PNLE Coverage 2026: Nursing Board Exam Subjects, Passing Grade and Requirements

Philippine Nurses Licensure Examination Coverage

1. Nursing Practice I: Community Health Nursing

Focus on population-based care, prevention, priority setting and the nurse’s role in coordinating families, communities and local health services.

2. Nursing Practice II: Care of Mother, Child and Family

3. Nursing Practice III: Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations — Part A

Review assessment findings, priority nursing diagnoses, expected interventions, medication precautions and signs requiring immediate escalation.

4. Nursing Practice IV: Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations — Part B

5. Nursing Practice V: Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations — Part C

Competencies Integrated Across All Five Subjects

PNLE questions do not test diseases in isolation. The following competencies are integrated throughout the examination:

Anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, microbiology, nutrition and therapeutic care may appear across multiple Nursing Practice subjects.

PNLE Passing Grade

Under the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002, an examinee must obtain:

• A general average of at least 75 percent; and
• No rating below 60 percent in any subject.

Qualifications for the Nurses Licensure Examination

An applicant must generally:

• Be a Filipino citizen, or qualify under the reciprocity provisions applicable to foreign nationals;
• Be of good moral character; and
• Hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from a college or university that complies with government nursing-education standards.

General PRC Application Requirements

Common requirements may include:

• PSA-issued birth certificate;
• PSA marriage certificate or contract for married female applicants, when applicable;
• Transcript of Records with scanned picture and the remark “For Board Examination Purposes”;
• Summary of Related Learning Experiences and other school-certified clinical records required under the current Board resolution;
• Certificates or undertakings required for applicants covered by particular nursing curricula;
• Other documents identified by the PRC Regional Office during evaluation; and
• Payment of the applicable examination fee.

How to Review for the PNLE

1. Study through the nursing process

For every condition, review assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention and evaluation.

2. Practice priority questions

Apply airway, breathing, circulation, safety, acute versus chronic and unstable versus stable principles.

3. Review normal findings first

Understanding normal laboratory values, development, pregnancy, vital signs and physical assessment makes abnormal findings easier to identify.

4. Build medication safety tables

Include indication, action, major adverse effects, contraindications, interactions and nursing precautions.

5. Practice therapeutic communication

Avoid false reassurance, judgment, advice-giving and questions that block communication.

6. Review every incorrect answer

Identify whether the error came from missing knowledge, poor prioritization, misreading or failure to recognize a safety issue.

Frequently Asked Questions

Final Reminder

Use this PNLE coverage as your review framework, but verify the latest Tables of Specifications, application documents, examination schedule, room assignment and exam-day instructions through PRC.