title: Program evaluation: how faculty addressed concerns about the nursing program.
abstract: The goal of any nursing program is to graduate competent, compassionate future nurse leaders. Evaluating outcome data is also imperative. The authors realized that a more in-depth analysis of our program was needed to address low passing rates. As a result, we assessed and evaluated each course against the NCLEX-RN test plan to determine specific strengths as well as areas needing improvement. The process led to curriculum and teaching changes, resulting in a 42% increase in the NCLEX-RN pass rate in the first year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Public Administration, Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. dhaleem@marywood.edu
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Haleem
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Evanina
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: Mary Alice
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Golden
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Healy-Karabell
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Manetti
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011361:Professional Competence; D011367:Professional Staff Committees; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012073:Remedial Teaching