this I have to write

I was cruising through North Diversion Road when i saw a sign for an LPN course being offered to students who want to be able to "work in the states" after only 2 years. My reaction?? Shock, rage, and "what the hell?!?" I remeber I had concerns about this particular school previously because it was only a few feet away from a horse race track. I mean how do you keep the professionalism? The respect?

A few months ago, the University of the Incarnate Word (San Antonio, Texas) invited their students for its reaccreditation. The accreditors expressed their admiration for Philippine Nursing because they only hone BSN's which the US have been aspiring for so long and still working for it. This is the reason why nursing in the US is still regarded with less respect than other healthcare professions. The utimate goal is to professionalize nursing, eventually achieving all BSN by encouraging RN(ADN) to BSN programs. And then surprise, surprise, a 2 year LPN course in an already all BSN country! Let's take several leaps backward, shall we?

I just watched a story about the 7 CHED officials resigning because of the consistent decline of nursing quality in the Philippines. This is bad news. This is terrible news. What's happening? Even my alma mater enrolls several hundred students when it used to be really strict and picky. Only the best. And how many cum laude's again B? Did the students get really really bright, the school decided on a higher grade percentage for graduates to have more edge, or did the quality drop down a notch?