The Birmingham Times
The Lawson State Community College Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Program was ranked #1 by practicalnursing.org for 2021 after 16 LPN programs from across the state were analyzed.
The ranking was based on the passage rates of the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN exam) which is administered by individual State Boards of Nursing in which Lawson State produced an overall score of 100.00.
“The designation of this is important because out of LPN programs approved by the Alabama Board of Nursing, the Lawson State Community College, Practical Nursing Program is number one,” said the college in a statement. “This is/was a collective effort by the faculty, staff and students to ‘Trust the Process.’ We are very proud of this accomplishment, and much continued success to every student who comes through a LSCC nursing program.”
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Associate Degree Nursing student Billy Propes working with WSCC’s new patient simulator, Pediatric Hal.
Washington State Community College has augmented its nursing lab with two additional human patient simulators. These robot-like mannequins allow for scenario-based training by replicating the clinical experience. They will also serve to supplement some of the hands-on hospital training.
Simulation learning is the process where students practice a procedure in a controlled learning environment. Students practice both clinical skills and critical thinking skills on realistic, interactive training mannequins that simulate a wide range of symptoms allowing students to experience medical emergencies and learn lifesaving skills in a managed setting. This teaching method allows students to gain valuable experience and learn techniques before they advance to a true clinical situation where they are working directly with patients.