Advisory Board Meeting Agenda December 16, 2025
Date: 12/16/2025 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Online via Zoom Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9255417939?pwd=Lzc5bWt3VkJyVmdnVGdmZ2VaV0xtQT09
Welcome and Introductions
● Opening remarks and greetings ● Introduction of Board Members and Staff Program Mission, Goals, and Outcomes: ● See Attachments: BSN, PN, and RN-BSN program Goals and Outcomes NCLEX Pass Rates: ● 2024: Practical Nursing Program: 81% First Attempt out of 202 Graduates ● 2024: Associate Degree in Nursing 93% First Attempt out of 95 Graduates
● 2025: Practical Nursing Pass Rates ○ Q1: 65% out of 44 Graduates ○ Q2: 75% out of 36 Graduates
○ Q3: First Time: 74% out of 39 Graduates
● Outcomes Committee Proposed Improvements to the NCLEX Preparation Curriculum being Developed: NCLEX Workshop
Credentialing Rate (ABHES): ● PN Program: 83%
Placement Rates (ABHES): ● PN Program: 78% ● RN-BSN Program: 93%
BSN Program Proposed Changes ● Med Calculations Class to be Added
● NUR120 Strategies for Success, change from 5 to 3 Quarter Credit course ● Course Method of Delivery: Mental Health Lecture moving from Zoom to
Asynchronous Format ● Increase Practicum Hours to from 120 to 210 hours (Removing Lecture)
Current Nursing Programs Updates (RN-BSN, BSN, PN) ● New Clinical Sites ● VIBRA Closing ● Washing Board of Nursing Approval for BSN clinicals in Washington
Bend Campus
● Clinical Partners Growing ● Fourth BSN Cohort Starting in January
Accreditation Evaluation: CCNE ● CCNE Third Party Comments Notification
Clinical and Employer Feedback ○ Discuss current clinical and employer needs in relation to the PN and BSN Programs. ○ Identify strategies to align the curriculum and experiences with industry requirements.
Notes to be Distributed
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM
Program Goals: ● Provide a high-quality and learner-centered nursing program to support students’ education towards a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. ● Engage qualified faculty with diverse clinical knowledge and skills who maintain expertise through self-directed lifelong learning. ● Incorporate national and organizational guidelines, research, and best practices in nursing and education to provide a high-quality and comprehensive program. Program Outcomes PO1 Synthesize knowledge from nursing and liberal education to inform professional nursing decisions in caring for diverse populations (Domain 1) PO2 Apply organizational and systems leadership concepts to enhance quality of care and safety outcomes for diverse populations and healthcare settings (Domain 5, 7, 10) PO3 Engage in a systematic process of critical inquiry to inform evidence-based decisions (Domain 4, 5) PO4 Demonstrate knowledge and skills of information management, communication devices, and patient care technologies in the delivery of safe, effective, and quality nursing care (Domain 8) PO5 Apply knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments to provide safe, compassionate, ethical, and holistic care for diverse patient populations (Domain 5, 7) PO6 Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills in the delivery of evidence-based, patient-centered care for diverse patient populations across healthcare settings (Domain 3, 6, 7) PO7 Promote health and provide culturally competent and patient-centered care to individuals and diverse populations across the lifespan (Domain 2, 3) PO8 Demonstrate nursing professionalism assuming responsibility and accountability for professional values, behaviors, and decisions in nursing practice (Domain 9, 10) PO9 Deliver compassionate, holistic, evidence-based, patient and population-centered care that reflects baccalaureate generalist nursing practice across the health-illness continuum, lifespan, and healthcare settings (Domain 2, 3)
Advisory Board 12/16/2025
Attachment: Program Goals and Outcomes
RN TO BSN PROGRAM GOALS ● Provide a high-quality and learner-centered nursing program to support practicing nurses continuing education towards a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing;
● Engage qualified faculty with diverse clinical knowledge and skills who maintain expertise through self-directed lifelong learning;
● Incorporate national and organizational guidelines, research, and best practices in nursing and education to provide a high-quality and comprehensive program; and
● Maintain accountability to our communities of interest through adherence to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Standards of Accreditation and Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) Evaluation Standards. BSN Program Outcomes PO1 Synthesize knowledge from nursing and liberal education to inform professional nursing decisions in caring for diverse populations (Domain 1) PO2 Apply organizational and systems leadership concepts to enhance quality of care and safety outcomes for diverse populations and healthcare settings (Domain 5, 7, 10) PO3 Engage in a systematic process of critical inquiry to inform evidence-based decisions (Domain 4, 5) PO4 Demonstrate knowledge and skills of information management, communication devices, and patient care technologies in the delivery of safe, effective, and quality nursing care (Domain 8) PO5 Apply knowledge of healthcare policy, finance, and regulatory environments to provide safe, compassionate, ethical, and holistic care for diverse patient populations (Domain 5, 7) PO6 Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills in the delivery of evidence-based, patient-centered care for diverse patient populations across healthcare settings (Domain 3, 6, 7) PO7 Promote health and provide culturally competent and patient-centered care to individuals and diverse populations across the lifespan (Domain 2, 3) PO8 Demonstrate nursing professionalism assuming responsibility and accountability for professional values, behaviors, and decisions in nursing practice (Domain 9, 10) PO9 Deliver compassionate, holistic, evidence-based, patient and population-centered care that reflects baccalaureate generalist nursing practice across the health-illness continuum, lifespan, and healthcare settings (Domain 2, 3)
PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM OUTCOMES
PO1 Create and maintain a safe and healthful environment of care PO2 Demonstrate clinically competent, safe, and caring interventions for a diverse patient population across the lifespan in a variety of healthcare settings PO3 Demonstrate professional, legal, and ethical behavior in accordance with the standards and scope of practice of the licensed practical nurse PO4 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the interprofessional healthcare team PO5 Utilize technology effectively to facilitate communication, manage information, and document care PO6 Provide cost-effective and high-quality nursing care PO7 Integrate concepts, theory, and current research from the physical and social sciences and nursing as a basis for nursing practice PO8 Participate in the planning and modification of the plan of care based on collected data from nursing assessments to meet health needs and ensure culturally sensitive high-quality patient-centered care PO9 Provide health teaching and assistance to promote, attain, and maintain patients optimal level of health and comfort
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