NLE Nursing Practice II — Medical-Surgical — OncologyMisconception Buster
If you have been missing Oncology questions on your NLE mocks, the cause is almost always a misconception. This page lists the ones Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) — Board of Nursing exploits most often in the NLE Nursing Practice II — Medical-Surgical subtest and shows how to correct them before exam day.
Exam context
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) — Board of Nursing runs the Philippine Nurse Licensure Examination (PNLE) on Bi-annual. Its Nursing Practice II — Medical-Surgical section sits under a "20% of exam" weighting, and Oncology is the 8th chapter in the 12-chapter NLE Nursing Practice II — Medical-Surgical rotation. The NLE passing mark is 75% weighted average with no sub-test below 60%, and the most recent 2026 paper drew about 50 questions from Nursing Practice II — Medical-Surgical.
About Oncology for NLE
PRC's NLE framing of Oncology puts the following sub-topics at the centre of the review. What this chapter covers for NLE: Chemotherapy, Cancer basics, Nursing care for cancer patients, Radiation therapy. Learning objectives in the NLE Nursing Practice II — Medical-Surgical context: mastering Oncology for the NLE. Where this Misconception Buster fits in your NLE review: use this page after you have finished the summary and before moving to the practice questions. It works best when paired with a mock test at the end of your weekly review cycle. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) — Board of Nursing's past NLE papers have asked Oncology questions in multiple formats — direct recall, applied problem-solving, and scenario-based items — so a rounded review here is worth the time.
Sub-topics covered
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