PRC Releases Result of July 2010 Board Exam: 37,679 New Nurses
The
Philippine Regulation Commission has released the list of successful examinees of
the Nursing Licensure Examination (NLE) for nurses held last July 3 and 4, 2010.
According the PRC announcement, a total of 37,969 nurses out of 91,008 examinees
passed the board exam.
The exam was conducted in the following cities: Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de
Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian,
Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga.
The Board of Nursing members are are Carmencita M.
Abaquin, chairman; Leonila A. Faire, Betty F. Merritt, Perla G. Po, Marco
Antonio C. Sto.Tomas (inhibited), Yolanda C. Arugay and Amelia B. Rosales
(inhibited).
There are five board takers whose exam result is withheld and
the final decision regarding is still pending due to their liabilities under
the rules and regulations governing licensure examination.
The new registered nurses are asked to personally register
and sign in at the Roster of Registered Professionals. The following are the requirements:
Duly
accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
Current
Community Tax Certificate (cedula)
2
pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete name
tag)
1
piece 1"x 1" picture (colored with white background and complete name tag)
2
sets of metered documentary stamps
1
short brown envelope with name and profession
Initial
Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2010-2013.
The oath taking ceremony for the July 2010 Board exam
passers and all previous passers who have not taken their Oath of Professional
will happen on September 20 and 21, at 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at the SMX
Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City.Nurses are required to wear their
white gala uniform, nurse's cap, white duty shoes, without earrings, hair not
touching the collar and without corsage.
The tickets for he Oath taking ceremony for the National
Capital Region (NCR) and nearby regions will be available at the Philippine
Nurses Association (PNA) at 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila, from
September 1 - 20, on a "first come first serve" basis.
The schedule for the Oath taking for the other regions
will be posted in the BON website: www.bonphilippines.org.
