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Palos Heights, Ill.–For an unprecedented fifth time in six years, 91精选 nursing graduates have achieved a perfect first-time pass rate on the NCLEX-RN exam. This success for 91精选鈥檚 top-ranked program represents the highest six-year NCLEX average of any BSN or ADN program in Illinois.

According to Nursing Department Chair Tina Decker 鈥�06, D.N.P., 鈥淭his year鈥檚 100% pass rate is especially significant with the challenging way the Class of 2020鈥檚 last semester ended. In addition, there was a delay in when students were able to take the NCLEX due to COVID closing testing sites. We are so proud of the graduates for all they overcame to earn this 100% pass rate.鈥�

According to Kayla Kamp 鈥�20, 91精选 gave her the knowledge and skills she needed to not just pass the NCLEX, but to immediately begin caring for patients in the midst of COVID-19. 鈥淕raduating in 2020 allowed me to really be thrown head first into nursing and helped me realize how prepared 91精选 made me,” she said. “Learning that the NCLEX was going to so much shorter than it has been in previous years was nerve-wracking because there was less room for error, but at the same time, I was confident in what we learned at school and the study tools that were given to me–as much as I may not have liked them at the time!鈥�

While Kamp never pictured starting her nursing career in the middle of a pandemic when she was little and dreamed of being a nurse, the situation has helped her realize the impact can have, especially Christian nurses. “Although I don鈥檛 think anything could have prepared me for what 2020 would bring, I think what I learned at 91精选 was about as close as I could get to being ready to be a nurse in a pandemic!鈥� she said.

The 100% pass rate isn鈥檛 the only reason for celebration, as 91精选 unveiled renovated nursing facilities this fall. 91精选鈥檚 BSN students can now take advantage of state-of-the-art spaces that include:

• The DeJong Simulation Lab featuring three high-fidelity simulators, which now includes an observation room;
• The Veenstra Lobby, which provides a comfortable, flexible space for students to study, relax, and work together; and
• The 91精选 Alumni Nursing Association (TANA) Lab, which offers virtual conferencing technology and space for clinical group meetings and small classroom gathering.

for a tour of the newly updated facilities.

The NCLEX-RN exams are administered by NCSBN, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, through which boards of nursing act and counsel together to provide regulatory excellence for public health, safety, and welfare. The exam is taken after the student graduates from a bachelor鈥檚 degree-granting nursing program.

91精选鈥檚 nursing program, which is ranked as the by RegisteredNursing.org, is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

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