Expected Program Outcomes
Expected program outcomes of the Program of Nursing includes Student Learning Outcomes, Benchmarked Competencies, and Program Outcomes. By aligning our Expected Program Outcomes and curriculum with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Standards, and the Louisiana Professional and Occupational Standards for Registered Nurses, we aim to graduate students with skills required for competent, compassionate, and evidence-based nursing practice. Our graduates will be prepared to meet the needs of patients, advocate for health equity, and contribute meaningfully to the advancement of the nursing profession.
Student Learning Outcomes
The Program’s Student Learning Outcomes are grounded in The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021) by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing designed to guide the development of nurses who are equipped to lead in complex healthcare environments, demonstrate clinical judgement and collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams. These core competencies emphasize person-centered care, population health, quality improvement, inter-professional collaboration, and systems-based practice, all while ensuring that nurses are adaptable to technological advancements and culturally competent in a globalized healthcare context.
Students will demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes by successfully passing all curriculum didactic and practicum courses.
1. Integrate theory and research-based knowledge from nursing, the arts, humanities, and other
sciences to support the delivery of nursing care using sound clinical judgment.
2. Apply the nursing process utilizing effective communication, assessment skills, and respectful
team-based relationships.
3. Integrate principles of population health to develop partnerships, and advocate for and evaluate action plans that implement health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, disease management, and health restoration strategies across communities of interest.
4. Demonstrate the ability to consider and evaluate nursing practice and critically assess and apply research to promote ongoing evidence-based practice.
5. Apply principles of quality improvement that support standardized, evidence-based patient care, contribute to a culture of patient and provider safety, and eradicate unsafe work environments.
6. Collaborate with inter- and intra-professional teams maintaining a climate of mutual respect and utilizing effective principles of team dynamics to efficiently address patient, family, and community healthcare needs.
7. Describe the system processes, organizational relationships, and economic factors that impact healthcare delivery and healthcare outcomes.
8. Effectively use information and communication technology to gather data, deliver safe care, document accurately, and review ethical, legal, and professional care within regulatory standards.
9. Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior across practice settings and patient populations.
10. Commit to personal well-being and professional development while engaging in self-reflective behaviors indicative of a capacity for leadership.
Benchmarked Competencies
In addition to student learning outcomes, students will achieve these Benchmarked Competencies.
1. 85% of students will achieve a Level 1, or higher, proficiency level on ATI proctored Content Mastery exams, demonstrating meeting the minimum knowledge expectation in any given content area.
2. 90% of students will achieve a minimum average score of 85% on Clinical Performance Evaluations where Essentials Competencies are emphasized as outline in the Evaluation Instrument.
3. 90% of students will demonstrate competence in select nursing skills by achieving a minimum score of 90% on faculty-evaluated mastery skills assessments, with all critical skills performed to a safe and competent standard as defined by the course skills checklists.
4. 100% of students will engage in at least one meaningful community service activity.
Program Outcomes
1. At least 80% of graduates who test will pass the NCLEX-RN licensure exam on the first attempt.
2. At least 70% of students who graduate will have completed the program within the length of the program.
3. At least 80% of graduates who respond to a post-graduation survey, or otherwise provide information, will be employed in any field within 12 months after graduation.
