ABILENE,
Texas, July 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Abilene Christian University Bachelor of Science in
Nursing students achieved a 100% pass rate for the National Council
Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses national licensing exam
in 2023, one of only six Texas BSN programs with a perfect pass
rate.
The NCLEX-RN – a requirement for nursing graduates to be
licensed and able to practice as an RN – is used to evaluate
competence for entry level practice in a variety of healthcare
settings. The national average passing rate for the exam is 88.56%,
and the state of Texas average is
91.15%. In 2023, 55 ACU students took and passed the exam.
The two years of intense classroom and clinical education
provided by ACU's School of Nursing prepare students for this exam
and for entry level practice. Nursing majors also complete a
one-month immersive preceptorship while paired with a practicing
professional nurse, working the same shifts and learning through
direct experience alongside them. This preceptorship is the
culmination of over 750 hours of clinicals across four semesters
and helps transition students into a professional role.
"The exemplary achievement of our nursing graduates in attaining
a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam underscores the value of
ACU's holistic model for nursing education," said Dr. Susan Lewis, provost and vice president for
academic affairs. "Student learning is the focus of ACU's
unwavering dedication to academic excellence and to equipping
students for distinguished professional careers and lives of
service."
Dr. Theresa Naldoza, assistant
professor, executive director of nursing, and associate dean of the
College of Health and Behavioral Sciences at ACU, advises students
approaching graduation to use the resources available to them when
preparing to take the exam and to continue studying beyond
graduation.
"Some of the most important qualities of successful students are
being inquisitive and exhibiting the desire to not only know 'what'
but 'how and why' something occurs pathophysiologically," said
Naldoza. "They also desire to grow both in knowledge and as a
person and professional. There will always be opportunities for
growth, so we encourage our students and graduates to take
advantage of those."
One example of such opportunities is a discipline-specific Study
Abroad program in Montevideo,
Uruguay, where ACU BSN students learn about the culture,
partner with a local university and gain clinical experiences in
Uruguayan healthcare facilities. Nursing faculty also regularly
take student groups on international and domestic medical mission
trips, serving communities in Honduras, Guatemala, Dallas, Denver and Rwanda with organizations and clinics.
Students work alongside physicians and nurses to perform
assessments, give medications, change dressings, start IVs, teach
health curriculum and obtain statistics.
Learn more about ACU's School of Nursing and College of
Health and Behavioral Sciences.
Abilene Christian University
serves a diverse student population of about 6,000 with world-class
teaching in a Christ-centered community. Founded in 1906, this
national research university offers online and residential
undergraduate and graduate programs. Students choose from 87
baccalaureate majors that include more than 171 areas of study, as
well as 71 areas of study in master's degree and specialist
programs and four doctoral programs. ACU's mission is to educate
students for Christian service and leadership throughout the world.
Learn more at acu.edu.
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