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Better BCC nursing results

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The measures taken to improve the nursing programme at the Barbados Community College (BCC) are bearing fruit.

However, principal Annette Alleyne says there is still a long way to go before the programme is totally enhanced.

She was speaking against the background of the high failure rate of Barbadians taking the Caribbean Examination Council’s regional examination for nurse registration of the past few years.

She said the lowest pass rate was recorded in 2018, noting that of the 31 nurses in training who sat the exam, only 16 passed. (SB)

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