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Reforming OZ - A Wizard’s Tale . Transforming a National Nursing Organization A Successful Case Study Ron Kern, PhD Chief Academic Officer Concorde Career Colleges and Institutes. Session Objectives .
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Reforming OZ - A Wizard’s Tale Transforming a National Nursing Organization A Successful Case Study Ron Kern, PhD Chief Academic Officer Concorde Career Colleges and Institutes
Session Objectives • The College System & Clinical Program Challenges in a Nationally Accredited “Career College” System • Use of the “Oz Principle” - Stop Blame & Drive Accountability • Describe Implementation Strategies to Drive Student Learning & Outcomes, Develop Clinical Expert Educators, and Curriculum Enhancement • Explain ATI’s Vital Role in assessing both content validation and increased clinical reasoning
Concorde Career Colleges • National health education career college including • Nursing • Surgical Tech • Respiratory Therapy • OTA, PTA • Radiologic Technician • Medical Lab Tech • Pharmacy Tech • Health Information Technology • Massage Therapy • Medical Assisting • Patient Care Technician • Medical Office Administration • Dental Assisting • Dental Hygiene • EEG Sleep (PSG) Technician • Neuro-Diagnostic Tech
Concorde Organizational Profile • National Group of Health Careers Colleges • 16 Ground Campuses Nationwide – Over 300,000 sq ft of Lab Space • New Online Campus • Nursing Programs include • 10 PN/LVN Programs • 8 AD-RN Programs • Perioperative Nursing Cert • Active RN to BSN Online • MSN in Development Grand Prairie, Texas Campus
Concorde Career College 17 Ground Campus Locations Plus Online Campus Nursing Student Population: 1700 PN/VN, 500 Associate Degree Students Portland, OR San Bernardino, CA North Hollywood, CA Garden Grove, CA San Diego, CA Denver, CO Kansas City, MO Kansas City ONLINE Grand Prairie, TX Dallas, TX San Antonio, TX Memphis, TN Southaven, MS Tampa, FL Orlando, FL Jacksonville, FL Miramar, FL
State of Nursing Programs January 2013 • Nursing Board Status • NCLEX Pass Rates • Very Strong Clinical Faculty • Student Engagement • Student Satisfaction • Faculty Turnover • ATI Access • Academic Leadership
Two Challenges Blocking Change • National Accreditation Restrictions vs. Traditional Nursing Program Expectations and Practices 2. The Internal Culture
National Accreditation RestrictionsNursing Program Admissions Traditional 2-Year College Concorde Career College Risk Profile Faculty Interview Complete General Education Courses A&P 1 A&P 2 Micro Psyc Col. Algebra Chemistry Comp I Communications Cognitive Ability Take TEAS Test Admit the Best 30 To Nursing School GPA Take TEAS Test Complete Foundations Course Complete General Education Courses A&P 1 A&P 2 Micro Psyc Col. Algebra Chemistry Comp I Communications Admit the Best 30 To Nursing School Complete Nursing Program Complete Nursing Program
The “OZ Principle” A Cultural Change TowardOrganizational and Personal Accountability • Above The Line Behaviors SEE IT – OWN IT - SOLVE IT - DO IT • Below the Line Behaviors • Finger Pointing – Blaming Others • Deny It Exists or Ignore It • Not MY job • Active Disengagement - Wait and See • Tell Me What To Do - CYA
Preparing for NCLEX Outcomes • Content Validation – Is the Content Rigor There? - What Does the Level of Rigor Need to Be? • Clinical Reasoning Validation – Have Students Developed Proper “Habits of Mind” to process a 360 degree view of a clinical scenario?
“Scaffold” Learning and Assessment For Licensure Exams – We MUST raise student learning & assessment skills: High Level Clinical Reasoning Mid Level Critical Thinking Low Level Recall/Discussion
The Transformational Path • Leadership Summit • Curriculum Revision to Seamless 1+1 • Committees of Key Leaders and Faculty • Regional Consulting Nurses • Training and Development • Benchmarks and Metrics • New Talent
Major Investments • Full Partnership with ATI • Nationwide implementation of tutorials, simulations, tests and review materials • Training Faculty and Leaders in ATI resources and usage at each campus • Adding Human Patient Simulation Labs and equipment Our TOOL KIT
Our Vision for the Future • Career Ladder from PCT/MA to MSN • All programs ACEN accredited • Best-In-Class Outcomes with Expert Clinical Educators • Student’s Delighted • Changing lives!
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS? There are no Wizards in Kansas! The Change You Seek Is Within Yourself