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1. Content Mastery Testing
All students (except RNs) enrolled in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing BSN Program will take the secured, computer-generated Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC (ATI) Content Mastery Test(s) at the end of the semester in which they are assigned (See Table 1). For full-time students, these exams will be administered during the 4 semesters of the professional nursing course work.
To be eligible for the RN Comprehensive Predictor at the end of the last semester of nursing studies, a student must have successfully completed ALL required BSN Courses with a grade of C or higher and achieved the National average or higher on the Group Mean final score for all Content Mastery Tests.
Table 1: Content Mastery Tests
|
Content Mastery Test |
Associated Nursing Course |
|
RN Fundamentals |
NURS 3422: Foundations |
|
RN Pharmacology |
NURS 3634: Adult Health and Illness |
|
RN Mental Health |
NURS 3742: Mental Health and Illness |
|
RN Adult Medical-Surgical |
NURS 4263: Older Adult Health and Illness |
|
RN Maternal Newborn |
NURS 4154: Children and Family |
|
RN Nursing Care of Children |
NURS 4154: Children and Family |
|
RN Leadership |
NURS 4242: Management in Nursing |
The Content Mastery Tests will be used to achieve the following goals: assessment of student progress in achieving professional nursing knowledge as compared to other BSN students, identification of nursing knowledge deficiencies to aid in development of student self-remediation plans, and improvement of student National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCLEX) passing rates.
a) To be eligible to take a Content Mastery Test, a student must have successfully completed the associated nursing course with a grade of C or higher. Upon completion of each computerized test, students will receive a computer-generated report that indicates their subset scores within each test as well as their composite final score, as compared to the National average. Students meeting or exceeding the National average on the composite final score on the first attempt will receive an additional 2 percent bonus on their course grade except for NURS 3313, Pharmacology and N3634, Adult Health and Illness.
b) Students receiving a score lower that the National average on the composite final score on the first attempt will enroll in one credit hour of NURS 217V: Independent Study the following semester. For students with more than one ATI content exam lower that the National average in a given semester, a one credit hour Independent Study course will be sufficient. Students will be allowed to progress to the next level while they complete this Independent Study. Content Mastery Exams must be retaken after presenting evidence of remediation and receiving a passing grade in the Independent Study.
c) A designated EMSON faculty member will advise students about the areas in which they need remediation, as indicated by the diagnostic indicators for improvement (nursing process, client needs, critical thinking process, and nursing topics) found on the student report. EMSON faculty will advise the student of resources available for remediation including coaching material, web links, content coaching DVDs provided to each student, textbooks, assignments, and other resources associated with courses. The students are responsible to follow the Remediation Policy.
2. RN Comprehensive Predictor
All students (except RNs) enrolled in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing BSN Program will take a secured, computerized ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor in the last semester of their program of study and prior to graduation. Students must achieve the National average or higher before the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing director will sign the student's state board of nursing license examination application.
The RN Comprehensive Predictor requirement is designed to achieve the following goals: assessment of student progress in achieving a professional nursing knowledge as compared to other BSN students, identification of nursing knowledge deficiencies to assist in student development of a self-remediation plan, and improvement of student passing rates on the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCLEX).
a) To be eligible for the RN Comprehensive Predictor, a student must have successfully completed all required BSN courses with a grade of C or higher and achieve the National average or higher on the composite final score for all content listed in Table 1.
b) Students receiving a score less than the National average on the RN Comprehensive Predictor composite final score will be scheduled for advisement regarding plans to improve their performance on content associated with the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCLEX).
c) The EMSON director or designee will advise students about the diagnostic indicators for improvement (nursing process, client needs, critical thinking process, content topics, and client needs subtopics) as found on their student report(s). Students are responsible for developing and implementing self-remediation plans, based upon their identified nursing knowledge deficiencies. The plan will contain the following items:
d) The remediation plan will include coaching material web-links found on the student report, content coaching on DVDs provided to each student, specific course textbooks, assignments, and other resources. Students are expected to complete their remediation plan and retest until a score of the National average or higher is achieved.
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