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 were made with courses being both added and deleted to strengthen program content and students completed strengths assessment evaluations and workshops in collaboration with Career Counseling.
Faculty in the program have noted an increased growth in the understanding of concepts pertaining to professionalism and collaboration among the students in simulation experiences, lab activities and group work. In addition, students were involved in mentorship activities with faculty and collaboration with staff nurses at clinical sites.
The team will be recognized for their accomplishments at the BNSF Awards Luncheon on May 2.
