贝休恩-库克曼大学获516.9万美元联邦护理拨款：该校史上首次拿到卫生资源与服务局资助
位于佛罗里达州沃卢西亚县代托纳比奇市（Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida）的贝休恩-库克曼大学（Bethune-Cookman University）10月21日宣布，其护理与健康科学学院获得美国卫生资源与服务局（HRSA）两笔联邦拨款，合计5,169,169美元。这是该校历史上首次获得HRSA资助。
其中，「野猫护理学生成功项目」（Wildcat Nursing Student Success Project）获2,190,703美元，将建立一条从高中贯通到护理学士学位的培养通道；「RISE-RN项目」获2,978,466美元，帮助在职医疗人员继续学业、向注册护士晋升。RISE-RN是「招募、启发、支持与教育注册护士」的英文首字母缩写。
此外，佛罗里达州另有一笔25万美元拨款，将支持该校开办双学分护理项目，让高中生在毕业前就能先修护理学分。
该校表示，其护理项目在全美历史黑人大学中排名第二，护理毕业生两年多来首次参加全国护士执照考试（NCLEX）的通过率保持在100%。新拨款将帮助学校为乡郊与医疗服务不足社区培养更多护士。
Bethune-Cookman University Wins $5,169,169 in Federal Nursing Grants, Its First Ever From the Health Resources and Services Administration
Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, announced on October 21 that its College of Nursing and Health Sciences has received two federal awards from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) totaling $5,169,169, the first HRSA funding in the university's history.
The Wildcat Nursing Student Success Project received $2,190,703 to build an educational pathway that runs from high school through completion of a bachelor's degree in nursing. Project RISE-RN received $2,978,466 to help working healthcare professionals continue their education and advance toward registered nursing; RISE-RN stands for Recruiting, Inspiring, Supporting, and Educating the Registered Nurse.
Separately, a $250,000 appropriation from the state of Florida will support the launch of a dual enrollment nursing program, allowing high school students to begin earning nursing credits before graduation.
The university reports that its nursing program ranks second among historically Black colleges and universities and that its graduates have achieved a 100 percent first-attempt pass rate on the national nursing licensure examination (NCLEX) for more than two years. The new funding is aimed at preparing more nurses to serve rural and medically underserved communities.
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