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| Name | Address Line 1 | Address Line 2 | City | Country | State | Postal Code | Phone | Web Site | |
| Nashua Community College | 505 Amherst St | Nashua | United States | New Hampshire | 03063 | 6038826923 | http://www.nashuacc.edu/ |
| Name | Address Line 1 | Address Line 2 | City | Country | State | Postal Code | Phone | Web Site | |
| Nursing Department | 505 Amherst St | Nashua | United States | New Hampshire | 03063 | 6038826923 | http://www.nashuacc.edu/ |
| Salutation | First Name | MI | Last Name | Credentials/Degree | Job Title | Office Phone | ||
| Dr | Carole | Boutin | DNP MS RN CNE | Professor and Chair of the Nursing Department | (603) 578-8944 | [email protected] |
Has there been a change in status of the program with the state regulatory agency for nursing since 07/01/17 (see ACEN Policy #17)?
No
Change in ownership, legal status, or form of control?
No
Change in the established mission or objectives of the governing organization?
No
Significant change in the organizational structure of the nursing education unit that would place a nursing program in non-compliance with the ACEN Standards and Criteria.
No
Implementation of distance education – offering 50% to 100% of the credit hours or clock hours of a nursing program via distance education.
No
Changing the method of academic measurement (e.g., from clock hours to credit hours)
No
Adding a nursing program option within a nursing program by deleting and/or substituting 25% or more of existing nursing courses to form the new nursing program option
No
Curriculum revisions involving an increase, decrease, or substitution of 25% or greater of the credit hours or clock hours required for completion of a nursing program from currently accepted/approved courses in a nursing program
No
Acquiring from another governing organization an accredited or non-accredited nursing program
No
Acquiring from another governing organization an off-campus instructional site where an accredited or non-accredited nursing program is offered
No
An increase in total enrollment of 25% or greater by headcount in one (1) academic year for each nursing program offered
No
An increase in total enrollment of 50% or greater by headcount in one (1) academic year for the governing organization if the ACEN is the Title IV gatekeeper for the nursing program
No
Establishing a branch campus where an accredited or non-accredited nursing program is offered (applies only if ACEN is the Title IV gatekeeper for the nursing program
No
Establishing a new off-campus instructional site at which students can obtain 50% or more of the credit hours or clock hours of a nursing program
No
Entering into a contractual or consortia relationship with an entity to jointly offer all or part of a nursing program
No
Entering into a relationship under which an entity not certified to participate in Title IV, HEA programs offers 25% of one (1) or more of the nursing education’s unit’s nursing programs
No
A negative or adverse action by the institutional accrediting agency; see ACEN Policy #18
No
Change in Title IV status (applies only if ACEN is the Title IV gatekeeper for the nursing program)
No
Change in Nurse Administrator?
No
On 10/15/2018, what was the total number of students enrolled in the program (unduplicated head count)?
27
From 07/01/17 to 06/30/18 how many qualified applicants applied to the program?
52
Of those, how many applicants were admitted into the program?
14
What was the annual licensure examination pass rate for 2017 for the program as reported by your state regulatory agency for nursing (e.g., BON)?
87.50
Was the annual licensure pass rate (as answered in the previous question) at or above 80%?
Yes
What is the program’s ELA for program completion?
80
Was the most recent annual program completion at or above the ELA?
No
Was this reported to the ACEN
No
** Please refer to Policy #14 for information on reporting this change immediately and email [email protected] if you have any questions.**
If below, was the completion rate:
5.1% to 10% below the ELA
What steps has the program taken, is taking, or is planning to take within the next academic year to improve the program completion rate? (Select all that apply):
-
Other:
Explain:
The nurse administrator is completing a substantive change and will submit asap. Prior to now, completion rates had not been calculated correctly. After attending a recent new manager workshop and self-study, the rates were revised and the nurse administrator became aware of this issue. The most recent completion rate is 74% ( class of 2018). This completion rate does not include those that will complete within 150% of the time. We won't know that until May of 2019. It may bring up the completion rate to within 2% of the ELA. The completion rates prior to that were 61% (2017) and 80% (2016). The faculty reviewed completion rates, as well as our current demographics, and class size in a recent meeting and decided to change the ELA to be a more realistic achievable rate of 70%. We are looking at admission requirements to discern the best practice in predicting success in the nursing program. We are collecting data on students from the last few years to see what their TEAS scores were, how many times they took the TEAS; Grades for A&P I and II; how many times they took A&P I and II; and overall academic success. The faculty are also looking at results of course, midterm, and final exams as well as ATI proctored exams to identify areas that need improvement and make sure the information is included in the curriculum and put more emphasis on those concepts. Students are reminded often that faculty are available to meet with them to help them understand content and concepts that may be confusing. It is also important to note that our class size is small, so attrition of one student has a bigger impact than a program with a larger class. Sometimes rates are affected by students personal lives which has an impact on our rates, but is not something we can change.
Please
provide the most recent annual job placement rate:
· Total # of graduates
20
· Total # of graduates contacted
20
· Of the total contacted, how many reported employment in the field for which the program prepared them?
19
What is the program’s ELA for job placement?
75
Was the most recent annual job placement at or above rate the ELA?
Yes
How
are you sharing end-of-program
student learning outcomes with your communities of interest?
**Note, this question specifically is asking about end-of-program student learning outcomes (Criterion 6.1), not licensure examination pass rate, program completion rate, or job placement rate.**
Select all that apply:
-
Other:
Explain:
Historically end of program student learning outcomes were shared with the advisory board as noted by students on a survey at the end of the program and general summative evaluations. They were not individually assessed and reported. The nurse administrator attended the manager workshop and self-study forum recently to learn that each individual end of program student learning outcome needs to have specific ELA's . The faculty are in the process of correcting this issue and the information will be shared with our advisory board at our next meeting.
**Include each full-time faculty member ONLY ONCE in an answer below (i.e., unduplicated head count).**
On 10/15/2018, what was the total number of full-time exclusive and shared faculty teaching in the ACEN-accredited nursing program(s) offered by the institution?
5
Of
the faculty enumerated in the previous question, how many were EXCLUSIVE to
each individual program as listed below?
· Associate:
5
**For the following questions, please answer based on the total number of full-time exclusive and shared faculty teaching in ACEN-accredited nursing program(s) as identified above:
On 10/15/2018, how many full-time nursing faculty members held a doctoral degree with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
1
On 10/15/2018, how many full-time nursing faculty members held a master’s degree with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
4
On 10/15/2018, how many full-time nursing faculty members held a bachelor’s degree with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
0
On 10/15/2018, how many full-time nursing faculty members held an associate’s degree with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
0
On 10/15/2018, how many full-time nursing faculty members held a diploma with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
0
On 10/15/2018, how many full-time nursing faculty members held a practical diploma/certificate AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
0
From 07/01/2017 through 06/30/2018 were there any full-time faculty on overload?
No
On
10/15/2018 how many full-time faculty vacant positions were available for the
program(s) listed below?
· Associate:
1
Is your institution CURRENTLY trying to fill ALL full-time faculty vacant positions for the available program(s)?
No
How many full-time faculty vacant positions is your institution trying to fill?
· Associate:
0
**Include each part-time faculty member ONLY ONCE in an answer below (i.e., unduplicated head count).**
On 10/15/2018, what was the total number of part-time exclusive and shared faculty teaching in the ACEN-accredited nursing program(s) offered by the institution?
1
Of
the faculty enumerated in the previous question, how many were EXCLUSIVE to
each individual program as listed below?
· Associate:
1
**For the following questions, please answer based on the total number of part-time exclusive and shared faculty teaching in ACEN-accredited nursing program(s) as identified above:
On 10/15/2018, how many part-time nursing faculty members held a doctoral degree with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
0
On 10/15/2018, how many part-time nursing faculty members held a master’s degree with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
1
On 10/15/2018, how many part-time nursing faculty members held a bachelor’s degree with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
0
On 10/15/2018, how many part-time nursing faculty members held an associate’s degree with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
0
On 10/15/2018, how many part-time nursing faculty members held a diploma with a major in nursing AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
0
On 10/15/2018, how many part-time nursing faculty members held a practical diploma/certificate AS THEIR HIGHEST DEGREE EARNED?
0
Does the program incorporate any skills/simulation laboratories?
Yes
On 10/15/2018, what type(s) of employees were used in the skills/simulation laboratories?
Faculty
On 10/15/2018, did the nursing program(s) have any employees who were only and exclusively assigned as laboratory personnel?
Yes
The number of full-time employees assigned exclusively as laboratory personnel:
1
The number of part-time employees assigned exclusively as laboratory personnel:
0
Based on all part-time employee position(s) assigned as laboratory personnel exclusively, how many full-time equivalents did all the part-time employee position(s) represent?
0
On 10/15/2018, did the nursing program(s) have any faculty who were only and exclusively assigned to teach/evaluate in a laboratory
Yes
The number of full-time faculty assigned to teach/evaluate exclusively in a laboratory
1
The number of part-time faculty assigned to teach/evaluate exclusively in a laboratory:
0
Based on all part-time faculty position(s) only assigned to teach/evaluate in a laboratory, how many full-time equivalents did all the part-time faculty position(s) represent?
0
Please select the TYPE of ACADEMIC TERM employed by the program and then provide the total number of ACADEMIC TERMS required to complete the program(s) of study, including all prerequisites and required general education courses:
Semesters
· Total Semesters:
4
Please select either CREDIT HOURS or CLOCK HOURS and then provide the total number of HOURS required to complete the program of study, including all prerequisites and required general education courses:
Credit Hours
· Total Credit Hours:
69
Section 6(a): General Questions
Is standardized testing utilized in the ACEN-accredited program(s)?
Yes
Were standardized tests used as the evaluation method for a specific course?
No
Were standardized tests used as a progression or graduation requirement?
No
From 07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018, was the nurse administrator (NA) for the ACEN-accredited program(s) responsible for teaching as part of the NA’s responsibilities?
Yes
What
percentage of the nurse administrator’s time from 07/01/2017 – 06/30/2018 did the
nurse administrator teach?
· Part of workload:
20
· Overload:
0
What
innovative strategies are you using for clinical placements?
Explain:
Reaching out to community facilities and approaching facilities that would be new to us.
What
mechanisms and opportunities do you utilize to ensure your faculty obtains
relevant and timely professional development?
Explain:
The nursing department has a membership to Nurse Tim and the faculty have been reviewing test item writing and analysis webinars as a group.
All full time faculty have gone to the ACEN conference in the past year.
One full time faculty member is completing a course on simulation which will prepare her to sit for certification.
One full time faculty went to the St. Anselm's Annual Nurse Educator's Conference in May.
Faculty have to complete a plan with their goals for the year and how they will meet those goals.
They have to complete a professional development document each year indicating what they have done for professional development.
What question(s) would you like the ACEN to include on the annual report next year?
There are no other questions that I can think of to include for next year- just comment sections to be able to explain some of the questions that can't be answered with just a yes or no, or a number. Please see below for explanation.
Comments:
1. It is difficult to complete areas of this report as more than on academic year is included. For instance, you ask for the pass rate for 2017 which is in line with this report, but then you ask for the most recent completion and job placement rates which would be for the class of 2018 as our classes always graduate in May. Then you ask for qualified applicants and number admitted from july 2017 to June 2018 which would be the class of 2020 as they enter in the fall of 2018. So technically this report has information regarding three different classes.
2. It would be nice to be able to have a comment section in those areas that can't be specifically answered with a single answer. For instance- the question about employment rates asks how many students were contacted and how many responded? We do ask students before they leave the program if they have a job already, pending NCLEX results so we are able to find out some information at that time. We sent surveys to all of them post graduate and NCLEX and the return rate was 0% but we were able to find out that students had obtained jobs by facebook, or running into them in the community, through other students etc. but otherwise it's difficult to get this information. Therefore under the number of students contacted and the number that responded, even though the response rate is 0% we did find out where all of the worked so I had to put the total number as there was no where to explain this.
Role:
I, the undersigned, hereby attest that, to the best of my knowledge, belief, and ability, all information provided herein the entirety of this survey is accurate and complete and provided in accordance with ACEN Policy #31 Integrity.
| First Name | Middle Initial | Last Name |
| Carole | Boutin |
| Position Title | Credentials |
| Chair and Professor of Nursing | DNP MS RN CNE |
| Phone | |
| 6035788944 | [email protected] |