Institutional Effectiveness Plan: Practical Nursing

Mission:

To prepare qualified persons for participation in the health care of individuals as recognized members of the health care team, under the supervision of the registered nurse or licensed physician.

2009-2010 Assessment Outcomes & Use of Results

College Goal: Develop and implement instructional programs and services,both traditional and distance learning offerings, consistent with the assessed needs of the constituent groups in the College's service area and with state and national standards, including training and retraining of the workforce. Utilize technologyto provide information services that support quality, personalized instruction.

Division Goal: Provide credit and non-credit programming to enhance economic development of the service area. Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery.

Program Goal: Enhanceonline components in the Blackboard Learning System for the Practical Nursing Program (Continuation from 2008-2009). Work with appropriate departments on grants to secure funding for clinical simulation laboratory development (Continuation from 2008-2009).

Objectives: Expand practical nursing content in the online component and use of simulation for both the day and hybrid options of study to facilitate an increase in student interaction through distance learning and a clinical simulation lab. Work with clinical agencies to provide clinical orientations through an online modality or via CD-Rom/DVD to reduce/eliminate orientation time during clinical hours. Update all Practical Nursing Documents to reflect the new NCBON curriculum standards, test banks, manuals, etc. in anticipation of future NCBON surveys, national accreditation and newest NCLEX test plans. Explore the possibility of moving some of the day option of study contact hours to an online component to reduce students’ class time on campus prompting classroom space availability for other areas. Explore the possibility of creating a third option of study (Day/Weekend Hybrid versus All Online except clinical) or the possibility of increasing the current evening/weekend hybrid option by 15 to equal the day option enrollment to expand the Practical Nursing Program while utilizing existing college facilities. Pursue the possibilities for funding of a Health Sciences Building needed for additional PN program expansion. Explore the possibilities for development of a LPN to RN (ADN) collaborative or RN completer program to benefit service area with adjacent community colleges offering registered nursing education. Explore the possibilities for development of a LPN to BSN collaborative effort with Winston-Salem State University for offering courses on the MCC campus.

Action Plan: Work with Educational Technology department and nursing faculty to audio/videotape lecture clips compatible with the Blackboard Learning System for student access in the day option of study supplement and the evening/weekend hybrid option of study online component. Purchase Department Camcorder, Wireless Lapel Microphone/Receiver System, and Studio Ultimate Software for developing audio/videotaping lecture clips. Hire a full-time nursing instructor, a permanent part-time or full-time nursing skills laboratory coordinator, two part-time clinical instructors, and an administrative assistant. Personnel Justifications submitted to Planning Council. Develop a clinical stimulation laboratory for Practical Nursing. Develop activities to enhance learning of Practical Nursing concepts and content that can be completed through the Blackboard Learning System. Increase the use of the Discussion Board and E-mail in the Blackboard Learning System by students, i.e. Ice breaker activities, critical thinking discussions, scavenger hunts, etc. Assist clinical agencies in developing online or CD-Rom/DVD orientations to enhance the quantity and quality of clinical experiences for students, i.e. general orientation, on-line documentation, electronic medication administration records, etc. as appropriate. Revise, modify, or initiate PN Program documents, course outlines, syllabi, policies, manuals, test banks, etc. in anticipation of future NCBON surveys, national accreditation and newest NCLEX-PN (2008) test plans. Investigate realistic expansion options for Practical Nursing utilizing existing classroom space and clinical agencies and compare to additional campus space and new clinical agencies for expansion. Compile a program expansion assessment for the Practical Nursing Program considering faculty, space, clinical and budgetary needs. Work with Office of Institutional Development to pursue grant funding for additional expansion. Work with MCC Foundation, Office of Institutional Development, and MCC Administration to pursue funding opportunities for Health Sciences Building. Work with Vice President of Instruction, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, surrounding county A.D.N. programs, Academic Advising Director, and other appropriate departments to explore the development of a LPN to RN (ADN) collaborative or RN completer program to benefit MCC Practical Nursing graduates who desire to continue their education from LPN to RN. To collaborative personnel listed in action plan number 13 and with Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) for offering LPN to BSN courses on the MCC campus

Assessment Strategy: Practical Nursing Program Head will work with nursing faculty to divide lecture content for audio/videotaping and the development of a clinical simulation lab, case scenarios, etc. Practical Nursing Program Head will coordinate with Dean of Education Technology for specifications regarding audio/videotaping and putting completed audio/video clips into the Blackboard Learning System. Practical Nursing Program Head will coordinate with Dean of Education Technology for setting up an appropriate area for audio/videotaping lecture content. Nursing faculty will audio/videotape lecture content according to the technology specifications for audio/video clips. Nursing faculty will develop at least 1-2 online activities per semester/ session based upon assigned content. Nursing faculty will communicate with students via Blackboard Learning System NUR course email and request appropriate responses. Students will participate in online discussions, activities, e-mail, and other activities via the Blackboard Learning System at least 90% of the time. Clinical agency orientations will be provided through on-line, CD-Rom/DVD formats in 50% of current clinical agency orientation programs. Practical Nursing Program head will conduct an assessment for PN program expansion looking at existing options of study, additional options of study, facilities, personnel and budget. Applications for appropriate grant funding will located and completed through a collaborative effort between the Dean of Institutional Development and the Practical Nursing Program Head. Capital campaign will begin for Health Sciences Building.

Assessment Outcomes: Due to budget constraints, video equipment could not be purchased so lecture clips were not developed. However, some video clips were imported into Blackboard from www.youtube.com/education for some of the more difficult content. Due to budget and space constraints, the simulation lab has yet to be implemented. In addition, one faculty member resigned in January and left the PN program one instructor short increasing the workload for the remaining PN faculty. Clinical orientation with Stanly Regional is accomplished through an online modality. Where face to face orientations must continue to be held, both options of study meet together for the orientation sessions. This reduces the amount of clinical time designated for orientation and increases the number of clinical experiences for the students. PN documents are a work in progress for updating documents to reflect NCBON curriculum standards, etc. However, due to budget constraints additional PN faculty could not be hired. Due to budget constraints, increased faculty workloads, and faculty vacancy, the possibility of moving some of the day option of study content hours was not achieved. However, the day option was given an open forum through the online discussion board for questions, online study groups, etc. Due to budget and space constraints, it is not feasible to create a third option of study at this time. When the budget improves and additional faculty can be hired, it would be feasible to increase the current evening/weekend hybrid option enrollment by an additional 15 students. For 2009, there were 99 qualified applicants for the 45 slots. With the bad economy, outside funding has become very difficult to obtain, especially the large amount needed for the Health Sciences Building. However, the state did provide funding for the development of an architectural design for the Health Sciences Building. The Health Sciences Building remains a priority on MCC’s strategic plan. The development of a LPN to RN (ADN) collaborative was not achieved. Due to budget constraints, there was limited interest in such a collaborative. Through telephone conversations and a face to face meeting, Winston-Salem State University is very interested in collaborating with MCC to bring their LPN to BSN option of study to the MCC campus. After several telephone conversations with Dr. Lenora Campbell, Associate Dean in the Division of Nursing, a meeting was held on the MCC campus on March 2, 2010. The meeting was very encouraging for making the LPN to BSN collaborative a reality. Future meetings are planned in the near future.

Use of Results: Efforts will be made to continue working on the above objectives until they are resolved. The biggest obstacle for achieving the objectives has been money, personnel and educational space. Most of the objectives will need to be carried over to 2010-2011 Institutional Effectiveness Plan. Submit PJFs and EJFs to personnel and equipment needed to achieve the objectives.

College Goal: Provide an environment that supports employing and retaining a quality faculty and staff and promotes enhanced student learning, achievement, and development in a global society. Maintain an on-going program that insures continual improvement and a high standard of institutional effectiveness, consistent with the expectations of governing and accrediting agencies.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery. Provide access to and guidance in professional development opportunities to strengthen instructional delivery and to prepare for accreditation initiatives.

Program Goal: Ensure that the nursing faculty maintains current in the field of nursing through continued competence as defined by the North Carolina board of Nursing.

Objectives: Each nursing instructor will develop a learning plan for meeting continued competence as well as preparation in the teaching and learning principles for adult education as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Each nursing instructor will maintain accurate record keeping of professional development activities and provide a copy of professional development activities to the Practical Nursing Program Head and Human Resources annually. Each nursing instructor must meet the requirements of continued competence for license renewal every two years in order to continue employment

Action Plan: All nursing faculty will assess their practice based on professional responsibility, knowledge-based practice, legal/ethical practice and collaboration as outlined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. All nursing faculty will identify personal goals for continued competence. All nursing faculty will develop a learning plan incorporating learning activities approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing for continued competence at the time of renewal. All nursing faculty will provide the Practical Nursing Program Head with a copy of the learning plan when developed according to license renewal schedule. All nursing faculty will identify and seek learning opportunities to promote continued competence. All nursing faculty will inform the Program Head of the needed professional development opportunities. Professional development needs will be incorporated into the instructional schedule as appropriate. Nursing faculty will attend professional development activities appropriate to their learning plan to comply with continued competence as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

Assessment Strategy: All nursing faculty will assess their practice based on professional responsibility, knowledge-based practice, legal/ethical practice and collaboration as outlined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. All nursing faculty will identify personal goals for continued competence and to meet the requirements of obtaining formal preparation in the teaching and learning principles of adult education. All nursing faculty will continue to identify and seek learning opportunities to promote continued competence based on their learning plan. All nursing faculty will submit requests for professional development activities as appropriate. All nursing faculty will attend scheduled professional development activities to meet fulfill their continued competence learning plan. All nursing faculty will report date(s) of professional development activities and time spent to the Lead Instructor/Program Director for placement in their nursing faculty personnel file.

Assessment Outcomes: Each nursing instructor has developed a learning plan for meeting continued competencies as well as courses related to preparation in teaching and learning principles for adult education. Mrs. Hancock finished a Graduate Certificate in nursing education in December 2006 and a MSN in nursing education in May 2009. Mrs. Burris finished a Graduate Certificate in nursing education in December 2006. Mrs. Saunders has almost completed her Graduate Certificate in nursing education and will have it completed by August 2010. Mrs. Morton has been taking online classes to fulfill the NCBON requirements. Mrs. Vaughn who resigned in January 2010 received a Graduate Certificate in nursing education in August 2009. All full-time nursing faculty submitted a professional development form by June 30, 2009. All instructors have developed learning plans for continued competence that coincide with their RN license renewal. Due to budget constraints and travel restrictions imposed by the State of NC, outside professional development activities were limited during the 2009-2010 academic year. Any professional activities had to be paid by the instructors.

Use of Results: The nursing faculty will continue to meet the continued competency requirements of the NCBON. Any new faculty will be informed of the requirement for meeting the NCBON preparation in teaching and learning principles for adult education requirement within the first three years of employment. Due to budget constraints, pursue the utilization of online webinars to aid in meeting professional development needs. Encourage nursing faculty to attend applicable professional development activities on the MCC campus.

College Goal: Provide facilitiesfor student learning that capitalize on state-of-the-art instructional applications. Maintain an on-going program that insures continual improvement and a high standard of institutional effectiveness, consistent with the expectations of governing and accrediting agencies.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery.

Program Goal: Explore opportunities for future clinical sites for the Practical Nursing Program to expand clinical opportunities. Create an on-site clinical simulation lab to enhance clinical experiences for Practical Nursing.

Objectives: Contact clinical agencies within a 50-mile radius for the possibility of becoming clinical sites for MCC Practical Nursing Program. Develop articulation agreements with new clinical sites as deemed appropriate for clinical experiences to enhance in meeting clinical education needs. Pursue the possibilities for funding of a Health Sciences Building needed for additional PN program expansion. Establish a clinical simulation lab with life-like scenarios to enhance student knowledge-base that may not be experienced at the clinical sites. Hire a full-time nursing faculty member to serve as clinical simulation coordinator in addition to some classroom instruction.

Action Plan: Contact acute and long-term care facilities within a 50-mile radius to determine the availability of new clinical sites. Work with clinical agency representatives to establish articulation agreements when agency is deemed appropriate and will be able to meet the clinical needs of the practical nursing students. Work with MCC Foundation, Office of Institutional Development, and MCC Administration to pursue funding opportunities for Health Sciences Building. Develop a clinical simulation lab in the existing nursing lab (Room 150) or other available but secured space on campus that can be utilized until Health Sciences Building is completed. Secure appropriate additional and/or upgraded equipment to create clinical simulation lab. Hire a full-time nursing instructor. Personnel Justification Form submitted to Planning Council.

Assessment Strategy: New clinical sites will be established for clinical experiences by Practical Nursing Students. Articulation agreements will be signed and new clinical sites will be implemented into the clinical experiences to begin with the 2009-2010 academic year. Capital campaign will begin for Health Sciences Building. An additional nursing faculty member will be hired to develop, implement and coordinate the clinical simulation lab. A clinical simulation lab will be created and case scenarios will be developed by a clinical simulation lab coordinator during 2009-2010 academic year for implementation beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year. Appropriate additional space, equipment and supplies will be obtained for providing state-of-the-art clinical simulation experiences.

Assessment Outcomes: Additional clinical time was achieved with First Health of the Carolinas-Moore Regional Hospital (FH-MRH). PN students now have a rotation at FH-MRH each semester/term. The long-term care unit at the VA Hospital in Salisbury, NC is interested in becoming a clinical site. There has been some discussion with Kerry Hensley at First Health of the Carolinas-Montgomery Memorial Hospital about developing a simulation lab at the hospital in some of the vacant space not being utilized so that if the patient census is too low to accommodate a clinical group, the group could go to the simulation area to complete their clinical day. Initial contacts have been made with the four long-term care facilities in Stanly County and one long-term care facility in Pinehurst. No additional contractual agreements have been established at this time. In order to expand clinical sites, there has to be an expansion in the number of faculty to cover the new sites. Due to the budget constraints and lack of funding, additional personnel could not be obtained. With the bad economy, outside funding has become very difficult to obtain, especially the large amount needed for the Health Sciences Building. However, the state did provide funding for the development of an architectural design for the Health Sciences Building. The Health Sciences Building remains a priority on MCC’s strategic plan. Due to budget, space, and personnel constraints, the simulation lab did not get developed as planned. However, after the forestry building was completed, nursing was given Room 151 as another area for the practical nursing and nursing assistant programs. Grant money was obtained to create another nursing skills lab area, equipment and supplies have been ordered. Due to budget constraints and a lack of funding, the position for a clinical lab simulation coordinator was not filled. Due to heavy faculty workloads, the clinical simulation lab was not developed.

Use of Results: Secure contractual agreements with new clinical sites as additional personnel become available. Submit PJFs and EJFs to personnel and equipment needed to achieve the objectives.

Institutional Effectiveness Plan
2010-2011

College Goal: Develop and implement instructional programs and services, both traditional and distance learning offerings, consistent with the assessed needs of the constituent groups in the College's service area and with state and national standards, including training and retraining of the workforce. Utilize technologyto provide information services that support quality, personalized instruction.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery.

Program Goal: Enhanceonline components in the Blackboard Learning System for the Practical Nursing Program (Continuation from 2009-2010). Work with appropriate departments on grants to secure funding for clinical simulation laboratory development (Continuation from 2009-2010).

Objectives: Expand practical nursing content in the online component and use of simulation for both the day and hybrid options of study to facilitate an increase in student interaction; work with clinical agencies to provide orientation online or via CD-Rom/DVD to reduce/eliminate orientation time during clinical hours. Update all Practical Nursing Documents to reflect the new NCBON curriculum standards, test banks, manuals, etc. in anticipation of future NCBON surveys, national accreditation and newest NCLEX test plans. Explore moving some day option contact hours to an online component to reduce students’ class time on campus and increase classroom space available; explore the creation of a third option of study (Day/Weekend Hybrid versus All Online except clinical) or increasing the current evening/weekend hybrid option by 15 to equal the day option enrollment to expand the program while utilizing existing facilities. Pursue the possibilities for funding of a Health Sciences Building needed for additional PN program expansion. Collaborate with Winston-Salem State University in developing a LPN to BSN option of study to be offered on the MCC campus for those PN graduates who desire to continue their education to become registered nurses.

Action Plan: Work with Educational Technology department and nursing faculty to audio/videotape lecture clips compatible with Blackboard for student access in the day option of study supplement and the evening/weekend hybrid option of study online component. Purchase Department Camcorder, Wireless Lapel Microphone/Receiver System, and Studio Ultimate Software for developing audio/videotaping lecture clips. Hire a full-time nursing instructor, a permanent part-time or full-time nursing skills laboratory coordinator, two part-time clinical instructors, and an administrative assistant. Personnel Justifications submitted to Planning Council. Develop a clinical stimulation laboratory for Practical Nursing. Develop activities to enhance learning through the Blackboard Learning System; Increase the use of the Discussion Board and E-mail in Blackboard by students. Assist clinical agencies in developing online or CD-Rom/DVD orientations to enhance the quantity and quality of clinical experiences for students as appropriate. Revise PN Program documents in anticipation of future NCBON surveys, national accreditation and newest NCLEX-PN (2008) test plans. Compile a program expansion assessment for the program including faculty, space, clinical and budgetary needs; work with MCC Foundation Executive Director/Grants Writer to pursue grant funding for additional expansion and/or Health Sciences Building Work with, MCC Foundation Executive Director/Grants Writer, and MCC Administration to pursue funding opportunities for. Work with Vice President of Instruction, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, MCC Foundation Executive Director/Grants Writer and other appropriate departments to collaborate in the development of a LPN to BSN with Winston-Salem State University to benefit MCC Practical Nursing graduates who desire to continue their education from LPN to RN.

Person(s) Responsible: All full-time nursing faculty and CATS personnel Practical Nursing Program Head and designated nursing faculty as clinical simulation lab coordinator All full-time nursing faculty All full-time nursing faculty Practical Nursing Program Head and agency representatives from sites utilized for clinical experiences Practical Nursing Program Head, Administrative Assistant, and Nursing Faculty as appropriate Practical Nursing Program Head, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction, and other regulatory agencies as appropriate Practical Nursing Program Head and Director of Institutional Effectiveness Practical Nursing Program Head, MCC Foundation Executive Director/Grants Writer, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction and other departments as appropriate. Practical Nursing Program Head, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction, Academic Advising Director, and representatives from WSSU

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: Ongoing until all PN content digitally (audio/video) produced and edited August 2010 (pending available funding) March 2011 Ongoing until Health Sciences Building is completed March 2011

Assessment Strategy: Nursing faculty will audio/videotape lecture content according to the technology specifications for audio/video clips. Nursing faculty will develop at least 1-2 online activities per semester/ session based upon assigned content and communicate with students via Blackboard NUR course email; students will participate in online discussions, activities, e-mail, and other activities via Blackboard at least 90% of the time. Clinical agency orientations will be provided through on-line, CD-Rom/DVD formats in 50% of current clinical agency orientation programs. Practical Nursing Program head will conduct an assessment for PN program expansion; applications for appropriate grant funding will be located and completed through a collaborative effort between the MCC Foundation Executive Director/Grants Writer and the Practical Nursing Program Head. Capital campaign for Health Sciences Building.

Budget Needs: Additional full-time nursing instructor with a minimum of a BSN for classroom and/or clinical instruction. A MSN is preferred. The salary needed is based on experience and would be a minimum of $49,356.00/yr (0-4 years experience), plus benefits. Additional full-time nursing instructor with a minimum of a BSN for Nursing Skills and Clinical Simulation laboratory Coordinator. A MSN is preferred. The salary needed is based on experience and would be  a minimum of $49,356.00/yr (0-4 years experience) plus benefits Two additional contractual part-time clinical nursing instructors with a minimum of a BSN at a salary of $27.28 (BSN) or $28.71 (MSN) per hour to meet the instructor-student required by the NCBON and to maintain a consistent instructor-student ratio for all clinical rotations in both options of study in the Practical Nursing program. A MSN is preferred. An Administrative Assistant with a minimum of an Associate Degree to assist the Program Head with clerical responsibilities to maintain the required documentation to meet/maintain the NCBON standards. Position could be a shared position with other programs, i.e. Health and Public Services Department. (Note: The personnel justification form that was submitted in March 2008 and again in 2009 for the Administrative Assistant was not approved by the Planning Council) Salary range would be $22,608.00-$24,828.00 for a Level II employee. Approximately $2500.00 for video equipment, software and supplies. Approximately $500.00 for computer supplies, i.e. CD/DVDs, Labels, Jewel Cases, etc. for producing clinical orientations and DVDs of lectures. Approximately fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) for a Health Sciences Building

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in March 2011

Use of Results: Will be completed in March 2011

College Goal: Provide an environment that supports employing and retaining a quality faculty and staff and promotes enhanced student learning, achievement, and development in a global society. Maintain an on-going program that insures continual improvement and a high standard of institutional effectiveness, consistent with the expectations of governing and accrediting agencies.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery.

Program Goal: Ensure that the nursing faculty maintains current in the field of nursing through continued competence as defined by the North Carolina board of Nursing.

Objectives: Each nursing instructor will develop a learning plan for meeting continued competence as well as preparation in the teaching and learning principles for adult education as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Each nursing instructor will maintain accurate record keeping of professional development activities and provide a copy of professional development activities to the Practical Nursing Program Head and Human Resources annually. Each nursing instructor must meet the requirements of continued competence for license renewal every two years in order to continue employment

Action Plan: All nursing faculty will assess their practice based on professional responsibility, knowledge-based practice, legal/ethical practice and collaboration as outlined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing and develop a learning plan using activities approved by the North Carolina board of Nursing for continued competence at the time of renewal. All nursing faculty will provide the Practical Nursing Program Head with a copy of the learning plan when developed according to license renewal schedule. All nursing faculty will identify and seek learning opportunities to promote continued competence, will inform the Program Head of the opportunities, and will attend professional development activities appropriate to their learning plan to comply with continued competence as defined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

Person(s) Responsible: All current and future full-time and part-time nursing faculty

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: January 2011

Assessment Strategy: All nursing faculty will submit requests for professional development activities as appropriate. All nursing faculty will attend scheduled professional development activities to meet fulfill their continued competence learning plan and will report date(s) of professional development activities and time spent to the Lead Instructor/Program Director for placement in their nursing faculty personnel file.

Budget Needs: Minimum of $5,000.00 for conferences, workshops, and distance education for the current (5) nursing faculty (4-full-time one of which is currently vacant, 1-part-time) and the additional full-time and additional part-time nursing faculty requested through the PJF process

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in March 2011

Use of Results: Will be completed in March 2011

College Goal: Provide facilitiesfor student learning that capitalize on state-of-the-art instructional applications. Maintain an on-going program that insures continual improvement and a high standard of institutional effectiveness, consistent with the expectations of governing and accrediting agencies.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery.

Program Goal: Explore opportunities for future clinical sites for the Practical Nursing Program to expand clinical opportunities. Create an on-site clinical simulation lab to enhance clinical experiences for Practical Nursing.

Objectives: Contact clinical agencies within a 50-mile radius for the possibility of becoming clinical sites for MCC Practical Nursing Program and develop articulation agreements with sites deemed appropriate to enhance opportunities for meeting clinical education needs. Pursue funding of a Health Sciences Building needed for additional PN program expansion. Establish a clinical simulation lab with life-like scenarios to enhance student knowledge-base that may not be experienced at the clinical sites. Hire a full-time nursing faculty member to serve as clinical simulation coordinator in addition to some classroom instruction.

Action Plan: Contact acute and long-term care facilities within a 50-mile radius to determine the availability of new clinical sites. Work with clinical agency representatives to establish articulation agreements when agency is deemed appropriate and will be able to meet the clinical needs of the practical nursing students. Work with MCC Foundation Executive Director/Grants Writer and MCC Administration to pursue funding opportunities for Health Sciences Building. Develop a clinical simulation lab in the existing nursing lab (Room 150) or other available but secured space on campus that can be utilized until Health Sciences Building is completed and secure appropriate equipment. Hire a full-time nursing instructor. Personnel Justification Form submitted to Planning Council.

Person(s) Responsible: Practical Nursing Program Head, Administrative Assistant, and nursing faculty as needed Practical Nursing Program Head, Administrative Assistant, and nursing faculty as needed Practical Nursing Program Head, MCC Foundation Executive Director/Grants Writer, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction and other departments as appropriate Practical Nursing Program Head, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction and designated nursing faculty as clinical simulation lab coordinator Practical Nursing Program Head, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: Fall 2011 Fall 2011 Ongoing until Health Sciences Building is completed Fall 2011 Fall 2011

Assessment Strategy: New clinical sites will be established for clinical experiences by Practical Nursing Students. Articulation agreements will be signed and new clinical sites will be implemented into the clinical experiences to begin with the 2011-2012 academic year. Capital campaign for Health Sciences Building. An additional nursing faculty member will be hired to develop, implement and coordinate the clinical simulation lab. A clinical simulation lab with appropriate equipment and supplies will be created and case scenarios will be developed by a clinical simulation lab coordinator during 2010-2011 academic year for implementation beginning with the 2011-2012 academic year.

Budget Needs: Additional full-time nursing instructor with a minimum of a BSN for Nursing Skills and Clinical Simulation Laboratory Coordinator. This instructor could be instrumental in the development of the clinical simulation lab, case scenarios, etc. for MCC Practical Nursing and oversee its operation. A MSN is preferred. The salary needed is based on experience and would be a minimum of $49,356.00/yr (0-4 years experience), plus benefits. An Administrative Assistant with a minimum of an Associate Degree to assist the Practical Nursing Program and Program Head with clerical responsibilities to provide clerical duties for the expansion of clinical sites and the development of a clinical simulation lab. Position could be a shared position with other programs, i.e. Health and Public Services Department. (Note: The personnel justification form that was submitted in March 2007, 2008, & 2009 for the Administrative Assistant was not approved by the Planning Council) Salary range would be $22,608.00-$24,828.00 for a Level II employee. Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) to create the clinical simulation lab with additional equipment or upgrades that were not covered by the Allied Enhancement Grant in 2006 in addition to  possible in-house remodeling of space. Approximately two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for consumable clinical nursing supplies. Approximately fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000.00) for a Health Sciences Building.

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in March 2011

Use of Results: Will be completed in March 2011

College Goal: Provide facilitiesfor student learning that capitalize on state-of-the-art instructional applications.

Division Goal: Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery.

Program Goal: Ensure instructional technology remains current to provide enhanced delivery of instruction

Objectives: Improve the projection system in Room 148 to match the system in room 157 to provide consistent delivery of instruction to both practical nursing and CNA students

Action Plan: Purchase and install projector, screen, and accompanying hardware

Person(s) Responsible: Nursing Program Head, Dean of Continuing Education

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective: May 2011

Assessment Strategy: Instruction will be delivered using the new system

Budget Needs: Projector estimated cost is $380 Mustang Universal Projector Spider Mount with 12-33" Extension – Black; estimated cost $80.00 25 foot cable- estimated cost $30 Video Screen - estimated cost $200

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in March 2011

Use of Results: Will be completed in March 2011