Program/Discipline/Service Name: Nursing (RN)

Program/Discipline/Service Name: Nursing (RN)

Unit (if applicable):

Division: AS Degree

Report Prepared by: Coleen Dooley

Other Review Participants:

Norman Olsen, Melissa Thrall, Penni Wise, Kathie Brown

Reviewed by Vice President/Dean: Maureen Crowley

Vice President’s/Dean’s Signature: Date:

Date submitted to Institutional Effectiveness Committee: 05/05/05

Please refer to Instructional Program Review Procedures, Guidelines, and Responsibilities for prompts and assistance in completing this Review

I.The Program Profile

1. The Purpose

The Nursing program is designed to provide individuals with the cognitive, affective and psychomotor competencies to successfully complete the Associate of Science (AS) degree program, be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) and enter the Nursing profession as a Registered Nurse (RN) upon the passage of the licensure exam.

The Nursing curriculum is designed to:

1. Prepare individuals for the practice of professional nursing (RN).
2. Provide a foundation for the successful passage of the NCLEX-RN.
3. Promote articulation with upper level educational institutions for student enrollment in RN-BSN, ASN-MSN or ASN-DSN programs of study for graduates electing to continue their nursing education.

The Nursing Program goals include the following:

1. Provide high quality nursing education congruent with the National League of Nursing vision for nursing education.
2. Maintain a nursing curriculum, which meets the rules and regulations of the Florida Board of Nursing.
3. Offer the Nursing program geographically accessible at each College campus via distance learning and clinical rotations within the local health care community agencies.
4. Offer varied learning experiences in the classroom, skills laboratory, clinical setting, outside learning environment (library, electronic media, informatics’ systems) and volunteer activities in cognitive, affective and psychomotor learning domain.
5. Provide nurse faculty mentoring and role modeling of desired behaviors for nursing students.

Student learning objectives include the following:

1. Demonstrate competence in basic nursing care delivery through the use of the nursing process.
2. Provide care in a variety of settings, recognizing diverse nurse roles.
3. Provide care across the life span that is age specific.
4. Communicate effectively verbally and with writing.
5. Demonstrate an appreciation for cultural diversity, delivering culturally sensitive nursing care.
6. Provide safe nursing practice, consistent with the Florida Board of Nursing.
7. Function as holistic, humanistic practitioners.
8. Participate as a member of the health care team.
9. Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
10. Recognize the roles of the nurse including healer, advocate, researcher, teacher/educator, care-provider, leader, manager and counselor.

These goals and objectives support the goals of the College to provide quality educational programs.

B.The Faculty

There is a total of four full-time nurse faculty in Key West and one in the Upper Keys. There is one male faculty member with a Masters in Nursing education as well as 15 years of teaching experience. The program director is Masters prepared with 25 years of teaching experience.

Of the remaining three faculty, the teaching experiences range from two to four years with two bachelors prepared and one recently Masters prepared. Two of the faculty are nurse practitioners. All the faculty remain clinically active in their specialty area of teaching. The following is a summary of the full time teaching nursing faculty and the faculty credentials:

Coleen Dooley, ARNP, MSN, CS- Program Director

Melissa Thrall, RN, MSN- Coordinator /faculty for freshman level courses

Penni Wise, RN, BSN- Faculty for freshman level courses

Norman Olsen, RN, MSN- Coordinator /faculty for sophomore level courses

Kathie Brown, RN, FNP, BSN-Coordinator/faculty for Upper Keys Courses

Faculty Curriculum Vitae

Melissa Marie Thrall, RN, MSN

RN Licensure: Florida

EDUCATION:

Masters of Science in Nursing, University of Phoenix, Online Studies, 2004

Bachelors of Science in Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, 2001

Associate Degree in Nursing, Florida Keys Community College, Key West, 1998

Associate Degree in Science, Florida Keys Community College, Key West, 1997

Professional Experience:

Nurse Educator, 2001 to present

Florida Keys Community College, School of Nursing, Key West, FL

Conducting Maternal/Child nursing courses and clinical

A.Pediatric Staff Nurse, 2001 to present

Lower Keys Medical Center, Key West, FL

B.Camp Coordinator, 2004 summer

Nursing and Health Career Camp, Area Health Education Center of the Florida Keys, FL

Promotion of nursing and other health careers to high school students

C.Camp Coordinator, 2003 summer

Nursing and Health Career Camp, Area Health Education Center of the Florida Keys, FL

D.Office Nurse, 1999-2001

Pediatrics in Brevard, Rockledge, FL

E.Pediatric Staff Nurse, 1998 thru 1999

Wuestoff Health Systems, Rockledge, FL

F.Pediatric and Mother Baby Staff Nurse, 1998 thru 1999

Health First, Holmes Regional Medical Center, Melbourne, FL

Teaching Activities

Nursing Instructor

Clinical Instructor

Course Coordinator

Curriculum Coordinator

Professional Memberships:

American Nurses Association

Florida Nurses Association

Professional Subscriptions

American Journal of Nursing

Nurse Educator Perspectives

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Professional Activities

Florida Student Nurses Association Consultant, 2003 to present

Student Activities and Affairs Committee

Florida Nurses Student Association, Chapter 22.

1996-1998. President, FNSA

1997-1998, Coordinator of annual fundraiser grossing $6,000.00, and aided in the establishment of the St. Mary's Free Clinic. Also recruited volunteers for various service projects, and organized educational seminars for the community.

Professional Growth and Development

Basic Life Support Instructor

Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Basic Life Support

Honors

Dean's List 1995,1996, 1998, and 2001

Florida Keys Community College, School Spirit Award, 1998.

Florida Nurse's Association, Bernice Henry Award, 1998.

Florida League of Nursing, Clinical Excellence Award, 1998.

Florida League of Nursing, Chloe Trammel Student Nurse of the Year Award.

Julie Eckard Scholarship, 1997.

Lower Key's Women's Club Scholarship, 1997

Community Service

Childhood Amblyopia Prevention Screening

Relay for Life

Lower Keys Women Health Fair

Bone Zone

Kathleen Ann Brown RNBSN

Qualifications

Licenses and Certificates

Arizona RN #028167 exp 06

Florida RN #9170777 exp 06

Certificate in Extended nursing Practice as FNP Az. Certificate # 136

BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP (Nov06)

Education

Emergency Room Nurse Course, Tempe St Luke’s Hospital 3/99

Nurse Practitioner Certification, Maricopa County Medical Center 9/79

Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Arizona State University, 5/73

Relevant Experience

Florida Keys Community College8/02 to present

Clinical II Nursing Instructor

Responsible for clinical instruction of the 2nd year nursing student in Medical/Surgical, Intensive Care, Emergency Room, Out Patient and Operating Room rotations

Mariners Hospital, Tavernier, Florida 8/00 to present

Emergency Department Nurse

Responsible for Emergent nursing care of the acute and chronically ill/injured emergency patient

Charge Nurse on night shiftTriage nurse on the night shift, member of code team and IV start team (peds and adults)

Tempe St Luke’s Hospital, Tempe, Arizona 3/99-7/00

Emergency Department Nurse

Responsible for Emergent nursing care of the acute and chronically ill/injured emergency patient

Charge Nurse on night shift

Triage nurse on the night shift

HBOC Medical Call Center, Phoenix, Arizona 6/97-4/99

Day Supervisor 98-99

Responsible for the service levels, clinical quality, personnel, scheduling and operation of the day shift

Participate on the implementation team assisting with the implementation of new clients, as well as changes with existing clients

Participating member of the quality improvement team, as well as the URAC team

Participate in the ongoing training of new and established RN Health Consultants and Health Service Representatives

Nurse Educator (HBOC Medical Call Center)

Participated in the Education Department of HBOC Medical Call Center.

Assisted with the training and orientation of new RN and CSR/HSR’s hires.

Assisted in the ongoing training of employees with new Call Center Client Implementation

Participated in implementation of new products and changes in the current computer software

Critiqued and Quality Assurance of calls for new and established employees making recommendation for improvement

Customized the software for client’s especially in the are of Nursing assessment, documentation and assisted in refining the product for the call center nurses

Substituted team lead and helped trouble shoot with computer phone and personnel issues.

Took triage and referral calls as needed functioning as a RN Health Consultant

Involved with the Centramax guidelines revision serving on a clinical development team working with the Pathways software

Phoenix Elementary School District, Phoenix, Arizona 91-94

School Nurse Inner City School

Responsible for the acute care of all students and staff, responsible for on going record keeping of each student

Responsible for staff in-service and education related to health and safety issues including OSGA requirements, policy, and procedures

Involved in the organization and presentation of such programs as dental hygiene, sickle cell screening, growth and development screening, and the health/sex education program

Involved in keeping current files and statistics on each student

Responsible for compliance to the immunization requirement for the district

Phoenix Children’s Hospital NICU, Phoenix, Arizona 90-91

Staff RN

Responsible for the ongoing nursing care of acute and chronically ill neonates

Other Experience

Maui-Memorial Hospital, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii 86-90

Staff/Charge Nurse Medical/Surgical Department

Staff RN Emergency Department

Responsible for the ongoing emergent nursing care of acute and chronically ill/injured patient

84-86 Doctor’s Hospital Emergency Department staff RN responsible for triage and care of ED patients

83-84 Baptist Medical Center Survival Flight Fixed Wing medical air evacuation/transport

81-83 Arizona Dept. of Corrections FNP responsible for acute and chronic care of >250 incarcerated woman under MD director

76-81 St. Joseph’s Med Center Emergency Department staff RN

73-76 US Army Nurse Corps Med/Surg and Pediatric/PICU

Penni A. Wise, RN, BSN

EDUCATION

8/02 – 5/04Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, May 1, 2004

8/03 – 3/04Florida Keys Community College, key West, Florida

Associates of Arts, March 2004

2002Leadership Management Course for Charge Nurses

2001Nursing Preceptor Training Course, December 2001

1900 –1992Florida Keys Community college, Key west, Florida

Associate of Science in Nursing, May 1992

1974 – 1978New York State University College at Brockport, Brockport,

New York

Major Biology and Education

EMPLOYMENT

2002- present Florida Keys Community College

Presently Full-time Faculty in the Nursing Department

Position held: Adjunct Nursing Instructor in Fundamentals, Pediatrics, and Maternal Child.

1998- presentChildbirth Educator at Lower Keys Medical Center

Prepare and informed expecting partners about childbirth, in order for parents to be able to make an informed decision about their care during childbirth.

Topics; Relaxation, breathing, pain management, anatomy.

1991- presentRN, Lower Keys Medical Center, Key West, Florida

Presently per diem. Positions held:

Day shift Charge Nurse in MICCU

Night shift Charge Nurse in MICCU 6 months

Staff Nurse in Pediatrics, Labor and Delivery, Post-partum, Special Care nursery and Med/ Surg

1983- 1986Teacher, Mary Immaculate Star of the Sea School

Biology and Geometry

Kindergarten

Licenses and Certificates

RN Registered Nurse, Florida since 1992

PALSPediatrics Advance Life Savings

NRLSNeonatal Resuscitation Life Savings

ENPCEmergency Nurse Pediatrics Certification

Advance Fetal monitor Certification

ICEAInternational Childbirth Educator Association

S.T.A.B.L.E.SCertified to stabilize a newborn prior to transport

Safe Sitter Instruct sitters from age 11- 15 to be safe while supervising children

BLS Instructor to teach Basic Lifesaving Support

AWARDS

FNA Bernice Henry Award 1992

Recognizes a student nurse who best display attributes necessary for Professional Nursing

Mary Immaculate Teacher of the Year 1985

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

Traveling, reading, fishing, and being with my child

Florida Nursing Association, FNA, district 25- member since 1992

National League of Nurses, NLN, 2004

Florida Nursing Student Association, FNSA, consultant

Volunteer:

Relay for Life- 2001 to present. American Cancer Society

Nursing Recruitment- FKCC Explorers 2003 –2004. High School recruitment for students who are interested in the medical profession.

Keys Kids- volunteer to assist theater productions

COLEEN DOOLEY ARNP,MSN,CS

Education

1981-82Post-graduate coursesUniversity of Southern Mississippi 1977 MSN University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

1972BSN with honorsUniversity of Florida, Gainesville, F

Professional Experience

NURSE EDUCATOR, 1978-PRESENT

1984-PresentDirector of Nursing Program & Allied Health, Florida Keys Community College,

Key West, FL

1994-PresentAdvanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Private Practice, Key West, FL

1987-1999Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Partial

Hospitalization Program, Lower Keys Medical Center, Key West, FL

1986-2000Assistant Professor, University of Miami, RN/BSN Transition Program

1984-1995Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Care Center of the

Lower Keys, Key West, FL

1979-1983Assistant Professor, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS,

School of Nursing Graduate Program, Psychiatric Mental Health

and Clinical Specialization Track and Baccalaureate Program

1977-1979Clinical Specialist in Psychiatric Nursing, Southwest Alabama Mental Health

Care Center, Monroeville, AL

1973-1976Public Health Nurse, Pinellas County Health Department, St. Petersburg, FL

1972-1973Registered Nurse, Palms of Pasadena Hospital, South Pasadena, FL

1972Graduate Nurse, Gainesville Extended Care Center, Gainesville, FL

Grants

2003 Florida Hospital Research & Education Foundation – Promise of

Nursing in South Florida, Distance Learning Project

1989-2004Area Health Education Center of the Florida Keys – grants to fund Nursing

Faculty Chair, specialized student clinical rotations, learning resources,

graduate nursing internship, expansion of program enrollment, Novice Nurse Educator Project.

1999-2000Capitalization Incentive Grant (D.O.E.) – Expand the Nursing Program to the

Upper Keys via distance learning

1999,1993,Helene Fuld Health Trust Fund – grants to purchase learning resources for campus and computer

1991,1988, lab for the Nursing program at FKCC and expansion of curriculum into community –based

nursing.

1990-1992March of Dimes – grants to conduct childbirth education classes in the lower Florida Keys.

1988 Sunshine State Skills Grant - grant to form cooperative partnership between

FKCC and dePoo Hospital to establish graduate nurse internship program

1987State Vocational Educational Grant – to develop LPN-RN Transition Program and expand throughout the Florida Keys

Research

1983Status of Women at the University of Southern Mississippi. As a member of the Committee on Services and Resources for Women at the University of

Southern Mississippi, chaired the subcommittee that studied the status

of faculty women.

Professional Growth and Development

2004 Education Summit 2004: Excellence & Innovation in Nursing

Education”, NLN, Orlando, Florida

“Psychopharmacology Conference”, NEI, Miami, Florida

Basic Life Support Instructor, FKCC, Key West, Florida

2003 “Imagine the Possibilities: Nursing’s Future”, NOADN, Tampa, Florida

“Avoiding Legal Headaches for Advanced Practice Nurse, FNA, Orlando, Florida

Professional Activities

1984- present Chair, Nursing Faculty and Curriculum Committee

Member, Faculty Council, FKCC

Member Admissions and Standards Committee

2002Celebrate the Gold” 20 years of ADN

2000-Present Committee Member, RN-BSN Program, UCF

1992-2003 Board Member, Heron House, Marathon, FL

1990-Present Executive Board Member, Area Health Education Center of the Florida Keys,

Grant through the Department of Family Medicine, University of Miami

Honors

1987Florida Nursing Students Association “Dean of the Year”

1977Sigma Theta Tau

1977Phi Kappa Phi

Professional Memberships

National Association of Associate Degree Nursing (NOADN)

National League of Nursing (NLN)

Florida Council of Nurse Education Administrators (FCNEA) – Chair (99-01), Vice Chair (97-99),

member since 1985

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

American Nurses Association/Florida Nurses Association

Clinical Membership in the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy

C. The Students

A total of 36 students are admitted annually in the fall semester. Nursing students complete a two-year curriculum of 72 credits, culminating in an Associate of Science degree in Nursing. Completion of a Florida Board of Nursing approved program, such as the FKCC Nursing program, is required to be eligible for the RN licensure exam.

The nursing student body represents a diverse student population, mirroring the College and the County in some instances and very different in other instances. Ages span from 19 years of age to 55 with the average age of 30. The 25 to 34 year old age group comprises the largest percentile. Yet, there has been an increase in the students 45+ over the last three academic years. This reflects the median age for Monroe County of 42.6 according to the FKCC 2003 FACT Book. The following table illustrates statistics from the College’s Banner system on ages of nursing students from 2001 to 2004.

Year / Term
2001 / 2001 Total / 2002 / 2002 Total / 2003 / 2003 Total / 2004 / 2004 Total / Grand Total
Age Range / 30 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10 / 20 / 30
18-24 / 6 / 6 / 18 / 19 / 9 / 46 / 28 / 26 / 10 / 64 / 23 / 32 / 10 / 65 / 181
8.3% / 8.3% / 13.0% / 15.1% / 14.5% / 14.1% / 20.7% / 18.8% / 14.3% / 18.7% / 17.4% / 20.1% / 16.7% / 18.5% / 16.6%
25-34 / 28 / 28 / 55 / 55 / 31 / 141 / 48 / 44 / 25 / 117 / 46 / 43 / 18 / 107 / 393
38.9% / 38.9% / 39.9% / 43.7% / 50.0% / 43.3% / 35.6% / 31.9% / 35.7% / 34.1% / 34.8% / 27.0% / 30.0% / 30.5% / 36.0%
35-44 / 30 / 30 / 51 / 43 / 15 / 109 / 38 / 48 / 20 / 106 / 33 / 40 / 15 / 88 / 333
41.7% / 41.7% / 37.0% / 34.1% / 24.2% / 33.4% / 28.1% / 34.8% / 28.6% / 30.9% / 25.0% / 25.2% / 25.0% / 25.1% / 30.5%
45+ / 8 / 8 / 14 / 9 / 7 / 30 / 21 / 20 / 15 / 56 / 30 / 44 / 17 / 91 / 185
11.1% / 11.1% / 10.1% / 7.1% / 11.3% / 9.2% / 15.6% / 14.5% / 21.4% / 16.3% / 22.7% / 27.7% / 28.3% / 25.9% / 16.9%
Total / 72 / 72 / 138 / 126 / 62 / 326 / 135 / 138 / 70 / 343 / 132 / 159 / 60 / 351 / 1,092
Percent / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100%

The majority of students are female with approximately 6% male. This gender make-up reflects the profession of Nursing but is different than that of FKCC with 62% female and 38% male according to the College’s 2003 FACT Book. The following Banner table illustrates the gender of nursing students from 2001 to 2004 academic year.

Year / Term
2001 / 2001 Total / 2002 / 2002 Total / 2003 / 2003 Total / 2004 / 2004 Total / Grand Total
Gender / 30 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10 / 20 / 30 / 10 / 20 / 30
Female / 62 / 62 / 130 / 117 / 59 / 306 / 130 / 131 / 69 / 330 / 123 / 152 / 56 / 331 / 1,029
86.1% / 86.1% / 94.2% / 92.9% / 95.2% / 93.9% / 96.3% / 94.9% / 98.6% / 96.2% / 93.2% / 95.6% / 93.3% / 94.3% / 94.2%
Male / 10 / 10 / 8 / 9 / 3 / 20 / 5 / 7 / 1 / 13 / 9 / 7 / 4 / 20 / 63
13.9% / 13.9% / 5.8% / 7.1% / 4.8% / 6.1% / 3.7% / 5.1% / 1.4% / 3.8% / 6.8% / 4.4% / 6.7% / 5.7% / 5.8%
Total / 72 / 72 / 138 / 126 / 62 / 326 / 135 / 138 / 70 / 343 / 132 / 159 / 60 / 351 / 1,092
Percent / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100% / 100%

The majority of nursing students (50.5%%) receive financial aid with the percentage increasing over the last 3 years. Students receive PELL grant funds, Stafford Loans Federal and Florida work-study funds as well as a variety of nursing scholarships. The following table from Banner illustrates the percentile of nursing students receiving financial aid from 2001 to 2004.