Program Outcomes

Program Specific Competency Goals

Upon completion of the MSN requirements for Nursing Health Care Administration, Nursing Education, Adult–Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner, the graduate will be able to demonstrate:

  • Design educational strategies to improve culturally appropriate caring practices for clients, families, communities, and populations. (Diversity, Communication, Technology)**
  • Synthesize complex knowledge of nursing to advocate for holistic client centered care for individuals, families, communities and populations. (Diversity, Critical Thinking)**
  • Generate policies through teamwork and collaboration in the complex roles of educator, administrator or advanced clinician. (Diversity, Communication, Professionalism)**
  • Construct health care strategies using evidence-based theoretical, scientific and contemporary knowledge. (Critical Thinking, Technology)**
  • Demonstrate leadership skills to improve client health outcomes, facilitate change in health care systems and appraise ethical-legal dilemmas. (Diversity, Critical Thinking, Technology, Professionalism)**
  • Create systems to promote safety and minimize risks of harm to clients and providers. (Communication)**
  • Use information technology to interpret data, communicate and evaluate decision making. (Critical Thinking, Technology)**
  • Advocate for professional behaviors that advance the profession and improve health care. (Communication, Professionalism)**

**Categories denoted in the parentheses represent relationship to Clarkson College’s student success skills, which are our institutional student learning outcomes, and include Communication, Technology, Critical Thinking, Diversity, and Professionalism

Performance Outcomes

Job Placement/Employment Rate

Employment rates taken from returned graduate surveys, employer surveys, and MSN graduates report to program individually.

Job Placement/Employment Rate 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
MSN Students (All Options) 100% 100% 100%

Graduation Rates

Graduation Rates 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
Family Nurse Practitioner Primary Care 73.42% 70.97% 65.52%
Family Nurse Practitioner Primary Care
Certificate		 83.33% 0% 85.71%
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
Nurse Practitioner		 16.67% 54.55% 66.67%
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
Nurse Practitioner Certificate		 100% 69.23% 33.33%
Nursing Health Care Administration 40% 55.56% 44.44%
Nursing Health Care Administration
Certificate		 No Students No Students No Students
Nursing Education 55.56% 50% 50%
Nursing Education Certificate No Students No Students No Students

Certification Rates

Family Nurse Practitioner/Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

ANCC 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
First Time Board Pass Rate* 81.1% 100% 100%
Overall Board Pass Rate 76.9% 100% 100%
National Average Board Pass Rate 74% 74.81% 81.65%

Family Nurse Practitioner

AANPCB** 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
First Time Board Pass Rate* 69% 72% 87%
Overall Board Pass Rate 87% 85% 98%
Program Average 556 552 598
National Average 580 561 564

Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate

  2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
First Time Board Pass Rate* N/A N/A 80%
Overall Board Pass Rate N/A N/A 80%
Program Average N/A N/A 548
National Average N/A N/A 564

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

AANPCB** 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
First Time Board Pass Rate* N/A N/A 75%
Overall Board Pass Rate N/A N/A 100%
Program Average N/A N/A 551
National Average N/A N/A 548

Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate

AANPCB** 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017
First Time Board Pass Rate* N/A N/A N/A
Overall Board Pass Rate N/A N/A N/A
Program Average N/A N/A N/A
National Average N/A N/A N/A

*Board Pass Rates calculated per calendar year
**AANPCB: Out of a total testing score of 800, the minimum score of 500 is needed to pass (www.ascerteon.com)