Moultrie Tech Nursing Graduates Ace State Exam
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Graduates pictured at their recent candle lighting ceremony are, front row, left to right, Sheana Hargraves, Arturo Arenas and Cathy Slater; second row, left to right, Shayna Owens and Regenia Meister; third row, left to right, Lisa Bentley, Caitlin Rosencrantz, Anna Adcock; and back row, left to right, Sonya Cook and Kenyato Williams. |
Moultrie Technical College’s Moultrie campus practical nursing program graduates from summer quarter 2010 finished their classroom work and clinical rotations at area hospitals and physicians’ offices in September.
However, college graduation is just the first of several steps necessary to land a dream job as a nurse.
Students are required to submit an application to the Georgia State Board of Nursing as well as the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, or NCSBN.
Aspiring practical nurses must then pass the difficult National Council Licensure Examination, or NCLEX, which is administered by the NCSBN. The exam covers all aspects of professional nursing practice, specifically focusing on patient education, the nursing process and patient care.
Test-takers must pass the exam before they are allowed to begin working as licensed practical nurses, or LPNs. The NCLEX had a national passing average of a mere 79 percent in 2010.
According to test results released in December, the outlook is much brighter in this corner of southwest Georgia. Moultrie Tech’s summer quarter graduates boast a 100 percent pass rate.
Moultrie Tech’s Moultrie campus summer quarter graduates are Anna Adcock, Arturo Arenas, Lisa Bentley, Sonya Cook, Sheana Hargraves, Shayna Owens, Regina Meister, Caitlin Rosencrantz, Cathy Slater and Kenyato Williams.
Anyone interested in a career in practical nursing can contact instructor Robin Kern at Moultrie Tech’s Industrial Drive campus in Moultrie at 217-4175 or can log onto the college website at www.moultrietech.edu for more information.
New student registration for spring quarter is March 7. Classes begin April 6.
