Assessment Plan:

Nurse Aide

Who:  Kathy Howell RN, MSN

          Ann E. Kelly RN

Assessment Plan year:

2007-2008

 

This program is designed to introduce the student to the basic concepts of nursing. It emphasizes the development of basic skills in administering safe, competent care to patients. It demonstrates skills needed for the observation and documentation of the patient’s health, physical condition, and general well being. Skills will be practiced in labs and in a real-work setting. Once finished with the course, the student is eligible for certification by the State Board of Nursing and employment as a certified nursing assistant.

 

TSJC Mission Linkage

Program Goal / Objective

 

Assessment Instrument, Rubric

Data Collection: Population and Timing

Goals for this assessment

Mechanics and Reporting

Gen Ed Goal #1:

 

Read & comprehend college level work.

Assess reading skill level of students entering nurse aide program

 Accuplacer

Students entering the Nurse Aide program will be required to take the accuplacer 

Assist students to reach a reading level which enables the student to successfully complete the Nurse Aide program

Report accuplacer scores and make a correlation with successful completion of the Nurse Aide program (reported to online form).

 

Results

TSJC Vision Goal

2a. To educate and qualify students for careers in technical fields and to assist them in securing employment in these fields

Successful completion of the Nurse Aide program followed by passing the Colorado State Nurse Aide Certification Exam

Colorado State Board Certification Exam

All students successfully completing the Nurse Aide program

Pass rate of 70%

Pass rates are to be posted on the Colorado State Board of Nursing website.

Quarterly reports are to be sent to individual nursing programs by the State Board. Results will be posted  here.

 

The pass rates are as follows for the last 3 years.

RN

2004    68.1%

2005    72.7%   

2006    84%

 

PN Alamosa

2004    90%

2005    84.6%

2006    92.9%

 

PN Trinidad

2004    92%

2005    89.7%

2006    100%