Archive for November, 2009

95,282 Nursing Board Exam Examinees Is The All Time High

95,000 to take nursing exam tomorrow

MANILA, Philippines – More than 95,000 nursing graduates are set to take the two-day licensure examination starting tomorrow, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) said yesterday.

Marco Sto. Tomas, member of the PRC’s Board of Nursing (BON), said the number of examinees who will take the nursing board exam (NLE) reached an all-time high of 95,282.

Sto. Tomas said Metro Manila accounted for the biggest number of examinees with 40,621, followed by Baguio, 14,102; Cebu, 8,899; Davao, 8,143; and Iloilo, 6,020.

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Philippines Receives 1st Batch of A(H1N1) Vaccines

RP gets 1st batch of A(H1N1) vaccines

The Philippines received its first batch of A(H1N1) vaccines from the World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday morning, Malacañang said.

A Palace statement said that the WHO turned over the influenza vaccines to the Philippine government during a ceremony at Bahay Pangarap in Malacañang.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo received the vaccines from Dr. Soe-Nyunt-U, WHO country representative to the Philippines, the statement said.

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Saudi Requires Foreign Nurses to take the Prometric Exam

The Saudi Council mandates all foreign nurses to pass the Prometric Exam before working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the Philippines, the accredited testing center is THOMSON PROMETRIC, Ateneo Professional Schools. Address is 130 H. Dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City. Their telephone number is (632) 892-0383. The official website is http://www.prometric.com.
The examination is scheduled Tuesday up to Friday, with a fee of US$90.00. A prometric exam is similar to the licensure exam for nurses given in the Philippines.

Source: POEA

PRC-BON Board Resolution No. 20 Series of 2009 Amendment to Board Resolution No. 17 Series of 2009

PRC-BON Board Resolution No. 20 Series of 2009
Amendment to Board Resolution No. 17 Series of 2009 Dated July 31, 2009 on Prescribing a Dress Code for Examinees in the Nurses Licensure Examination

Key Points:

1. Examinees who are not in the prescribed dress code WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE THE EXAMINATION.
2. Your school uniform is the appropriate attire for the licensure examination. Read more…