BOARD OF NURSING
PROGRAM OF THE PHILIPPINE NURSES LICENSURE EXAMINATION
ON DECEMBER 18 & 19, 2011 IN MANILA, BAGUIO, CABANATUAN, CAGAYAN DE ORO, CEBU, DAVAO, ILOILO, LEGAZPI, LUCENA, PAGADIAN, TACLOBAN, TUGUEGARAO, ZAMBOANGA, ANGELES, DAGUPAN, AND LA UNION CITIES
GENERAL INFORMATION:
This Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination consists of five (5) parts namely:
Nursing Practice I Basic Foundation of Nursing and Professional Nursing Practice
Nursing Practice II Community Health Nursing and Care of the Mother and Child
Nursing Practice III Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alternations (Part A)
Nursing Practice IV Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Pan B)
Nursing Practice V Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part C)
The tests draw basic knowledges, 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 & Microbiology
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Nursing process serves as the framework in the nursing care of individuals, families, population groups & communities in various stages of development in health care setting. The focus of nursing care is the promotion of health, prevention of illness, curative & rehabilitative aspects of care, alleviation of suffering & 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 & TEAMWORK
4. HEALTH EDUCATION
II. EMPOWERING COMPETENCIES
5. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
6. ETHICO-MORAL-SPIRITUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
7. PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
III. ENABLING COMPETENCIES
8. MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT
9. RECORDS MANAGEMENT
IV. ENHANCING COMPETENCIES
10. RESEARCH
11. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
DATE AND TIME SUBJECTS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
7:00 A.M. - 7:45 A.M.
Filling-up of Forms
8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.
Nursing Practice I Basic Foundation of Nursing and Professional Nursing Practice
11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Nursing Practice II Community Health Nursing and Care f the Mother and Child
2:30 P.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Nursing Practice III Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part A)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011
8:00 A.M. - 10:00 AM.
Nursing Practice IV Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (Part B)
11:30 A.M. - 1:30 PM.