Robert E Smith School of Nursing_Plan and Report_0809

DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY Robert E Smith School of Nursing Strategic Plan and Annual Report Calendar Year 2008 _X Academic Unit I Administrative/Support Unit Unit Title: School/College or University Division: Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Administrator: Lizabeth L Carlson Table of Contents I Unit Title………………………………………………………………………………… .1 II Educational Program Learning Outcome Assessment Plan……………………………………………4 III 2008 Division/Department Goals & Outcomes Assessment ………………………………………10 IV Data & Information for Department.…………………………………………………… 26 Overview ……………………………………………………………………………………… 26 Accreditation ……………………………………………………………………… 28 Structure & Governance.…………………………………………………………… 29 Figure 1: Organizational Structure.……………………………………………… 30 Figure 2: Programs/Committee Organizational Structure…………………………………….31 Department/Division Goals for 2009…… …………………………………………………… 44 Purpose.…………………………………………………………………………… 44 Grants, Contracts, Partnerships, Other Accomplishments……………………………………….46 Economic Development Initiatives and/or Impact………………………………………………46 Diversity Compliance Initiatives and Progress………………………………………………… 49 Committees Reporting to Unit………………………………………………………………… 52 V Personnel.……………………………………………………………………………… 52 VI Degree Program Addition/Deletions……………………………………………… 57 Tables: IA: Educational Program Learning Outcome Assessment Plan…………………………………… NCLEX Results…………………………………………………………………………………….4 HESI Exit Exam Results……………………………………………………………………………5 IA2: BSN Graduate Employment……………………………………………………………………… 16 IA3: MSN Graduate Employment …………………………………………………………………… 17 IA4: MSN Certification Results…………………………………………………………………………18 IA5: Graduation Rates………………………………………………………………………………… 20 IIA: Mission…………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 IIB: Philosophy………………………………………………………………………………………… 26 IIC: BSN Outcomes…………………………………………………………………………………… 26 IID: MSN Outcomes…………………………………………………………………………………… 27 IIE: Governance Structure & Correlation with the University………………………………………… 30 IIG-1: Goals & Congruency with the University……………………………………………………… 33 IIG-2: School of Nursing QEP Learning Goals congruency ……………………………………… 37 IIG-3: The Delta Health Initiative, Health Education Project’s Congruency……………………………40 IIG-4: 2006-2009 Goals……………………………………………………………………………… 42 IIF: Enrollment, CHP, Graduation Rages….…………………………………………………………….44 IIIA: Faculty & Staff …………………………………………………………………….………… 51 IIID: Promotion & Tenure Status …………………………………………………………………… 55 II Educational Program Learning Outcome Assessment Plan (Academics) Learner Outcomes identified for the major A Learning Outcome What should a graduate in the Nursing major know, value, or be able to at graduation and beyond? BSN 1st write NCLEX-RN pass rate B Data Collection & Analysis What assessment tools and/or methods will you use to determine achievement of the learning outcome? Describe how the data from these tools and/or methods will be/have been collected Explain the procedure to analyze the data 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 Specific baccalaureate program (student learning) outcomes (PO) (based on Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education [CCNE] accreditation criteria): Apply nursing, natural and behavioral science concepts to the practice of nursing (clinical concepts or CC) GE #5 C Results of Evaluation What were the findings of the analysis? 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 D Use of Evaluation Results List any specific recommendations 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 NCLEX 1st write pass rate 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 92% 89% 94% 75% 85% 72% 82.86% 2008 1st write NCLEX-RN results met the IHL accreditation standards UG syllabi reviewed by course faculty and HESI specialty exams were 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 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 (SOClegal/ethical considerations) GE #1, #2, #5, #7 & #10 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 900 on each specialty HESI exam DSU SON mean HESI score/national mean HESI score (national percentile rank) 2006 2007 Exam 1: Exam 1: 757/856 (23.42) 771/835 (30.79) 2008 Exam 1: 850/825 (55.11) Exam 2: Exam 2: 864/856 (50.88) 815/835 (42.56) Exam 2: 864/825 (58.97) Exam 3: Exam 3: 854/856 (48.01) 816/835 (42.85) Exam 3: 854/825 (55.97) Clinical Concepts Mean 2006 Exam 1: = 770 Exam 2: = 845 Exam 3: = 833 Mean 2007 Exam 1: = 802.3 Exam 2: = 856.6 Exam 3: = 727.07 Mean 2006 Mean 2007 Practice leadership as a selfdirected professional who is accountable to self, society, and the evolving nursing profession GE # Participate in research to enhance health care delivery GE #3& #4 Mean 2008 Exam1: = 819 Exam 2: = 904.5 Exam 3: = 878.2 Exam 1: CT = 755 TC = 788 TNI = 761 CA = 594 NP = 1032 SOC = 716 Exam 1: CT = 771 TC = 717 TNI = 783 CA = 443 NP = 781.2 SOC = 750 Mean 2008 Exam 1: CT = 852 TC = 823 TNI = 857 CA = 1041 NP = 859.8 SOC = 873 Exam 2: CT = 879 TC = 873 TNI = 876 CA = 819 NP = 884 SOC = 871 Exam 2: CT = 808 TC = 829 TNI = 803 CA = 998 NP = 819.4 SOC = 840 Exam : CT = 864 TC = 799 TNI = 860 CA = 562 NP = 843.4 SOC = 882 Exam 3: Exam 3: Exam 3: 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, predictor in 1st senior semester and for a grade in NUR 408.) Nur 408 now requires at least one score of 900 to pass the CT = 844 TC = 850 TNI = 855 CA = 720 NP = 847 SOC = 867 Improve health care delivery through interdisciplinary collaboration, coordination, and consultation (safe, effective, care environment or SECE) GE # CT = 815 TC = 575 TNI = 869 CA = 811 NP = 828.6 SOC = 741 Mean 2006 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) GE #8 Leadership Exam 1: = 734 Exam 2: = 909 Exam 3: = 848 CT = 855 TC = 842 TNI = 863.4 CA = 863 NP = 1145 SOC = 842 Mean 2007 Mean 2008 Exam 1: = 781 Exam 2: = 716 Exam 3: = 751 Exam 1: = 816 Exam 2: = 869 Exam 3: = 853 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 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 Mean 2006 Mean 2007 SECE Exam 1: = 805 Exam 2: = 890 Exam 3: = 880 Exam 1: = 765 Exam 2: = 701 Exam 3: = 847 Mean 2006 Exam 1: PI = 747 PsI = 639 Mean 2008 Exam 1: = 900 Exam 2: = 853 Exam 3: = 849 Mean 2007 Mean 2008 Exam 1: Exam 1: PI = 715 PI = 838 PsI = 773 PsI: = 849 Exam 2: PI = 875 PsI = 924 Exam 2: PI = 859 PsI = 846 Exam : PI: = 884 PsI: = 791 Exam 3: PI = 838 PsI = 878 Exam 3: PI = 872 PsI = 648 Exam 3: PI: = 857 PsI: = 843 BSN End of program surveys 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 NCLEXRN 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 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 Anonymous BSN student end of program surveys Mean 2006 PO 1: = 3.9 PO 2: = 3.33 PO 3: = 4.0 PO 4: = 3.5 PO 5: = 3.4 PO 6: = 3.9 Mean 2007 PO 1: = 4.1 PO 2: = 4.2 PO 3: = 4.2 PO 4: = 4.2 PO 5: = 4.0 PO 6: = 4.1 Mean 2008 PO 1: = 4.42 PO2: = 3.87 PO3: = 3.84 PO4: = 3.48 PO5: = 3.90 PO6: = 4.13 Q1 under additional information on the surveys-Would you recommend DSU’s BSN program to a friend? 2006 Yes = 92% No response = 8% 2007 Yes = 90% No = 10% 2008 Yes = 16% No = 84% Employer/advisory council surveys Mean 2006 PO 1: = 4.5 PO 2: = 4.7 PO 3: = 4.8 PO 4: = 3.4 PO 5: = 3.5 PO 6: = 4.0 Mean 2007 PO 1: = 4.5 PO 2: = 4.8 PO 3: = 4.8 PO 4: = 4.0 PO 5: = 3.9 PO 6: = 4.2 Mean 2008 PO 1: = 4.4 PO 2: = 4.8 PO 3: = 4.8 PO 4: = 4.1 PO 5: = 4.0 PO 6: = 4.2 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 Junior nursing students were given copies of the HESI exit policy (and signed receipt obtained) in April 2008 for implementation starting in October 2008 All nursing courses with a clinical component were separated into separate theory and clinical courses with individual of achievement of program outcomes using a 1-5 Likert scale with being poor and being excellent Anonymous BSN employer/advisory council annual surveys (N = 6) of employee achievement of program outcomes using a 1-5 Likert scale with being very little extent and being very great extent grading criteria (clinical was previously evaluated by satisfactory or unsatisfactory criteria, with three [3] unsatisfactory scores resulting in failure of the entire course) to measure student clinical performance more accurately, better measure compliance with IHL faculty/student ratios and calculate credit hour production (Appendix A) 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 work experience and first cohort(s) graduated in 2007) 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 Student self-report FNP Certification pass rate FNP certification 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 results 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 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) 1st write pass rate 2006 2007 2008 88% (15/17) 100% (14/14) 100% (29/29) Anonymous annual end of program surveys (N = 19) measuring End of program surveys Mean 2006 2007 PO 1: = 4.3 PO 1: = 4.5 PO2: = 4.1 PO 2: = 4.5 PO3: = 4.05 PO 3: = 4.5 2008 PO 1: = 4.5 PO 2: = 4.4 PO 3: = 4.6 The Role Synthesis course was a combined course for Nurse Educators and Nurse Administrators which can then pose problems when students return for a PostMaster’s degree – course is replaced with last course grade on transcript – decision to make as two (2) separate courses: NUR 620 Role Synthesis (family program outcomes D Demonstrate conducted with competency in practice pencil and through application of scantron sheets in advanced nursing classrooms, knowledge and skills scantrons run by faculty secretary and reported as E Demonstrate an aggregate data by appreciation of human the Program diversity in the delivery Effectiveness of appropriate, Committee (PEC) individualized health to the SON care 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 PO4: = 4.25 PO5: = 4.2 PO 4: = 4.0 PO 5: = 4.5 PO4: = 4.6 PO 5: = 4.63 Q1 under additional information on the surveys-Would you recommend DSU’s 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 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 Table IIG-3 The Delta Health Initiative, Addressing the Nursing Shortage in the Delta’s Congruency with the SON Annual Goals School of Nursing Goals 2006-09 SON Priority Delta Health Initiative: Health Education Project (Year One—09/2002 – refunded 2003, 2004, 2005, no cost extensions, 2006, 2007) area media Table IIG-4 2008-2009 Goals Goal Institutional Goal Baseline (AY 200708) 15 Year (Calendar Year 2008) 11 A to increase number of RN-BSN majors 20% in years B to double the size of the simulation /skills laboratory (with additional stations) SP SP Current skills lab has stations SP DSU SON currently has one (1) Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Skills lab expansion underwayprojected completion projected for August 2009 One (1) additional SON faculty member attained CNE certification in 2008 for a total of two (2) CNE certified nursing faculty members C to increase the percentage of DSU nursing faculty receiving NLN nurse educator certification by 20% Year Year Year Year Year (2009) (2011) (2012) (2013) (2014) Brief Description and/or Narrative of programmatic scope: Purpose Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 44 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 Master’s 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 master’s 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-master’s work, for nurses desiring further education in one of three role preparations—administrator, educator or practitioner Comparative Data (enrollment, CHP, majors, graduation rates, etc): ENROLLMENT BY MAJOR Summer Spring 2008 2008 Fall 2008 UG GR UG GR UG GR Nursing 117 79 73 23 194 51 Total 117 79 73 23 194 51 2008 Graduates Nursing BSN MSN NUR 52 29 CREDIT HOUR PRODUCTION Summer Spring 2008 2008 Fall 2008 UG GR UG GR UG G 887 689 301 72 821 494 Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 45 Graduation Rates Program Graduates (admitted/graduated) BSN (2006) BSN (2007) BSN (2008) RN-BSN (2006) RN-BSN (2007) RN-BSN (2008) MSN (2006) MSN (2007) MSN (2008) 50% (26/13) 76% (33/25) 80% (44/35) 69% (13/9) 90% (20/18) 100% (14/14) 88% (17/15) 88% (17/15) 97% (30/29) 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 grant funded by a Robert Wood Johnson PIN Grant ended in 2008 but the SON plans to continue to focus on mentoring nursing students by offering academic and personal support services (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-five (35) students successfully completed the Bachelor of Science in nursing program in 2008 Currently, 86% (30/35) 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 Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 46 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 fall 2008, 44 accepted admission and 35 actually started the program) The School’s mission and strategic plan supports the University’s 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 (19) 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 There were also 18 non-degree seeking students enrolled in prerequisite MSN courses spring 2008 The estimated Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 47 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 2008 graduates this would approximate to $2,685,294.00 per annum Fall 2008 enrollment consisted of 40 Nurse Practitioner students, six (6) Nurse Educators, eight (8) Nurse Administrators, and 10 Non-degree seeking students 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 Master’s 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 ONE-YEAR 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 FIVE-YEAR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN (July 1, 2007- June 30, 2012) The School of Nursing plans to: Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 48 • Maintain enrollment per limitations set by IHL standard • Continue to seek external funding for more facility expansion and faculty members 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 Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 49 Diversity Compliance Initiatives and Progress: PLAN OF COMPLIANCE Describe the special efforts made in 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 13 full-time, part-time faculty members in spring 2008 and14 full-time and two (2) part-time faculty members during fall 2008 Three (3) of the full-time faculty (21%) in 2008 were AfricanAmerican In addition, the SON part-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 Nursing’s Advisory Council members (N = 50) are African-American Describe faculty exchange arrangement between “other race” institutions and indicate the number of faculty members involved There were no faculty exchange arrangements during 2008 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 Two African American faculty members have been accepted into Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) with a projected completion date of summer 2010 Both are being assisted with tuition, books and fees via reimbursement 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 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 Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 50 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 2008 (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 the DSU Student Nurse Association has initiated “adopting” the Allied Health Program by partnering members with Allied Health students Identify new programs approved in 2008 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 with Kids Kollege) combined with recruitment efforts and special events that target youth/new DSU college students for future nursing careers These efforts have met with great success Medical Island (June 1-6, 2008) had 24 attendees with 79% white and 21% other ethnicities (4 African American, One (1) Hispanic) The second year 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) Identify and describe efforts and accomplishments in strengthening existing programs and thereby attracting “other race” students and faculty members BSN – Continue with SUPPORT, SMART and READY projects to help prepare students to be successful in nursing school Continue with a part-time admission option for at-risk students Continue with the support lab and director position (Student Navigator) to assist students with successful resolution of both personal and academic issues RN-BSN – Enrollment has remained stable in the RN-BSN program; averaging 14-15 students each year The online classes with on-campus meetings in Greenville and Clarksdale have increased the opportunities for AD-RN nurses to Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 51 advance up the professional career ladder Historically the associate degree programs have a higher percentage of minority students, thus DSU SON recruitment in this pool has increased minority nurses with a baccalaureate degree Plans for 2009 are to increase recruitment efforts to increase admissions to this program for a cohort with at least 20 RN-BSN students MSN – numbers continued to increase (from 50 enrolled in fall 2005 to 61 enrolled in fall 2006 and 83 enrolled in fall 2007; an additional 25 MSN students were admitted for fall 2008 admission) however, total numbers will decrease this fall 2008 to 60 as 29 MSN students graduated spring 2008 and there were not enough applicants for the Nurse Administrator and Nurse Educator options to run Admission numbers were limited in the Family Nurse Practitioner option as three FNP faculty resigned and could not be replaced, thus requiring limiting admissions to maintain accreditation faculty:student clinical ratios However, total enrollment for fall 2008 (with non-degree seeking students) was 64 The SON offers the only BSN and MSN programs in the Delta region thus affording minorities the opportunity for regional access to graduate nursing education * Since the majority of Delta State University’s faculty, staff and students are classified as “White,” the term “other race,” as used above, is to be defined as including those individuals classified by the U.S Census Bureau as American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 52 Committees reporting to unit (Committee records archived in the Dean’s office): Nursing Faculty Organization Committee V Personnel: An excellent complement of full-time faculty, staff, and part-time adjunct faculty (see Table IIIA) enable the School to fulfill the mission and insure that students achieve program outcomes The faculty members have been recognized this past year with noteworthy activities and accomplishments (see Table IIIB) IV Table IIIA: 2008 Full-Time, Part-Time, & Adjunct Faculty Members & Staff Roster Full-Time Faculty Lizabeth L Carlson, DNS, RNC1 Dean & Professor, Tenured Debra F Allen, MSN, RN, CNA Instructor Vicki L Bingham, (PhD (c), MSN, RN Chair of Academic Programs, Associate Professor Lacey Blessitt, BSN, RN ……………………………………………………………………… Instructor Catherine Hays, EdD, RN…… … Assistant Professor Carrie Janous, MSN, RN, NC……………………………………………………………………Instructor Addie Herrod, MSN, RN, BC……………………………………………………………………Instructor Monica Jones, MSN, RN, BC……………………………………………………………………Instructor Donna Koestler, MSN, RN…………………………………………………………………… Instructor Shelby Polk MSN, RN, BC…………………………………………………………………… Instructor Rhonda Potter, MSN, RN, BC………………………………………………………………… Instructor D Louise Seals, EdD, RN Associate Professor, Tenured Betty Sylvest, DNS, RN………………………………………………………… Assistant Professor Carleen Thompson, MSN, RN, BC …………………………………………………………… Instructor Part-Time Faculty Janette McCrory, MSN, RN, BC Instructor Adjunct Faculty Bonita Cross, MSN, RN,BC…………………………………………………………………… Instructor Full-Time Staff Carla Lewis Secretary to the Dean Judy Haney Secretary to the Faculty Cheryl Oleis .…Resource Assistant Part-Time Staff Deidra Byas………………………………………………………………………… Student Navigator Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 53 Noteworthy activities and accomplishments: Nursing Students: • Four DSU Students attended NSNA National Convention in Grapevine, Texas: Julie Tipton, Brittany Flippo, Tina Adams, Lanetra Wiley • SNA participated in Cholesterol screening, relay for life, a Diabetic teaching program to grades 1-8 in all Bolivar County Schools, taught hygiene classes for 5th graders, Anti-smoking to 3rd and 4th graders and handwashing to 1st-2nd grade, and ran a healthy living kid’s zone for are 4th and 5th graders as part of the Delta Health and Wellness day They also collected coats and blankets for the needy, sent two boxes to GIs in Operation Shoebox and sent children Christmas boxes thru Operation Christmas child • Six students inducted into the 2008 DSU SNA Hall of Fame: Julie Tipton, Brittany Flippo, Tina Adams, Lanetra Wiley, Stephanie Stevens and Secondria Henry Faculty: Debra F Allen, MSN: • Elected as Chair of Nominations committee for MNA • Elected a Mississippi delegate to ANA • Served as DSU SNA Advisor • Served on MNFs Harmony for Health Committee and MNA/MNFs Nightingale Awards Committee • Served as Sigma Theta Tau International Pi Xi Chapter 1st Counselor • Served as a GST Instructor • Served on Delta Health and Wellness Day Committee • Served as SON Faculty Senate Proxy • Herron, L., Sylvest, B., Jones, M M & Allen, D.F Student Mentoring Achieves Retention and Transition (S.M.A.R.T.) Poster Presentation at ROMEA Conference, Delta State University, October 2007 and at Region Sigma Theta Tau, Birmingham, AL; October 2008 Vicki Bingham, PhD, MSN, RN: • Program Chair of ROMEA Conference in October, 2008 for the Delta State University Teaching Excellence Committee • Continued to serve as Secretary/Treasurer for the Mississippi Association of Baccalaureate & Higher Degree Programs – until June, 2008 • Appointed and serving as a member to the following committees for Delta State University: Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 54 o Foundations of Excellence [Roles and Purposes], 2008 – served as secretary for this committee o Diversity Task Force, 2008 o Strategic Planning Committee, 2008 • “Panel: Embedding Diversity in University Coursework”, October 6, 2008, at the 2008 Annual Reaching Out to Mississippi: Education in Action (ROMEA) Faculty Development Conference on Teaching in Higher Education, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi • “Panel: Pursuing Diversity Awareness”, March 31, 2009, at the 5th Annual Delta Research and Scholarship Symposium, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi • Served as a reviewer (November, 2008) for CD-ROM entitled: Fluid & Electrolytes Electronic Learning Program by Kee, Paulanka & Purnell (Individual Version 2.0) for Thomson/Delmar Learning Lacey L Blessitt, MSN, RN: • Received the HRSA Nurse Educator Scholarship 2006-2008 Lizabeth L Carlson, DNS, RN, BC: • Marquis Who’s Who of American Women (27th ed.), 2008 • Marquis Who’s Who in American Education 2007-2008 • Madison Chamber of Commerce Dynamic Women of Mississippi 2008 • Marquis Who’s Who in American Education (8th ed.), 2007-2008 • State (Mississippi) Grassroots Liaison of AACN's Government Affairs Committee, August 1, 2007-present • Vice President of Mississippi Nurses Association District 30, January 2007-present • Nursing Faculty Shortage Task Force, January 2005-January 2008 • Sentinel reader/research article rater for the MORE (McMaster Online Rating of Evidence) EBN (Evidence-Based Nursing) project, Fall, 2006-present Catherine Hayes, EdD, MSN, RN: • Nominated to The Oxford Roundtable, in Oxford, England and selected from a group of international scholars to present research related to indicators for attrition in nursing undergraduate education Reelected as the Senator from the School of Nursing for a second two year term • Continue to serve on the Merit Pay Appeals Committee for the university • Appointed to the General Education Committee • Submitted Full -Tenure Review Portfolio fall 2008 • Presented: Contracting, Group Process in BSN and MSN Programs, ROMEA, Delta State University, October 2008 • Presented: Group Process in BSN and MSN Programs….Voted Off the Island, Mississippi Nurses Association Annual Convention, Research and Scholarly Work Poster Presentation, Biloxi, MS, October 2008 Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 55 Monica Jones, MSN, CFNP: • Accepted to University of Alabama DNP Program beginning Fall 2008 • Collected statistical data for SMART mentor/mentee interactions during Spring 2008 Janette McCrory, MSN, RN, BC: • American Red Cross – Disaster Health Services Certification: Arranged for Betsy Reeves, MSN, RN, from the MS Chapter of the American Red Cross to provide training to the senior nursing students in NUR 403 Community Health Nursing and to some faculty for certification in Disaster Health Services • Delta Research Symposium April 16 & 17, 2008 – poster presentation: Mentoring in Nursing Practice, Education, and Research Shelby Polk, MSN, CFNP: • Received the H.E.A.D.W.A.E Outstanding Faculty Award • Accepted into UAB’s DNP Program – Summer 2008 • 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 Louise Seals, EdD, MS, RN: • Assisted with submission of Dreyfus Health Foundation Grant for an orientation program/support network for the Family/significant other of nursing students at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, “Understanding [provided by Parents/Others Reality Training (SUPPORT)”, submitted January 06, 2007, funded in the amount of $750.58 – second session held June 2008 Betty Sylvest, DNS, RN: • Attained Certified Nurse Educator Certification December 2008 • Member of Writing Across the Curriculum Committee and elected chair in January, 2008 • Developed fully online class for NUR 686 Basic EKG Interpretation as well as placed it online for CEU 100 for community nurses and continuing education • Continue to host the Stroke Support Group on 4th Monday of every month • Poster Presentation for SMART at ROMEA in September, 2008 • Secretary, District 23, Mississippi Nurses Association • Provided several Heartsaver/AED classes for community and faculty re-certifications • Reviewed article entitled HPV: What the Nurse Needs to Know for Innovations in Family & Community Health, 31 (4) • Reviewed article entitled Family Child Care Providers’ Experience in Health Promotion for Innovations in Family & Community Health, 31 (4) Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 56 • Publication – (2008) Cardiac health problems M.A Hogan and K Hill Pathophysiology: review and rationales (2nd ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc • Publication – (in review) Appetite Control through Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Health Matters Fort Pierce, FL: Liberty Medical Supply, Inc • Poster presentation for spring 2008 Delta Research and Scholarship Symposium, Relationship of family cohesion, family flexibility, family type, and duration of caregiving as perceived by the family caregiver of elderly stroke patients • Sylvest, B (2008) Cardiac health problems, In M.A Hogan and K Hill Pathophysiology: review and rationales (2nd ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc • Sylvest, B.K Appetite Control through Laparoscopic Gastric Banding Health Matters (Non-refereed journal) Fort Pierce, FL: Liberty Medical Supply, Inc • Sylvest, B (2008) EKG Pocket Guide Reviewed 8/26/08 for Jones and Bartlett Publishers • Sylvest, B (2008) Reviewed article entitled HPV: What the Nurse Needs to Know for Innovations in Family & Community Health, 31 (4) • Sylvest, B (2008) Reviewed article entitled Family child care providers’ experience in health promotion for Innovation In Family & Community Health, 31 (4) • Sylvest, B (2008) Student Mentoring Achieving Retention and Transition (SMART) Sigma Theta Tau Region Conference Birmingham, AL October 18, 2008 • Sylvest, B (2008) Relationship of family cohesion, family flexibility, family type, and duration of caregiving as perceived by the family caregiver of elderly stroke patients Southeastern Association of Area Agencies on Aging (SE4A) and Mississippi’s Aging and Long Term Care Annual Conference Biloxi, Mississippi Carleen Thompson, MSN, RN: • Accepted to the DNP program at University of Alabama, Summer 2008 The School of Nursing reported 50,346.50 service learning hours for 2008 X 20.25 (value of a volunteer hour for 2008) = $1,019,516.60 of added value New position(s) requested, with justification: None Recommended change of status V Bingham from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor (tenured) L Carlson from Associate Professor to Professor (tenured) C Hayes from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor (recommended for tenure) Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 57 B Sylvest from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor VI Degree Program Addition/Deletions and/or Major Curriculum Changes: Changes made in the past year: Additions: Agreement to enter two Mississippi Consortiums for MSN (Geriatric and Psych/Mental Health NP), and DNP degrees Major Curriculum Changes: Separation of previously combined theory and clinical courses in BSN (includes RN-BSN) and MSN degrees into separate theory and clinical courses (Appendix A) Recommended changes for the coming year(s): None Robert E Smith School of Nursing Unit Plan and Report 2008-09 58 ... 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... 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... Faculty Handbook, and Roberts Rules of Order provide guidelines for governance 2008 annual standing committee reports are presented at the end of the spring semester (see Appendices B, C and D)