These assessment results are a summary of the assessment activities and findings reported for this undergraduate degree program. For further information, please contact the department. For courses with a clinical or college laboratory, students are evaluated by written nursing care plans as well as direct observation of their performance. At the junior and senior levels, evaluation of client care is a major component. Classroom and clinical learning activities are assessed using both formative and summative evaluations.
Students receive mid-term and final evaluations related to each clinical objective.
This NLN test is a standardized 148 item examination which was developed and normed on approximately 1100 baccalaureate nursing students across the nation. Finally, graduates and their employers are surveyed about the student's level of nursing knowledge, skills, and abilities. Communication Skills Oral communication is evaluated in the classroom during individual or group presentations. In clinical settings, oral communication is evaluated by monitoring conversations with clients, staff, and other students as well as with instructors. Students are expected to analyze communication by identifing and interpreting varied communication styles and to critique their own communication skills.