AN association of nurses considers Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd's proposal to scrap the NLE or Nursing Licensure Examinations as "perilous," especially at a time when the country is fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bello said doing away with board exams for professional courses like nursing will allow new graduates to immediately practice after graduation.

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