The evaluation of an undergraduate nursing program using a cippo model approach

This aimof this study was to evaluate STIKes KESOSI (Sekolah Tinggi Kesehatan Kesetiakawanan Sosial Indonesia) as a nursing college in Jakarta that trains students to graduate asprofessional nurses. The study used a CIPPO (Context, Input, Process, Product) approach that added outcomes (o) component at the end of the evaluation model. The study used a qualitative methodology with data collected through documentation analysis, interviews, questionnaires, field notes, and observations. The study found that the health institution under study has relevanc to society and to health industry needs. The findings showed that the institution’s context is relevant to government regulations, especially in the context of the input of students, lecturers and staff, management and curriculum. It is also relevant to the regulations in order to improve students’‘soft skills’ and ‘hard skills’.The process component of the study showed that students’became more empathetic and and showed greater concern for other people. The out come component showedthat the graduates fulfill the required competences of patient and health clinic, or industry through the feedback from private and government hospitals. The study concluded that STIKes KESOSI engaged with patient and hospital needs by successfully developing professional nurses.