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Board debate over Quest Nursing Education Center exposes procedural disputes; vote produces conflicting rulings
Summary
The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians on May 16 considered Quest Nursing Education Center’s application for continuing approval, provisional status and multiple class admissions; staff recommended provisional approval with conditions and denial of most class requests, and the board’s roll call produced conflicting procedural statements about whether the recommendation carried.
The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians on May 16 considered Quest Nursing Education Center’s application for continuing approval, a request for provisional approval and a request to admit 90 students across four cohorts scheduled to start June 10, 2025. Staff recommended provisional approval for two years (effective 12/12/2024), denial of three of four class requests and approval of one part‑time day class of 30 students beginning 06/10/2025.
The issue drew extended testimony from the program’s attorney and program director and several public speakers. James Eric Smith, attorney for Quest, told the board he believed staff had missed deadlines for notifying the program of missing items and that NEC evaluators had given inconsistent guidance. Smith said an unannounced evaluation occurred before the program’s March 28 curriculum submission could be reviewed and argued those…
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