STANDARD I: The program has a clear and publicly …



SYSTEMATIC PLAN FOR PROGRAM EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF OUTCOMES

STANDARD I: The program has a clear and publicly stated mission and/or philosophy and purposes appropriate to post-secondary or higher education in nursing

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|CRITERION 1: The mission and/or philosophy of the nursing unit is congruent with that of the governing organization or differences are justified by the nursing unit purposes. |

|Operational Definitions: |

|Mission of College: The Mission, Vision, and Values found in the strategic plan constitute the College mission. |

|Philosophy of Nursing Program: Includes the Mission, Vision, Values, Philosophy, Nursing Definition, and Nursing Education, statements found in the Nursing Student Handbook. |

|Expected Outcomes: |

|Comparison of college mission, vision, goals, program philosophy, and outcomes shows congruent beliefs 100% of the time. |

|The program philosophy is clear, and reflects the discipline of nursing, the role of the associate degree nurse, and faculty beliefs about teaching/learning. |

|The program philosophy is published at a minimum in the Nursing Student Handbook |

|Component |Where Documentation|Responsible Person |Time/ Frequency of |Assessment Method (and |Reliability, Validity, |Report of the |Implementation |

| |is Found | |Assessment |rationale) |Trustworthiness of |Data to: | |

| | | | | |Assessment Method | | |

| |Assessment |Actions |

|Stated mission, |SCC Strategic Plan |Nursing Faculty |Every three years |Faculty reviews documents.|Faculty group constitute|Nursing Faculty|1. College mission vision |1. Faculty task force |

|vision, and goals | | |beginning Fall, |(Faculty group is familiar|a "panel of experts" who|vote "yes" or |& goals updated 6/2000 |assigned to review and |

|of SCC. |Nursing Program | |1998 or when |with mission, vision, and |are qualified to |"needs | |revise Nursing Program |

| |Student Handbook | |College Mission and|goals of SCC and Nursing |evaluate for congruency.|revision" | |Philosophy. |

|Stated philosophy | | |Goals changed. |Program philosophy and | | | |Changes adopted 5/01. |

|and outcomes of | | | |qualified to evaluate for | | | |2. Changes published in |

|Nursing Program. | | | |congruency.) | | | |Nursing Student Handbook |

| | | | | | | | |for Fall 2001 |

|STANDARD I: The program has a clear and |CRITERION 2: Faculty, administrators, and students participate, as appropriate, in the governance of the parent organization and the nursing unit. |

|publicly stated mission and/or |Operational Definitions: |

|philosophy and purposes appropriate to |Faculty are those individuals hired into full time faculty positions by the College. |

|post-secondary or higher education in |Administrators include the Director of the Nursing Program. |

|nursing. |Students include those students currently enrolled in nursing courses. |

| |Governance includes all committees and task forces, both within the nursing dept. and in the College as a whole. |

| |Expected Outcomes: |

| |Each tenured faculty member participates in at least one governance activity |

| |Full time faculty members participate in nursing program operation committees |

| |All faculty members, both full and part time, in nursing program participate in team committees |

| |Student representative is present on Nursing Program committees |

|Component |Where Documentation|Responsible person |Time/ Frequency of |Assessment method (and |Reliability, Validity, |Report of the |Implementation |

| |is Found | |Assessment |rationale) |Trustworthiness of |data to: | |

| | | | | |Assessment method | | |

| |Assessment |Action |

|Participation in |HOPE Division |Nursing Faculty and|Annually Spring |Faculty reviews |As ethical professionals|Nursing Faculty|All faculty participating |No changes. |

|Governance |Faculty Personnel |Program Director |Quarter |participation of |the faculty member’s | |for 2000-2001 academic | |

| |files | | |individuals and notes in |self report is reliable.| |year. | |

| | | | |Faculty minutes. Faculty |It can be double-checked| | | |

| |Committee minutes | | |hand in own report to |against membership lists| |Fall, 2000 Students not | |

| | | | |Division Chair. (Faculty |maintained by each | |always present at Nursing |SCCANS advisers talked |

| | | | |have current accurate |governance committee, | |Program Committees and |with the officers and |

| | | | |information regarding |and therefore | |Faculty Meetings. |requested commitments for |

| | | | |participation.) |demonstrates | | |participation for |

| | | | |Each committee monitors |trustworthiness. | | |remainder of year. |

| | | | |participation of students |Minutes of Nursing | | |SCCANS advisers asked the |

| | | | |in its work. (Committee |Committees are | | |officers to make that a |

| | | | |members can immediately |maintained by faculty | | |routine part of someone’s |

| | | | |identify a lack of student|who can clearly identify| | |responsibilities. |

| | | | |participation.) |the students | | | |

| | | | | |participating. | | | |

|CRITERION 3: The nursing unit is administered by a nurse who is academically and experientially qualified and has authority and responsibility for development and administration of the total program. |

|Operational Definitions: |

|Nursing Administrator: Faculty member appointed to the position of Assistant Division Chair/Director of the Nursing Program. |

|Expected Outcomes: |

|The Program Director possesses a minimum of a Master's degree in nursing and has experience in nursing service and nursing education. |

|The Program Director's workload includes administrative time. |

|The Program Director serves on campus committees. |

|The Program Director maintains relationships with external agencies. |

|Component |Where Documentation|Responsible person |Time/ Frequency of |Assessment method (and |Reliability, Validity, |Report of the |Implementation |

| |is Found | |Assessment |rationale) |Trustworthiness of |data to: | |

| | | | | |Assessment method | | |

| |Assessment |Action |

|Director of Nursing|Annual personnel |Program Director |When new Director |Division Dean is aware of |Division Dean has |Nursing Faculty|No change in Director |No action needed. |

|Program |action form for |with Division Dean |appointed or |NLNAC requirements for |authority to implement | | | |

| |Director. | |changes made in |Program Director |standards and is a | | | |

| |Personnel file for | |Director role. |qualifications and reviews|reliable source of data.| | | |

| |Director in H.R. | | |current director's status | | | | |

| |office. | | |or status of applicants in| | | | |

| |Annual report to | | |case of change in | | | | |

| |Division Dean of | | |directorship. (Division | | | | |

| |Director | | |Chair is responsible for | | | | |

| |professional | | |recommending Program | | | | |

| |development and | | |Director. Meeting | | | | |

| |participation | | |standards of NLNAC | | | | |

| | | | |accreditation is highly | | | | |

| | | | |valued by SCC.) | | | | |

|CRITERION 4: Policies of the nursing unit are consistent with policies of the governing organization or differences are justified by nursing unit purposes. |

|Operational Definition: |

|Policies for faculty are those governing faculty as found in the SCCFT contract. |

|Student |

|Expected Outcomes: |

|Employment policies are consistently applied to Nursing Program faculty members and other SCC faculty members. |

|Workloads of Nursing Program faculty are consistent with those of other SCC faculty members. |

|Component |Where Documentation|Responsible person |Time/ Frequency of |Assessment method (and |Reliability, Validity, |Report of the |Implementation |

| |is Found | |Assessment |rationale) |Trustworthiness of |data to: | |

| | | | | |Assessment method | | |

| |Assessment |Action |

|SCC employment |Nursing Faculty |Evaluation |When employment |Comparative review of |Faculty group constitute|Nursing |Contract was negotiated in|No action needed |

|policies |Handbook |Committee and |policies change. |documents for consistency.|a "panel of experts" who|Faculty, |June 2000 and is in place | |

| | |Program Director | |(Comparative review of |are qualified to |Program |until June 2003. | |

|SCC/SCCFT contract |SCC/SCCFT contract | |When new SCC/SCCFT |documents seen |evaluate for congruency.|Director, |Nursing Faculty have | |

| | | |contract is |side-by-side will reveal | |Division Dean |equity under this | |

| |Quarterly Faculty | |negotiated |discrepancies.) | | |contract. | |

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