Program evaluation: how faculty addressed concerns about the nursing program.
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.
Haleem
Diane M
DM
Department of Nursing and Public Administration, Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. dhaleem@marywood.edu
Evanina
Kathleen
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Gallagher
Robin
R
Golden
Mary Alice
MA
Healy-Karabell
Kathleen
K
Manetti
Wendy
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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