Bachelor’s In Nursing Program Outcomes
END OF PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Apply principles of nursing scholarship to optimize health care outcomes.
- Integrate equitable, person-centered care standards to improve care across diverse settings.
- Employ ethical, fiscally sound strategies in the management of population health.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize healthcare outcomes.
- Assess strategies that create a culture of quality and safety.
- Apply Information and Healthcare Technologies to manage the delivery of care.
- Apply the role of the professional nurse leader in the empowerment of others to deliver quality care.
- Apply effective written communication methods for diverse audiences to support decision-making.
ASSESSMENT OF END OF PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Student learning outcomes within each nursing requirement support students’ achievement of the end-of-program student learning outcomes of the RN to Bachelor of Science in nursing program. Students must pass all requirements to graduate from the program. The achievement of end of program student learning outcomes is assessed through direct and indirect methods and various measures.
DIRECT METHODS
Presented below are the measures and results of direct assessment efforts that best reflect students’ achievement of each end of program student learning outcome (EPSLO) between Summer 2023 and Spring 2024.
| End of Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLOs) | Direct Assessment Methods NUR462 Nursing Capstone |
%(n) Students Achieving Mastery or 80%/B or Better (n=38) | |
| 1. Apply principles of nursing scholarship to optimize health care outcomes. | M1.4 APA Style Paper (Part I) | 97% | |
| M2.5 APA Style Paper (Part II) | 97% | ||
| 2. Integrate equitable, person-centered care standards to improve care across diverse settings. | M1.4 APA Style Paper (Part I) | 97% | |
| 3. Employ ethical, fiscally sound strategies in the management of population health. | M7.5 APA Style Paper | 100% | |
| 4. Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize healthcare outcomes. | M3.7 APA Style Paper (Part III) | 95% | |
| 5. Assess strategies that create a culture of quality and safety. | M5.4 APA Style Paper (Part V) | 100% | |
| 6. Apply Information and Healthcare Technologies to manage the delivery of care. | M4.4 APA Style Paper (Part IV) | 100% | |
| 7. Apply the role of the professional nurse leader in the empowerment of others to deliver quality care. | M2.5 APA Style Paper (Part II) | 97% | |
| M6.3 Presentation Assignment Rubric | 100% | ||
| 8. Apply effective written communication methods for diverse audiences to support decision-making. | M7.5 APA Style Paper | 100% | |
| Expected Level of Achievement (ELA) Legend | Met (at least 80% of students achieve “mastery” or 80%/B or better) | Not Met (within 5 points of ELA) | Not Met (more than 5 points from ELA) |
INDIRECT METHODS
Alumni surveys are administered upon graduation and one-year post-graduation.
Goal: The expected level of achievement for the exit alumni survey is an average of 5.0 or higher on a 6.0 scale.
For informational purposes only, graduates between May 2023 through April 2024 (n=78) who responded to the Exit Survey (n=4, response rate=5%) indicated high levels of achievement across all EPSLOs. One-Year Survey responses were sent to 106 graduates (n=3; response rate=2.8%).
| End of Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLOs) | Exit Survey Results (1=Strongly Disagree; 6=Strongly Agree) | One Year Survey Results* (1=Strongly Disagree; 6=Strongly Agree) | ||
| 1. Apply principles of nursing scholarship to optimize health care outcomes. | 6.00 | N/A | ||
| 2. Integrate equitable, person-centered care standards to improve care across diverse settings. | 6.00 | N/A | ||
| 3. Employ ethical, fiscally sound strategies in the management of population health. | 6.00 | N/A | ||
| 4. Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize healthcare outcomes. | 6.00 | N/A | ||
| 5. Assess strategies that create a culture of quality and safety. | 6.00 | N/A | ||
| 6. Apply Information and Healthcare Technologies to manage the delivery of care. | 5.75 | N/A | ||
| 7. Apply the role of the professional nurse leader in the empowerment of others to deliver quality care. | 6.00 | N/A | ||
| 8. Apply effective written communication methods for diverse audiences to support decision-making. | 5.67 | N/A | ||
| Exit and One-year Survey Expected Level of Achievement Legend | Met (average of 5.0 or higher on a 6.0 scale) | Not Met (average below 5.0 on a 6.0 scale) |
ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES
COMPLETION OF THE RN TO BS IN NURSING PROGRAM
The Excelsior Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree completion program is designed to be completed at the student’s pace. The program length for part-time students is 4 years and 2 years for full-time students. Students in the RN to BS program are required to complete all degree requirements within six years of enrollment.
ACEN defines program completion as the percentage of students who graduate/complete in no more than 100% of the stated nursing program length, beginning with enrollment on the first day of the first nursing course. Based on this definition, approximately 65% of first-time Excelsior University students who enrolled in their first nursing requirement in 2020 completed the RN to BS degree program within 4 years (i.e., 100% of the average part-time program length). Currently there is no full-time data to report.
JOB PLACEMENT RATES
Based on responses to the one-year alumni survey for graduates between May 2022 through April 2023 (n=106, response rate=2.8%), 100% of graduate respondents are employed in a position related to the BS in Nursing degree they earned at Excelsior.
