Master’s Entry Program in Nursing goals and outcomes
Master's Entry Program in Nursing goals
- Integrate scientific findings from the liberal arts and the natural and behavioral sciences in their nursing practice.
- Provide evidence-based, innovative, person-centered care, with diverse populations, across a wide range of settings, utilizing leadership, clinical reasoning, technology, an appreciation for cultural and social differences and health literacy.
- Influence policy development through the implementation of strategies designed to promote social justice and promote equity in health and health care.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively as a member of the health care team to deliver, integrate, coordinate and evaluate care for diverse individuals, families, communities and populations.
- Improve health care quality, value and access through the utilization of evidence-based quality improvement methods, informatics and by implementing evidence-based practice changes.
- Apply leadership skills, stewardship and ethical decision making to promote high quality, accessible and safe patient care across a wide range of settings.
- Participate in population-based health promotion and disease prevention strategies with diverse individuals, families, communities and populations.
- Demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning and continuous professional development in addressing the needs of diverse individuals, families, communities and populations in an ever-evolving health care system.
Expected aggregate student outcomes
The five, primary expected aggregate student outcomes for the Master of Science in Nursing Degree Program are shown below. Click on an outcome to learn more.
Goal: At least 80% of master’s-degree entry students will graduate on time.
Faculty and staff with the master’s-degree entry program are committed to helping all students finish successfully. Since the start of the program, 96% of students graduated on time.
Goal: 90% of Master’s Entry Program in Nursing graduates will pass the National Council Licensure Examination - Registered Nurse (NCLEX) on the first attempt, in alignment with the national average.
For the Class of 2022, the eventual pass rate is 97.7% (with additional results pending) and the first-time pass rate is 93%. For the Class of 2021, the eventual pass rate is 97.8% (with additional results pending) and the first-time pass rate is 84.8%. Of the 2020 graduates, 100% passed the NCLEX on the first or later attempt and 89.4% passed the NCLEX on the first attempt.
Goal: Master’s Entry Program in Nursing students will be satisfied (average score of 3.5 on a 5-point Likert scale) with their education program as measured by the end-of-program survey.
Program satisfaction is high. Satisfaction for the Class of 2022 was 4.14. Satisfaction scores across the past three Master’s Entry Program in Nursing graduating classes averaged 3.87.
Goal: 90% of graduates will find employment in a health care setting.
The program met this goal program with 90.8% of Master's Entry Program in Nursing graduates from the past five years (2017-2021) employed in a health care setting.
Goal: 100% of graduates will demonstrate competency through their culminating experience.
100% of graduates to date demonstrated competency through their culminating experience.
