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Board requests DPH on-site review after Porter & Chester Bridgeport reports low NCLEX pass rates
Summary
After a quarterly progress report showing low recent NCLEX pass rates at Porter & Chester Institute2s Bridgeport day program, the Board of Examiners of Nursing asked the Department of Public Health to perform an on-site review and report back to the board.
The Board of Examiners of Nursing asked the Connecticut Department of Public Health to conduct an on-site review of Porter & Chester Institute's Bridgeport day practical nursing program after quarterly materials showed low pass rates on licensure measures and described ongoing turnover and remediation efforts.
Board Chair Gina Reiners and board members discussed a quarterly progress packet from Porter & Chester staff, who reported recent Mountain Measurement and internal HESI testing data and described faculty professional development, remediation efforts and changes to program curriculum and scheduling. The board noted an annual pass-rate figure cited in the packet (65.38 percent) and quarter-level pass rates cited in…
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