95,282 Nursing Graduates Take Nursing Board Exams Today

A total of 95,282 nursing graduates will take the nurse licensure examinations today according to information released by the Professional Regulation Commission - Board of Nursing.

This month's nursing examination will be the biggest in history in terms of number of examinees surpassing last year's figure which was 88,649.

The biggest number of examinees will come from Metro Manila (40,621 first-timers, 33 conditioned); Baguio (14,102 first-timers, 7 conditioned); Cebu (8,899 first-timers, 5 conditioned); Cagayan De Oro (3,045 first-timers, 2 conditioned); Davao (8,143 first-timers, 2 conditioned); Iloilo (6,020); Legaspi (3,070 first-timers, 1 conditioned); Lucena (3,444); Tacloban (1,145); Tuguegarao (2,322 first-timers, 1 conditioned); Zamboanga (1,609); Jolo (166); Pagadian (1,568); Angeles (179); and Butuan (898).

The two-day Nurse Licensure Examination is composed of five (5) 100-item tests and is administered bi-annually by the Professional Regulation Commission - Board of Nursing in various cities across the country.

Final Instructions to November 2009 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) Candidates

Examinees to the PRC Nursing Board Examination on November 29 and 30, 2009 are reminded to bring the following on examination day:

• 2 OR MORE PENCILS
• NOTICE OF ADMISSION
• PRC RECEIPT
  
• BLACK BALLPEN
• 1 METER-POSTAGE STAMPED WINDOW MAILING ENVELOPE
• 1 BIG BROWN ENVELOPE
• 1 TRANSPARENT/PLASTIC LONG ENVELOPE
• NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATOR

To avoid any additional inconveniences on the day of the nurse licensurse examination, examinees must remember that the following items and behaviors are strictly prohibited during the conduct of the exams:

• CELLULAR PHONES, BEEPERS AND THE LIKE
• PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS
• REVIEW NOTES, BOOKS, NOTES
• CRAM SHEETS, CODIGOS, ETC.
  
• LADIES BAGS, SHOULDER BAGS, ATTACHE CASE, BACK PACKS
• GIVING SIGNS/GESTURES
• TALKING WITH OTHER EXAMINEES

The November 2009 Nursing Board Exam will start at exactly 8 AM nationwide. Late examinees will not be admitted. Examinees are advised to visit the school and room where they are assigned to take the exam at least one day before the exam.

Related Article:

• Last-Minute Reminders for Nursing Board Examinees
• PRC School & Room Assignments for November 2009 Nursing Board Exam

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Saudi Arabia Requires Assessment Exam for Foreign Nurses

Filipino nurses who wish to be employed in Saudi Arabia will be required to take an assessment exam administered by Prometric.

This was revealed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) recently in an advisory on its website.

The exam, which will cost $90, is similar to the Nurse Licensure Examination conducted bi-annually by the Professional Regulation Commission - Board of Nursing.

Exams are administered four (4) times weekly every tuesdays, wednesdays, thursdays, and fridays at Thomson Prometric, Ateneo Professional Schools, 130 H. Dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City.

Saudi Arabia is among the biggest employers of Filipino nurses.

Room Assignment for November 2009 Nurse Licensure Examination (MANILA)

School and room assignments for the November 2009 Nurse Licensure Examination are now available for nursing examinees in Manila.

The nursing board exam testing centers are classified into two: Complete and Removal.

Room Assignments for November 2009 Nurse Licensure Examination - COMPLETE
Room Assignments for November 2009 Nurse Licensure Examination - REMOVAL

Examinees are reminded to use the same name in all examination forms. If there is an error on spelling, examinees must request the room watcher(s) to correct it.

PRC Room assignments for other cities such as Lucena, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Cagayan de Oro and others will be posted here when and if it becomes available. Otherwise, examinees are advised to visit the nearest PRC regional office.

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November 2009 Nursing Board Exam PRC Room Assignments for Baguio and San Fernando, La Union

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) - Baguio Regional Office has made available the school and room assignments of examinees in Baguio and San Fernando, La Union for the Nurse Licensure Examination scheduled on November 29-30, 2009.

NLE November 2009 (Baguio)

NLE November 2009 (La Union)

Examinees are advised to take note of the following:

1. Follow the APPLICATION NUMBER posted on the list.
2. Any corrections pertaining to your NAME and/or DATE OF BIRTH only, kindly call (074) 304-3180 and ask for Mr. Billy Pablo.

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Other updates such as PRC room assignments for other areas, last-minute announcements, nursing board exam tips and complete exam results for the November 2009 Nursing Board Exam will be posted here at Pinoy R.N. and at our affiliate site, Ward Class, as it becomes available.

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Basic Test Taking Strategies for the November 2009 Nursing Board Exam

With a few weeks left before the nursing board exams, here are a few practical tips for our future nurse colleagues. This is part of Pinoy R.N.'s continuing commitment to assist examinees prepare for the November 2009 Nursing Board Exam. These tips may be basic but has proven to be very useful test-taking techniques:

• Cover the choices when reading the question. This way, your thought process will not be influenced by the choices.
• Before looking at the choices, try formulating your answer then look at the available choices. Choose the choice closest to your own answer.
• Always read all of the choices before choosing your final answer.
• Use the process of elimination. Write an X mark beside choices that are obviously wrong.
• Answer the easier questions first. However, mark the numbers that you skipped to make sure you don't miss answering them later.
• Only change your answer when you are absolutely sure of your new answer.
• Between positive and negative answers, the positive choice is more likely the correct answer.
• The choice that is grammatically consistent with the question is more likely the correct answer.
• The answer containing the most information is more likely the correct answer.
• When "All of the Above" is included in the choices and you find two more correct choices, "All of the above" is more likely the correct answer.
• When you find two choices that completely negate each other, chances are one of them is the correct answer.
• If you find all choices to be correct, remember that you are looking for the best answer.

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Other updates such as PRC room assignments, last-minute announcements, nursing board exam tips and complete exam results for the November 2009 Nursing Board Exam will be posted here at Pinoy R.N. and at our affiliate site, Ward Class, as it becomes available.

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• Last-Minute Reminders for Nursing Board Examinees
• Nurse Licensure Examination Tips: How to Study Effectively
• Coverage of the Nurse Licensure Examination