Cape Fear Community College School of Nursing Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2016

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1 Cape Fear Community College School of Nursing Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes March 21, 2016 The Cape Fear Community College School of Nursing Advisory Committee met on Monday, March 21, 2016 in U344 of the Union Station Building, at 3:00 pm. Members present were: Karen Pleva, VP of Acute Services, New Hanover Regional Medical Center (via phone) Erin Luce, RIBN Student Success Advisor, CFCC, UNCW Mark Council, Dean Vocational/Technology Regina McBarron, Health Science Chair Brenda Holland, ADN Director Mary Jo Hovey, 1 st Level ADN Coordinator Carolyn McCormick, PN Director Nicole Spencer, LPN Graduate Heather Lax, LPN Graduate Emily Bey, 2 nd Year ADN Student Donna Breedlove, Recording Secretary Welcome and Introductions: Brenda Holland introduced herself and welcomed everyone to the meeting. The minutes from the March 23, 2015 School of Nursing Advisory Committee meeting were approved. Practical Nursing Program Report Carolyn McCormick gave the following program report. Current Class Demographics (See attached) Almost ½ of the class already have a degree More than ½ of the class is less than 30 y/o Almost all the students took Health Science or Fundamentals in HS Class of graduates (3 ADN Transfer students and 3 Returning students) 100% NCLEX-PN Pass rate Class retention = 67% (Exceeds state average of 53.4%)

2 Strengths Celebrating 50 Years of Practical Nursing with graduating class August 6. NCLEX % on first attempt Graduate Employment Data graduates All are employed except 2 that are currently in the ADN program (1 returner and 1 LPN Transition). All graduates are employed in the CFCC service area. o Most are employed in LTC Centers (Davis, Trinity Grove, Autumn Care and Azalea Health and Rehab). o Three graduates have sought employment with Wilmington Health Associates in physician offices. Transfer later on as employees when they receive their RN. o Two graduates are at the Wilmington Treatment Center Planning Objectives 1. Administer Valid and Reliable tests items. Faculty members have been analyzing tests with new software to help better determine validity and reliability of test items and the tests as a whole. 2. Student Success Graduate students who are prepared for entry level practice as an LPN. LTC have been very helpful with allowing students to take entire units to help the students acquire necessary skills. 3. Civility-Promote civility among Practical Nursing program students. Students will be required during this semester to view an e-learning module during their Issues and Trends content for current evidenced based nursing practice and professional guidelines so when they graduate they can respond appropriately and effectively with issues of incivility. Challenges Obtaining Qualified Candidates Class of 2016 had 63 qualified applicants (Point Range ) Class of 2015 had 80 qualified applicants (Point Range ) Class of 2014 had 89 qualified applicants (Point Range ) All the alternates were accepted and 1 accepted from the deny list We have lost 4 from the accepted list already We have lost 3 from the alternate list due to academics and the 1 from the deny list (academic and many personal issues) Interventions:

3 Working with counseling office to inform the students who are not selected as applicants or alternates to the ADN program to apply to the PN program. 1 st Level ADN Report: Mary Jo Hovey reviewed the demographic data for the ADN class of (See attachment) Mary Jo Hovey stated that we lost 5 out of 30 night students and 4 out of 60 day students. This supports the decision to stop having the night class. 2 nd Level ADN Report: Brenda Holland reviewed the demographic data for the ADN class of (See attachment) Brenda Holland stated that data does not show that students who have taken Health Science I, Health Science II and Nursing fundamentals in high school were more likely to progress in the program. We will continue to track this data but do not currently plan to give points to students who have taken theses classes. Brenda Holland stated that fall 2017 there would no longer be an ADN night class. The night class is the least preferred option. In addition, there is far more attrition in the night class. We have students accept a seat in the night class and transfer to the day class when a seat becomes available or exit the program because they were working too much and didn t have sufficient study time. Students have the idea that the night class exists so they are able to work full-time. The night class was created because of limited lab and classroom space when we increased enrollment. Now that we have sufficient classroom and lab space we are able to add an additional day class section. Brenda Holland stated that she and Carolyn McCormick were working on creating a new LPN to RN online program. This would be a two semester online program where students would find their own preceptor. This would require a minimum of one full time faculty and one part-time faculty for every 20 students. This program would allow for increased enrollment in the ADN program. Mark Council asked what the time period for this program was. Brenda stated they hoped to have it available for fall 2017.

4 ADN Director s Report Advisory Committee Director s Report Graduates 68 graduates Strengths NCLEX % on first attempt Graduate Employment Data 2015: 68 graduates Heard from all but 6 grads (62). Of the 62 we have heard from all but 2 have jobs 98%. One waited because she got married and pregnant so plans to look this summer. The other moved to CA with her military husband. She stated that they preferred travel nurses to new grads in the area she moved to. She is going to Africa for a few months, plans to work in the embassy there and look for employment when she returns. The majority were hired by NHHN = 33 Duke PICU = 3 Grand Strand ED and PCU= 2 Wilmington health = 6 MD offices = 6 MUSC = 3 Onslow = 3 Texas Florida TN Liberty Commons Davita Dialysis Davis RIBN Regionally Increasing 1 st year: 10 (taking general ed. courses now) 2 nd year: 8 (1 st year in ADN program) 3 rd year: 9 (4 original + 1 admitted second semester of ADN + 4 returners) (2 nd year in ADN program) 4 th year: 15 students

5 Planning Objectives 1. Retention see below under challenges. 2. Clinical grading There is a need for more consistent grading of clinical for ADN students. A clinical grading rubric was created and piloted last spring. The rubric was evaluated as positive by the clinical group and faculty. All students will be evaluated based on the rubric this academic year. We will evaluate the usefulness at the end of the academic year. 3. Entry level practice preparation Implemented Kaplan resources to give students additional resources in preparing for entry into practice. 4. Civility Promote civility. Ruthanne Palumbo has developed an e-learning module that all students will complete and take required post-tests to assess their ability to identify and deal with issues of incivility. Challenges Retention Graduation rate 62%; increased from 44% of Second level students expected to graduate in May retention rate is 50%. Current Strategies include: student success meetings, test reviews, open lab, tutors, collaborative testing, early alert to student services for personal issues, test-taking/study skill workshops and practice test questions in class for each unit. Faculty members will continue with strategies that have proven to help decrease attrition rates. Added Kaplan integrated program to curriculum Will discontinue night class starting with class admitted 2017 Accelerated LPN to RN Program The ADN and PN programs are investigating options to shorten the length of time it take LPNs to obtain their ADN. RIBN Report Current program of study and changes if any * Still offer a traditional 4 year RIBN * ADN to RIBN approved by UNCW every year *I have adapted the RIBN curriculum to reflect 3 program requirement: the CFCC ADN, the state wide community college articulation agreement, and UNCW s BSN into 1 standardized form for students. *Using only the PSB (Psychological Services Bureau) Exam for admission once a student meets application criteria

6 Students numbers, demographics -*First RIBN class to graduate ADN in May of 2015, 15 graduates! *All 15 are now working as an RN and in the RN-BSN program at UNCW. None have dropped. *9 RIBN students graduating ADN this May *We are in the process of accepting 9 more ADN to RIBN transfers *Total students in RIBN program CFCC year 1: 10 year 2: 8 year 3: ADN txs = 22 year 4= 15 SCC year 1: 3 Year 2: 1 TOTAL = 59 students! Challenges/opportunities for improvement to the program Challenges * Increasing diversity of those accepted into the program. The diversity of applicants has much improved, but they are scoring as high on the PSB to gain seats. I have offered the PSB prep course to all students that I advise. The first 3 years of RIBN ( ) has 2-5 minority students apply to RIBN. Last year (2015) had 13 qualified minority applicants apply to RIBN, but only 1 enrolled. *Finding time to meet with all 50+ students individually every semester for advising: so I have moved to an electronic advising template that I share with just that student in Google Docs at both CFCC and SCC *Increasing the qualified applicants at SCC! Last year we had 13 interested and apply, but only 1 met min criteria to apply to UNCW for RIBN. I made a form that was inserted in every student s ADN acceptance packet to inform them about RIBN and let them know min criteria to apply, so when I hold the info session in August, they will have already been preparing for this. *Balancing working full time and being in the RN-BSN program online. Although there have been challenges, we have had no students drop and they are all enrolled, with at least 10 on track to graduate at the end of summer! Opportunities For Students interested RIBN *I go to all 14 Wilmington area high schools every year to talk about the RIBN program to allied health science classes: West Brunswick HS, South Brunswick HS, North Brunswick HS, Hoggard, New Hanover, Ashley, Laney, Topsail, Dixon, Pender, Heidi- Trask, Early College, Coastal Christian HS, and Cape Fear Academy. *HS summer camps *Speak to EMTs and Paramedics *Fall Festivals, Fairs, and Career Days

7 For Students in RIBN *Professional Development: **Karen Pleva set up a Health Care Policy Forum in February with Chief Nurse Executing Mary Ellen at NHRMC where she discussed leadership, quality and health care policy. We had 40 student attend the conference, RIBN + ADN, that are all graduating this May. **Shadowing: 9 departments: OR, PACU, Endo, STICU, CCU, MICU, Cardiac/Tele, ED, Womens, L&D, and Vitalink. The students always walked away with confirmation that this is where they wanted to be, or they did not want to be there after all. Last year, all students that shadowed in a dept they were interested in were hired as a new grad into that dept, including many into the emergency department and 2 into the ICU residency program. *On the BSN track and applying for new-graduate positions with this on their resume Questions and Comments Emily Bey stated that the shadowing program at New Hanover had been great. Heather Lax stated that she would love to see the new LPN to RN online program. She stated that it is very difficult to come back to school while trying to work as an LPN and have a family. Emily Bey stated that on the Clinical Rubric there was different feedback between faculty and this was sometimes frustrating. Nicole Spencer stated that she had seen a decline in the student s attitudes in the past four years. The current students do not seem as interested in learning. Meeting was adjourned at 4:15 pm.

8 CFCC PN ADVISORY MEETING Of the 23 students who expect to graduate in 2016: 2 are Male 21 are Female 22 are White, non-hispanic 1 is Asian or Pacific Islander 13 are High School graduates 4 have an AD 4 have a BS 2 have a BA Age at entry into the program: 2 are ages are ages are ages are ages is ages have previous experience in healthcare Students taking health related High School classes 9 took Health Science 1 6 took Health Science 2 3 took Nursing Fundamentals

9 ADN Graduated Class of 2015 report: 68 students graduated in the Class of 2015: 40 were Generic Students 13 were Transition Students 14 were Returning Students 1 was a Transfer Students 11 were Male 57 were Female 57 were Caucasian 2 were Multi-racial Heritage 3 were Asian or Pacific Islander 1 was Black African American 2 were Hispanic 1 was American Indian 2 were Unknown 36 were High School graduates 2 had a GED 11 had an AD 16 had a BS 2 had a BA 1 had a Masters Age at entry into the program: 1 was ages were ages were ages were ages had previous experience in healthcare

10 Level II ADN report: Of the 62 students with an expectant graduation date of 2016: 52 are Generic Students (4 of them are original RIBN students) 6 are Transition Students 4 are Returning Students 12 are Male 50 are Female 60 are White, non-hispanic 2 are Black (African American), non-hispanic 31 are High School graduates 8 have an AD 19 have a BS 1 has a BA 3 have a Masters Age at entry into the program: 4 are ages are ages are ages are ages is ages have previous experience in healthcare Students taking health related High School classes 8 took Health Science 1 1 took Health Science 2 0 took Nursing Fundamentals

11 Level II ADN report: Students that did not succeed in the program: 30 are Generic Students 10 are Transition Students 2 are Returning Students 9 are Male 33 are Female 40 are White, non-hispanic 2 are Asian or Pacific Islander 14 are High School graduates 13 have an AD 12 have a BS 1 has a BA 2 have a Masters Age at entry into the program: 1 are ages are ages are ages are ages is ages have previous experience in healthcare Students taking health related High School classes 6 took Health Science 1 3 took Health Science 2 1 took Nursing Fundamentals

12 Level I ADN report: Of the 88 students with an expectant graduation date of 2017: 71 are Generic Students (9 of them are original RIBN students) 14 are Transition Students 3 are Returning Students 14 are Male 74 are Female 76 are White, non-hispanic 2 are Black (African American), non-hispanic 5 are Asian or Pacific Islander 4 are Hispanic 1 is American Indian 39 are High School graduates 6 have a GED 19 have an AD 20 have a BS 4 have a BA Age at entry into the program: 11 are ages are ages are ages are ages is ages have previous experience in healthcare Students taking health related High School classes 17 took Health Science 1 12 took Health Science 2 9 took Nursing Fundamentals

13 Level I ADN report: Students that did not succeed in the program: 23 are Generic Students (2 of them are original RIBN students) 2 are Transition Students 13 are Male 14 are Female 25 are White, non-hispanic 2 are Black (African American), non-hispanic 8 are High School graduates 5 have a GED 5 have an AD 9 have a BS Age at entry into the program: 2 are ages are ages are ages are ages have previous experience in healthcare Students taking health related High School classes 6 took Health Science 1 4 took Health Science 2 1 took Nursing Fundamentals