Role of CGFNS in nursing

[Karthik J]

I am a +2 student and opt to go for Nursing. What is the role of CGFNS in Nursing?

[nbm]

Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) is an internationally recognized agency involved in assessing the education, registration and licensing of nurses and doctors. CGFNS is regularly conducting CGFNS qualifying examination for recruiting nurses abroad. It will assess the nursing knowledge and English proficiency in three stages. In the first stage, CGFNS will assess whether the General nursing course is accredited or not. In the second stage nursing knowledge will be assessed through two nursing proficiency tests (Part I & part II). In the third phase English proficiency will be assessed either through TOEFL/ IELTS. Nursing proficiency test will cover the topics like Behaviour, integumentary system, biochemistry, circulation, diabetes, gastro intestinal system, anatomy, nutrition, pharmacology, lymphatic system, nervous system, reproduction, respiration, syndromes and urinary system.
Minimum requirement- IELTS-6.5 band/ TOEFL / CBT-207/Paper based test-540.
For details visit the web sites-
www.cgfns.org
www.testpreview.com/cgfns