The July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination is scheduled on July 3 & 4, 2010.
With only three weeks to go before the nursing board exam, candidates to the July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination need to maximize their time by providing structure to their nursing review. They should have covered all the topics specified in the Scope of the Nurse Licensure Examination.
The July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) is a five-part examination administered over two days. It utilizes a competency-based framework covering 11 core competency areas in that apply to the nursing practice here in the Philippines.
The 11 core competency areas in nursing practice are:
- Safe and Quality Nursing Care
- Management of Resources and Environment
- Health Education
- Legal Responsibility
- Ethico-Moral Responsibility
- Personal and Professional Development
- Quality Improvement
- Research
- Records Management
- Communication
- Collaboration and Teamwork
For Nursing Practice I, candidates to the nursing board exam this July 3 & 4 need to familiarize themselves with the basic theories, concepts, and principles of nursing practice, giving particular attention to health promotion and health maintenance. Nursing Practice I also covers the roles and functions of a professional nurse across various health care settings.
Nursing Practice II covers theories, principles, and processes involved when a nurse cares for individuals, families, groups, communities to promote health and alleviate while utilizing the nursing process as a framework. This area includes the care of high risk and at-risk mothers, children and families during the various stages of the life cycle.
Nursing Practice III, IV, and V, covers theories, principles,and processes in the care of clients with altered health patterns, still utilizing the nursing process and integrating the key areas of nursing competencies. This includes safe and quality care, health education, management of environment and resources and quality improvement, as well as personal and professional development, communication, collaboration, and teamwork, and ethico-moral-legal responsibility.
In the coming days, Pinoy R.N. will be posting updates for those who will be taking the July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE).
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