Darton College Customized Nursing Program for the Fort Benning Community and Research Project
Abstract
Darton State College s Customized Nursing Programs for the Fort Benning Community were created specifically for the Fort Benning military community. The Customized Nursing Program consisted of two different tracks. The Traditional Hybrid Nursing program was for students who had no formal healthcare background. The Accelerated Bridge program was for LPNs, Paramedics and Army Medic 68W M6. The Customized Nursing Programs allowed students to take face-to-face and online courses that are instructor led, highly interactive, and use the latest multimedia technologies. All aspects of the of the courses, services and program were evaluated including quantitative analysis comparing the Fort Benning cohorts to the corresponding Darton State College cohorts for Semester Grade Point Averages (GPA), graduating GPAs, and retention rates. In three instances one of the Fort Benning cohorts was statistically higher than the corresponding Albany cohorts, and in one instance it was the reverse. The formative evaluations were constructive and used to continually improve the courses, services, and programs. The student focus groups, phone interviews and online surveys produced similar responses and overall were very positive. Overall students had positive feedback about the the customization and the flexibility the programs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- ADA620343
Entities
People
- Joan Darden
- Regine Haardoerfer