SAYS DOLE:Nursing exam flunkers may be credited as ‘practical nurses’
SAYS DOLE Nursing exam flunkers may be credited as ‘practical nurses’
By Jerome Aning
Inquirer
Last updated 07:03pm (Mla time)
07/24/2007
MANILA, Philippines -- With only about half of the 78,000 nursing examinees projected to pass, the Department of Labor and Employment is formulating a new policy to allow the "flunkers" in the state-administered nursing licensure examinees last June to continue practicing their profession as "practical nurses."
Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said the department was expecting only about 40,000 of the 78,000 examinees -- including the re-takers of the leakage-marred 2006 exam -- to pass the test.
"We're anticipating that many of them (flunkers) will do re-take so we think that one fall-back position is to have them licensed as practical nurses. This is assuming that there are some who would not do the re-take," Brion explained to reporters.
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By Jerome Aning
Inquirer
Last updated 07:03pm (Mla time)
07/24/2007
MANILA, Philippines -- With only about half of the 78,000 nursing examinees projected to pass, the Department of Labor and Employment is formulating a new policy to allow the "flunkers" in the state-administered nursing licensure examinees last June to continue practicing their profession as "practical nurses."
Labor Secretary Arturo Brion said the department was expecting only about 40,000 of the 78,000 examinees -- including the re-takers of the leakage-marred 2006 exam -- to pass the test.
"We're anticipating that many of them (flunkers) will do re-take so we think that one fall-back position is to have them licensed as practical nurses. This is assuming that there are some who would not do the re-take," Brion explained to reporters.
Continue reading: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=78495
ok un, half of nursing population wla work syang lng at di nila na papractice un prof. It's nice to hear dat n kun d man mkpasa may pupunthan unlike kun tambay... and also gud for experience...
Posted by
Anonymous |
5:53 PM
Definitely ok, One fall back position but still can be able to redeem him/herself by passing d NLE. HE/SHE may end up with two license as PN and RN. Hopefully, they'll release the result both PN AND RN this Month.
Posted by
Anonymous |
11:19 PM