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-For
the first time in the history of the nursing program at Austin Peay
State University, all of the nursing students who took the NCLEX
licensure testing for the first time this past summer recorded a 100
percent pass rate.
A total of 35 students
who graduated in May 2009 with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree
at APSU took the NCLEX for the first time and passed.
Dr. Chita Farrar,
director of the APSU School of Nursing, said, “This is the only time in
the program’s history since the first class was enrolled in 1980 that a
100 percent pass rate has been achieved. The national average NCLEX pass
rate in the December 2008 annual report was 87.06 percent, and our 100
percent pass rate is a historic event for the B.S.N. program. This is a
reflection of faculty and student partnership to promote excellence in
the nursing program.”
Students, faculty
and administrators celebrated the accomplishment Oct. 12 with a
luncheon, hosted by the APSU Student Nurses Association and the Nu Phi
Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society.
“The nursing
faculty, under Dr. Farrar’s leadership, are vigilant in promoting
student success, and their efforts have paid off,” said Dr. David
Denton, dean of the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences.
In addition to the
B.S.N., the APSU School of Nursing offers a Master of Science in
Nursing.
For more information
about the nursing program, call the APSU School of Nursing, (931)
221-7708, to talk to Debbie Cochener, the school’s nursing adviser and
administrative specialist.
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