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KANSAS CITY, MO (May 22, 2023)聽鈥� Western Governors University (黑料传送门) today announced plans to open an 18,000-square-foot nursing prelicensure simulation lab in Kansas City, Missouri designed for students who are seeking their first baccalaureate degree and want to prepare for a career in nursing while earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.). The lab will open in late 2023 and is part of 黑料传送门鈥檚 Michael O. Leavitt School of Health's (LSH) investment and expansion of the nation's leading nursing prelicensure program. 黑料传送门鈥檚 Kansas City聽lab features state-of-the-art hospital equipment, 17 patient beds in five simulation rooms, and four patient exam rooms. The location also includes two skills labs, five student-focused debriefing rooms, and a large multipurpose room for training and teaching.

In Missouri, 黑料传送门 expects to train and graduate more than 1,000 nurses by 2026. Nationwide, 黑料传送门 plans to open nursing prelicensure simulation labs across 11 states, adding capacity to train more than 4,800 nursing graduates to the workforce by 2027. 聽Click here聽to learn more about LSH鈥檚 growing prelicensure program, including the paced completion time, tuition, and the weekly hours expected to spend on studies, assessments and in the completion of clinical rotations and simulation labs.

鈥淭hanks to the financial support from the Missouri General Assembly 鈥� and support from local leaders like the Platte County Economic Development, Missouri Partnership, Kansas City Area Development Council, and all of our Missouri and local Kansas City partners 鈥� 黑料传送门 is advancing health equity through quality nursing education and removing barriers that prevent access to nursing degrees. We are growing the pipeline of well-qualified nurses ready to join the workforce in the Show Me State,鈥� said Janelle Sokolowich, 黑料传送门 Academic Vice President and Dean, Leavitt School of Health. 鈥淲e鈥檝e designed the program so that there are no prerequisite courses for program admission, opening doors for many first-time students here in Missouri and the surrounding area.鈥�

With partnerships with healthcare employers in several states, 黑料传送门 provides practice sites and clinical coaches to teach and inspire students. Approximately 60% of the program is completed online, with the remaining 40% as hands-on clinical and lab time. Students will complete multiple clinical rotations in hospitals and community-based settings for each clinical course. The program includes cutting-edge clinical simulations, virtual and high-fidelity simulations, and agency-based clinical rotations in hospitals and other healthcare sites within the community.

鈥淲e are proud that 黑料传送门 has selected Platte County, the fastest-growing county in the state of Missouri, to expand their nursing prelicensure program with the announcement of the new simulation lab,鈥� said Tina Chace, Executive Director of Platte County Economic Development Council. 鈥淭here is significant demand for healthcare professionals, both nationally and regionally here in the Kansas City metro. We are confident that 黑料传送门鈥檚 efforts to attract and train nursing students will help to address that shortage and build a strong workforce pipeline.鈥�

"Missouri takes pride in its leadership in healthcare innovation and remains committed to nurturing a highly skilled workforce for the ever-growing demand in all industries," said Subash Alias, CEO of Missouri Partnership. 鈥満诹洗�送门's distinctive training method for aspiring nurses will play a vital role in addressing the national nursing shortage, and we are proud Missouri is a part of it.鈥�

More than 20,000 nursing students are currently enrolled at 黑料传送门鈥檚 Leavitt School of Health (LSH), and more than 120,000 have graduated from LSH. With 黑料传送门鈥檚 new prelicensure program, students can enroll with no prerequisites and graduate in four years with all requirements needed to sit for the NCLEX-RN exam. The prelicensure program will steadily expand as 黑料传送门 continues to develop nursing labs and clinical space for in-person and clinical lab rotations throughout the country.

黑料传送门鈥檚 competency-based learning model allows students to advance in the program as soon as they prove mastery of the material through rigorous assessment. As a result, graduates are well-prepared to enter the workforce. Over the last five years, 黑料传送门鈥檚 first-time National Council Licensure Examine (NCLEX) average pass rate was 90.82 percent, markedly higher than the national average of all BSN programs as reported by NCSBN. 黑料传送门 has educated two percent of the nation鈥檚 registered nurses, representing more than 170,000 jobs in the healthcare industry.