{"id":2501,"date":"2018-02-05T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2501"},"modified":"2018-02-05T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T15:26:09","slug":"tstc-vocational-nursing-earns-perfect-pass-rate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=2501","title":{"rendered":"TSTC Vocational Nursing Earns Perfect Pass Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – PASS. This is what Summer 2017 Vocational Nursing graduate and class salutatorian Miranda Rodriguez saw on her computer screen nearly 48 hours after taking her National Council Licensure Examination, the state licensing exam for nurses. .<\/p>\n

It was the same result for her 15 other peers contributing to a 100 percent pass rate for Texas State Technical College\u2019s vocational nursing program once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe results are finally in and we\u2019re proud of our students for the work it took to make this pass rate a reality,\u201d said TSTC Vocational Nursing Program Director Heather Sauceda. \u201cIt validates that the work we are doing and the lessons we are teaching every day is preparing our students for this test and for the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodriguez is now an LVN at All About Kids Home Health and said the time she spent waiting to find out if she passed or failed was agonizing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the best feeling in the world when you finally see the word PASS,\u201d said Rodriguez. \u201cNaturally I had some doubts and when I left the testing center I was second guessing everything, but the outcome goes to show that TSTC taught me everything I needed to know.\u201d\"TSTC<\/a><\/p>\n

The San Benito native added that because of TSTC and the guidance from her instructors like Sauceda, she was able to make her dream come true and do the work she loves.<\/p>\n

She will be applying to TSTC\u2019s registered nursing program this spring with hope of returning to TSTC as a student in the fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t think of a better place than TSTC to do my LVN to RN transition,\u201d said Rodriguez. \u201cTSTC\u2019s nursing programs and its students are held to a high standard and I\u2019m proud to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

TSTC\u2019s Vocational Nursing is a 16-month program that teaches students the foundation of nursing, patient care through hands-on training in state-of-the-art simulation labs and how to be compassionate, confident and skilled nurses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe strive for excellence from our students with every single class,\u201d said Sauceda. \u201cWe have confidence that our students can excel from beginning to end and become great nurses.\u201d<\/p>\n

To ensure and encourage student success, the program will implement a new tutoring schedule for all current and future vocational nursing classes.<\/p>\n

In addition, new technology such as workstations on wheels, similar to what is seen at doctor\u2019s offices and hospitals, will be implemented to allow students hands-on practice administering medications and other medical practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a challenging program and we want our students to know we are here for them,\u201d said Sauceda. \u201cWe want to offer what we can, when we can to help them succeed and begin their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next TSTC Vocational Nursing information session is February 5 at the TSTC Nursing Education Center, Room 113 and 115 at 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit tstc.edu or call 956-364-4762.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – PASS. This is what Summer 2017 Vocational Nursing graduate and class salutatorian Miranda Rodriguez saw on her computer screen nearly 48 hours after taking her National Council Licensure Examination, the state licensing exam for nurses. . It was the same result for her 15 other peers contributing to a 100 percent pass rate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-harlingen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2501\/revisions\/2503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}