PRC releases the official results of the May 2023 Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination just 10 days after the last examination day. There are a total of 10,764 out of 14,364 passed the Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination given by the Board of Nursing in N. C. R, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga last May 2023. The result of the examination with respect to one (1) examinee was withheld for the final determination of his/her liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examinations.
The members of the Board of Nursing who gave the licensure examination are Elsie A. Tee, Chairman; Carmelita C. Divinagracia, Elizabeth C. Lagrito, Zenaida C. Gagno, Marylou B. Ong, Merle L. Salvani and Leah Primitiva S. Paquiz, Members.
According to PRC official website, “On July 31, August 1-4, August 7-11, August 14-18, August 22-25 and August 29-31, 2023, registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be done on-line. Please go to www.prc.gov.ph and follow instructions for initial registration. Those who will register are required to bring the following: downloaded duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, notice of admission (for identification only), 2 pieces passport sized pictures (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of documentary stamps and 1 piece short brown envelope. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.”
COVERAGE OF EXAMINATION
The two-day exam covered competencies in relation to the 11 key areas of responsibility contained in the Competency Standards of Nursing Practice in the Philippines. These areas are categorized as follows: patient care, empowering, enabling and enhancing competencies.
The five (5) parts of the NLE are the following:
Nursing Practice I (Community Health Nursing)
Nursing Practice II (Care of Healthy/At Risk Mother and Child)
Nursing Practice III (Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alternations – Part A)
Nursing Practice IV (Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alternations – Part B)
Nursing Practice V (Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alternations – Part C)
