Nursing
Assessment Plan
(revised 09/06/03)
The WSU Nursing Program defines minimum mandatory PN, ADN, and BSN student
achievement outcomes as follows:
GRADUATION RATES:
Expected Levels of Achievement for Completion/Graduation Rates:
- Minimum of 90% of PN students will graduate within 2 years of official
date of admission into the program.
- Minimum of 90% of ADN students will graduate within 4 years of official
date of admission into the program.
- Minimum of 90% of BSN students will graduate within 5 years of official
date of admission into the program.
PERFORMANCE ON LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS:
Expected Performance Levels of Achievement on National
Licensure/Certification Examinations:
- Minimum of 85% of PN graduates will pass the PN-NCLEX (first time testing)
- Minimum of 85% of ADN graduates will pass the RN-NCLEX (first time
testing)
JOB PLACEMENT RATES:
Expected Level of Achievement for Job Placement Rates of graduates 6-9
months after graduation:
- Minimum of 75% of PN graduates will be employed 6-9 months post
graduation
- Minimum of 75% of ADN graduates will be employed 6-9 months post graduation
- Minimum of 75% of BSN graduates will be employed 6-9 months post graduation
The majority of graduates are employed in acute care facilities or long-term
care facilities. These data are unchanged when compared to data gathered as early
as 1996-97.
PROGRAM SATISFACTION:
Expected Level of Achievement for Program Satisfaction (Student &
Employer):
- 80% of current graduates and alumni (6-12 month post graduation) will rate
program satisfaction as "satisfactory" or better
- 80% of employers will rate satisfaction with program graduates (6-12
months post graduation) as "satisfactory" or better
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION:
WSU Nursing Program program outcomes are based upon the NLNAC 2002
Standards & Criteria for Evaluation
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
61 Broadway
New York, NY 10006
1-800-669-1656
ONGOING PROGRAM ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT:
WSU Nursing Program performs ongoing program evaluation and development
with the aide of several sources of data, input, and review. These include:
The Advisory Committee is comprised of program administrators, faculty, and
students; program alumni, representative of other academic institutions and
nursing programs, industry representatives, community representatives, WSU
administrators, and the Dean of the Ezekial R. Dumke College of Health
Professions. The advisory committee meets annually during Fall semester.
- Systematic Ongoing Plan for Program Evaluation
The Nursing Program has developed a Systematic Ongoing Plan for Program
Evaluation using the 2002 Standards and Criteria defined by NLNAC. The
evaluation plan is being implemented and the data retrieved, aggregated,
analyzed, trended, and utilized in program maintenance and development.
Nursing Program educational effectiveness is also evaluated by student
achievement relative to: graduation rates, licensure/certification pass rates;
job placement rates; and program satisfaction, defined as graduate, alumni,
and employer program satisfaction.
- WSU Nursing Program Statewide Evaluation Committee
The Nursing Program conducts monthly Statewide Evaluation Committee
meetings. This committee is comprised of the Nursing Program’s
Administrative Council members, member of the program faculty representing
each level of the program, and elected PN, ADN, and BSN student
representatives. The committee is first, responsible for the development and
implementation of the WSU nursing department’s Ongoing Systematic Plan
for Program Evaluation. And second, the committee is responsible for the
analysis and interpretation of the aggregate date. The final evaluation data
will be distributed to the program faculty who, through the functioning of
standing program committees, will employ the data to either maintain or
improve the program design and implementation.
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