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.
