Aligning Your Curriculum to NCLEX-RN ®

1. Aligning Your Curriculum to NCLEX-RN® Mary J. Yoho, PhD., R.N., CNE Director of Faculty Development & Consultation Elsevier Health Science m.yoho@elsevier.com

2. i-clicker Question Who is the famous Nurse made this statement? “I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.” • Clara Barton • Florence Nightingale • Mildred Montag • Linda Suttle

3. Resources for Faculty • www.ncsbn.org • 2010 NCLEX Test Plans • Detailed Test Plan • Candidate info

5. Aligning your Curriculum • NCLEX-RN® Test Plan • Current New NLNAC Accreditation • 2008 AACN Accreditation Categories • QSEN Competenticies • Nursing Concepts

6. Aligning Your Curriculum to NCLEX-RN®

7. NCLEX-RN® Test Planwww.ncsbn.org • Nursing Process • Client Needs • Specialty Areas • Professional Issues • Sub-Specialty areas • Content Overview Handout

8. Nursing Accreditation Bodies NLNAC & AACN

9. Current NLNAC Accreditation Categorieswww.nlnac.org • Critical Thinking • Therapeutic Communication • Therapeutic Nursing Intervention

10. New NLNAC Educational Competencies Model • Human Flourishing • Nursing Judgment • Nursing Practice • Professional Identify • Spirit of Inquiry

11. 2008 AACN Accreditation Categories • Scholarship for Evidenced-Based Practice • Liberal Education for BSN Generalist • Interprofessional Communication • BSN Generalist Nursing Practice • Professionalism and Professional Values • Clinical Prevention and Population Health • Leadership for Quality Care and Patient Safety • Information Mgt and Patient Care Technology • Health Care Policy • Designer/Manager/Coordinator of Care • Member of Profession • Provider of Care

13. QSEN Overall Goal • The overall goal for the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project is to meet the challenge of preparing future nurses who will have the knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems within which they work

14. QSEN KSA Competencieswww.qsen.org • Patient Centered Care • Teamwork and Collaboration • Evidenced-Based Practice • Quality Improvement • Safety • Informatics

17. Nursing Concepts

18. Nursing Concepts • Biophysical • Psychological • Cultural/Spiritual • Developmental • Health, Wellness, & Illness • Nursing • Health Care

19. Fluid/Electrolytes Acid/Base Elimination Metabolism Intracranial Regulations Inflammation Tissue Integrity Infection Immunity Sensory/Perception Mobility Comfort Biophysical Sub-Concepts

20. Psychological Sub-Concepts • Stress & Coping • Grief & Loss • Mood & Affect • Cognition • Behaviors

21. Nursing Sub-Concepts • Professional Behaviors • Communications • Assessment • Clinical Decision Making • Nursing Interventions • Teaching & Learning • Collaboration/Managing Care

22. Health Care Sub-Concepts • Safety • Advocacy/Ethical/Legal Issues • Health Policy/Systems • Evidence Based Practice • Quality Improvement • Informatics

25. Concept Curriculum References • NC ADN Curriculum Improvement Project http://adn-cip.waketech.edu/courseinfo.html • OCNE: Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education • http://ocne.org/ • University of New Mexico Nursing • http://hsc.unm.edu/consg/ • And others!

26. i-clicker Question • Which integration of nursing academics into your curriculum do you need to do first? • A. NCLEX-RN® 2010 Test Plan • B. NLNAC or AACN Categories • C. QSEN KSA Competenticies • D. Nursing Concepts

27. Developing a curriculum blueprint to match the current test plan

28. NCLEX-RN® Integrated Processes • Nursing Process – a scientific, clinical reasoning approach to client care that includes assessment, analysis, planning, implementation and evaluation. • Caring – interaction of the nurse and client in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. In this collaborative environment, the nurse provides encouragement, hope, support and compassion to help achieve desired outcomes. • Communication and Documentation – verbal and nonverbal interactions between the nurse and the client, the client’s significant others and the other members of the health care team. Events and activities associated with client care are validated in written and/or electronic records that reflect standards of practice and accountability in the provision of care. • Teaching/Learning – facilitation of the acquisition of knowledge, skills and attitudes promoting a change in behavior

29. Test Plan Structure - Client Needs • Safe and Effective Care Environment • Management of Care • Safety and Infection Control • Health Promotion and Maintenance • Psychosocial Integrity • Physiological Integrity • Basic Care and Comfort • Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies • Reduction of Risk Potential • Physiological Adaptation

30. Health Promotion and Maintenance Aging Process Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care Developmental Stages and Transitions Health and Wellness Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Health Screening High Risk Behaviors Lifestyle Choices Principles of Teaching/Learning Self-Care Techniques of Physical Assessment Where do you cover these in your curriculum? Develop a crosswalk Nursing 101, Geri, Objective 3 & 4 Nursing 202, Pediatrics, Objectives 2,4,& 7 Match NCLEX-RN® Test Plan to your Curriculum

31. Evaluating your Curriculum Align Exams to NCLEX-RN® NLNAC & AACN QSEN Nursing Concepts

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33. Client Needs (NCLEX® blueprint)

34. Accreditation Categories for NLNAC and AACN

35. Tracking Concepts across the Curriculum: NCLEX Test Plan, NLNAC & AACN Essentials, QSEN

36. Don’t Miss The Arc...it is sailing with or without you!

37. It’s all about the new generation of nurses!

38. The End! Mary J. Yoho, PhD, RN, CNE m.yoho@elsevier.com