Philippine Nurses

Licensure
Examination
General Information
The Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination (PNLE) consists of 5 parts:
 Nursing Practice I – Basic Foundation of Nursing and Professional Nursing practice
 Nursing Practice II – Community Health Nursing and Care of the Mother and Child
 Nursing Practice III – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations
(Part A)
 Nursing Practice IV – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations
(Part B)
 Nursing Practice V – Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations
(Part C)
General Information
The test draw Basic KNOWLEDGE, SKILSS and ATTITUDES, in the major subjects
areas i.e.,
 Fundamentals of Nursing including Professional Adjustments
 Maternal and Child Nursing
 Community Health and Communicable Diseases Nursing
 Nursing of Adolescents, Adults and Aged
 Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing
The following areas of knowledge will be integrated in each of the above-
named subject areas
 Anatomy and Physiology
 Nutrition and Diet Therapy
 Pathophysiology
 Parasitology and Microbiology
 Pharmacology and Therapeutics
General Information
The examination will test competencies in relation to the (11) key areas of responsibility
contained in the Competency Standards of Nursing Practice in the Philippines:

These key areas are categorized as follows:

I. Patient Care Competencies
1. Safe and quality nursing care
2. Communication
3. Collaboration and teamwork
4. Health education
II. Empowering Competencies
5. Legal responsibilities
6. Ethico-Moral-Spiritual responsibilities
7. Personal and professional development
III. Enabling Competencies
8. Management of resources and environment
9. Records Management
IV. Enhancing Competencies
10. Research
11. Quality Improvement
General Instructions to Examinees
1. Report to the Test Center before 6:30am on the first day of
examination to verify your room and seat number.
2. Late examinees will not be admitted.
3. Attend to your personal needs before the start of
examination in every subject. No examinee will be allowed to
go out of the examination room while the examination is in
progress.
4. Always put your answer sheet on top of the armchair while
taking the examination.
General Instructions to Examinees
5. Stop answering the test questions at the end of the time allotted for the
subject. Arrange your test papers as follows:
1. Notice of Admission;
2. Answer Sheet; and
3. Test Questionnaire
6. Do not leave the room until
1. Your answer sheet and test question set are received by the room
watchers,
2. You have signed, indicated the time and set (A or B) on the Examinees
Record of Attendance, and
3. The lower portion of your Notice of Admission (Certification on the Receipt
of Test Papers) is signed by the Room Watchers and returned to you.
Examination Day Preparations
What to Bring on Examination Day
 Notice of Admission
 Application Stub
 PRC Official Receipt
 Two or more pencils (No. 2)
 Ballpens with BLACK INK ONLY
 One (1) piece Metered-Stamp Window Envelope
 One (1) piece Long Brown Envelope
 One (1) piece Long Transparent (non -colored) Plastic Envelope (to keep
above items)
Examination Day Preparations
What to Bring on Examination Day
 Calculators
 The Commission issued Memorandum Circular No. 2004-06 dated March 4, 2004
listing the brands and models of non-programmable calculators that are
allowed to be used in licensure examinations
 http://www.prc.gov.ph/page.aspx?id=3 – PRC website for list of allowable
calculators
Examination Day Preparations
What to Wear on Examination Day
 MALE – School uniform & Clinical Uniform without School
nameplate/pin

 FEMALE – School uniform & Clinical Uniform without School

nameplate/pin
 For Pregnant – White Clinical Scrub Suit
Prohibited Acts Inside the Examination Room
 Accepting or receiving anything, including food from any
person while the examination is in progress.
 Giving money, food, or any favor and other consideration to
the Room Watchers and other examination personnel.
 Loitering, talking, or discussing your answers inside the room
or along the corridor while the examination is in progress.
 Putting any of the following markings on your answer sheets:
name, seat number, unnecessary words or phrases, strokes,
dots or any other marks not called for in the test questions.
Prohibited Acts Inside the Examination Room
 Penalties:
 Placingof name in the space provided for the subject of
the examination shall be, aside from the cancellation of
the examination papers, suspension from taking the
examination for one (1) year;

 Multiple markings shall be cancellation of the examinees

examination and suspension from taking the examination
for two (2) years.
Prohibited Acts Inside the Examination Room
 Taking out the examination room test questions used or pages thereof, copying,
and/or divulging or making known the nature or content of any examination
question or answer to any individual or entity.
 Copying or referring to any solution, answer or work of another examinee or
allowing anyone to copy or refer to your work, helping or asking help from any
person or communication with anyone by means of words, signs, gestures, codes
and other similar acts which enable you to exchange, impart or acquire relevant
information.
 Bringing inside the examination rooms the following: books, notes, review materials
and other printed materials containing principles or excerpts thereof, coded
data/information/ formula which are relevant to or connected with the
examination subject, PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS, CELLULAR PHONES,
beeper, portable personal computers or other similar gadgets/devices. The act
shall be considered cheating and/or act of dishonesty and shall be a ground for
the cancellation of your examinations (PRC Resolution No. 463 dated November
27, 1996).
Prohibited Acts Inside the Examination Room
 Maintain discipline at all times, any misconduct or irregularity on your
part or any violation of the examination rules and regulations and
instructions will be sufficient cause for the cancellation of your
examination papers and your debarment from taking any future
licensure examination.
 Do not bring bags of any kind in the examination room. Keep allowed
items and valuables inside your plastic envelope. PRC will not be
answerable for lost items.
Online Processing of PNLE
PNLE Schedule for 2017
Tips for Succeeding on the Day of the Exam
1. Wake up early – Do not Rush
2. Have a balanced breakfast and eat nothing risky (avoid heavy meal)
3. Check the venue and time of the exam to make sure that you have
not confused the day/time/venue. (much better to visit the test site)
4. Before leaving home, check that you have everything that you will
need – , Notice of Admission, Stub, map to the exam venue, etc.
5. Head to the exam with plenty of time. A lot of unexpected events
can happen on your way there and you do not want to be late!
6. If there are people around who are panicking, avoid them. They are not
doing you any favor!
7. Go to the toilet before the exam starts. Exams can be quite long and there is
no time to waste.
8. Remember to write your name on the identification sheet, read the
instructions carefully on how to fill in the sheet.
Tips for Succeeding on the Day of the Exam
9. Read all the questions carefully before starting and quickly plan how much
time to allocate to each.
10. Start answering the questions that you feel most confident about. There is no
need to answer the questions in order. After review the skipped questions
11. If your brain freezes, just start writing anything and you will soon start
remembering more details.
12. Don’t spend more time than you planned on a particular section/question or
you might run out of time to answer other questions and gain those extra
marks! Also, leave any questions that you are unsure about for the end.
13. Don’t be afraid to ask the examiner/watcher if you are not clear on an
instructions.
14. Use every minute of the exam and if you have time left, review your answers
before handing back the paper.
15. Stay calm, you have done your part and have nothing to fear!
END…..
Thank you for listening…..
Good Luck & God Bless !!!