leads in area nursing scores
For the third consecutive year,
wnrring students nW?uH?n the
North Carolina community college
system institutions have excelled
on the State Board of Nursins Ex
aminations.
This year, 935 nursins students,
who took the examinations for the
first time, scored 90% or better.
Nine of the system's institutions
reported passing rates of 100%.
' Nursing students at Fayetteville
Technical Institute scored the
highest of the surrounding com
munity colleges.
Out of the 30 students who took
the writing tests at the Fayetteville
school, 27 passed and three failed,
giving the facility a 90% score.
At Robeson Technical College,
87% of the 23 nursing students
taking the tests passed. Three fail
ed.
Sandhills Community College
students faired the worst.
There 86% of the 36 taking the
test passed. Five students at the
Moore County school failed.
Dr. Vercie Hardee, coordinator
of health occupation programs for
the Department of community
Colleges (DCC), said that a
number of factors accounted for
the system's scoring success.
"From the beginning, we try to
pinpoint which applicants may
have problems and offer these
students essential developmental
courses," Hardee said. "For ?*
ample, studeoU have a better
chance of succeeding in our nurs
ing programs if they have taken
algebn^ and chemistry in high
school. ?v
"However, we never discourage
anyone from attempting to succeed
in our program," she added.
Hardee also said that im
provements in faculty education,
more effective use of clinical
facilities and improvements in the
nursing curriculum were major
factors for the high scores this
year.
Commenting on the excellent
test results, State President Robert
W. Scott said, "We are very proud
of our nursing students and their
exemptory record of achievement
as reflected by the results of the
State Board of Nursing Examina
tions. The nursing field is changing
constantly and nurses today must
keep abreast or find themselves
unable to work in a modern set
ting.
"The Department of Communi
ty Colleges has an ongoing com
mitment to help nursing students
across the state obtain the
necessary up-to-date skills for to
day's expanding and complex
health care systems," he added.
The community college system
produces 95 percent of the two
year associate degree nurses train
ed in North Carolina and all of the
licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in
the state.
Students from 32 community
college system institutions took the
examination,. ? *-? ? ' ?
The nine institutions with a pass
ing rate of 100% were: Caldwell
Community College (Lenoir);
Gaston College (Dallas); Mitchel
Community College (Statesville);
Region "A1* Consortium
(Haywood Technical College,
Clyde; Southwestern Community
College, Whiteville; and Tri
County Community College, Mur
phy); Rockingham Community
College (Wentworth); Rowan
Technical College (Salisbury);
Southeastern Community College
(Whiteville); Surry Community
College (Dobson); and Wayne
Commuiuty College (Goldsboro).
Iri addition, sixteen community,
technical colleges and technical in
stitutes had passing rates of 90%
or better.
Six more schools had passing
rates of 80% to 89%.
The sorely missed bluebird,
whose population is said to have
decreased by as much as 90% in
the past SO years, may be miting a
comeback, says the National
Wildlife Federation. The songbird,
that ranges only in North America,
has several thousand tenacious
volunteers to thank for putting up
man-made bluebird nesting boxes
across the country.
Five-year offenders
August A. Zitzmann (rear lift). Corporate Vice President Manufac
turing for Fabeg e, Inc., b shown with six employees who recently
computed five years of pmfoct attendance with the company. Zitt
mann presented a watch to each employee for their accomplishment.
Pictured from left to right are Sheila Sanders, ZUtmann, Bitty
McDiarmld, Larry Sanders, Ruby Easterttng, Cert BarfleU end
WUttam Morrison.
King tapped for Blake
Hoke County campaign
Mary Neil King, life-long native
of Raeford, has been named Blake
for Congress chairman in Hoke
County.
Harris Blake is the Republican
candidate for the U.S. House of
Representatives from North
Carolina's Eighth District, which
is composed of 12 counties.
Mrs. King is active in church,
civic and school affairs in Hoke
County. She is Women's Mis
sionary Union director at the First
Baptist Church, where she also
teaches Sunday School. Her active
memberships include PTA,
Chaminade Music Club and
Raeford Jr. Women's Club, of
which she is a charter member. She
has worked with the Heart Fund,
Easter Seals and the Hoke County
Symphony Board.
She is the wife of Julian King,
who owns electronic stores in
Laurinburg and Aberdeen. They
are the parents of two sons; Jason,
1 1 and Justin, 6.
A graduate of Meredith College,
the active Mrs. King is currently
working to establish a Hoke Coun
ty Drug Task Force.
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