This presentation will cover the progression from when a program decides on a CBC to implementation/rolling out of the new curriculum. We will discuss how concepts are selected, how programs decide where to place the concepts, and leveling as well as the “revisiting” needed as semesters progress.
Jennifer Lusins, RN, MS, DNS(c) of SUNY Delhi graduated with her Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing in 1995 from Hartwick College. She worked in mental health for 9 years and then transitioned to long-term care and medical-surgical nursing. In 2008, she returned to school earning her Masters of Science in Nursing Education from Excelsior College. Jennifer joined academia in 2005 at SUNY Delhi where she began as a clinical adjunct but then joined as full faculty the following semester. She is currently a doctoral candidate at The Sage Colleges in Troy, NY where she is completing her dissertation titled “Programmatic Evaluation of a Concept-Based Curriculum in an Associate’s Degree Nursing Program”. Currently, Jennifer is an Associate Professor of Nursing and the Director of Program Assessment for the School of Nursing at SUNY Delhi and works as an emergency and trauma nurse in a local emergency room.
