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Best Practices in a Best Practices in a Consortium NP Consortium NP
Ontario Primary Health Care Ontario Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) Nurse Practitioner (NP)
ProgramProgram
Programme ontarien de formation des Programme ontarien de formation des infirmières et infirmiers praticiens en infirmières et infirmiers praticiens en
soins de santé primairessoins de santé primaires
NP ConsortiumNP Consortium
• Ten universitiesTen universities• Part of the Council of Ontario Part of the Council of Ontario
Universities Programs in Nursing Universities Programs in Nursing (COUPN)(COUPN)
• A collaboration to provide NP A collaboration to provide NP Education more efficientlyEducation more efficiently
• Two languages and culturesTwo languages and cultures
• Maintaining reliability of evaluation Maintaining reliability of evaluation measuresmeasures
Best practicesBest practices
A methodology that, through A methodology that, through experience and research, experience and research, has proven to reliably lead to has proven to reliably lead to a desired result.a desired result.
Definition of Best PracticesDefinition of Best PracticesDynamic ProcessDynamic Process
++EvidenceEvidence
++PracticePractice
++Program EvaluationProgram Evaluation
++Values / principlesValues / principles
Outcome measurementOutcome measurement
• Level of attrition -15%Level of attrition -15%• Success in completion of courses - Success in completion of courses -
92%92%• Success in the College of Nurses Success in the College of Nurses
licensing exam - 82%licensing exam - 82%• Learner evaluation (faculty and Learner evaluation (faculty and
Interater Reliability Interater Reliability in Gradingin Grading
On-line Exams• Tutor/professor teleconference after the examTutor/professor teleconference after the exam• Learner anonymity is maintained Learner anonymity is maintained • One tutor marks certain exam questions for all One tutor marks certain exam questions for all
students enrolled in the coursestudents enrolled in the courseAssignments• Workshops for tutors on consistent grading Workshops for tutors on consistent grading
Rationale for on line examRationale for on line exam
• Distance location of learners Distance location of learners • Maintaining exam securityMaintaining exam security• Ease of marking the examEase of marking the exam• Statistical analysis of exam questionsStatistical analysis of exam questions• Final mark computer tabulatedFinal mark computer tabulated• On line exam easily archivedOn line exam easily archived
Creating Exam Creating Exam Bank itemsBank items
• Written and reviewed by a team of practicing Written and reviewed by a team of practicing NPs and facultyNPs and faculty
• Content is derived and directly linked to Content is derived and directly linked to course outcomes course outcomes
• Answers are referenced to latest consensus Answers are referenced to latest consensus and practice guidelines.and practice guidelines.
• Accessiblity (on the web) and central location Accessiblity (on the web) and central location of exam questionsof exam questions
• Ten course professors have access for Ten course professors have access for revisions/updating revisions/updating