THE UNIVERSITY of Baguio recorded a 100 percent passing rate for first-time takers of the Nursing Licensure Examinations.

UB said that 34 new examinees passed the test.

It recorded an 88.89 percent overall passing rate with 40 of its 45 alumni passing the exam.

The national passing rate for the licensure exam is 64.65 percent — 5,008 passed out of 7,746 who took the exam.

The Professional Regulation Commission held the tests in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Tacloban, Tugegarao, and Zamboanga earlier this month.

The license of the new nurses will be issued from August 17 to September 20, 2021.