Capital University School of Nursing Faculty Handbook
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CAPITAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING FACULTY HANDBOOK Educating professional nurse leaders for lives of service promoting health and healing within our diverse community. Approved and Updated: March, 2020 2 Preface The School of Nursing Handbook contains policies, procedures and communications that are specific to the School of Nursing. This handbook is designed to supplement the Capital University Faculty Handbook, Capital University Staff Handbook, and Capital University Administrative Handbook. Each of these is located online through the Office of Human Resources web page. Provisions in the University handbooks take precedence in the event of discrepancy. Policies and procedures include dates of approval by the appropriate School of Nursing Committees such as, but not limited to, the Faculty Organization of the School of Nursing. The review and preparation of this document takes considerable faculty and staff time to produce. Appreciation is extended to all who provided support to the work associated with the publishing of this document. Renee M. Dunnington Dean of Nursing 3 Table of Contents I. Mission, Philosophy, Conceptual Framework and Goals .....................................................…5 II. Structure and Governance……………………………………………………………...……....19 A. Capital University Table of Organization………………………………………...……19 B. School of Nursing Table of Organization ……………………………………..……....20 C. Bylaws of the School of Nursing…………………………………………………...…..21 D. Comprehensive Evaluation Plan…………………………………………...…………...34 E. Communications……………………………………………………………...………...54 III. Employment in the School of Nursing………………………………………………..………..58 A. Qualifications for Appointment……………………………………………...………....58 B. Faculty Appointment, Promotion, Tenure, and Termination Policies …………....…....59 C. Nursing Rubric for Promotion and Tenure ............................................................. …....74 D. Vitae Format ........................................................................................................... …....78 E. Orientation of New Faculty .................................................................................... …....79 F. Course Orientation of Adjuncts and Teaching Assistants ...................................... …....83 G. Position Descriptions .............................................................................................. …....85 1. Administration ............................................................................................ …....85 a. Dean ....................................................................................................... …....85 b. Associate Dean Pre-Licensure Programs .............................................. …....87 c. Associate Dean Graduate Programs ....................................................... …....90 2. Faculty......................................................................................................... …....92 a. Full-Time Faculty................................................................................... …....92 b. Seventy-Five Percent Time Course Faculty .......................................... …....95 c. Adjunct Course Faculty.......................................................................... …....98 d. Teaching Assistant ................................................................................. …..101 e. Teaching Assistant Performance Evaluation Form……………………….106 f. Course Coordinator................................................................................. …..108 g. Laboratory Manager.............................................................................. …..110 h. Clinical Liaison ...................................................................................... …..112 i. Preceptor Experience Policy .................................................................. …..114 3. Staff ............................................................................................................. …..116 a. Senior Administrative Assistant (Dean)................................................. …..116 b. Senior Administrative Assistant (Student Services) .............................. …..117 4. Guidelines for Visiting Scholars ................................................................. …..119 5. Guest Speaker Policy .................................................................................. …..121 6. Student Laboratory Assistant ...................................................................... …..122 H. Faculty Workload.................................................................................................... …..123 I. Student Feedback on Faculty Teaching .................................................................. …..126 J. Statement on Scholarship ........................................................................................ …..127 K. Fiscal Procedures .................................................................................................... …..129 1. Statement on Reimbursement on Clinical Travel ...................................... …..129 4 2. Travel Funding Guidelines Faculty Development ..................................... …..130 IV. Teaching and Advising ....................................................................................................... …..131 A. Standards ................................................................................................................. …..131 B. Advising Guidelines................................................................................................ …..132 C. Course Syllabus Guideline ...................................................................................... …..133 D. Variance Report and Forms .................................................................................... …..136 E. Unusual Incidents.................................................................................................. …... 141 F. Clinical Evaluation Tool (sample).…………………………………………..………..143 V. Policies – Health, Safety and Others................................................................................. …....148 A. Policy Regarding Health Care Requirements for Faculty………………………..…...148 B. Faculty Drug Testing ............................................................................................ …....149 C. Policy and Guidelines for Occupational Health……………………………..………..157 D. Policy Regarding Health Care Requirements for Faculty..................................... …....158 E. OSHA Policy ........................................................................................................ …....159 F. Exposure Control Plan .......................................................................................... …....160 G. Guidelines for Caring for Persons with Known Contagious Diseases ................. …....162 H. Infection Control ................................................................................................... …....163 I. Policy and Procedures on Exposure to Contaminated Fluids ............................... …....164 J. Policy and Procedure on Criminal Record Check ................................................ …....165 K. Privacy Policies HIPAA & FERPA ...................................................................... …....166 L. Simulation Policy………………………………………………………………….… 167 M. Policy on Records Retention ................................................................................. …....168 N. Policy on Student Complaints and Grievances…………………………………….....170 VI. Frequently Used Forms and Guides .................................................................................. …....173 A. Colleague Faculty Classroom Evaluation ............................................................. …....173 B. Evaluation of Faculty Advisor .............................................................................. …....175 C. Evaluation of Faculty Member – Course Peer/Associate Dean/Coordinator ...... …....176 D. Evaluation of Faculty Committee Work ............................................................... …....178 E. Evaluation by Chairperson of Faculty Committee Work ..................................... …....179 F. Evaluation of Part-Time Faculty Member ............................................................ …....180 G. Evaluation of the Associate Dean Pre-Licensure Programs ................................. …....182 H. Evaluation of the Associate Dean Graduate Programs ......................................... …....184 I. Faculty Annual Report .......................................................................................... …....186 J. Release Form for Student Work Samples ............................................................. …....188 K. Release Form for Photography / Videography………………………………..………189 L. Travel Expense Report Form………………………………………………..………...190 5 SCHOOL OF NURSING I. Mission, Philosophy, Conceptual Framework and Goals NURSING PROGRAM MISSION Educating professional nurse leaders for lives of service to promote health and healing within our diverse community. Capital University students will develop skills in: . thinking critically, . reasoning logically and . communicating clearly. Students also will be encouraged to: . develop their leadership and service potentials . become independent, lifelong learners . develop a sense of values that guides personal decision-making and . develop intercultural competencies and the ability to work in diverse groups. The Philosophy and Goals