Comments on: Baguio Schools Performance in Nursing Exams 2007

By: barry

barry — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:23:14 +0000

hi guys..
I’ve been reading all these rattling and bragging and comparing of universities and colleges here in Baguio and their percentages of passers and failures with regards to board exams and I’m totally pissed off. Let me ask you guys: does the name or status of the school you study in determine your capability to pass a licensure exam? I believe the capability to pass an exam boils down on the individual and on the individual alone.. Yes these schools may offer standard, substandard or high quality education but how you utilize this knowledge will determine your success in the future. yes you may be a graduate of a prestigious school, a substandard college or a school boasting of years of teaching but did you really learn in that institution? how did you make use of the time and information provided to you by that school? You are all alumni of your own schools, be proud of it and don’t compare. Cause it was your own decision to enter and study in such institution, always be thankful of whatever you have gained and learned, treasure and utilize it to the fullest. If you felt there was something missing or lacking, its your own initiative to fill in that gap. your success is determined by your capability to learn and apply learning in the real world. You wouldn’t always be asked from what university you came but on what you know that is relevant and important in that specific field.

Sorry guys, I just want to put an end to these issue..

By: ronnie

ronnie — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:02:51 +0000

wala kasi sa school yan nasa student yan kung gusto talaga ng student pumasa regardless sa school na pinapasukan. EXAMPLe sa SLU kinukuha talaga nila yung deserving student na talagang gusto ang nursing

By: cody

cody — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:33:17 +0000

Hi Liza,

Some schools(if they can be identified as such) especially the administrators thinks of how can they entice students to enroll at their “schools” most specially in the field of nursing. One “school” practice is to affiliate at hospitals. Maybe I am correct, maybe I am wrong, BUT, their modus operandi is if the hospital affiliate charges affiliation fee of 30.00 pesos per hour/student, the “school” charges the student from 40 – 50 pesos per hour. Nursing students are required to render at least 300 hrs minimum in the hospital. So do the math, 1 student affiliate pays the school at least 12,000 – 15,000 pesos, the 9,000 is paid to the hospital and the remaining amount goes to the school, multiply that by over a thousand nursing students per year, these schools are making a killing out of the affiliations. Remember that hospitals have no obligation to these schools, it is the school who are running after these hospitals so that they be affiliated…. In all fields talaga, mukhang pera ang mga admin na eto… (Ive checked on the school of nursing of a university here in baguio and san fernando who have their own hospitals, the affiliation fees are very very minimal compared to this school along b——n road. Grabe…Kung ako ang magulang, hindi ko sila pag-enrolin dito.

By: arlene morano

arlene morano — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:43:15 +0000

I AM A GRADUATE OF BAGUIO CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FIRST BATCH.AT PRESENT I AM WORKING AS SENIOR STAFF NURSE IN ACUTE AND ONE OF THE BUSIEST HOSPITAL IN LONDON.I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A STUDENT OBVIOUS NA ANG TINGIN SA AMIN NG MGA TAGA BGH STAFF AY MAHIHINA KAMI.SOBRA SI MRS CAMPANOS MAKASIGAW PATI SA AKIN.KUNG DITO SYA SA LONDON HINDI SYA MAKAKAPORMA NG GANON TANGAL REGISTRATION NYA.
ANYWAY, WALA YAN SA SCHOOL.ANG IMPORTANTE MAGALING ANG COMMUNICATION SKILLS MO PARA MAIPASA MO MGA INTERVIEWS. PAGDATING MO DITO SA LONDON PAREPAREHO KAYO.THANKS TO BAGUIO CENTRAL FOR IT PROVIDED ME WITH EMOTIONAL COMFORT TO MAKE LEARNING CONDUCIVE FOR ME.I BELEIVE SLU TURNED DOWN AND DID NOT GAVE A CHANCE TO A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO GOT POTENTIAL.MASYADO LANG SARADO ANG STANDARD NILA.ANYWAY TO ALL NURSING STUDENTS HINDI LAHAT ACADEMICS. DAPAT MAMOLD ANG SKILL TO BE ASSERTIVE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.AT THE END OF THE DAY LAHAT TAYO PINAG NURSING NG PARENTS NATIN PARA MAKA ABROAD.PAG DATING ABROAD WALA NG MAGTATANONG SA YO KUNG SAAN KA GRDUATE.ANG ITATANONG SA IYO SAAN KA NAKABILI NG CONDO/ANO KOTSE MO.
MORAL LESSON; KAHIT SAAN KANG SCHOOL MAG ARAL KANG MABUTI.HINDI MO RIN KAILANGAN SUPER TALINO KA.SABI KO NGA HINDI AKO MATALINO MADISKARTE KA.YUN LANG PO

By: lisa

lisa — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:37:40 +0000

Dragonass,

Congratulations on you personal success. But the issue here is not which school the students should go to but which school is delivering the good education a student deserves.

And because there are exams so that the students can practice their desired profession, it is the school’s responsibility to make them pass. To excel in the exam or in the profession, na sa tao nga yan.

But there are many schools in Baguio that merely collect the tuition and to not give the students their money’s worth, in my opinion.

By: dragonass

dragonass — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:49:48 +0000

Graduate ako nag isang school sa Baguio. I served 20 years sa government service then plan to go on optional retirement to serve my remaining prime years overseas. I have seen graduates of prestigious schools whom I could say were not succesful in there careers. I have also seen people who were products of unkown schools yet they were sucessful in there chosen careers. Marami diyan who claim they have the best training and discipline because it is what there school is known for but as years go by they were corrupted along way. Wala yan sa pangalan nag school nasa tao yan.

By: leo enerva,jr

leo enerva,jr — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:53:39 +0000

bghsn closed down in the early 80’s because lots of government run schools cannot or were hardly subsidized by the government then(up to now actually).it has been an institution of nursing(bghsn)that placed baguio as a leading supplier of excellent nurses abroad specially the US.bghsn as a school is comparable to UP nursing because the student nurses were screened strictly upon admission and again upon every close of the semester that is the reason why with a 200 student upon admission only 50 survives to make it on graduation.clinical nursing is very very hectic then because students were required to work just like the staff nurses(we practically own the clinical rotation with bghmc w/o other affiliate students)and you how big the hospital and the volume of patients at any given time.did you know that the commanding general of the AFP Nursing corp is a BGHSN graduate?The 1979 nursing board placed bghsn at 97% passing rate.prior nursing boards were at 90% average.Clinical instructors at SLU came from bghsn during the formative years of SLU college of nursing,the same too with MSAC now the Benguet State Univ. and Notre dame.It takes discipline,determination,patience and love for the profession to truly become a Real and True nurse.

By: scintilla 93

scintilla 93 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:11:21 +0000

[quote]We are talking here about the responsibility of your school to make you both a competent nurse and make sure you pass your licensure exams. Failing that, failing hundreds and hundreds of graduates per semester betrays the students and short changes them.[/quote]

very well said…

[quote]By your comments, it is evident that many graduate with a narrow view of things, selfish in fact, because you do not lament the fact that bigger numbers fail than succeed. [/quote]

it all boils down to what the school gears to behind the back. face it.. majority of nursing schools with par below average board examination rating are but for the money of the students. they dont actually prepare the students to pass the board examination in the first place and that’s where top performing nursing schools got an edge.

reality check. you can not work as an RN if you dont pass the board. worst, even if you are top 1 board examinee, you are not guaranteed a work anywhere in the world if you dont have atleast 1 year legitimate hospital experience. even top graduates doesnt even know how to cannulate a patient. i recruit nurses in the healthcare institution im currently working.. and it doesnt really matter where you graduated from nor how many times you took the board exam.. what matters most is you have the necessary experience i require and of course, you are able to communicate and express yourself properly.

peace every one.

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:08:02 +0000

Scintilla 93,

We are talking here about the responsibility of your school to make you both a competent nurse and make sure you pass your licensure exams. Failing that, failing hundreds and hundreds of graduates per semester betrays the students and short changes them.

Not only should you be good in your profession, schools should also train you to THINK correctly and process matters in an analytical manner. By your comments, it is evident that many graduate with a narrow view of things, selfish in fact, because you do not lament the fact that bigger numbers fail than succeed.

To provide substandard education is a crime. Substandard is if they fail to make big majority of their students pass. PCEC’s 28% passing average is abysmal.

Read the article again and understand the points — if a school can only manage 28%, or 43% that is EVIDENCE that they cannot properly educate the numbers they enroll, that they should in fact reduce their admissions to a smaller number by setting standards and systems that will provide my countrymen quality education.

I will not accept anything less for the youth.

By: scintilla 93

scintilla 93 — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:37:04 +0000

to be honest, what matter most’s the ability of your school to prepare you as a confident and competent nurse. regardless of where you graduate from, it is your prc license that counts most. dont mind how many times you take the board. if you fail, prepare and take the exam again.

slu screens their students. it is a long time tradition as the school aims for a 100% passing score for all their graduates.

pcec? i got a good number of friends who are graduates of this school and now are practicing the profession worldwide.

bcu? i was once a ci there and been a mentor to their first set of graduates. i should have stayed if not been offered to take similar post in slu..

anyhow, stop the crap of bashing and flaming. it wont make you any better. just smile and have fun.. and like what i’ve said, it doesnt matter where a student have graduated from nor how many times he/she took the board exam. the most important thing’s you managed to get your license at last and youre practicing somewhere else in the map.

cheers every one.

scintilla 93