Friday, August 27, 2010

PRC: 37,679 out of 91,008 examinees pass nursing exams




A total of 37,679 out of 91,008 examinees passed the Nurse Licensure Examination held on July 3 and 4, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday.

See the complete list here.

In a statement, the PRC said the examination results of five examinees will be withheld until the PRC determines their "liabilities" under the rules and regulations governing the licensure examination.

The examinees who successfully passed the board exams should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

They are required to bring the following: * a duly accomplished oath form or "Panunumpa ng Propesyonal"

* current community tax certificate (cedula)

* 2 pieces passport-size pictures (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 indicated on it

They are also required to pay the initial registration fee of P600 and annual registration fee of P450 for 2010 through 2013.

The oath-taking ceremonies for successful examinees who took their examination in Manila will be held before the Philippine Nursing Board 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.

The regional oath-taking schedules will be posted on the BON website.

The July nursing board exam was held in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan, Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.

The PRC said those who will take their oaths must come in their white gala uniform and wear their nurse’s caps and white duty shoes.

They must not wear earrings or a corsage and their hair must not touch the collar.

Tickets for the oath-taking will be available at the Philippine Nurses Association office at 1663 F.T. Benitez Street, Malate, Manila from September 1 to 20, 2010 on a first come first serve basis. —LBG/VVP,

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