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Unit Number
011150
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Unit Name
Person Responsible
Associate Degree Nursing (NUR) Elaine McGhee
NUR104­1
2013­2014
Student Learning Outcome
Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to safely check off at 100% accuracy
on the first attempt in administration of medications in the skills laboratory setting
with supervision of nursing faculty.
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
education, health science, and work force development programs.
Graduate
Safety; Patient centered care, Nursing Judgement
Competencies:
Students in NUR 104 require up to three times checking off on Medication check­off
Initial
labs (Oral Subq, Intramuscular). This is time consuming and indicates a need for
Assessment: review. Overall standardized exam score Fall 2012 for this areas was = 951
demonstrating the problem was performance rather than cognitive.
Scheduled
Completion
Date:
Budget
Amount:
Fall 2014
supplies $1000
1. The faculty member will provide hands­on lab in small groups (8­10) each week.
2. The faculty will implement peer coaching to assist with lab practice time. 3.The
Action Plan:
faculty member will devise teaching activities to include instructions with medication
administration record and physician orders as well as practice for non­parenteral and
parenteral medications.
Outcome
Outcome will be measured by observation of student behavior using a performance
Measure:
objective checklist.
OVERALL RESULTS
Some students in NUR 104 continue to require up to three times checking off on
Results:
medication check­off labs. However, most students were able to successfully check­
off on the first try.
Use of
Continue to utilize peer coaching and continue to research and implement teaching
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activities to assist with check­off skills.
Program
While some students continue to require three attempts on check­off skills, students
Improvement: did demonstrate and verbalize increased confidence with skills.
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
No Supporting
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NUR105­2
2013­2014
Student Learning Outcome
Students will demonstrate therapeutic communication skills by scoring above 850 on
their therapeutic communication questions on the 105/106 comprehensive exam.
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
education, health science, and work force development programs.
Graduate
NLNAC: Human Flourishing QSEN: Patient Centered Care
Competencies:
The NUR 105 Comprehensive Exam scores on therapeutic communication for
Summer 2013 were 797 and Fall 2013 were 1011. NUR 106 Comprehensive Exam
Initial
scores were 819 and 703 for summer and Fall 13 respectively. In addition, graduate
Assessment:
employer survey results showed that 81% of respondents felt the graduate was
adequately prepared in the area of communication.
Scheduled
Completion
Summer 2014
Date:
Budget
none
Amount:
In each lecture for NUR 105 and 106, the students will respond by Response­
ware/test (clicker) questions to two Therapeutic Communication questions. Following
Action Plan:
the responseware totaling, faculty will discuss with the students the rationales
behind each correct/incorrect response.
Outcome
Therapeutic Communication questions on comprehensive standardardized exams
Measure:
for NUR 105 and NUR 106.
OVERALL RESULTS
In the Spring 2014, the comprehensive standardized exam eliminated the
Therapeutic Communication section and instead included four sections of
communication questions. The new categories were Inter­professional
Communication (IPC), Effective Communication (EC), Teamwork/Collaboration
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Communication (TCC) and Nursing Communication (NC). Results were as follows:
Nur 105/106 IPC: 857/863. EC: 857/688. TCC: 898/786. NC: 985/687. Despite the
inability to compare comprehensive results, students verbally identified increasing
comfort in responding to communication questions.
The NUR 105/106, faculty decided that although standardized exam results did not
directly reflect improvement, the project was successful and will continue with it in
the Fall 2014 semester.
Program
Students identified improvement.
Improvement:
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
No Supporting
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NUR202­2
2013­2014
Student Learning Outcome
Outcome:
Ninety percent of nursing students will indicate their learning experience at
psychiatric clinical was of value.
Institutional
Goal:
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
education, health science, and work force development programs.
Graduate
NLN: Professional Identity QSEN: Teamwork and Collaboration
Competencies:
Initial
Assessment:
Scheduled
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Budget
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Action Plan:
End of course student evaluations FA 2012: 74% SU 2013: 86% indicated (strongly
agree/agree) that their psychiatric clinical learning experience was of value.
Common student comments/ suggestions indicate need for change. "want more
interaction with/direction from the adjunct faculty", "want to know about the RN's role
in psychiatric nursing", "unsure what they should be doing at times".
Fall 2013
None at this time
Student clinical learning objectives created and shared with psychiatric clinical
faculty: 1. Students should plan and implement a group session. 2. Students may
shadow a RN for the day (one­on­one). 3. Students may observe a team meeting/
therapy session as permitted. 4. Students should review and discuss information
from chart (DSM, current diagnosis, etc.) during pre­post conference. 5. Students
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should complete medication record for selected clients to submit for feedback. 6.
Students should complete interpersonal process recording (IPR) and submit for
feedback.
Outcome
Outcome will be measured by clinical evaluations.
Measure:
OVERALL RESULTS
Eighty­eight percent indicated (strongly agree/agree) that their learning experiences
were valuable. Common student suggestions included: "need more interaction with
Results:
RN to see nurses role", "want to be more involved in group therapy", "evening
clinical not as beneficial".
Use of
Continue to restructure psychiatric clinical objectives. Meet with unit manager at
Results:
EAMC clinical agency prior to next psychiatric rotation in Summer 2014.
The outcome was met and the satisfaction ratings increased over last year. Overall
Program
satisfaction rates were high although a few new suggestions/comments were
Improvement:
provided
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
NA
Use of
NA
Results:
Program
NA
Improvement:
No Supporting
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