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June 2006 Passers Not Qualified for VisaScreen Sans Exam Retake
2007-02-15 17:45:00
The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) announced that June 2006 nurses are not eligible for a Visa Screen ® Certificate. The decision came after a thorough investigation of the exam leakage issue.The CGFNS sent a fact-finding team September last year to look into the controversy-marred licensure exam.June 2006 passers, however, will be able to qualify for a VisaScreen Certificate by retaking and passing Tests 3 and 5.The VisaScreen® Certificate is an immigration requirement under section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.Related Link:CGFNS Official AccouncementRelated News:?No partial retake, no migration to US?(Inquirer.net)News, Articles, and Information for the Filipino Nurse.
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Philippines to Hold NCLEX in 2008
2007-02-10 12:40:00
ABS-CBN's TV Patrol World reported today the approval of the Phil ippines ' request to conduct NCLEX (National Council on Licensure Examination) examinations in the country. The approval came after nearly two (2) years of negotiations.NCLEX is the US equivalent of the Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination.Task force NCLEX, a mission from the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Board of Nursing, and the Philippine Nurses Association went to the United States last week to finalize the negotiation of the conduct of NCLEX here. Copyright 2007. Pinoy RN. Related News:NCSBN Selects the Philippines as International Testing Site for NCLEX® ExaminationsNews, Articles, and Information for the Filipino Nurse.
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List of Non-CGFNS States
2007-02-05 07:47:00
As tackled in an earlier article, several states have removed the requirement of taking CGFNS qualifying exams (Certification Program) prior to being made eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN® examination.Non-CGFNS states include:1. CALIFORNIA 2. ARIZONA 3. OHIO 4. NEW YORK 5. MARYLAND 6. GEORGIA 7. FLORIDA 8. ILLINOIS 9. SOUTH CAROLINA 10. HAWAII 11. NEW MEXICO12. VERMONT13. OREGON14. NEVADA15. COLORADO16. KANSAS17. TEXAS18. MINNESOTA19. ARKANSAS20. SOUTH CAROLINA21. KENTUCKYA chart released by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) showing CGFNS certification program (qualifying exam) requirements by each Stat e Board of Nursing as is available here. The chart lists information gathered by CGFNS as of February 28, 2005. For a complete list of State Boards of Nursing and their corresponding website addresses, visit the NCSBN website.Discuss this Article at the Message Board.News, Articles, and Information for the Filipino Nurse.
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Nurse Licensure Examination Results - December 2006
2007-02-05 07:32:00
In view of the calamity that hit the Bicol region during the conduct of the Nurse Licensure Exam ination last December, the Board of Nursing after due deliberation, decided to nullify the exam results of those who failed and are directed to retake the exam come June 2007.June 2006 examinees from the Bicol region who retook the exam are similarly given opportunities to retake Tests III and V in the next licensing examination.The Professional Regulation Commission released the December 2006 Nurse Licensure Examination 28 days after it was conducted nationwide. 19, 712 examinees passed the exam out of the 40,147 nursing graduates who took it last month.Downloads the exam results:NLE Results December 2006 (PDF Format)NLE Results December 2006 (Text / Word Format)Pinoy R.N. congratulates all new nurses! News, Articles, and Information for the Filipino Nurse.
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Retrogression Update: Bill to Recapture 90,000 Unused Visa Numbers
2007-02-04 11:39:00
The Hammond Law Group (HLG), a US-based immigration law firm, announced on its blog the possibility of a bill recapturing 90,000 unused visas from 2000-2004.A similar retrogression relief was made when US President George W. Bush signed into law a bill recapturing 50,000 visas in May 2005. The recaptured visas ran out November last year.Visit the HLG website here.News, Articles, and Information for the Filipino Nurse.
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Nursing Exam Mess Far From Over
2006-10-16 16:32:00
Video courtesy of PROBE TV Malacañang today announced the postponement of the scheduled registration and oathtaking of new nurses pending a final decision by the Court of Appeals on its ruling for a "selective retake" of the June 2006 licensure exam.Pinoy RN Copyright 2006The announcement came after Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita met with Labor Secretary Arturo Brion and Solicitor General Eduardo Nachura.Pinoy RN Copyright 2006Ermita pointed out that CA's friday decision is not yet final as the order has not been duly served to all parties and that the 15-day period has not yet lapsed.Pinoy RN Copyright 2006The postponement outraged nursing graduates who went to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) office today after PRC Chair Leonor Rosero announced that the PRC would start administering oaths today.Pinoy RN Copyright 2006Meanwhile, Rene Luis Tadle, president of the University of Sto. Tomas Faculty of Nursing , the League of Concerned Nursing and the Bi...
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