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ASN Program Goals/Expected Outcomes Impact

ASN Program Goals/Expected Outcomes

Program Goals

The Fairmont State University ASN graduate will be able to: 

  1. Provide patient-centered care to patients in response to their changing health needs. 
  2. Advocate for patients in ways to promote their self-determination and ongoing growth. 
  3. Apply evidence-based practice and clinical judgment in the provision of patient-centered care. 
  4. Use the nursing process, information management systems, teamwork, and inter-professional collaboration to provide safe, effective, quality care aimed at promoting the patients’ health. 
  5. Provide compassionate patient-centered care through roles of care provider, manager, educator, leader, and advocate. 
  6. Communicate professionally and collaboratively with patients and members of the healthcare team. 
  7. Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for professional nursing practice and lifelong learning.       
  8. Integrate current best practices to deliver safe and effective patient-centered care aimed at improving quality of care and care outcomes. 

Expected Student Outcomes

  1. NCLEX-RN Pass Rate – Eighty percent (80%) of graduates will pass the NCLEX-RN exam on the first attempt.  
  2. Program Completion Rate – Seventy percent (70%) of students will graduate within 150% of program length. 
  3. Program Satisfaction – Eighty percent (80%) of the graduates will rate the program as satisfactory or above on end of program survey. 
  4. Employment Rate – Eighty percent (80%) of graduates will gain employment as a nurse within 6 months of graduation. 

Program Outcomes

Aggregate ASN Program Outcomes

  Calendar Year
Program Outcome Benchmark 2020 2019 2018
Graduation Rate 70% 90.15% 88.97% 78%
NCLEX-RN 1st Time Pass Rate 80% 85.25% 89.38% 92.68%
Graduation Satisfaction 85% 100% 89.18% 100%
Employment Rate 90% 100% 100% 100%

 

Traditional ASN Program Outcomes

  Calendar Year
Program Outcome Benchmark 2020 2019 2018
Graduation Rate 70% 90.19% 90.58% 76%
NCLEX-RN 1st Time Pass Rate 80% 88% 89.02% 93.65%
Graduation Satisfaction 85% 100% 85.71% 100%
Employment Rate 90% 100% 100% 100%

 

LPN to ASN Program Outcomes

  Calendar Year
Program Outcome Benchmark 2020 2019 2018
Graduation Rate 70% 91.67% 86.11% 81%
NCLEX-RN 1st Time Pass Rate 80% 74.19% 90.32% 89.47%
Graduation Satisfaction 85% 100% 89.28% 100%
Employment Rate 90% 100% 100% 100%

 

Weekend ASN Program Outcomes

  Calendar Year
Program Outcome Benchmark 2020 2019 2018
Graduation Rate 70% 86.67% n/a n/a
NCLEX-RN 1st Time Pass Rate 80% 100% n/a n/a
Graduation Satisfaction 85% 100% n/a n/a
Employment Rate 90% 100% n/a n/a

*The first class will graduate in December 2019