Instructional Program Review Update 2012/13 (fields will expand as you type) Section 1 ‐ Program Information 1.0 Name of Program Licensed vocational Nursing AS and CA: Date:1/8/2013 1.1 Program Review Authors: Melody Pope, Roberta Farrar, Pat Girczyc 1.2 Dean’s Signature: Date: Jan 18, 2013 1.3 Individual Program Information # of Degrees # of Certificates AS‐LVN # of Courses CA‐LVN # of GE Courses 8 1 The shaded cells below are to be populated by the Program Review Committee as needed. # of Full Time Faculty 2010‐2011 # of Part Time Faculty 2011‐12 2010‐2011 # of Staff FTE 2011‐12 2010‐2011 2011‐12 Personnel Budget 2010‐2011 Discretionary Budget 2011‐12 2010‐2011 2011‐12 1.3.1 State briefly how the program functions support the college mission: The College of the Redwoods LVN Programs in Humboldt and Del Norte are consistent with the College mission supporting and providing career technical education. The College LVN Program faculty continually assess student learning within the context of the job market in Humboldt and Del Norte counties. The Director and faculty of these programs collaborate with local employers to meet the learning needs of the vocational nursing service area within the College District and in the nearby Oregon communities. 1.3.2 Program highlights/accomplishments: The LVN Programs are now both on an 18 month, 3 semester cycle. This represents a change in completion patterns for the Eureka campus. Therefore, since the last Program review the last annual cycle of students in Eureka completed in August 2011. Two new cohorts began in Fall 2011 in Eureka & Del Norte. Program completions for these students occurred in Dec 2012. 13. cLVN 2011‐12 PR.docx 4/5/2013 Page 1 Program completed a curriculum change to decrease total number of program units by 3. This decreased cost to the students & the District while adhering to the State licensure requirements for LVNs. Section 2 ‐ Data Analysis 2.1 Enrollment & Fill Rate Review and interpret data by clicking here or going to: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/IR/Program_Select.asp Select your program and click on: Enrollments & fill rates Enrollment X Comment if checked: The LVN Program in Del Norte is offered every other year therefore the enrollment numbers fluctuate every other year. Total program enrollments are consistent with fill rates varying between 85%‐100%. The Eureka LVN Program shows a decrease reflecting the change in program offering beginning in 2011‐2012 when the program was scaled back from a 12 month cycle to an 18 month‐3 semester cycle in order to address the District’s declining budget. The HO 110 course in Eureka which is a pre requisite to the LVN Program was also pulled from the Fall schedule and reoffered in Spring at one half the usual enrollment. The enrollments for HO 110 and the LVN Program courses have historically been between 95%‐100%. Fill Rate ☐ Comment if checked: 2.2 Success & Retention Review and interpret data by clicking here or going to: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/IR/Program_Select.asp Select your program and click on: Success & Retention Success ☐ Comment if checked: Retention ☐ Comment if checked: 2.3 Persistence Review and interpret data by clicking here or going to: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/IR/Program_Select.asp Select your program and click on: Persistence X Comment: The persistence data for AS and CA Licensed Vocational Nursing needs to be refined. In Eureka there have been 30 students annually entering the LVN program with completion rates varying between 60% ‐ 95%. In Del Norte 30 students enter the program every other year with similar completion rates. These numbers are not reflected in the data using students declared interest. As with the ADN Program, the student’s interest when entering the College needs to be differentiated from the students who actually enter the LVN program, complete the program and achieve licensure. 2.4 Completions Review and interpret data by clicking here or going to: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/IR/Program_Select.asp 13. cLVN 2011‐12 PR.docx 4/5/2013 Page 2 Select your program and click on: Completions & Transfers X Comment: See persistence comment. Faculty need to work with student services and IR to refine the dataset. Annual reports to external accrediting agencies reflect consistently higher numbers. Student Equity Group Data 2.5 Enrollments Review and interpret data by clicking here or going to: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/IR/Program_Select.asp by group Select your program and click on ~ by Student Equity Group next to Enrollments & fill rates Comment: Enrollments by equity group closely reflect the District percentages ‐ LVN program students tend to be older and the percentage of DSPS identified students is slightly above the District’s overall numbers. 2.6 Success & Retention Review and interpret data by clicking here or going to: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/IR/Program_Select.asp by group Select your program and click on ~ by Student Equity Group next to success & retention Comment: The overall success and retention by equity group is higher than the District percentages. 2.7 Persistence Review and interpret data by clicking here or going to: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/IR/Program_Select.asp by group Select your program and click on ~ by Student Equity Group next to persistence Comment: See the comments above regarding persistence. Numbers reflected here do not represent the actual students enrolled in the program. Completions numbers exceed the numbers of students who declared interest in LVN. Program faculty and staff will work with student services and IR to address this data issue. Additional Indicators 2.8 Faculty Information Review and interpret data by clicking here or going to: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/IR/Program_Select.asp Select your program and click on: Faculty (FT/PT) & FTES/FTEF Comment: The LVN Program consists of lecture and clinical lab courses. The three semesters of the program requires
176.25 TLUs for staffing for each location (Del Norte and Eureka). Each program is required to have 1 FT
faculty. Each teaches 67.5 TLUs over 3 semesters with the additional 108.75 taught by AF who must be
approved by the state’s BVNPT. FT faculty at Eureka left the LVN Program in Fall 2012. This position is
currently vacant and needs to be replaced in order to maintain State Board approval for Eureka. The HO 110
course is a program pre requisite and consists of 22 TLUs which is taught by FT and AF who must be
approved by the states public health division.
The FT numbers from IR show 4 FT faculty where there were only 2 FT faculty in 2011-2012. We are working
with admissions and records staff and IR to correct the data entry in order to reflect true numbers. 2.9 Labor Market Data (CTE/Occupational programs only) 13. cLVN 2011‐12 PR.docx 4/5/2013 Page 3 Refer to the California Employment Development Division (EDD): http://www.edd.ca.gov/ www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov
Provide a narrative that addresses the following: a. Documentation of labor market demand b. Non‐duplication of other training programs in the region c. Effectiveness as measured by student employment and program completions. Narrative: By 2018, there is an expected 21.5% increase in the demand for LVNs in California. The LVN license is a transferrable license and some of the graduates of the Del Norte campus live in and return to work in Oregon. According to the Oregon Board of Nursing, 43% of their Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN) come to them through license transfer. The State of Oregon expects a 22.9% increase in demand for LPNs by 2018. There are no other local training programs for LVNs in Humboldt or Del Norte counties. There is no LPN training program at the closest Oregon community college ‐ Southwestern Oregon Community College. The closest programs in California are at College of the Siskiyous, Mendicino College, and Redding's Institute of Technology. Graduates of the LVN programs at CR are employed at local nursing homes, assisted living facilities, medical offices, clinics, home health agencies, the Department of Health and Human Services, the local hospitals, and the Pelican Bay State Penitentiary. Data from Dec 2012 grads will be reported in next year’s PR Overall, what has been the impact of the change in indicators on student achievement and learning: n/a Provide narrative on the factors that may have contributed to the improvement or decline in the identified population: n/a Section 3 – Critical Reflection of Assessment Activities Curriculum & Assessment Data Are all courses on track for complete assessment of all outcomes in two years? Y/N What courses, if any, are not on track with regard to assessment? Explain. # of PLOs Assessed and Reported during the 2011‐2012 academic year. % of Course Outlines of Record updated If there is no plan for updating outdated curriculum, when will you inactivate? View curriculum status: click here or go to: http://www.redwoods.edu/District/IR/Program_Select.asp Select your program and click on: Curriculum Status 13. cLVN 2011‐12 PR.docx 4/5/2013 Page 4 Yes N/A 2 100% *Please note: LVN 114 has been pending inactivation awaiting assessment information on the BIO 8 course that has replaced it in the LVN curriculum. Faculty in both disciplines are meeting to review BIO 8 outcomes. BIO 8 will be undergoing a curriculum revision this semester with LVN 114 being inactivated. Yes No Assessment Reporting completed? Y/N Program Advisory Committee Met? Y/N 3.0 How has assessment of course level SLO’s led to improvement in student learning (top three): The Faculty assessed 17 SLOs during the Fall semester. 1) For LVN 110B, the Faculty determined through the assessment data that student success in this course is improved with face‐
to‐face learning rather than online methods. This course will only be offered in a face‐to‐face format in the future. 2) For LVN 118, the Faculty will be replacing a Critical Thinking Assignment (CTA) that has been used in the past with a CTA that will be a better measure of what the Faculty intended to assess. 3) For LVN 122, the Faculty recognizes that LVN 122 must have a reduction of the SLOs. Many of the
SLOs focus on specific pieces within the nursing process. Work has begun to reduce the SLOs for this course from 14 SLOs to 3.
3.1 How has assessment of program level outcomes led to degree/certificate improvement (top three): 1) Improved instruction in mental health nursing. 2) Improved student skill acquisition through the use of nursing documentation tools and data collections tools used in the clinical settings. 3) Improved student understanding of medications by classification. 3.2 (Optional) Describe unusual assessment findings/observations that may require further research or institutional support: Section – 4 Evaluation of Previous Plans 4.1 Describe plans/actions identified in the last program review and their current status. What measurable outcomes were achieved due to 13. cLVN 2011‐12 PR.docx 4/5/2013 Page 5 actions completed. Actions Current Status Outcomes Eureka LVN program converted from an annual program offering to the same schedule as Del Norte; i.e., the program s are both offered as a 3 traditional semester program ‐ thus eliminating an equivalent of 40 sections over 2 years Eureka LVN program completion occurred in December 2012, on the same schedule as Del Norte. Student pass rates will be examined during this year as students begin completing the NCLEX‐PN. 4.2 (If applicable) Describe how funds provided in support of the plan(s) contributed to program improvement: Section – 5 Planning 5.0 Program Plans (2012/2013) Based on data analysis, student learning outcomes and program indicators, assessment and review, and your critical reflections, describe the program’s Action Plan for the 2012/13 academic year. If more than one plan, add rows. Include necessary resources. (Only a list of resources is needed here. Provide detailed line item budgets, supporting data or other justifications in the Resource Request). 5.1 Program Plans Relationship to Institutional Plans As the LVN faculty Faculty on both campuses work to provide recognize the need for the structure within the revision of LVN 111. It is a half‐
academic pathway, unit lab course. This content will the integration of the be integrated into the LVN 121 theory, lab, and clinical. LVN skills into the LVN 121 course will enhance student support and engagement by connecting concepts Action to be taken: 13. cLVN 2011‐12 PR.docx 4/5/2013 Relationship to Assessment Assessment reveals that the lab provided in LVN 111 would be more easily assimilated by the student if provided in sequence with the LVN 121 content lectures. Expected Impact on Program/Student Learning Improved correlations between theory content and skills acquisition. Decreased administrative/advisement support needed for enrolling students in a 0.5 unit lab course. Page 6 Resources Needed None across the curriculum. 5.2 Provide any additional information, brief definitions, descriptions, comments, or explanations, if necessary. Section 6 ‐ Resource Requests 6.0 Planning Related, Operational, and Personnel Resource Requests. Requests must be submitted with rationale, plan linkage and estimated costs. If requesting full‐time staff, or tenure‐track faculty, submit the appropriate form available at inside.redwoods.edu/ProgramReview Requests will follow the appropriate processes. Check One Amount Recurring Rationale Request $ Cost Y/N Linkage Planning Operational Personnel FT faculty X $120,000 Y Maintain CTE Program to support mission and 3 of the strategic planning goals for the District Section 7‐ Program Review Committee Response Do not type in this section. To be completed by the Program Review Committee following evaluation. 7.0 The response will be forwarded to the author and the supervising Director and Vice President: S.1. Program Information: Satisfactory S.2. Data Analysis: Author cited differences in the persistence data being lower than district persistence. Author cites their own data shows 60 – 95% persistence. Note: the program changed from a one year program to an 18 month, 3 semester cycle. Author suggested this might affect persistence and completion data, although completions are well above district average. Program will work with IR to address data issues. Del Norte has fewer native American enrollments than average; unusual considering the ratio of native Americans in Del Norte, but this may have to do with KT. Concern that full‐time faculty is needed for all sites and PRC recommends using data to support this. Satisfactory. S.3. Critical Reflection of Assessment Activities: Review states the program advisory committee did not meet last year‐and wonders if this should be addressed. Generally good reporting of changes made because of assessment. Satisfactory – summary meets expectation of PRC. S.4. Evaluation of Previous Plans: Previous plans included an update of course and program revision. S.5. Planning: Satisfactory. S.6. Resource Requests: Included faculty request. PRC suggests in the future using data to support resource requests. No need to submit and revisions. Recommendations are for future program reviews. 13. cLVN 2011‐12 PR.docx 4/5/2013 Page 7