Division Goal 2: Meet training needs for expanded employment opportunities of the service area as a result of changing workforce demographics.

Program Goal: Expand the Practical Nursing Program by fifteen (15) students by Fall 2007 with an evening/weekend hybrid option funded by the WIRED grant.

Objectives:

• Implement the evening/weekend hybrid option for fifteen (15) additional students enrolled in the Practical Nursing Program in Fall 2007 utilizing the WIRED grant.
• Meet the same educational standards in the evening/weekend option as the well-established day program of Practical Nursing.

Action Plan:

• Obtain approval for the expansion form the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) for the expansion of the Practical Nursing Program by 15 students.
• Advertise and hire additional full-time and part-time nursing faculty as required to meet NCBON standards for nursing programs. (Note: Personnel justification forms were submitted in March 2007 for the additional nursing instructors for the evening/weekend hybrid course for beginning employment July 1, 2007.)
• Adapt all NUR syllabi to meet the hybrid option of study.
• Place the didactic content (theory lectures) on Blackboard for on-line instruction for students in the evening/weekend hybrid option in coordination with the Dean of Education Technology.
• Video record lectures for students to view through Black Board.
• Determine appropriate required textbooks and references that will meet the needs of all students enrolled in the Practical Nursing curriculum.
• Inform the college bookstore of the additional textbook needs to meet the increase in students utilizing the evening/weekend hybrid option.
• Coordinate the schedule for nursing skill lab practice, proficiency check-off and testing on the MCC campus for the evening/weekend hybrid option with the evening coordinator and other departments.
• Implement consistent admission guidelines for the PN Program regardless of which option of study is desired by students.
• Implement a marketing plan and application process in coordination with Student Services Staff and Public Information Officer to obtain fifteen (15) additional students for Fall 2007.
• Meet the deadlines for the WIRED grant requirements for reporting and record keeping.

Assessment Strategy: Program Head/Program Director will monitor the progress being made as the components of the action plan are achieved and maintain necessary documents. Course documents formulated for the evening/weekend course of study will be available for assessing the action plan which will lead to meeting the objective. Approval documents by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) for the expansion of the PN Program. The hiring of the nursing faculty personnel needed to achieve the goal.

Assessment Outcomes:

• Through the acquisition of the Piedmont Triad Partnership WIRED Grant, MCC was awarded $107,142.00 to start the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study for Practical Nursing.
• Approval for program expansion was obtained by the North Carolina board of Nursing (NCBON) for an additional enrollment of fifteen students for the Practical Nursing Program on the first request to the NCBON.
• Two instructors were hired and began work on August 13, 2007. One instructor was hired in what was considered to be a permanent position and the other was hired in a one-year only grant funded position to relieve the Practical Nursing Program Head from Clinical Instruction two days a week as well as to meet the NCBON faculty-student ratio for clinical experiences in the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study. Providing funding is available, it is hoped that the one-year only grant position will become a full-time or permanent part-time position beginning with the 2008-2009 academic year.
• The NUR syllabi were adapted for the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study.
• The didactic (theory) content was placed on the Blackboard Learning System and new content as well as ongoing maintenance is provided by the Program Head, Full-time Instructor in the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study with assistance from the Dean of Education Technology as needed.
• Due to time constraints for implementing the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study, the video recording of lectures for viewing through blackboard was not achieved.
• Appropriate required textbooks were adopted for the Practical Nursing Program.
• The college bookstore was informed of the required textbooks and references for the Practical Nursing Program.
• The appropriate space for classroom and nursing skills lab was coordinated with continuing education and other departments and obtained for use on Wednesday evenings and all day on Saturday.
• Admissions guidelines were reviewed with the Admissions Officer and were found to be appropriate and consistent for both options of study.
• The Public Information Officer produced advertisements promoting the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study for local newspapers. Word of mouth advertising along with the newspaper ads yielded great responses. Sixty-two students (62) applied for the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study. Twenty-one (21) met the minimum requirements for admission.  Fourteen (14) students enrolled in August 2007.
• In coordination with the Dean of Institutional Development, reporting and record keeping has met the deadlines of the WIRED Grant to date.
• An Administrative Assistant with a minimum of an Associate Degree to assist the Program Director with clerical responsibilities to maintain the required documentation to meet/maintain the NCBON standards was not funded.
• Additional adjunct part-time clinical instructor positions requested were also not funded. As a result, the one-year grant funded instructor was utilized to do clinical instruction for both options of study which relieved the Program Head from clinical instruction. Program Head was not relieved of classroom responsibilities.
• The requisition for a new computer (laptop) was submitted and WIRED grant funds were allotted and are available for the purchase.

Use of Results: Because of the quick implementation after receiving the WIRED Grant of about 4 months, the majority of the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study, but not all, of the two objectives were met based upon the action plan. The plan to videotape lecture content was not accomplished. Blackboard underwent an upgrade during this academic year, but the amount of space required for having all lectures videotaped and placed on Blackboard has not been determined. Until a determination can be made about the required space needed on Blackboard for video clips, the time constraints for the clips, the editing of lecture content to fit the time restraint, and the actual time for videotaping, the videotaping of the lecture content is on hold. Additions to Blackboard for the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study will occur as appropriate and will continue to be a work in progress. Objective # 2, in particular, cannot be fully measured until both options of study have completed their course of study and successfully passed the licensure exam for practical nursing (NCLEX-PN). For Fall Semester 2007, the attrition rate was 50% for the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study and 27% attrition rate from the Day Option of Study. It should be noted that the Day Option of Study began with 30 students as compared to only 14 in the Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option of Study. The Evening/Weekend Hybrid Option lost seven (7) students and the Day Option lost eight (8) students by the end of NUR 101 (Fall 2007) which is a more comparable attrition. NCLEX-PN results will better show if the two options of study are comparable and where modifications, if any, need to be made to either or both options of study. Two additional contractual part-time clinical nursing instructors with a minimum of a BSN to meet the instructor-student ratio 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, one full-time permanent instructor, and the Administrative Assistant with a minimum of an Associate Degree to assist the Program Director with clerical responsibilities to maintain the required documentation to meet/maintain the NCBON standards will be requested in the 2008-2009 Institutional Effectiveness Plan. Appropriate Personnel Justification Requests will be submitted for the above positions.

Division Goal 1: Maintain a high level of instruction by providing access to continuing professional development activities.

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 Director.
• 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 Program Director 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 Director 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 assessed 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 identified 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 continued to identify and seek learning opportunities to promote continued competence based on their learning plan.
• All nursing faculty submitted requests for professional development activities as appropriate.
• All nursing faculty attended scheduled professional development activities to meet fulfill their continued competence learning plan.
• All nursing faculty reported date(s) of professional development activities and time spent to the Program Head/Program Director for placement in their nursing faculty personnel file.

Assessment Outcomes:

• All nursing faculty on an ongoing basis are assessing their practice based on professional responsibility, knowledge-based practice, legal/ethical practice and collaboration as outlined by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON).
• The Prpgram Head and one of the nursing instructors completed a Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in December 2006 completing the requirements of obtaining formal preparation in the teaching and learning principles of adult education.
• The Program Head enrolled in the MSN-Nurse Educator Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Summer Session 2007 with an anticipated graduation date of May 2009.
• A part-time clinical instructor has been taking continuing education courses for obtaining formal preparation in the teaching and learning principles of adult education. However, she recently informed the Program Head that she will probably no longer be available to work once her grandchildren start public school which is before the requirement deadline so she may not complete the requirements.
• Two nursing instructors, newly hired instructors (August 2007) are pursuing enrollment options to meet the requirements of obtaining formal preparation in the teaching and learning principles of adult education within three years of their employment.
• One nursing instructor attended an all-day professional development workshop on February 2, 2008 related to online technology/instruction and the adult learner entitled “Online Teaching Strategies in Nursing”.
• All full-time nursing staff are approved, scheduled, and registered to attend the NCBON Education Summit in Chapel Hill on April 7, 2008.
• The Program Head and one nursing instructor recorded professional development activities on the appropriate professional development forms and submitted as required by June 30, 2007. New professional development forms were begun for fiscal year 2007-2008 for all full-time nursing faculty.
• Two nursing instructors have completed the worksheets required by the NCBON for continued competency required for licensure renewal in February 2007 and August 2006, respectively. The Program Head and one of the nursing instructors are in the process of completing their Continued Competency Worksheets as required for licensure renewal. Both renewals are occurring in first quarter 2008. Another nursing instructor completed a Continued Competency Worksheet for her renewal in February 2007 prior to her employment with MCC and will complete a revised competency plan at the time of her renewal in February 2009.
• The Program Head and one of the nursing instructors attended the North Council of Practical Nurse Educators (NCCPNE) Spring 2007 & Fall 2007 Conferences.
• One of the nursing instructors submitted her resignation effective February 29, 2008. Her last day of employment will be March 29, 2008.

Use of Results: The Practical Nursing Program Head will monitor the professional development activities by the nursing faculty to ensure compliance with the NCBON requirements by the December 31, 2010 implementation deadline. The Nursing Faculty will continue to take an active role in pursuing professional development and educational activities to strengthen instructional delivery. In anticipation of a accreditation requirement by the NCBON, the nursing faculty will proactive in securing professional development and educational activities that will meet accreditation guidelines.

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 technology to provide information services that support quality, personalized instruction.

Division Goal:

• Respond to service area economic trends by providing continued training and/or upgrading for current workforce needs and by pursuing new programming in potential expansion areas.
• Provide facilities, staffing, and services that support educational program delivery.

Program Goal:

• Enhance online components in the Blackboard Learning System for the Practical Nursing Program.
• Work with appropriate departments on grants to secure funding for future program development and expansion.

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.

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.
• Hire two full-time nursing instructors, two part-time clinical instructors, and an administrative assistant. Personnel Justifications submitted to Planning Council.
• Develop a clinical simulation 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 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, Dean of Health & Public Services, surrounding county A.D.N. programs, 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.

Person(s) Responsible:

• All full-time nursing faculty and Dean of Educational Technology or designee
• 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, i.e. NCBON
• Practical Nursing Program Head
• Practical Nursing Program Head and Dean of Institutional Development
• Practical Nursing Program Head, MCC Foundation Director, Dean of Institutional Development, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction and other departments as appropriate.
• Practical Nursing Program Head, Dean of Institutional Development, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction and  representatives from surrounding community college ADN programs.

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective:

• May 2009
• August 2008
• May 2009
• May 2009
• May 2009
• Ongoing until Health Sciences Building is completed
• May 2009

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.

Budget Needs:

• Additional full-time nursing instructor with a minimum of a BSN to relieve Lead Instructor/Program Head of classroom and clinical responsibilities in the day program to complete action plan, program curriculum updates and maintain all administrative responsibilities. This instructor could be instrumental in the development of the clinical simulation lab, case scenarios, etc. for MCC Practical Nursing and oversee the operation of and instruction in the clinical simulation lab. The salary needed is based on experience and would be $47,916.00/yr (0-4 years experience), $48,016.00 (5-9 years experience) or $48,116.00 (10-14 years experience) based on 2007 salary plan for a 12-month employee. Benefit package would require approximately $11,836.00 (FICA, Insurance, & Retirement) based on the highest salary listed above
• Additional full-time nursing instructor with a minimum of a BSN to fill the one-year grant funded position (being vacated 3-29-08) for the evening/weekend course hybrid option of study (classroom, nursing skills laboratory & clinical) under the direction of the Program Head at a salary of $47,916.00/yr (0-4 years experience), $48,016.00 (5-9 years experience) or $48,116.00 (10-14 years experience) based on 2007 salary plan for a 12-month employee. Benefit package would require approximately $11,836.00 (FICA, Insurance, & Retirement) based on the highest salary listed above.
• Two additional contractual part-time clinical nursing instructors with a minimum of a BSN at a salary of $26.49 (BSN) or $27.88 (MSN) per hour to meet the instructor-student ratio 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.
• 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 2007 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 $500.00 for computer supplies, i.e. CD/DVDs, Labels, Jewel Cases, etc. for producing clinical orientations.
• Approximately six million dollars ($6,000,000.00) for a Health Sciences Building

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in March 2009

Use of Results: Will be completed in March 2009

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.

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

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective:  Fall 2010

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.

Budget Needs: Minimum of $5,000 for conferences, workshops, and distance education for the four current nursing faculty (3-full-time, 1-part-time) and the additional full-time and additional part-time nursing faculty needed, but currently vacant, by the 2007-2008 program expansion.

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in May 2009

Use of Results: Will be completed in May 2009

College Goal:

• Provide facilities for 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.

Department 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.

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 Director, Dean of Institutional Development, Associate Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction and other departments as appropriate
• Practical Nursing Program Head, Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction and designated nursing faculty as clinical simulation lab coordinator
• Practical Nursing Program Head and designated nursing faculty as clinical simulation lab coordinator
• Practical Nursing Program Head, Dean of Health & Public Services, Vice President of Instruction

Anticipated Date for Achieving Objective:

• Fall 2009
• Fall 2009
• Ongoing until Health Sciences Building is completed
• Fall 2009
• Fall 2009

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 for implementation beginning with the 2009-2010 academic year.
• Appropriate additional equipment and supplies will be obtained for providing state-of-the-art clinical simulation experiences.

Budget Needs:

• Additional full-time nursing instructor with a minimum of a BSN to relieve Lead Instructor/Program Head of classroom and clinical responsibilities in the day program to complete action plan, program curriculum updates and maintain all administrative responsibilities. This instructor could be instrumental in the development of the clinical simulation lab, case scenarios, etc. for MCC Practical Nursing and oversee its operation. The salary needed is based on experience and would be $47,916.00/yr (0-4 years experience), $48,016.00 (5-9 years experience) or $48,116.00 (10-14 years experience) based on 2007 salary plan for a 12-month employee. Benefit package would require approximately $11,836.00 (FICA, Insurance, & Retirement) based on the highest salary listed above
• 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 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 six million dollars ($6,000,000.00) for a Health Sciences Building.

Assessment Outcomes: Will be completed in March 2009

Use of Results: Will be completed in March 2009