Bachelor of Science in Nursing

1. Evaluate nursing care provided to individuals, families, groups, populations, and communities across the lifespan from diverse backgrounds in a variety of settings to ensure that it is compassionate, age and culturally appropriate and based on a patient's preferences, values and needs.
2. Collaborate with members of the interprofessional health care team to manage and coordinate the provision of safe, quality care for patients, families, groups, populations, and communities.
3. Integrate scientific information and best current evidence with clinical expertise when making clinical judgments in the management of patient-centered care.
4. Use quality improvement measures to evaluate the need for change in the delivery of patient-centered care and patient outcomes.
5. Demonstrate effective use of strategies to mitigate errors and reduce the risk of harm to patients, self and others in healthcare, home, and community settings.
6. Use empirical and evidence-based information and patient care technology to communicate relevant patient information and mitigate error in the management of safe, quality patient-centered care.
7. Practice in a professional, ethical, and legal manner while managing patient-centered, standard-based nursing care.
8. Integrate leadership and management theories and principles into practice when managing a caseload of patients and making clinical judgments about their care.

Program Objectives
BSN Program Outcomes are defined as the indicators by which Program effectiveness is measured and include:    

• NCLEX pass rates (ACEN required)
• Job placement rates (ACEN required)
• Graduate/alumni/employer satisfaction rates (ACEN required)
• Graduation rates (ACEN required)
• Continuing ACEN accreditation

Assessment Methods Utilized by the School of Nursing

• NCLEX-RN first time pass rates
• Graduate, Alumni and Employer surveys
• Standardized exams (ATI), Faculty-prepared exams
• Clinical Performance Measures

Licensure Pass Rates
(Measured by graduation cohort)

2019 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program = 94%
2018 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program = 70%
2017 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program = 92%
2016 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program = 45%
2015 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program = 38%
2014 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program = 25%
2013 Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program = 75%

Program Completion Rate

Generic BSN students

2017 Entry cohort - 64%
2016 Entry cohort - 51.4%
2015 Entry cohort - 41.4%
2014 Entry cohort - 47.8%
2013 Entry cohort - 44%
2012 Entry cohort - 64%
(Most recent completed cohort)
*Cohort begins with the first NUR course in the curriculum.  5-7 semesters.

BSN Completion students

2017 Entry cohort:  100%
2017 Entry cohort - 100%
2016 Entry cohort - 100%
2015 None enrolled
2014 None enrolled
2013 Entry cohort – 100%
(Most recent completed cohort)
*3-4 semesters

Job Placement Rate

2019 Graduation cohort - 83%
2018 Graduate Cohort - 75%
2017 Graduate Cohort - 100%
2016 Graduate Cohort - 54%
2015 Graduate Cohort - 50%
2014 Graduate Cohort - 10%

BSN Program Outcomes Summary November 2021