Nursing graduates pass boards: e ra e With the addi tion of the heal th missions minor and the 100 percent passage rate of recent graduates on the National Council Licensure Ex– amination for registered nurses, the College of Nursing experienced a year of success. While preparing seniors for the NCLEX-RN,·the faculty celebrated the 100 percent passage rate of re– cent graduates. Thirty-eight g radu– ates from December 2001 and May 2002 all passed the test. "The NCLEX-RN is a computer adaptive test. Any graduate may take it following graduation," Shu ltz said. "No one gets the same test. The test is individualized and based on the knowledge level ofthat p erson ." The NCLEX-RN tests graduates on their level of knowledge in the nursing field . Once p assed, the graduate can work as a nurse any– where in the cou ntry, no ma tter where the test was taken . Compiled Senior Ginny Hill pretends to be a patient for juniors Brooke Turpen and Audrey Palmer. Nursing students prac– ticed their skills on each other and on mannequins before they went to clinicals and performed ski lls on patients. (Photo by Rachel Miller) Elizabeth Lee, instructor of nursing, assesses junior Lauren Ray's skills of cleaning a tracheotomy. In the nursing program, students received hands on in– struction in nursing labs. (Photo by Rachel Miller) • • 172 academics by job a.nalysis, the test ques tioned gradua tes about w hat was actuall y going on in the workforce. seen because we feel that our nursing profession is a ministry in Christ's name," JerryMyhan, associate profes- " Because of the job analysis, Harding has to stay on top of its nursing p ro– gra m ," Shultz said . The mission sta tement was, "Develop i ng nursesas christian servants." The fac ulty worked this year to develop b e– tween 225 and 250 nursing students into christian servan ts. "We want the best image of Christ to be seen because we feel that our nursing profession isa minis– try in Christ's name." -Jerry Myhan, associate professor of nursing sor of nursing said. Notonly d id the nursing students ben – efit from this mission state– ment but also those from other majors'" who minored in health mis– sions. The healt h m is– sions minor, a combination of Bible and nursing, was offi· cia ll y m ade "When we have a nurse tha t goes out to provide care for someone, we want the best image of Christ to be available to any student in an y ma– jor th is fall. Senior Shelly Kung examines a patient at a Haitian clinic while Jerry Myhan, assistant professor of nursing, watches the work. Myhan sponsored the spring break campaign to Haiti. (Photo courtesy of Melissa Holland) Two courses were offered, culture of poverty and health missions skills. Agreatdea.lofattentionwas placed on mission programs. Therewere three main programs that the nursing stu– dentscould po rticipate in. First, Health Talent International helped students get experience in Guatemala. A spring break mission trip fo– cused on teaching preventive health in Haiti. There was also a mission team that went to Africa for several weeks during the summer. Nursing students were convinced that the strength and encouragement they shared helped them do so well. "The greatest thing about nursing school is how we as a clinical group come together to form an amazing support network," senior Lindy Lo– gan said. "We learn and grow as a group. I believe that is how the groups before us have done so well and gone so far." -Jenna LaCaze I
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