St. Joseph's College of Nursing Designated as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education
August 16, 2016
St. Joseph’s College of Nursing Designated
National League for Nursing Center of Excellence in Nursing Education
COE Program Awards Four-Year Designation for
Enhancing Student Learning and Professional Development
Syracuse, NY (August 16, 2016) – St. Joseph’s Health is proud to announce that St. Joseph’s College of Nursing has earned the National League for Nursing’s prestigious designation as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education™ for the years 2016-2019. The COE designations will be presented at an Awards Convocation at the NLN Education Summit in Orlando, Florida on Friday, September 23rd at 5:00pm.
St. Joseph’s College of Nursing is one of only seven schools nationally that has achieved initial COE designation in 2016. The Center of Excellence designation was inaugurated in 2004 and, with this year’s awardees, there are only 56 schools and organizations that have achieved this elite status.
“The NLN is proud to recognize those schools and organizations that are doing the outstanding work that sets them apart from others,” said NLN president Dr. Anne Bavier. “By publicly acknowledging these best practices,” added NLN CEO Dr. Beverly Malone, “We promote the preparation of a diverse, culturally competent nursing workforce to deliver safe, effective patient care in our complex, dynamic health care environment.”
Marianne Markowitz, VP/Dean at St. Joseph’s College of Nursing states, “This designation acknowledges the outstanding innovations as well as the commitment to excellence by the entire college’s administration, faculty, staff, and students.”
Graduates from St. Joseph’s College of Nursing are noted for their exceptional skill and caring, and consistently score at or above the 90th percentile on the national council licensing exam – which far exceeds both national and state scores (the 2015 national average was 84.5%).
St. Joseph’s College of Nursing is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and by their regional accreditor, Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). St. Joseph’s Health is also designated as a Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
About St. Joseph’s Health
St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse, N.Y., providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary to specialty to home care, to our Magnet-recognized hospital, and in collaboration with our community partners, St. Joseph's Health is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of healthcare services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. Ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital” and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction. St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians and is a part of Trinity Health.
About the National League for Nursing
Dedicated to excellence in nursing, the National League for Nursing is the premier organization for nurse faculty and leaders in nursing education. The NLN offers professional development, networking opportunities, testing services, nursing research grants, and public policy initiatives to its 40,000 individual and 1,200 institutional members. NLN members represent nursing education programs across the spectrum of higher education, and health care organizations and agencies.
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