{"id":193215,"date":"2024-03-07T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=193215"},"modified":"2024-03-08T08:58:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T18:58:50","slug":"3-uh-community-college-nursing-top-in-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/07\/3-uh-community-college-nursing-top-in-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"3 UH<\/abbr> Community College nursing programs top in nation"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> practical nursing program students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Colleges<\/a> are doing nation-leading work to reduce Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s critical healthcare worker shortage and meet the need for licensed practical nurses (LPN<\/abbr>s). Three UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges—Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/a>, Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/a> and UH<\/abbr> Maui College<\/a>—had 100% of their practical nursing program students pass the National Council Licensure Examination<\/a> (NCLEX<\/abbr>) on their first attempt in 2023.<\/p>\n

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Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> practical nursing program students<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, there were 47,552 first-time, U.S.-educated practical nursing candidates taking the examination, with an overall pass rate of 86.67%.<\/p>\n

“The 100% pass rates among all of the UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges with active practical nursing programs demonstrate the tremendous value of these programs, the high-quality education that nursing faculty deliver, and indicate bright futures for their graduates,” said Laura Reichhardt, director of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Center for Nursing<\/a>. “The practical nursing programs, and the students who graduate from them are supporting and sustaining a dwindling but much-needed workforce.”<\/p>\n

The workforce shortage is well documented. In 2022, 211 out of 634 licensed practical nursing positions in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (30%) were open, according to a report from the Healthcare Association of Hawaii<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Of the three programs, Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> had the most—23 students—who took and passed the licensure exam on their first try. UH<\/abbr> Maui College had 11, and Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> had five.<\/p>\n

“The nursing department at Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College remains steadfast in its commitment to providing excellent education in an effort to meet the state’s workforce demands.” said Interim Dean of Health Academic Programs Karen Boyer.<\/p>\n

The NCLEX<\/abbr> test results were announced at the March 7 meeting of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Board of Nursing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

100% pass rate on practical nursing licensure test for Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr>, Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> and UH<\/abbr> Maui College students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[63,64,189,911,71,60,947],"class_list":["post-193215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-nursing","tag-program-recognition","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t