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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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Univ. Wins Block On Foreign Nurse Language Proficiency Test
Law360 (April 15, 2021, 5:41 PM EDT) A Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday granted Franklin University s request to bar the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools from implementing an English-language proficiency requirement for certain foreign nurses seeking to work in the United States.
In an 11-page order, U.S. District Judge Eduardo C. Robreno granted the university s bid for a preliminary injunction against the commission, which determines whether overseas nurses meet U.S. immigration requirements, and grants certified statements to qualifying applicants.
The judge found that under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the commission doesn t have the authority to require foreign nurses, who completed their entry-level nursing program in a.