Review Assessment Report

Our PCT Program has undergone changes in curriculum and mode of instruction to include more simulated, scenario based training in our lab settings. Feedback from our Advisory Board meetings highlighted the need for practice in communication with the health care team as it directly relates to patient safety. We have now implemented patient scenario's throughout our lab practice to include EHR documentation and communication with the health care team regarding each patient. Student improvement in this area has been identified in lab final skills evaluation as well as clinical performance in the area of Affective Domain. Challenges faced in our PCT program this cycle relate to decreased student enrollment in our courses. We have recently changed our curriculum to include Nursing Level I courses as prerequisites to PCT courses. This will allow these students that are interested in becoming a PCT the opportunity to take our PCT courses without being required to take the NA courses.

-Average class fill rate for the PCT Program was 74%. This exceeds the target fill rate by 14% -Annual average class withdrawal rate is at 8% This is 22% below the target withdrawal rate of 30% -Annual C-Pass rate for coursework in the PCT Program is 85%. This is 25% above the target pass rate. -Annual number of graduates in the PCT Program is 27. This is 17 students greater than the target graduate awards. The PCT Program has exceeded target measures in all areas.

Learning Outcome 1 - Goal Met. Goal was 90% of students to pass the Simulation Lab Assignment with a minimum score of 80% Learning Outcome 2 - Goal Met. Goal was 90% of students to pass the Communication Scenario Assignment with a minimum score of 80% Learning Outcome 2 - Goal Not Met. Goal was 90% of students to pass the Medical Terminology Exam with a minimum score of 75% Learning Outcome 3 - Goal Met. Goal was 90% of students to pass the Urinary Catheterization Skills on the Lab Final Exam with a minimum score of 80% Learning Outcome 4 - Goal Met. Goal was 90% of students to pass the Part A - Affective Domain portion of the Behavioral Assessment Clinical Evaluation with a minimum score of 85% Learning Outcome 5 - Goal Met. Goal was 90% of students to pass the Part B- Psychomotor Domain portion of the Behavioral Assessment Clinical Evaluation with a minimum score of 83%.

Our PCT Program has incorporated more simulated activities in our labs in effort to encourage and stimulate critical thinking skills in our students. We will be adding evaluation rubrics to our simulated activities to measure strengths and weaknesses in these areas which will provide us with information needed to revise curriculum. We see improvement in our clinical performance but will incorporate these evaluations to measure progress in our labs. Areas of needed improvement will focus on accurate recording of observations in the EHR and when to report observations to the nurse.

Our students have met current goals in all areas except Medical Terminology. Encouraging use of terminology in simulated activities as well as identifying terms when charting in EHR will give students more practice and experience using these terms.