Nursing You Consulting & Educational Resources was founded by Dr. Rita Armstrong, EdD, DNP, RN, a dual‑doctorally prepared nurse leader whose career spans two decades of driving measurable success in nursing education.
Dr. Armstrong’s leadership has:
- Elevated NCLEX performance—raising pass rates from 50 % to 100 % and sustaining Board‑mandated targets across multiple institutions.
- Secured regulatory success—guiding programs to initial and continuing approvals with the Virginia, Texas, and Utah Boards of Nursing and achieving ACEN candidacy, site‑visit readiness, and full accreditation compliance.
- Strengthened program outcomes—boosting student retention from 66 % to 87 %, creating faculty mentoring systems, and launching data‑driven NCLEX boot camps and curriculum overhauls.
- Optimized operations—overseeing multimillion‑dollar budgets, managing full‑time equivalents, recruiting and onboarding high‑caliber faculty, and stewarding policy development that meets the standards of governing bodies and accrediting agencies.
- Expanded program portfolios—designing and implementing RN, PN, DEMSN, CNA, and RN‑to‑BSN curricula; writing successful program‑approval applications; and forging clinical partnerships nationwide.
As the current Dean of Nursing at Bryant & Stratton College (Virginia Beach) and an ACEN Team Chair & Peer Evaluator, Dr. Armstrong pairs front‑line academic leadership with national accreditation expertise.
Her accolades include induction as a Fellow of the Academy of Associate Degree Nursing (AADN), 2025 recipient of the Glowing Lamp of the Nurse Award multiple excellence‑in‑teaching awards, and invitations to speak at international quality‑and‑safety forums.
