Last November 29 & 30, 2009, the nursing graduates took their nursing licensure examinations in their designated room assignments nationwide. One of the Board of Nursing said that the number of nursing graduates who are taking board exam is increasing every exam. PRC declared that almost 95,282 future nurses prepared and took the board exam. Most of them enrolled in review centers, read a lot of nursing study guides that may help them increase their knowledge. But after the two-day examination, these nursing graduates are getting more nervous because of the upcoming release of the examination results. 
I personally experienced the pressure, the sacrifices and the feeling that I'm not ready enough to sit in my chair and answer the examination sheet. Although it is hard to explain, I' not the only one who experienced that feelings. I asked my friend last week how's the board exam, then she said that the BON (Board of Nursing) is trying to get rid of the nursing graduates who are not yet ready to face the real responsibility as nurse. The exam is situational that's why if you don't know how to handle the situation written in the examination, it means that the examinees are not yet ready to face the real world of nursing.
Why did I share my experiences? It's because many people want to take nursing course. To give them an idea how the board exam, will help them somehow ease the pressure and anxiety that they going to.
If you want to see the November 2009 board exam, it will soon be posted at PRC (Professional Regulation Commission) website and can be seen also to different sites. Good luck to all future Filipino nurses.
