Systemic Program Evaluation Plan
Outcome/Criteria / Review Frequency (annual, quarterly, semester) / Person(s) Responsible ( Administrator, Faculty, Both)Curriculum - Program Evaluation / Annual / Practical Nursing Committee reports to Nursing Faculty and Dean
Nursing Faculty as a whole come to decision
Philosophy, conceptual framework, program and course outcomes / Annual / Practical Nursing Committee reports to Nursing Faculty and Dean
Nursing Faculty as a whole come to decision
Mission and Governance / Annual / Practical Nursing Committee reports to Nursing Faculty and Dean
Nursing Faculty as a whole come to decision
Admission/Progression / Each Semester / Practical Nursing Committee reports to Nursing Faculty and Dean
Practical Nursing Faculty decision
Student Handbook / Annual / Faculty and Dean
Clinical Facilities / Annual / Faculty and Dean
Student Satisfaction / Annual / Dean conducts interviews with graduating students and reports to faculty.
All students are able to evaluate each course and faculty member
each semester
Graduate Satisfaction / Annual / Practical Nursing Committee reports to Nursing Faculty and Dean
Nursing Faculty as a whole come to decision
Employer Satisfaction / Annual / Practical Nursing Committee reports to Nursing Faculty and Dean
Nursing Faculty as a whole come to decision
Full time Faculty Evaluation / Annual / Dean
Adjunct Faculty Evaluation / Annual / Dean
Resources (Library/Student Services) / Annual / Practical Nursing Committee reports to Nursing Faculty and Dean
Nursing Faculty as a whole come to decision
Educational Effectiveness (Program Self Assessment) / Formal Self Assessment as required by Michigan
Board of Nursing every 8 years / Dean and Faculty
Mission:
School of Nursing
To graduate outstanding students who are ready and able to provide professional nursing services using theory and evidence based practice.
Nursing Philosophy
The School of Nursing is an integral unit of Lake SuperiorStateUniversity. As such, the nursing program reflects the philosophy, mission, and goals of Lake SuperiorStateUniversity. The School of Nursing offers a practical nursing program designed to meet the needs of students to fulfill the role of practical nursing. The faculty in this program bases the curriculum on the following beliefs:
Human beings are integrated individuals with physiological, psychosocial, cultural, andspiritual dimensions. Human beings strive for understanding and mastery as they attempt to meet basic human needs while progressing through the developmental stages of life. As open systems, human beings experience internal and external stressors to which they must adapt in order to attain and maintain health. Human beings have inherent dignity and have the right and responsibility to make choices as they cope with stressors and attempt to resolve problems.
Environment consists of all internal and external forces surrounding an individual whichcould affect life and development. Because internal and external environments are open systems, every aspect of the environment must be considered an influencing factor in health.
Health is a state and a dynamic process of being and becoming integrated and whole through life experiences (Roy) which involves the dimensions of physiological, psychosocial, cultural and spiritual. When the human being is able to cope with internal and external stressors which threaten any dimension, the individual maintains a state of health. When the human being is unable to cope with stressors or copes in a maladaptive manner, a state of illness may result. Illness then, results in a subjective feeling of not being well. While nursing assists clients to identify health care needs, clients ultimately are responsible for health care choices.
Nursing is a caring profession in which the practitioner facilitates health, wellness, andhealing of individuals, groups and communities. The professional nurse uses objective data and the client’s subjective experience in the processes of diagnosis and treatment of human experiences and responses to health and illness through the roles of provider of care, member of the profession and designer/manager/coordinator of care. The nursing faculty believes that practical nurses have a valuable role in the health care setting. They assist Registered Nurses in the holistic care of patients by gathering and reporting information relative to the client, providing nursing care according to established plans of care and observing and reporting patient responses to interventions.
Learning is a continuous, life-long process. Within the School of Nursing, students areencouraged to work toward the highest level to which they are capable. Nursing educators act as a facilitator in the learning process by providing effective, appropriate, and comprehensive theory and clinical experiences to assist students in meeting their academic goals. While instructors assist student to meet their goals, it is the student who is ultimately responsible for his/her won learning.
Purpose of the Practical Nursing Program
It is the purpose of the practical nursing program to provide nursing students with thetheoretical knowledge and technical skills required for safe effective practice as licensedpractical nurses. The curriculum is structured from simple to complex using a nursing process framework and focuses on health promotion and maintenance throughout the life span.
Practical Nursing Program Outcome Objectives
Consistent with the Mission and the Purpose of the Program educational objectives have been developed.
Upon successful completion of the certificate program for practical nurses, the graduate will be able to:
1. Communicate effectively with clients and health team members to assist in assessing client needs withrespect for
physical, psychological, socio-cultural and spiritual dimensions.
2. Assist in planning client care, identifying client needs and nursing measures necessary to promote, maintain or restore
state of health.
3. Provide safe and efficient basic care to clients with common, acute and/or chronic recurring physiological conditions,
by carrying out nursing measures identified in the client’s plan of care.
4. Provide assistance in evaluating the client’s response to nursing care.
5. Demonstrate respect for clients’ values, dignity, and personal rights.
6. Demonstrate appropriate professional behavior and dress.
7. Practice within the accepted professional, ethical and legal framework for licensed practical nurses.
NURSING PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Practical Nursing Program
Focus Area / LEVEL 1Second Semester / LEVEL 2
Third Semester / LEVEL 3 (TERMINAL)
Fourth Semester
1. Assessment / 1.1
a)Collects data from client interviews, observations, and health care records
b)Obtains and records subjective and objective assessment data
c)Reports assessment findings to the RN
d)Identifies special needs of the elderly client / 1.2
a)Demonstrates the ability to obtain health data using appropriate communication techniques
b)Assess basic physical, emotional, spiritual, and socio-cultural needs of the adult client / 1.3
a)Communicates effectively with clients and health team members to assist in assessing client needs with respect for physical, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual dimensions.
2. Planning / 2.1
a)Identifies the PN’s role in planning of client care through collaboration and effective communication
b)Uses the nursing care plan to organize care activities for elderly clients / 2.2
a)Prioritizes nursing care needs for adult clients
b)Contributes to the development of nursing care plans for adults with common well-defined health problems / 2.3
a)Assists in planning client care, identifying client needs and nursing measures necessary to promote, maintain, or restore an area of health
b)Uses knowledge of normal values to identify deviations in health status
3. Implementation / 3.1
a)Provides safe and culturally sensitive basic care to elderly clients with common, well defined health needs
b)Describes the role of the licensed practical nurse as a member of the health care team / 3.2
a)Follows the nursing care plan in providing safe, efficient, and culturally sensitive care to adults with common, well-defined health needs
b)Seeks appropriate supervision and learning experiences / 3.3
a)Provides safe and efficient basic care to clients by carrying out nursing measures identified in the client’s plan of care
b)Demonstrates respect for client’s values, dignity, and personal rights
c)Demonstrates appropriate professional behavior and dress
d)Practices within accepted professional, ethical, and legal framework for licensed practical nurse
4. Evaluation / 4.1
a)Identifies own learning needs
b)Is responsible for own actions, reporting actions and incidents to the appropriate persons
c)Identifies normal and abnormal findings / 4.2
a)Identifies personal strengths and weaknesses
b)Suggests modifications in approaches to care of adult clients based on client responses to care / 4.3
a)Provides assistance in evaluating client’s response to nursing care
LSSU School of Nursing –Meeting Course Objectives –LPN Certificate Program-October 2009
Two key course requirements/activities that assure that at least 50% of course objectives are met for each course:
Course Number / Course Name / Activity 1 / Activity 2PNUR 113 / Fundamentals of Practical Nsg. / comprehensive Final Exam / Final Clinical Evaluation Nursing Home
PNUR 101 / Introduction to Practical Nsg. I / midterm/final exam / Class Tool Book
PNUR 104 / Introduction to Practical Nsg.II / midterm/final exam / Class Tool Book
PNUR 102 / Drugs and Dosages / midterm/final exam / Comprehensive Dosage Final
PNUR 201 / Med/Surg Practical Nursing / comprehensive Final Exam / Comprehensive Care Plan
Final Clinical Evaluation
HLTH 108 / Understanding Clinical Nutrition / comprehensive Final Exam / Nutritional Assessment
PNUR 203 / OB / comprehensive final exam / Comprehensive Care Plan
Final Clinical Evaluation
PNUR 204 / Peds / comprehensive final exam / Final Clinical Evaluation
PNUR 202 / Ethical/Legal Aspects of Practical Nursing / Comprehensive final exam / Ethical or Legal Concept Paper with position supported by legal and/or professional standards