NCLEX or National Council Licensure Examination is the national exam taken by nurses in the United States to allow them to practice as a registered nurse. It tests a nurse’s entry level knowledge of basic practice and assures the nurse has the knowledge base to enter into practice as a registered nurse.
“We are incredibly proud of this program and all that it represents,” says Jennifer Jones-Lapp, DNP, Director of the School’s Strategic Development Office. “Our faculty, our students, this achievement, it is a tribute to them,” she says. “It is also a credit to the changes we have made at the school over the past few years, including new leadership, faculty and a strengthened program.”
Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing is a dual-enrollment program with Alvernia University where students complete their first year of courses at the Pottsville Town campus and move on to the McCloskey School of Nursing for their junior and senior years at LVHN.
“Simply remarkable, especially 100 percent passage on the first attempt,” says Cindy Cappel, DNP, Vice President of Education for LVHN. “Achieving 100% NCLEX pass rate is a collective accomplishment. The nursing students in the Class of 2024 were great students, taught by outstanding faculty, led by exceptional school leadership! I am so proud of all of them.”
Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing at LVHN is also undergoing a transformation that will educate a new generation of registered nurses. In May, the school announced a new Evening & Weekend Program, designed especially for a non-traditional student, offering the flexibility to earn a nursing diploma in the same time as a traditional student. That program launches in late August with classes held both in Pottsville and the Lehigh Valley. Additionally, LVHN is transforming its medical office building on the E. Norwegian Street campus to a new School of Nursing that will open in August.
Established in 1895, Joseph F. McCloskey School of Nursing has been the chief supplier of RNs to hospitals, clinics and medical practices throughout our region with nearly 3,000 graduates. Its name recognizes long-time hospital Board Chairman, Judge Joseph F. McCloskey, who was an ardent supporter of the school and its continued operation.
