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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.
Opportunities
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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.
Opportunities
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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.
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