Outcomes and Student Achievement Data

The goal of the Dishman School of Nursing is to educate and prepare students to be exceptional additions to the field of nursing. With an average employment rate of 100 percent, your BSN or MSN education is a great step toward a successful and fulfilling career.

BSN Outcomes and Goals

Baccalaureate End of Program Student Learning Outcomes

Effective Fall 2022

Practices safe, compassionate, and effective holistic/multidimensional patient-centered care to diverse patients/clients in multiple settings from a global perspective by incorporating theories and evidence-based findings.
Supports patients/clients in preventing disease, maintaining wellness, promoting and restoring health and advocating for death with dignity.
Evaluates patient-centered care for patients/clients across the lifespan based on common and complex health needs and compromised multiple health states when considering multiple determinants of health.
Synthesizes clinical reasoning and judgment in nursing practice utilizing critical thinking, nursing process, informatics, research, and evidence-based findings.
Employs safe, effective, compassionate patient-centered care in collaboration with patients/clients and members of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team.
Differentiates multiple role dimensions and practices within ethical, legal and regulatory frameworks when caring for diverse patients/clients as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare team.
Demonstrates professional integrity, effective communication, active inquiry and service to community.

Baccalaureate Program Goals and Program Outcomes

Effective Fall 2022

Program Goals	Outcome Area	BSN Program Outcomes
Provide excellent learning opportunities to prepare graduates to meet national standards for entry into practice as competent, professional registered nurses.	Performance on Licensure Exam	88% or more of the pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates will pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) on the first attempt.
Provide relevant education and resources for students to graduate in a timely manner.	Program Completion	40% or more of the students entering the BSN program will earn the BSN degree within 100% of the time of the published program length 70% or more of the students entering the BSN program will earn the BSN degree within 150% of the time of the published program length.
Prepare graduates to function in role-related nursing employment	Job Placement	90% or more of BSN graduates contacted report employment in nursing 9-12 months post-graduation.

MSN Outcomes and Goals

MSN End of Program Student Learning Outcomes

Effective Fall 2022

Graduates of the Nurse Educator or Nurse Administrator tracks of the MSN program will demonstrate the following end of program student learning outcomes:

Analyze issues in the context of healthcare policy and finance, including economic, legal, and political factors, to address the healthcare needs of a diverse society.
Analyze strategies to improve healthcare outcomes equitably across the health continuum for diverse populations in a global setting.
Utilize research methods, evidence-based practice, and informatics to investigate problems, evaluate outcome data, promote changes, promote safety and health outcomes, and improve nursing practice.
Translate current and emerging evidence from nursing theoretical frameworks and other sciences to guide decision-making that demonstrates best practices.
Demonstrate advanced nursing practice roles from professional, organizational, and personal perspectives within an ethical and legal framework.
Communicate effectively using multiple modalities with diverse individuals, groups, and populations in a global health care environment.
Contribute to system-level planning, decision-making, and evaluation for disasters and public health emergencies.

MSN Program Goals and Program Outcomes

Effective Fall 2022

Program Goals	Outcome Area	MSN Program Outcomes
Program demonstrates evidence of students' achievement in completing the nursing program	Program Completion	15% of students will graduate within 100% of the length of the program
The program demonstrates evidence of graduates' achievement in job placement.	Job Placement	80% of those seeking employment will be involved in role-related professional practice at 6-12 months post-graduation.
The program demonstrates evidence of students' achievement of each End of Program Student Learning Outcome/role-specific professional competency.	Program Goals	Student Learning Outcome Indirect Method: 75% of MSN graduates are expected to respond “agree or “strongly agree” (4.0 or higher) to each end of program SLO. Student Learning Outcome Direct Method: All MSN graduates are expected to achieve end of program SLOs by a combined score of 75% or higher on the culminating Synthesis Project using a standardized rubric.
The program demonstrates evidence of students’ achievement of role-specific professional competencies	Program Goals	Professional Competency Indirect Method: 75% of MSN graduates are expected to respond “agree” or “strongly agree” (4.0 or higher) to each end-of-program role-specific professional competency by graduation. Professional Competency Direct Method: Practicum courses

Prelicensure Pass Rates

NCLEX-RN Pass Rates (1st Attempt)

Annual NCLEX-RN Pass Rates

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2024	97.56%	92.84%	92.69%	91.92%	91.16%
2023	97.89%	91.41%	91.15%	90.17%	88.56%
2022	93.39%	85.93%	84.28%	82.32%	79.90%
2021	89.78%	89.34%	86.70%	86.06%	82.48%
2020	88.33%	93.53%	91.00%	90.29%	86.57%
2019	90.38%	94.39%	91.90%	91.22%	88.18%

2019-2021 NCLEX-RN Pass Rate Reporting Period: Oct 1 – Sept 30

2022-present NCLEX-RN Pass Rate Reporting Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31

Completion Rates by Program/Track

Completion Rates by Program

The completion rate is the percentage of students who graduate within 100%, 150%, or ultimately complete the stated program length, starting from the first day of the first nursing course. Specifically, it is calculated by tracking students from the beginning of the program and determining how many graduate within the defined timeframe. The data below are presented by program option and an aggregated (combined) program rate.

BSN Program Completion Rate by Program Option and Admission Semester

Semester of 1^st NURS Course	Program Track	Completion Rate (% total)
Semester of 1^st NURS Course	Program Track	100% program length	150% program length	Ultimate Rate
Fall 2020	BSN	43/70 (61.43%)	51/70 (72.86%)	51/70 (73%)
Fall 1 2020	RN-BSN	12/29 (41.38%)	16/29 (55.17%)	22/29 (75.86%)
Fall 2 2020	RN-BSN	2/8 (25%)	4/8 (50%)	7/8 (87.50%)
Spring 2021	BSN	39/77 (50.65%)	51/77 (66.23%)	51/77 (66%)
Spring 1 2021	RN-BSN	4/12 (33.33%)	5/12 (41.67%)	7/12 (58.33%)
Spring 2 2021	RN-BSN	2/3 (66.67%)	2/3 (66.67%)	3/3 (100%)
Summer 2021	RN-BSN	-	-	-
2020 - 2021	Combined	106/199 (53.27%)	129/199 (64.82%)	141/199 (70.85%)
Fall 2021	BSN	37/83 (44.58%)	58/83 (70%)	59/83 (71%)
Fall 1 2021	RN-BSN	1/9 (11.11%)	6/9 (66.67%)	7/9 (77.78%)
Fall 2 2021	RN-BSN	0/2 (0%)	1/2 (33.33%)	2/2 (100%)
Spring 2022	BSN	47/81 (58.02%)	59/81 (73%)	59/81 (73%)
Spring 1 2022	RN-BSN	7/12 (58.33%)	10/12 (83.33%)	10/12 (83.33%)
Spring 2 2022	RN-BSN	3/8 (37.5%)	4/8 (50%)	5/8 (62.5%)
Summer 2022	RN-BSN	1/4 (25%)	1/4 (25%)	1/4 (25%)
2021 - 2022	Combined	97/199 (48.74%)	139/199 (69.85%)	144/199 (72.36%)
Fall 2022	BSN	51/80 (63.75%)	59/80 (74%)	59/80 (74%)
Fall 1 2022	RN-BSN	1/6 (16.67%)	4/6 (66.67%)	4/6 (66.67%)
Fall 2 2022	RN-BSN	1/4 (25%)	2/4 (50%)	3/7 (75%)
Spring 2023	BSN	43/59 (73%)	48/59 (81%)	48/59 (81%)
Spring 1 2023	RN-BSN	8/8 (100%)	8/8 (100%)	8/8 (100%)
Spring 2 2023	RN-BSN	3/9 (33.33%)	6/9 (66.67%)	6/9 (66.67%)
Summer 2023	RN-BSN	3/8 (37.5%)	8/8 (100%)	In Progress
2022 - 2023	Combined	118/174 (67.82%)	135/174 (77.59%)	*In Progress*

MSN Program Completion Rate by Program Option and Admission Semester

Semester of 1^st MSN Course	# MSNA Students	# MSNE Students	Completion Rate (% total)
Semester of 1^st MSN Course	# MSNA Students	# MSNE Students	100% program length	150% program length	Ultimate Rate
Fall 2018	10	12	5%	32%	55%
Spring 2019	9	10	5%	21%	53%
Summer 2019	1	5	0%	17%	67%
2018-2019	47		4%	26%	55%
Fall 2019	11	5	31%	44%	69%
Spring 2020	10	12	14%	50%	64%
Summer 2020	5	4	11%	11%	44%
2019-2020	47		19%	40%	62%
Fall 2020	11	16	0%	30%	37%
Spring 2021	5	9	0%	64%	79%
Summer 2021	1	4	20%	20%	60%
2020-2021	46		2%	39%	52%
Fall 2021	5	5	10%	20%	40%
Spring 2022	4	8	25%	25%	50%
Summer 2022	2	1	0%	0%	33%
2021-2022	25		16%	20%	44%
Fall 2022	4	7	27%	55%	55%
Spring 2023	5	15	25%	In Progress	In Progress
Summer 2023	1	0	0%	In Progress	In Progress
2022-2023	32		25%	In Progress	In Progress

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