🩺 NLE INTERACTIVE SAMPLE EXAM — FREE. The Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE), administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) through the Board of Nursing, is the mandatory licensure exam for aspiring Filipino nurses. Each November cycle attracts more than 60,000 examinees, and passing rates historically hover between 50% and 70% depending on the cycle. Try this interactive 20-question sample below — five items each from the four NLE test areas: Foundation of Nursing Practice, Care of Mother and Child, Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations, and Care of Clients with Life-Threatening Conditions. Instant feedback with full rationales, automatic scoring, and a subject-by-subject breakdown so you know exactly where to drill next. No sign-up. Works on mobile and desktop.
🩺 NLE 2027 Sample Exam — 20 Items
Click an answer to see if you got it right • Instant rationale • Score breakdown by subject
What’s on the Real NLE
The actual NLE is longer than this sample — expect roughly 500 items across two days (Nov Saturday and Sunday), covering the four NLE test areas plus their sub-domains. All items are multiple choice with four options.
- Day 1 Morning: Foundation of Nursing Practice (100 items). Legal-ethical bases, health assessment, fundamentals of nursing, community health, communication, nursing process.
- Day 1 Afternoon: Care of Mother and Child (100 items). Maternal-newborn nursing, pediatric nursing, family planning, reproductive health.
- Day 2 Morning: Care of Clients with Physiologic and Psychosocial Alterations (200 items across two exams). Medical-surgical nursing, mental health/psychiatric nursing.
- Day 2 Afternoon: Care of Clients with Life-Threatening Conditions (100 items). Emergency nursing, critical care, disaster management.
How to Read Your Score
- 18–20 correct (90–100%): Outstanding. You are tracking for a strong NLE pass with possible top-notcher potential.
- 16–17 correct (80–89%): Passing pace. Solid performance — NLE passing average is 75%.
- 14–15 correct (70–79%): Borderline. Drill your weakest subject area from the breakdown.
- 10–13 correct (50–69%): Needs work. Start with the subject where you scored lowest.
- 0–9 correct (below 50%): Just starting. Commit to a 20-week structured NLE prep plan.
Continue Your NLE Prep
- NLE Complete 20-Week Prep Guide — full structured roadmap covering all NLE subjects and study strategies
- NLE Practice Questions Volume 1 — 25 static high-yield sample items with full rationales for offline drilling
- PRC 2027 Complete Exam Calendar — NLE and every other Philippine board exam by month
This is Volume 1 of an ongoing interactive NLE sample series. Follow Exams Pinas for full-length practice tests, subject deep-dives (drug computations, MSK, respiratory, cardiac, OB-GYN reviewers), and complete NLE 2027 study roadmaps as we approach next-cycle testing dates.
Good luck, future Registered Nurse. We’re rooting for you. Kaya mo ‘yan, future RN.