Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam | December 2011 Nursing Licensure Exam Resutls

The Modern Tech World, Mad Men Style

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:02:00 +0000

NLE takers, check out this awesome infographic from Infolinks about how our favorite Mad Men characters would interact in the modern tech world. Just click to enlarge.

What do you think?

Top Performing Schools - December 2010 Nursing Licensure Exam

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:46:00 +0000

via Noypistuff

The following schools have the highest turn out of students who passed the Nursing Licensure Exam (NLE) held last December 2010.

Here are the December 2010 NLE Top Performing Schools:

NLE Dec 2010 Top Performing Schools

Check out also the performance of every school during the December 2010 NLE.

NLE Dec 2010 Performance of Schools
Great Job!

December 2010 Nursing Board Exam Topnotchers | December 2010 NLE Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:27:00 +0000

Here are the Top 10 Examinees who got the highest scores in the recently released December 2010 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam (NLE) or Nursing Board Exam Results:

Dec 2010 NLE Top 10 Passers

December 2010 NLE List of Passers | Nursing Board Exam Results December 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:03:00 +0000

Via Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—A total of 29,711 out of 84,287 passed the Nurse Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Ilocos Sur, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Nueva Ecija, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga in December, the Professional Regulation Commission said.

Check your names below:

NLE Results December 2010

Merry Christmas, NLE Takers!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:22:00 +0000

The Yuletide Season is just around the corner. And so let me greet you a bountiful, meaningful and merry Christmas 2010!

Here's a Christmas Card for you!

July 2010 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 21:35:00 +0000

Excited much?

I know you are if you took the exam or simply just a dear friend or loved-one of one who took it.

If you were an examinee, stay calm. You've done your best, right? Whether or not you'd be successful in this endeavor of yours, it does not tell what kind of nurse you are going to be in the future. Having to have undergone all those trials in the past 4 years in the nursing school, you are already competent enough to work as one.

If you are a concerned loved-one of the examinee, please support him/her and be there with him/her whether or not he/she got this one. Okay?

The results is also not around yet. Be back in this site for updates.

I wish you the best of luck, though.

What is a Sulitizen?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:33:00 +0000

Read it here:

http://noypistuff.blogspot.com/2010/08/i-am-sulitizen-are-you.html

BON's Advisory to all June 2009 Nurse Licensure Examnination Passers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:38:00 +0000

as posted at www.bonphilippines.org

1. The MANILA oathtaking ceremony for the successful examinees in the JUNE 2009 Nurse Licensure Examination as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oaths of Professional, in accordance with Republic Act 9891 and Republic Act 9173 will be held before the Board of Nursing on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 18 and 19, 2009 respectively with morning (8:00 AM) and afternoon (1:00 PM) sessions at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

2. Oathtaking tickets are available at the Philippine Nurses’ Association (PNA) at 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila starting July 29, 2009 - Wednesday.

3. All oathtaking candidates must come in their white gala uniform, nurse’s cap, white duty shoes, without earrings, hair not touching the collar and without corsage.

4. The Board of Nursing (BON) wishes to reiterate that the assignment for oathtaking will be according to pre-determined “schedule of school assignments” which will serve as basis for the schedule of tickets to be issued only by the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) ON WEEKDAYS!

5. For schools without schedule, inductees may buy tickets on a first come first serve basis.

6. Here are the deadlines for buying tickets:

Session: Last day /time for PNA to be selling tickets

August 18

AM - 5pm, August 17

PM - 12nn, August 18

August 19

AM - 5pm, August 18

PM - 12nn, August 19

6.1 ONLY VALID TICKETS SHALL BE ALLOWED ENTRY TO SMX (RECEIPTS WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED)

7. For orderly conduct THERE SHALL ABSOLUTELY BE NO SELLING OF TICKETS WITHIN THE SMX COMPOUND. Admission tickets are only available at PNA on set schedules.

8. On the day of the oathtaking:

SMX OPENING TIME shall be at

6:30A.M. FOR the MORNING SESSION

12:30P.M. FOR AFTERNOON SESSION

SMX ENTRANCE - there shall be 7 ENTRANCES to SMX -

TOPNOTCHERS AND THEIR PARENTS - USE FRONT/MAIN ENTRANCES

CHILDREN BELOW 7 YEARS are NOT ALLOWED

GUESTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THE BASEMENT PARKING ENTRANCE

Adequate parking is available right in front of SMX

No reserved seats. First come First serve basis.

Food stalls available at the lobby. Eating not allowed inside the convention hall

9. Regional oathtaking schedules are proresively posted in the BON website: www.bonphilippines.org and regional oathtaking candidates are advised to coordinate with their respective alma mater or the Philippine Nurses Association Chapter in their region for details.

June 2009 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam Topnotchers

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:19:00 +0000

1. Manto Yap, Felipe R. Verallo Memorial Foundation, 86.80 percent.

2. Ronie Rose Capati Arevalo, Adamson University -- 86.40%

3. Michelle Alejandro Barberan, Arellano University-Manila -- 86.20%

4. Caroline May Rellosa Chamen, Philippine College of Health & Sciences -- 86.00%
Clarissa Leonor Tible Escober, Naga College Foundation -- 86.00%

5. Marco Magtulis Dometita, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.80%
Margaret Cheung Encarnacion, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.80%
Marc Bago-Od Marzan, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.80%
Lalaine Lim Perlas, Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela -- 85.80%
Debbie Rose Uy Tanengsy, Velez College -- 85.80%

6. Lisa Angelica Vela Evangelista, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.60%

7. Adrian Patrick Patawaran Calimag, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.20%
Jed Asiaii Mariano Dimaisip, University of the Philippines-Manila -- 85.20%
Aaron Miranda Esporlas, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.20%

8. Mary Joy Sarreal Crisostomo, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.00%
David John Gabriel Egbalic Cristobal, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.00%
Libby Joy Recinto Evangelista, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.00%
Ma Paula Rhove Rivera Ortega, University of the Philippines-Manila -- 85.00%
Andrew Chua Tiu, Velez College -- 85.00%
Ginelle Marie Galarpe Visaya, University of Santo Tomas -- 85.00%

9. Helene Marie Mejorada Calderon, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.80%
Abigail Ann Borromeo Candelario, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.80%
Jan Benzon Tan Chan, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.80%
Anna Melissa Señga Lo, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.80%
Jernedell Geishar Tabugara Mabiling, Western Mindanao State University -- 84.80%
Von Vener Palicpic Miguel, Perpetual Help College of Manila -- 84.80%
Johanna Thomas Yu, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.80%

10. Angela Carmela Fernandez Agbay, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Pheelyp Edward Cruz Aytona, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Julienne Katrina Bulaon Beltran, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Maria Rosario Angala Brillante, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Jasper Quintana Castillo, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Diane Rachelle Cruz Crisostomo, Centro Escolar University-Malolos -- 84.60%
Jose Mari Niño Leonor Cuarto, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Salvador Isidro Buban Destura, Immaculate Conception College-Albay -- 84.60%
Abigail Joanna Uy Doluntap, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Rove Ann Tonolete Enguerra, Trinity University of Asia (Trinity-QC) -- 84.60%
Jana Flores Fragante, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Jan Igor Temple Galinato, Mindanao State University-Marawi City -- 84.60%
Divina Viktoria Pobre La Torre, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Vanessarose Delavin Lim, Far Eastern University-Manila -- 84.60%
Rachel Rañola Milante, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Loraine Ab-Abaen Payangdo, Benguet State University-La Trinidad -- 84.60%
Kristine Arcilla Ramos, Catanduanes State Colleges-Virac -- 84.60%
Robert Joe Isip Sagum, Far Eastern University-Manila -- 84.60%
Ingrid Buela San Juan, University of the Philippines-Manila -- 84.60%
Christelle Miracle-An Quizon Santiago, University of Santo Tomas -- 84.60%
Jian Laurice Ramos Sicat, Angeles University Foundation -- 84.60%
Miriem Paulle Beltran Soriano, Saint Louis University -- 84.60%
Teddy Jr Chan Untalasco, Lorma College -- 84.60%

Please check the complete list at the right sidebar of this page. ---->

June 2009 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam Results Released

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:05:00 +0000

A total of 32,617 out of 77,901 examinees passed the June 2009 Nursing Licensure (Bored) Exam. Please check the list at the right side of this page. ---->

*As my previous post would tell you earlier this day, I was not expecting the results to be released today. My apologies. :-)

Updating My BLog For The Results of June 2009 Philippines Nursing Licensure (Board) Exam Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:15:00 +0000

It's Saturday, July 25th (1:00 pm). The results of June 2009 Philippine Nursing Licensure (Board) Exam has not been posted anywhere. You may wonder why I edited my sidebar with 'June 2009 PNLE Results'. It does not contain the results yet. I'm just editing it so that it would be faster for me to post the results there. I know the feeling about all these things. I have been there. There are many blogs out there misleading you (Hey, we have now the results! Download this .pdf file! You got so excited only to find out that the file contains 'Be back when the results are ready' - I hate that!) There is no way I'm emulating this kind of tactic. Again, I'm just updating my blog so that I could do my thing faster.

Stay cool. :-)

June 2009 Philippine Nursing Licensure (Board) Exam Results Update

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:36:00 +0000

June 1 & 2, 2008 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam (PNLE) Results was released 24th of July. Basing on that, it is therefore probable that the results of the June 6 & 7, 2009 PNLE Results will come out anytime this or the next week. I also read on a blog comment telling that the results are to be released this Sunday, 26th of July. I just don't know how true it is since it's a weekend, no work at PRC during that day. Maybe they'll (PRC) give it an exception though and work on that day.

I know that it so much agonizing to wait for the results and thus I'll recommend that you pray a lot, I mean pray MORE since I believe you have been praying a lot already. Also prepare yourself in whatever the results may be. Don't also forget how to do deep breathing and other relaxation techniques you learn at school. For sure you'll most need them during the release of the results. Yeah, I wish you luck.

Have a great day! :-)

Philippine-NLE Blog Back In Action

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:44:00 +0000

With June 2009 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam fast approaching, www.phillipine-nle.blogspot.com is now back to serve you with only the latest information regarding the exam. Again, this blog will provide you with timely updates about the results. June 2009 Nursing Licensure Exam Results will also be posted here. Bookmark this blog now!

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June 2009 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam: Are you Ready?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:22:00 +0000

In less than a month from now (specifically on June 6 and 7, 2009), thousands of Nursing graduates from various parts of the Philippines will again gather in different Regional Testing Centers nationwide to take the June 2009 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam (PNLE). I'm guessing that it would be the largest number of board exam takers in the history of Philippine board exams since only 39,455 or 44.51% out of 88,649 examinees of the previous PNLE last November of 2008 passed. Most of those 40, 000+ who did not able to make it in November will most probably be taking the exam again this June together with the thousands of the new nursing graduates. My question to every examinee now then is: Are you ready?

Here are some helpful tips from bloggers across the web on how to make it successful in this endeavor of yours:

In your preparation:

Physical preparations such as hiking on weekends and indulging into sports like basketball and volleyball, surely would help keep reviewees physically fit and alert.
Never memorize symbols and formulas, remember them. Commit to your memory not just the symbols in a formula, but include, as well, its importance and what each parameter and variable denotes.
Review courses teach reviewees how to get ready not just mentally but spiritually and physically too. Spiritual readiness involves prayer. Pray, that no matter what the outcome would be, you'd stay strong. That God may grantthe gift of knowledge to understand every question, is something reviewees should never forget to pray for.

-Salalwildthoughts (Blogspot) -

Learn your subjects and what you should focus more on.
Take it easy. Don’t pressure yourself from any expectations. Just relax. Keep a clear mind. And study hard

- Peperazzi (Multiply) -

Study starts on day one. At the end of each day read over the notes for the topics that you have discussed. Do not try to learn them, simply read them through and make sure that you understand what is being said.
Learning naturally comes after reading and understanding. Ask questions about certain topics that you do not understand. Don’t let the day pass you by and leave it unanswered. It is a good habit to start studying on day one rather than cramming. It will most likely cause you to have mental block if you’re forcing yourself to remember what you are studying immediately.
Try not to study on your own. Look for a study partner so that both of you shall benefit from improved understanding of different topic. Remember, two heads are better than one.
Don’t overdo it! Try to study 30 to 45 minutes and then find an activity that you can do for 15 minutes in between study periods. For example: you can watch TV, do some stretching, watch your favorite DVDs, do something to take away the boredom that’s settling in your mind. Your no. 1 enemy is boredom. Try to overcome it. Your brain needs to reset, and besides the first 30 to 45 minutes is the maximum time you can study with efficiency.
Simply do your best; you cannot do more than that.

- www.pinoymaritime.com -

During the exam:

Do proper shading. Just a one-direction stroke of about 4-5 strokes will suffice as long as the whole box is shaded. Not too light and not too dark or you might make a hole in your answer sheet. If you have sweaty palms, it is recommended that you bring a small towel.
Avoid erasures as much as possible. Use a Staedtler eraser.
Use a chinese menthol stick. If you are sleepy, apply it on your face just beside the eyes. It will keep you awake and focused.
Wear something red. It's a lucky charm according to Fengshui experts. A red handkerchief will do.

- www.marcopolo.i.ph -

Just choose what do you think works for you. And yeah, prayer helps - A lot!!!

Goodluck to you!

November 2008 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam Results Now Available

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:23:00 +0000

The Results of the November 2008 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam is now available. Click the link below to download the pdf version of it.

Download link: click here for the List of Successful Passers

You can also click on your Last Name's Initial which can be found at the right side of this page.

Goodluck to you!

39,455 pass Nursing Board

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:07:00 +0000

By Izah Morales
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 10:38:00 02/20/2009

At least 39,455 or 44.51% out of 88,649 examinees that took the November 2008 Nursing Board have passed, the Professional Regulatory Commission has announced.

Xavier university topped the exams, the results of which were released by the PRC Friday.

The Nursing Regulatory Board (NRB) is chaired by Carmencita Abaquin. Members of the NRB include Yolanda Arugay, Betty Merritt, Leonila Faire, Perla Po, Marco Antonio Sto.Tomas and Amelia Rosales.

On November 2008 Philippine Nursing Licensure (Board) Exam Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:01:00 +0000

This week might be the week we have all been waiting for since it is of great possibility that the results of the November 2008 Philippine Nursing Licensure (Board) Exam will be released anytime this week. As soon as the results will be available, they will be posted here. Just click on your last name's initial which can be found at the right side of this page to know whether you are one of the successful examinees.

Goodluck to you!

other sites posting exam results:

inq7.net - click here

prc.gov.ph - click here

Nurses eyed to be ‘warriors of wellness’

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:35:00 +0000

February 09, 2009 13:01:00

Joel Guinto

INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines – President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has announced that the government would hire unemployed nurses to become "warriors of wellness" in poverty-stricken areas.

The Nurses Assigned in Rural Areas (NARS) program, which the President launched Monday, will deploy five nurses in each of the 1,000 poorest municipalities. Each nurse can have two six-month tours of duty and will be paid an allowance of P8,000 per month, the President said.

The President said the government would spend "less than" P500 million for the program. She urged municipal mayors to pitch in P2,000 as their "counterpart" allowance for each of the nurses.

"We are launching NARS, or nurses assigned in rural areas... They shall be mobilized in their home towns, these warriors for wellness shall do three I's," she said in a speech during a jobs summit at the Palace.

The "three I's" are: "initiate" health and nutrition programs and
first line diagnosis, "inform" communities about water sanitation and health surveillance, and "immunize" children and their mothers.

Arroyo said nurses who lack experience would find it hard to get jobs in hospitals here and abroad.

"They shall also serve as roving nurses for rural schools," she added.

November 2008 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:56:00 +0000

Updates on the November 2008 Philippine Nursing Licesure Exam Results:

On an Inq7.net report, BON member Marco Antonio Sto. Tomas said, "With this volume of examinees, we might have the results next year already, in January or February(2009)." "It depends on how fast the machines will help us in the checking," he added.

Backtrack:

The results of the December 2007 NLE Exam was released on February 21, 2008. The exam was held on Dec 1 and 2, 2007 with 60thousand+ examinees.

Exam takers last November 2008 are 20thousand+ more if we try to compare it. This is one good reason why it is taking the PRC long to check the papers. Not to mention the two-week long Christmas Holiday.

Release Date:

As mentioned, there is no definite date that the BON announced for the release of the November 2008 Nursing Licensure Examination but just recently the blog admin has been informed that it will be on February 20-22.

November 2008 Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:35:00 +0000

Many of you may have not slept well last weekend knowing that this might be the week that we all have been waiting for. As of this moment there is nothing in the PRC website yet and still no news from inq7.net regarding the results of the November 2008 Philippine Nursing Licensure Examination. As soon as the results come though, it will be posted here. Click on your lastname's initial which can be found at the right side of this page to know whether the results are already available and if you are one of the successful board topnotchers! Goodluck to you!

Board Topnotcher to Nurses: Passion to Serve is a Must

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:24:00 +0000

07/26/08
By Izah Morales
INQUIRER.net

“WHEN you decide to become a nurse, there should be a passion to serve and to care,” said Aira Therese Salamanca Javier of the University of Santo Tamos (UST), who topped the recent Board of Nursing exams of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) with a rating of 86 percent.

She said that going abroad should not be the primary motivation to pursue a career in nursing.

Asked to comment on the controversial leakage of the nursing board exams in the past, she stressed that nurses should always stand for integrity and honesty because they’re dealing with people’s lives.

Javier topped the board exams out of 64,459 students who took it. She was a UST scholar for four years.

20,746 Filipino nurses sought US jobs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:00:00 +0000

INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines -- Despite the global economic meltdown that has hit the United States hard, with some 2.6 million Americans losing their jobs in the last 12 months, 20,746 Filipino nurses took the US licensure examination for the first time last year, the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said Saturday.

In a statement, former Senator and TUCP secretary general Ernesto Herrera said the 20,746 represents a decline of 3.5 percent, or 753 fewer compared to the 21,499 Filipino nurses that took the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) administered by the US National Council of State Boards of Nursing Inc. (USNCSBN) for the first time in 2007.

The 20,746 also brought to 66,597 the total number of Filipino nurses that indicated their desire to enter the US nursing profession by taking the NCLEX for the first time since 2005, according to Herrera, former chairman of the Senate labor, employment and human resources development committee.

Citing USNCSBN statistics, Herrera said a total of 9,181 Filipino nurses took the NCLEX for the first time in 2005; 15,171 in 2006; and 21,499 in 2007.

Herrera said the slight decrease in the number of Filipino nurses that took the NCLEX for the first time in 2008 "does not necessarily suggest a trend."

"It is too early to say whether there is a downtrend, considering the drop was marginal, and came after huge increases of 65 percent in 2006 and 42 percent in 2007," he pointed out.

"Based on the initial feedback that we got from the NCLEX testing center here in Manila, which opened only in August 2007, there is a long waiting period before nurses can actually take the test. This is because so many have already lined up to take the test, and the center can only accommodate so many takers at a time," Herrera added.

Herrera earlier said only the healthcare and education sectors in the US are actually creating new jobs, and that the rest of that country's economic segments are either reducing personnel, or have ceased hiring.

But on Friday, even one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms, New York City-based Pfizer Inc., said it was laying off a third of its 8,000 sales staff in the US, and eliminating 800 research positions.

Herrera, meanwhile, urged Filipino nurses that have been recruited by American employers or their Philippine agencies to get hold of the "Voluntary Code for the Recruitment of Foreign-Educated Nurses to the United States."

"The document, available online, is a must-read for every Filipino nurse planning to work in America," he said.

Herrera said the code essentially binds subscribers, including recruiters and employers, to minimum ethical standards in order to discourage abuses and to prevent the exploitation and discrimination of Filipino and other foreign-educated nurses in the US.

Top Nursing Schools in the Philippines in 2004

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:10:00 +0000

Based on Board Exam passing rates for 2000-2004 only 12 of the 175 Nursing schools had passing rates of 90% or higher. RANK SCHOOL OVERALL % Passing Rate

1 UP-Manila 100%
2 St. Paul College-Iloilo 99.57%
3 Silliman University - Dumaguete City 98.39
4 West Visayas State University 97.06%
5 University of Santo Tomas Manila 96.67%
6 Saint Louis University - Baguio City 95.05
7 Mindanao State University Marawi City 95.0%
8 St. Paul College-Dumaguete City 93.38
9 Pamantasan ng Lunsod ng Maynila 92.53%
10 SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY - Bayombong 91.02%
11 St. Paul College-Manila 90.81%
12 University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Center 90.57%

source: PRC

PRC November 2008 Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) Results

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:30:00 +0000

Update: On an Inq7.net report, BON member Marco Antonio Sto. Tomas said, "With this volume of examinees, we might have the results next year already, in January or February(2009)." "It depends on how fast the machines will help us in the checking," he added.

Backtrack: The results of the December 2007 NLE Exam was released on February 21, 2008.

Nursing leakage controversy timeline

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:27:00 +0000

June 11-12, 2006: The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) conducted the nationwide Nursing Licensure Examination. Days later, reports that a leakage of actual test questions circulated.

June 21, 2006: A group of Nursing Board examinees filed a complaint against members of the Board of Nursing (BON) and Ray Gapuz, owner of the Gapuz Review Center. The PRC created an independent fact-finding committee to inquire into the alleged controversy.

After conducting its investigation, the committee found that a nursing exam leakage did occur. The test question manuscripts of BON members Virginia Madeja and Anesia Dionisio for Test III and Test V were copied and distributed to the reviewees of the Gapuz Review Center and INRESS before the actual examination dates.

July 17, 2006: The BON adopted Resolution No. 31 invalidating 20 items of Test III and re-computing the scores in Test V. As such, those who took the June 2006 examination would no longer be required to retake parts of the exam.

July 26, 2006: In an open letter, UST College of Nursing Faculty Association president Rene Luis Tadle's group filed an open letter, requested the PRC to defer the oathtaking of those who passed the nursing exams.

August 15, 2006: PRC and BON announced that they will proceed with the oathtaking of examinees who passed based on the recomputed scheme.

August 16, 2006: Tadle et al. asked the Court of Appeals to stop the PRC from implementing Resolution No. 31 and from allowing those who passed the June 2006 examinations based on the recomputed scores to take their oaths as nurses.

August 18, 2006: The Court of Appeals issued a temporary restraining order, preventing the PRC from enforcing Resolution No. 31 and proceeding with the oathtaking scheduled on August 22, 2006.

August 23, 2006: The Presidential Task Force on National Licensure Examination chaired by Dante Ang filed a petition in intervention, asking for a retake of Test III and Test V.

August 28, 2006: President Arroyo ordered the PRC to implement a revamp of the six-member Board of Nursing in view of the nursing exam leakage controversy.

September 27, 2006: In a press conference, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita disclosed that President Arroyo favors a nursing exam retake, but that she is leaving it up to the Department of Labor and Employment and the PRC to figure out how to proceed with it.

October 13, 2006: The Court of Appeals declared Resolution No. 31 null and void and ordered the PRC to conduct a selective retake of the nursing licensure exam among those whose names have were merely added to the list of successful examinees. CA also ruled that the successful examinees may take their oaths and get their licenses.

October 26, 2006: The Court of Appeals ruled that there was "no legal impediment" for the successful examinees of the June 2006 nursing exam to be sworn in.

February 14, 2007: The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS International) announced on its website that it has decided to deny VisaScreen certificates for Filipino nurses who obtained licensure on the basis of passing the June 2006 nursing licensure examination.

CGFNS said it is unable to certify that the licensure is comparable to a US license.

CGFNS however noted that the June 2006 passers can overcome this bar and qualify for a VisaScreen certificate by taking and passing the equivalent of Tests 3 and 5 on a future licensing examination administered by PRC.

February 16, 2007: President Macapagal Arroyo ordered the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to appeal the CGFNS decision.

February 19, 2007: A government-private sector task force was formed to make an appeal to CGFNS. The task force, headed by PRC chairwoman Leonor Rosero, was formed after a meeting between the PRC and nursing groups in Manila.

February 24, 2007: In a statement posted on the DOLE website, he said DOLE will offer the voluntary retake of Test 3 and 5 of the June 2006 Nursing Exam.

February 25, 2007: Labor Secretary Arturo Brion told said the CGFNS talked to him Rosero, telling them that no appeal will work in favor of the nursing graduates.

February 26, 2007: Brion said the labor department has started talks with deans of Centers of Excellence to conduct reviews for passers of the leakage-tainted June 2006 nursing licensure exams who are willing to re-take the equivalent of the controversial test modules. Meanwhile, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Sergio Apostol said Malacanang does not need to issue an executive order to pave the way for a re-take. He said Brion just have to coordinate with the PRC and set the date for the re-take.

February 27, 2006: President Arroyo refused to make a categorical statement on the recommendation of the DOLE for a retake of the leakage-tainted licensure exam to accommodate Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentebella's request for more time for a last-ditch appeal.

March 4, 2007: A team of government officials and representatives of nursing graduates left for the US to appeal with the CGFNS the case of Filipino nurses. The team was composed of Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentebella, PRC Chair Rosero, Remigia Nathanielz, Fatima University official and Renato Aquino, president of the nursing batch of 2006.

March 5, 2007: In a statement posted on its website March 5, CGFNS stood firm on its February 14 decision to deny VisaScreen Certification to the June 2006 passers of the Philippine nursing licensure exam.

June 1, 2007: Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez ordered filing of criminal charges against two members of the Board of Nursing for the examination leakage.

courtesy of www.pinoyrn.blogspot.com