Nursing

End-of-Program Student Learning Outcomes

At the completion of the AAS RN program, graduates will demonstrate the following:

1. Patient-Centered Care: Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient preferences, values, and needs
2. Teamwork and Collaboration: Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care.
3. Evidence-Based Practice: Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
4. Quality Improvement: Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
5. Safety: Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
6. Informatics: Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support decision making.

Cronenwett, L. et. al. (2007). Quality and safety education for nurses. Retrieved from the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) website.

Program Outcomes

Expected Level of Achievement	Student Achievement Outcome Data
Graduates will meet or exceed the national and state pass rates on the NCLEX-RN licensing examination.	2018 pass rate: 84% (associate and dual degree), NYS 88.38%, national 86.61%
90% of graduates will express satisfaction with the nursing program.	2018: 100% of graduates indicate they have met program student learning outcomes
Graduation rate will meet or exceed 50%.	2018 graduation rate: 55%
Retention rate will meet or exceed 50%.	2017-2018 retention rate: 54%
90% of graduates will be employed as a registered nurse within six months of graduation or will be enrolled in a baccalaureate program.	2017 graduates: 92% of graduates are employed