Sample Agenda for Site Visits

SAMPLE AGENDA FOR INITIAL AND REACCREDITATION SITE VISITS

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Day One

  • Evidence room orientation (30 minutes)1
  • Conference with the nurse administrator (morning conference)2
  • Conference with the Chief Executive Officer of the governing organization and/or the Provost/Vice President of Academic Affairs/Chief Academic Officer (30-45 minutes)
  • Conference with other administrative persons of the institution, e.g., Academic Dean, Finance Officer (30-45 minutes) (The conference with the administrative persons including the Chief Executive Officer and the other administrative may be combined)
  • Conference with student support personnel, e.g., counselor, admissions officer, financial aid officer (30-60 minutes; may be arranged as a group)
  • Meeting with students (90 minutes)
  • Meeting with nursing faculty (2 hours)
  • Review of faculty records (time frame varies depending on the number of full-and part-time faculty)
  • Review of materials in document room (late afternoon review) (60 minutes)
  • Conference with the nurse administrator (afternoon/evening conference)

Day Two

  • Conference with the nurse administrator (morning conference)
  • Tour of clinical agencies (60 minutes per clinical facility) (plan travel time appropriately)3
  • Observe classroom/laboratory activities (30-45 minutes)
  • Tour of educational facilities (30 minutes)
  • Conference with librarian; tour of library/learning resource center (30 minutes); may be conducted with the tour of the educational facilities
  • Meeting with general education faculty (30 minutes)
  • Review of student records (a minimum of 10% including all options and locations) (time frame varies depending on the number of students)
  • Meeting with members of the Public (30-60 minutes) (the Public Meeting should NOT include employees of the governing organization)
  • Review of materials in document room (60 minutes)
  • Conference with the nurse administrator (afternoon/evening conference)

Day Three

  • Team wrap-up and review of documents (30 minutes)4
  • Pre-Exit Meeting with the nurse administrator
  • Exit Meeting (Questions during the Exit Meeting are not permitted) (30 minutes)

 

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  1. Time frames are only provided as a guide.
  2. The Team Chair will arrange to meet with the nurse administrator at the beginning and end of each day and throughout the visit.
  3. Clinical units selected for visitation should have students present and prepared to meet with the peer evaluators.
  4. Accreditation activities may continue in the third day.

 

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