Pangasinense in Top 10 of nurses board exam

• Source:http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/1941467183228/pangasinense-in-top-10-of-nurses-board-exam
• Wednesday, June 29, 2016

By APRIL M. MONTES (VHS/AMM/PIA-1, Pangasinan)

DAGUPAN CITY, June 29 (PIA) – A nursing graduate from the University of Pangasinan here was among the Top 10 placers in the recent Nurses Licensure Examination (NLE) held in Baguio City in June.

Mae Beann Asuncion, 20, obtained a rating of 85.40 percent and ranked 8th among 819 successful examinees.

“Hanggang ngayon, hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na nag-top ako kasi yong makapasa lang talaga ang hiling ko,” she said in a television interview.

Asuncion said that at first, she was hesitant to take up nursing but was convinced to pursue this degree after she got ill and was hospitalized for two weeks when she was in fourth year high school.

“Feeling ko nursing talaga yong para sa akin kasi alam ko yong pakiramdam na maging pasyente,” she said, hinting that a patient needs a proper care given by nurses like her.

Asuncion has an offer to work abroad but if given a better opportunity, she will opt to stay in the country and render her services to her fellow Filipinos.

Meanwhile, NLE passers in Pangasinan are encouraged to avail of the mobile outreach services of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)-Baguio Regional Office to save on travel time and expenses in processing their initial registration.

Teofilo Gaius Sison Jr., regional director of PRC-Baguio, said the mobile outreach services will be held from 9am to 4pm on July 12 at the Robert B. Estrella, Sr. Memorial Stadium in Rosales town; and July 21 at the CB Mall in Urdaneta City.

“The Office will process initial registration on first come, first served basis; no alphabetical queuing,” said Sison.

Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly-accomplished Oath Form (to be distributed during the mobile outreach); 2016 community tax certificate or cedula; two pieces passport-size picture with white background and spelled out nametag (surname, first name, middle name); one documentary stamp; and payment of initial registration fee of P1,050.

Sison said that professional ID cards, official reports of ratings and requested certifications (passing and ratings) will be issued during the oath-taking ceremonies which shall be announced later.

“Those who cannot attend the mass oath-taking ceremonies may join the free mass oath-taking every Tuesday and Thursday at 11 am at PRC-Baguio,” he said.

He added that for verification of grades/ratings, visit www.prc.gov.ph, using the registrant’s application number indicated in the notice of admission.