Outcomes and Student Achievement Data

The goal of the Dishman School of Nursing is to educate and prepare students to be exceptional additions to the field of nursing. With an average employment rate of 100 percent, your BSN or MSN education is a great step toward a successful and fulfilling career.

BSN Outcomes and Goals

Baccalaureate End of Program Student Learning Outcomes

Effective Fall 2022

Practices safe, compassionate, and effective holistic/multidimensional patient-centered care to diverse patients/clients in multiple settings from a global perspective by incorporating theories and evidence-based findings.
Supports patients/clients in preventing disease, maintaining wellness, promoting and restoring health and advocating for death with dignity.
Evaluates patient-centered care for patients/clients across the lifespan based on common and complex health needs and compromised multiple health states when considering multiple determinants of health.
Synthesizes clinical reasoning and judgment in nursing practice utilizing critical thinking, nursing process, informatics, research, and evidence-based findings.
Employs safe, effective, compassionate patient-centered care in collaboration with patients/clients and members of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team.
Differentiates multiple role dimensions and practices within ethical, legal and regulatory frameworks when caring for diverse patients/clients as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team.
Demonstrates professional integrity, effective communication, active inquiry and service to community.

Baccalaureate Program Goals and Program Outcomes

Effective Fall 2022

Program Goals	Outcome Area	BSN Program Outcomes
Provide excellent learning opportunities to prepare graduates to meet national standards for entry into practice as competent, professional registered nurses.	Performance on Licensure Exam	88% or more of the pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates will pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) on the first attempt.
Provide relevant education and resources for students to graduate in a timely manner.	Program Completion	40% or more of the students entering the BSN program will earn the BSN degree within 100% of the time of the published program length 70% or more of the students entering the BSN program will earn the BSN degree within 150% of the time of the published program length.
Prepare graduates to function in role-related nursing employment	Job Placement	90% or more of BSN graduates contacted report employment in nursing 9-12 months post-graduation.

MSN Outcomes and Goals

MSN End of Program Student Learning Outcomes

Effective Fall 2022

Graduates of the Nurse Educator or Nurse Administrator tracks of the MSN program will demonstrate the following end of program student learning outcomes:

Analyze issues in the context of healthcare policy and finance, including economic, legal, and political factors, to address the healthcare needs of a diverse society.
Analyze strategies to improve healthcare outcomes equitably across the health continuum for diverse populations in a global setting.
Utilize research methods, evidence-based practice, and informatics to investigate problems, evaluate outcome data, promote changes, promote safety and health outcomes, and improve nursing practice.
Translate current and emerging evidence from nursing theoretical frameworks and other sciences to guide decision-making that demonstrates best practices.
Demonstrate advanced nursing practice roles from professional, organizational, and personal perspectives within an ethical and legal framework.
Communicate effectively using multiple modalities with diverse individuals, groups, and populations in a global health care environment.
Contribute to system-level planning, decision-making, and evaluation for disasters and public health emergencies.

MSN Program Goals and Program Outcomes

Effective Fall 2022

Program Goals	Outcome Area	MSN Program Outcomes
Program demonstrates evidence of students' achievement in completing the nursing program	Program Completion	40% of students will graduate within 100% the length of the program
The program demonstrates evidence of graduates' achievement in job placement.	Job Placement	80% of those seeking employment will be involved in role-related professional practice at 6-12 months post-graduation.
The program demonstrates evidence of students' achievement of each End of Program Student Learning Outcome/role-specific professional competency.	Program Goals	Student Learning Outcome Indirect Method: 90% of MSN graduates are expected to respond “agree or “strongly agree” (4.0 or higher) to each end of program SLO. Student Learning Outcome Direct Method: All MSN graduates are expected to achieve end of program SLOs by a combined score of 75% or higher on the culminating Synthesis Project using a standardized rubric.
The program demonstrates evidence of students’ achievement of role-specific professional competencies	Program Goals	Professional Competency Indirect Method: 90% of MSN graduates are expected to respond “agree” or “strongly agree” (4.0 or higher) to each end-of-program role-specific professional competency by graduation. Professional Competency Direct Method: Practicum courses

Prelicensure Pass Rates

NCLEX-RN Pass Rates

Annual NCLEX-RN Pass Rates

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2023	97.89%*	91.41%	91.15%	90.17%	88.56%
2022	93.39%*	85.93%	84.28%	82.32%	79.90%
2021	89.78%	89.34%	86.70%	86.06%	82.48%
2020	88.33%	93.53%	91.00%	90.29%	86.57%
2019	90.38%*	94.39%	91.90%	91.22%	88.18%

2019-2021 NCLEX-RN Pass Rate Reporting Period: Oct 1 – Sept 30

2022-present NCLEX-RN Pass Rate Reporting Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31

Completion Rates by Program/Track

BSN 100% Program Completion Rate by Semester of Admission

Admission Semester	BSN Admits	RN-BSN Admits	On-Time Graduates	Completion Rate
Fall 2020	70	38	57	51%
Spring 2021	77	15	45
Summer 2021	N/A	0	N/A
Fall 2021	83	12	38	48%
Spring 2022	81	21	57
Summer 2022	N/A	4	1
Fall 2022	80	10	53	63%
Spring 2023	59	17	54
Summer 2023	N/A	8	3
Fall 2023	38	11	In Progress	In Progress

MSN Program Completion Rates by Cohort

Admission Semester	Administration Track	Education Track	On-Time Graduates	Completion Rate
Spring 2020	9	12	3	16%
Summer 2020	1	3	1	16%
Fall 2020	5	19	0	3%
Spring 2021	5	8	0
Summer 2021	2	0	1
Fall 2021	7	5	0	15%
Spring 2022	4	8	4
Summer 2022	3	0	0
Fall 2022	4	8	3	In Progress
Spring 2023	5	16	8
Summer 2023	2	0	In Progress
Fall 2023	7	15	In Progress	In Progress
Spring 2024	4	7	In Progress
Summer 2024	2	7	In Progress
Fall 2024	3	5	In Progress	In Progress

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