Formal Name
The current formal name and abbreviation are Nurses Licensure Examination (NLE).
Professional Licensure coverage guide
NLE/PNLE Reviewer and Nursing Coverage Guide
Nurses Licensure Examination
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The Nurses Licensure Examination (NLE) is administered by the Professional Regulation Commission through the Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing. This independent guide organizes the five official examination subjects and separates those broad areas from ExamPede's detailed topic map.
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Exam identity
What this guide establishes
Administrator
The Professional Regulation Commission administers the examination through the Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing.
Official Areas
The enhanced TOS organizes the examination into Nursing Practice I, II, III, IV, and V.
Current TOS
PRC adopted an enhanced Table of Specifications for the current examination structure.
Important distinctions
Read the exam context carefully
NLE is the current formal abbreviation
Current PRC nomenclature uses Nurses Licensure Examination and NLE; an earlier TOS title used PNLE, which ExamPede retains as an alias.
Five official examination subjects
The official structure is organized as Nursing Practice I through V rather than as five interchangeable topic lists.
The detailed map is independent
ExamPede's leaves and topic labels organize review work; they do not replace the official TOS or establish current question availability.
Structural review map
ExamPede’s independent review coverage
This structural map currently contains 5 Review Areas, 28 Subjects, and 105 detailed topic entries. These are ExamPede organization counts, not official item allocations or question-bank totals.
Coverage is not practice availability. A listed subject or topic does not prove that practice questions are available in the current app.
Nursing Practice I – Care of Individuals, Families, Population Groups, and Community
Care of Individuals in the Community
- Noncommunicable Disease Care
- Communicable Disease Care
Care of Families in the Community
- Family Health Nursing
Care of Population Groups in the Community
- Population Groups with Health Priorities
Care of the Community
- Health-Care System and Policy
- Community Health Nursing Process
- Epidemiology and Statistics
- Environmental and Specialized Community Nursing
- Community Organizing, Research, and Education
- Systems, Leadership, and Ethics
Nursing Practice II – Maternal and Child Nursing
Maternal Nursing
- Reproductive Health and Family Planning
- Normal Pregnancy and Antepartum Care
- High-Risk Pregnancy
- Labor and Delivery
- Complications of Labor and Delivery
- Postpartum Care
- Postpartum Complications
Growth and Development
- Theories of Growth and Development
- Developmental Stages and Milestones
- Domains of Development
- Health Promotion Across Stages
Pediatric Nursing
- Care of the Healthy Child
- Neonatal Conditions
- Congenital Anomalies
- Pediatric System Disorders
- Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
- Special Pediatric Concerns
Nursing Practice III – Surgery, Oxygenation, Fluids and Electrolytes, Infection, Immunity, Cellular Aberrations
Perioperative Nursing
- Principles and Surgical Asepsis
- Preoperative Care
- Intraoperative Care
- Postoperative Care
Oxygenation Disorders
- Respiratory Assessment and Physiology
- Airway and Ventilation Disorders
- Respiratory Diseases and Complications
- Respiratory Interventions
Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
- Fluid Balance
- Electrolyte Imbalances
- Fluid and Blood Therapy
Acid–Base Balance
- Acid–Base Regulation and Interpretation
- Acid–Base Imbalances
Urinary-Elimination Disorders
- Urinary Assessment and Infection
- Renal Disorders
- Renal Interventions
Infectious Disorders
- Infection Principles and Prevention
- Specific Infections
Inflammatory Disorders
- Inflammatory Disorders
Immunologic Disorders
- Immune Response and Hypersensitivity
- Autoimmune Disorders
- Transplantation
Cellular Aberrations and Oncology
- Principles of Oncology
- Common Cancers
- Hematologic Cancers
- Cancer Treatment
- Oncologic Emergencies and Palliative Care
Nursing Practice IV – Nutrition, Gastrointestinal, Metabolic, Endocrine, Perception and Coordination
Nutrition
- Nutrition Principles and Assessment
- Therapeutic and Support Nutrition
- Nutritional Disorders
Gastrointestinal Disorders
- GI Assessment and Upper GI Disorders
- Lower GI Disorders
- GI Infections and Surgery
Metabolic Disorders
- Metabolism and Liver Disorders
- Biliary and Pancreatic Disorders
- Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
Endocrine Disorders
- Endocrine Assessment and Pituitary
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorders
- Adrenal Disorders
- Endocrine Diagnostics and Therapy
Neurologic Disorders
- Neurologic Assessment
- Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Seizure and Infectious Neurologic Disorders
- Degenerative and Neuromuscular Disorders
- Neurologic Trauma
Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Assessment and Trauma
- Bone Disorders
- Joint Disorders
- Devices and Interventions
Vision Disorders
- Visual Assessment and Refractive Errors
- Eye Diseases
- Ocular Trauma and Surgery
Hearing and Balance Disorders
- Hearing Assessment and Ear Disorders
- Hearing and Balance Conditions
- Hearing Interventions
Nursing Practice V – Mental Health, Critical Care and Emergency Nursing
Mental-Health and Psychiatric Nursing
- Foundations of Mental Health
- Models and Theories of Behavior
- Stress, Coping, and Assessment
- Therapeutic Relationship and Communication
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Psychiatric Emergencies and Crisis
- Psychiatric Treatments and Therapies
Critical-Care Nursing
- Principles and Monitoring
- Shock and Multi-Organ Dysfunction
- Respiratory Critical Care
- Cardiac Critical Care
- Other Organ-System Emergencies
- Pharmacology and End-of-Life
Emergency and Disaster Nursing
- Emergency Principles and Triage
- Resuscitation and Airway
- Medical Emergencies
- Trauma Nursing
- Environmental and Toxicologic Emergencies
- Disaster Nursing
Nursing Leadership and Professional Practice
- Leadership and Management
- Quality and Safety
- Evidence-Based Practice and Education
- Ethics and Legal Practice
Study sequence
A practical way to organize review
- Check all five areasBegin broadly enough to identify which nursing areas need the most attention.
- Alternate systems and populationsRotate community, maternal-child, medical-surgical, mental-health, and emergency work.
- Explain the clinical reasoningFor each missed item, identify the assessment cue, priority, and safest nursing action.
- Return with mixed reviewRevisit weaker concepts in mixed sets after focused study.
Questions and distinctions
Frequently asked questions
Is NLE the same examination commonly called PNLE?
ExamPede retains PNLE as a familiar search alias while using Nurses Licensure Examination (NLE) as the current formal PRC name.
Who administers the NLE?
The Professional Regulation Commission administers it through the Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing.
How is the NLE organized?
The enhanced official TOS organizes it into Nursing Practice I through V, each with its own competency coverage.
Is ExamPede's topic map the official NLE TOS?
No. PRC's TOS is the official reference; ExamPede's deeper hierarchy is an independent study organization.
Evidence record
Sources checked for this draft
Official source links are retained in ExamPede’s internal editorial record. This draft shows source identity and review dates as plain text.
- Professional Regulation Commission — Summary List of Professional Regulatory Boards, Names of Licensure Examinations, and Abbreviations Checked September 2, 2026
- Professional Regulation Commission — Adoption, Issuance and Promulgation of the Enhanced Tables of Specifications for the Subjects in the Nurses Licensure Examination Checked September 2, 2026
- Professional Regulation Commission — Annex A — Enhanced Table of Specifications for the Nurses Licensure Examination Checked September 2, 2026
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