College of Nursing Strategic Plan July, 2013
A Strategic Vision for the College of Nursing Mission The College of Nursing improves human health and quality of life for people in the state of South Dakota, the region, the nation, and the world. The College strives for excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research, scholarship, and health services to diverse individuals, communities, and populations across the life span. Vision To be a national leader in accessible and quality undergraduate and graduate nursing education and recognized across health disciplines, and to prospective students, alumni, and nursing leaders as innovative scholars and researchers who improve human health through strategic partnerships and interprofessional collaboration that shapes new delivery models of quality health care and nursing education. Core Values Honesty, respect, and integrity Excellence in learning, research and service Improved health and quality of life Academic quality, rigor and student engagement Human dignity, altruism, and social justice Access to quality nursing education and health care Diversity among ourselves and the people we serve Innovation in scientific discovery that improves human health outcomes Collaboration and partnership development Strategic Goals with Action Steps Goal 1: Achieve academic excellence in all undergraduate and graduate nursing education programs through a welcoming, engaging, and innovative teaching and learning environment. a. Recruit and retain highly qualified and diverse students across all educational programs and sites. b. Create seamless and accessible pathways to progress from one level of nursing education to the next. c. Design new specialty and dual track options for the Master of Science and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs. College of Nursing Strategic Plan 2
d. Recruit highly qualified faculty who are emerging scholars in nursing and interprofessional education innovation, health promotion for rural and underserved populations, and health care outcomes. e. Create learning approaches that focus on interprofessional education, innovative clinical education, and integration of technologies for patient care and instructional delivery. f. Grow faculty excellence through participation in advanced education, specialty certification, and professional development to build programs of research, translate research into clinical practice, and lead nursing and interprofessional education innovation. Goal 2: Achieve national recognition for collaborative nursing research that improves health outcomes, promotes health for rural and underserved populations, and transforms nursing and interprofessional health education. a. Enhance scholarly outcomes that focus on priority areas for collaborative nursing research. b. Expand the supportive infrastructure for quality collaborative nursing research and clinical innovation scholarship. c. Mentor graduate and undergraduate students who become recognized scholars in nursing research, translational science, and educational innovation. d. Recruit and retain faculty who achieve national recognition in their area of research. Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships within higher education, across diverse health organizations, and with communities of the state, region, and world, to assure quality education and to develop innovations that improve health and health care. a. Partner with health professions education programs, health service agencies, and community organizations to develop outcomes driven nursing and interprofessional education and transdisciplinary science. b. Collaborate with diverse partners to develop new models of accessible and quality healthcare. c. Partner with health care systems and organizations to develop new models for clinical education. d. Prepare a strong primary health care workforce for South Dakota and the nation through growth in rural health residency and clinical learning opportunities for nurse practitioner students. College of Nursing Strategic Plan 3
Goal 4: Secure resources to assure quality learning environments that foster academic excellence, synergize research productivity, create support for students, and build strong alumni relationships. a. Assure high quality learning environments that provide the educational experiences necessary to achieve academic excellence across all programs and sites. b. Evaluate and redesign the fiscal operations of the College of Nursing to assure efficiency and effectiveness. c. Engage friends, alumni, and both private and corporate organizations to support and sustain academic excellence and research in the College of Nursing. d. Develop both Endowed and Enhanced Chairs to lead innovations in collaborative nursing research that improves health for rural and underserved populations, focuses on health care quality and outcomes, and drives innovation in nursing and interprofessional health education. e. Increase scholarship support to attract highly qualified students. f. Create the infrastructure to recruit and retain American Indian students to complete any of SDSU s nursing education programs. g. Recognize and celebrate the achievements of College of Nursing alumni. College of Nursing Strategic Plan 4
Performance Indicators Goal 1: Achieve academic excellence in all undergraduate and graduate nursing education programs through a welcoming, engaging, and innovative teaching and learning environment. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS BASELINE 2018 TARGET RESPONSIBLE OFFICE (INDIVIDUAL) DEFINITION/SOURCE Capacity enrollment in undergraduate program options and sites. 88% 100% Undergrad Associate Dean and Nursing Student Services Director Percent of capacity enrollment on September 1 each year aggregated across all standard and accelerated programs Increase the number of disadvantaged students enrolled in the first year of pre-nursing. 120 150 Nursing Student Services Director and Staff Fall enrollment data, 3 or more risk factors, baseline data, fall 2012. Increase graduate student enrollment in all MS, DNP and PhD program options. 181 200 Graduate Associate Dean, Advisor, Faculty Fall 2013 Duplicated head count data PhD, MS and DNP options Evaluate curricula to create new progression options across undergraduate and graduate programs. 0 5 Associate Deans Evaluate RN to BS, RN to DNP, RN to MS, MS to DNP, BS to DNP and MS to PhD options for seamless transition. College of Nursing Strategic Plan 5
MS and DNP Specialty areas 8 11 Associate Dean for Grad Nursing, Faculty Fall 2013 MS and DNP Specialties from Graduate Catalog: FNP, NNP, PNP, PMHNP, PCNS, MS Admin, MS CNL, MS Nursing Ed Dual track options for graduate programs 0 2 Associate Dean for Grad Nursing, Faculty Graduate Program Data New professorial faculty hired with research and clinical translational foci linked to strategic plan 3 12 Dean and Associate Deans Clinical track and Tenure-track faculty hired or promoted due to doctoral degree completion by August 22 annually. Integrate remote patient care technologies into clinical education of BS and DNP students. 0 3 Associate Deans, Coordinators, and Faculty Remote patient care technology in use annually. Employ distance education that increase access to all education programs (BS, MS, DNP, and PhD). 2 4 Associate Deans and Faculty Baseline in 2013: AD to BS program is available on-line. MS program is available on-line. Recruit clinical teaching assistants into graduate programs. 4 12 Assistant Deans and Associate Deans Baseline in Fall 2013: four clinical teaching assistants enrolled in graduate education. Increase the number of faculty with national certification in their clinical or teaching area. 15 40 Associate and Assistant Deans Faculty credentials database 2013 baseline 15/56 faculty and administrators. College of Nursing Strategic Plan 6
Goal 2: Achieve national recognition for collaborative nursing research that improves health outcomes, promotes health for rural and underserved populations, and transforms nursing and interprofessional health education. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS BASELINE 2018 TARGET RESPONSIBLE OFFICE (INDIVIDUAL) DEFINITION/SOURCE Peer reviewed manuscripts published in focus areas 13 26 Associate Dean for Research, Faculty, Doctoral students and Administrators Manuscripts from College of Nursing faculty, students, and administrators published in the calendar year (multi-author papers are counted once: Baseline - 2012) Extramural research and sponsored projects funding in focus areas $636,000 $1,272,000 Associate Dean for Research, Faculty, Doctoral students and Administrators Proposals from the College of Nursing routed through Grants Administration per FY. Full-time grants coordinator supported by the College 40% FTE 100% FTE Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Sustain the current position with indirect cost recovery funds to focus on pre-award activities at 100% effort by 2018. Expansion of the Rural Health Research Center $10,000 $100,000 Associate Dean for Research, Dean Funding to support center activities, transdisciplinary research, and community partnerships for research and health outcomes. College of Nursing Strategic Plan 7
Scholarly outcomes of graduate and undergraduate students. Faculty members who actively serve as the principal investigator or project director on an extramurally funded research, clinical innovation, or educational program grant. 6 12 Faculty, Associate Deans 4 8 Associate Dean for Research, Faculty Regional, national and internal peer reviewed presentations, publications, grants, and awards to graduate and undergraduate students (2012, baseline). Current extramural funding with faculty in the role of principal investigator or project director (2012, baseline). College of Nursing Strategic Plan 8
Goal 3: Cultivate partnerships within higher education, across diverse health organizations, and with communities of the state, region, and world, to assure quality education and to develop innovations that improve health and health care. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS BASELINE 2018 TARGET RESPONSIBLE OFFICE (INDIVIDUAL) DEFINITION/SOURCE Develop an interprofessional health professions education team. Increase the number of extramurally funded transdisciplinary research teams. 0 1 Associate Deans, Faculty 3 6 Associate Deans, Faculty Baseline: August 2013: No team. Interprofessional education occurs when students from two or more professions learn about, from, and with each other to enable effective collaboration and improve health outcomes. (Source: WHO) Aug 1, annually: Extramurally funded transdisciplinary teams focused on priority areas of scholarship for the College of Nursing. Partner with American Indian tribal communities, nursing leaders, and the Indian Health Service to meet nursing workforce diversity needs. 0 2 Dean, Associate Deans Baseline 2013: No partnership agreements. Create new and innovative clinical education models for patient care. Growth in nurse practitioner graduates who participate in a rural health residency. 3 6 Faculty and Associate Deans 2 6 Associate Deans and Faculty 2013 baseline includes dedicated education units at Sanford and Rapid City and the Clinical Academic Partner program at Sanford. 2 RHEPS participants in 2012-13. College of Nursing Strategic Plan 9
Goal 4: Secure resources to assure quality learning environments that foster academic excellence, synergize research productivity, create support for students, and build strong alumni relationships. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS BASELINE 2018 TARGET RESPONSIBLE OFFICE (INDIVIDUAL) DEFINITION/SOURCE Develop and implement a plan for quality learning environments in Brookings, Sioux Falls and Rapid City Develop and analyze budgets for each program and site. 0 3 Dean, Development Director, Leadership team, Faculty, Students 0 Fully operational Dean and Budget Analyst August 2013: No strategic plans for learning environments. August 2013: College of Nursing budget centralized. Increase new financial contributions from alumni and friends. 441 800 Development Director and Dean End of calendar year unique contributors to the College of Nursing via the SDSU Foundation Create new development revenue from private and corporate organizations. 0 10 Development Director and Dean End of calendar year new contributions to the College of Nursing via the SDSU Foundation. Endowed Chairs and Professorships 0 2 Development Director and Dean July 1, 2013: No current active funding for endowed chairs or professorships College of Nursing Strategic Plan 10
Double the annual scholarships amount awarded to students. $161,000 $322,000 Development Director and Dean December 2012: Baseline annual scholarship funding. Develop a center for American Indian nursing education. 0 1 Dean, Leadership Team, Development Director July 2013: No infrastructure. Recognize eight diverse alumni each year. 0 40 Dean, Associate Deans, Faculty and Staff July 2013: No formal recognition of alumni outside of nomination for the SDSU award or the College of Nursing distinguished service award. College of Nursing Strategic Plan 11