Northwest Florida State College RN to BSN Nursing Program

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STANDARD III PROGRAM QUALITY: CURRICULUM AND TEACHING-LEARNING PRACTICES The curriculum is developed in accordance with the mission, goals, and expected outcomes of the program and reflects professional nursing standards and guidelines and the needs and expectations of the community of interest. There is congruence between teachinglearning experiences and expected outcomes. The environment for teaching, learning, and evaluation of student performance fosters achievement of the expected outcomes. Key Element III- A: The curriculum is developed, implemented, and revised to reflect clear statements of expected student learning outcomes that are consistent with professional nursing standards and guidelines and congruent with the program’s mission, goals, and expected outcomes. In the spring of 2008 the faculty developed the program, mission, goals, and expected outcomes. After the mission and goals were developed, the faculty carefully examined the Essentials and the Standards to develop the expected student learning outcomes. Appendix C indicates the congruence of the baccalaureate mission, program goals, and expected outcomes. The program builds on the strong foundation obtained during the associate degree, while preparing graduates with the competencies needed for further education or specialized practice and encouraging a commitment to lifelong learning. For example, the associate degree program provides the foundation skills necessary to use peer-reviewed nursing research. Specifically, the skill set that is acquired during the associate degree nursing program includes use of a client data base and application of basic physical assessment skills. The BSN program expands upon those early skills to include greater depth of health assessment, health history, and goal setting with the client and family members. In addition, the general education component of the associate degree provides a strong basis in computation skills, interpersonal relations, cultural diversity, and information technology – each of which is necessary for the well-prepared baccalaureate nurse. The program is dedicated to the preparation of associate degree registered nurses for the comprehensive role of the professional nurse. The mission, philosophy and expected outcomes, along with the Essentials and the Standards of Practice are used to support the program curriculum, which includes upholding the values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice (see Appendix I). The curriculum framework was developed to prepare nurses to provide client care in and across many environments using a holistic and Northwest Florida State College Self-Study Report for the BSN Program, August 20, 2008 Page 34 of 59
scientific approach. The content and sequence of courses such as NUR 4165 Evidence-based Practice: Incorporating Nursing Research, NUR 4615 Family and Community Health, and NUR 3679 Nursing Care of the Complex Client, is specifically designed to reflect this notion. NUR 3678 Nursing Care of Vulnerable Populations is designed to address the needs of the increasingly more diverse local and regional client population. The expected SLOs reflect role development of the professional nurse as provider of care using compassion, critical thinking, effective communication, and assessment. When formulating health care decisions, students in the program incorporate associated ethics and patient advocacy that lead to an overall improvement in client outcomes, the underpinning of which is evidencebased practice. Students are equipped with a knowledge base in the liberal arts and sciences which the faculty believes is essential in order to prepare them for professional nursing practice. They are also prepared with additional competencies regarding professional nursing leadership, management of complex systems, utilization of biotechnology and informatics as well as values affirmation. • NUR 3080 Dimensions of Baccalaureate Nursing Practice is one of the initial courses and provides students with an overview of professional values, core competencies, nursing theories, and role expectations for the professional nurse. The teaching methods are interactive and serve to engage and motivate students to participate in online discussion boards and analysis of current issues for professional nurses. • Expanded assessment skills are honed during NUR 3067 Health Assessment and the accompanying lab course (NUR 3067L). Clinical experiences that involve working with underserved populations residing in local homeless missions provide opportunities for professional growth beyond traditional clinical settings as well as engaging students in learning advanced skills. Further examples can be found in the onsite resource room. • The student learning outcomes will be regularly reviewed and revised as noted in Appendix I. Beginning in the fall of 2008, evaluation will occur at the completion of each semester. After the program has existed for three years, evaluation will be conducted on an annual basis at the end of each academic year. The baccalaureate program includes nine didactic/theory courses and three clinical courses. The curriculum is outlined in Appendix H. The theoretical courses focus on the Northwest Florida State College Self-Study Report for the BSN Program, August 20, 2008 Page 35 of 59
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