Failed schools’ closure to address nurses glut

MANILA, Philippines—The closure of 177 nursing schools that have failed to pass a single graduate in the nursing licensure exams will address the glut of some half a million board passers in the country, recruitment consultant Emmanuel Geslani said in a statement Monday.

Geslani was reacting to reports that Chairman Emmanuel Angeles of the Commission on Higher Education has warned 177 nursing schools for their miserable performance both in teaching standards and facilities needed for on-the-job training. Angeles also ordered the evaluation of schools that have passing rates below the national average.

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177 nursing schools produce only flunkies, says exec

MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) is closely monitoring at least 177 nursing schools in the country that have not had even one single graduate passing the nursing licensure exams in the last five years.

CHEd Chairman Emmanuel Angeles gave the warning in a speech to heads of colleges and universities in Metro Manila and nearby regions on Friday afternoon.

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Retrogression... there is hope. US might open hiring nurses again

US healthcare system pinched by nursing shortage

WASHINGTON – The U.S. healthcare system is pinched by a persistent nursing shortage that threatens the quality of patient care even as tens of thousands of people are turned away from nursing schools, according to experts.

The shortage has drawn the attention of President Barack Obama. During a White House meeting on Thursday to promote his promised healthcare system overhaul, Obama expressed alarm over the notion that the United States might have to import trained foreign nurses because so many U.S. nursing jobs are unfilled.

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Unemployed Filipino nurses to be tapped as "N.A.R.S."

The NARS (Nurses Assigned in Rural Service) Project was conceptualized to mobilize nurses to the barrios, in the same objective as "Doctors to the Barrios" program by the DOH. A Mindanao law maker wanted to expand the NARS program and mobilize more nurses, especially the unemployed, to be trained and work as midwives.

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Retrogression lingers... no new visa priority dates in Sep 09

After a year, the retrogression in Visa priority dates lingers. The latest update I have for September 2009 shows that visa numbers is still "U" (unavailable), for all countries it looks like.