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2008 News and Alerts Due to the age of these news items, information (including links) may be outdated. Please use the search feature at the top of the page to find more current information on the subject or to find a current link. DECEMBER 17, 2008 updated February 11, 2009 CGFNS International partners with HHRDC to deliver International Standards for Professional Nurses program in China Philadelphia, PA, USA — CGFNS International, with its 30 years of experience testing international nurses, and The Health Human Resources Development Center (HHRDC) of the Ministry of Health, People’s Republic of China today announced the signing of an agreement to strengthen nursing education and practice in China by introducing the International Standards for Professional Nurses (ISPN) program in China. The International Standards for Professional Nurses (ISPN) program consists of two components: an initial verification of first-level, general nurse status followed by an examination to asses nursing knowledge. The examination is the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, which has been administered worldwide since 1977 to foreign-educated nurses who wish to practice in the United States. The exam satisfies the examination component of both the CGFNS Certification Program and VisaScreen® and has been administered under these programs in China since 2003. “The CGFNS Qualifying Exam®,” said Barbara L. Nichols, CEO, CGFNS International, “is being unbundled from the CGFNS Certification Program to create an exam component for the ISPN so nurses in China can measure their nursing knowledge against established international standards.” Dr. Li Feng, Director General of HHRDC, said, “I am delighted to bring the ISPN program to China. This program will provide the international benchmarking that we desire to strengthen nursing education and practice in China. Our nurses aspire to achieve international standards and I am confident that they will take full advantage of this opportunity to participate in this program.” First-level, general nurses, residing in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and Macao, who wish to participate in the HHRDC-CGFNS-ISPN program must have graduated from a government-approved nursing school and must have their status as a first-level, general nurse verified. The first administration of the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® under the ISPN program is scheduled for July 2009. The four major areas of nursing — adult health nursing, nursing of children, psychiatric/mental health nursing and maternal/infant nursing — form the foundation of the examination. For more details about the HHRDC-CGFNS-ISPN program in Chinese, go to http://www.21wecan.com/kzlm/ispn/index.html About HHRDC The Health Human Resources Development Center of the Ministry of Health (referred to as The HHRDC) was established in December 1998 with the approval and support from the Office of Central Institutional Organization Commission. Since its establishment, the HHRDC has devoted all its efforts to the development and management of human resources for health under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Health, People’s Republic of China.The HHRDC has formed its enterprise culture: To be a good person, to do good things and to make great achievements! By firmly holding onto its beliefs of people-foremost philosophy, future orientation, inspired innovation, and pursuit of excellence, the HHRDC has become a well-organized, highly recognized and professional institution. The long-term development goal of the HHRDC is to be one of the best centers for the development of human resources of health systems in both the domestic and the international arena. Therefore, according to the requirements of the Ministry of Health of China, the HHRDC provides a full range of high-quality human resource services to health systems and health care institutions. To support its current development goal which is to strengthen the development of human resources for health in China the HHRDC has established five core service systems, namely human resource social services, health professional assessment/evaluation, training, international cooperation/health research and consultation on the management of human resources. In addition, the HHRDC has a national journal, China Health Human Resources, and manages a comprehensive Web site. Through this research the HHRDC has created an effective organizational network on human resources for health, both in China and overseas. For more details about HHRDC, go to www.hhrdc.org |
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