Southeastern Louisiana University
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Comprehensive Program Evaluation
STANDARD I. PROGRAM QUALITY: MISSION AND GOVERNANCE
The mission, goals, and expected aggregate student and faculty outcomes are congruent with
those of the parent institution, reflect professional nursing standards and guidelines, and consider
the needs and expectations of the community of interest. Policies of the parent institution and
nursing program clearly support the program’s mission, goals, and expected outcomes. The faculty
and students of the program are involved in the governance of the program and in the ongoing
efforts to improve program quality.
Component
Data Source
Person(s)
Frequency
Assessment
Evaluation
Responsible
of
Method
Benchmark
Assessment
I-A: The mission,
Minutes:
DNP
Every 2 years
Review School
100%
goals, and
Administrative
Administrative
of Nursing and
congruency
expected student
Council
Council
DNP mission,
and
outcomes are
Curriculum
goals, and
consistency
congruent with
Committee
Curriculum
expected
those of the parent
Committee
outcomes for
institution, and
congruency.
consistent with
relevant
Review all
professional
professional
nursing standards
nursing
and guidelines for
standards and
the preparation of
guidelines used
nursing
in formulating
professionals.
mission, goals,
and student
outcomes.
I-B: The mission,
goals, and
expected student
outcomes are
reviewed
periodically and
revised, as
appropriate, to
reflect:
 professional
nursing
standards and
guidelines and
 the needs and
expectations
of the
community of
interest
Minutes:
Administrative
Council
Curriculum
Committee
Evaluation
Committee
Dean
DNP
Administrative
Council
Curriculum
Committee
Evaluation
Committee
Every 2 years
Review all
professional
nursing
standards and
guidelines used
in formulating
mission, goals,
and student
outcomes.
Review DNP
Mission and
Goals for
congruency
with needs and
expectations of
community of
interest.
100%
consistency
and
congruency
Component
I-C: Expected
faculty outcomes
in teaching,
scholarship,
service, and
practice are
congruent with the
mission, goals,
and expected
student outcomes.
I-D: Faculty and
students
participate in
program
governance.
Data Source
Minutes:
Administrative
Council
Person(s)
Responsible
Frequency
of
Assessment
Faculty Affairs
Every 2 years
Evaluation
Committee
Every 2 years
Evaluation
Benchmark
Define and
obtain
input/data from
community of
interest:
Employer
Survey
Alumni
Survey
Faculty
Satisfaction
Survey
Graduate
Exit
Survey
Appointment,
promotion and
tenure policies
are reviewed.
80%
agreement
/satisfaction
Review DNP
Mission and
Goals and
Bylaws.
100%
congruency
Surveys:
Faculty
Satisfaction
Graduate
Exit Survey
(Effective
2015)
80%
agreement/sati
sfaction
Review for
accuracy:
Published
program
materials
Websites
Catalogs
Syllabi
Student
Handbook
Faculty
Handbooks
100% accuracy
100%
congruency
Evaluation data
reports
Minutes:
Administrative
Council
Curriculum
Committee
Evaluation
Committee
Capstone
Committee
DNP
Administrative
Council
Evaluation data
reports
I-E: Documents
and publications
are accurate.
References to the
program’s
offerings,
outcomes,
accreditation/appr
oval status,
academic
calendar,
recruitment and
admission policies,
transfer of credit
policies, grading
Assessment
Method
Minutes:
Administrative
Council
Curriculum
Committee
DNP
Administrative
Council
Curriculum
Committee
Annually
Component
policies, degree
completion
requirements,
tuition, and fees
are accurate.
I-F: Academic
policies of the
parent institution
and the nursing
program are
congruent.
These policies
support
achievement of
the mission,
goals, and
expected
student
outcomes.
These policies
are fair,
equitable, and
published and
are reviewed
and revised as
necessary to
foster program
improvement.
These policies
include, but are
not limited to,
those relative to
student
recruitment,
admission, and
retention, and
progression.
I-G: There are
established
policies by
which the
nursing unit
defines and
reviews formal
complaints.
Data Source
Person(s)
Responsible
Frequency
of
Assessment
Assessment
Method
Evaluation
Benchmark
Minutes:
Administrative
Council
DNP
Administrative
Council
Every 2
years
Review for
congruency:
Faculty
Handbooks
University
Catalogs
Student
Handbooks
Published
program
materials
Syllabi
100% congruency
Minutes:
Administrative
Council
DNP
Administrative
Council
Every 2
years
Review for
congruency:
Faculty
Handbook
Student
Handbook
100% congruency
STANDARD II. PROGRAM QUALITY: INSTITUTIONAL COMMITMENT AND RESOURCES
The parent institution demonstrates ongoing commitment and support for the nursing program. The
institution makes available resources to enable the program to achieve its mission, goals, and
expected aggregate student and faculty outcomes. The faculty, as a resource of the program,
enables the achievement of the mission, goals, and expected aggregate student outcomes.
Component
Data Source
Person(s)
Frequency
Assessment
Evaluation
Responsible
of
Method
Benchmark
Assessment
II-A. Fiscal
SON Budget,
Dean
Annually
Review for
and physical
Faculty vitae,
Compliance:
Data
resources are
transcripts,
Department
Nursing
sources
sufficient to
workload reports,
Head
Budgets
reviewed
enable the
course schedules,
Unit operating
100% of the
program to
and annual faculty
Faculty Affairs
budget
time
fulfill its
performance
Committee
Equipment
mission,
evaluations
allocation
goals, and
DNP Program
funds
expected
Faculty Satisfaction Coordinator
Research
outcomes.
Survey reports
funding
Adequacy of
Course Evaluations
Grants
resources is
Travel
reviewed
expenses
periodically
Teaching
and resources
assignments
are modified
Personnel
as needed.
budget/
assignments
Review of
classroom, lab,
office, and
storage space.
II-B. Academic
support
services are
sufficient to
ensure quality
and are
evaluated on a
regular basis
to meet
program and
student needs.
University annual
budget and monthly
financial statements
Component
Data Source
II-C. The chief
nurse
Faculty Satisfaction
Survey reports
Dean
Every 2
years
Department
Head
Faculty Affairs
Committee
Course Evaluations
Surveys:
Faculty
Satisfaction
Survey
Course
Evaluations
Surveys:
Graduate Exit
Survey
Faculty
Satisfaction
Survey
Course
Evaluations
80%
agreement
/satisfaction
80%
agreement
/satisfaction
DNP Program
Coordinator
Dean’s CV
Minutes of DNP
Person(s)
Responsible
Provost
Frequency
of
Assessment
Every 2
years
Assessment
Method
Review:
Dean’s CV and
Evaluation
Benchmark
Data
administrator:
-Is a
registered
nurse (RN)
-Holds a
graduate
degree in
nursing
-Is
academically
and
experientially
qualified to
accomplish
the mission,
goals, and
expected
student and
faculty
outcomes;
-Is vested
with the
administrative
authority to
accomplish
the mission,
goals, and
expected
student and
faculty
outcomes;
and
-Provides
effective
leadership to
the nursing
unit in
achieving its
mission,
goals, and
expected
student and
faculty
outcomes.
II-D. Faculty
members are:
-Sufficient in
number to
accomplish
the mission,
goals, and
expected
student and
faculty
outcomes
Administrative
Council
Dean
experience
Dean’s job
description
and
responsibilities
DNP Program
Coordinator
sources
reviewed
100% of the
time
Provost to
conduct
evaluation of
Dean
Vitae and Position
Descriptions
Dean
Department
Head
Annually
Review for
compliance:
Faculty vitae
Faculty
transcripts
Faculty
evaluations
LSBN criteria
NONPF
guidelines/NTF
criteria
NLN
100% of
faculty have
role and
functional
preparation
in area of
teaching
credentialing
criteria
AACN
guidelines
-Academically
prepared for
the areas in
which they
teach; and
experientially
prepared
Component
for the areas in
which they
teach.
II-E. When
used by the
program,
Residency
Mentors as an
extension of
faculty, are
academically
and
experientially
qualified for
their role in
assisting in the
achievement of
the mission,
goals, and
expected
student
outcomes.
II-F. The
parent
institution and
program
provide and
support an
environment
that
encourages
faculty
teaching,
scholarship,
service, and
practice in
keeping with
the mission,
goals, and
expected
faculty
outcomes.
Data Source
Person(s)
Responsible
Frequency
of
Assessment
Assessment Method
Evaluation
Benchmark
CCNE criteria
AONE criteria
Residency
Mentors’ CVs
Student
Evaluations of
Residency
Mentors
Capstone
Committee
Minutes
Graduate
Coordinator
DNP
Coordinator
Capstone
Committee
Every
Semester
DNP Coordinator and
Capstone Committee
Chair review and
approve/disapprove
each preceptor based
on preceptor
agreements with
student-preceptorfaculty and preceptor
profile/cv.
Surveys:
Student Evaluation
of Preceptor and
Practicum Site
Faculty vitae,
transcripts,
annual
performance
evaluations, and
teaching
assignments
Dean
Department
Head
Faculty
Affairs
Committee
Annually
Faculty Evaluation
of Preceptor and
Clinical Site
Review for
compliance:
Faculty vitae
Faculty transcripts
Faculty
evaluations
Faculty Handbook
LSBN criteria
Surveys:
Faculty
Satisfaction Data
100%
Compliance
80%
agreement
/satisfaction
Data sources
reviewed
100% of the
time
80%
agreement
/satisfaction
STANDARD III: PROGRAM QUALITY: CURRICULUM AND TEACHING-LEARNING PRACTICES
The curriculum is developed in accordance with the mission, goals, and expected aggregate student
outcomes and reflects professional nursing standards and guidelines and the needs and
expectations of the community of interest. Teaching-learning practices are congruent with expected
individual student learning outcomes and expected aggregate student outcomes. The environment
for teaching-learning fosters achievement of expected individual student learning outcomes.
Component
Data
Person(s)
Frequency
Assessment
Evaluation Benchmark
Source
Responsible
of
Method
Assessment
III-A. The
Minutes:
DNP Program Every 2 years Review for
100% congruency
curriculum is
Graduate
Coordinator
congruency:
developed,
Faculty
Mission
implemented,
Committee
DNP
&Program
and revised to
Curriculum
Goals
reflect clear
DNP
Committee
Expected
statements of
Curriculum
outcomes
expected
Committee
DNP
Curriculum
individual
Capstone
design
student
DNP
Committee
Course
learning
Capstone
DNP Program
Syllabi
outcomes that Committee
Evaluation
are congruent
Committee
with the
Graduate
program’s
Faculty
mission,
Committee
goals, and
expected
aggregate
student
outcomes.
III-B.
Minutes:
DNP Program Every 2 years Review for
100% consistency
Expected
Graduate
Coordinator
Consistency
/compliance
individual
Faculty
and
student
Committee
DNP
Compliance:
learning
Curriculum
Program
outcomes are
Curriculum
Committee
outcomes
consistent with Committee
Curriculum
the roles for
DNP Program
design
which the
Evaluation
Evaluation
Course
program is
Committee
syllabi
preparing its
DNP
Curriculum
graduates.
Committee
plans
80% agreement
Curricula are
Graduates meet /satisfaction
developed,
DNP
standards for
implemented,
Capstone
certification
and revised to
Committee
reflect relevant
Surveys:
professional
Graduate
nursing
Exit
standards and
Survey
guidelines,
Alumni
which are
Survey
clearly evident
Employer
within the
Survey
curriculum,
expected
individual
student
learning
outcomes, and
expected
aggregate
student
outcomes.
-DNP program
curricula
incorporate
professional
standards and
guidelines as
appropriate
-All DNP
programs
incorporate
the Doctoral
Education for
Advanced
Nursing
Practice
(AACN, 2006)
and
incorporate
additional
relevant
professional
standards and
guidelines as
identified by
the program.
III-C. The
curriculum is
logically
structured to
achieve
expected
individual and
aggregate
student
outcomes.
-The
baccalaureate
curriculum
builds upon a
foundation of
the arts,
sciences, and
humanities.
-Master’s
curricula build
on a
foundation
comparable to
Minutes:
Graduate
Faculty
Committee
Curriculum
Committee
Evaluation
Committee
Capstone
Committee
Evaluation
data
reports
DNP Program
Coordinator
DNP
Curriculum
Committee
DNP Program
Evaluation
Committee
DNP Program
Capstone
Committee
Every 2 years
Review for
compliance:
Program
outcomes
Curriculum
design
Course
syllabi
Curriculum
plans
Surveys:
Graduate
Exit Survey
DNP Alumni
Survey
Employer
Survey
Course
Evaluations
Student
Focus
Groups
100% compliance
80% agreement
/satisfaction
baccalaureate
level nursing
knowledge
-DNP curricula
build on a
baccalaureate
and/or
master’s
foundation,
depending on
the level of
entry of the
student.
III-D.
Teachinglearning
practices and
environments
support the
achievement
of expected
individual
student
learning
outcomes and
aggregate
student
outcomes.
III-E. The
curriculum and
teachinglearning
practices
consider the
needs and
expectations
of the
identified
community of
interest.
Minutes:
Curriculum
Committee
Evaluation
Committee
Capstone
Committee
Coordinating
Committee
Curriculum
Committee
DNP Program
Evaluation
Committee
DNP
Capstone
Committee
Annually
Obtain data
from:
Graduate
Exit Surveys
DNP Alumni
Surveys
Employer
Surveys
Course
evaluations
Preceptor
Evaluations
Clinical Site
Evaluations
80% agreement
/satisfaction
DNP
Administrative
Council
Every 2 years
Obtain data
from:
Graduate
Exit Survey
DNP Alumni
Survey
Employer
Survey
Faculty
Satisfaction
Survey
Course
Evaluations
DNP
Academic
Council
80% agreement
/satisfaction
DNP Program
Coordinator
DNP
Administrative
Council
DNP
Curriculum
Ongoing
Review:
Course
Evaluations
Course
syllabi
Exemplars
of Student
100% compliance
Evaluation
data
reports
Minutes:
Graduate
Faculty
Committee
Curriculum
Committee
Evaluation
Committee
Capstone
Committee
DNP
Academic
Council
III-F. Individual
student
performance
is evaluated
by the faculty
and reflects
achievement
Evaluation
data
reports
Minutes:
Curriculum
Committee
Evaluation
Committee
of expected
individual
student
learning
outcomes.
Evaluation
policies and
procedures for
individual
student
performance
are defined
and
consistently
applied.
III-G.
Curriculum
and teachinglearning
practices are
evaluated at
regularly
scheduled
intervals to
foster ongoing
improvement.
Individual
course
grades and
Syllabi
Committee
DNP
Evaluation
Committee
DNP
Capstone
Committee
Minutes:
Graduate
Faculty
Committee
DNP Program
Coordinator
DNP
Curriculum
Committee
DNP Program
Evaluation
Committee
DNP
Capstone
Committee
Curriculum
Committee
Evaluation
Committee
Capstone
Committee
Work
Student
Clinical
Performance
Evaluations
Annually
Obtain data
from:
Individual
course
evaluations
Graduate
Exit Survey
Student
Focus
Groups
DNP Alumni
Survey
Employer
Survey
80% agreement
/satisfaction
Evaluation
data
reports
STANDARD IV. PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS: AGGREGATE STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND
FACULTY OUTCOMES.
The program is effective in fulfilling its mission, goals and expected aggregate student and faculty
outcomes. Actual aggregate student outcomes are consistent with the mission, goals, and expected
student outcomes. Actual alumni satisfaction data and the accomplishments of the graduates of the
program attest to the effectiveness of the program. Actual aggregate faculty outcomes are
consistent with the mission, goals, and expected faculty outcomes. Data on program effectiveness
are used to foster ongoing improvement.
Component
Data
Person(s)
Frequency
Assessment
Evaluation
Source
Responsible
of
Method
Benchmark
Assessment
IV-A. Surveys Minutes:
DNP
Every 2
Review:
Data sources reviewed
and other
DNP
Evaluation
years
Comprehensive 100% of the time
data sources
Evaluation
Committee
Program
are used to
Committee
DNP
Evaluation Plan
collect
Curriculum
Reports of
information
Evaluation
Committee
analyzed and
about
data reports
trended
student,
evaluation data
alumni, and
Student
employer
progression
satisfaction
and completion
and
analysis
demonstrated
achievements
of graduates.
Collected
data include,
but are not
limited to,
graduation
rates,
certification
examination
pass rates,
and
employment
rates, as
appropriate.
IV-B.
Aggregate
student
outcome data
are analyzed
and
compared
with expected
student
outcomes.
IV-C.
Aggregate
student
outcome data
provide
evidence of
the program’s
effectiveness
in achieving
its mission,
goals, and
expected
outcomes.
IV-D
Aggregate
student
outcome data
are used, as
appropriate,
to foster
ongoing
program
Surveys:
Graduate Exit
surveys
Employer
survey
Alumni Survey
80% agreement
/satisfaction
80% employment rate
Job placement
rate
Minutes:
DNP
Evaluation
Committee
DNP
Curriculum
Committee
DNP
Evaluation
Committee
DNP
Curriculum
Committee
DNP
Evaluation
Committee
Every 2
years
DNP
Evaluation
Committee
DNP
Curriculum
Committee
Every 2
years
Evaluation
data reports
Minutes:
DNP
Evaluation
Committee
DNP
Curriculum
Committee
Evaluation
data reports
Individual
Student
Records
Academic
Assessment
Plan
Annually
Analyze:
Student
progression
and completion
80% graduation rate
Surveys:
Graduate Exit
Survey
Alumni Survey
Employer
Survey
Course
Evaluations
Review for
effectiveness:
Comprehensive
Program
Evaluation Plan
Reports of
analyzed and
trended
evaluation data
80% agreement
/satisfaction
Surveys:
Graduate Exit
Survey
Employer
Survey
Alumni Survey
80% agreement
/satisfaction
Graduation Rate
Analyze:
Employment Rates
Graduation Rates
Academic
Assessment Plan
Data sources reviewed
100% of the time
80% graduation rate
80% employment rate
80% graduation rate
Data sources reviewed
100% of the time and
use of results
documented
improvement.
IV-E.
Aggregate
faculty
outcomes are
consistent
with and
contribute to
achievement
of the
program’s
mission,
goals, and
expected
student
outcomes.
IV-F.
Information
from formal
complaints is
used, as
appropriate,
to foster
ongoing
program
improvement.
Faculty
vitae,
transcripts,
and annual
faculty
performance
evaluations
Dean
Department
Head of
Nursing
Graduate
Coordinator
DNP
Program
Coordinator
Annually
Review for
compliance:
Faculty
Handbook
Faculty
evaluation
tools
Promotion and
Tenure
applications
Faculty files
Graduate Peer
Review
100% compliance
Formal
complaint
records
Dean
Department
Head
Graduate
Coordinator
Annually
Review of formal
complaint records
Data sources reviewed
100% of the time and
use of results
documented