Excellence in Outcomes Assessment Award Winners
Congratulations to our Winners! Patty Titus, Jane Zaccardi, David Luoma, Ginny Radom, Connie Reischman “To ensure that our students are prepared to meet the challenges of the future, we are committed to continuous program improvement.” This attitude is the defining feature of the team that will receive the Excellence in Outcomes Assessment award for 2013-14. Their project looked at the students’ ability to collaborate respectfully as part of an emphasis on professionalism for their practical nursing students. Key components of the project included curriculum mapping to identify objectives specific to their project, a qualitative survey, and a faculty-designed rubric to evaluate aspects of professionalism during clinical practicum and simulation experiences. The most crucial component of the assessment work involved the changes that the project brought to the practical nursing curriculum. Some of the changes that were made based on the data include the use of behavioral objectives regarding professionalism that faculty incorporated into simulation experiences for the students. Curriculum changes Continue reading Excellence in Outcomes Assessment Award Winners