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Successful strategies for improving outcomes through quality assessment and evaluation of programs. Leadership Conference Winston Salem, NC June 2013. Objectives. Outline strategies for improving outcomes
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Successful strategies for improving outcomes through quality assessment and evaluation of programs Leadership Conference Winston Salem, NC June 2013
Objectives • Outline strategies for improving outcomes • Provide an overview of quality assessment in the evaluation of nursing education programs • Identify steps to ensure program excellence
Strategy • Carefully devise plan of action • to achieve a goal • Carry out your plan • How do we strategize to develop program quality?
Questions to be asked • Where do we want to go? • What is the end product? • What needs to be done to achieve the outcome desired? • What steps are needed to get the ideal results • How will faculty be involved? • Who do we need on board to achieve desired results?
Accreditation • CCNE • Baccalaureate • Masters • Doctoral • Post • NLNAC • All programs
Accreditation • Encourage academic excellence • Influence educators to challenge themselves • Provide for programs to thrive through an atmosphere of excellence • Enable faculty to raise the bar of academic standards
Accreditation…cont’d 5. Enable faculty to better understand their academic role: • Teaching • Communicating (students/colleagues) • Using information resources • Understanding professional practice • Functioning as a change agent • Engaging in scholarly activities • Professional memberships • Research • Publishing • Presentations • Networking
Strategies for improving outcomes 1. Quality faculty • Hire • experienced faculty • faculty that fit • Grow your own • Mentor early on • role of chair • role of more senior faculty • Socialize junior faculty into their role
Strategies for improving outcomes…cont’d • 2. Describe • Student • academic skill levels • learning outcomes • Graduate competencies
Strategies for improving outcomes…cont’d • 3. Develop a rapport with community • get to know your community • support will come to you from the community • faculty come from the community • students come from the community • committee/board members come from the community
Strategies for improving outcomes…cont’d • 4. Assess clinical environment • Administration • Staff • Policies toward education • Education vs. work oriented
Strategies for improving outcomes…cont’d • 5. Design pattern/blueprint for ongoing assessment of curriculum • periodically revisit assessment tool • look at curriculum on a pre-determined schedule • examine statistics
Strategies for improving outcomes…cont’d • 6. Discern the direction in which profession is going • keep up • attend various professional conferences • in-state • out of state • prioritize allocation of resources • read professional literature
Strategies for improving outcomes…cont’d • 7. Ensure competent leadership • credentialed & experienced • able to guide/improve faculty in creation of positive climate, including performance, satisfaction & motivation (passive/hostile climate) • encourage fair & equitable treatment
Strategies for improving outcomes…cont’d • College culture
Assessment/ Plan of Evaluation • Systematic • Mission & administration • mission • philosophy • outcomes • Faculty & staff • 25% must be doctorally prepared
Assessment/ Plan of Evaluation…cont’d • Provide faculty with accreditation standards • Ensure faculty know & understand each standard • Identify steps to ensure program excellence • Plan of evaluation • expected outcomes are specific • expected outcomes are measurable • Levels of achievement • appropriate assessment methods • a minimum of three (3) years of data for each component within evaluation plan
Successful strategies for improving outcomes through quality assessment & evaluation of programs • NLNAC • CCNE • Successful identification/implementation of evaluation plan • Working faculty