Nursing Outcomes and Accreditation

Nursing program Contact

For questions or concerns, please contact nursing@emporia.edu or call 620-341-5285

Approvals

The baccalaureate nursing program at Emporia State University is approved by the Kansas Board of Regents and approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) 900 SW Jackson St., Suite 1051, Topeka, KS 66612. Telephone: (785) 296-4929.

Accreditation

The baccalaureate nursing program at Emporia State University at the Emporia State University Campus located in Emporia, Kansas is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000, https://www.acenursing.org.

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the baccalaureate nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at http://www.acenursing.com/accreditedprograms/programsearch.htm

Accreditation review comment period

The Emporia State University Nursing program announces the upcoming site review for continuing accreditation of their baccalaureate program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

You are invited to meet the accreditation team and share your comments about the nursing program in person at a meeting scheduled for 3 p.m., Sept. 5, 2024, at Cora Miller Hall Room 106. 

Written comments are welcome and should be submitted to ACEN via email at public-comments@acennursing.org, or mailed directly to the ACEN office at the following address:

Attn: Accreditation Services

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing

3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850

Atlanta, Georgia 30326

All written comments should be received by the ACEN by Aug. 27, 2024

Student Achievement Data/Outcomes

NCLEX-RN First Time Pass Rates for National Licensure Examination

Traditionally the pass rate for students taking the national licensure examination for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN) has been at or above the national and state mean for the percent of students passing the NCLEX-RN on the first attempt. Expected level of achievement at or greater than 80% for the first-time takers in the same 12-month period.

To view a comparison of pass rates for Kansas nursing programs see the "Multi-Year Pass Rates" at www.ksbn.org. The NCLEX-RN pass rate information published by KSBN includes all ADN and BSN nursing programs in Kansas.

Employment/Job Placement Rate

The percentage of graduates of the BSN nursing program, typically within 1 year of graduation, who are employed in a position for which the nursing program prepared them. Expected level of achievement at or greater than 90%.

* Graduate Satisfaction
At the completion of the program, graduates report being highly satisfied with the BSN nursing program offered at Emporia State University. Expected level of achievement at or greater than 90%.

Graduation Rate
Routinely, students are able to achieve the student learning outcomes and complete the nursing program in the established program length. Expected level of achievement at or greater than 75% in 150% of the program length.

On-time completion rate indicates students who took the first nursing course in the program through graduation according to the degree plan. The 150% time indicates students who took the first nursing course in the program but needed additional time to graduate.

BSN Student Learning Outcomes

Emporia State University Nursing

End of Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLO)

Graduates of Nursing are prepared with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to meet the program’s end-of-program student outcomes and function as professional nurses.

1. Synthesize empirical and theoretical knowledge from nursing and the arts, sciences, and humanities to demonstrate higher-order problem-solving.
2. Demonstrate professional nursing values within the framework of legal, ethical, and professional standards.
3. Demonstrate leadership abilities in the role of a professional nurse.
4. Provide professional nursing care to promote health, reduce risk, and manage illness and disease.
5. Demonstrate Therapeutic Nursing Interventions necessary to deliver professional nursing care.

View the Outcomes

End of Program Student Learning Outcomes Public Information 2022 Data.pdf

*Number employed within one year of graduation.