{"id":4784,"date":"2024-11-14T11:51:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T17:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=4784"},"modified":"2024-11-14T11:51:52","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T17:51:52","slug":"oklahoma-board-of-nursing-approves-sscs-appeal-lifting-admission-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/oklahoma-board-of-nursing-approves-sscs-appeal-lifting-admission-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Board of Nursing Approves SSC\u2019s Appeal, Lifting Admission Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seminole State College nursing faculty and staff celebrate the Oklahoma Board of Nursing\u2019s decision to allow the institution to admit new students. Pictured (left to right): Assistant Professor Ann Benson, Assistant Professor Brenda Hudson, Assistant Nursing Program Director Damaila Lester, Office Manager Julie Mathews, Health Sciences Division Chair Dr. Misty Gray, Assistant Professor Miranda Stewart, Assistant Professor Jessica Shelburne, Assistant Professor Christine Clay, Academic Advisor Carmen Hutchins.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Seminole State College has announced the reinstatement of admissions to its nursing program following the Oklahoma Board of Nursing\u2019s approval of an appeal on Nov. 14. The decision comes after the program was placed on conditional status in November 2023 due to three consecutive years of low student pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in 2020, 2021 and 2022. This restriction prohibited the college from admitting new students but did not impact those already enrolled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The college\u2019s successful appeal reflects a year-long effort to address the program\u2019s challenges, including significant curriculum updates, the construction of a new state-of-the-art simulation lab and enhanced benchmarking for students. The program had a successful site visit by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) in September of 2024, which confirmed the program\u2019s improvements. SSC\u2019s cumulative NCLEX pass rate for 2024 has risen to 88 percent, compared to the state average of 87 percent..<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

In a memo sent to campus, SSC President Lana Reynolds commended the commitment and perseverance shown by the nursing faculty and staff. \u201cI am thankful for the dedicated, persistent and graceful manner in which Health Sciences Division Chair Dr. Misty Gray, Assistant Nursing Program Director Damaila Lester and the nursing faculty and staff have navigated through this difficult situation,\u201d Reynolds said. \u201cThis is not only exciting news for our campus \u2013 but also for our community and the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With OBN\u2019s approval, SSC will welcome a new cohort of nursing students beginning in January 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the SSC nursing program, visit sscok.edu or contact Nursing Academic Advisor Carmen Hutchins at c.hutchins@sscok.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Seminole State College has announced the reinstatement of admissions to its nursing program following the Oklahoma Board of Nursing\u2019s approval of an appeal on Nov. 14. The decision comes after the program was placed on conditional status in November 2023 due to three consecutive years of low student pass rates on the National Council Licensure … Continue reading Oklahoma Board of Nursing Approves SSC\u2019s Appeal, Lifting Admission Restrictions<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,87],"tags":[149,82],"class_list":["post-4784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-academics","category-news","tag-november-2024","tag-nursing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4786,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4784\/revisions\/4786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}