NURSING EDUCATION The Kentucky Board of Nursing is the legally authorized body in the Commonwealth to approve programs of nursing preparing persons for eligibility for licensure as nurses. Through the provisions of the Kentucky Nursing Laws and applicable Kentucky administrative regulations, the Board prescribes standards for educational institutions offering programs preparing candidates for licensure as nurses. As of June 3, 25, there were a total of 12 baccalaureate nursing (BSN) programs, 24 associate degree (ADN) programs, and 2 practical nursing (PN) programs approved by KBN. PROGRAM OF NURSING GRADUATES: FY 1-5 25 633 783 1,371 24 456 763 1,149 72 23 329 1,4 22 371 643 864 21 396 588 96 2 4 6 8 1, 1,2 1,4 1,6 BSN Program ADN Program PN Program PROGRAM OF NURSING ADMISSIONS: FY 1-5 25 911 1,273 2,71 24 946 1,276 1,975 1,34 23 85 1,756 22 621 1,234 1,586 21 522 919 1,135 5 1, 1,5 2, 2,5 BSN Program ADN Program PN Program
REGISTERED NURSE & PRACTICAL NURSE GRADUATES: FY 1-5 25 783 2,4 24 763 1,65 23 72 1,369 PN RN 22 643 1,235 21 588 1,356 5 1, 1,5 2, 2,5 REGISTERED NURSE & PRACTICAL NURSE ADMISSIONS: FY 1-5 25 1,273 REGISTERED NURSE & PRACTICAL NURSE ADMISSIONS: FY 98-2 2,982 24 1,276 2,921 2,66 23 1,34 2,27 PN RN 22 1,234 21 919 1,657 5 1, 1,5 2, 2,5 3, 3,5
KENTUCKY BOARD OF NURSING NCLEX PASS RATE & APPROVAL STATUS REPORT: FY 21-25 BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAMS OF NURSING BSN Programs (12 Total) Pa ss Ra te Approval Status 21 22 23 24 25 25 Bellarmine University 88% 1% 1% 1% 97% Full Berea College 86% 94% 71% 93% 91% Full Eastern Kentucky University 86% 96% 95% 1% 92% Full Kentucky Christian University 75% Full Morehead State University 86% 85% 87% 64% 95% Full Murray State Univesity 1% 92% 81% 1% 88% Full Northern Kentucky University 75% 9% Full Spalding University 73% 93% 74% 97% 91% Full Thomas More College 86% 86% 86% 88% 5% Full University of Kentucky 96% 97% 95% 94% 98% Full University of Louisville 85% 96% 88% 92% 89% Full Western Kentucky University 89% 1% 78% 93% 9% Full KENTUCKY BOARD OF NURSING NCLEX PASS RATE & APPROVAL STATUS REPORT: FY 21-25 ASSOCIATE DEGREE PROGRAMS OF NURSING ADN Programs (24 Total) Pa ss Ra te Approval Status 21 22 23 24 25 25 Ashland Community & Tech College 89% 87% 88% 92% 94% Full Big Sandy Community & Tech College 95% 56% 87% 94% 9% Full Bluegrass Community & Tech College 93% 98% 95% 91% 97% Full Eastern Kentucky University 87% 98% 94% 91% 93% Full Elizabethtown Community & Tech College 9% 1% 98% 95% 94% Full Hazard Community & Tech College 91% 77% 1% 82% 88% Full Henderson Community College 97% 91% 97% 1% 88% Full Hopkinsville Community College 97% 1% 93% 98% 93% Full Jefferson Community & Tech College 92% 96% 1% 96% 97% Full Kentucky State University 84% 81% 88% 1% 94% Full Lincoln Memorial University - Corbin 91% 93% 73% 94% 83% Full Madisonville Community College 96% 94% 1% 91% 91% Full Maysville Community & Tech College 94% 1% 91% 93% 92% Full Midway College 96% 91% 87% 8% 89% Full Morehead State University 1% 93% 86% 85% 92% Full Northern Kentucky University 91% 94% 88% 89% 93% Full Owensboro Community & Tech College 1% 95% 1% 1% 75% Full Pikeville College 95% 1% 1% 91% 1% Full Somerset Community College 92% 97% 1% 1% 1% Full Southeast KY Community & Tech College 93% 93% 94% 86% 95% Full Spencerian College 8% 77% 76% Conditional St. Catherine College 85% 1% 1% 1% Full West KY Community & Tech College 88% 93% 93% 93% 93% Full Western Kentucky University 89% 86% 89% 86% 76% Full
KENTUCKY BOARD OF NURSING NCLEX PASS RATE & APPROVAL STATUS REPORT: FY 21-25 PROGRAMS OF PRACTICAL NURSING PN Programs (2 Total) Pass Rate Approval Status 21 22 23 24 25 25 Ashland Community & Tech College 67% 9% 87% 93% 94% Full Big Sandy Community & Tech College 1% 84% 9% 82% 94% Full Bluegrass Comm/Tech College - Danville 92% 86% 9% 85% 91% Full Bluegrass Comm/Tech College - Leestown 78% 1% 97% 95% 94% Full Bowling Green Tech College - Glasgow 1% 96% 95% 84% 9% Full Elizabethtown Community & Tech College 9% 94% 1% 1% 1% Full Galen College of Nursing 82% 96% 92% 98% 96% Full Gateway Community & Tech College 91% 89% 81% 81% 88% Conditional Hazard Community & Technical College 98% 94% 89% 88% 94% Full Hopkinsville Community College 1% 1% 1% 95% Full Jefferson Community & Tech College 87% 97% 89% 1% 1% Full Laurel Technical College 92% 89% 92% Full Madisonville Community College 91% 88% 97% 84% 95% Full Maysville Community & Tech College 71% 94% 83% 1% Full Maysville Comm/Tech College - Rowan 94% 1% 93% 1% Full Owensboro Community & Tech College 93% 92% 1% 1% Full Somerset Technical College 95% 86% 98% 1% 95% Full Southeast KY Community & Tech College 81% 75% 92% 97% 94% Full Spencerian College 85% 8% 72% 82% 96% Conditional W est KY Community & Tech College 88% 1% 1% 1% 97% Full National Pass Rate Average FY 24-25 SUMMARY FY 24-25 16 14 1,218 1,357 1,371 Passing Testing Graduates Kentucky Pass Rate Average 92% National Pass Rate Average 87% 12 1 8 6 4 571 625 633 713 753 783 2 BSN ADN PN
LICENSURE & REGISTRATION STATISTICS REGISTERED NURSE & PRACTICAL NURSE LICENSEES FY 1-5 COMPARATIVE SUMMARY FY 4-5 3,136 1, 73 15, 6 2 48,847 49,8 FY 3-4 3,394 1,11 13,8 74 FY 2-3 3,461 1, 14 2 14, 54 2 46,43 FY 1-2 FY -1 3,841 1, 18 1 3,94 1,3 8 3 13,3 14 14,2 9 5 46,655 44,1 RN - Active RN - Inactive LPN - Active LPN - Inactive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, REGISTERED NURSE LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT, REINSTATEMENT, EXAMINATION & VERIFICATION TO OTHER BOARDS OF NURSING 3 25 The verification count includes a combination of RNs and LPNs, consequently, verifications are no longer included on the PN chart shown below. 2 15 1 PRACTICAL NURSE LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT, REINSTATEMENT & EXAMINATION 5 FY -1 FY 1-2 FY 2-3 FY 3-4 FY 4-5 Reinstatement 45 372 539 332 547 Verfication 2,242 2,7 2,67 2,6 2,754 Endorsement 1,72 1,97 1,1 1,35 1,46 Examination 1,45 1,134 1,726 1,696 1,919 8 6 4 2 FY -1 FY 1-2 FY 2-3 FY 3-4 FY 4-5 Reinstatement 149 33 223 27 181 Endorsement 251 39 279 269 268 Examination 654 533 714 775 754
LICENSURE STATISTICS (CONTINUED) ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONERS FY 1-5 COMPARATIVE SUMMARY BY DESIGNATION 1, 54 8 FY 4-5 13 1 949 96 FY 3-4 13 7 889 1, 3 15 1 2 1, 3 15 FY 2-3 13 7 889 1 2 FY 1-2 14 1 112 873 1, 2 4 2 Practitioner Anesthetist 1, 57 Clinical Specialist FY -1 12 9 1 2 789 Nurse-Midwife 5 1, 1,5 2, ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER (ARNP) REGISTRATIONS DIALYSIS TECHNICIAN (DT) CREDENTIALS SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) CREDENTIALS FY 1-5 COMPARATIVE SUMMARY 2,724 FY 4-5 14 621 2,698 FY 3-4 14 8 2,443 FY 2-3 11 2,368 FY 1-2 FY -1 92 77 2,77 ARNP Registration DT Credential SANE Credential 5 1, 1,5 2, 2,5 3,
LICENSURE STATISTICS (CONTINUED) SUMMARY OF REGISTERED NURSES BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS FY 1-5 SUMMARY OF PRACTICAL NURSES BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS FY 1-5 35, 1, 3, 9, 8, 25, 7, 2, 15, 6, 5, 4, 1, 3, 5, 2, 1, FY -1 FY 1-2 FY 2-3 FY 3-4 FY 4-5 FY -1 FY 1-2 FY 2-3 FY 3-4 FY 4-5 Full Time 29,429 29,631 3,728 3,893 32,835 Part Time 7,231 7,282 7,717 7,763 7,815 Other Field 464 51 321 334 45 Unemployed 2,152 2,214 2,111 2,169 2,185 Re tire d 635 647 78 711 738 Full Time 8,33 9,229 9,329 9,591 9,654 Part Time 1,585 1,517 1,54 1,569 1,588 Other Field 395 167 184 15 151 Unemployed 85 794 828 752 786 Retired 123 135 141 164 168 AUTOMATED LICENSURE VERIFICATIONS FY 1-5 FY 1-2 18,64 FY 2-3 111,618 FY 4-5 152,322 FY 3-4 124,69