NCLEX-PN

GOODWIN UNIVERSITY STEPPING UP TO ADDRESS STATEWIDE LPN SHORTAGE

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화요일, 2월 6, 2024
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EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To help address a state shortage of healthcare workers, Goodwin University recently applied to the Connecticut Department of Public Health Board of Examiners for Nursing for approval to offer a new Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) certificate program.

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  • EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- To help address a state shortage of healthcare workers, Goodwin University recently applied to the Connecticut Department of Public Health Board of Examiners for Nursing for approval to offer a new Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) certificate program.
  • The Goodwin program will be offered at its East Hartford campus as well as at the University of Bridgeport campus.
  • Goodwin responded to a similar shortage in 2004 by launching its first nursing program.
  • "The addition of the LPN program will help ensure that our academic offerings are in sync with the workforce needs."

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Shelly R. Swalley as a Pinnacle Life Member for her contributions to the field of Nursing Education

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목요일, 11월 2, 2023
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ANTLERS, Okla., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Shelly R. Swalley is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Life Member for her contributions to the field of Nursing Education.

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  • ANTLERS, Okla., Nov. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Shelly R. Swalley is acknowledged as a Pinnacle Life Member for her contributions to the field of Nursing Education.
  • Ms. Swalley pursued higher education at Oklahoma Baptist University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1989.
  • She then attended The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center where she attained a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration in 1995.
  • With more than 30 years in the field, the nurse is an active member of the Oklahoma Nurses Association and holds a registered nurse license from the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.

NCSBN Upholds NCLEX-RN® and NCLEX-PN® Examination Passing Standards

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화요일, 12월 13, 2022
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As part of this process, NCSBN convened expert panels of nurses representing the four NCSBN geographic areas and Canada.

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  • As part of this process, NCSBN convened expert panels of nurses representing the four NCSBN geographic areas and Canada.
  • The panels took part in the workshops to perform a criterion-referenced standard-setting procedure and their findings supported retaining the current passing standard.
  • In accordance with a motion adopted by the 1989 NCSBN Delegate Assembly, the NCSBN BOD evaluates the passing standard for the NCLEX Examinations every three years to protect the public by ensuring minimal competence for entry-level nurses.
  • NCSBN coordinates the passing standard analysis with the three-year cycle of test plan evaluation.  This three-year cycle was developed to keep the test plan and passing standard current.