Students
who graduate from the JMU Department of Nursing are prepared to
take the NCLEX®, the national licensure examination for registered
nurses (RNs). All state boards of nursing in the US use this examination
to test competency and to license nurses for practice. The NCLEX®
is administered using computerized adaptive testing (CAT) at over
250 sites nationwide. NCLEX® pass rates for JMU graduates have
been strong and are listed below.
|
Percentage
Pass Rates of Class
|
|
|
|
Calendar
Year
|
%
Pass Rate US
|
%
Pass Rate JMU
|
|
2007-08
|
86.7%
|
90%
|
|
2006-07
|
85.5%
|
95.7%
|
|
2005-06
|
n/a
|
94.7%
|
|
2004-05
|
87.3%
|
80.4%
|
|
2003-04
|
85.3%
|
82.1%
|
|
2002-03
|
87.0%
|
89.1%
|
|
2001-02
|
85%
|
87%
|
|
2000-01
|
85.5%
|
91.2%
|
|
1999-2000
|
83.8%
|
95.1%
|
|
1998-09
|
84.8%
|
86.8%
|
|
1997-08
|
84.6%
|
92.5%
|
|
1996-07
|
86.7%
|
100%
|
|
1995-06
|
85.9%
|
90.0%
|
|
1994-05
|
88.7%
|
75%
|
