{"id":140301,"date":"2023-08-18T08:31:58","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T12:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=140301"},"modified":"2024-09-16T13:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T17:21:24","slug":"2023-lake-campus-nursing-graduates-perfect-in-passing-national-licensing-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2023\/08\/18\/2023-lake-campus-nursing-graduates-perfect-in-passing-national-licensing-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Lake Campus nursing graduates perfect in passing national licensing exam"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Each of the 2023 nursing graduates at Wright State\u2019s Lake Campus passed the national licensing exam for registered nurses on the first try.<\/p><\/div>\n

The 2023 nursing cohort at Wright State University\u2019s Lake Campus<\/a> made history recently. Each of the 22 graduates passed the licensing exam on the first try \u2014 an unheard-of accomplishment based on state and national figures.<\/p>\n

The cohort passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) exam, which nursing graduates are required to pass to be licensed as registered nurses in the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been an educator for almost 20 years and this is the first time I\u2019ve experienced this,\u201d said Lynn Franck, clinical instructor and nursing educator at the Lake Campus.<\/p>\n

This is the fifth graduating class from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program<\/a> at Lake Campus. Each class is about 20 to 25 students, mostly commuters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know my students, and they know me. There was a great ability for us to interact and meet this milestone,\u201d said Franck, who joined Lake Campus in 2015 to establish a nursing program, which follows the same guidelines and course study as the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Wright State\u2019s Dayton Campus.<\/p>\n

Franck said this nursing cohort of 20 women and two men was particularly eager, engaging and questioning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have a small group size, they tend to help each other,\u201d she said. \u201cI felt this group meshed well together.\u201d<\/p>\n

The students graduated at the end of April, then prepared for the NCLEX-RN exam individually. Yet the team concept remained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey had study sessions, and they kept in contact with each other,\u201d Franck said. \u201cThey were welcome to come in to my office and prep together. Others did so on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n

The exam is administered at various sites and times throughout the state and taken through individual appointments. The first cohort graduate took the test in mid-May, the last was in late July.<\/p>\n

The national average over the past few years of those who passed on the first try is from 79% to 87 % and the Ohio average is from 75% to 85%.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is extremely hard and rare for an entire cohort of nursing graduates to pass the NCLEX on their first attempt,\u201d said Andrea Faber, Ph.D., vice provost and chief administrative officer of Lake Campus. \u201cThis achievement speaks volumes for our nursing faculty here at the Lake Campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely proud to serve the communities in western Ohio by providing high-quality nurses,\u201d Faber said. \u201cI am incredibly proud of the students this year for such a remarkable accomplishment.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is another accomplishment the students achieved: most had jobs waiting for them by March.<\/p>\n

Their success has a positive effect on Franck.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes you feel so good that all the work and energy \u2014 not just from me but from the staff and instructors \u2014 that we pour into these students and to have them do their side of the work to get themselves ready to pass on the first attempt is pretty awesome,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a big deal from a faculty and program perspective for them to pass the first time,\u201d she said, referring to having the university maintain its accreditation.<\/p>\n

In addition, Franck said, \u201cThis lends credibility to the community we\u2019re serving and to the wider region. To say we\u2019re not just meeting but exceeding the standards is pretty awesome. I want to generate nurses who are ready to practice and be a good reflection of our program.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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