Bachelor’s In Nursing Program Outcomes

END OF PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

  1. Promote holistic patient-centered care and population health supporting values, culture, right to self-fulfillment, and quality care outcomes.
  2. Integrate evidence, nursing theory, and knowledge from other disciplines to guide nursing practice.
  3. Formulate decisions based on nursing judgment and collaboration with the interprofessional team to achieve quality patient outcomes.
  4. Incorporate professional core values, guidelines, standards of practice, and lifelong learning as a basis for professional nursing practice.
  5. Apply principles of leadership to advocate for the unique role of the nursing profession within the healthcare system.
  6. Engage in the spirit of inquiry to propose solutions that support nursing excellence.

ASSESSMENT OF END OF PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

Student learning outcomes within each nursing requirement support students’ achievement of the six 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 2021 and Spring 2022.

End of Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLOs) Direct Assessment Methods %(n) Students Achieving Mastery or 80%/B or Better (n=122)
1. Promote holistic patient-centered care and population health supporting values, culture, right to self-fulfillment, and quality care outcomes NUR462: M2.9 – M7.6 Capstone Project: Quality Improvement Initiative Presentation and Executive Summary 96%
2. Integrate evidence, nursing theory, and knowledge from other disciplines to guide nursing practice NUR462: M2.9 – M7.6 Capstone Project: Quality Improvement Initiative Presentation and Executive Summary 89%
NUR462: M2.8 – M5.8 Standard of Care/ Practice Guideline/ Policy Revision Assignment 85%
3. Formulate decisions based on nursing judgement and collaboration with the interprofessional team to achieve quality patient outcomes. NUR462: M2.9 – M7.6 Capstone Project: Quality Improvement Initiative Presentation and Executive Summary 97%
4. Incorporate professional core values, guidelines, standards of practice, and lifelong learning as a basis for professional nursing practice. NUR462: M2.8 – M5.8 Standard of Care/ Practice Guideline/ Policy Revision Assignment 89%
5. Apply principles of leadership to advocate for the unique role of the nursing profession within the healthcare system. NUR462: M2.9 – M7.6 Capstone Project: Quality Improvement Initiative Presentation and Executive Summary/td>

96%
NUR462: M2.8 – M5.8 Standard of Care/ Practice Guideline/ Policy Revision Assignment 88%
6. Engage in the spirit of inquiry to propose solutions that support nursing excellence. NUR462: M2.8 – M5.8 Standard of Care/ Practice Guideline/ Policy Revision Assignment 95%
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 2020 through April 2021 (n=106) who responded to the Exit Survey (n=10, response rate=9%) indicated high levels of achievement across all EPSLOs. One-Year Survey responses were too few to report out.

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. Promote holistic patient-centered care and population health supporting values, culture, right to self-fulfillment, and quality care outcomes. 5.75 ***
2. Integrate evidence, nursing theory, and knowledge from other disciplines to guide nursing practice. 5.75 ***
3. Formulate decisions based on nursing judgement and collaboration with the interprofessional team to achieve quality patient outcomes. 5.75 ***
4. Incorporate professional core values, guidelines, standards of practice, and lifelong learning as a basis for professional nursing practice. 5.75 ***
5. Apply principles of leadership to advocate for the unique role of the nursing profession within the health care system. 5.75 ***
6. Engage in the spirit of inquiry to purpose solutions that support nursing excellence. 5.75 ***
*One-Year Response rates on EPSLO achievement are <5.
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 seven 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 62% of first-time Excelsior University students who enrolled in their first nursing requirement in 2018 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 between May 2020 through August 2021 (n=164, response rate=3%), 100% of graduate respondents are employed in a position related to the BS in Nursing degree they earned at Excelsior. Of the respondents, 80% indicated they are currently employed in a position that requires a BS in Nursing.

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