For the first time since the National Council Licensure Examination was revised in 2023, the annual pass rate has decreased, according to new data from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

Critics have raised concerns around the NCLEX test and the rate at which students are passing the exam, but chief nursing officers told Becker’s there are reasons for the improved scores. In April, ...

CHARLESTON — For the second year in a row, Eastern Illinois University’s Gail and Richard Lumpkin School of Nursing has led its students to achieve a 100% pass rate on the NCLEX – the licensure ...

“Both as a nurse, but also as a potential patient, I want nurses to be highly qualified,” said Linda Aiken, PhD, RN. “I don’t think anybody in the public is interested in lowering standards for nurses ...

WASHINGTON, N.C.— The Beaufort County Community College associate degree nursing program’s Class of 2023 holds a 100 percent pass rate for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). The class ...

A nurse explains a chart to a student nurse in a hospital setting. In the United States, becoming a registered nurse is a significant milestone marked by passing the National Council Licensure ...

SALISBURY — Catawba College is celebrating its National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN) 100% first-time pass rate from the most recent graduating class in its bachelor of ...

If you are planning for your NCLEX — National Council Licensure Examination — you are likely nearing the end of your nursing school journey and will soon complete the process of becoming a registered ...