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Division/Department Goals

DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY

Unit Strategic Plan and Annual Report -- Academic Year 2007-08

_Nursing_ Academic Unit _Nursing_ Administrative/Support Unit

I. Unit Title: Nursing

School/College or University Division: School of Nursing

Unit Administrator: Lizabeth Carlson

Table of Contents

I. Unit Title....................1

II. Educational Program Learning Outcome Assessment Plan..4

III. 2006-2007 Division/Department Goals & Outcomes Assessment.....13

IV. Data & Information for Department...................23

Overview...23

Accreditation.....................24

Structure & Governance....................25

Figure 1: Organizational Structure....................26

Figure 2: Programs/Committee Organizational Structure.27

Department/Division Goals for 2008-2009...39

Purpose......................39

Grants, Contracts, Partnerships, Other Accomplishments44

Economic Development Initiatives and/or Impact44

Diversity Compliance Initiatives and Progress.49

Committees Reporting to Unit..52

V. Personnel......................52

VI. Degree Program Addition/Deletions..58

Tables:

IA: Educational Program Learning Outcome Assessment Plan....4

NCLEX Results4

HESI Exit Exam Results..5

IA2: BSN Graduate Employment.18

IA3: MSN Graduate Employment....20

IA4: MSN Certification Results21

IA5: Retention Rates.22

IIA: Mission..23

IIB: Philosophy.23

IIC: BSN Outcomes..24

IID: MSN Outcomes.24

IIE: Governance Structure & Correlation with the University.26

IIG-1: Goals & Congruency with the University.28

IIG-2: School of Nursing QEP Learning Goals congruency.......34

IIG-3: The Delta Health Initiative, Health Education Projects Congruency..37

IIG-4: 2008-2009 Goals...39

IIF: Enrollment.40

IIIA: Faculty & Staff........52

IIID: Promotion & Tenure Status.....52

II.Educational Program Learning Outcome Assessment Plan (Academics)

Learner Outcomes identified for the major.

Table IA. Learning Outcome

What should a graduate in the

___Nursing_

major know, value, or be able to do at graduation and beyond?

B. Data Collection & Analysis

1. What assessment tools and/or methods will you use to determine achievement of the learning outcome? 2. Describe how the data from these tools and/or methods will be/have been collected.

3.Explain the procedure to analyze the data.

C. Results of Evaluation

What were the findings of the analysis?

D. Use of Evaluation Results

1. List any specific recommendations.

2. Describe changes in curriculum, courses, or procedures that are proposed or were made/ are being made as a result of the program learning outcome assessment process.

BSN 1st write NCLEX-RN pass rate

Specific baccalaureate program (student learning) outcomes (PO) (based on Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation criteria:

1. Apply nursing, natural and behavioral science concepts to the practice of nursing (clinical concepts or CC).

2. Deliver care to the client system using critical thinking (CT), Therapeutic communication (TC), therapeutic nursing interventions (TNI), and cultural awareness/human diversity (CA) within the nursing process (NP) and standards of care (SOC-legal/ethical considerations).

3. Practice leadership as a self-directed professional who is accountable to self, society, and the evolving nursing profession.

4. Participate in research to enhance health care delivery.

5. Improve health care delivery through interdisciplinary collaboration, coordination, and consultation (safe, effective, care environment or SECE).

6. Provide nursing care that assists the client to achieve well-being (Physiological integrity or PI) while respecting individual health care beliefs (Psychosocial Integrity or PsI).

Annual Report from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to Schools of Nursing (SON) re 1st write of NCLEX-RN pass rates. The NCLEX-RN is a licensure exam.

The SON Master Plan for Evaluation (MPE) is based on CCNE criteria for accreditation and continues to be used for program evaluation (Appendix E). HESI testing continues to be used to evaluate student competency on each of six (6) different program outcomes

HESI exit testing report of results downloaded from online exit exam (X3) testing during the last semester of the program.

Anonymous annual end of program surveys conducted with pencil and scantron sheets in classrooms, scantrons run by faculty secretary and reported as aggregate data by the Program Effectiveness Committee (PEC) to the SON Faculty Organization during monthly meetings as appropriate.

Anonymous annual employer/advisory council pencil and paper surveys distributed at the DSU spring health care professions career fair and at the annual fall SON open house. Surveys are distributed and collected by the SON resource assistant and tabulated by the PEC committee. Aggregate results are reported as compiled to the SON Faculty Organization during monthly meetings as appropriate.

BSN student end of program surveys of achievement of program outcomes using a 1-5 Likert scale with 1 being poor and 5 being excellent.

BSN employer/advisory council annual surveys (N = 6) of employee achievement of program outcomes using a 1-5 Likert scale with 1 being very little extent and 5 being very great extent.

NCLEX 1st write pass rate

01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

92%

89%

94%

75%

85%

72%

Currently 95% with 21/35 tested so far

DSU SON mean HESI score/national mean HESI score (national percentile rank)

2006 2007 2008

Exam 1: Exam 1: Exam 1: 757/856 (23.42) 771/835 (30.79) 850/825 (55.11)

Exam 2: Exam 2: Exam 2:

864/856 (50.88) 815/835 (42.56) 864/825 (58.97)


854/856 (48.01) 816/835 (42.85) 854/825 (55.97)

1. Clinical Concepts

Mean 2006 Mean 2007 Mean 2008

Exam 1: = 770 Exam 1: = 802.3 Exam1: = 819

Exam 2: = 845 Exam 2: = 856.6 Exam 2: = 904.5

Exam 3: = 833 Exam 3: = 727.07 Exam 3: = 878.2

2. Mean 2006 Mean 2007 Mean 2008


CT = 755 CT = 771 CT = 852

TC = 788 TC = 717 TC = 823

TNI = 761 TNI = 783 TNI = 857

CA = 594 CA = 443 CA = 1041

NP = 1032 NP = 781.2 NP = 859.8

SOC = 716 SOC = 750 SOC = 873

Exam 2: Exam 2: Exam 2 :

CT = 879 CT = 808 CT = 864

TC = 873 TC = 829 TC = 799

TNI = 876 TNI = 803 TNI = 860

CA = 819 CA = 998 CA = 562

NP = 884 NP = 819.4 NP = 843.4

SOC = 871 SOC = 840 SOC = 882


CT = 844 CT = 815 CT = 855

TC = 850 TC = 575 TC = 842

TNI = 855 TNI = 869 TNI = 863.4

CA = 720 CA = 811 CA = 863

NP = 847 NP = 828.6 NP = 1145

SOC = 867 SOC = 741 SOC = 842

3. Mean 2006 Mean 2007 Mean 2008

Leadership

Exam 1: = 734 Exam 1: = 781 Exam 1: = 816

Exam 2: = 909 Exam 2: = 716 Exam 2: = 869

Exam 3: = 848 Exam 3: = 751 Exam 3: = 853

4. Mean 2006 Mean 2007 Mean 2008

Research/Theory

Exam 1: = 311 Exam 1: = 521 Exam 1: = 225

Exam 2: = not tested Exam 2: = 998 Exam 2:=not tested

Exam 3: = not tested Exam 3: = 387 Exam 3: = 595

5. Mean 2006 Mean 2007 Mean 2008

SECE

Exam 1: = 805 Exam 1: = 765 Exam 1: = 900

Exam 2: = 890 Exam 2: = 701 Exam 2: = 853

Exam 3: = 880 Exam 3: = 847 Exam 3: = 849

6. Mean 2006 Mean 2007 Mean 2008


PI = 747 PI = 715 PI = 838

PsI = 639 PsI = 773 PsI: = 849

Exam 2: Exam 2: Exam 2 :

PI = 875 PI = 859 PI: = 884

PsI = 924 PsI = 846 PsI: = 791


PI = 838 PI = 872 PI: = 857

PsI = 878 PsI = 648 PsI: = 843

BSN End of program surveys


PO 1: = 3.9 PO 1: = 4.1 PO 1: = 4.42

PO 2: = 3.33 PO 2: = 4.2 PO2: = 3.87

PO 3: = 4.0 PO 3: = 4.2 PO3: = 3.84

PO 4: = 3.5 PO 4: = 4.2 PO4: = 3.48

PO 5: = 3.4 PO 5: = 4.0 PO5: = 3.90

PO 6: = 3.9 PO 6: = 4.1 PO6: = 4.13

Q1 under additional information on the surveys-Would you recommend DSUs BSN program to a friend?

2006 2007 2008

Yes = 92% Yes = 90% Yes = 16%

No response = 8% No = 10% No = 84%

Employer/advisory council surveys


PO 1: = 4.5 PO 1: = 4.5 PO 1: = 4.4

PO 2: = 4.7 PO 2: = 4.8 PO 2: = 4.8

PO 3: = 4.8 PO 3: = 4.8 PO 3: = 4.8

PO 4: = 3.4 PO 4: = 4.0 PO 4: = 4.1

PO 5: = 3.5 PO 5: = 3.9 PO 5: = 4.0

PO 6: = 4.0 PO 6: = 4.2 PO 6: = 4.2

2006-2007 1st write NCLEX-RN results below IHL accreditation standards. Consultant hired and recommendations made to improve plan of study. Recommendations referred to Curriculum Ad Hoc Committee. Plan of compliance/improvement developed based on Curriculum Committee recommendations and approval of SON faculty. Submitted to accreditation committee and IHL Director of Nursing Programs in October 2007 (Appendix A), approval letter received with one recommendation and one suggestion (Appendix A).

UG syllabi reviewed by course faculty and HESI specialty exams will be given as the final exam for each course for which there is a HESI. Percentage of grade for each course varies depending on level of nursing course. Remediation will be required for each student who has a score below 900 on each specialty HESI exam.

NUR 408 Nursing Synthesis: Self study requirement omitted from NUR 406 Nursing Preceptorship and credit hours increased from two to three in NUR 408. Weekly class attendance, self study hours and remediation plans based on HESI exit exam scores now required for this course. Faculty also approved a HESI Exit Exam policy (4 HESI Exit Exams will be given to students, 1 predictor in 1st senior semester and 3 for a grade in NUR 408.) Nur 408 now requires at least one score of 900 to pass the course, the letter grade earned will be calculated by the HESI Exit Exams counting for 95% of the course grade, with each HESI Exit Exam being 31.66%. In addition, all senior nursing students were scholarshiped to MedsPublishing (an online nursing academic enhancement program) which was available to them starting November 2007 and to a live HESI NCLEX-RN review. Students were also given an additional opportunity to obtain the minimum 900 score by being offered a fourth (4) HESI exit exam. Finally, students who did not score a 900 on at least one of the four HESI exit exams were required to take a 40 hour SON faculty led remediation course in May, 2008.

Senior nursing students were unhappy with the implementation timeline of the HESI exit policy as evidenced by BSN end of program scores and responses to question 1. Junior nursing students were given copies of the HESI exit policy in April 2007 for implementation starting in October 2008 and signed receipt obtained.

Continue to obtain feedback from BSN students, alumni and employers and monitor ratings and recommendations for improvement; revise curriculum as needed. Continue to monitor national education, practice (NCLEX) and MS IHL standards for BSN programs and revise curriculum as needed.

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam pass rates

(No results yet for Nurse Educator or Nurse Administrator certification due to certification exam eligibility requirements of two years of full time experience and first cohort(s) graduated in 2007).

Student self-report FNP certification results

FNP Certification 1st write pass rate

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100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

*N/A

*2007-2008 data not yet available as certification test dates not yet scheduled.

Program Outcomes:

Specific MSN program outcomes (PO) (based on Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation criteria:

A. Incorporate theories and research in development and implementation of evidence based practice.

B. Incorporate information technology in the enhancement of health care.

C. Apply principles of leadership to promote effective change in the healthcare delivery system.

D. Demonstrate competency in practice through application of advanced nursing knowledge and skills.

E. Demonstrate an appreciation of human diversity in the delivery of appropriate, individualized health care.

MSN comprehensive exam. Exam at end of program which was word processed and blind graded by two (2) MSN faculty members (each exam was assigned a code number)

Anonymous annual end of program surveys (N = 19) measuring program outcomes conducted with pencil and scantron sheets in classrooms, scantrons run by faculty secretary and reported as aggregate data by the Program Effectiveness Committee (PEC) to the SON Faculty Organization during monthly meetings as appropriate.

MSN Annual employer/advisory council pencil and paper surveys distributed at

the DSU spring health care professions career fair and at the annual fall SON open house. Surveys are distributed and collected by the SON resource assistant and tabulated by the PEC committee. Aggregate results are reported as compiled to the SON Faculty Organization during monthly meetings as appropriate.

1st write pass rate

2006 2007 2008

88% (15/17) 100% (14/14) 100% (29/29)

End of program surveys

Mean 2006 2007 2008

PO 1: = 4.3 PO 1: = 4.5 PO 1: = 4.5

PO2: = 4.1 PO 2: = 4.5 PO 2: = 4.4

PO3: = 4.05 PO 3: = 4.5 PO 3: = 4.6

PO4: = 4.25 PO 4: = 4.0 PO4: = 4.6

PO5: = 4.2 PO 5: = 4.5 PO 5: = 4.63

Q1 under additional information on the surveys-Would you recommend DSUs MSN program to a friend?

Yes = 90%

No = 0%

Uncertain = 5%

Not marked = 5%

Employer/advisory council surveys

Mean 2006 2007 2008

PO 1: = 3.75 PO 1: = 4.0 PO 1: = 4.0

PO2: = 4.0 PO 2: = 4.0 PO 2: = 4.0

PO3: = 4.7 PO 3: = 4.8 PO 3: = 3.0

PO4: = 3.6 PO 4: = 3.5 PO 4: = 4.0

PO5: = 3.6 PO 5: = 3.75 PO 5: = 4.5

The Role Synthesis course was a combined course for Nurse Educators and Nurse Administrators which can then pose problems when students return for a Post-Masters degree course is replaced with last course grade on transcript decision to make as two (2) separate courses:

NUR 620 Role Synthesis (family nurse practitioners)

NUR 621 Role Synthesis (nurse educators) with implementation this Fall 2008.

Continue to demonstrate continued compliance with CCNE accreditation standards through periodic reporting (Substantial Change Letter sent July 2008) and reaccreditation self-study (site visit to take place in the fall of 2010).

Continue to obtain feedback from graduate students, alumni and employers and monitor ratings and recommendations for improvement. Continue to monitor national education and practice standards for MSN programs for family nurse practitioner (FNP), nurse administers (NA) and nurse educators (NE) and revise curriculum as needed.

III. Goals

-- For the Current Year

Goals Outcomes Assessment: The School of Nursing's goals outcomes assessment is accomplished through the enactment of the Master Plan for Evaluation ([MPE] - Appendix E).

A. Goal # 1: Continue to develop and maintain high quality graduate and undergraduate curricula which are sensitive to community health care needs.

Rationale: The Profession of Nursing is in continual evolvement to determine the art and science background and skills necessary to provide caring to all persons throughout the lifespan.

1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Institutional Strategic Goal #1: Enhanced academic programs will ensure that graduates are well prepared for successful careers and ready to contribute to the civic life of their communities.

2.Evaluation Procedures:

Utilization of the comprehensive SON MPE (Appendix E) which includes the Community of Interest (COI): students, faculty, agencies, alumni, and the Advisory Council. Evaluation forms for students: course, course instructor, clinical instructor, preceptor clinical; end of program satisfaction, employer satisfaction, one and three year follow-up for graduates of both programs and survey form for the Advisory Council.

3.Actual Results of the Evaluation:

a. Undergraduate ProgramContinue to assess curriculum, compare to national trends and COI needs and revise as necessary.

Refer to MPE (Appendix E)

.

b. Graduate ProgramContinue to assess curriculum and compare to national trends and societal needs. Accreditation standards and guidelines reviewed and compared to SON curriculum and revisions made (CCNE & NONPF).

Refer to MPE (Appendix E)

4.Use of Evaluation Results:

a. Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

Details in MPE (Appendix E)

B. Goal #2 To continue to explore and to evaluate alternative methods of curricula delivery.

[SON Priority #3]

Rationale: Use of distance learning technology will enable the SON to have an impact on learning that stretches beyond the traditional classroom with walls and will help ensure we maintain a competitive marketing edge with other state nursing programs.

1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Institutional Strategic Goal #2: Students will enroll in greater numbers and a larger percentage will persist to graduation.


Feedback through the comprehensive SON MPE (Appendix E)--in particular: student course evaluations and enrollment data.

3.Actual Results of Evaluation:

BSN

1. On-line efforts will continue and be enhanced as appropriate for course learning activities.

2. No new admissions this spring 2008 as the program of study was changed to a fall admission. Forty-five (45) students were sent letters of acceptance and 41 accepted.

3. Admissions decreased by 9% over 2007 admissions (from 47 to 41) for fall 2008 due to increased standards for admission (ACT 21 vs. 18, minimum score on HESI Nursing Entrance Exam vs. no minimum score required).

RN-BSN

1. Students continue to be extremely positive regarding course delivery; the combination of limited, optional in-class time & online is a good balance and facilitates academic progress while employed.

2. Enrollment decreased by 30% from fall 2006-fall 2007 (from 20 to 14)

MSN

1. On-line efforts will continue as appropriate for course learning activities.

2. Enrollment has remained stable with 25 students sent acceptance letters for fall 2008; all admissions (n = 25) were for the FNP option; applications for the Nurse Administrator option (n=6) and Nurse Educator (n = 4) options were not sufficient to justify running these options.


BSN

1. Will continue to integrate and increase the SONs use of nontraditional classroom settings and online delivery of course content. Plan to explore addition of streaming video of lectures to online format, pending server space.

2. Pool of applicants (76+) exceeds the junior I class maximum of 45.

3. Explore alternate sources of funding for faculty positions and to increase physical plant space to accommodate more students to maintain mandated IHL faculty student ratios while increasing admissions.

4. Continue with recruitment efforts (High School Ads, sponsor of MORA golf tournament and MNF functions, Kids Kollege summer nurse camp; & pre-nursing enrichment camp to target future generations of potential nurses.

5. With hire of additional full-time faculty, number of part-time/adjunct faculty needed has stabilized at four (4).

RN-BSN

1. First day classes continue to be held on campus with subsequent optional meetings in Greenville & Clarksdale as applicable.

2. Continue with recruitment efforts.

MSN

1. Continue with online strategies and seek continued feedback.

2. Three (3) grant applications continue in process (Robert Wood Johnson PIN project, Delta Health Alliance grant and Dreyfus Health Foundation) to increase student and faculty numbers, student retention, and facility expansion funding. Continue to explore alternate sources of funding for faculty positions to maintain mandated accreditation agency faculty student FNP ratios while increasing admissions.

3. Two full-time nurse educator faculty members hired in fall 2007, four (4) faculty members (three FNP, one MSN) started in DNP programs.

4. Three (3) FNP faculty members resigned summer-fall 2007. Two faculty positions were filled with non-nurse practitioner faculty members, necessitating limiting enrollment in the FNP option for fall 2008. Additional FNP clinical faculty will likely be needed for academic year 2008-2009 to increase enrollment and to maintain NONFP mandated faculty/student ratios.

C. Goal # 3: To continue to recruit & retain qualified students. [SON Priority #4]

Rationale: Continue to anticipate expanding our capacity to teach and serve through increasing faculty and classroom capacity, student support personnel (Student Navigator), renovation/expansion of the building, technology infrastructure (server space) and online teaching modalities.

1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Institutional Strategic Goal #2: Students will enroll in greater numbers and a larger percentage will persist to graduation.

2. Evaluation Procedures:

Use of the comprehensive SON Master Plan for Evaluation (MPE-Appendix E). Evaluation forms for students: course, course instructor, clinical instructor, preceptor clinical; end of program satisfaction, employer satisfaction, one and three year follow-up for graduates, survey from for the Advisory Council. Piloted Student Navigator position with Masters student in Counseling doing internship at SON. Pre and Post evaluation forms completed by student nurses validate need for this type of support service.


BSN class of 2008 had an overall retention rate of 79.5% 35/44). Students submitted favorable evaluations with Student Navigator services. Students also submitted favorable evaluations with on-line /hybrid courses. Students have less required traditional time in classrooms.


Continue with on-line strategies as appropriate. Explore innovative (and traditional) solutions to expanding faculty numbers and the physical building (expansion of classrooms 129 & 130 are scheduled for completion this summer 2008 and expansion of the clinical lab is scheduled for start fall 2008). Continue to incorporate classrooms without walls. Explore use of streaming video for online delivery of class lecture as server space allows. Prepare faculty to utilize simulation mannequins more fully. All three (3) classrooms are smart classrooms (Rooms 101, 129, 130). Recruitment efforts will image both the budget situation and nontraditional funding sources to support increasing faculty and student numbers and the physical plant (classrooms).

D.Goal # 4: Support and enhance professional development for faculty and staff members.

[SON shared Priority #1]

Rationale: National accreditation requires faculty practice, particularly for nurse practitioners. The plan would insure that faculty maintain competence and provide an opportunity for university and community service. Educators and practitioners would have an additional avenue to maintain their skills and provide for students learning. Faculty practice also offers opportunities for health care related research. In addition, the profession of nursing recognizes the doctorate as the terminal degree. With the masters program, doctoral prepared faculty members are needed which will fulfill the SACS guidelines that the majority of graduate faculty are to have the terminal degree in their field.

1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Institutional Goal #3: The university community will benefit from better communication, effective operational and administrative systems, an optimal work environment, and a performance-responsive reward structure.


Faculty educational plans, annual evaluations (including merit evaluations), productivity, professional portfolios, survey by Faculty Development Committee.


The Faculty Development Committee continues to offer continuing education opportunities for nursing faculty that meets MS IHL requirements of at least 10 contact hours annually. In addition, WebCT development/implementation continues with assistance from the TLC Faculty Institutes. Two faculty members completed doctoral programs (PhD); and four (1 PYT and 3 FT) faculty members have started DNP programs of study. The COAP continues to screen applicants for potential new faculty members. Faculty members are encouraged to pursue a doctoral degree in nursing and the advent of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs may offer another opportunity for nursing faculty to obtain an additional advanced/terminal degree in their discipline. All faculty members were evaluated according to the DSU merit document. Five members were rated above benchmark and the rest met benchmark.


Continue to support faculty as appropriate to accommodate their IHL requirements and personal professional coursework while maintaining excellence in program provisions for the SON.

E.Goal #5:Support and enhance the research base of the faculty members to improve health care in the Delta region and the state of Mississippi.

[SON Priority #2]

Rationale: Teaching and research are inseparably linked. Faculty members continue to need funding to support their efforts in conducting and disseminating finding.

1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Institutional Goal # 5: The citizens of the region will benefit from increases in university outreach, service, and partnership initiatives.

2. Evaluation Procedure(s):

Faculty portfolio, curriculum vitae, annual and merit evaluations, communication from faculty, reports to the Faculty Organization Meetings.


Each faculty member has engaged in appropriate scholarly activities (peer reviewed professional presentations or publications) or has submitted a written plan with specific annual goals and a status report on accomplishment of such goals for the previous year. In addition, the SON participated in the sixth year of The Delta Health Initiative (AKA the Delta Health Alliance). Approximately $24,000,000 over a two year period (2006-2008) was granted through HRSA in conjunction with other partners in the Alliance to continue a strong community based curriculum. Research data on dietary factors relationship with diabetes and hypertension was presented at the DSU 3rd annual faculty research symposium. One other grant application was funded (a collaboration with the Dreyfus Health Foundation for the Robert Wood Johnson PIN program grant to improve retention in both the SON and practice in the Delta after graduation). Faculty members have the opportunity to participate in submitting results for publication and/or presentation.


The outcomes of scholarly productivity justify the time and revenue support that assist faculty to accomplish career goals and enhance classroom and clinical teaching. They also promote the University's mission and excellent reputation. All faculty members (instructors and faculty on the tenure track) will continue to incorporate scholarly activities as a focus of the requirements of University faculty (teaching, service, & scholarship).

F.Goal #6:

The students will provide the University community with the opportunity to know the benefits of healthy living through a Wellness Program and provide the Delta region with exceptional BSN nurses.

Rationale: The benefits of healthy living do not warrant a rationale. This project provides for the students the example and involvement of future nurses in a community service activity. The students perform health assessment and education activities to promote healthy living at various campus and community events, including the annual Delta Health & Wellness Day.

1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Institutional Goal # 4: Friends of Delta State University, along with the general public, will become more aware and more supportive of the institution.

2.Evaluation procedures:

Students, faculty and staff members participate in blood pressure checks, health teaching and recruitment at Octoberfest, Crossties and at multiple other events. They are also assigned to Colleges and Departments and activity areas at the Delta Health & Wellness Day. A needs assessment is requested. Blood pressures are checked in the fall and spring semesters. Specific months focus on selected health issues (i.e., October is Breast-Cancer Awareness Month) and information is provided at the designated information center for that College or Department. Course faculty members speak with department/division representatives to assess student activities and benefits of the program. 1 & 3 year follow-up and employer and advisory council data helps to track graduate locations.


Students, faculty and staff members participated in more than 75 health/recruitment events during 2007-2008. This is a 25% increase over 2006-2007. The University and regional community continue to provide very positive responses and sincere thanks for the activities and information. Recipients of this health assessment and information can make informed decisions regarding further health care needs.

Table IA2

BSN Graduate Employment

Program Graduates (Year)

Employed in

Mississippi n (%)

Employed

Elsewhere (%)

35 BSN

14 RN-BSN

Total = 49

(2008)

25 (71%)

13 (92.8%)

38 (77.5%)

10 (29%)

1 (8%)

11 (22.5%)

4. Use of Evaluation Results:

Based upon feedback, additional health information has been provided. Additional assessments are also considered and implemented when feasible. Communication is facilitated through the use of the Pulse (the biannual SON newsletter), Post It Notes, the DSU e-news flyer, the individual information centers in departments and through campus e-mail. Graduates working in the Delta serve as an excellent recruitment avenue for future classes. An increase in new BSN nurses will complement the current nurse workforce throughout the Delta.

Graduate Program

A.Goal #1:

The graduate program will prepare students in the advanced practice role of administrator, educator or practitioner to help increase the number of masters prepared nurses working in the Delta area.

Rationale: Masters prepared administrators, educators and primary care practitioners are in demand in nursing. The School provides avenues for this preparation to help diminish the shortage of masters prepared nurses in the Delta area. These nurses become nurse administrators/managers in health care facilities, faculty in schools of nursing or client educators in health care agencies and primary health care providers in clinic and hospital settings as nurse practitioners. These nurses assist in the provision of improved health care and consequently, improved quality of life to Delta area residents.

1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Institutional Goals # 1 & 5: Enhanced academic programs will ensure that graduates are well prepared for successful careers and ready to contribute to the civic life of their communities. The citizens of the region will benefit from increases in university outreach, service and partnership initiatives.

2. Evaluation procedures:

Surveys from the Mississippi Deans & Directors Council, the Mississippi State Board of Nursing, and the Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce provide data for statewide nursing needs. The Universitys Registrar Office provides the data of adequate numbers of qualified nurses. The COAP and graduate program faculty review and consider applicants for admission. The graduates are contacted for employment data and information is systematically retrieved from the graduates at one and three years post graduation.

3.Results of Evaluation:

Table IA3: MSN Graduate Employment

Program Graduates n (Year )

Employed in Mississippi

n (%)

Employed elsewhere

n (%)

29 (2008)

26 (90%)

3 (10%)


The School will continue to focus recruitment in the approximate counties to promote retention of these nurses staying in the Delta area. Continued recruitment will be conducted for graduate nurses interested in taking the nurse educator-specific courses as a post-masters student. Through the HRSA Advanced Nurse Traineeship grant, currently funded for 3 years and proposal submitted for year 4, December 2007), it has been possible to offer partial tuition scholarship support tograduate nursing students to facilitate pursuit of a full-time plan of study since fall 2005. The current need from healthcare agencies and educational entities (Associate Degree nursing programs) is for nurse educators and primary care providers. Intensive, comprehensive recruitment and scholarship funding efforts continue.

B.Goal #2:

All Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) graduates will pass (on first attempt) the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC) exam for certification.

Rationale: Per the Mississippi Laws and Regulations, FNP graduates must be certified by the ANCC to have the privilege to function in the advanced practice role. The National League of Nursing (NLN) now offers (since fall 2005) a Nurse Educator certification exam; two (2) graduates from the nurse educator track plan to take the certification exam after the two years of required FT teaching experience year.

1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Institutional Goal # 1: Enhanced academic programs will ensure that graduates are well prepared for successful careers and ready to contribute to the civic life of their communities.

2. Data Collection and Analysis:

Currently the notification of certification is by self-report or through an access telephone system at the Mississippi Board of Nursing. This number is public domain via a software service Certification can be electronically received through the telephone with the nurses social security number. To date, all successful students call their results in to the School.


Table IA4: FNP Certification Results

Year

FNP Students graduated

N

wrote/passed

n (%)

Unsuccessful

n (%)

Pending

n

2001

8

7/6 (86%)

1 (14%)

0

2002

8

8/7 (88%)

1 (12%)

0

2004

No new graduates during 2004

(revised two year curriculum)

2003

5

5/5 (100%)

0

0

2005

9

9 (100%)

0

0

2006

14

14 (100%)

0

0

2007

15

15 (100%)

0

0

Table S4E: Nurse Educator (NE) Certification Results

Year

NE Students graduated

N

wrote/passed

n (%)

Unsuccessful

n (%)

Pending

n

2006

1

1 (100%)

0

0

2007

2

-

-

Not yet qualified to take exam (2 years FT teaching experience required)


The first write certification pass rate supports the curriculum. The School will use both internal data from their graduates and external data from the NLN, the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty (NONPF) for curriculum revisions.

School of Nursing Undergraduate & Graduate

A.Goal #1:

The programs of the School will maintain high retention rates of their highly qualified students.

Rationale: By keeping a high retention rate, both programs will continue to graduate full class cohorts: approximately 40 nurses at the professional RN entry level and 25 at the advanced practice level to help meet the health needs of the Delta region. High retention rates are more cost-effective for the taxpayers' dollar that is invested in the School and in the University.

1. Institutional Goal which was supported by this goal: Institutional Goals # 1 & 2: Enhanced academic programs will ensure that graduates are well prepared for successful careers and ready to contribute to the civic life of their communities. Students will enroll in greater numbers and a larger percentage will persist to graduation.

1. Review and update undergraduate and graduate programs to adequately address basic skills, knowledge, and competencies necessary for students to be properly prepared in their chosen fields, to complete licensure requirements, enter the work force, continue advanced study in graduate or professional school and complete certification requirements as available.

2. Attract and retain qualified and diverse students, faculty, and staff.

2.Data Collection and Analysis:

Computation of data base: entering, continuing, returning, and completing students.


Table IA5: Retention Rates

Program Graduates

Retention % (graduated/admitted)

BSN (2006)

BSN (2007)

BSN (2008)

50% 13 /26

76% 25/33

80% (35/44)

RN-BSN (2006)

RN-BSN (2007)

RN-BSN (2008)

69% (9/13)

90% (18/20)

100% (14/14)

MSN (2006)

MSN (2007)

MSN (2008)

88% (15 /17)

88% (15/17)

97% (29/30)


Retention rates validate the admission standards. Continue to maintain the quality indicators of success for applicants and the resources within the School that support the students and the programs. The faculty will continue to work closely with the students through advisement and aim for a retention rate of 90% or better. The two-week nursing enrichment camp (K-NEC) that was funded by the Dreyfus foundation and initiated summer 2004 continues to be offered during July of each year. This camp focuses on study, test taking and time management skills and ID of areas of weakness in reading, writing and math with strategies identified to strengthen these areas. The Student Navigator will continue to be available for assessment and support of campers and admitted students. Faculty support and academic resources continue to be offered to all nursing students as needed.

III.Data and information for department:

Overview

The School of Nursing (SON) is conceptualized as a faculty of the whole with primary assignment to either the graduate or undergraduate programs. This framework fosters maximum utilization of faculty preparation and expertise, and promotes exceptional learning opportunities for all students.

In concurrence with a comprehensive evaluation model that addresses all components of the organization, the School mission statement, philosophy, by-laws, and program outcomes are reviewed annually. The current documents are presented in Tables IIA-D.

Table IIA: Delta State University School of Nursing Mission

The mission of the Delta State University School of Nursing is to prepare students for professional nursing practice in a multi cultural society as either a generalist at the Baccalaureate level or as an advanced practitioner of nursing at the Masters level. The program will prepare graduates to pursue advanced study.

Revised 9/26/97last review 05/12/08

Table IIB. Delta State University School of Nursing Philosophy

The philosophy of the faculty of the Delta State University School of Nursing is consistent with the goals and mission of the University. The faculty believes research and theoretical and systematic methods of critical thinking foster the development of the nursing profession. Nursing embodies the art and science of caring which is the nurturing, skillful act of being with another to promote optimum health and derives its mission from societal needs.

Society is the organizing framework composed of family, group, and community that is governed by morals, ethics and laws. We believe that each person is a unique individual who possesses the right to informed choices in the attainment of health care services.

Health is a dynamic state of being influenced by spiritual, cultural, psychological, physical and societal components, which interact with the environment. State of health is influenced by perceptions of the client and society. Nursing seeks to facilitate the health status of the client through interacting with client systems, assisting in the movement toward an optimum level of functioning or peaceful death. Revised 5/14/07, last review 5/12/08

Table IIC: Outcomes for the BSN Program

2007

1. Apply nursing, natural and behavioral science concepts to the practice of nursing.

2. Deliver care to the client system using critical thinking, appropriate communication, therapeutic nursing interventions, and cultural awareness within the nursing process and standards of care.

3. Practice as a self-directed nursing leader who is accountable to self, society, and the evolving nursing profession.

4. Participate in research to enhance health care delivery.

5. Improve health care delivery through interdisciplinary collaboration, coordination, consultation and incorporation of innovative, creative, and technical strategies.

6. Provide nursing care that assists the client to achieve well-being while respecting individual health care beliefs.


Table IID: Outcomes for the MSN Program

2008

1. Evaluate and apply theories and research findings in development and implementation of evidence based practice.

2. Incorporate information technology in the enhancement of health care.

3. Apply principles of leadership to promote effective change in the healthcare delivery system.

4. Demonstrate competency in practice through application of advanced nursing knowledge and skills

5. Demonstrate respect for human diversity in the delivery of appropriate, individualized health care.


Accreditation

The School has state, regional, and national accreditation recognition by the Mississippi State Board of Institutions of Higher Learning, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). CCNE is the only accrediting body devoted exclusively to the evaluation of baccalaureate and graduate degree programs in nursing. Currently more than 600 baccalaureate and masters degree programs in nursing (96%) are accredited by CCNE (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ContactUs/about.htm, May 2007). The last CCNE accreditation visit for the whole program was October 2000. The BSN program received accreditation for the maximum of ten years with the next reaccreditation visit projected for October 2010. The MSN program received accreditation for the maximum of five years for a new program, and had a reaccreditation visit October 3-5, 2005 with full accreditation received for the maximum of 10 years. In order to have both programs on the same reaccreditation cycle, a request was made and granted for the next reaccreditation visit for the whole program (BSN and MSN) to be scheduled for fall 2010.

Structure & Governance

The organizational structure of the School consists of the Dean, the Chair of Academic Programs (COAP), the Faculty; and the Staff (see Figure 1). The chain of command follows from the Dean to the Provost/Vice-President for Academic Affairs, the President, and then to the Mississippi State Board of Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL).

The Dean chairs the Faculty Organization meetings, which is comprised of the total faculty. The COAP co-chairs the Faculty Organization meeting and is Ex Officio of the three faculty standing committees; Faculty Development, Student Affairs, and Program Effectiveness (see Figure 2). Activities in curriculum, admissions, and resources are functions of all the faculty members (undergraduate and graduate). A nurse practitioner faculty member with a doctoral degree is named the nurse practitioner director in keeping with national guidelines. This faculty member oversees all curriculum matters and is liaison to the COAP. The correlation between the SON's governance structure and DSU Key Performance Areas are shown in Table IIE. President John M. Hilpert, the Universitys Seventh President (September 2003) identified eleven guiding principles. The third column demonstrates the SONs correlation with the new Presidents directives. Ad hoc committees are formed as needed. The DSU Faculty & Staff Handbook, the SON Faculty Handbook, and Roberts Rules of Order provide guidelines for governance. 2007-2008 annual standing committee reports are presented at the end of each spring semester (see Appendices B, C and D).

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

ALUMNI-FOUNDATION

Ms. Deborah Cox

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

ALUMNI-FOUNDATION

Mr. Keith Fulcher

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Ms. Vicki Fioranelli

INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND

PLANNING

Ms. Lisa Lord

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC

DIRECTOR &

COORDINATOR OF

SWIMMING ACTIVITIES

Mr. Ronnie Mayers

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC

DIRECTOR FOR

DEVELOPMENT

Ms. Dana George

FOOTBALL

Mr. Rick Rhoades

ACCOUNTING

Ms. Becky Foster

STUDENT BUSINESS

SERVICES

Ms. Teresa Houston

PURCHASING AND

PROPERTY CONTROL

Mr. Sam Washington

TRANSPORTATION

Mr. Paul Lindsey

DEAN OF ENROLLMENT

SERVICES

Dr. Debbie Heslep

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

RELATIONS

Ms. Betsy Elliott

COORDINATOR OF ADMISSIONS

Becky Finley

DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY

ADMINISTRATIVE AND

ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION

JULY 2005

CUSTODIAL SERVICES

Mr. Craig Clemmons

MAINTENANCE

Mr. Paul Lindsey

COORDINATOR OF FACILITIES

Ms. Leigh Smith

DEAN, COLLEGE OF ARTS AND

SCIENCES

Mr. Collier Parker

LIBRARY SERVICES

Mr. Jeff Slagell

ART

Mr. William Lester

SPEECH AND HEARING

SCIENCES

Ms. Gloria Brister

BIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL

SCIENCES

Dr. John Tiftickjian

HISTORY

Dr. Bo Morgan

LANGUAGES & LITERATURE

Ms. Dorothy Shawhan

MATHEMATICS

Dr. Rose Strahan

MUSIC

Dr. David Schubert

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Dr. Albert Nylander

SOCIAL WORK

Ms. Alinda Sledge

DEAN, COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Dr. Billy C. Moore

ACCOUNTANCY,

COMPUTER INFORMATION

SYSTEMS & FINANCE

Mr. John Quon

COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Dr. Tommy Sledge

MANAGEMENT & MARKETING &

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Cooper Johnson

SMALL BUSINESS

DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Ms. Glendscene Williams

DEAN, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Dr. Lynn House

COUNSELOR EDUCATION and

PSYCHOLOGY

Dr. Matt Buckley

TEACHER EDUCATION

Dr. Leslie Griffin

FAMILY AND CONSUMER

SCIENCES

Dr. Jan Haynes

FIELD EXPERIENCES

Ms. Susan Lee

HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION

AND RECREATION

Dr. Darvin Barnes

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE

CENTER

Ms. Frieda Quon

UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

Ms. Emily Weaver

DEAN, SCHOOL OF NURSING

Dr. Lizabeth Carlson

VICE PRESIDENT FOR

FINANCE

Mr. Billy Morehead

UNIVERSITY RELATIONS

Vacant

PHYSICAL PLANT

Mr. Paul Lindsey

ASSISTANT ATHLETIC

DIRECTOR

Dr. Ray Bridges

BASEBALL

Mr. Mike Kinnison

BASKETBALL

Ms. Sandra Rushing (Women)

Mr. Steve Rives (Men)

CROSS COUNTRY

Mr. Doug Pinkerton

GOLF

Mr. Sam Dunning

SOFTBALL

Mr. David Kuhn

SWIMMING

Mr. Brian Hein

TENNIS

Mr. Asa Atkinson

SOCCER

Mr. Jim Allen

COORDINATOR OF

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

FOR ATHLETICS

Dr. Randy Grierson

COORDINATOR OF

RECRUITMENT

Heather Maddox

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES and

AQUATICS CENTER

Mr. Ronnie Mayers

CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

Dr. Malcolm McEwen

DEVELOPMENT

Mr. George Miller

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT

FOR FINANCE

Mr. Ben Bufkin

HUMAN RESOURCES

Mr. Ben Bufkin

BOOKSTORE*

Mr. Griffin Hite

LAUNDRY

Mr. Neely Robinson

POST OFFICE

Ms. Leigh Ann Marquis

FOOD SERVICES*

Mr. Kenn Eckardt

COAHOMA COUNTY HIGHER

EDUCATION CENTER

Ms. Lois McMurchy

DIRECTOR OF CENTER FOR

COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

Ms. Deborah Moore

THE MADISON CENTER

Dr. Garry Jennings

GREENVILLE HIGHER

EDUCATION CENTER

Dr. Mary Jean Lush

INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS

ADMINISTRATOR

Vacant

DIRECTOR OF

ATHLETICS

Dr. Brad Teague

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO

PRESIDENT

Dr. Michelle Roberts

PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Dr. John Thornell

VICE PRESIDENT FOR

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Dr. Wayne Blansett

PRESIDENT

Dr. John Hilpert

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Institutions of Higher Learning

BOLOGNA PERFORMING ARTS

CENTER

Mr. David Dallas

COORDINATOR, GRADUATE

PROGRAMS

Ms. Carla Johnson

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Mr. Chris Giger

NETWORKING SERVICES

Vacant

USER SERVICES

Ms. Beverly Fratesi

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER*

Mr. Glenn Trammel

SPORTS INFORMATION

Mr. Matt Jones

ACADEMIC SUPPORT LAB

Ms. Diane Blansett

PHONATHON

Ms. Missy Pearce

TECHNOLOGY LEARNING

CENTER

Dr. Felix Revvanov

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF

HOUSING & RESIDENCE LIFE

Ms. Julie Jackson

COORDINATOR OF HOUSING &

RESIDENCE LIFE

Mr. DeAndre House

HOUSING CUSTODIAL

SERVICES

Ms. Irene Johnson

DELTA MUSIC INSTITUTE

Mr. Norbert Putnam

ASSISTANT TO THE VICE

PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT

AFFAIRS & DIRECTOR OF

CAREER SERVICES

Mr. Jason Umfress

STUDENT FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE

Ms. Ann Margaret Mullins

POLICE DEPARTMENT &

CAMPUS SAFETY

Mr. Lynn Buford

COUNSELING CENTER

Dr. Richard Houston

STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES

Ms. Bevaline Black

STUDENT UNION

Ms. Linda Ross

DEAN, GRADUATE and

CONTINUING STUDIES

Dr. Paul Starkey

CENTER FOR RURAL SCHOOL

LEADERSHIP

Dr. Lynn Varner

SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Dr. Myrtis Tabb

HOUSING AND RESIDENCE LIFE

Ms. Elsie Lynn Ervin

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF DELTA

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Luther Brown

ASSISTANT DEAN, GRADUATE &

CONTINUING STUDIES

Dr. Tyrone Jackson

LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS

Ms. Christy Montesi

MISSISSIPPI DELTA

TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

Mr. Hiram Davis

HEARIN ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

Vacant

REGISTRAR

Mr. John Elliott

CENTER FOR BUSINESS

ENTREPRENEURIAL RESEARCH

Dr. Brent Hales

DELTA CENTER FOR CULTURE &

LEARNING

Dr. Luther Brown

GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

Mr. Talbot Brooks

Figure 2

DSU School of Nursing to IHL: Program & Committee Organizational Structure

_______ Lines of Authority

_ _ _ _ _ Working Interaction

Table IIE: SON Governance Structure Examples of Correlation with

DSU five Strategic Goals1

Examples of Correlation with

DSU Eleven Guiding Principles2

Commitment to:

Faculty (Undergraduate & Graduate)

I. Enhanced academic programs

III. Better communication, effective systems

V. Benefits to citizens of the region

1. Quality in Academic Programs

2. Learning, Scholarship, & Student Engagement

3. Teaching & Faculty Development

4. Respect for People & Ideas

5. Regional & Economic Development

6. Encouragement of Innovation & Experimentation

7. Student-Centered Campus

8. Support for the Arts

9. Health

10. Leadership

11. Institutional Effectiveness

Standing Committees

Faculty Development


III. Better communication, effective systems, performance






9. Health

10. Leadership


Student Affairs


II. Student enrollment numbers and retention

III. Increased awareness and support of the institution

V. University outreach, service, and partnership






9. Health

10. Leadership


Performance Effectiveness


III. Better communication, effective systems,

performance.







9. Health

10. Leadership


Ad hoc Committee

Environment (brick plaza with fountain, rose garden, walking track/path)

IV. Friends of DSU will become more aware and supportive of the institution.


9. Health

Pinning

IV. Friends of DSU will become more aware and supportive of the institution


Delta State University Governance Structures

University Wellness Committee Center

I-V as appropriate

#1-8, 10 & 11 with special focus on #9.

Faculty Senate & Committees

I-V as appropriate

#1-11 as appropriate

1 DSU Strategic Plan 2006-2008

2 DSU Guiding Principles, Spring 2004, Inauguration Commemorative, pp.4-5 and DSU Strategic Plan 2006-2008.

The faculty members receive direction from their three year goals (Table IIG.1) The goals are appropriate as they promote the Universitys mission and are supported by the Universitys goals (DSU FY 2006-2008 Strategic Plan). The SON annual goals were reviewed and revised with unanimous approval by the faculty organization (05/12/08)

(Table IIG.1)

Strategic Goals

(DSU Strategic Plan 2006-2008)

Examples of Correlation with

DSU Eleven Guiding Principles1

Commitment to:

School of Nursing Goals 2006-2009

(Three Year Plan)

SON Priority


II. Student enrollment

III. Better communication, operational and administrative systems

IV. Increased awareness and support of the institution









9. Health

10. Leadership


1. Continue to develop and maintain high quality graduate and undergraduate curricula, which are sensitive to community health care needs.

2



III. Better communication, operational and administrative systems





2. Enhancement of innovative technology in the recruitment and retention of qualified students.

1



III. Better communication, operational and administrative systems.







3. Development of a student retention plan that emphasizes methods to improve student success, such as study skills, time management, test taking skills, and life skills.

1






9. Health

10. Leadership


4. Continue to support and enhance the professional development for faculty and staff members as part of faculty and staff evaluations for merit and promotion.

3






9. Health

10. Leadership


5. Support and enhance the research base of the faculty members to improve health care in the Delta region and the State of Mississippi.

3






6. Continue to maintain community support for the School of Nursing through partnerships that provide service learning opportunities for faculty and students.

4





6. Encouragement of Innovation & Experimentation.

9. Health

10. Leadership

7. Maintain active involvement of the School of Nursing advisory board which consists of members of the community of interest.

4






9. Health

10. Leadership

8. Explore strategies to address the RN shortage in the Mississippi Delta.

4









9. Health

10. Leadership

9. Initiate first steps to establish the School of Nursing as a transcultural nursing center.

5

In Spring 2004, the Delta State University QEP developed four (4) main goals with respect to increasing student engagement (Feb 6, 2004). These goals were as follows:

1. DSU will increase student-student interaction and faculty-student interaction.

2. DSU will increase the use of technology and web-based communication in classroom activities and assignments.

3. DSU students will gain knowledge and practice in a variety of communication skills by having these skills reinforced in all courses.

4. Student engagement in free-flowing, multi-directional communication with faculty and other students will increase. Communication related to current performance and its relationship to long-term student achievement and academic career decisions will improve through the use of departmental review boards.

The School of Nursing QEP learning goals correspond to the University QEP goals as outlined in the following table:

Table IIG-2: School of Nursing Unit Specific QEP Learning Goals congruency with University QEP Goals

Unit Goal

Specific Learning Outcome Measured

Specific Means of Measuring the Outcome

Associated QEP Goal(s)

Evidence

Maximize student potential for successful progression in the School of Nursing (SON)

Promote student learning through timely academic advisement and referrals to specific academic support services

Student responses on NSSE items 1q, 8b, 10b, and 12.

SON Student Interaction Form documentation of referrals to academic support services

SON Student Interaction Form documentation of referrals to success in nursing school modules or to Student Navigator.

SON Student Interaction Form documentation of referrals to DSU writing lab

SON attrition rate

1. DSU will increase student-student interaction and faculty-student interaction.

NSSE will be administered every 3rd year and 5th year. Since the initial administration was Spring, 2004, the survey was readministered administered again in Spring, 2007. However, results are not yet available to measure this outcome.

Eleven pre-nursing students were referred to academic support lab

10 Junior and 15 Senior students were referred to Student Navigator for leaning and testing taking and study skill assessments and recommendations.

All 29 students in NUR 314 Health care Policy and Ethical Decision Making were referred to the DSU Writing Lab

Faculty provides one-on-one tutoring for students having difficulties in class.

Ms. Deidra Byas, Student Navigator. provided several workshops on Time Management, Study Skills and Test Taking with the Junior students.

Attrition Rate:

Fall, 2007

BSN (14/81) = 17%

RN-BSN (0/14) = 0%

Spring, 2008

BSN (3/69) = 4%

RN-BSN (0/14) = 0%

Increase SON faculty and student use of web-based technology

Enhance classroom and WebCT content via use of URLs with relevant streaming video or animated demonstrations

Student responses to NSSE items 10g and 11g

Number of SON courses with links to relevant URLs

2. DSU will increase the use of technology and web-based communication in classroom activities and assignments.

NSSE will be administered every 3rd year and 5th year. Since administered Spring, 2004, the survey will be administered again in Spring, 2007. However, no evidence yet to measure this outcome.

The SON has numerous links to URLs within each course (all nursing courses are web enhanced or online), therefore this goal no longer relevant and will be revised during 2008-2009.

The Health Education Project continues to build and substantiate the community connection in providing information for healthy living and opening the door of inquiry to students about a health career in the discipline of nursing. The opportunity of this scholarly endeavor has served to greatly enhance the fulfillment of the SON mission.

Table IIG-3. The Delta Health Initiative, Health Education Projects Congruency with the SON Annual Goals.

School of Nursing Goals 2006-09

SON Priority

Delta Health Initiative: Health Education Project (Year One09/2002 refunded 2003, 2004, 2005, no cost extensions, 2006, 2007)

1. Continue to develop and maintain high quality graduate and undergraduate curricula, which are sensitive to community health care needs.

2

2. Complete the implementation of the School telehealth joint venture with Delta Area Health Education Center (Delta-AHEC)

5. Provide suitable teaching/learning materials for prevention and management of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and STIs.

6. Increase the publication of routine articles promoting healthful living by Delta area media.

2. Enhancement of innovative technology in the recruitment and retention of qualified students.

1


3. Broaden clinical experiences to include more community experiences at Delta healthcare agencies.

5. Provide suitable teaching/learning materials for prevention and management of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and STIs. Increase the publication of routine articles promoting healthful living by Delta area media.


3. Development of a student retention plan that emphasizes methods to improve student success, such as study skills, time management, test taking skills, and life skills.

1

1. Increase the number of graduates from BSN and MSN Programs who will remain to serve in the Delta.


4. Continue to support and enhance the professional development for faculty and staff members as part of faculty and staff evaluations for merit and promotion.

3

4. BSN and MSN students will research the correlation of factors impacting the diet of Delta area residents of different cultures to the incidence, prevention and management of hypertension and diabetes mellitus and will also investigate the correlation of drug and alcohol abuse to sexually transmitted diseases.


5. Support and enhance the research base of the faculty members to improve health care in the Delta region and the state of Mississippi.

3



5. Provide suitable teaching/learning materials for prevention and management of hypertension, diabetes mellitus and STIs


6. Continue to maintain community support for the School of Nursing through partnerships that provide service learning opportunities for faculty and students.

4






7. Maintain active involvement of the School of Nursing advisory board which consists of members of the community of interest.

4


8. Explore strategies to address the RN shortage in the Mississippi Delta.

4

1. Increase the number of graduates from BSN and MSN Programs who will remain to serve in the Delta.

9. Initiate first steps to establish the School of Nursing as a transcultural nursing center.

5




Table IIG-4. 2008-2009 Goals

Goal

Institutional Goal

Baseline

(AY 2007-08)

Year 1

(08-09)

Year 2

(09-10)

Year 3

(10-11)

Year 4

(11-12)

Year 5

(12-13)

Year 6

(13-14)

A. to increase number

of RN-BSN majors 20% in 5 years

SP 2

15

B. to double the size of the simulation /skills laboratory

(with 5 additional stations)

SP 1

Current skills lab has 5 stations

C. to increase the percentage of DSU nursing faculty receiving NLN nurse educator certification

SP 1

DSU SON currently has one (1) Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)

IV. Data and information for department:

Brief Description and/or Narrative of programmatic scope:

Purpose

In keeping with the purposes of Delta State University, the School combines study in the liberal arts, life sciences, and behavioral sciences with the study of nursing to offer the Bachelor of Science and the Masters of Science in Nursing Degrees. The School is committed to the preparation of professional registered nurses who will assist in meeting the health care needs of the people of the Delta and of Mississippi (see Table IIF for School enrollment). In addition, the School provides a foundation that supports graduate/post-graduate work beyond the baccalaureate or masters level. Through the program of advanced placement for students who are Associate or Diploma prepared registered nurses, the School offers opportunities for educational mobility, thus further increasing the number of professional nurses in the Delta region. Through the graduate program the School prepares registered nurses to function in advanced practice nursing roles as administrators, educators, or practitioners. The School also offers post-masters work, including post-masters fast tracks, for nurses desiring further education in one of two role preparations--educator or practitioner.

Table IIF: 2007-2008 School of Nursing Enrollment by Program

Program

Summer 2007 (n =161)

Fall 2007 (n = 179)

Spring 2008 (n =165)

Undergraduate (BSN)

Junior (continuing/new admits)

43 (43/0)

43 (43/0)

31 (31/0)

Senior (generic/RN completion)

58 (38/20)

52 (38/13)

52 (38/14)

Non-degree seeking (RN completion)

0

1

0

Totals

101

96

83

Graduate (MSN)

Administrator (continuing/new admits)

6 (6/0)

14(6/8)

14 (14/0)

Educator (continuing/new admits)

4 (4/0)

12 (5/7)

10 (10/0)

Practitioner (continuing/new admits)

21 (21/0)

45 (21/24)

40 (40/0)

Non-degree seeking

29

12

18

Totals

60

83

82

Comparative Data (enrollment, CHP, majors, graduation rates, etc):

Enrollment

BSN: Spring 2007 = 115

Jr I = 47 (This enrollment is the largest Jr. I class ever admitted.)

Jr III = 43

Sr = 25

Fall 2007 = 81

Jr II = 43

Sr = 38 Spring 2008 = 69

Jr II = 31

26 full time

5 part time

Sr = 38

35 full time

3 part time

RN-BSN:

Spring, 2008 = 14 continuing

13 full time and 1 part time

MSN Continuing:

Fall 2007:32 students (21 FNP 5 NEd

6 NAdmin)

MSN Newly Admitted Fall 2007:

FNP = 23

NEd = 7

NAdmin = 8

NonDegree = 12

MSN Total enrollment:

Fall 2007 (n = 70)

FNP = 44, NEd = 12

NAdmin = 14

NDS = 12

MSN continuing (n = 66):

Spring 2008

2nd semester = 35 (8 NAdmin, 6 NEd, 21 FNP)

4th semester = 31 (6 NAdmin, 5 NEd, 20 FNP)

NDS = 14

2001-02

BSN: 53% n = 10

8 Caucasian

2 African American

8 Female

RN-BSN: 17% n = 1

1 Black/African American Female

MSN: 046% n = 6

6 Caucasian

6 Females

2002-03

BSN: 37% (n = 7)

4 Caucasian

4 African American

5 Females

2 Males

RN-BSN: 10 %( n = 1)

1 Caucasian

1 Female

MSN: 0%

2003 04

BSN: 50% (n = 13)

8 Caucasian

5 African American

12 Female

1 Male

RN-BSN: 4% (n = 1)

1 Caucasian

1 Female

MSN: 0%

2004 05

BSN: 18% (n = 6)

4 Caucasian

2 African American

4 Female

2 Male

RN-BSN: 39% (n = 7)

3 Caucasian

4 Black/African American

6 Female

1 Male

MSN: 21% (n = 5)

2 Caucasian

3 African American

5 Female

2005 06

BSN: 23% (n =10)

4 Caucasian

6 African American

8 Female

2 Male

RN-BSN: 23% (n = 3)

2 Caucasian

1 African American

3 Female

MSN: 11% (n = 2)

1 Caucasian

1 African American

2 Female

2006 07

BSN 38% (n = 18)

13 Caucasian

5 African American

15 Female

3 Male

RN-BSN: 10% (n = 2)

0 Caucasian

2 African American

2 Female

MSN: 3% (n = 1)

1 Caucasian

0 African American

1 Female

Grants, Contracts, Partnerships, Other Accomplishments:

Grant-HRSA Graduate Nurse Traineeship, $28,451.00

Grant Delta Health Alliance/Delta AHEC/Delta State University Team Sugar Free 2, $20,000.00

Grant Delta AHEC/Delta State University Future MS Health Professionals (formerly Youth Health Service Corp), $15,000.00

Partnerships- The second year (2006-2008) of the partnership between the SON and the Dreyfus Health Foundation funded by a Robert Wood Johnson PIN Grant continues to focus on mentoring African American nursing students, offering academic and personal support services to all SON students (SUPPORT and SMART) and a project designed to prepare pre-nursing students for the rigors of nursing school (READY).

Economic Development initiatives and/or impact:

School of Nursing

Thirty-three (33) students successfully completed the Bachelor of Science in nursing program in May 2008. Currently, 88% (29/33) of these students are employed within the state. Seventeen (17) registered nurses completed the 12-month advanced standing program and also received their baccalaureate degree in December 2007 which brings the total BSN degree recipients to 50. These graduates are employed in various health care agencies, ranging from inpatient hospital care to community home health. All of the graduates were employed immediately after graduation and are receiving a salary of approximately $56,635/year per graduate or approximately $2,831750.00 in revenue from the health care industry.

Approximately 300 undergraduate students at the University have selected a pre-nursing plan of study to prepare for admission into the generic nursing program. Approximately 125 nurses are enrolled to complete pre-requisite courses for RN-BSN program admission. Intensive and extensive recruitment efforts have been launched by the School and throughout the nation. Schools of Nursing continue to turn away thousands of qualified nursing applicants. According to AACN's report on 2007-2008 Enrollment and Graduations in Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs in Nursing, U.S. nursing schools turned away 40,285 qualified applicants to baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in 2007 due to an insufficient number of faculty, clinical sites, classroom space, clinical preceptors, and budget constraints. Almost three quarters (71.4%) of the nursing schools responding to the 2007 survey pointed to faculty shortages as a reason for not accepting all qualified applicants into nursing programs. Currently at the writing of this report, the spring 2008 applicant pool for the DSU SON was comparable to the numbers for Spring 2007 (approximately 75 applicants with 56 qualified applicants; 45 qualified applicants were accepted to start the program of nursing this fall 2008, pending successful completion of pre-requisite courses, and 44 accepted admission).

The Schools mission and strategic plan supports the Universitys mission and goals. The School contributes to the economic and health status in the Delta region and the state of Mississippi. The need for baccalaureate nurses at the professional entry level in an increasingly complex health care system is well substantiated. In addition, employers are starting to require that RNs in management positions obtain a BSN degree or risk demotion or job loss. The Delta State University nursing graduates are in demand at the local, state, regional, and national levels.

The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program had twenty-nine (29) students to graduate in May 2008. Nineteen (196) of these graduates were in the nurse practitioner track; four (4) were in the nurse educator track; and six (6) were in the nurse administrator track. The estimated salary for Family Nurse Practitioners is $90,000/year, the estimated salary for Nurse Educators is $52,549.00, and the estimated salary for Nurse Administrators is $110,000.00. For the 2007 graduates this would approximate to $2,685,294.00 per annum.

At present there are 35 continuing students enrolled in the MSN program, twenty-one (21) in the nurse practitioner track, six (6) in nurse educator track and eight (8) in the nurse administrator track. There were also 18 non-degree seeking students enrolled in prerequisite MSN courses spring 2008.

The nursing profession provides a rich resource, Delta State nursing graduates, to the people of Mississippi. Nurses are essential contributors to health care in an increasingly complex system. Economically, this educational investment will have a long-term proactive impact in the Delta. These graduates are prepared to work in a variety of settings with clients of cultural diversity. Baccalaureate nurses are prepared as generalists. Masters prepared nurses are educated to work as administrator, educators, or practitioners. Among the many roles, Delta State graduates are prepared to function in community health agencies where family planning, health promotion, and disease prevention services, including immunizations, are provided to the public.

When health care is remote or too costly, the morbidity of chronic and acute diseases will continue to be ever present in increasing statistics, thus an excess of state dollars will continue to go to Medicaid and Welfare payments. Healthy Mississippians who are employable are contributors to the overall economic infrastructure and promote the interests of our state.

ONEYEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008)

The School of Nursing plans to:

Maintain enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Maintain online and off-campus (Greenville [GHEC] and Clarksdale [CCHEC]) access for RN-BSN program

Maintain online access for MSN and explore feasibility of off-campus class meetings (Greenville [GHEC and Clarksdale (CCHEC).

Seek external funding to assist in easing budget constraints.

FIVEYEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN (July 1, 2007- June 30, 2012)

The School of Nursing plans to:

Maintain enrollment per limitations set by IHL standard.

Continue to seek external funding for more facility expansion and faculty to accommodate future increased enrollment.

Promote graduates to work within the Delta region: scholarships/incentives.

Move to doctoral prepared faculty and increase grant/external funds to enhance the advancement of nursing science.

The anticipated research productivity will provide economic gain to the state through Delta State and through the outcomes of nursing research on health care changes particularly in the areas of rural healthcare access and delivery.

Diversity Compliance Initiatives and Progress:

Memorandum

Office of Institutional Research and Planning

TO:

Vice Presidents, Deans, Directors, and Department/Division Chairs

FROM:

Dr. Beverly Moon

DATE:

June 26, 2007

SUBJECT:

Plan of Compliance

Each year the IHL Board of Trustees requires that we update Delta States Plan of Compliance in response to Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The outline that should be used to respond to the 2006-2007 Plan of Compliance is enclosed. Please read through each of the areas and provide any information you can. The format is open (allowing for lists or paragraphs). Be sure to include the dollar amount that was spent in expediting the Plan of Compliance and specify if the expenditures were actual or estimated.

If your department/division did not have a section in last years report and you have information to report, please submit your department/divisions information using the enclosed guidelines. If your department/division submitted information last year, we have a copy of that report on file for your viewing.

Many of you, we hope, will be able to pull this information directly from your recently completed Annual Report. Please submit your document electronically as a Word document to the Office of Institutional Research and Planning at [email protected], labeled according to the following convention: PlanComplianceRegistrar0607, no later than Monday, July 20. If you do not have anything to report, please let us know so we will not send you reminder memos. If you have questions, please call ext. 4050.

c:

Dr. John Hilpert

PLAN OF COMPLIANCE (2007-2008 UPDATE)

1. Describe the special efforts made in 2007-2008 to employ, train, and promote members of other races.* (The term other race is defined as indicated within the footnote below.)

The School of Nursing had a composite of 14 full-time, 10 part-time faculty during fall 2007 and 13 full-time, 8 part-time faculty in spring 2008. Three (3) of the full-time and one (1) of the part-time faculty (25+ %) in fall 2007 were African-American. Four (4) of the full-time and one (1) of the part time faculty (33%) in spring 2008 were African American. In addition, the SON full-time staff member the Student Navigator is also African American (staff = 25% minority). Recruitment efforts continue to target a national pool with specific online advertisements to Minority Nurse, an AACN listserve of deans of school of nursing in liberal arts and small colleges and universities and the National Student Nurses Association broadcast email for faculty positions. Approximately 24% (n = 12) of the School of Nursings Advisory Council members (N = 50) are African-American.

2. Describe faculty exchange arrangement between other race institutions and indicate the number of faculty members involved.

There were no faculty exchange arrangements during 2007-08.

3. Describe the special efforts made to assist incumbent other race personnel to upgrade credentials for promotions to higher ranked positions. Indicate the number of employees involved.

An additional African American female was hired in January 2008, resulting in a total of four (4) minority nursing faculty (33%). One minority faculty member completed the PhD in April 2007 and two have been accepted into Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

4. Identify distinguished professorships of other race personnel brought to the campus in 2006-07.

Maria Gloria Wright, MSN, (Clinton, MS) presented workshop Survival Spanish in Health Care March, 2008. This was a repeat performance from 2004-2005, 2005-2006 and 2007-2008. The School of Nursing plans to have Mrs. Wright offer this continuing education to the School of Nursing every year.

5. Describe the cooperative programs involving both faculty and students between other race institutions and indicate the number of persons involved.

Mississippi Valley State University Continues as a partner in the Delta Health Alliance. The SON is available to participate in recruitment and health care spots during their career days.

The School of Nursing houses and directs the Delta Area Health Education Center (director is Shelby Polk, nursing faculty), which is working to network the multiple agencies existing to serve the predominant needs of the Delta experienced by the poor, the indigent, and the minority races. The School of Nursing received grant funding from the DHA for Team Sugar Free presentations during fall 2007 (six Bolivar County elementary schools) and summer 2008 (during Medical Island).

In addition, the Dean of the School of Nursing serves on the advisory (CRAFT) board of the Cleveland School District Allied Health Program. The School of Nursing has donated books to the Allied Health Program, assisted with fund raising ideas and plans to adopt the Allied Health Program by partnering DSU Student Nurse Association members with Allied Health students.

6. Identify new programs approved in 2007-08 which will have potential of attracting other race students and faculty members.

The SON Delta Health Alliance project to increase numbers of nurses in the Delta has continued to place the SON in the community spotlight. The SON is active in Health Fairs and summer camps (Medical Island wit

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