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Republic of the Philippines

Professional Regulation Commission
Manila

PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF NURSING

PROGRAM OF THE PHILIPPINE NURSES LICENSURE EXAMINATION ON NOV. 12 and 13, 2022 IN
NCR, BAGUIO, BUTUAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO, CEBU, DAVAO, ILOILO, KORONADAL, LEGAZPI,
LUCENA, PAGADIAN, PAMPANGA, ROSALES, TACLOBAN, TUGUEGARAO and ZAMBOANGA

This Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination consists of five (5) parts namely: Nursing Practice I-
Community Health Nursing, Nursing Practice II-Care of Healthy/ At Risk 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) and Nursing Practice V-Care
of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part C).

The tests draw basic knowledge, skills and attitudes in the major subject areas i.e., Fundamentals of
Nursing including Professional Adjustments, Maternal and Child Nursing, Community Health and
Communicable Disease Nursing, Nursing of Adolescents, Adults and Aged, and 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

Nursing process serves as the framework in the nursing care of individuals, families, population groups
and communities in various stages of development in health care setting. The focus of nursing care
is the promotion of health, prevention of illness, curative and rehabilitative aspects of care, alleviation
of suffering and when recovery is not possible, towards a peaceful death.

The examination will test competencies in relation to the eleven (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

DATE AND TIME SUBJECTS

SATURDAY, NOV. 12, 2022
7:00 A.M. - 7:45 A.M. General Instructions and Filling-out of Forms
8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Nursing Practice I - Community Health Nursing
11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Nursing Practice II - Care of Healthy/ At Risk Mother and
Child
2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Nursing Practice III - Care of Clients with Physiologic and
Psychosocial Alterations (Part A)
SUNDAY, NOV. 13, 2022
8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Nursing Practice IV - Care of Clients with Physiologic and
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Psychosocial Alterations (Part B)
11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Nursing Practice V - Care of Clients with Physiologic and
Psychosocial Alterations (Part C)

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Check or verify your school/ building assignments at the PRC official website
(www.prc.gov.ph) or through the Notices/Announcements to be posted at the PRC premises
two (2) to three (3) working days before the date of the examination.

2. Report to the school/ building assignment before 5:30 a.m. on the first day of the examination
to verify your room and seat number. Be punctual. Late examinees will not be admitted.

3. Examinees are required to wear the following attire every examination day:

Male Examinees - Clinical Uniform with white shoes and white socks but
without nameplate, school insignia/logo and pin; or
School Uniform.
Female Examinees - Clinical Uniform with white shoes and white stockings but
without nameplate, school insignia/logo and pin; or
School Uniform.
Pregnant Female - White Clinical Scrub Suit

4. Bring the following on examination day:

a. Notice of Admission
b. Official Receipt
c. Two (2) or more pencils (No. 2)
d. Ball pens with BLACK ink only
e. One (1) piece long brown envelope
f. One (1) piece long transparent/plastic envelope (for keeping your valuables and other
allowed items)
g. Health Forms (pursuant to Joint Administrative Order No. 01, series of 2020)
h. Negative RT-PCR Test Results, if applicable, or Certificate of Quarantine or Certificate or
copy of Complete Vaccination Card for fully vaccinated examinees to be submitted to the
proctor on the examination day

5. The following are PROHIBITED inside the examination premises/rooms:

a. Books, notes, review materials and other printed materials containing coded data/
information/ formula.
b. Calculators which are programmable or with embedded functions especially CASIO
FX99IES and CASIO FX-99IES plus.
c. APPLE, SAMSUNG AND OTHER SMART WATCHES, CELLULAR PHONES,
BLUETOOTH, EAR PLUGS, TRANSMITTERS, PORTABLE COMPUTERS AND
OTHER ELECTRONIC GADGETS/ DEVICES WHICH MAY BE USED FOR
COMMUNICATION PURPOSES
d. Bags of any kind (ladies’ bag, shoulder bags, attaché case, backpacks, etc.)
e. Other examination aides not stated in this program.

6. Per Joint Administrative Order No. 01 (s 2021)1, the following Health Standards for Examinees
and PRC Examination personnel shall be observed:

6.1. All examinees and examination personnel shall enforce the following precautionary
measures among themselves:

6.1.1. Observe physical distancing of at least two (2) meters between examinees.
Examinees shall be restricted to their assigned seat;
6.1.2. Wear face mask (at least 3-ply surgical mask, preferably N95 mask) and face
shield2 at all times;
6.1.3. Bring 70% ethyl alcohol for hand disinfection;

1 PRC, DOH, and PNP JAO, entitled “Revised Standard Guidelines on the Strict Observance of Health Protocols in the
Conduct of Licensure Examinations during Public Health Emergency and/or Pandemic”
2 Because the exam room is an enclosed area for eight (8) hours, it is highly advisable for the examinees to wear

their face shields at all times.

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6.1.4. Wear latex gloves for exam personnel handling the test questionnaires;
6.1.5. Avoid close contacts like “beso-beso”, hugging, handshake, and directly touching
other persons;
6.1.6. Avoid touching one’s eyes, nose, and mouth;
6.1.7. When sneezing and/or coughing, facial tissues must be used to wipe the nose
and mouth areas. Dispose of used facial tissues properly; and
6.1.8. Avoid spitting in public, on floors, and along corridors.

6.2. Examinee shall submit the duly accomplished Informed Consent (Annex “A”) and
Health Declaration (Annex “B”) forms with the Notice of Admission (NOA) and the
negative RT-PCR test result/Quarantine Certificate or copy of the Complete
Vaccination Card to the proctor on the examination day.

Informed Consent and Health Declaration Forms can be downloaded from the PRC
official website (www.prc.gov.ph);

6.3. Examinees and examination personnel shall bring their own meals (pre-packed meal/
snack and drink) to be eaten during breaks, on their assigned seats. Face masks and
face shields will only be removed when taking meals or drinks.

6.4. Windows will be opened to improve ventilation during breaks.

6.5. Examinees shall bring their own pens, pencils, and erasers. Borrowing from a
seatmate is strictly not allowed.

6.6. Talking and loitering are prohibited in the hallways or in the examination room.

6.7. Physical distancing shall be strictly observed in the queuing of the examinees entering
the testing venues;

6.8. All examinees and examination personnel shall undergo temperature scanning:

6.8.1. Only examinees with a temperature of less than or equal to 37.5 degrees Celsius
shall be allowed to enter the testing venue;

6.8.2. Examinee with a temperature of more than 37.5 degrees Celsius (37.5°C) shall be
referred to the Building Supervisor, who shall refer the concerned examinee to
onsite medical doctor/personnel for assessment. The examinee will not be allowed
to take the rest of the examination.

6.9. Examinees shall proceed immediately to their designated examination rooms after the
thermal scanning/screening.

6.10. During the examination proper, the following shall be strictly observed:

6.10.1. Watchers/Proctors and examinees shall practice social distancing measures at all
times within the examination rooms, particularly when examinees submit their
answer sheets and test booklets/questionnaires; only one examinee at a time shall
be accommodated;
6.10.2. Any examinee who needs to use the restroom shall be accompanied by a room
watcher/proctor, always maintaining social distancing measures. Only one
examinee at a time shall be allowed to go to the restroom. Proper hand hygiene
shall be observed particularly every after use of the restrooms; and
6.10.3. Protective facemasks and handkerchiefs/tissue shall be inspected by room
watchers/proctors before the start of every subject and, if necessary, during the
conduct of examination to ensure that they are not used to conceal codigos. In
compliance with social distancing measures, the inspection shall be done one at
a time, while the rest of the examinees are seated. Examinees must show all the
angles of their facemasks and handkerchiefs to the room watcher/proctor for
inspection, from a distance of at least one (1) meter from the examinee.

7. All examinees shall be required to download and fill-out a Post Examination Health
Surveillance Form and submit the same fourteen (14) days after the examination through the
designated Regional Offices’ email address. The said form can be downloaded from the PRC
official website http://www.prc.gov.ph.

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8. In addition to the above, the examinees are required to submit results of their RT-PCR or
Saliva Tests from any of the Department of Health (DOH) accredited facilities 3-5 days before
the examination date/s, if falling under the groups stated in DOH Memorandum 2020-258A3
Only those examinees with negative results shall be allowed to take the examination.

If the examinee does not fall in the groups mentioned in DOH Memorandum 2588-A (s 2020),
he/she shall be allowed to take the examination in the absence of RT-PCR test, provided, that
he/she must undergo a fourteen (14)-day quarantine period wherein he/she is asymptomatic
for at least fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled examination date/s. Provided further, that
he/she has no close contact or exposure to the aforementioned cases. A Certificate of
Quarantine or its equivalent signed by any of the following shall be submitted instead:

1. Duly licensed Physician (government or private physician);

2. Municipal Health Officer, Provincial Health Officer or City Health Officer;
3. Barangay Officer visiting the examinee’s residence or examination personnel attesting
that he/she has been in quarantine for fourteen (14) days.

Examinees coming from other countries are required to quarantine for fourteen (14) days in
any government accredited facility and/or provide a negative RT-PCR/ Saliva test result
whichever is shorter.

9. Please see this link https://www.prc.gov.ph/sites/default/files/JAO%202021-

01%20PRC%20DOH%20PNP.pdf for detailed information on JAO 01(s 2021).

10. Read carefully and follow the instructions on your Notice of Admission and Examinees Guide.

NOTE: PERSONAL BELONGINGS BROUGHT BY AN EXAMINEE SHALL BE FOR HIS/HER OWN

ACCOUNT. THE PRC WILL NOT BE ANSWERABLE FOR ANY SUCH ITEM OR PERSONAL
BELONGING THAT MIGHT BE LOST DURING THE EXAM WITHOUT FAULT OR NEGLIGENCE ON
ITS PART.

Manila, Philippines
09 Sept. 2022

APPROVED:

Dr. ELSIE A. TEE

Chairperson
Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing

CERTIFIED CORRECT:

PRB-NRS/D-SPRB
EAT/LTB/MADC/mjlp

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