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NUR680: Week 5 Written Assignment Page 1

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Week 5 Assignment Guidelines: Curriculum Design, Regulation, and Accreditation in Nursing Education

Assignment Overview: This week will focus on curriculum design, regulation, and accreditation. Upload your paper/presentation by Sunday night at 11:59 pm Mountain Time.

Assignment Details: There are three parts to assignment. It must address the following information.

Part 1: Regulation of Nursing Programs: In the U.S., State Boards of Nursing regulate nursing education in the respective states. You will be provided with a BSN nursing curriculum from a state other than Colorado. Using the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Board of Nursing Regulations (found on the DORA website) for BSN programs, determine if the sample program would be approved in

Colorado.

• Address each of the following: 1. Total credit hours, lecture, lab, simulation, and clinical hours

2. General education core courses (number and types) 3. Nursing courses/content areas and sequence

• What is your conclusion? Would this program be approved in Colorado?

• If not, what changes would have to be made to meet the Colorado requirements? Be specific.

Part 2: You would also want to seek accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Please review the CCNE regulations and address the following:

• Provide a brief overview of the accrediting agency

• Provide the sequence of events required by the accrediting agency for a program to be accredited.

• Based on the organization’s accreditation standards for a BSN program, do you think this curriculum meets these standards?

• If not, what changes would have to be made to obtain accreditation by this organization. Be specific.

• Programs must show evidence of a systematic plan to evaluate the program’s

effectiveness. Briefly describe the type of data that must be collected and assessed.

Part 3: All regulations and accreditation aside, what do you like about this curriculum and what would you change if you could and why? Identify at least two of each.

Resources: In addition to your textbooks or other resources, you must cite the Colorado Board of Nursing rules and regulations and the accrediting agency’s standards.

Format: You can present this as a written paper or a PowerPoint presentation. If you use PowerPoint, be sure that you adequately address all the requirements in the notes section.

Grading: The assignment components will be graded on content, organization, presentation, writing mechanics, and correct APA formatting.

NOTE: The documents needed to complete this assignment is embedded in the Week 5 module.