John Lizardo<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nJohn Lizardo and Angela Prado, who graduated from NMC in May 2014, took the exam in December 2014.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen they were students, I had an opportunity to see John and Angela apply their nursing knowledge and skills gained throughout their training in the care of their assigned patients,\u201d said Rosa Tudela, NMC Nursing Department chairperson. \u201cThey both demonstrated safe nursing practices under my supervision, and I was quite pleased with their progress and growth throughout the semesters.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter graduation, they pursued studying for the NCLEX-RN exam, and I am very happy and proud that with their perseverance, they passed the NCLEX-RN exam in December of 2014 and are now licensed to practice as registered nurses in the CNMI,\u201d added Tudela \u201cCongratulations, John and Angela! Well done.\u201d<\/p>\n
The NCLEX-RN tests an individual\u2019s nursing knowledge, skills, and abilities essential to the safe and effective practice of nursing at the entry level. The exam is used by nursing boards in the states and all U.S. territories to award nurse licenses. Licensed nurses may have their credentials endorsed by a state or a territory\u2019s board upon meeting board requirements without having to retake the exam.<\/p>\n
For Prado, working in the field of medicine has always been a dream. She chose nursing, she said, \u201cmostly because I like being able to help people in any way I can.\u201d She also acknowledged that her success could not have been done without the motivation and support of her family, \u201cespecially my mother who did not pressure me to work, which allowed me to study.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cNMC also prepared me well for the exam,\u201d said Prado.<\/p>\n
Prado shared this advice to students who plan on taking the NCLEX exam: \u201cThere is no other way but to really sit yourself down and start reading your book or any other study material. Once you establish a routine, you\u2019ll find it easier and even start to really enjoy reviewing what you\u2019ve learned in nursing school.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lizardo\u2019s interest in becoming a nurse was sparked by his mother who is also a nurse.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mother is my motivation; she is actually my role model,\u201d said Lizardo. \u201cHard work, time management, and focus helped me along the way. My parents guided me through every step, and nurtured me with the passion and understanding, that led me to this remarkable accomplishment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNMC\u2019s Nursing program taught me the knowledge, skills, and competence of how to successfully become a registered nurse,\u201d added Lizardo.<\/p>\n
For more information about the NMC Nursing program, contact the NMC Nursing Department at 237-6743 or visit the Nursing Department office in Building C at the NMC As Terlaje campus (M-F, 8am- 4:30pm). (NMC)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two more Northern Marianas College students have just passed the challenging National Council Licensure Examination…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":189695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[69,262,67,44],"class_list":["post-189664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-nmc","tag-northern-marianas-college","tag-people","tag-study"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}