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QUESTIONS are being asked about a local nursing school after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman last week named it in the investigation of an elaborate criminal network that set up bogus nursing schools throughout that US metropolis.

Hundreds of students are said to have collectively paid more than US$6 million to enrol in programmes offering qualification for careers in nursing. However, the certifications and transcripts, some of which reportedly came from a private school here in Jamaica, are now said to be fraudulent.

According to a release from the New York Attorney General's Press Office on Thursday, investigators with the New York State Department of Education (NYSDE) uncovered an alleged nursing school scam, which had tendrils reaching as far as a popular local educational institution that trains practical nurses.

That institution was named in the release as having provided fraudulent certificates to graduates from four fake New York nursing schools.

The release stated that in a series of early morning raids, eight individuals were arrested in New York for their participation in the scam, and a total of 11 were charged. Each faces multiple counts of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, Scheme to Defraud and other charges.

The Attorney General's Office, in cooperation with NYSDE, conducted an investigation to reveal how the conspiracy operated. Undercover investigators were assigned to pose as students enrolled in the phony programmes, and search warrants were executed.

"The investigation found a criminal network that spanned New York to Jamaica, and included hundreds of victims who each paid thousands of dollars for useless courses," said the attorney general's press office.

According to the indictment and prosecutors' statements at arraignment, the defendants conspired to create and operate entities that claimed to be nursing schools. They recruited individuals — particularly of lower income — and falsely stated that completing the programmes would make them eligible to take the New York State Nursing Board Exam (NCLEX), and become Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Registered Nurses (RNs) in New York.

Those who enrolled were charged anywhere between US$7,000 and US$20,000 and then spent between 10 months and two years completing the programme, only to be issued fraudulent transcripts and certifications from various foreign schools -- none of which were approved to operate in New York.

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Top Ten Tips for your NCLEX review :

10.PRIORITIZE!! Remember to look for words that establish priority (most, first, best, & initial). These words will help you weed out info that you really don’t need!! Keep in mind Maslow’s hierarachy of needs , the nursing process, and patient safety. “Which patient should you see first?” is a popular question….understand the rules of management.

9. Know your NORMALS!! Normal lab and test values are good to know. They will help you decide when there is a problem or if it has already been fixed!

8. Stay CALM!! You will get NCLEX questions that you will have little confidence on how to answer, but staying calm and using key words to pick the best answer will never lead you wrong.

7. Always ASSESS before you IMPLEMENT. It is easy to get tripped up by implementing a nursing action before they assess the patient.

6. Assume you have an MD ORDER. There are no trick questions out there and the NCLEX wants to know if you know what to do as a nurse….not what the doc knows! So, your first response is probably not going to be “calling the doc”.

5. Think PATIENT SAFETY at all times. Start remembering this mantra now because you will hear it over and over in practice.

4. The REAL WORLD is a different place from the NCLEX WORLD. Answer the questions by what you know from a textbook…..not what you remember about taking care of Mrs. X in your clinical rotation.

3. Remember the FIVE RIGHTS of MEDICATION administration. Know these frontwards, backwards, and sideways….you will use this on NCLEX and daily in the real world!

2. CONSIDER “THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION” WITH THE PATIENT. The wrong answers usually are ones that include you being a drill sergeant, asking closed-ended questions, or “why do you feel this way?” questions. Also be wary of any answers to patient questions that involve “don’t worry” or “that happened to me once”.

1. REVIEW, STUDY, REVIEW, STUDY, REVIEW, STUDY!!!!!! Do not take the NCLEX until you have taken time to review what you learned in nursing school. Use the ATI system to assess your knowledge, review, and re-test, until you are confident in your knowledge. BUT DON’T WAIT TOO LONG TO TAKE NCLEX! You will do better if the information is “fresh” in your mind.