“Both as a nurse, but also as a potential patient, I want nurses to be highly qualified,” said Linda Aiken, PhD, RN. “I don’t think anybody in the public is interested in lowering standards for nurses ...

If you are planning for your NCLEX — National Council Licensure Examination — you are likely nearing the end of your nursing school journey and will soon complete the process of becoming a registered ...

CHARLESTON — For the second year in a row, Eastern Illinois University’s Gail and Richard Lumpkin School of Nursing has led its students to achieve a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX – the licensure ...

The share of candidates who pass the licensure exam to work as a registered nurse has significantly dropped in recent years, and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) -- the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Tech's Sherry Lesar School of Nursing is celebrating after its graduates received a 100% pass rate on their licensing exams for two semesters in a row. In a press release, ...

PETOSKEY — North Central Michigan College’s nursing class of 2023 is ready to take on the workforce following their 100 percent first-time pass rate of the exam that qualifies people to practice as ...

MACOMB, Ill — Western Illinois University's nursing class of 2023 received a 100% passing rate on the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX). The NCLEX, which is administered by ...

Chicago, Dec. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The NCSBN Board of Directors (BOD) voted on Dec. 6, 2022, to uphold the current passing standards for the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN Examinations when the Next ...

A new American-based test is causing an uproar in Alberta's nursing community after there was a 20 per cent drop in the number of graduates who passed the exam needed to work. New Brunswick nurses 47% ...

The reason for this reversal depends on whom you ask. Test developers have argued that rates improved due to radical transparency and massive outreach to stakeholders, while some online critics have ...

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Apr 1, 2014) - April 1 marks the 20 th anniversary of the first National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN ®) NCLEX Examination administered via computerized ...