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23 CHC nurses pass NCLEX
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Posted on Jun 30 2005
Twenty-three of the 25 nurses working at the Commonwealth Health Center who were required to take the National Council Licensure Examination this year passed the exam, representing a passing rate of 92 percent.
According to administrative services manager Marciana Igitol, there were 35 hospital nurses who were required to take the NCLEX to secure their tenure in the hospital, but only 25 of them took on the challenge.
Four more of the nurses took the NCLEX and passed the exam during a separate examination date, increasing the list of successful examinees to 27 registered nurses this year. The contracts of the four successful examinees expired in June.
Igitol said that, of 153 nurses from the different units in the hospital who are mandated to take the NCLEX, there are now a total of 111—or 73 percent—who have already taken and passed the NCLEX in the last six months.
Public Health Secretary James U. Hofschneider said the department is recognizing the commitment and dedication demonstrated by the nursing staff in preparing for the examination. He said they are also congratulating the nurses who were up to the challenge and finished with flying colors.
“The Department of Public Health appreciates the hard work and service that the nurses have provided and enthusiastically expresses its desire to encourage all NCLEX passers to continue to work with the department to ensure that uninterrupted and continuous quality health care is provided to the entire community,” he said.
The NCLEX is required by the Nurse Practice Act. Depending on their level of nursing education and training, a nurse may either take the NCLEX-RN, for registered nurse or NCLEX-PN, for practitioners.
The exams are intended to test if the nurse has the basic nursing knowledge and skills for entry into basic practice. By passing the exam at whatever level, a nurse demonstrates competency for safe practice.
