100% Pass Rate for the LRU Nursing Program

The L-R nursing class of 2010 moved forward with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) exams. Thirty-one students were eligible to test, all 31 tested and all 31 passed the exam.

Of the 70 nursing programs in the state of North Carolina only eight schools have reported a 100% passing rate; the average score was 88%. Scores from across the state ranged from 57% to 100% for baccalaureate schools at the end of the third quarter.

Recently, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) granted reaccreditation to the L-R nursing program for 10 years, the longest length possible. CCNE is a nationally recognized accrediting body responsible for the evaluation of the baccalaureate and graduate degree programs in nursing.

The CCNE accreditation evaluation consists of a review of the program's mission, goals and expected outcomes; and an assessment of the performance of the program in achieving the mission and goals through the most effective utilization of available resources, programs and administration. Only those institutions of higher education that demonstrate the uppermost national standards of nursing education earn the 10-year reaccreditation.