Here's a quick round-up of events that made waves in the pinoy nursing world in 2007.
JanuaryRelease of the December 2006 Nurse Licensure Examinations Results
FebruaryUSCIS Proposes Fee IncreasesCGFNS Declares June 2006 Nurses Ineligible for VisaScreen Sans RetakePhilippine Delegation Appeals CGFNS Decision
MarchCGFNS Affirms DecisionANA Joins the Foray and Ask for Full RetakeRecapture Bill Introduced to Address RetrogressionArroyo Orders Partial RetakeDoLE Initiates Free Special Review for RetakersPRC/DoLE issues Retake Guidelines
April10,000 June 2006 Nurses Enlist for Special ReviewPhilippines and Bahrain Sign Health AccordSentosa Nurses Asks POEA to Rule on Case
MayMajor Rallies Held Across U.S. Calling for Immigration ReformSentosa Nurses Creates Online Petition to Seek Support
JuneFirst Round of Special Retake of the Compromised June 2006 Board Exam HeldANA and NYSNA Throw Support Behind Filipino Nurses vs SentosaSurprise! Retrogression Lifted TemporarilyIELTS Implements Changes in Band Score Reporting
JulyAnother Surprise! USCIS Reverses Visa Bulletin; Retrogression Again in EffectNCSBN Announces NCLEX Testing in the PhilippinesDoLE Announces Possiblity of Giving LPN License to Retake Flunkers
AugustNY State Education Department Denies Freezing Applications of June 2006 NursesRelease of the June 2007 Nurse Licensure Examinations ResultsNCLEX Testing in the Philippines Begins
SeptemberDoLE Opens 2nd Registration for Final Round of Special Retake ReviewOctoberU.S. Senate Passes Bill Recapturing 60,000 Visa Numbers for Schedule A Nurses
NovemberBill That Recaptures 60,000 Visa Numbers Fails to Survive BiCam ConferenceDoLE Announces Transmittal of Retake Results to CGFNS
DecemberFinal Round of Retake Coincides with Scheduled December Nursing Board ExamDoLE Issues Warning vs Abusive New Zealand Nursing Job Recruiters
The year that passed was a good year for this author and this blog. Hope the coming year will be better for all nurses out there. Happy New Year Everyone! Cheers!
