Assessment of Student Learning
connell school of nursing undergraduate program
Continuous improvement through assessment
Boston College is deeply committed to providing the highest quality educational experiences for all students. The ASSESSMENT process requires all programs to:
- be clear and specific about the learning goals it sets for its students
- develop measures to determine the degree to which each of its goals is being met
- have a standard process for assessing the learning outcomes for students and recommending appropriate adjustments in the program
The Connell School has a systematic plan for ongoing assessment of the undergraduate nursing program. The Baccalaureate Program Outcomes, along with the professional standards and guidelines listed below, shape the curriculum. Assessment data are used to ensure that ‘best practices’ in nursing education are employed. In addition to these efforts the undergraduate nursing program maintains its accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and approval by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
Baccalaureate program professional standards and guidelines
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing: The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice
- Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
- National Patient Safety Goals
- Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Pediatric Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
- Healthy People 2020
- American Nurses Association
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association
- International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses