The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) releases the list of room assignments for the May 2024 Nurse Licensure Exam (NLE) a few days before the exams.
The May 2024 Nursing board exams will be conducted on May 6-7, 2024, at PRC testing centers located in Metro Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calapan, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.
The Board of Nursing is headed by its Chairman, Hon. Elsie A. Tee, and its members, Hon. Carmelita C. Divinagracia, Hon. Elizabeth C. Lagrito (inhibited), Hon. Zenaida C. Gagno, Hon. Marylou B. Ong, Hon. Merle L. Salvani and Hon. Leah Primitiva S. Paquiz.
Room Assignments
Examinees are advised to verify the room assignments through the links below or the notices and announcements posted on the PRC official website. Here is the list of room assignments for the May 2024 Nurse licensure exams.
- Metro Manila
- Baguio
- Butuan
- Cagayan de Oro
- Calapan
- Cebu
- Davao
- Iloilo
- Koronadal
- Legazpi
- Lucena
- Pagadian
- Palawan
- Pampanga
- Rosales
- Tacloban
- Tuguegarao
- Zamboanga
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Examinees shall report before 5:30 in the morning on the said date because latecomers will not be admitted.
What to bring on the day of exams?
Here are the things to bring during the examination proper:
- Notice of Admission
- Official Receipt
- Two (2) or more pencils (No. 2)
- Ball pens (black ink only)
- One (1) piece long brown envelope
- One (1) piece long transparent/plastic envelope (for keeping your valuables and other allowed items)
What to wear on examination day?
Here are the specified dress codes from PRC:
- For male examinees, clinical uniform with white shoes and white socks but without nameplate, school insignia/logo and pin; or school uniform.
- For female examinees, clinical uniform with white shoes and white socks but without nameplate, school insignia/logo and pin; or school uniform.
- For pregnant female, white clinical scrub suit.
What are not allowed during board exams?
- Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded information or formulas
- Calculators which are programmable or with embedded functions especially CASIO FX99IES and CASIO FX99IES plus.
- Apple, Samsung, and other smartwatches, cellular phones, ear plugs, transmitters, portable computers, Bluetooth, and other electronic devices that may be used for communication purposes
- Bags of any kind
PRC added that they will not be responsible for any lost personal belongings.
Coverage of Exams
The May 2024 Nursing licensure exam covered topics from community health nursing, care of healthy or at-risk mother and child, and care of clients with physiologic and psychosocial alterations.
As per the Board of Nursing, the tests draw basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the major subject areas, specifically in fundamentals of nursing, including professional adjustments, maternal and child nursing, community health and communicable disease nursing, nursing of adolescents, adults and aged, and mental health and psychiatric nursing.
The examination also tests competencies in relation to the eleven (11) key areas of responsibility contained in the Competency Standards of Nursing Practice in the Philippines. The key areas are categorized as follows:
- Patient Care Competencies
- Safe and Quality Nursing Care
- Communication
- Collaboration and Teamwork
- Health Education
- Empowering Competencies
- Legal Responsibilities
- Ethico-Moral-Spiritual Responsibilities
- Personal and Professional Development
- Enabling Competencies
- Management of Resources and Environment
- Records Management
- Enhancing Competencies
- Research
- Quality Improvement
Anatomy and Physiology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, and Parasitology and Microbiology are also integrated.
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Reference
- Program for the May 2024 Nurse licensure exams from PRC
Updates
For inquiries, you may reach the PRC Licensure Exam Division through the following email contacts:
We encourage our readers to visit the commission’s official website for the latest and most trustworthy updates and announcements regarding the nursing board exams in 2024.
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