The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) releases the room assignments for the May 2024 Philippine Nurse Licensure Exam (PNLE) a few days before the examination.

This year’s first Philippine Nurse Licensure Exam (PNLE) will be conducted on May 6 & 7, 2024.

The said licensure exam will be conducted in the following testing centers: NCR, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Calapan, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga

Room Assignments

Below are room assignments for the May 2024 Philippine Nurse Licensure Exam (PNLE):

• Manila
• Manila – Conditioned
• Manila – PWD
• Manila – Added to the list
• Baguio
• Butuan – Advisory
• Butuan
• Cagayan De Oro
• Cebu
• Cebu – Conditioned
• Davao
• Davao – Advisory
• Iloilo
• Koronadal
• Legazpi
• Legazpi-PWD
• Lucena
• Pagadian
• Palawan
• Pampanga
• Pampanga – Conditioned
• Rosales, Pangasinan
• Tacloban
• Tuguegarao
• Zamboanga

Examinees shall report before 6:30 in the morning on the said date because latecomers will not be admitted.

Things to Bring Examination day

Here are the things to bring during the examination proper:

• Notice of Admission
• Official Receipt
• One (1) piece of metered-stamped window mailing envelope
• 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)
• Health Forms (Pursuant to Memorandum No. 68, series of 2020)
• Negative RT-PCR Test Results, if applicable, or Certificate of Quarantine (Pursuant to Memorandum No. 68, series of 2020)

Dress Code on Examination Day

Here are the specified dress codes from PRC:

• For male examinees, tucked-in white polo shirt with collar (without any seal, logo, or mark); decent pants or slacks
• For female examinees, tucked-in white blouse or shirt with collar (without any seal, logo, or mark); decent pants or slacks

Prohibited Items Inside the Exam Rooms:

• Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded information or formulas
• Calculators which are programmable or with embedded functions, especially CASIO FX991ES and CASIO FX-991ES plus
• Apple, Samsung and other smart watches, cellular phones, ear plugs, transmitters, portable computers, Bluetooth and other electronic devices which may be used for communication purposes;
• Bags of any kind (place your documents inside the transparent/plastic envelope)
• Other examination aides not stated in this program

All personal belongings of the examinees shall be surrendered to the proctor and shall be placed in a secured space within the examination room.

The rules on the conduct of bodily search, an inspection of personal belongings of the examinees, and the seizure/confiscation of prohibited items during the licensure exam (Annex A of PRC Memorandum Order No. 57, s. 2020) shall be strictly observed.

Exam Coverage

The May 2024 Philippine Nurse Licensure Exam (PNLE) will cover the following topics:

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. Aforesaid 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.

References

• Program for May 2024 Philippine Nurse Licensure Exam (PNLE) from PRC.

Exam Statistics & Passing Rate

PRC Regional Offices Directory