(From left) Brittany Arrington, Gerald Bertekap, Carl Coleman, Rachel Boka and Lisa Dellon, members of the first graduating class of Thomas Edison State University’s accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, which achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), based on the graduates who took the exam in 2012.
TRENTON, N.J. – The New Jersey Board of Nursing recently reported that the first graduates of Thomas Edison State University’s accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), based on the graduates who took the exam in 2012.
The college’s Accelerated BSN Program, launched in 2011, is a one-year program designed for those who already possess a non-nursing bachelor’s degree and are interested in becoming a registered nurse. The program’s first graduating class included 16 graduates, of which 14 took the NCLEX-RN exam in 2012. All of the graduates who took the exam in 2012 passed.
“We are extremely pleased about this outcome and the performance of our graduates,” said Dr. Phyllis Marshall, dean of the W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing. “They have invested a great effort and were fully committed to putting their lives on hold for the program.”
The information reported to the college by the New Jersey Board of Nursing was provided by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and reflects the results of all first-time NCLEX test takers from the college who took the exam in 2012.
Vi-Anne Antrum, DNP