The IATF was requesting to conduct Nursing Board Examination in June 2021, according to DOH.
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) was requesting to conduct Nursing Board Examination in June 2021.
In an online press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that this was to ensure that more nurses would be able to augment the health workforce attending to COVID-positive patients especially with the surge of coronavirus cases in the Philippines.
According to Vergeire, they’re talking with the Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), adding that one of their requests was to schedule the licensure examination for nurses earlier than the schedule.
Vergeire also said that the IATF was requesting to conduct the Nursing Board Exam on June so that they will have fresh graduates who can join them in the pandemic response by July.
“Kausap natin ang PNA, kausap natin ang PRC. Ang isa na nga pong hiling, agahan na lang natin ang board exams ng mga nurses. I think it was scheduled on December. Nirerequest natin at nirerequest ng IATF na baka pwede nang gawin ng June, so that by July may mga fresh graduates and freshly licensed graduates na tayo na pwede na rin nating makasama sa ginagawa nating response,” Vergeire said.
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Based on the PRC calendar, the Nursing Board Exam (NLE) was scheduled on November 21 and 22 this year.
The Nursing Board Exam was initially scheduled on May 30 and 31 and on November 20 and 21 this year but was rescheduled to another date as requested by the Philippine Nurses Association.
Vergeire revealed the proposal of the Inter-Agency Task Force when asked about the suggestion of House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco for the PRC and DOH to tap unregistered nurses to serve as health workers amidst the country’s fight against COVID-19.
In response, Vergeire said that temporary permits can only be issued to licensed nurses under the Philippine Nursing Act.
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