dover business college fails whole class

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Hi,

I'm currently a senior LPN student at dover business college. My pinning is October 22nd but today my class of ten took a NLN exit exam and not one of us passed. We were told an 85 percent was needed to pass and it has supposedly been like this since 2008. But we were also told this exam was harder than last years. All of us have gotten grades ranging from 80 to 84. Please can someone from previous classes tell me what the requirement was for there NLN. We as a group have tried to contact NLN and the board of nursing and have only been told the school sets the standards. Please someone help us out!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Sorry to say, but good for Dover. It does no one any good to "pass" students who are incapable of taking the national licensing exam. I understand your angst, but hearing from other students likely won't help your cause. If, in your school's experience, your class shouldn't graduate, it is likely true. The NLN tells the truth: the school, and only the school, can set the passing standard.

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Geriatrics, LTC.

Never head of an NLN exit exam. If no one has graduated from this place in 4 years why are people still going? Seems fishy to me. Contact your state BON.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

p.s. Dover's website advertises a 94.7 NCLEX pass percentage. It is understandable that they do not want to graduate a

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Specializes in Medical-surgical nursing.

It's unfortunate, but it sounds like if the school sets the standards and they weren't met, there is nothing that can be done. Have you talked to the Dean or whomever is in charge? 85 is pretty high up there... I have heard of a required 75 - 78 before. Good luck to you and your class. Hopefully a remediation of some sort can be worked out.

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Thanks for your replies. We intend on following through

With the board of nursing. If anyone was a 2010 lpn student

That took the nln please post your requirment. Thanks!

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Specializes in Med/Surg.
Never head of an NLN exit exam. If no one has graduated from this place in 4 years why are people still going? Seems fishy to me. Contact your state BON.

I didn't see anything in the OP saying no one has graduated from this school in 4 years??? She says that the REQUIREMENT (the 85 to pass this test) has been the same since 2008.

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I would think the state BON would be intensely interested in the school's behavior. A school with a 0% graduation rate should raise some serious accreditation questions with the BON.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

AND with the NLN.

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If this college has an entire class that can not pass perhaps they should recognize that they have been ineffective in their teaching and examine what they can do to remedy the situation.

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Exactly right unfortunately they don't care though because they are

A profit school and blame students instead of faculty and curriculum

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For profit*

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