LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing is ranked 10th in the nation that’s according to the Nursing Schools Almanac. Demetrius Porche, Dean of the School of Nursing at LSU Health New Orleans credits the success of their students and the wide range of programs they offer for the ranking.
“And also, our facility being recognized nationally is also adding to that and overall that all culminates in our nursing school is recognized by the national league for nursing as a center of excellence,” said Porche.
Among public nursing schools, the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing ranked 5th in the country.
Porche said it’s a great honor for the school and he said they are fortunate to have such qualified instructors who are making a difference in the profession.
“They’re not just teaching nursing, they’re practicing nursing, they’re contributing to the scholarship and the science and also actually generating the knowledge of the discipline,” said Porche.
In addition to having world-class instructors, Porche said a majority of their graduates are well-prepared to pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses.
“And we have a very high success rate and passage rate on first-time takes, on the NCLEX is usually around 95-97%,” said Porche.
The Nursing Schools Almanac collects data from approximately 3,000 nursing schools and only three percent make their list of 100 best nursing schools.
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