1 Year Survey

 

 

 

CERRITOS COLLEGE

ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING PROGRAM

ONE YEAR POST GRADUATION SURVEY

 

 

 

NAME:______________________________________________________________________

Email address: ___________________________Mailing address:_______________________

 

CLASS OF:______________Spring  ________________ Fall     __________________ Year

 

In what type of facility are you currently working? Ex: hospital, clinic, rehab, MD office

 

 

 

 

 

 

On what type of unit are you currently working?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What has been the most difficult part of your transition from student to registered nurse?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please provide the name of your immediate supervisor and institution where you are currently employed in order to send an employer survey to them. The purpose of this is to evaluate whether Cerritos College has prepared you appropriately for the nursing workforce.

 

Name of Supervisor   ___________________________________________________

 

Place of Employment __________________________________________________­_

 

Address of Employment _________________________________________________

 

                                      _________________________________________________

 

Telephone Number    ___________________________________________________

Email address of Supervisor______________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

(The following pages are to be sent or E-mailed separately from the previous page.This will allow for

all responses to remain anonymous.)

 

The Cerritos College Associate Degree Nursing Program prepares its graduates to practice safely within the following eight Core Clinical Competencies. Using the following scale, please rate how well the Cerritos College program prepared you to function within the following competencies after one year of practice as a registered nurse.

 

Professional Behaviors: practices safe professional behaviors consistent with ethical, legal and regulatory standards of professional nursing practice when providing patient care.

A - Strongly Agree

B - Agree

C- No Opinion

D - Disagree

E- Strongly Disagree

 

1. Comply with regulations and policies of the institution.

 

2.Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own actions.

 

3.Practice within guidelines of individual knowledge and expertise and seek assistance for care beyond level of knowledge.

 

4. Abide by HIPPA standards.

 

5. Follow universal precautions.

 

6. Demonstrate professional behavior such as attitude, punctuality, behavior and appearance.

 

Communication: communicate effectively with nursing staff, various members of the healthcare team,

patients and family members.

A - Strongly Agree

B - Agree

C- No Opinion

D - Disagree

E- Strongly Disagree

 

7.      Communicate verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner in English.

 

8.      Document patient assessment, interventions and evaluation of care.

 

9.      Communicate effectively with healthcare team.

 

10.   Utilize appropriate channels of communication within the organizational structure.

 

Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making: uses critical thinking when performing all steps of the Nursing Process with patients in the clinical setting.

A - Strongly Agree

B - Agree

C- No Opinion

D - Disagree

E- Strongly Disagree

 

11.   Make clinical judgment decisions to ensure accurate and safe care.

 

12.   Prioritize care based on clinical findings.

 

Nursing Process: applies the Nursing Process in implementing patient care.

A - Strongly Agree

B - Agree

C- No Opinion

D - Disagree

E- Strongly Disagree

 

13.   Accurately perform and document physical assessment.

 

14.   Utilize the Nursing Process to organize, prioritize, implement and evaluate patient care and patient-specific outcomes

 

 

 

Caring Interventions: demonstrates caring behaviors towards the patient, significant others, peers and members of the healthcare team.

A - Strongly Agree

B - Agree

C- No Opinion

D - Disagree

E- Strongly Disagree

 

15.   Assist the patient to obtain optimum comfort and functioning.

 

16.   Provide a safe physical and psychological environment protecting the patient from undue harm, maintaining dignity and respect

 

17.   Adapt care considering the patient’s values, customs, culture and/or habits when possible.

 

18.   Advocate for the patient.

 

19.   Demonstrate empathy when providing nursing care.

 

 

Teaching and Learning: demonstrates application of teaching-learning principles.

A - Strongly Agree

B - Agree

C- No Opinion

D - Disagree

E- Strongly Disagree

 

20.   Provide simple explanations and instruction to patients.

 

21.   Instruct the patient prior to interventions and procedures.

 

22.   Document and report patient’s response to instruction.

 

 

Clinical Skills: completely performs technical skills with patients in the health care setting.

A - Strongly Agree

B - Agree

C- No Opinion

D - Disagree

E- Strongly Disagree

 

23.   Administer medications safely.

 

24.   Demonstrate safe practice of all nursing skills.

 

25.   Practice according to the National Patient Safety Goals.

 

 

Managing Care and Collaboration: effectively manages patient care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.

A - Strongly Agree

B - Agree

C- No Opinion

D - Disagree

E- Strongly Disagree

 

26.   Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary healthcare team toward common patient-centered outcomes.

 

27.   Manage the patient assignment in an organized and efficient manner completing care within allotted time frame.

 

28.   Demonstrate leadership qualities (positive attitude, assertiveness, initiative and self-direction).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employment:

A - Yes

B - No

 

29.   Have you taken the NCLEX-RN?

 

30.   If you have taken the NCLEX-RN, have you passed?

 

31.   As of this date, have you accepted an RN position?

 

 

 

Education:

A - Yes

B - No

 

32.   Do you plan to pursue education beyond the Associate Degree in Nursing?

 

33.   Are you currently enrolled in a BSN program?

 

34.   Are you currently enrolled in an ADN-MSN Pathway program?

 

35.   Are you enrolled in a Bachelors or Masters program in a field other than nursing?

 

 

If you answered “yes” to questions 33, 34 or 35 above:

 

36.Were you enrolled in a program:

A - 1-6 months after graduation

B - 6-12months after graduation

 

 

 

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Class of:   Spring _____________Fall__________________ Year _____________________