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Educational Resources, Inc. (ERI)


All nursing students participate in a comprehensive nationally standardized assessment program. This total testing program allows close monitoring of student progress and serves as the basis for individualized advisement. A testing fee will be included for all nursing students in appropriate semesters. All students must meet the national average on the final assessment test before transcripts are released.

ERI Testing Plan

Nursing Courses/ERI Tests

Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
Anatomy & Phy I (BI 107)
Intro Prof Nursing (NS 110)
Health Care Delivery (NS 112)

Spring Semester
Anatomy & Phy II (BI 108)
Microbiology (BI 151)
Health Assessment (NS 270)
Geriatric Nursing (NS 272)

July/August-ERI Exams
RNCAP-Anatomy & Physiology
RNCAP-Health Assessment

Junior Year
Fall Semester
Wellness to Illness (NS 301)
Concepts of Patho/Pharm (303)
Mental Health Nursing (NS 305)
Therapeutic Nursing (NS 307)

December/January-ERI Exams
RNCAP-Mental Health Nursing
RNCAP-Pharmacology in Clinical Nursing RNCAP-Pathophysiology

Spring Semester
Research in Nursing (NS 310)
Patterns of Illness I (NS 312)
Nursing Women & Childbearing Family (NS 314)

July/August-ERI Exams
RNCAP-Maternity/OB
Nursing Care of Adults I

Senior Year
Fall Semester
Child & Family (NS 323)
Patterns of Illness II (NS 325)

December/January-ERI Exams
RNCAP-Nursing of Children (Pedi)
Pre-RN Examination

Spring Semester
Prof Nursing: Leadership & Management (NS 321)
Public Health Nursing (NS 330)
Trans: Prof. Nursing (NS 332)

May/April-ERI Exams
RNCAP Nurse Manager
RN Assess Test