Rationale for the Dress Code
- Past incidents showed examinees arriving at the Nurses Licensure Examination not wearing any prescribed nurse uniform.
- The dress code is instituted to foster pride in the Nursing profession.
- It also aims to impose discipline among examinees.
Prescribed Dress Code for Examinees
- Female examinees: Clinical uniform with white shoes and white stockings; exclusion of nameplate, school insignia/logo, and pin.
- Pregnant female examinees: White clinical scrub suit.
- Male examinees: Clinical uniform with white shoes and white socks; exclusion of nameplate, school insignia/logo, and pin.
- Repeaters: Allowed to wear white clinical scrub suit.
Enforcement and Consequences
- Examinees not complying with the dress code shall not be allowed to take the examination.
- Examination fees paid by non-compliant examinees will be forfeited.
- Examinees denied entry but arriving later in proper dress code are not allowed to take the test if late for the subject.
Dissemination and Implementation
- Copies of the Resolution to be furnished to relevant PRC offices, CHED, Philippine Nurses Association, and academic institutions offering Nursing courses.
- Intended for dissemination to all candidates/applicants for the Nurses Licensure Examination.
Effectivity
- This Resolution shall take effect fifteen (15) days after complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.