10 TIPS for the NLE Board Examination:

1. Accept
Accept the fact that
that you can never know everyteverything.
hing. Theref
Therefore,
ore, once you seesee an unfamiliar
unfamiliar question
question that
that was never 
 been taught, use your test taking strategies.
2. If you are in TEST
TEST I, II, III and IV and you are being being asked
asked to priori
prioritiz
tize,
e, Use ABC first first and
and then the Maslow
Maslow’s ’s
Hierarchy of needs.
3. The use of your nursing
nursing proces
processs is heralde
heralded d by the word:
word: “ The Nurse Would Would or The The nurse’s
nurse’s initial
initial action
action””
Remember
Remember to Assess
Assess first
first before
before interven
intervening.
ing. If the situation
situation and the question alreadyalready assessed
assessed the patient,
patient, then
 proceed with the next step.
4. Encircle
Encircle your
your modifiers.
modifiers. Some
Some people make make mistakes
mistakes because
because of failure
failure to see the word, “EXCEPT
“EXCEPT”” of “NOT” or 
“INAPPROPRIATE”
5. Use your
your question
questioners
ers as you scratch
scratch.. You cancan write anythi
anything
ng on that
that paper.
paper. If youyou will skip a number,
number, place
place an
asterisk or encircle the number.
6. DO NOT USE BLUNT BLUNT PENCIL
PENCIL.. Always
Always use a sharp one and shade lightly lightly,, A sharpened
sharpened pencil will will give a very
dark shade even if you will shade it lightly. Use the sides of the pencil not the tip. Use MONGOL NUMBER 2
ONLY. Some brands especially
especially those made in china pencils are substandard.
substandard. The machine will check check the lead. If 
you are INCONSISTENT
INCONSISTENT with your shading like an altering dark and light shade, you will FAIL the boards because
of technicalities.
technicalities.
7. In your NP I, Remember
Remember to master these these topics: The levels
levels of prevention,
prevention, 3 way bottlebottle system,
system, Chest Physioth
Physiotherap
erapyy
and Postural drainage, Nursing process, Managerial process, Managerial leadership style, Patterns of Nursing Care,
Knowing your Independent and Dependent variable, The exact arrangement of the research process as well as
research design (qualitative and quantitative), RA 9173, The PRC and BON Power and responsibilities as stipulated
in RA 9173, The nurse’s code of ethics, ethics, Nursing ethical
ethical principles
principles like your benefice
beneficence,
nce, non malefice
maleficence,
nce,
 prudence
 prudence,, justice,
justice, etc. Delegati
Delegationon and prioritizat
prioritization
ion ( Staff
Staff nurse will report to headnurse
headnurse and then supervisor)
supervisor)
Therapeutic communication, alwaysalways answer “ You seem afraid or upset” The complications of Immobility like your 
atelectasis, pneumonia and deep vein thrombosis and also your crimes related to nursing and the circumstances of 
the crimes, Blood transfusion ( Blood is never routinely warmed) and IV Fluids and your IV Therapy, which are
isotonic, hypo, and hypertonic, the complications associated with IV therapy like Phlebities and Infiltration.
8. In Your NP II, Rememb
Remember er the followin
following: g: Stages
Stages of labor,
labor, the causes
causes of bleedi
bleedingng during
during pregna
pregnancy
ncy in the first,
first,
second and third trimester, Anesthesia during labor and interventions when the client is in PACU, IMCI Pneumonia,
Diarrhea, Malaria and Measles especially the breathing cut off according to age (EG. 60 for under 2 months),
Acute/Chronic cut off (Acute diarrhea and ear infection under 14 days) The interventions for CHILD A, B, and C,
The world health organization programs, Breastfeeding and Attachment, Heat loss of neonates, Characteristics of 
toddlers
toddlers in communica
communicatingting ( Negativis
Negativistic,
tic, Give option,
option, Asking
Asking too many questions).
questions). Leukemia
Leukemia and others others
hematologic diseases of the child, Newborn screening and the different diagnostic examinations for the female client
and neonate
neonate especially
especially you Amoniocen
Amoniocentesistesis,, Sonogram
Sonogram and Leopold’s
Leopold’s maneuver
maneuver.. Study Pregnancy
Pregnancy induced
induced
hypertension.
9. In you III and IV, Master
Master the followi
followingng topics:
topics: Burns,
Burns, Classific
Classification
ation of Burns
Burns and Nursing
Nursing Diagnosis
Diagnosis for Burns,
Burns,
Drug use in Burns (Silver Sulfadiazine) Electrolyte
Electrolyte changes in burn (Hyperkalemia, Hyponatremia).
Hyponatremia). The WHO Pain
ladder
ladder scale,
scale, Pain medicati
medications
ons especial
especiallyly Demerol,
Demerol, Morphine,
Morphine, Pancreat
Pancreatitis,
itis, Cholecyc
Cholecyctitis
titis,, Hepatiti
Hepatitis,
s, Diabetes
Diabetes
Mellitus,
Mellitus, Hyperkalemi
Hyperkalemia, a, Hypokalem
Hypokalemia, ia, Hypo
Hypo and Hypercal
Hypercalemia
emia ECG Changes
Changes in your fluid and electroly electrolyte
te
imbalances As well as in you Myocardial Infractions, Pharmacologic and Non Pharmacologic pain medications,
HIV/AID
HIV/AIDS S Psycholo
Psychologica
gicall managemen
management, t, Pneumonia
Pneumonia,, Tubercul
Tuberculosis
osis and care of client’s
client’s with colostomy
colostomy.. Study
Study
  preoperative nursing and the complications following anesthesia, PACU Monitoring, Activities in the operating
room, the asceptics techniques, and the functions of a scrub and circulating nurse. Diabetes Mellitus type 1, insulin
administration and monitoring for hypoglycemia, S/S of hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, PTU, Lugol’s Tapazole?
Methmazole, Acute and chronic renal failure, Dialysis, AGN, Rheumatoid and Ostearthritis, Bell’s palsy and
Trigeminal neuralgia, Leukemia and Hematologic disorders especially Anemia. Blood transfusion reaction and the
nursing actions during blood transfusion reaction.
reaction. Anticancer drugs especially
especially Oncovin, Predisone, Adriamysin,
Adriamysin, and
Cytoxan. Study radiation and chemotherapy
chemotherapy and their usual side effects (skin burn, redness, do not wet radiation
mark) Mammography, BSE, TSE, DRE, Prostate and Colon Cancer, Changes that occurs during elderly, bladder,
Colon, and Cervical cancer diagnostic examination/ CEA, Procotosigmoiddoscopy,
Procotosigmoiddoscopy, Biopsy, Pap smear.
 10. In your TEST V study the following
following:: Anxiety and anxiety disorder
disorders,
s, the level
level of anxiety
anxiety and you anoxiolyt
anoxiolytics,
ics,
Schizophrenia: Paranoid type and Catatonic type and your nursing interventions for these clients as well as your 
  priority
priority nursing diagnosis.
diagnosis. Depressio
Depression n and your antidepressa
antidepressants,
nts, Mania,
Mania, Personali
Personality
ty disorders
disorders especially
especially your 
antisocial, borderline
borderline and paranoid. The defense mechanism use for different
different types of disorders
disorders and the priority
 NURSING DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSIS for each psychiatric disorders, Antipsychotic
Antipsychotic drugs its side effects and nursing intervention
for each side effects.
effects. Electro
Electro convulsive
convulsive therapy, thought
thought process
process disturbance
disturbance manifestat
manifestation
ion such as Clang
Associatio
Association,
n, Pressure
Pressuredd speech,
speech, Thought
Thought blocking,
blocking, Word
Word salad,
salad, perseverat
perseveration
ion etc..
etc.. Alterati
Alteration
on in percepti
perception
on and
thought like hallucination and delusion (Eg. Religious and persecutory). Activities and diet as well as nursing
diagnosis for client with Mania, depressed and Alzheimer/Dementia patient, Eating disorders and the treatments of 
choice (behavior therapy for anorexia, psychotherapy for PDs, Cognitive for depression) always answer “STAY
WITHIN THE CLIENT”
CLIENT” especially if the question is about anxiety disorders
disorders and panic attacks. Always choose an
option that will encourage verbalization of feelings, never answer an option with the word WHY.

Study your counter transference and your transference, Glaucoma, Cataract and crutch/cane walking. The principles of body
mechanics, cranial nerve functioning and how to assess them as well as their disturbances especially Bells and Trigeminal
 Neuralgia. Meniere’s disease, Delirium, Dementia, CVA/Stroke pathophysiology and factors.