’s life can get boring." The twins, however, are plodding on because they see education as the path to a secure future.
The girls, along with about 50 others, are college freshmen at Beijing’s Yanjing Overseas University.
They have come to the Chinese capital from various corners of the country – from the frigid north to the humid south, from the desert region to the coastal areas – in order to study nursing.
Training in RP
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GUIDELINES IN FILING APPLICATIONS for the NURSE LICENSURE EXAMINATION BY THE JUNE 2006 SUCCESSFUL EXAMINEES WHO WILL VOLUNTARY RETAKE
Types of Retakers
1. Selective retake of Tests III and V of the 1,687 examinees ordered by CA
a. up to DECEMBER 2007 only
b. to re-submit NOTICE OF ADMISSION, TOR, BC
c. NO EXAMINATION FEE
2. Voluntary retake of 5 subjects
a. with WAIVER (surrender BOARD RATING and PROF. ID/BOARD CERTFICATE if issued already)
b. pay EXAMINATION FEE of P900
c. to re-submite NOTICE OF ADMISSION, TOR, BC
d. up to DECEMBER 2007 only
3. Special voluntary retake of Tests III and V for the PURPOSE OF EMPLOYABILITY (VISA SCREEN CERTIFICATION FOR CGFNS)
a. to be taken ONLY ONCE either in JUNE or DECEMBER 2007, at the examinees CHOICE
b. to re-submit TOR, BC, PHOTOCOPIES OF PROF. ID., CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION, if issued already
c. MUST PASS THE TWO SUBJECTS
d. if FAILED in JUNE 2007
d.1 LICENSE IS STILL VALID FOR LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND FOR NON-US COUNTRIES
d.2 Examinee has an OPTION TO VOLUNTARILY RETAKE 5 SUBJECTS in DECEMBER 2007, BUT with WAIVER and SURRENDER OF BOARD RATING, PROF. ID/BOARD CERTIFICATE
e. NO EXAMINATION FEE
f. FILING PERIOD is from APRIL 2 to MAY 11, 2007
g. since this is not for licensure, filing by REPRESENTATIVE MAY BE ALLOWED if applicant is not present during the filing period, BUT APPLICANT MUST PERSONALLY CLAIM NOTICE OF ADMISSION at least ONE WEEK before examination
h. QUERIES on REVIEW CLASSES - INFORM examinees to call DOLE
h.1 registration for review will start on MARCH 21 - APRIL 4, 2007 at selected center of excellence nursing schools nationwide or through DOLE provincial offices or online at www.specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph
A separate database for these types of applicants (Retakers per CA order and retakers for CGFNS purpose) shall be created by the EDP and Rating Divisions for their preparation of room assignments, masterlists and other reports.
Examination Dates are JUNE 10 (SUNDAY) and JUNE 11 (MONDAY)
TESTS III AND V SUBJECTS are scheduled on the SECOND DAY of JUNE 11, 2007
Note: you can get a copy of the guidelines directly at the PRC regional offices
Source: Office Order No. 2007 - 61, March 15, 2007 Licensure Office, PRC Manila, Philippines
1. Selective retake of Tests III and V of the 1,687 examinees ordered by CA
a. up to DECEMBER 2007 only
b. to re-submit NOTICE OF ADMISSION, TOR, BC
c. NO EXAMINATION FEE
2. Voluntary retake of 5 subjects
a. with WAIVER (surrender BOARD RATING and PROF. ID/BOARD CERTFICATE if issued already)
b. pay EXAMINATION FEE of P900
c. to re-submite NOTICE OF ADMISSION, TOR, BC
d. up to DECEMBER 2007 only
3. Special voluntary retake of Tests III and V for the PURPOSE OF EMPLOYABILITY (VISA SCREEN CERTIFICATION FOR CGFNS)
a. to be taken ONLY ONCE either in JUNE or DECEMBER 2007, at the examinees CHOICE
b. to re-submit TOR, BC, PHOTOCOPIES OF PROF. ID., CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION, if issued already
c. MUST PASS THE TWO SUBJECTS
d. if FAILED in JUNE 2007
d.1 LICENSE IS STILL VALID FOR LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AND FOR NON-US COUNTRIES
d.2 Examinee has an OPTION TO VOLUNTARILY RETAKE 5 SUBJECTS in DECEMBER 2007, BUT with WAIVER and SURRENDER OF BOARD RATING, PROF. ID/BOARD CERTIFICATE
e. NO EXAMINATION FEE
f. FILING PERIOD is from APRIL 2 to MAY 11, 2007
g. since this is not for licensure, filing by REPRESENTATIVE MAY BE ALLOWED if applicant is not present during the filing period, BUT APPLICANT MUST PERSONALLY CLAIM NOTICE OF ADMISSION at least ONE WEEK before examination
h. QUERIES on REVIEW CLASSES - INFORM examinees to call DOLE
h.1 registration for review will start on MARCH 21 - APRIL 4, 2007 at selected center of excellence nursing schools nationwide or through DOLE provincial offices or online at www.specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph
A separate database for these types of applicants (Retakers per CA order and retakers for CGFNS purpose) shall be created by the EDP and Rating Divisions for their preparation of room assignments, masterlists and other reports.
Examination Dates are JUNE 10 (SUNDAY) and JUNE 11 (MONDAY)
TESTS III AND V SUBJECTS are scheduled on the SECOND DAY of JUNE 11, 2007
Note: you can get a copy of the guidelines directly at the PRC regional offices
Source: Office Order No. 2007 - 61, March 15, 2007 Licensure Office, PRC Manila, Philippines
Free review for June ’06 nursing board passers
MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) on Saturday agreed to provide free one-week special review sessions to any of the 17,000 June 2006 nursing board passers who would choose to take tests 3 and 5.
The partial retake was suggested by the United States’ Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) after it decided that it won’t issue VisaScreen certificates to those who took and passed what it called the “compromised” June 2006 nursing licensure exam.
Labor Secretary Arturo Brion and ADPCN president Carmelita Divinagracia signed a memorandum of agreement detailing the provision of 64 hours of review classes (40 hours for test 3 or medical nursing and 24 hours for test 5 or psychiatric nursing) for those who intend to take the tests to coincide with the regular nursing licensure exam on June and December 2007.
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29 nursing schools to give review classes
By Sheila Crisostomo
The Philippine Star 03/18/2007
Twenty-nine nursing schools in the country have agreed to give free review classes to passers of the leakage-tainted June 2006 licensure exams who want to retake Tests 3 and 5.
This was the result of yesterday’s meeting between Labor Secretary Arturo Brion and members of the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) to help passers who aspire to work in the United States.
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By Sheila Crisostomo
The Philippine Star 03/18/2007
Twenty-nine nursing schools in the country have agreed to give free review classes to passers of the leakage-tainted June 2006 licensure exams who want to retake Tests 3 and 5.
This was the result of yesterday’s meeting between Labor Secretary Arturo Brion and members of the Association of Deans of Philippine Colleges of Nursing (ADPCN) to help passers who aspire to work in the United States.
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PRC Issues Guidelines for Nursing Board Retake
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has released the guidelines for the implementation of the nursing licensure examination retake for June 2006 nurses. It outlined three (3) types of possible retake scenarios with special requirements for each.
The first type of retakers are the 1,687 examinees ordered by the Court of Appeals to retake. They are required to submit their previous notice of admission document, Transcript of Records, and Birth Certificates. Filing and examination fees will be waived.
The second type of retakers are those who will opt to voluntarily retake all five (5) sets of exam. This will, however, involve surrender of license (waiver). They will also have to pay a Php900.00 examination fee. Documents needed for submission include previous notice of
The third type of retakers are those who will voluntarily retake tests 3 and 5 only for purposes of meeting VisaScreen requirements set forth by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS). The guideline provides for a single retake opportunity either in June or December 2007 at the discretion of the examinee. Should the examinee fail to reach a passing grade of 75% in both tests, the examinee will have an option to retake the entire board exam on december 2007 with surrender of license and board rating (waiver). Documents required are Transcript of Records, Birth Certificates, Photocopies of PRC ID, and Certificate of Registration. Examinees may file from April 2 to May 11, 2007. Filing and examination fees will be waived.
Examinees abroad or those from far-flung provinces can have their applications filed by a representative. However, Notice of Admission must be claimed personally by the examinee one week before the examination.
Examination dates are set on June 10 (Sunday) and June 11 (Monday). Tests 3 and 5 are scheduled on the second day, June 11, 2007.
DoLE: Free Review For Retakers
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the Association of Deans of Philippine College of Nursing (ADCPN) on Saturday signed an agreement to give free special review classes for the June 2006 nurses who will opt to retake tests 3 and 5 of the compromised June 2006 Nurse Licensure Examintion to meet VisaScreen requirements set forth by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.
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Twenty-nine (29) nursing schools nationwide will be conducting review classes. Review fees will be subsidized by the government at Php 1,200 per reviewee.
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Eight (8) schools will serve as regional coordinators for the nationwide review.
NCR -University of the Philippines & University of Santo Tomas
Baguio City - St. Louis University
Cagayan Valley - St. Paul University Philippines
Iloilo - St. Paul University & Siliman University
Cagayan De Oro City - Xavier University
Davao City - San Pedro College
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The eighteen (18) other schools who will be hosting the review are:
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Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, Saint Paul University-Manila, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Medical Center, Trinity College-Quezon City, Remedios T. Romualdez Memorial School in Makati Medical Center, Mariano Marcos State University-Batac, Ilocos Norte, and Saint Mary’s University in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.
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De La Salle University-Dasmarinas Health Science Campus, Southern Luzon Polytechnic College, Sacred Heart College of Lucena City, Adventist University of the Philippines, West Visayas State University, Saint Paul University-Dumaguete, Cebu Doctors University, Cebu Normal University, Velez College, Remedios T. Romualdez Medical Foundation, and University of the Philippines-Palo, Leyte.
De La Salle University-Dasmarinas Health Science Campus, Southern Luzon Polytechnic College, Sacred Heart College of Lucena City, Adventist University of the Philippines, West Visayas State University, Saint Paul University-Dumaguete, Cebu Doctors University, Cebu Normal University, Velez College, Remedios T. Romualdez Medical Foundation, and University of the Philippines-Palo, Leyte.
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The review, which will be limited a maximum of 100 reviewees per class, will be held from April 16 to June 3.
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Reviewers may register for the revieww classess online at http://specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph beginning March 21. Registration deadline is April 4, 2007.
Nursing wages rise, shortage continues
Luck has no magical formula. It surely comes when readiness meets an opportunity. For the 17,000 Filipino board passers in the June 2006 nursing examination, job opportunities in and outside the United States continue to beckon.
However, the question on the nursing board passers’ preparedness, which sprang from the reportedly tainted test results, seems to suggest their luck won’t come any sooner.
The issue on the exam leak has snowballed, settling on a move for selective retake of the examination based on the recommendation of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.
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However, the question on the nursing board passers’ preparedness, which sprang from the reportedly tainted test results, seems to suggest their luck won’t come any sooner.
The issue on the exam leak has snowballed, settling on a move for selective retake of the examination based on the recommendation of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.
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DOLE gives tips to nursing exam reviewers
ll systems go for review classes in preparation for the June 11-12, 2007 nursing exams retake.
On the eve of the start of registration for review courses, the Labor Department gave last-minute tips Tuesday to nursing examinees who will take review courses for the retake of the leakage-tainted June 2006 nursing board exams.
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On the eve of the start of registration for review courses, the Labor Department gave last-minute tips Tuesday to nursing examinees who will take review courses for the retake of the leakage-tainted June 2006 nursing board exams.
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DOLE opens Web site for nursing exams reviewers
After reaching a deal with 29 schools last weekend, the Labor Department is now setting up a website to help successful examinees of the leakage-marred June 2006 nursing board tests register for review courses to retake the exams.
Radio dzBB reported Monday that those who want to avail of the review can go to the site (specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph) and register there.
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Radio dzBB reported Monday that those who want to avail of the review can go to the site (specialnursingreview.dole.gov.ph) and register there.
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DOLE, schools sign deal for nursing test review
The Department of Labor and Employment and various nursing schools signed on Saturday a memorandum of agreement designating the centers where those who wish to retake the leakage-marred June 2006 board examination can conduct their reviews, ABS-CBN News reported.
In the agreement, DOLE officials and deans of the nursing schools listed eight coordinating schools and more than 20 review centers nationwide.
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DOLE leaves ANA issue to local counterparts; partial retake to proceed as scheduled
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Labor and Employment Secretary Arturo D. Brion today said that the American Nurses Association's (ANA) resolution for the full retake of the June 2006 Nursing Board Examinations is a matter for its local counterpart, the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) and the Philippine Board of Nursing (BON) to address at this point.
"We should first allow the Board of Nursing to whom the ANA addressed its letter, to address the professional issue raised after consultations with the PNA. Let us give the nursing profession the first crack at responding to the issues of their American counterpart," Brion said.
Brion said that amidst this development, the scheduled voluntary retake of Tests III and V for those who passed the June 2006 exam and who want to work in the United States will proceed as scheduled.
Scope of the Nursing Licensure Examination
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION – BOARD OF NURSING
NURSING PRACTICE 1
Test Description:
Theories concepts, principles and process basic to the practice of nursing with emphasis on health promotion and health maintenance. It includes basic nursing skills in the care of clients across age groups in any setting.
Moreover, it compasses the varied roles, functions and responsibilities of the professional nurse in varied health care settings.
Test Scope:
I. Personal and Professional Growth and Development
a. Historical perspective in nursing
b. Nursing as a profession
c. Theoretical foundation of nursing applied in health care situations
d. Continuing professional education
e. Professional organizations in nursing
f. The nurse in health care
1. Eleven key areas of responsibilities
2. Fields of nursing
3. Roles and functions
II. Safe and Quality Care
a. The nursing process
b. Basic nursing skills
1. Admission and discharge
2. Vital signs
3. Physical examination and health assessment
4. Administration of medications
5. Asepsis and infection control
6. First aid measures
7. Wound care
8. Peri-operative care
9. Post-mortem care
c. Measures to meet physiological needs
i. Oxygenation
ii. Nutrition
iii. Activity, rest and sleep
iv. Fluid and electrolyte balance
v. Urinary elimination
vi. Bowel elimination
vii. Safety, comfort and hygiene
viii.Mobility and immobility
III. Health education
a. Teaching and learning principles in the care of clients
b. Health education in all levels of care
c. Discharge planning
IV. Ethico-Moral Responsibility
a. Bioethical principles
i. Beneficence
ii. Non-malefescence
iii. Justice
iv. Autonomy
v. Stewardship
vi. Truth telling
vii. Confidentiality
viii.Privacy
ix. Informed consent
b. Patient’s bill of rights
c. Code of ethics in nursing
V. Legal Responsibility
a. Legal aspects in the practice of nursing
b. The Philippine Nursing Law of 2002 (R.A. 9173)
c. Related laws affecting the practice of nursing
VI. Management of Environment and Resources
a. Theories and principles and management
b. Nursing administration and management
c. Theories, principles and styles of leadership
d. Concepts and principles of organization
e. Patient care classification
f. Nursing care systems
g. Delegation and accountability
VII. Records Management
a. Anecdotal report
b. Incident report
c. Memorandum
d. Hospital manual
e. Documentation
f. Endorsement and end-shift report
g. Referral
VIII. Quality Improvement
a. Standards of nursing practice
b. Nursing audit
c. Accreditation/certification in nursing practice
d. Quality assurance
IX. Research
a. Problem identification
b. Ethics and science of research
c. The scientific approach
d. Research process
e. Research designs and methodology
i. Qualitative
ii. Quantitative
X. Communication
a. Dynamics of communication
b. Nurse-client relationship
c. Professional-professional relationship
d. Therapeutic use of self
e. Use of information technology
XI. Collaboration and teamwork
a. Networking
b. Inter-agency partnership
c. Teamwork strategies
d. Nursing and partnership with other professions and agencies
NURSING PRACTICE II
Test descriptions:
Theories, principles and processes in the care of individuals, families, groups and communities to promote health and illness and alleviate pain and discomfort, utilizing the nursing process as framework. This include care of high risk and at-risk mothers, children and families during the various stages of the life cycle.
Test Scope:
PART I: CHN
I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education and Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
a. Principles and standards of CHN
b. Levels of care
c. Type is clientele
d. Health care delivery system
e. PHC as a strategy
f. Family-based nursing services/community health nursing process
g. Population group-based nursing services
h. Community organizing
i. Public health programs
II. Research ad Quality Improvement
a. Research in the community
b. National health situation
c. Vital statistics
d. Epidemiology
e. Demography
III. Management Of Resources And Environment And Records Management
a. Field health services and information system
b. Target-setting
c. Environmental sanitation
IV. Ethico-Moral Legal Responsibility
a. Socio-cultural values, beliefs and practices of individuals, families, groups and communities
b. Code of ethics for government workers
c. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health
d. Local government code
e. Issues
IV. Personal and Professional Development
a. Self-assessment of CHN competencies, importance, methods and tools
b. Strategies and methods of updating one’s self, enhancing competence in community health nursing and related areas
PART II: MCN
I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education and Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
a. Principles and theories of growth and development
b. Nursing care in the different stages of growth and development including
i. Nutrition
ii. Safety
iii. Language development
iv. Discipline
v. Play
vi. Immunization
vii. Anticipatory guidance
viii. Values formation
c. Human sexuality and reproduction including family planning
d. Nursing care of women during normal labor, delivery and postpartum
e. Nursing care of the newborn
i. APGAR scoring
ii. Newborn screening
iii. Maintenance of body processes (oxygenation, temperature, etc.)
f. Nursing care of women with complications of pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum period (high-risk conditions)
g. Nursing care of high-risk newborn
i. Prematurity
ii. Congenital defects
iii. Infections
h. Nursing care of women with disturbances in reproduction and gynecology
II. Research and Quality Improvement
a. Fertility statistics
b. Infant morbidity and mortality
c. Maternal mortality
d. Standards of maternal and child nursing practice
III. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility
a. Socio-cultural values, beliefs and practices of individuals, families related to MCN
b. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health women and children
c. Family code
d. Child and youth welfare code
e. Issues related to MCN
IV. Personal and Professional Development
a. Self-assessment of MCN competencies, importance, methods and tools
b. Strategies and methods of updating one’s self, enhancing competencies in MCN and related areas
NURSING PRACTICE III, IV, V
Test Description:
Theories, concepts, principles and processes in the care of clients with altered health patterns, utilizing the nursing process and integrating the key areas of nursing competencies.
Test Scope:
I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education, Management of Environment and Resources and Quality Improvement
TEST III
a. Client in pain
b. Perioperative care
c. Alterations in human functioning
1. Disturbances in oxygenation
2. Disturbances in metabolic and endocrine functioning
3. Disturbances in elimination
TEST IV
a. Alterations in human functioning
1. Disturbance in fluids and electrolytes
2. Inflammatory and infectious disturbances
3. Disturbances in immunologic functioning
4. Disturbances in cellular functioning
b. Client in biologic crisis
c. Emergency and disaster nursing
TEST V
a. Disturbances in perception and coordination
i. Neurologic disorders
ii. Sensory disorders
iii. Musculo-skeletal disorders
iv. Degenerative disorders
b. Maladaptive patterns of behavior
i. Anxiety response and anxiety related disorders
ii. Psychophysiologic responses, somatoform and sleep disorders
iii. Abuse and violence
iv. Emotional responses and mood disorders
v. Schizophrenia and other psychotic and mood disorders
vi. Social responses and personality disorders
vii. Substance related disorders
viii. Eating disorders
ix. Sexual disorders
x. Emotional disorders of infants, children and adolescents
II. Personal and Professional Development
a. Nurse-client relationship
b. Continuing education
III. Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
a. Team approach
b. Referral
c. Network/linkage
d. Therapeutic communication
IV. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility
a. Confidentiality
b. Client’s rights
1. Informed consent
2. Refusal to take medications, treatment and admission procedures
c. Nursing accountability
d. Documentation/charting
e. Culture sensitivity
NURSING PRACTICE 1
Test Description:
Theories concepts, principles and process basic to the practice of nursing with emphasis on health promotion and health maintenance. It includes basic nursing skills in the care of clients across age groups in any setting.
Moreover, it compasses the varied roles, functions and responsibilities of the professional nurse in varied health care settings.
Test Scope:
I. Personal and Professional Growth and Development
a. Historical perspective in nursing
b. Nursing as a profession
c. Theoretical foundation of nursing applied in health care situations
d. Continuing professional education
e. Professional organizations in nursing
f. The nurse in health care
1. Eleven key areas of responsibilities
2. Fields of nursing
3. Roles and functions
II. Safe and Quality Care
a. The nursing process
b. Basic nursing skills
1. Admission and discharge
2. Vital signs
3. Physical examination and health assessment
4. Administration of medications
5. Asepsis and infection control
6. First aid measures
7. Wound care
8. Peri-operative care
9. Post-mortem care
c. Measures to meet physiological needs
i. Oxygenation
ii. Nutrition
iii. Activity, rest and sleep
iv. Fluid and electrolyte balance
v. Urinary elimination
vi. Bowel elimination
vii. Safety, comfort and hygiene
viii.Mobility and immobility
III. Health education
a. Teaching and learning principles in the care of clients
b. Health education in all levels of care
c. Discharge planning
IV. Ethico-Moral Responsibility
a. Bioethical principles
i. Beneficence
ii. Non-malefescence
iii. Justice
iv. Autonomy
v. Stewardship
vi. Truth telling
vii. Confidentiality
viii.Privacy
ix. Informed consent
b. Patient’s bill of rights
c. Code of ethics in nursing
V. Legal Responsibility
a. Legal aspects in the practice of nursing
b. The Philippine Nursing Law of 2002 (R.A. 9173)
c. Related laws affecting the practice of nursing
VI. Management of Environment and Resources
a. Theories and principles and management
b. Nursing administration and management
c. Theories, principles and styles of leadership
d. Concepts and principles of organization
e. Patient care classification
f. Nursing care systems
g. Delegation and accountability
VII. Records Management
a. Anecdotal report
b. Incident report
c. Memorandum
d. Hospital manual
e. Documentation
f. Endorsement and end-shift report
g. Referral
VIII. Quality Improvement
a. Standards of nursing practice
b. Nursing audit
c. Accreditation/certification in nursing practice
d. Quality assurance
IX. Research
a. Problem identification
b. Ethics and science of research
c. The scientific approach
d. Research process
e. Research designs and methodology
i. Qualitative
ii. Quantitative
X. Communication
a. Dynamics of communication
b. Nurse-client relationship
c. Professional-professional relationship
d. Therapeutic use of self
e. Use of information technology
XI. Collaboration and teamwork
a. Networking
b. Inter-agency partnership
c. Teamwork strategies
d. Nursing and partnership with other professions and agencies
NURSING PRACTICE II
Test descriptions:
Theories, principles and processes in the care of individuals, families, groups and communities to promote health and illness and alleviate pain and discomfort, utilizing the nursing process as framework. This include care of high risk and at-risk mothers, children and families during the various stages of the life cycle.
Test Scope:
PART I: CHN
I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education and Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
a. Principles and standards of CHN
b. Levels of care
c. Type is clientele
d. Health care delivery system
e. PHC as a strategy
f. Family-based nursing services/community health nursing process
g. Population group-based nursing services
h. Community organizing
i. Public health programs
II. Research ad Quality Improvement
a. Research in the community
b. National health situation
c. Vital statistics
d. Epidemiology
e. Demography
III. Management Of Resources And Environment And Records Management
a. Field health services and information system
b. Target-setting
c. Environmental sanitation
IV. Ethico-Moral Legal Responsibility
a. Socio-cultural values, beliefs and practices of individuals, families, groups and communities
b. Code of ethics for government workers
c. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health
d. Local government code
e. Issues
IV. Personal and Professional Development
a. Self-assessment of CHN competencies, importance, methods and tools
b. Strategies and methods of updating one’s self, enhancing competence in community health nursing and related areas
PART II: MCN
I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education and Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
a. Principles and theories of growth and development
b. Nursing care in the different stages of growth and development including
i. Nutrition
ii. Safety
iii. Language development
iv. Discipline
v. Play
vi. Immunization
vii. Anticipatory guidance
viii. Values formation
c. Human sexuality and reproduction including family planning
d. Nursing care of women during normal labor, delivery and postpartum
e. Nursing care of the newborn
i. APGAR scoring
ii. Newborn screening
iii. Maintenance of body processes (oxygenation, temperature, etc.)
f. Nursing care of women with complications of pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum period (high-risk conditions)
g. Nursing care of high-risk newborn
i. Prematurity
ii. Congenital defects
iii. Infections
h. Nursing care of women with disturbances in reproduction and gynecology
II. Research and Quality Improvement
a. Fertility statistics
b. Infant morbidity and mortality
c. Maternal mortality
d. Standards of maternal and child nursing practice
III. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility
a. Socio-cultural values, beliefs and practices of individuals, families related to MCN
b. WHO, DOH, LGU policies on health women and children
c. Family code
d. Child and youth welfare code
e. Issues related to MCN
IV. Personal and Professional Development
a. Self-assessment of MCN competencies, importance, methods and tools
b. Strategies and methods of updating one’s self, enhancing competencies in MCN and related areas
NURSING PRACTICE III, IV, V
Test Description:
Theories, concepts, principles and processes in the care of clients with altered health patterns, utilizing the nursing process and integrating the key areas of nursing competencies.
Test Scope:
I. Safe and Quality Care, Health Education, Management of Environment and Resources and Quality Improvement
TEST III
a. Client in pain
b. Perioperative care
c. Alterations in human functioning
1. Disturbances in oxygenation
2. Disturbances in metabolic and endocrine functioning
3. Disturbances in elimination
TEST IV
a. Alterations in human functioning
1. Disturbance in fluids and electrolytes
2. Inflammatory and infectious disturbances
3. Disturbances in immunologic functioning
4. Disturbances in cellular functioning
b. Client in biologic crisis
c. Emergency and disaster nursing
TEST V
a. Disturbances in perception and coordination
i. Neurologic disorders
ii. Sensory disorders
iii. Musculo-skeletal disorders
iv. Degenerative disorders
b. Maladaptive patterns of behavior
i. Anxiety response and anxiety related disorders
ii. Psychophysiologic responses, somatoform and sleep disorders
iii. Abuse and violence
iv. Emotional responses and mood disorders
v. Schizophrenia and other psychotic and mood disorders
vi. Social responses and personality disorders
vii. Substance related disorders
viii. Eating disorders
ix. Sexual disorders
x. Emotional disorders of infants, children and adolescents
II. Personal and Professional Development
a. Nurse-client relationship
b. Continuing education
III. Communication, Collaboration and Teamwork
a. Team approach
b. Referral
c. Network/linkage
d. Therapeutic communication
IV. Ethico-Moral-Legal Responsibility
a. Confidentiality
b. Client’s rights
1. Informed consent
2. Refusal to take medications, treatment and admission procedures
c. Nursing accountability
d. Documentation/charting
e. Culture sensitivity
DOLE: Partial retake of nursing exams to proceed
MANILA, Philippines -- The partial retake of the leakage-tainted nursing tests will proceed as scheduled in June and December even as the American Nurses Association (ANA) has asked for a complete retake of the licensure examination, the Department of Labor and Employment said Thursday.
Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said he would leave it to the local counterparts of ANA -- the Philippine Nurses Association and the Philippine Board of Nursing -- to address the full retake recommendation of the US group.Continue Reading...
P20 million allocated for nursing test retake
By Sam Mediavilla, Reporter
President Arroyo on Wednesday formally ordered Labor and Employment Secretary Arturo Brion to administer the voluntary retake of Tests 3 and 5 of the June 2006 nursing examinations.
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Nursing exam retake set on June 11-12
The Department of Labor has scheduled the voluntary retake of last year's leakage-ridden nursing board exam on June 11 and 12, dzBB radio said.
Labor Secretary Arturo Brion was quoted as saying that the retake will cover two subjects, identified in earlier interviews as Tests 3 (Medical Surgical Nursing) and 5 (Psychiatric Mental Health).
He said the retake will be the central topic of discussion among government officials and deans of participating schools. The discussion will be held on March 17 at the University of the Philippines School of Nursing.
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Labor Secretary Arturo Brion was quoted as saying that the retake will cover two subjects, identified in earlier interviews as Tests 3 (Medical Surgical Nursing) and 5 (Psychiatric Mental Health).
He said the retake will be the central topic of discussion among government officials and deans of participating schools. The discussion will be held on March 17 at the University of the Philippines School of Nursing.
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ANA's Statement on the June 2006 PNLE
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION URGES NEW TESTS FOR PHILIPPINE NURSES SEEKING TO PRACTICE IN THE U.S.
EARLIER EXAMS COMPROMISED, QUESTIONS LEARNED PRIOR TO TESTING
SILVER SPRING, MD – 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 at least 110 questions (22 percent) of the 500 question exam were known by large numbers of examinees and test-preparation operators at least two days prior to commencement of the examination.
“It is clear that the exam was significantly compromised. In the interest of public health and safety, ANA believes that every effort must be made to protect the integrity of the professional exam and licensure process in order to uphold the public trust and confidence,” commented President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR.
ANA has resolved that all passing applicants of the June 2006 Philippine nurse licensure exam wishing to be considered for entrance into the United States to practice nursing should be required to retake a new and different nurse licensure test and obtain a passing score. ANA recognizes the June 2006 applicants who passed the examination are lawfully licensed to practice nursing in the Philippines. However, U.S. law requires that all non-U.S. licensed registered nurses applicants be reviewed to determine if the foreign educated nurse’s education, training license and experience is comparable to that of a registered nurse in the United States. Given the extent to which the June 2006 exam was compromised, there are significant questions as to whether the exam can be considered a reliable test of nursing knowledge.
Foreign educated nurses are required to be prescreened and certified as part of the temporary or permanent occupational visa application process, as detailed in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. ANA was one of the strongest proponents of the pre-screening provisions of that legislation as part of the association’s commitment to maintaining the highest professional standards, and ensuring a prescreening process that works to protect the public safety.
Continue Reading... SOURCE http://nursingworld.org/pressrel/2007/statementPhilippine_Nurse_Exam.pdf
ANA's Letter to PRC Chair: http://nursingworld.org/inc/LetterPRC022807.pdf
EARLIER EXAMS COMPROMISED, QUESTIONS LEARNED PRIOR TO TESTING
SILVER SPRING, MD – 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 at least 110 questions (22 percent) of the 500 question exam were known by large numbers of examinees and test-preparation operators at least two days prior to commencement of the examination.
“It is clear that the exam was significantly compromised. In the interest of public health and safety, ANA believes that every effort must be made to protect the integrity of the professional exam and licensure process in order to uphold the public trust and confidence,” commented President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR.
ANA has resolved that all passing applicants of the June 2006 Philippine nurse licensure exam wishing to be considered for entrance into the United States to practice nursing should be required to retake a new and different nurse licensure test and obtain a passing score. ANA recognizes the June 2006 applicants who passed the examination are lawfully licensed to practice nursing in the Philippines. However, U.S. law requires that all non-U.S. licensed registered nurses applicants be reviewed to determine if the foreign educated nurse’s education, training license and experience is comparable to that of a registered nurse in the United States. Given the extent to which the June 2006 exam was compromised, there are significant questions as to whether the exam can be considered a reliable test of nursing knowledge.
Foreign educated nurses are required to be prescreened and certified as part of the temporary or permanent occupational visa application process, as detailed in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. ANA was one of the strongest proponents of the pre-screening provisions of that legislation as part of the association’s commitment to maintaining the highest professional standards, and ensuring a prescreening process that works to protect the public safety.
Continue Reading... SOURCE http://nursingworld.org/pressrel/2007/statementPhilippine_Nurse_Exam.pdf
ANA's Letter to PRC Chair: http://nursingworld.org/inc/LetterPRC022807.pdf
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
The NURSING CONTROVERSY
Thursday, September 14, 2006
FOLLOWING my Manila Moods column two weeks ago about the leakage of the nursing board exam answers in the Philippines, I got a flood of angry emails from readers attacking me for saying that all the June 2006 exam takers should be asked to retake sections III and V of the exam, since it was answers to those questions which were leaked through several review centers.
A few days after that column appeared I received the following letter from Erlinda Castro-Palaganas, past governor of the Philippine Nursing Association for Region 1, in which she basically agreed with all of the points I had raised.
The letter is so good that I have decided to include it here in it's entirety:
Dear Rasheed,
Thank you for your holistic and analytical lens at looking at issues related to the nursing leakage. It is heartening and very comforting to note that there are still media advocates who believe in our cause. Comrades from all over the country call us, The Baguio Braves because we dared come out against the giants when we said, “there is a leakage” in the last June 11-12 nursing licensure examinations.
In one of our public statements, we, The Baguio Braves Alliance, whose members include those who exposed the leakage in the June 2006 local nursing board examination and nursing leaders, denounces in the strongest possible terms the reckless manner with which the Professional Regulation Commission handled the fraud that attended the said professional test. Particularly, we take notice of the following:
1. PRC exerted every possible effort to cover up the fraud. Even if it had overwhelming evidence thereof in its hand, it still audaciously claimed in a public statement that there was no leakage.
2. When it could not cover up the leakage, it insisted on conducting the investigation amidst resounding calls for an independent investigating body. What were the fruits of the PRC investigation? Nothing. It only acknowledged that there was leakage but it could not determine the culprits. Was this an admission of PRC incompetence? Or was its decision to turn over the investigation to the NBI occasioned by the fact that it stumbled upon evidences that could implicate “friends and associates” and did not want to be the one to nail them? Pontius Pilate still lives!
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A few days after that column appeared I received the following letter from Erlinda Castro-Palaganas, past governor of the Philippine Nursing Association for Region 1, in which she basically agreed with all of the points I had raised.
The letter is so good that I have decided to include it here in it's entirety:
Dear Rasheed,
Thank you for your holistic and analytical lens at looking at issues related to the nursing leakage. It is heartening and very comforting to note that there are still media advocates who believe in our cause. Comrades from all over the country call us, The Baguio Braves because we dared come out against the giants when we said, “there is a leakage” in the last June 11-12 nursing licensure examinations.
In one of our public statements, we, The Baguio Braves Alliance, whose members include those who exposed the leakage in the June 2006 local nursing board examination and nursing leaders, denounces in the strongest possible terms the reckless manner with which the Professional Regulation Commission handled the fraud that attended the said professional test. Particularly, we take notice of the following:
1. PRC exerted every possible effort to cover up the fraud. Even if it had overwhelming evidence thereof in its hand, it still audaciously claimed in a public statement that there was no leakage.
2. When it could not cover up the leakage, it insisted on conducting the investigation amidst resounding calls for an independent investigating body. What were the fruits of the PRC investigation? Nothing. It only acknowledged that there was leakage but it could not determine the culprits. Was this an admission of PRC incompetence? Or was its decision to turn over the investigation to the NBI occasioned by the fact that it stumbled upon evidences that could implicate “friends and associates” and did not want to be the one to nail them? Pontius Pilate still lives!
Continue Reading...
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
CGFNS Visa Screen Update
Further information on February 14 announcement: CGFNS denies VisaScreen® certificates for Philippine nurses who passed the compromised June 2006 Philippine Licensure Examination
BY: Barbara L. Nichols, Chief Executive Officer, Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS International)
PHILADELPHIA, PA — FEBRUARY 20, 2007 — The VisaScreen® Certification Program is a federally mandated immigration screening program for certain foreign health professionals seeking an occupational visa to the United States. CGFNS is designated by U.S. immigration law to administer this program. Pursuant to its mandate under Section 212(a)(5)(C) of the U.S. Immigration Nationality Act, CGFNS has determined that those Philippine nurses who were sworn in as licensed nurses in the Philippines following their passing the compromised June 2006 licensure examination are not eligible for the issuance of a VisaScreen certificate. CGFNS has further determined that the June 2006 passers are able to overcome this bar and qualify for issuance of a VisaScreen certificate by taking the equivalent of Tests 3 and 5 on a future Philippine nursing exam.
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