Weber State University Annual Assessment of Evidence of Learning

Weber State University Annual Assessment of Evidence of Learning Department/Program: School of Nursing Master of Science in Nursing Date Submitted: 11/21/201 Report author: Melissa NeVille DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC Contact Information: Phone: 801-626-6204 Email: mneville@weber.edu A. Brief Introductory Statement: The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program at Weber State University prepares innovative nurse experts who are capable of shaping and advancing the practice and profession of nursing. The curriculum is designed to promote national guidelines and competencies that enable graduates to make a significant contribution to education and healthcare environments. 1

The MSN program provides two curriculum tracks; nurse administrator and nurse educator. The Master s in Nursing Education prepares graduates to function in a variety of academic and clinical settings. MSN graduates are prepared to design curriculum, develop evaluation strategies, implement innovative teaching strategies and educate students in both academic and clinical settings. The Master s in Nursing Administration prepares graduates to operate at the highest levels of healthcare organizations. MSN graduates are prepared to design and establish professional practice environments, lead interdisciplinary care teams, establish best practice standards and establish systems and processes that focus on best care for the patient and the best environment for professional nurses to practice Students with a current master s in nursing degree who are looking to augment existing nursing knowledge and advance employment opportunities can apply for the Post-Master s Degree Certification in Nursing Education and Nursing Administration. There were 34 graduates in Spring 2013. In Fall 2013, the 6 th cohort consisting of 24 students began their program of Study. Twelve students are registered for the administrator track and twelve students are on the educator track. The Evaluation Committee is now responsible for completing evaluations of the MSN program as part of the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) requirements. This information is also used for program review and process improvement. Program evaluation information is disseminated to faculty during monthly program meetings. Evaluation data is obtained from the following: (1) bi-annual student evaluation of courses, (2) bi-annual student evaluation of faculty performance evaluations, (3) annual student evaluation of end of program, (4) bi-annual course review by course chairs, (5) graduation rates, (6) job attainment in related field of study and (7) employer satisfaction. Semester course evaluation is provided at the conclusion of each semester by course chairs. In addition, courses are presented to the MSN faculty and program director for review every two years. A 2

newly designed alumni survey was developed and will be sent out to MSN graduates six months following graduation. This process will begin in November, 2013 for the 5 th cohort of students who graduated in April 2013. Summary of 2012-2013 academic year: Replacement of MSN program director by Dr. NeVille in July, 2013. Former director, Dr. Barra to remain as full-time faculty. Course and faculty evaluation data exceeded 3.5/5.0 benchmark for academic year. Overall student satisfaction on End of Program Evaluation exceeded 3.5/5.0 benchmark for academic year. The first student accepted for educator post master s certificate program. Marketing for certificate students occurred. Collaborative development of MENG 6810: Professional Writing for graduate students Preparation for 2014 Accreditation was addressed. Development of MSN core competencies occurred. The student learning competencies were adapted and leveled from the SON competencies. The six core competencies are patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, informatics, safety, evidence-based practice and quality improvement. These competencies are addressed throughout the curriculum and student mastery is determined through measurable outcomes. B. Mission Statement Our vision is to lead the nation in innovative learning environments which incorporate technology, challenge learners, develop educators, and transform health care worldwide. Our vision statement is future-oriented and supports the mission and philosophy of WSU SON. The WSU nursing faculty articulates a philosophy for the School of Nursing that is consistent with that of the university and the Dumke College of Health Professions. The philosophy statements define the faculty s core values as they relate to professional nursing education and practice. These core values include: Excellence in nursing education and practice; respect for self and the 3

Communication Research Policy, Organization, and Health Care Financing Ethics Professional Role development Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice Human Diversity and Social Issues diversity found within others; the creation of an inclusive environment in which students can learn the practice of nursing; organizational and personal accountability; and the promotion of a learning and nursing practice environment that exhibits integrity in both choice and action. C. Curriculum Curriculum Map Department/Program Learning Outcomes Core Courses in Department/Program MSN 6100 Research Methods U UA E U E U U MSN 6141 Advanced Nursing Theory U U E E E UA E MSN 6180 Improving Patient care and Nursing Practice U U E U U E U MSN 6120 Research Statistics U U E E E E U MSN 6160 Evidenced Based Practice U U U U U U U Administration Track E E E E E E E MSN 6200 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Administration U U E U U E U MSN 6324 Financial Issues in Nursing Administration U U UA E U E E MSN 6340 Compliance with Legal and Regulatory Systems U E U U U U E MSN 6360 Scope and Practice of Nursing Administration U E E E U E E MSN 6300 Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Risk Issues in U U U U U E U Patient Care Delivery 4

Communication Research Policy, Organization, and Health Care Financing Ethics Professional Role development Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice Human Diversity and Social Issues Department/Program Learning Outcomes Core Courses in Department/Program MSN 6380 Retaining and Developing a Competent Workforce U U U U U E U MSN 6400 Nursing Administration Residency U E E U UA E E MSN 6800 Master s Project (Development and Implementation) U U E E U U U Education Track MSN 6500 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Education U UA E U E U E MSN 6520 Curriculum Development for Nurse Educators U U E U E U E MSN 6540 Measurement of Competence and Outcomes in Nursing U U E U U E E Education. MSN 6560 Socialization in the Role of Nursing U E E E UA E E MSN 6580 Clinical Nursing Instruction in Higher Education and U E E E U E E Community Settings MSN 6700 Teaching Residency U E E U UA E E MSN 6800 Master s Project (Development and Implementation) U U E U U U U E: Emphasize U: Utilize UA: Assessed comprehensively 5

D. Program Outcomes and Assessment 1. 80% of students will graduate from their program within 1 ½ times the length of the program Measured in End of Program survey at time of graduation o 100% of graduates completed program within the 1 ½ times length of program 2. 80% of graduates and their employers will express satisfaction with the program. Measured in Employer Survey 6 months post-graduation and End of Program Survey o 100% of employers rated WSU graduates at excellent or very good (MSN graduates not culled out). o 3. Student Evaluation of Faculty o 100% of Educators rated program at: 3.5/5.0 or higher o 100% of Administrators rated program at: 3.5/5.0 or higher o 3. 80% of those seeking employment will be involved in role-related professional practice at one year post-graduation. Measured in Alumni Survey one year post-graduation. 4. The master s project is a capstone course and assessment of student completion of MSN competencies. The MSN project demonstrates he student s skills in problem identification, critical thinking, information retrieval and utilization, project planning and management, and change implementation. 5. MSN Administration and Educator students are required to complete an 85 hour residency at the conclusion of their program of study. The residency is a capstone learning experience that allows the Weber State University graduate nursing student, with 6

supervision and mentoring, to apply knowledge and skills gained in the didactic portion of the student s MSN Program coursework. E. Evidence of Learning: General Education Courses: Not applicable to MSN program. F. Evidence of Learning: Courses within the Major Program Learning Goal 1. Possess the knowledge and skill required to communicate in both a written and verbal form and present pertinent information in a scholarly manner using multi-media, to a variety of audiences. MSN 6140 Nursing Leadership: Conceptual Basis of Professional Socialization G. Evidence of Learning: Courses within the Major Method of Measurement MSN 6180 Improving Patient Care and Nursing Practice through Information Systems *all measurements are rubric based Examinations/Quizzes Scholarly papers Group activities Selected readings Critical thinking exercises Findings Linked to Learning Outcomes Performance on all assessment measures meet rubric requirements as evidenced by a minimum grade of B- on the course. Interpretation of Findings Students successfully demonstrated verbal and written skills as well as use of many forms of technology. Action Plan/Use of Results No changes needed at this time will continue to track Will begin to look at MENG 6810 for student satisfaction MSN 6560 Socialization in the Role of Nurse 7

Educator MSN 6600 Nursing Instruction in Higher Education and Community Settings Unit 7: Utilization of lecture and discussion in promoting learning Unit 9. Utilization of group work in promoting learning Unit 11: Utilization of team building promoting learning 2. Possess the knowledge and skill to access current and relevant research data to answer questions that arise in his or her area of practice, utilize new scientific knowledge to initiate MENG 6810 Advanced College Writing MSN 6100 Research Methods MSN 6120 Research Statistics MSN 6180 Improving Patient Care And Nursing Practice Through Information 1. Open book quizzes 2. Critical analysis of research reports 3. Statistical analysis exercises 4. Workbook activities 5. Evidence-based innovation plan Performance on all assessment measures meet rubric requirements as evidenced by a minimum grade of B- on the course. Students can access, utilize and interpret research studies and utilize them in their workplace. No changes needed at this time 8

change and improve practice, employ information systems, software, and comprehensive databases to retrieve, organize, and store information; and identify a problem, review the research and literature related to the problem, critically analyze the problem and current knowledge, and develop a strategy for the incorporation of the research into the practice setting. Systems MSN 6160 Evidence Based Practice MSN 6560 Socialization in the Role of Nurse Educator Unit 15: 3. Possess the knowledge and skill to analyze policy research relevant to health care delivery, comprehend and utilize legislative and regulatory processes to ensure quality patient MSN 6300 Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, and Risk Issues in Patient Care Delivery MSN 6324 Financial Issues in Nursing Administration Examinations/Quizzes Scholarly papers Group activities Selected readings Critical thinking Performance on all assessment measures meet rubric requirements as evidenced by a minimum grade of B- on the course. Students can recognize health care issues as they relate to nursing practice on many levels and evaluate them for No changes needed at this time 9

care, understand the interaction between regulatory controls and quality controls within the practice setting, evaluate the local, state and national socioeconomic and health policy issues and trends, make high quality, cost-effective choices in the use of health care and nursing education resources. MSN 6340 Compliance with Legal and Regulatory Systems in Patient Care Delivery MSN 6380 Retaining and Developing a Competent Workforce in Nursing Unit 3: Analyze human resource issues and policy Unit 14: Analyze labor-management topics such as collective bargaining, grievances, and arbitration exercises effectiveness. Unit 15: Analyze the impact of the Labor Relations Act within the field of healthcare MSN 6560 Socialization in the Role of Nurse 10

Educator Unit 8: Analyze political influences impacting nurse educator roles Unit 9: Catalogue financial funding of health and nursing education: continuing education, private organizations Unit 10: Catalogue financial funding of health and nursing education: health departments, health insurance and public assistance Unit 11: Catalogue financial funding of health and nursing: grant writing 4. Possess the knowledge and skill to MSN 6140 Nursing Leadership: Examinations/Quizzes Performance on all assessment Graduate level nurses are No changes needed at this 11

identify and analyze common ethical dilemmas and ways in which these dilemmas influence patient care, evaluate ethical decision making from both a personal and organizational perspective, and understand how these two perspectives may create conflicts of interest, and assume accountability for the quality of one s own practice. Conceptual Basis of Professional Socialization Unit 2: Impact of political, sociocultural, environmental, ethical, and economic, influences on nursing Unit4: The use of value systems on professional nursing Unit 11: Morality and ethics in nursing practice Scholarly papers Group activities Selected readings Critical thinking exercises measures meet rubric requirements as evidenced by a minimum grade of B- for the course. capable of practicing in an ethical manner. time MSN6180 Improving Patient Care and Nursing Practice Through Information Systems Unit 12: Examine legal and ethical issues related to information systems MSN 6560 12

Socialization in the Role of Nurse Educator Unit 6: Justify the role of faculty in higher education: legalities and ethics in teaching Unit 7: Justify the role of faculty in higher education: academic freedom 5. Possess the knowledge and skill required to transition into an advanced nursing role, provide leadership in the delivery of health care and/or nursing education, provide leadership in the establishment of collaborative relationships within the clinical and/or MSN 6140 Nursing Leadership: Conceptual Basis of Professional Socialization Unit 8: Role theory and role conflict MSN 6500 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Education MSN 6560 Socialization in the Examinations/Quizzes Scholarly papers Group activities Selected readings Critical thinking exercises Performance on all assessment measures meet rubric requirements as evidenced by a minimum grade of B- for the course. Graduates are able to enter the workplace at an advanced level demonstrating appropriate leadership abilities. No changes needed at this time 13

academic setting, demonstrate professional assertiveness, engage in professional activities, exert leadership when change is needed within the health care system and/or academic program of study. Role of Nurse Educator Unit 1: Analyze role differentiation: Teacher in a learning environment Unit 2: Examine role differentiation: mentor, role model, advisor, lifelong learner 6. Po Possess the knowledge and skill required to transition into an advanced nursing role, provide leadership in the delivery of health care and/or nursing education, provide leadership in the establishment of collaborative relationships within the clinical and/or academic setting, demonstrate MSN 6160 Evidence Based Practice Unit 3: Conceptual Frameworks using EBP MSN 6500 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Education MSN 6700 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Administration MSN 6540 Examinations/Quizzes Scholarly papers Group activities Selected readings Critical thinking exercises Performance on all assessment measures meet rubric requirements as evidenced by a minimum grade of B- for the course. Graduates are able to implement nursing theory in their professional practices. No changes needed at this time 14

professional assertiveness, engage in professional activities, exert leadership when change is needed within the health care system and/or academic program of study.. Measurement of Competence and Outcomes in Nursing Unit 1: Examine evaluation theories, tools and examples 7. Possess the knowledge and skill required to establish a practice and/or educational environment reflective of global awareness, cultural diversity, and population-based sensitivity; and exert leadership in the definition, design, and implementation of practices that demonstrate a respect for the wide diversity of sub-cultural influences on human MSN 6380 Retaining and Developing a Competent Workforce in Nursing Unit 2: Create a staff development strategy Unit 3: Analyze human resource issues and policy Unit 15: Analyze the impact of the Labor Relations Act within the field of healthcare MSN6500 Theoretical Foundations of Examinations/Quizzes Scholarly papers Group activities Selected readings Critical thinking exercises Performance on all assessment measures meet rubric requirements as evidenced by a minimum grade of B- for the course. Graduates will be able to practice in a culturally sensitive manner. No changes needed at this time 15

behavior. Nursing Education Unit 4: Assess adult learning theories including age and stage theory by Piaget, cognitive development by Hunt, and functional theories by Lindeman MSN 6560 Socialization in the Role of Nurse Educator Unit 13. Assess nursing education opportunities and challenges in a global community Unit 14: Explore the role of the nurse educator in the education of disadvantages students MSN 6580 Clinical Nursing Instruction in Higher Education and 16

Community Settings Unit 1: Assessing student learning needs H. Summary of Artifact Collection Procedure Artifact Learning Outcome Measured When/How Collected? Where Stored? Master s Project The student will demonstrate skills in problem identification, critical thinking, information retrieval and utilization, project planning, and management, and change implementation. Last semester of program Hard copy in Administrative Office 17

Appendix A Report of progress on non-learning-outcome recommendations from previous 5 year program review (optional): Date of Program Review: #### Recommendation Progress Description Recommendation 1 Text of recommendation #### +1 progress #### +2 progress #### +3 progress #### +4 progress Recommendation 2 Text of recommendation #### +1 progress #### +2 progress #### +3 progress #### +4 progress Recommendation 3 Text of recommendation #### +1 progress #### +2 progress #### +3 progress #### +4 progress (add as needed) A. Reflecting on this year s assessments, how does the evidence of student learning impact your faculty s confidence in the program being reviewed; how does that analysis change when compared with previous assessment evidence? Summative and formative evaluation strategies have recently been implemented to evaluate student progress and attainment of MSN competencies. 18

Analysis and trending of the previous year, show consistency in meeting program and SON benchmarks related to student self-report related to program satisfaction, faculty satisfaction, student grades, employer satisfaction, graduation rates and job attainment, and completion of residency and MSN projects. B. With whom do you share the results of the year s assessment efforts? Assessment data is shared with MSN faculty as part of our monthly meetings, the WSU SON Program Chair, and the Administrative Council (composed of SON program directors and committee chairs). The Program Chair decides what information to share with our Advisory Board which is composed of community members C. Based on your program s assessment findings, what subsequent action will your program take? There were no substantive changes that needed to be made to the program. Overall satisfaction was acceptable, faculty satisfaction was acceptable, and interest in the program was still high so no changes were anticipated. Track specific competencies will be developed and evaluated on the MSN course evaluation tool in Fall Semester 2013. 19