Despite a high failure rate on its exam and an investigation launched by the Commissioner for Admission to Professions, the Order of Nurses of Quebec (OIIQ) maintains its position. No question of advancing the retake exam scheduled for March or of relaxing the criteria for obtaining the passing score for the test. The OIIQ relies on “targeted support” to help candidates for the practice of the nursing profession (CEPI) pass the test they failed.
In its press release, the OIIQ recalls that the pass rate on the first attempt of the exam, which stood at 51.4% on September 26, is “low” in comparison with that of previous years, which fluctuated between 71% and 96%. He points out that in the context of the pandemic, “many have faced more difficulties despite all the efforts made by educational institutions and students”.
To support the CEPIs, the Order indicates that preparatory workshops will be offered in January. He will also communicate with the senior advisers of the health establishments, in charge of the CEPIs, in order to determine what help could be brought to them, it was specified to the To have to.
Students have three attempts to pass the Order’s exam and obtain their nursing title. In its press release, the OIIQ maintains that the September 26 examination “is no different from those carried out in previous years”. It was “developed by a group of experts from clinical settings and college and university teaching establishments”, it is written.
The OIIQ recalls that its mission is to ensure the protection of the public.
27 complaints to the Commissioner for Admission to Professions
Many nursing students expressed their anger in the media, after learning that they had failed their College exam.
In a press release issued Monday evening, the Commissioner for Admission to Professions, Mr.e André Gariépy, indicates that he received 27 complaints about the September 26 exam. He launched an “audit, in the form of an investigation” four days ago. “The investigation will focus in particular on the various concerns raised concerning the examination itself and the situation of the candidates,” he said in the press release.
Pending the conclusions of this investigation, the Commissioner for Admission to the Professions recommends in particular to CEPIs who have failed to “consult the feedback provided on individual performance at the meeting last September” and to “ask for other explanations if necessary”. .
These failures come at a time when the health care system is facing a critical shortage of nurses.