Initiative Title | Provide Support Services for the Evening Program (3) |
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Submitted in Previous Year(s) | 1994 - present |
Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | Since the inception of the evening program in 1994, the requested support services have not been provided at the same level as the day program( 120-160 student enrollment). The evening nursing program is a separate program from the day program with an enrollment of 50-64 students. We have a skills/practice lab that needs to be open and available for all students (day and evening) and including Saturday hours of availability. At the current time we have two Technical Assistants who work 30 and 18 hours respectively. These individuals are responsible for lab set ups, equipment inventory and purchases and in between their duties to be available to students. The skills lab is in need of a full time person at a Staff Grade 2. The position would require at least a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Duties would be to supervise the lab and technical assistants, schedule and train all skill evaluators, assist students with skill remediation, oversee the lab activities and coordinate the use of equipment. The evening program is a separate program and therefore needs the same supports as the day program including secretarial support. The evening program is staffed by new fulltime faculty and with adjunct faculty. These faculty teach on campus and at health care institutions throughout the county. Program quality needs to be maintained. A stipend seasoned nursing faculty member would provide guidance and structure to the evening program. The summer stipend would be to restructure the current evening program into a six semester part-time program. The students would complete the program in two years using the summer months. Currently the nursing courses are 7 and 10 credit courses. For example, the spring Nursing II course is 10 credits but 18 hours of instruction over 5 nights a week. It is difficult for students with family and work responsibilities to be successful. Suffolk County Community College has already developed a six semester model and data has demonstrated an improved evening student NCLEX success rate. |
Consequences of this initiative not being funded | The continuation of the evening program is in jeopardy if adequate support is not provided. The evening student pass rate on NCLEX is below the day pass rate. the day pass rate is 95% and the evening pass rate for the past two years is below 75%. Without the needed support the enrollment in the evening program will need to be reduced . |
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Programs | AAS Nursing-Evening |
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Estimated Completion Date | 09/01/2009 |
Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
Importance | Low |
Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
Created | 06/17/2013 5:03 pm |
Updated | 06/17/2013 5:03 pm |
Goal | How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
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Action Step | Responsible Party | Order |
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Hire a full time Lab Tech Asst (with evening hours of responsibility) | chairperson | 1 |
Hire an evening secretary for clerical support | chairperson | 2 |
Provide for supervision of the evening program by an experienced faculty member with a 6 contact hour abated load for the academic year | AVP and department chair | 3 |
Provide summer stipend for a faculty curriculum group to review and revise the current evening program | faculty focus group | 4 |
Outcome | Order |
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An Evening program with a NCLEX-Rn pass rate at or above the Day program pass rate | 1 |
Method | Description | Other Method | Responsible Party |
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INITIAL YEAR COST: | $77,000.00 |
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RECURRING COST: | $65,000.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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3 contact abated load per semester for full-time faculty member | $8000.00 / 8000.00 (1st year) |
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Full Time Lab Tech Assistant | $45000.00 / 45000.00 (1st year) |
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part-time evening secretary | $12000.00 / 12000.00 (1st year) |
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Stipend for curriculum development | $12000.00 |
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TOTAL: | $77,000.00 / $65,000.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 |
Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
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