PNC Notifications | 13th January 2020

In pursuance of the decisions approved in the Pakistan Nursing Council's meeting (26th Session) held on 8-10 January 2020, under the chair of Ms Afshan Naziy, PNC has issued the following notifications.

Misuse of Social Media Against PNC Members

In pursuance of the decision approved against the Agenda item "Misuse of Social Media Against PNC Members", PNC has notified for strict compliance that:

A Compliance Cell is constituted at PNC to entertain the application with all evidence for entertaining against the alleged.
PNC code of conduct strictly be followed/observed by all the registered Nurses / LHVs / Midwives.
Federal / Provincial Governments will bind to imply the decision of PNC for execution/implementation against the guilty person.

Fake attendance in Post-RN and Speciality

In pursuance of the decision approved against the Agenda item "Post-RN BSN degree and Post Basic Speciality Diploma (any training) Students not atending the classes and appearing with fake attendance record and passed said degree/diploma", PNC has notified for strict compliance that:

that:

those students who have not attended the classes and appearing with fake attendance classes and passed their institution shall be fined/penalized for Rupees Two Million (Rupees twenty lac).
If proved guilty the student shall be warned to surrender his/her dioloma/ degree within 3 months.
And if the institution failed to pay the penalty as mentioned above its recognition will be treated as revoked/cancelled.

Fake admissions

In pursuance of the decision approved against the Agenda item "Fake admissions", PNC has notified for strict compliance that:

The institution which has announced fake admissions without prior recognition of PNC and affiliation of parent university shall be fined/penalized for Rupees One Million (Rupees Ten Lac).

Institutions Running Without Clinical Practice Contract NOC / MOU Expired/Terminated by Hospital/Department

In pursuance of the decision approved against the Agenda item "institutions running without clinical practice contract NOC / MOU expired/terminated by hospital/department", PNC has notified for strict compliance that:

Those institutions running without expiry of NOC / MOU contract for clinical practice shall be fined/penalized for Rupees One Million (Rupees Ten Lac). If the institute fails to renew NOC/MOUIContract within one (01) month period, the recognition of institution will be treated as cancelled.

Continuation of Licensure Exam for graduates of Generic BSN

It is to notify that the Council approved the continuation of Licensure Exam for graduates of Generic BSN in Council's meeting, 26th Session held on 8-10 January, 2020 under the chair of Ms. Afshan Nazly. President PNC.

The following Licensure Examination Committee is constituted as under:

Raisa Gul ...Chairperson
Ms. Yasmin Saggu ...Member
Khair un Nisa, NEB Sindh... Member
Mr. Munamimad Afzal Principal UoL ...Member
Ms. Rehana Elahi, Shaukat Khanum Lahore ...Member
Ms Saima Sanober, PIMS ...Member
Mr Baknliar, KMU ...Member
Mr. Gulzar Habibullah, PGCON Peshawar ...Member
Ms. Almas Ghaffar, LUMHS Jamshoro ...Member
Ms. Anila Samreen, PHS Quetta ...Member
Ms Nazia, FJMU, Lahore ...Member

TORs of the Committee:

Technically evaluate the credibility of Testing Services Agency
To review and finalize examinations process to be conducting thrice in a year (April, August. November)
Formulate guidelines and policies for online system development.
To develop plan for execution and conduction of re-exam of Licensure Examination from the month of May 2020
The date of first meeting will be conveyed soon by the undersigned.

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