The November 2009 Nursing Board Exam Results of the Philippines is scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2010. There is still no official date when the November 2009 Licensure Examination Results will come out, says the PRC.

This nursing board examination has recorded the most number of nursing graduates examinees for the past years. The Professional Regulation Commission board of Nursing says a total of 95,282 nursing graduates have taken the examination last November 29-30.

The biggest number of examinees comes from Metro Manila (40,621 first-timers, 33 conditioned); Baguio (14,102 first-timers, 7 conditioned); Cebu (8,899 first-timers, 5 conditioned); Cagayan De Oro (3,045 first-timers, 2 conditioned); Davao (8,143 first-timers, 2 conditioned); Iloilo (6,020); Legaspi (3,070 first-timers, 1 conditioned); Lucena (3,444); Tacloban (1,145); Tuguegarao (2,322 first-timers, 1 conditioned); Zamboanga (1,609); Jolo (166); Pagadian (1,568); Angeles (179); and Butuan (898).

The number of nursing graduates taking the board exam has steadily increased over the years. The number of examinees this November surpasses the 88,649 who took the exam November 2008.