cONGRats to Block C...
Job Well Done!!!

WONDER WOMAN / SUPERMAN

for bOth BlocK B & C.

If you were SuperMan / Wonder Woman and was given a Power to Eradicate in the faCe of the EaRth just one disease, what would it be? Why? How can your choice affect mankind? Also, explain in detail, how would you go about eradicating it?

PoSt your ansWers on or before September 16, 2007.

God Bless!!!

Mam Nhelz

5TH September 2007

do you know the song "Journey"???? I guess some of you don't. Well, its a song @ how one can succeed in life inspite of the hardships, obstacles.... etc...

juzt this afternoon, I, Mam Shelle (our dean) and Mam Oteng (our Clinical Coordinator) were talking. How time flies.... Now we have 21 new RNs. Soon we will have more... I hope Batch 2008 will give us 80 - 100% passing next June 2008.

Good luck... La lang...

Muni muni lang poH

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) announces in January 2006 that NCLEX-RN will be offered in several additional countries outside US, including INDIA !STATE NURSING BOARD: Each US State has a Registered Nurses Board, which licenses nurses. In order to work as a RN, the nurse must pass the state's exam, administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, known as NCLEX-RN http://www.ncsbn.orgUnlike CGFNS which is scheduled three times a year (excepting special sessions) the NCLEX-RN exam can be scheduled year round.Before this year the exam was only administered in the US or its territories. Starting in 2005 the examination is offered outside the US in three countries, England, Hong Kong and Korea, and will be broadened to include several other Asian cities in the future. This is a definite benefit to foreign nurses and US employers, and further demonstrates the “need” for registered nurses in the US.While this is a benefit to prospective nurses and employers, by permitting the nurse to “license” outside the US before immigrating, it does not change the basic rule that the CGFNS certificate in itself qualifies the Employer to file the immigration petition to bring the nurse to the US with a green card. These newly established NCLEX-RN “testing centers" will afford nurses the opportunity to take this exam after they have earned their CGFNS certificates and are waiting outside the US for their immigrant visas.However, it should be noted that the immigration laws for nurses permit the nurse to have passed either CGFNS or NCLEX-RN to have the employer file the petition with the immigration department (which starts the visa waiting period). The obvious question is “why should I take CGFNS if taking and passing NCLEX-RN permits the employer to file the immigration petition and permits me to work in a US State”? The answer is that while all states require the nurse to have passed NCLEX-RN to work as a registered nurse, 40 of the US states also require the nurse to also have earned a CGFNS certificate as a condition to being eligible for their state license.California is one of the states that does not require the nurse pass CGFNS as a condition to being licensed. So, in effect, doctors who have the ability to take the NCLEX-RN exams in one of the exam sites outside the US, could elect to take this exam in lieu of CGFNS.Additionally, these NCLEX-RN testing centers outside the US will increase the employment desirability of nurses with employers. While some nurses who have passed CGFNS are able to travel to the US to take the NCLEX-RN before accepting offers of employment, the vast majority of foreign nurses cannot due to financial considerations or visa requirements. Prior to 2005 these nurses’ only option was to earn the CGFNS certificate, secure a job offer from a US employer, and take the NCLEX-RN only after they arrived in the US with their green cards.The National Council of State Boards of Nursing released in January the 2004 fact sheet of NCLEX examination statistics. The release shows that the largest number of foreign educated examinees includes Filipinos, Canadians, Indians, South Koreans and Chinese, respectively. The NCLEX pass rate for internationally educated RN’s in 2004 was 44%. Employers are aware of this passing rate, which translates into the fact that less than 50% of the foreign nurses for whom the employer petitions who only have their CGFNS certificates, will pass the NCLEX-RN. http://www.ncsbn.org (see fact sheet)The foreign nurse who earns the CGFNS certificate, who thereafter is petitioned by a US employer, becomes a more valuable future employee to that employer if while they are waiting for the green card interview they are able to sit for and pass the NCLEX-RN exam.BENEFITS TO DOCTORS EARNING NURSING DIPLOMAS!
Because we only place nurses in California, the doctor does not need to take the CGFNS exam if they can arrange to take the NCLEX-RN exam in England or one the other countries. The option to sit for the CGFNS in their home countries remains an option, that as indicated also permits the employer to file the immigration petition in the US to bring the nurse to work with the green card;
Russian and Belarus nursing diploma graduates. NCLEX-RN permits the nurse student to register for the exam while still studying so long as a definite date of graduation is noticed it by the educational institution where the diploma is being earned. This means that an examination date to take the NCLEX-RN can be scheduled to coincide with when the doctor completes the diploma program, so that the doctor can travel to London directly without first having to return to their home country. (provided the doctor has a visa to enter England);
No loss of time between graduation and exam. Doctors can start and complete the Nurse Diploma courses whenever available, and do not have to be dependent on when their date of graduation is and the next available CGFNS exam is scheduled;
A more desirable sponsored nurse employee. Because of the acute shortage of nurses in the US, hospitals and other health care provider's must strategically plan to replace those nurses who will retire, and for the inevitable loss of some nurses to job changes. Many employers look to foreign nurses to meet these needs. Recruiting a nurse in his or her home country has become a common practice, and often recruiters or employers sponsor the nurses for the necessary examinations. The passing rate for first time CGFNS examinees is less than 50%. The passing rate for NCLEX-RN for foreign trained nurses is less than 50%. This translates into less than 25% of the sponsored nurses arriving to work for the sponsoring employer, in the minimal amount of time. There are no statistics available from either NCLEX or CGFNS concerning the first time passing rate by medical doctors taking the nursing exams. Given the higher aptitudes of graduates from medical schools, the one year of preparation they have while earning their nurse diplomas, and generally their superior English language skills, it is believed that few doctors will not pass either of these tests on their first attempt. Minimum 90%. This should translate into a passing rate 4 times higher than the average foreign educated nurse who first site for CGFNS and then NCLEX-RN. For employers filing immigration petitions for the nurses, their main concern is the nurse arriving in the US and being able to work immediately, or taking and passing the NCLEX-RN at the first available date after arrival. Clearly doctors with nursing diplomas afford employers a better option for strategic planning purposes.