Evaluation of the Business and Leadership Components of a Registered Nursing to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

• Main Author: Strommen, Linda
• Format: Others
• Published: NSUWorks 2010
• Subjects: Program Evaluation; Curriculum Development; Leadership Qualities; Business Skills; Curriculum and Instruction; Education; Higher Education; Medical Education; Nursing
• Online Access: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/1; https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=fse_etd

This applied dissertation was designed to evaluate the business and leadership components of a Registered Nursing (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the university. The problem was that an evaluation of the present RN-to-BSN curriculum had not been conducted since 2006 to determine if the best practices in business and leadership were current, applicable, and relevant in the current RN-to-BSN curriculum. The researcher utilized an evaluation methodology to assess the business and leadership components of an RN-to-BSN nursing program. An evaluation tool was developed and used to compare expected outcomes (criteria) of current practices to expected outcomes (criteria) of best practices in the field of nursing. The expected outcomes (criteria) of current best practices were developed from a review of the literature, data collected from RN-to-BSN alumni students, and input from formative and summative committees. Thirteen specific procedures guided the study to assess the value, merit, and worth of the program and to answer six research questions. The final evaluation by the expert panel revealed that the current best practices in business and leadership taught in Nursing 4020 and Nursing 4030 courses were not current with preferred best practices. The final report recommended updating the courses with current best practices collected from the literature, formative and summative committee members, practicing RNs, and experts in the nursing profession.