HOT SPRINGS -- During the 2023-24 academic year, students in National Park College's practical nursing program achieved a 100% pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination, while students in the college's registered nursing program achieved a 98% pass rate.
The National Council Licensure Examination, more commonly referred to as the NCLEX, is a standardized test designed to ensure nurses are ready to start practicing. The test -- the NCLEX-PN for practical nursing students and the NCLEX-RN for registered nursing students -- contains questions that test a potential nurse's knowledge and scenarios that test their ability to make critical decisions.
In April 2023, the computer-adaptive Next Generation NCLEX was introduced, which emphasizes critical thinking and clinical judgment to an even greater degree.