Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Nursing
 
chapter
Regulations of the Board of Nursing [18 VAC 90 ‑ 20]
Action Requirements for foreign-trained nurses
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 7/24/2009
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7/2/09  11:39 pm
Commenter: Matilde S. Upano, RN, MSN, FNP-BC; President PNA-Indiana

I strongly support the removal of the CGFNS Exam requirement in the state of Virginia.
 

I strongly support the removal of the CGFNS Exam requirement for RN licensure in the state of Virginia. With NCLEX RN Exams available outside the United States, foreign educated nurses are now able to take and pass this RN licensing exam as well as pass a thorough credentials review before coming to the US. This makes the CGFNS exam a duplicative exam and therefore no longer necessary.

 

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