Associate Degree Nursing Program
Advisory Committee Meeting
October 15, 2008
IC 1037
8AM- 10AM
Present: Linda Caputi, Lynn Bell, Katy O’Brien, Kristy Raptar, Donna Per, Ethel
Ragland, Deb Jaffey, Jim Ryan, Jennifer Bra, Paulette Ortiz, Karen Solt, Joann Mazur,
Bob Berry, Dilyss Gallyot, Kim Oosterhouse, Larinda Dixon, Janice Miller, recorder
Topic
Welcome: Dr. Lynn
Engelmann
Approval of Minutes
Update on LPN Program
Discussion
Action
Surveys to be completed for
nurse practice; no longer
legislated. Discussion of
change-No legal mandate
for the refresher course.
Caputi: motioned to delay
until further clarification of
minutes to augment them.
Evaluations to be completed
Motioned seconded: Dr.
Dixon
Caputi discussed the LPN
Program
• High retention rate
• Accolades to Donna
Badowski, Teresa in
their involvement in
the self/study and
NLNAC
accreditation.
Standards and
criteria met
• Last 8 weeks of
course will focus on
PN-CLEX
preparation;
presently
aggregating data;
examining live
reviews, diagnostic
readiness; no data
yet
• Will be collecting
data. Targeting 6
months post
graduation to better
evaluate the program
• Looking at transition
process for students
ADN transition course
exiting the program
Lynn opened discussion
regarding transition course
• Transition/bridge
course- a decision
must be made my
November 17 to
place incoming
students
• Discussion of the
criteria for
admission to the
course: 1) Licensure
(LPN) 2) work
history 3) should
they apply
separately 4) give
priority to LPN
(COD) student?
• Special testing may
be in the future
• How to facilitate
student success to
identify weaknesses
• Should these
incoming students
be a separate cohort
• Will need a
description of
courses, HESI exit;
tests for progression;
anticipation of
potential curricular
issues
• Jeffay raised
question: admitting
LPNs from the
outside. Caputi:
stated that many of
the current students
enrolled in the LPN
program have
verbalized a desire
to enter the ADN
program
• Jim Ryan: had and
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Preference would be
to take on COD
LPN’s; will have to
evaluate (numbers);
predicted start date
for course is Fall
2009
Update on Health Career
and Natural Science
Building
questions about the
PN role; differences
in work
responsibilities;
earning power.
Caputi: Stated that
students are doing
standardized testing;
possibly by January
could establish
benchmarks; Waller:
Concern for students
not meeting the
admission criteria,
no experience with
the LPN admission
packet to compare
with the ADN
admission, any
developmental
needs; concern for
interviewing
variables. Caputi:
there is not much
difference in the
plan from PN to RN.
Ryan: questions
should we be more
selective for the PN,
should there be
concern for their
transition to the
role? Caputi:
emphasized that we
should not stifle
someone’s career
pathway, many have
made successful
transition from PNto-RN-to- BSN;
these discussions are
healthy
Karen Solt:
• Anticipated date of
completion
December 2009
•
Update on Benedictine
Bridge currently
under construction;
possibly completed
in Spring 2009
• Discussion of
teaching space
• Next week there will
be a walkthrough at
4pm; open to anyone
• Second floor, ADN
program, classrooms
• Move date end of
April, beginning of
May 2009
• Up and running by
Fall 2009
Ethel Ragland:
• Announced that they
have received full
accreditation
• Hired FT faculty
experienced
doctorally prepared
• Have new adjunct
from U of I
• New hire:
administrative
assistant
• Two cohorts
currently running
that started in
January with
anticipated
completion date in
December 2009;
One started in June;
retention rate is 98%
• President of the
University is
committed to
offering a 50%
discount to these
students
• Three COD students
in the cohort are
presenting an
Program Update
evidence-based
conference at
Edwards Hospital on
October 25, 2008
• Announced approval
for an MSN
completion program
to be launched in
Spring 2008;
curriculum is built;
tracks include Public
Health
Administration
(MPH), MBA, and
MSED
• Discussion on high
attrition rates for
current BSN
completion
programs; attributes
the success that
these were due to 1)
a hands on approach
to students 2)
follow-ups per
phone 3) great
faculty and 4)
motivated students
Engelmann:
• Class of 2008,
graduated 99
students in May;
anticipating
preliminary NCLEX
scores within the
next week; 40
students are
expected to graduate
December 2008
from the expanded
program,
coordinated by
Maureen Waller.
Discussion was
positive from the
expanded program,
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great expertise from
leased faculty and
challenging for them
Report from
NLNAC conference
ins September 2008;
discussion
surrounded the
opportunities of
seeing practitioners
and educators
together in a
conference; shared
NCSBN’s work on
the transitions to
practice and
possibility of Nancy
Spector coming to
meet with the
advisory committee
members; discussion
on grants for
mentoring;
innovations included
orientation methods,
overview of faculty
role; new resources
and textbooks are
being created; new
article by Oermann,
and open to new
ideas for faculty
development
Announcement: Deb
del Ray, FT faculty,
specialty in Mental
Health, hired for the
ADN program, start
date in January 2009
Presently there is a
search committee
formed for another
FT faculty position
(internally)
Donna Perchantz
is the new hire for
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NLNAC Accreditation
lab staff ( former
COD graduate)
Formal introduction
to Dr. Bob Berry
who completed his
doctorate in May
2009.
Kristy Rampton
expressed interest in
mentoring
Lynn is working on
folders to update
orientation for
clinical sites
Fall 2009, admitted
99 first year
students; 9 per
clinical sites; second
year (2109) 103
were admitted; there
is possibly space to
admit more into the
next Med- surgical
rotation
Engelmann:
• Announced the
NLNAC site visit
will be scheduled
October 27-29
• A mock site visit
was done with a
consultant last week
• Dr. Davel will be
doing some final
editing
• Schedule has been
approved for the site
visit and encouraged
community
participants on
October 28 at the
college at 12:15 for
an open discussion
with site visitors;
Agency Updates
this will be an
opportunity to
discuss any positive
of negative issues;
job placements;
process of the
program
• This program is
seeking initial
accreditation; the
delay was due to the
conversion from
quarters to semester.
The event has been a
learning process for
all involved in the
preparation
Lynn Bell
• Expressed
appreciation for
COD students;
Announced that
Barbara Monroe
(graduate of 2008)
was a new hire
Kathy O’Brien
• Discussion
regarding a new
computer
system/software
Serner
• Possible computer
system changes;
focus is on
informatics for
students; automated
systems
Kristy
• Discussed the
physical department
changes at Edwards
• Currently are
exposed to 500
students from
different
colleges/universities;
creating ways to
expand their
observations into
areas such as cardiac
rehab,
cardiovascular
institute; health and
heart fairs
• New garage is being
built
• No new hires with
economic changes
• Students with
observations in short
stay, to contact Mike
Brow, manager
Lynn Engelmann
• Webinar: central
scheduling; still
some confusion of
use/time frame of
responses with
clinical requests; due
dates…
Linda B.
• Students are able to
shadow weaning of
vents
• Offering long
orientation an
preceptorship
• Experience with
high risk, high
acuity patients
• Critical thinking is
lacking; progress
notes/documentation
issues of students
who cannot spell
• See the need to
focus on time
management;
infection control;
organizational skills
• Great observations
with family
Dialogue
conferences and
collaboration of
other disciplines
Joann Mazur
• Started ground
breaking for new
building
• Education is located
in the “basement”
• Meditech continues
to be upgraded: will
have a new look in
Jan/Feb 2009
• Discussed physical
changes in CV and
Pediatrics, more
private
rooms/addressing
MRSA and isolation
cases
• Cutting bed
occupancy: 269
• Parking continues to
be a problem;
encourage students
to carpool
• Still hiring new
grads
Caputi
• Initiated discussion
of curriculum:
integrating more
critical thinking;
documentation and
charting; suggested
further
defining/clarifying
what is critical
thinking
Donna
• Suggested for ADN
program to include
more critical
thinking; case
studies;
prioritization;
concept mapping
Open discussion
• New grade are more
task oriented; not
enough staff to
orient; should
encourage more
internships prior tp
forma orientation in
the hospital;
priorities for facultyaddress priorities
during orientation,
creative assignments
for clinical, NCLEX
preparation; use of
CD-ROMS for
interactive case
studies (developed
by Caputi
Meeting Adjourned at 10:03