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Want to Work in Saudi Arabia as A Nurse? Take the Prometric Exam
Jan 29, 2014
To be able to work as a nurse in Saudi Arabia,one must pass the Prometric Examination administered by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCHS) for Filipinos and other foreign nurses.
Filipino nurses are encouraged to take the prometric exam because this is considered to be Saudi Arabia's way of "filtering" the most competent of all foreign nurses who wish to work in the Kingdom.
The prometric exam consists of 70 questions in multiple choice format. An examinee is required to finish the exam within two hours. In the Prometric website, nurses fall under the category nurse aide (nurse technicians and nurse specialists).
The exam for nursing technicians and nurse specialists have different parts and are divided differently.
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Nursing Technicians
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Nurse Specialists
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Nursing Fundamentals - 28.00%
Medical - 23.00%
Surgical - 20.00%
Pediatric -16.00%
Community - 13.00% |
Assessment - 10%
Nursing Problem - 6%
Planning - 20%
Implementation - 50%
Evaluation - 14% |
Nursing Technicians must past 45% while nurse specialists must passed 50% of the exam. Results of the exam are released right after the prometric examination.
For Philippine examinees, prometric exams can be taken at the following test center locations:
Acess 2 Floor Ateneo Professional Schools,
130 H. Dela Costa St., Salcedo Village, Makati City
Telephone No.: (632) 892-0383
(Prometric exam is given every Tuesdays to Fridays)
Tread, Inc., Suite 308, Centro Maximo D.,
Jakosalem St., Cebu City
Tel no. 032-2535514
(Prometric exam is given every Mondays to Thursdays)
Are you ready to take the prometric? Read on how nurses can apply and set an exam schedule for the prometric exam.
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