{"id":312950,"date":"2026-10-23T21:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/312950\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T21:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T21:22:06","slug":"2026-penn-state-scranton-nese-college-of-nursing-grads-excel-on-nclex-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/312950\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Penn State Scranton Nese College of Nursing grads excel on NCLEX exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DUNMORE, Pa. \u2013 All 18 graduates from <a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/feature\/58th-commencement-marks-new-chapter-penn-state-scranton-graduates\" data-entity-type=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the class of 2026<\/a> of the<a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/academics\/degrees\/bachelors\/nursing-degree\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing at Penn State Scranton<\/a> have passed their NCLEX (National Council Licensure Examination), a standardized test that all nursing graduates must take to get their nursing license. <\/p>\n<p>The rigorous exam is administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and uses questions and real-world case studies to measure a nurse\u2019s ability to think critically and implement clinical judgement. It ensures nursing graduates are ready to provide safe, effective care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe nursing department is proud of our class of 2026. Both faculty and student dedication toward NCLEX preparation has yielded positive results,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/person\/justina-malinak\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nursing Program Coordinator Justina Malinek<\/a>, assistant teaching professor of nursing and director for undergraduate nursing education at Penn State Scranton.\u202f \u201cWelcome to the nursing profession!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Penn State Scranton offers the <a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/academics\/degrees\/bachelors\/nursing-degree\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bachelor of science in nursing<\/a>, which helps students prepare for career settings in hospitals, private practice, long-term care, clinics and healthcare\/community agencies. <\/p>\n<p>Students interested in the nursing program can expect to gain valuable skills in the <a href=\"https:\/\/scranton.psu.edu\/academics\/degrees\/nursing-programs\/facilities\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">state-of-the-art facilities<\/a> at the Scranton campus. Students also can expect comprehensive NCLEX exam preparation, helping to ensure that they are fully ready to pass the exam. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUNMORE, Pa. \u2013 All 18 graduates from the class of 2026 of the Ross and Carol Nese College&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[178,180,179],"class_list":["post-312950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}