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Introduction to the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing
The Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing is committed to preparing exceptional nursing professionals who can care for and advocate for the evolving needs of individuals, families, and society. The school collaborates with its partners to provide education that values community-centered health and promotes the well-being of individuals and communities.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing is to prepare exceptional nursing professionals with the ability to care and advocate for the evolving needs of individuals, families, and society. The school values education that promotes community-centered health and collaboration with its partners.
Student Learning Outcomes
Associate Degrees
Students completing the Associate of Applied Science Practical to Registered Nursing (PN to RN), Associate of Science PN to RN, and Associate of Science in Nursing degrees will demonstrate:
- Patient Centered Care: Use nursing knowledge to implement person-centered care by including the person as a full partner in all processes and decisions with respect for differences, preferences, values, and unique needs of the individual.
- Quality and Safety: Provide safe, quality care by utilizing established and emerging principles that create and maintain a physically and psychologically secure environment.
- Evidence-based Practice: Make judgments in practice substantiated by evidence that integrates nursing science and knowledge to provide competent care to individuals and families.
- Social Determinants of Health: Explain the impact of social determinants of health on patient care.
- Teamwork & Collaboration: Promote intentional, collaborative clinical decision-making with interdisciplinary colleagues through effective team dynamics to optimize health outcomes.
- Information Literacy: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making to provide safe, high-quality healthcare.
- Professionalism: Cultivate a professional identity by embracing nursing characteristics and values, including honesty, civility, accountability, compassion, ethics, and integrity.
Bachelor Degrees
Students completing the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) degree will demonstrate:
- Patient Centered Care: Collaborate with individuals to coordinate unique and dynamic person-centered care.
- Quality and Safety: Apply quality improvement principles to improve healthcare safety.
- Evidence-based Practice: Integrate reputable evidence into nursing scholarship and practice to improve health outcomes.
- Social Determinants of Health: Analyze how social determinants of health impact health outcomes for individuals and communities.
- Teamwork & Collaboration: Collaborate with individuals, teams, and communities to promote optimal health outcomes.
- Information Literacy: Utilize information technology to communicate and support decision-making in healthcare.
- Professionalism: Demonstrate advocacy, accountability, and integrity in intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships.
Curriculum and Assessment
The school evaluates student achievement of learning outcomes, student satisfaction with learning, completion rates, employment rates, and NCLEX pass rates each semester. The curriculum committee reviews courses at least every three years to ensure that the courses accurately measure the student learning outcomes.
Assessment Plan
The school uses a systematic plan of evaluation to assess student learning outcomes. The plan includes:
- Signature Assignments (SAs) that are administered during the last two semesters of the program.
- A self-chosen goal of 85% of students achieving a passing score (80% or higher) on the SAs.
- Faculty assessment of student learning through assignment grading rubrics.
- Student self-assessment of their ability to meet each of the student learning outcomes through an end-of-program survey.
Timeline
Student learning is assessed each semester, and data is collected and reviewed at the conclusion of each semester. The faculty meets annually to assess the full year's worth of student perceptions through survey data and to discuss the results of the signature assignments.
Faculty Engagement
The faculty is actively involved in the assessment process, with each faculty member grading the signature assignments using the same grading rubric to ensure consistency. The faculty reviews the data results each semester and documents the results in an end-of-semester report. The faculty also meets annually to assess the data and signature assignments at the end of each year.