Southeastern Louisiana University
University of Louisiana Lafayette
Nursing Administration and DNP Faculty
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
DATE: April 25, 2013
TIME: 10:00 A.M. – 11:50 A.M.
PLACE: UL Lafayette Board Room
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Ann Carruth – Dean SELU
Gail Poirrier – Dean UL
Melinda Oberleitner, Associate Dean UL
Eileen Creel – DH SELU
Lisa Brussard – DH UL
Lorinda Sealey – Graduate Coordinator SELU
Donna Gauthier – Graduate Coordinator UL
Luanne Billingsley – DNP Coordinator – SELU
Helen Hurst – DNP Coordinator – UL
Deedra Harrington – DNP faculty UL
EXCUSED ABSENCES:
Not applicable
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AGENDA ITEM
I.
Call to order
II.
Approval of Old Minutes
III.
A. Partnership Agreement
ACTION/DISCUSSION
PLAN
Meeting was called to order by Dr. Poirrier with E
Creel as recorder
Not applicable
III.
A. Academic Partnership Agreement between
Southeastern and UL Lafayette submitted and
approved by Board of Regents (BoR) reviewed.
Point of clarification: Admission criteria were
developed jointly, and should be consistent at the
program level, but may have criteria specific to the
overall University requirements.
A. Maintain consistency with admission
requirements
B.
B. Curricula Matters
1. Courses that may not be
“transferred.”
2. Core Courses
3. Biostatistics and Epidemiology
semester placement
1. The following courses may not be transferred
between universities: NURS 803, 809, 821, 822, 823
(Project Planning, Residencies I, II, III, and
Advanced Directed Studies)
2. These courses are referred to as “Core Courses” in
the curriculum: NURS 800, 805, and 808 (Scholarly
Foundations for Advanced Practice, Preventive Care
for Populations, and Ethics in Health Care Policy)
and may be taken at either university - will have
same course descriptions and course objectives
(Except where limited by university by word limit.)
2. Any changes to these course descriptions
or course objectives will be reviewed and
approved by this committee.
3. Placement of biostatistics and epidemiology at
ULL and SLU is in different semester.
3. Approved placement differences in
Biostats and Epi courses. Any curricula
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AGENDA ITEM
ACTION/DISCUSSION
Discussion: Pros/Cons of alternative placement. This
allows students the ability to take/retake at partner
university without waiting a year for it to be offered
at the home institution.
4. Credit hour allocation
5. Procedure for a student taking/re-taking
a class at partner university
6. Variable Credit Hours (NURS 809)
PLAN
course placement changes in the future
should be approved though this committee
4. Allocation of credit hours in Residency I, II, and
III was reviewed along with decision-making behind
the number of hours planned. Decisions based on
requited number of competencies and essentials to be
meet in each course.
4. Decision to leave credit hour allocation as
designated.
5. To take or repeat a course at the partner university
the student would need to apply to the partner
university and be accepted. They would be a nondegree seeking student.
If the partner university at which the student is
requesting to take a course has different pre-requites
from those at the home institution, there was
agreement to waive pre-requisites to allow the
student to progress.
5. DNP Coordinator will communicate with
partner universities’ DNP Coordinator prior
to a student being allowed to take/repeat a
course. They are costs/financial aid issues to
be considered when taking courses at both
universities that should be addressed with
students selecting this option.
6. Discussion: All DNP students must have 1000
post-baccalaureate practicum hours. Residencies I,
II, III will meet 420 practicum hours. NURS 809:
Advanced Directed Studies may be taken for variable
credit. Those who (i.e. Nurse Executives) do not earn
the additional 580-practicum hours needed at
Master’s level program will take NURS 809 to make
up the difference in hours and meet these
requirements.
6. Each university may operationalize the
variable credit hours differently as long as
the requisite 1000 post-baccalaureate hours
are transparent. The Residency I, II, III
courses will not award more than 420
hours.
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AGENDA ITEM
ACTION/DISCUSSION
PLAN
7. Maximum Years for program
completion.
7. Discussion: Clarification of maximum years
allowed to complete DNP program. UL reported
DNP program completion within 5 years and
Southeastern graduate school notes completion
within 6 years.
7. Committee recognized DNP Programs’
need to meet individual universities
graduate requirements.
8. Program evaluation and DNP Essentials
8. Discussion: after evaluation of program against
DNP Essentials recommendation to thread advocacy
and ethics throughout the curriculum instead of
primarily in one designated course.
8. Add course objectives related to
advocacy and ethics as needed.
C. Discussion: Both universities working on
individual self studies. Southeastern visit scheduled
Sept 10, 2013 and UL scheduled Sept 18, 2013.
C. CCNE Self-study drafts to be submitted
to Deans to review separately and jointly.
C. Accreditation Self Study
Self-study may consider/address: AONE, LSBN
professional standards, NONFP NP Competencies,
ANA Advance Practice and DNP Essentials
requirements/competencies.
This committee will meet again before
December and/or as needed.
Master’s program (ICMSN) will be mentioned in
general terms to address the strong foundation and
building block to the DNP programs. Academic
Partnership introduced and this committee the
common reference point.
D. Other
1. Faculty Workshop on Synthesis projects
D. 1. Discussion: Need for clear guidelines about
synthesis projects - student and faculty expectations,
and responsibilities
D. 1. Faculty development workshop Dr.
Billingsley and Dr. Gauthier to plan – after
CCNE visit – Early October.
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AGENDA ITEM
ACTION/DISCUSSION
PLAN
Dr. Gauthier will become the DNP
coordinator in June 2013. Dr. Hurst will
become the Graduate Coordinator.
2. DNP Model
2. Southeastern plans to use a “system model” to
guide it’s program, options are being reviewed. UL
has chosen a model.
2. Southeastern will review UL’s model for
discussion.
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