Nursing Program

Program Student Learning Outcomes Assessment
(AY 2017-2018)

AY 2014-2015

AY 2013-2014

AY 2012-2013

Program Student Learning Outcomes(PSLOs)

At the completion of Associate of Science in Nursing the student will be able to:

1. Model personal and professional actions based on self-reflection, core nursing values, and lifelong growth integrating new knowledge, ethical principles, and legal standards for safe, quality nursing practice.
2. Incorporate nursing knowledge to assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate care within the context of the inter-professional health team.
3. Make evidence-based nursing judgments in the delivery of safe, holistic nursing care.
4. Demonstrate a spirit of inquiry to manage and improve the quality of care and outcomes for individuals, families, and communities
5. Practice relationship-centered communication and incorporate health technology as a member of the inter-professional team
6. Advocate for a caring, culturally safe, and flourishing environment that reflects the values and needs of Micronesian families and communities.
7. Practice and contribute to the primary care and public health care systems in Micronesia to promote family and community wellness.

What we looked at:

• Provide good academic advising to our Pre-Nursing students so they will be able to complete their pre-requisite courses and enter the program early.
• Improve retention rate.
• The Nursing Program assessment focused on PSLO 2 and PSLO 7.
• Assessment of this course is based on their skills in developing a nursing care plan based on their assessment of the patient’s health status.
• Involves Physical examination, good communication and rapport, and “clinical eye”.
• Assessment includes Clinical skills check-off, clinical evaluation rubric, and portfolio.
• PSLO 7 Assessment: Student Project: Community health assessment, Develop a control measure; Community health education, and Written and oral report presentation.

What we found:

1. With the student handbook, a majority of the students are now enrolled according to the program curriculum. There are less delays for the students since most of them have taken all the required prerequisite courses and presently enrolled in their core nursing courses according to the curriculum set.
2. Tutoring services specifically for nursing students have started in the Spring 2015 semester. This service would help student improve learning, develop their skills further, and enhance a better understanding of their classes.
3. Although we do not have enough data set to assess the true value of the testing kits on the students’ learning, in our initial assessment students claims that they learned more and became more confident in taking their exams after they get used to the ATI testing kits.

What we looked at:

The Nursing Program assessment focused on PSLO 2 and PSLO 7.

Students who are taking courses related to PSLO 2 should be able to model personal and professional actions based on self-reflection, core nursing values, and lifelong growth integrating new knowledge, ethical principles, and legal standards for safe, quality nursing practice. Assessment of this course is based on their skills in developing a nursing care plan based on their assessment of the patient’s health status. The nursing care plan will show how they confront the patient’s issues within the legal and ethical boundaries of delivering quality care and safety. Successful completion of this objective will be indicated by more than 85% of students being able to demonstrate personal and professional nursing practice. Clinical skills check-off, clinical evaluation tools, and portfolios will be used.

Students who are taking courses related to PSLO 7 must be able to practice and contribute to the primary care and public health care systems in Micronesia to promote family and community wellness. In this course, students were asked to do community health assessment and develop a control measure and prevention [primary prevention] activity that they will teach members of the community. Written report and oral presentation will be done at the end of the project.

What we found:

Increase rate in absences

Increased rate of enrollment

Laboratory room space is too small to accommodate students.

PSLO 2 Assessment: Students were able to provide quality care to their patient and are within the accepted ethical and legal limits.

Students performed their tasks and well accepted by the patients in the community and hospital.

PSLO 7 Assessment: students were able practice and contribute to the primary care and public health care systems to promote family and community wellness. These are health education in physical activity, dental hygiene and proper nutrition.

PSLO 7 Assessment
NU 125: Total number of students: 36
Number of students who passed: 25
Number of students who failed: 11

PSLO 2 Assessment
NU 225: Total number of students: 17
Number of students who passed: 17
Number of students who failed: 0
NU 135: Total number of students: 18
NU 135: Total number of students: 18
Number of students who passed: 18
Number of students who failed: 0

What we did:

Developed a student handbook for the Nursing program.
Developed a student handbook for the Nursing program.
Worked on funding for tutoring service
Collaborate with the Area Health Education Center [AHEC]and Doctors and Dentist for Tomorrow Programs.

Results of changes and Improvement:

Student enrolled according to the program curriculum
Regular tutoring service started in Spring 2017
More confident in taking their exams and helpful in their review
Developed better study habits and time management.

What are we planning to work on

Utilize more simulation activities to enhance critical thinking skills, and self- confidence.
Continue with the tutoring service
Expansion of the nursing lab
Further strengthen the collaboration between Health Sciences and the State Health Services

Recommendations for students:

Need to improved class/laboratory space

Better to take all general education courses and prerequisites courses prior to take main core nursing courses to have more focus in clinical point of view, thus this improves student learning outcome as well as retention rate.