1. Ranger Nursing
April 2019

2. Charles Morton Share Division of Nursing
Division Naming
Charles Morton Share Division of Nursing

3. Wisdom Family Foundation Doctoral Program in Rural Nursing Practice
DNP Program Naming
Wisdom Family Foundation
Doctoral Program in Rural Nursing Practice

4. Faculty/Staff Profile
Nine Full Time Faculty Doctorally Prepared
Remaining Faculty engaged in Doctoral Study

5. Updates ACEN Accreditation and Site Visit for the BSN Program
Site Visit – February 2019
Recommendation for Continued Accreditation
Final Decision September 2019

6. Updates Oklahoma Board of Nursing Approval
Alva Campus NCLEX-RN Pass Rate
One Year on Warning Status (November )

7. First Summer Residency
DNP Program

8. Interprofessional Education Opportunities and Collaboration
AHEC Scholar Program with OSU and the Rural Health
Projects Office
Continuing with providing sports physicals and sports
concussion program
Power of Orange Event – Highschool student event for
encouraging careers in health care (Sponsored by OSUHSC)

9. Summer MASH Camp Phase I and II Summer 2018
Students from Woods, Alfalfa and Majors County
Phase I: 42 students (just finishing 6th grade) attended
the 2 ½ day experience focusing on health careers
Phase II: 20 students (just finishing 8th grade) for 1 day
experience including preparation for job sharing in the
morning and afternoon job sharing across a variety of
health-related opportunities
Senior Students are participating in program evaluation.

10. Graduates Traditional Program: 30 in May 2018
Online RN-to-BSN: 13 in August 2018
5 in December 2018

11. Current BSN Student Enrollment
Juniors: Total- 27
Alva – 10
Enid – 10
Woodward - 3
Ponca City – 4
Seniors: Total - 25
Alva – 9
Enid – 9
Woodward – 4
Ponca City - 3
Online RN-to-BSN: Total – 20
72 TOTAL BSN
NURSING STUDENTS

12. 2019-20 Applicants Traditional Program
84 interested applicants – some with only
partial admission packets submitted.
40 interviews completed.
19 Letters of acceptance sent to applicants who
met all of the admission qualifications, 3 letters
to applicants whose status will be determined
at the end of this spring semester, and 4
students will return from previous year.

13. 2019-20 Admissions Alva Campus: 5 (+1) Enid Campus : 8 (+2)
Woodward Campus: 8
UC- Ponca City: 2

14. Online RN-to-BSN Program
Admissions
Rolling acceptance:
4 pending approval for Fall 2019 with more in process of applying
Enrolling students every semester

15. ADN-BSN Articulation Project
Exploring options with 4 Community Colleges
To develop pilot program for smoother
articulation from ADN to BSN.

16. Family Nurse Practitioner Program
BSN to DNP
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
First Cohort Admitted Fall 2017
Now there are 9 FT and 9 PT
Loss of 6
Second Cohort Admitted Fall 2018
Now there are 7 FT and 10 PT
Loss of 8
Third Cohort to be admitted Fall 2019
21 admission letters to go out next week

17. Family Nurse Practitioner Program
BSN to DNP
Family Nurse Practitioner Program
Year
Fall
Spring
Summer 1
Patho
Biostats
Policy
Theory
Research
Leadership
Assessment
EBP
Role Development 2
Pop Health
Pharm
Health Systems
PC Adults
Adult Practicum
Rural Nursing
PC-Peds
Peds Practicum
Project I 3
PC-Women
Women’s Practicum
Project II
PC- Gero
Gero Practicum
Project III
Family Practicum
Project IV

18. Program Outcomes

19. Program Outcomes 2018 NCLEX Pass Rates
(percent by calendar year)
Alva 62.5% (5/8 passed) (2017 = 55.56%; 10/18)
Enid 76.47% (13/17 passed) (2017 = 71.43%; 10/14)
Woodward – 0% (0/2 passed) (2017 = 83.33%; 5/6)
Ponca City – 100% (4/4 passed) (2017 = 60%; 3/5)
Cumulative: 70.96% (22/31 passed) (2017 = %)

20. Program Outcomes 2018 Pass Rate and NCLEX:
NCLEX Pass Rate Report to OBN for Enid Campus pass rates due September 1, 2019.
Follow Up Progress Report for Alva Campus due July 2019

21. Program Outcomes Ongoing NCLEX Improvement Actions:
Applicants must meet the benchmark scores of 73 overall and 65 on the Science component on the Kaplan Admission Exam on the first (and only) attempt. No re-takes.
Continued faculty 1:1 work with at risk students
Continued annual curriculum mapping to the NCLEX Test Plan to assure a well-rounded curriculum.
Enhanced NCLEX Prep in NURS 4033 Professional Issues course.

22. Program Outcomes Ongoing NCLEX Improvement Actions:
Faculty continue to participate in Teaching Strategy workshops/webinars to assure understanding and incorporation of evidence-based active learning techniques.
Faculty continue to complete no fewer than 6 CE Credits in new clinical content for their assigned courses annually.

23. PROGRAM COMPLETION RATES
Traditional Program
2015 – 2016: 97%
2016 – 2017: 92.1%
2017 – 2018: 91%
Online RN-to-BSN Program
2015 – 2016: 100%
2016 – 2017: 96%
2017 – 2018: 89.66%

24. JOB PLACEMENT RATES Traditional Program*: Online RN-to-BSN Program:%
2017 – 82%
2018 – 85%
Online RN-to-BSN Program:
: 92.85%
2016 – 2017: 95.8%
2017 – 2018: 100%
*Traditional BSNs polled on last day of the semester

25. Program Outcomes Employer Feedback from April 2018 Meeting:
50% rated the NWOSU grads as “equivalent” to other BSN grads, 40% as “above”
Rated the NWOSU Grads as strong in:
Skills
Basic Knowledge
Opportunities to strengthen:
Time Management and Prioritization
Critical Thinking/Reasoning Documentation
All replied that NWOSU Nursing had good reputation in facility/community.
All replied that they would continue to hire NWOSU grads.

26. Still to come…. Continue to improve the NCLEX pass rate issue
CCNE Self-Study Report due September 2018
ACEN Site Visit November 2019

27. Important Dates to Remember
May 10, :00 PM Pinning Ceremony Herod Hall – Alva
May 11, :30 AM Commencement – Ranger Field – Alva
August 23, White Coat Ceremony – Alva
April 17, :30 PM Advisory Board Meeting - Enid