Department of Nursing and Health
Program Outcomes
Department of Nursing and Health
In addition to Student Learning Outcomes identified for the RN to BSN and MSN programs, the Department of Nursing and Health has designated the outcomes for program completion, employment rates, aggregate faculty outcomes, and other outcomes to demonstrate program effectiveness.
Program completion rates demonstrate program effectiveness.
Employment rates demonstrate program effectiveness.
Teaching Excellence
| Tentured/Tenture-Track Faculty | Professional Faculty | |
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| Scholarly and Professional Involvement and Achievement | 100% of full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty will participate in two professional development activities that enhance the faculty role on an annual basis. 80% of full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty will engage in one or more scholarly activity as delineated in the Faculty Handbook on an annual basis | 100% of full-time professional faculty will participate in two professional development activities that enhance the faculty role on an annual basis. |
| University Services | 100% of tenured/tenure-track faculty will serve on one or more DONH committees/task forces on an annual basis. 80% of tenured/tenure-track faculty will engage in one or more University or professional organization service activities OR serve as a member of a University committee on an annual basis. 80% of tenured/tenure-track faculty will maintain current membership in one or more professional organizations. | 100% of professional faculty will serve on one or more DONH committees/task forces on an annual basis. 80% of professional faculty will maintain current membership in one or more professional organizations. |
| What | Students in Each Program will | |
|---|---|---|
| Student Learning | 80% of RN to BSN students will achieve a minimum of 82% on benchmark assignments. | 80% of MSN students will achieve a minimum of 80% on benchmark Assignments. |
| Student Satisfaction with Courses | Students in each program will rate Excellence of Course at 3.9 or higher on a 5.0 scale (unit average) on the IDEA Unit Summary Report. | |
| Student Satisfaction with Program and in Meeting Expected Student Learning Outcomes | Students in each program will
at a mean of 5.5 or higher on a 7.0 scale on the AACN/Benchworks* Exit Assessment. Students in each program will evaluate the degree to which the program facilitated meeting expected student learning outcomes, including those relative to each program’s respective AACN Essentials** document at a mean of 5.5 or higher on a 7.0 scale on the AACN/Benchworks Exit Assessment. |
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| Alumni Satisfaction with Program and in Meeting Expected Student Learning Outcomes | Program alumni will
at a mean of 5.5 or higher on a 7.0 scale on the AACN/Benchworks Alumni Assessment. Program alumni of each program will evaluate the degree to which the program facilitated meeting expected student learning outcomes, including those relative to each program’s respective AACN Essentials document at a mean of 5.5 or higher on a 7.0 scale on the AACN/Benchworks Alumni Assessment. |
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*The goal value, set by on the AACN/Benchworks, is a value of 5.50 on a 7-point scale or a value of 75% on the performance scale. Performance // Mean scaled from 0-100%. The translation is: “1” on the 7- point scale equates with 0% performance, “4” equates to 50% performance, and “7” equates to 100% performance.
**The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2008) and The Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2011)
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