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Board grants Quest Nursing provisional approval and allows class admission after debate over consultant findings
Summary
After extended discussion and public comment, the board granted Quest Nursing Education Center continued provisional approval and approved the program’s request to admit a 30-student class beginning June 10, 2025; members and the program disagreed over consultant findings and process.
The Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians voted on June 6 to grant Quest Nursing Education Center continued approval on a provisional basis and to allow the program to admit a replacement part‑time day class of 30 students beginning June 10, 2025.
The decisions followed extended discussion about the Nursing Education Consultant (NEC) report, the program’s handling of corrective items, and whether staff had adequately communicated deficiencies. Quest’s program director, Dr. Stacey Alitu, told the board she “does not understand why we are being considered for provisional approval” and said she had not received clear, timely notice of the consultant’s findings. Dr. Alitu described the site-survey interactions with the first consultant as “very unpleasant” and said she felt bullied during the visit.
Tara Davila, the board’s staff…
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