Northwest Florida State College RN to BSN Nursing Program

Education (FLDOE) as part of the accountability requirements associated with the college’s
approval to offer upper division nursing courses as part of its curriculum.
Key Element IV-C
Program outcome data are analyzed to provide evidence of program effectiveness and are
used to foster ongoing program improvement.
As illustrated by the several previous examples of program improvement initiated via the
faculty evaluation of and previous experience with upper division nursing curriculum, the faculty
members are clearly committed to using the evaluation process for enhancing the program and
promoting student success. Indeed, all evaluation efforts at the college, including those of the
BSN program, employ a closed-loop approach which mandates data collection, stakeholder
input, follow-up tracking and feedback -- all designed to provoke quality improvement. See
figure 4.0 which follows.
Figure 4.0 NWFSC Planning and Assessment Cycle
Constituent Groups
Address Needs, Concerns
and Opportunities
Constituent Groups
Track and Initiate
Change as Indicated by
Assessment Activities
Student, Course, Program
and Institutional
Performance Data
Constituent Groups
Develop/Refine/reaffirm
Goals and Expected
Outcomes
Progress Assessed
and
Results Reviewed
The college employs numerous formal methods to assess success in achieving goals and
objectives at the institutional and program levels. Assessment activities are applied on a
continual basis and reported at least annually to the District Board of Trustees, the faculty, and
other constituent groups. Appendix I presents the primary areas of assessment conducted at the
institutional and program levels, the mechanism(s) used to conduct the evaluation, and the
group(s) responsible for follow-up and tracking improvement strategies. These primary areas
correspond to the major components of the college mission and strategic vision, as well as
complement the BSN evaluation processes.
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