CHEd eyes repeaters’ re-take limit of nursing examinations
Source: www.inquirer.net
ILOILO CITY — The Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) in Western Visayas wants to limit the rights of repeaters to re-take the nursing licensure examination.
Repeaters are considered those who have failed to pass the examinations the first time around.
Dr. Rex Casiple, CHEd assistant regional director, said repeaters pulled down the passing percentage of 16 nursing schools in Western Visayas, which otherwise performed well during the November 2009 nursing board examinations.
Citing data from the Professional Regulatory Commission (PRC), Casiple said 4,028 out of 8,047 examinees in Western Visayas or 50 percent passed the examination, the result of which was released on February 1. The regional passing rate is 10.28 percent higher than the national passing average of 39.72 percent.
Sixteen of the 21 nursing schools in the region or 76 percent were high performers or performing above the national average, according to Casiple.
Ten of the 48 examinees who were in the top 10 passers were from Western Visayas including Katrina Isabel Doromal of St. Paul University-Iloilo who was tied with two other examinees for fifth place with a passing grade of 86.40 percent.
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