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Tips from the July 2010 Nursing Board Exam Topnotchers

Posted: 30 Aug 2010 01:57 AM PDT

Hard work. Determination. Perseverance. Focus. Faith in God.

These are just some of the keys which made the topnotchers of the recent Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) stand out.

Given by the Board of Nursing in the cities of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dagupan. Davao, Iloilo, La Union, Legazpi, Lucena, Pagadian, Pampanga, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga last July, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that out of 91,008 takers, 37,679 passed the NLE.

Rayan Abogado Oliva of Ateneo De Naga University is this year's topnotcher with 86.80 passing percentage.

The 21-year-old Oliva made history when he broke a three-year trend wherein female nursing graduates dominated the previous NLEs given by PRC from June, 2007 to November, 2009.

Oliva learned that he topped the exams when a radio station called him up for an interview. "It was mixed emotions – happy, excited, and proud.

But the most rewarding part was when my mom told me how proud she was!" he said.

The only son in a brood of four, Oliva came from a family of professionals.