What are the conditions for the cgfns exam?

the full name of cgfns is the commission on graduates of foreign nursing schools (cgfns). it was established in 1977. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, it is mainly led by the American Nursing Association and the National Nursing Association. CGFNS is the English abbreviation of American overseas nurse qualification examination institution, which is a foreign nurse qualification examination recognized by American Nursing Association and US Immigration Bureau, and is a necessary document for foreign nurses to apply for visas in the United States. The main task of CGFNS is to confirm that the academic background of these foreign nurses who are educated in foreign countries is in line with the level and standards of professional nurses in the United States, and they are competent for the work of registered nurses in the United States to ensure the safety of the American public.

1. what is cgfns?

CGFNS stands for commission on graduates of foreign nursing schools, which is an independent, semi-official and non-profit examination institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It is mainly organized by American Nursing Association (ANA) and National League of Nursing (NLN). The organization was founded in 1977 and has a history of 25 years. The United States is an immigrant country. In the late 196s, with the increasing demand for nurses in the United States, more and more overseas nurses immigrated to the United States to engage in nursing work. When these nurses who received nursing education outside the United States applied for immigrant visas at the Immigration Bureau, the Immigration Bureau did not have a good criterion to judge whether overseas nurses had the conditions to engage in nursing work in the United States. Therefore, the American government began to propose the establishment of an institution, and the CGFNS institution was also established.

With the increasing demand for nursing in the United States, especially the repeated shortage of nursing teams in the United States in recent 2 years, CGFNS qualification examination has developed vigorously. Now there are 4 examination centers in 29 countries and regions around the world, including China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province. The Chinese mainland Examination Center will be held for the first time on November 12, 23.

The relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Health said that in October last year, the Ministry of Health agreed to set up CGFNS test center in Peking University. Its qualification is recognized by American Nursing Association, Labor Department and Immigration Bureau, which is the first condition for going abroad to engage in nursing work. This person also said that the introduction of CGFNS examination will greatly promote the internationalization of nursing education in China and improve the training quality of nursing talents in China.

2. Why should I take the CGFNS exam?

The main function of p>CGFNS is to host the "qualification examination and certification" for nurses who have received nursing education outside the United States, and to test the nursing knowledge and English ability of foreign nurses as one of the qualifications and conditions for going to the United States to engage in the nursing profession. There are two advantages for foreign nurses to take the American CGFNS exam. First of all, according to the statistics of CGFNS, the proportion of nurses who hold CGFNS certificates and are educated in foreign countries who pass the RN license examination for the first time is as high as 85-9%. Secondly, foreign nurses can take the CGFNS qualification examination and TOEFL examination in many places around the world, so that applicants can save time and money, and they can also obtain the CGFNS certificate in their own country before taking the NCLEX-RN examination in the United States.

3. Where and when was the first CGFNS exam held in Chinese mainland?

In May p>22, CGFNS decided to set up an examination center in Beijing, China, which undoubtedly opened a door for China nurses to work in the United States and provided an opportunity to work in the United States. On November 12th, 23, the American CGFNS Qualification Nurse Examination will land in Beijing, China for the first time. That is to say, the vast number of nurses in China will be lucky enough to obtain American nurse certification without going abroad.

4. What is the registration and examination time of CGFNS?

the p>CGFNS exam is held three times a year in March, July and November. All the test centers in the world hold exams on the same day. The deadline for registration of CGFNS exam is 3 months before the exam.

5. What is the content of CGFNS exam? The nursing knowledge test of CGFNS is based on what nurses must know and master when they are engaged in nursing work in the United States. Therefore, candidates must understand American nursing knowledge and clinical fields, as well as American nursing culture and nursing system. The examination questions in the part of nursing knowledge include five traditional clinical fields of nursing work, namely, adult nursing, child nursing, maternal and infant nursing, mental health nursing and community health nursing. Take the overall comprehensive examination, not the examination of each subject. The examination questions are more related to the problems that often occur in clinic, focusing on the influence of diseases on human functions, rather than the theoretical concepts of diseases themselves and school learning. The CGFNS exam is similar to the NCLEX-RN exam, which takes customer needs as the basic framework, and requires applicants to have the same level of understanding of various customers and nursing work in various environments as recent nursing school graduates in the United States.

6. What is the form and structure of CGFNS exam?

The form of p>CGFNS test is a four-choice multiple-choice written test in English. There are 26 items, which are divided into two parts. The test time is 4 hours and 2 minutes. After the first part of the exam, take a lunch break for 1 hour, and then take the second part. The time allocation for examination questions is roughly one minute to complete a question. The CGFNS test does not test listening, speaking and English writing skills.

morning: the first part (15 questions, 15 minutes) consists of the following aspects: assessment, analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing procedures; The needs of patients or customers; Safe and effective nursing environment; The integrity of social psychology; Physiological integrity; Human health care.

Afternoon: The second part (11 questions, 11 minutes), the examination questions are:

( 1) Nursing procedures;

( 2) the needs of patients.

7. What are the categories of CGFNS questions?

( 1) safe and effective nursing environment (12%-24%)

(2) human growth and health protection (12%-24%)

(3) psychological integrity (1%-22%)

(4) physiological integrity (31%-22%). Candidates usually receive their transcripts six to eight weeks after the exam. Although there is no specific score, they will indicate the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates in the exam, which is also a judgment of the candidates' knowledge level.

If candidates pass the CGFNS nursing exam and pass the TOEFL exam within two years, with a score of 54 or above, they will receive the American nurse qualification certificate issued by CGFNS organization soon. The certificate is valid indefinitely.

If a candidate has passed the CGFNS nursing examination, but the TOEFL score is not up to standard or has not yet passed the examination, he must pass the TOEFL examination within 2 years before obtaining the CGFNS certificate. If you fail to pass the TOEFL exam within 2 years, candidates must take the CGFNS nursing exam again and start all over again.

9. How does CGFNS evaluate and certify candidates?

Certification is divided into three steps: the identification of candidates' qualifications: mainly the identification of candidates' qualification certificates for nursing work in countries where they were educated, such as nurses' certificates, and the identification of candidates' educational diplomas. In any country in the world, CGFNS institutions require applicants to fill in their own information in advance as required and send it to CGFNS headquarters in Philadelphia, USA (the mailing time is three months before the exam), and its specialized personnel will conduct pre-examination. After passing the examination, they will issue candidates an admission ticket and allow them to take the exam, which is the first step of the certification process; A one-day exam; After passing the exam, CGFNS also requires candidates to provide a TOEFL score of 54 or above within two years after passing the nursing exam as the third step of its certification process.

if all the candidates pass the above three requirements, they will get the CGFNS certificate issued by CGFNS organization, which is the basic recognition for the candidates to go to the United States (including visa or immigration) to take the American registered nurse examination.

1. What kind of China candidates can pass the pre-examination of the exam?

( 1) Must be a registered nurse in China with a nurse's certificate;

( 2) Must have received nursing education recognized by the state for more than two years;

( 3) Must have a high school diploma or above;

the above requirements are formulated for the China market, and American CGFNS institutions are very optimistic about the China market. Candidates with a certain level of English < P > can visit the official website of CGFNS institutions in http://www.cgfns.org/ to find out the specific requirements for taking the CGFNS exam.

11. What preparations should candidates make before the exam?

( 1) Pre-test training: distance training, face-to-face teaching, teaching CD-ROM, tutoring materials, etc.

( 2) Training and strengthening of nursing English;

( 3) Analysis and understanding of examination questions over the years;

(4) preparation for TOEFL test;

( 5) Take a mock exam before the exam.

We suggest that candidates take relevant training before taking the CGFNS exam. Nursing education in China is different from that in the United States. It is particularly important to accurately use nursing English and deeply understand the differences between Chinese and foreign nursing cultures. Only when candidates attend the training provided by professional institutions before the exam can they pass the CGFNS exam with greater confidence.

12. how to apply for the CGFNS exam?

CGFNS application form and application brochure can be downloaded and inquired on the official website of CGFNS organization in http://www.cgfns.org/. Relevant procedures can be handled by the training company.

The following are the procedures that applicants should follow when filling out the application form.

( 1) Ask CGFNS' headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA for the application brochure and application form by letter, telephone or fax. You can also download the application brochure and application form from CGFNS' official website in http://www.cgfns.org/ and print it out for use.

( 2) fill in the form that I need to fill in in the application materials. Send the registration form, senior high school diploma, examination fee of $295 and photos to CGFNS in Philadelphia, USA. Note: One of the following three forms can be selected for the high school diploma: a copy of the high school diploma+a translation by a translation company; English certification letter written by the high school where you attend+signature of the principal and school seal (especially applicable to those who have attended high school but have no high school graduation certificate); Letter of proof in Chinese written by the high school+signature of the principal and seal of the school+translation of the translation company < applicable to those who have attended high school but have no graduation certificate and the school can't write English letters >.

none of the above three forms need notarization by a notary office. For details, please refer to the CGFNS application brochure.

( 3) Send or hand over the form that needs to be filled out by the nursing school from which I graduated in the application materials to the competent department of the school, and ask them to fill it out according to the requirements on the form and send it directly to CGFNS organization. If the nursing school does not provide specific services, you can fill in the form yourself, then ask the school to stamp it (to prevent mistakes, you can copy several blank forms in advance for later use), and then put the form in an envelope with the name of the nursing school printed on it, with the official seal of the school stamped at the seal of the envelope, and send it from the post office where the school is located.

★ Note: The contents of the form mainly include the courses that the applicant has studied in the nursing school, the theoretical class hours and internship days of each course (please refer to the study schedule for details). While filling out the form, CGFNS encourages you to ask the school for a separate report card, but it is not necessary. It is best to fill in all the contents directly in English, otherwise you need to attach a translation from the translation company. Send or hand in the application materials the form to be filled out by the management organization (such as the medical department of the local health bureau) in charge of the registration and practice certificate of nurses in China, and ask them to fill it out, stamp it, and then send it directly to CGFNS in Philadelphia, USA. One part of this form is used to prove the basic information of the applicant when he was first registered as a registered nurse (such as the education level at that time, the registration examination, whether he was a first-class general nurse, a second-class nurse or a single-subject nurse, etc.), and the other part is used to prove the applicant's current occupation certificate of nurses (what kind of nurse he is at present, whether he has been revoked or stopped, etc.). If the form is not enough, you can use an official letter instead (the official letter must be signed and sealed by the official and sent directly to the United States). It is best to fill in all the contents directly in English, otherwise, you need to attach a translation of the translation company. This process does not require a photocopy of the nurse's certificate and a notarial certificate issued by the notary department.

(5) after receiving the applicant's application materials, CGFNS will first send back a CGFNS document number, and at the same time begin to review and evaluate the applicant's situation. If the applicant's situation meets the requirements of the examination, he will soon receive an admission ticket for the CGFNS exam, which will indicate the specific date and place of the exam.

( 6) Candidates should go to the test center to take the test on time on the test date, and it is best to arrive at the examination room 3 minutes in advance to take the test with a steady mind.

(7) Contact information of CGFNS:

Tel: (215) 349-8767

Address: Commission on Graduates of.