Five Nursing Practice parts
| Part | Coverage named in the August 2026 program |
|---|---|
| Nursing Practice I | Care of individuals, families, population groups and community; Community Health Nursing |
| Nursing Practice II | Care of mother and adolescent clients, including well, at-risk, acute and chronic problems; human growth and development |
| Nursing Practice III | Surgery, oxygenation, fluid and electrolytes, infectious, inflammatory and immunologic response, and cellular aberrations |
| Nursing Practice IV | Nutrition, gastrointestinal, metabolism and endocrine, perception and coordination problems |
| Nursing Practice V | Maladaptive patterns of behavior, life-threatening and acutely ill or multi-organ problems, high acuity, and emergency situations |
Sources: Program of the Nurses Licensure Examination, August 29-30, 2026 · Enhanced Tables of Specifications for the Nurses Licensure Examination
Foundational knowledge is integrated
The August 2026 program says the tests draw on fundamentals of nursing and professional adjustments, maternal and child nursing, community health and communicable disease nursing, nursing of adolescents, adults and the aged, and mental health and psychiatric nursing.
The August 2026 program also names anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and therapeutics, nutrition and diet therapy, and parasitology and microbiology as integrated knowledge areas.
Sources: Program of the Nurses Licensure Examination, August 29-30, 2026
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The practice banks on this site are study aids organized by Nursing Practice part. They are not PRC examination questions and this editorial guide does not represent professionally reviewed or Board-approved material.
Use the current sitting's PRC program and the Nursing Board's applicable tables of specifications or resolutions for the authoritative boundary of the exam.
Sources: Program of the Nurses Licensure Examination, August 29-30, 2026 · Enhanced Tables of Specifications for the Nurses Licensure Examination · PRC Board Resolution No. 02 s. 2022, New Documentary Requirements for the NLE
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- PRC Board Resolution No. 02 s. 2022, New Documentary Requirements for the NLE
NLE statutory qualifications and the Board's current first-timer documentary requirements, including the notarized undertaking.
Checked Oct 19, 2026 - Enhanced Tables of Specifications for the Nurses Licensure Examination
Current Nursing Board TOS issuance, effective for the November 2025 and subsequent NLE schedules, including the five Nursing Practice subjects.
Checked Oct 19, 2026 - Program of the Nurses Licensure Examination, August 29-30, 2026
Official August 2026 five-part NLE program, subject order, times, arrival instruction, attire, allowed materials, and prohibited items; verify the program and Notice of Admission for a different sitting.
Checked Oct 19, 2026