Nineteen schools posted a perfect overall passing rate in the November 2022 Nurse Licensure Examination, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) advised.
These were the Saint Louis University, University of Santo Tomas, Xavier University, Cebu Doctors University, Velez College, West Visayas State University-La Paz, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Benguet State University-La Trinidad, Silliman University, Trinity University of Asia (Trinity-Quezon City), Chinese General Hospital Colleges, Bicol University-Tabaco, Cebu Normal University (Cebu State College), Centro Escolar University-Makati, Bicol University-Polangui, Ateneo de Davao University, Visayas State University-Baybay, Ateneo de Naga University, and Saint Paul University–Dumaguete.
Meanwhile, Abigail Garganta Ramirez from Saint Paul University–Dumaguete was hailed as the board exam's topnotcher with a rating of 90 percent.
She was followed by Jezrel Cabasis Alijid from West Visayas State University-La Paz and Melchor Flores Pimentel Jr. from Saint Louis University in second place with 89.80 percent.
Last Nov. 30, PRC announced that 18,529 out of 24,903 examinees successfully passed the Nurse Licensure Exam.
It was given by the Board of Nursing in Manila, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga last November.
The date and venue of the oathtaking ceremony are yet to be advised, said PRC.
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