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Strategies for Nursing Program Success: Insights from the WVSCTC and ABE Partnership Conference

The WVSCTC and ABE Joint Conference presented innovative strategies to enhance nursing program outcomes and student success. Key topics included effective outreach to targeted communities, the development of specific college preparatory programs, and the incorporation of individualized support for diverse learners. The conference highlighted the impressive success rates of Middle College graduates in passing the Nursing Entrance Test, demonstrating the program's effectiveness in bridging academic gaps. Continuous collaboration among educators, healthcare professionals, and students is essential for sustaining these advancements and addressing ongoing challenges.

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Strategies for Nursing Program Success: Insights from the WVSCTC and ABE Partnership Conference

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  1. Dialogue on Success WVCCA and WVADE Joint Conference Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006 Laura Wilcox, Kanawha County/RESA III Coordinator, ABE Marie Bias-Jones, Lead ABE Instructor, WVS Adult Learning Center Dr. Sue Forsbrey, Program Director, WVSCTC Lou Griffith, Project Coordinator, WVSCTC

  2. A DOL Grant-Funded Partnership

  3. Grant Program • Goals • Outreach to targeted community members and hospital employees • Increase local RN population 3

  4. Program Flowchart 4

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  7. WVSCTC NursingEntrance Requirements • GPA • HS 3.0 • MC addressed folks who had been out of High School for 5 or more years – serving as a replacement GPA • College 2.75 • Academic Forgiveness available within stipulations • Placement • College level • Math • English • Nursing Entrance Test (NET) 7

  8. Middle CollegeProgram Requirements TABE >12.9 • Directly eligible for • Placement testing • NET 10.0 reading and 9 math/language • Enter Middle College for • Accelerated Bridging curriculum 8

  9. Middle College Goals: • Successful college level course placement • Passing entrance exam (NET) • Required to enter WVSCTC Nursing Program • Skills refresher/development • Confidence booster • Cohort building for both • individual support and • program success 9

  10. Middle College • College preparatory • syllabus • attendance policy • grades based on college scale 10

  11. Curriculum Ongoing Development: • Collaborative • Team effort • Nursing faculty • Counselors • Hospital • Current DOE software • Nursing students 11

  12. Curriculum Ongoing Development: • flexible • participant driven • individualized approach • learning styles • special needs • small group and one-on-one instruction 12

  13. Curriculum Content Nursing emphasis • Basic computer literacy instruction • Computer literacy checklist • Internet search on nursing topics • PowerPoint presentation on health subject • Language arts • Nursing subject matter used from disease control to trends and issues in nursing • Math • Presentation and review of basic math through algebra • Nursing subject matter/dose conversions 13

  14. Content Sample Nursing Emphasis Illustration Activity 14

  15. Curriculum Resources Middle College PLATO – distance education Test taking skills Math focus reviews specifically targeted for AccuPlacer NET Guest speakers – industry professionals/leaders Academic Support Services Counselors – individual student focus 15

  16. Challenges • Diverse populations • Age/Life-stage • Ability • Working/school scheduling responsibilities • Saturdays • Time constraints • 12 wks • Higher-level math 16

  17. Successes • Retention • Flexibility • Cohort building • Study groups • Team support • Self esteem • Scores 17

  18. Results – Nursing Entrance Test • NET passing rate < 35% historical passing rate (both Eng/Math, of those testing for the WVSCTC nursing program) -compared to- 87% of Middle College graduates passed NET on the first attempt following completion 18

  19. Results – college level placement • AccuPlacer 71% placement, Intro to Algebra or above 100% placement, English 101 or above • Promising anecdotal results in general education courses 19

  20. Results – pathways program • Entrance into Grant-Funded Nursing CAMC Pathways program • 35 of the 43 nursing students selected for the 2007 Cohort benefited to some extent by these program resources • 19 of these were graduates from the full Middle College program and would otherwise not have been able to enter the nursing program within the next two years 20

  21. Results – nursing students • Fully paid education • Federal grant • tuition • Signed contracts with CAMC - 3 year forgivable loan • fees, books, equipment, titers, and other direct costs • Employment as an RN at the current market wage 21

  22. Additional value Data for • program evaluation • test comparison studies • WorkKeys • TABE • AccuPlacer • NET 22

  23. Additional value Serendipitous results: • Exposure to additional education opportunities • Awareness of other health vocation opportunities • Students’ realistic expectations of appropriate career choices • Replicable results for • other programs within the College • other colleges’ nursing programs 23

  24. Next Steps • Begin the WVSCTC Nursing Program in January • Ongoing support throughout the program 24

  25. Questions? Laura Wilcox, RESA III, ABE (304) 766-7655 lwilcox@access.k12.wv.us Marie Bias-Jones, WVS Adult Learning Center (304) 766-5135 biasjmh@wvstateu.edu Dr. Sue Forsbrey, WVSCTC (304) 766-3133 forsbrey@wvsctc.edu Lou Griffith, WVSCTC (304) 204-4017 lgriffi1@wvsctc.edu 25

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