The CGFNS Board in the US has decided with finality: the June 2006 passers of the leak-tainted exams must retake portions of the exam before they can be allowed to practice in the US.
Some people even had to fly off to the US to appeal to the CGFNS board to reconsider its decision. It’s embarrassing. Didn’t they see the handwriting on the wall? Maybe these guys simply want to make a side trip to Disneyland.
Some passers made matters really worse when they blocked any attempts of a retake, saying that they cannot afford the expense and psychological toll of preparing for another grueling exam.
This is true. Unfortunately, as I told my friend Johnny Bravo, a nurse, this myopic view may not sit well with US authorities. The only way to address the problem and to restore the credibility of the profession is for the examinees take the tests again in a credible manner. Those involved in the leakage should be meted out with penalties and charged in court as well. These will settle the issue once and for all.
Those who howled in protest and continue to do so still fail to recognize the ramifications of the leakage. The consequences will likely resonate far into the future, especially among the later batches of nurses who will be heading towards the US.
They should instead band together and work out a solution even if a lot of them really haven’t done anything wrong and did not benefit from the leakage. It is such a small price to pay to restore the credibility of the nursing profession that has opened up a lot of opportunities for young people abroad and provided better lives for their families back home.
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