Experiences of first-year nursing students during an education redesign: findings from the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this article is to summarize first-year students' (n = 908) experience during a nursing education redesign.


BACKGROUND
Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE) began its redesign of nursing education in 2000, long before the current national calls for nursing education reform. As OCNE moved from planning to implementation, a comprehensive evaluation of the students, the program, and curriculum ensued.


METHODS
Data were collected from first-year nursing students each spring from 2007-2010 using a standardized survey instrument that included demographic, attitudinal, and opinion-based survey items.


RESULTS
Results indicated fellow students, course lectures and interaction, and faculty and courses were rated areas of satisfaction.


CONCLUSIONS
Areas needing improvement included advising and facilities, administration, quality of instruction and curriculum, and overall program effectiveness. Mean scaled and open-ended responses from each area are reported.
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Ostrogorsky
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Raber
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