SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY
School of Nursing
Standardized Testing Committee Meeting Minutes
DATE: October 11, 2012
TIME: 10:55 am – 11:30am
PLACE: BRC Distance Conference Room
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Kristin Whitty (Chair)
Penny Thomas (Foundation) (via video conference)
Dell Mars (Integrative)
Jeannie Harper (Synthesis)

I.
AGENDA ITEM
Call to order
II. Approval of Old Minutes
III. Old Business
Roles and Responsibilities
Compare NCLEX to ATI Scores
Suggestions for trending data
ACTION/DISCUSSION
K. Whitty called meeting to order at 12:45 with J. Harper as recorder.
Approval with corrections by D. Mars and seconded by J.
Harper
Arrangements were made to pick up ATI books in the future by clinical course coordinators to be distributed among clinical faculty.
D. Mars agreed to serve as the Adhoc chairperson related to trending data to compare NCLEX to ATI Scores per Dr.
Carruth request. UPDATE: This committee was deferred due to new group members.
K. Whitty and J. Harper agreed to create an ATI binder beginning Spring 2012 to be kept on the BR campus. Data will be given to the next clinical course coordinator for each group of students. This will allow clinical instructors to follow students who have done poorly on ATI exams.
UPDATE:
No report.
PLAN
Will update status at next meeting.
The trended data will be printed out and placed in the
ATI binder. To see if the same student is failing each semester.
R M D
X

Other
New Business:
Foundation Level:
Integrative:
Synthesis:
1. P. Thomas (Foundation Level)

no report
D. Mars (Integrative Level)

K. Whitty reported that
Maternal/Newborn faculty had some questions about testing process that she was able to clarify regarding making practice tests available from the ATI website.
J. Harper (Synthesis Level)  P. Thomas reported that
N489 had the highest failure rate ever on the
Comprehensive Exam for graduating seniors. Concerns regarding taking the exam too early were discussed.
Retakes are scheduled for November 15 th
and 16 th
. We will have more information at that time regarding failures.
2. K. Whitty may request the committee pull data from
ATI (scores, etc…), to give data to the ad hoc committee
(WHICH ONE???)
3. K. Whitty asked about comprehensive predictor ~ bring breakdown of the report for Fall ’12 students, since grades were so low. For example ~ some content, such as neuro or metabolic had not been covered.
4. K. Whitty asked that we get course coordinators to complete ATI reporting form and bring to our future meetings. This would allow us to look at groups and student failures, or students struggling. . The idea would be to target the weak students early so that they can remediate. We can then look for trends from

Adjournment fundamentals through comprehensive predictor.
NEXT MEETING DATE/TIME: TBA
There being no further new business, the meeting was
adjourned at 1:30 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jeannie Harper
Restoration (R), Maintenance (M), Development (D)