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Keiser University continues its work toward combatting the projected critical shortage of Florida’s registered nurses in the next decade, with a nursing degree program that had the highest number of graduates in the state to pass the national licensing exam last year (2017). In its latest Statewide Strategic Plan, the Florida Center for Nursing (FCN) estimates that by 2025, Florida will have a shortage of at least 56,000 RNs.Keiser University had 493 students take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) in 2017, and 451 passed - an impressive rate of 91.48 percent, according to the National Council of the State Boards of Nursing. More of Keiser University’s graduates passed the NCLEX to become registered nurses than graduates from any other Florida institution in the state last year.
“We are so proud to have become Florida’s number one producer of registered nurses who passed the national boards last year,” said Dr. Arthur Keiser, Chancellor of Keiser University. “We believe this success comes down to our smaller class sizes, personal attention, attendance policies, and other key Keiser University principles that better prepare our students for the workforce.”
Keiser University’s professional nursing curriculum centers around an evidence-based approach to educating a diverse student body in the practice of nursing. It focuses on a combination of observation, assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation of care to provide an advanced patient-centered learning environment utilizing integrated technologies, interdisciplinary collaboration, sound clinical judgment, and compassionate care.
“Our faculty helps students gain the specialized knowledge and advanced skills they need to meet the biological, physical, and psychological needs of patients,” Keiser said. “By partnering with well-known medical facilities and industry leaders, our students gain academic and practical training in diverse patient care while using the latest healthcare and simulation technologies.”
The FCN baseline forecasts that Florida will face a shortage of RNs that could cripple the state’s healthcare system and reduce access to care for residents. The center’s research also found that more than 40 percent of Florida’s nurses are approaching retirement age within the next ten years.
Aligned with the theme of 2018’s National Nursing Awareness Week, Keiser University celebrates nurses who inspire, innovate and influence in advancing the profession with additions to its multiple local and statewide nursing degree offerings.
To learn more about how Keiser University’s professional nursing degrees, from Associates through Doctoral, are preparing students to meet the need for qualified nurses, go to https://keiser-education.com/programs/nursing.
About Keiser University
Co-founded in 1977 by Dr. Arthur Keiser, Chancellor, Keiser University, is Florida’s second largest, private, not-for-profit University serving nearly 20,000 students offering 100 degrees at the doctoral through associate levels at 20 Florida campuses, online, and internationally, employing 3,800 staff and faculty.
Keiser University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificates and degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist, and doctoral levels. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Keiser University.
For additional information regarding Keiser University, visit www.keiseruniversity.edu.
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