Assessment Begins with Student Preparation
CSUF Assessment Conference
Marsha Orr, MS, RN, Jo-Anne André, MSN, RN, Stephanie Vaughn, PhD, RN, CRRN, Peggy Luna, BSc
March 14, 2014
Stephanie Vaughn, PhD, RN, CRRN
Three “P’s”
• Preparation
• Passion
• Persistence
• AB 1295 (2010)
Overview
• Matriculation with area Associate Degree
Nursing (ADN)
• One year curriculum
• Institute of Medicine (IOM) report (2010)
• 80% BSN by 2020
• SON - Curriculum revision (2010) –
integrated American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN) BSN Essentials;
new Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
• Faculty Task Force
• Reviewed courses/essential elements integrated
into other courses
• NURS 302 deleted – time and stress
management, APA, library search, computer
skills, study skills, advising
• Incorporate adult learning (Connor &
Thielemann, 2013)
Literature support:
• Stress contributed to psychological
distress & attrition in nursing students
(Watson et al., 2008)
• Student success fostered by faculty &
peer support; lack of time noted
factor (Lee et al., 2013)
• Faculty mentoring & support enhance
sense of “community” (Osterman et
al., 2009; Shelton, 2003)
Literature support:
• Faculty support, advisement, & peers
fostered student success (Robertson et
al., 2010)
• Time management & writing skills
essential factors for student success
(Park et al., 2011)
• Persistence to graduation improved w/
peer connections & technology skills
(Gilmore & Lyons, 2011)
• Technology proficiency essential
(Connor & Thielemann, 2013)
Advent of “Boot Camp”
• Program overview
• Peer support
• Faculty mentoring
• Advising
• FT/PT study plans
• On-line/webinar/face-to-face
Boot camp (cont.)
• Stress management
• HR survey
• Time management
• Procrastination video
• Library skills
• Search
• Databases
• APA format/writing
• Title page
• References
• Technology/TITANium
• Access
• E-mail
Jo-Anne André, MSN, RN
Content:
Stress
• Definitions of Stress
• Holmes Rahe Social
Readjustment Scale
• Designed in 1957 and still
being used for studies in
2013. Displays a correlation
between life events( good
or bad) with illness
• Another approach
measures hassles and
uplifts
HOLMES RAHE SOCIAL
READJUSTMENT SCALE
Event
Death of spouse
Divorce
Menopause
Separation from living partner
Jail term or probation
Death of close family member
other than spouse
Value
100
60
60
60
60
60
HOLMES RAHE SOCIAL
READJUSTMENT SCALE
• Changes in Residence
20
• Moving to a New School
20
• Vacation
13
• Marriage
50
STRESS
General Adaptation
Syndrome
ALARM (Fight or Flight)
RESISTANCE (Strive for
Homeostasis)
Restoration or Exhaustion
……Hans Selye
“Stress is a state
manifested by a
specific syndrome
which consists of all
of the
nonspecifically
induced changes
within the biological
system”.
Stress, Lazarus
•Introduced
the concept of Cognitive Appraisal
Stress as a two-way process
Considers the implication:
• Harm-loss
• Threat
• Challenge
TYPES OF
RESPONSES
Can I manage it?
Could I manage it if I
had help?
Is it just to much for
me to deal with?
What could I do
differently?
NEXT STEPS
• Beginning to see
that answers come
from the group
• Starting to learn
that each student is
responsible for their
own learning
• Beginning to build
the idea of learning
communities
Built upon in next Classes
TIME
MANAGEMENT
PROCRASTINATION_
TALES OF MERE
EXISTENCE
http://youtu.be/4P78
5j15Tzk
TIME
MANAGEMENT
CONTENT
Time Records- Where do
you spend your time?
Organizational Planners
Prioritization
Goals and Objectives
SMART Goals
Acquaints them with
another critical skill which
will be followed-up In class
Content Analysis of Stressors
and Stress Reduction
Stressors:
• Work
• School
• Lack of sleep, nutritious diet,
exercise
• Test Anxiety, Fear of Failure
Stress Reduction:
• Exercise
• Sleep
• Meditation
• Comfort Food
• Long Walks
• Being Outdoors
MANY SIMILARITIES AMONG
STUDENTS
LIBRARY
SKILLS
How to Maximize the
Results from your
Library Searches, Data
Bases, Specialty Guides
Evaluation of the
Credibility of Sources
Doing a Sample Search
Together
Use knowledge in first
paper in first course
Peggy Bell Luna, BSc
TITANium Orientation Course
Pre-Orientation:
• Access to System and Resources
• Online Learning Self Assessment
• Practice Activities
Orientation:
• Review and Remind
• Practice Assignments
• Quizzes and Exams
After Orientation:
• Continued Access and Ability to Practice
Marsha Orr, MS, RN
Writing Skills
• APA Format
– Title page
– Body
– References
• Plagiarism
– Turnitin Resource
– Socrative
Results of the APA Pre-test
Formative Assessment
• Survey Monkey
questionnaire
Outcome:
• Student success – persistence to
graduation!
• Three “P’s” have been successful;
• Additional interventions are being
developed to promote/sustain
student outcomes