The passing rate of 43.38 percent is the lowest in the history of the board exams, said Dr. Maria Teresita Sinda, chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Committee in Nursing Education.
Only 28,994 examinees passed out of 67,700 nursing students who took the board examinations last December.
Sinda cited three factors for the low performance —' quality of the faculty, the number of students' admitted in schools and the lack of tertiary training hospitals.
Nursing instructors should have clinical experience and continuing education. Otherwise, what would be the quality of their teachings?
The low passing rate reflects the quality of nursing schools. It is saddening to think that most schools are accepting a large number of enrollees each year, but not able to make a passing mark in the exams. To make it worse, there had been news about some nursing schools that have no hospitals. How could they equip the students with adequate nursing skills?
Is it all about money? What about the integrity of the profession?
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