November 19, 2004

Philippine Government Shuts Down 23 Nursing Programs

By MARTHA ANN OVERLAND

Concerned by what it called rapidly declining standards in nursing education, the Philippine government this month ordered 23 institutions that offered nursing courses to close them down by the end of the academic year.

The unusual move was a response to the plummeting scores of students taking the national nursing examination. Only half of those who take the test pass, compared with a pass rate of 70 percent to 80 percent just a few years ago.

Education officials blame the low

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