Filipino Nurses Bound To Saudi Arabia To Take Prometric Exam
Nov 26, 2009
All foreign nurses, including Filipino registered nurse were now asked to take examination before working in any medical institution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi Arabian Council mandates all foreign nurses to take up Prometric examination before they work in the Arab country. The Prometric exam is the Philippine equivalent for the licensure exam issued by the Professional regulation Commission.
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) posted the new mandatory rule by the Saudi Arabian council to aware the Filipino nurses who want to work in Saudi.
“The Saudi Council mandates all foreign nurses to pass the Prometric Exam before working in the Kingdom,” POEA chief Jennifer Manalili said.
The new scheme of Saudi Arabia aims to create a globally competitive medical institution and highly skilled medical practitioners.
Saudi Arabia is home for about 130,000 Filipino nurses and is considered as one of the most preferred career destination of nurses.
Manalili added that the examination is scheduled Tuesdays and Fridays at the only accredited testing center Thomson Prometric at the Ateneo Professional Schools in Makati city. Examinees will pay a fee of $90 or Php4,200 (or more, depends on the exchange of peso-dollar)
Saudi Arabia is known for one of the biggest destination of Filipino registered nurses and even those who unsuccessfully pass the board yet still given the chance to practice their skills in the Arab country.
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hello...just asking wat f you fail the exam...hd nb mkkpunta saudi....pnu kung my arrangement kn s saudi hospitals....pnu yun..... - Yna
ask lng po kc ung agency namin hindi kmi pinagtake na exam dito duon nlng daw pwede b un? - Gems
good day po...ask ko lng if lahat po b ng filipino worker n nagwowork s hosptal in saudi need to take that prometric exam n yan?hinde po kc malinaw smin ngayon if cnu yong mga dapat at anung posisyon ang need kumuha ng exam....thnx. - Mace
helo..ask ko lng po if pati associate respiratory therapist ay kasama b s pag-take ng prometric exam?at anung category po ang kukunin ko wen registering 4 d exam?im applying also 4 saudi at direct hired po ako..need p din b ako to take the exam?thnx n good day. - Chet Manuel
Prometric exam is easy as long as you have a good knowledge on the basics. For medtechs, review mostly on bactec: culture medias, biochemical tests and key characteristics of bacterias and also for parasites. you only have to pass (28 items) 45 percent of the total items, 60.
Good luck to you who are going to take prometric exams. - Beb
Good day,, can i ask where i can apply for SCHS promtric exam?im from cebu..coz i dont hv any idea to apply this exmntion here in our plce..hoping for ur reply...tnx - Basi;
rt in the phil. wake up... dont post a comment that can remove our best shot here in saudi... we are filipino RT... - KFHD RT @ JEDDAH
just want to react kay RTphil...kakahiya man sabihin sa u na ang pulmonologist lng at medtech ang makakasagot...i disagree about it...d mahirap ang exam para sa saudi council if you really serious as rt, para mo ng sinasabi na mas deserving na maging personnel ang mga medtech sa pulmo unit kaysa sa ikaw na graduate ng rt, this might be a wake up call sa lahat ng rt dyan sa pinas, rt abroad is not as easy as we thought dyan sa pinas and we need to be more serious on our profession try to look in the internet how the real rt abroad works. - Andy
indi parepareho ang lumalabas na questions sa exam na to.... iba ibang questions... random parehas ng NClex... I suggest kung pupunta kayo ng testing center,.... pumunta kayo sa tamang time...atska... strict testing center. wag na kayo magdala ng ball pen la kwenta kasi computerize... sa mga nahihirapan mag register online eto ung step
choose Saudi commission for health care specialist
Non-elig
Philippines
choose between:
Nurse specialist (ER Nurse, DR Nurse etc)
Nurse technician( indi ko to alam kasi di to ung pinili ko)
schedule na kayo ng exam.
kailangan ng mastercard etc kung magbabayad. 90 dollars yung fee.
kung di kayo makapasa.... you have to register online again after 3 days pa kung gusto nyo magretake... indi ko alam kung one to sawa kung dito ka sa pilipinas kukuha. pero basta sabi ng center after three days mawawala na name nyo sa computer nila so pwede ka na ulit magregister and magschedule ng exam. i dont know kung totoo. oi sino nagsabi na parehas ng fee ang Saudi board exam sa IELTS ang NClex.... di totoo ung
mas mahal pa rin ung NCLEX and IELTS
mga 4,500 ung prometric exam for nurses. depende sa exchange rate. un nga lang..... hello.... di madali pulutin ang 4k noh... kahit buong araw ka magsipa ng lata sa daan di ka makakita nito.... haizzzz.... buhay nga naman... pero sige lang.... aja pa rin... ganyan talga ang life.... madaming trials - Nima
I really dont know if this is just me.... but I tell you the exam is not as easy as what you think it is.... NCLEX type ang exam.... sa akin lumabas about diverticulosis, coup, crohns disease atska meds , madaming diet plans and graphs,may about sa cryo surgery,pati measles vaccine and rubella meron din.... NClex na NClex talaga... 70 items ung exam and you have to get siguro mga 35... easy as it may seem pero marami ring nagfefail and I am one of those. kukuha ako ulit wahehehe.... I suggest na magbasa kayo ng NClex reviewer... remember prometric is an international testing center kaya indi mo sya macocompare sa local board exam. medyo may twist ung tanong nila. so be careful. especially sa drawings na lumalabas. so sa lahat ng kukuha... Good Luck sa atin at ulit sa akin... hehehe - Nima
hello...just asking wat f you fail the exam...hd nb mkkpunta saudi....pnu kung my arrangement kn s saudi hospitals....pnu yun..... - Yna