Departmental Self Review - UCLA Academic Senate

Objective: to establish a program for pre-licensure that would allow for students with abaccalaureate in another field obtain a master’s degree and an RN license.Rationale/Benefits: the concept of a bedside nurse with a more skilled level of understandingwould improve patient outcomes. This concept is supported by AACN based on evidence that anurse with a higher level of understanding would have better outcomes at the bedside.Current status: this would be a completely new program. There are currently 3 other programsin the state and we would be the fourth.Strategies: the recruitment for this program will consist of1) Creating a brochure and flyers to announce the establishment of the program2) Contacting the career center to assist with directing graduating baccalaureate students withthis option3) Taking out advertisements in the major nursing journals and advertisements.4) Placing this on our website5) Placing this on the website of allnursingschools.com6) Attend national and local meetings to discuss the program.7) Encouraging the faculty to discuss this option at their various meetingsMeasurement Indicators: the program would be established with an appropriate number ofstudents.Resources and costs: this program has the possibility of being supported with money from theOffice of the President. If money is not available from that source, this program would be selfsupporting.A request for funding has also gone to a foundation and the practice partners wouldassist by paying the students for their clinical experience.The cost of organizing the program (recruitment, advertising, preparing files, answeringquestions, faculty reviewing files etc) is difficult to estimate. New faculty, staff, space andsupport will need to be itemized.Timeline: if the program is approved, the expectation is that it could be implemented for Fall2007.VII. Establish the Doctorate of Nursing PracticeObjective: to establish a curriculum for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).Rationale: As the profession of nursing evolves, the need for a highly educated nurse at thebedside and in the patient management areas becomes increasingly important. Inaddition, the emphasis on patient outcomes and implementation of evidence-basedpractice requires an expertise that necessitates a doctoral level practitioner. Theestablishment of the doctor of nursing practice at UCLA School of Nursing will put theschool in the forefront of the nursing profession.240