BELLINGHAM TECHNICAL COLLEGE Nursing Program Student Handbook 2019-2020 Bellingham Technical College is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). The Nursing Program is approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (NCQAC) and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). Bellingham Technical College RN Nursing Program is nationally accredited through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). ACEN, 3343 Peachtree Rd. NE, Ste. 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000, [email protected], acenursing.org. Revised August 2019 Table of Contents LETTER TO STUDENTS .......................................................................................................................... 1 NURSING PROGRAM ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ........................................................................... 3 MISSION VISION & GOALS ................................................................................................................... 5 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................... 7 PROGRAM OUTCOMES .......................................................................................................................... 9 ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS OF NURSING .................................................................................. 11 DEGREE PATHWAYS – PROGRAM OPTIONS .................................................................................. 13 ADMISSIONS POLICY ........................................................................................................................... 15 REENTRY & TRANSFER POLICY ....................................................................................................... 19 PRACTICAL NURSING (PN) CERTIFICATE PATHWAY ................................................................. 23 PRACTICAL NURSING CERTIFICATE PATHWAY OVERVIEW ................................................ 24 PN CERTIFICATE FOUNDATIONAL PREREQUISITE COURSES .............................................. 26 DTA/MRP ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING DEGREE OUTLINE ................................................... 29 DTA/MRP ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING DEGREE OVERVIEW ........................................... 31 DTA/MRP ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING FOUNDATIONAL COURSES ............................... 35 REQUIRED SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS .......................................................................................... 39 FULL-TIME RN & LPN-RN REQUIRED SUPPLIES ....................................................................... 39 PN CERTIFICATE REQUIRED SUPPLIES & TEXTS ..................................................................... 40 INSTRUCTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION .............................................................................................. 41 PN STUDENT NURSE RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS.................................................... 45 RN STUDENT NURSE RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS ................................................... 49 STANDARDS OF NURSING CONDUCT OR PRACTICE .................................................................. 53 SCOPE OF PRACTICE DECISION TREE ......................................................................................... 56 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES .......................................................................................................... 57 ASSESSMENT AND GRADING STANDARDS ................................................................................... 61 STUDENT POLICIES .............................................................................................................................. 69 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY ............................................................................................................... 69 ALCOHOL AND CHEMICAL SCREENING FOR CLINICAL AFFILIATES................................. 69 ALCOHOL AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY: POLICY ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE/MISUSE IN THE CLINICAL SETTING ................................................................................................................. 69 ATTENDANCE .................................................................................................................................... 70 BEHAVIOR .......................................................................................................................................... 71 CAMPUS EMERGENCIES ................................................................................................................. 71 CLINICAL AFFILIATE ACCESS BADGE ........................................................................................ 71 CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS .......................................................................... 71 CRITERIA FOR BEHAVIOR NOT MEETING PROGRAM STANDARDS .................................... 71 COMPUTER ACCESS OF PATIENT’S CHARTS ............................................................................ 73 CONFIDENTIALITY........................................................................................................................... 73 CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................... 73 CPR CERTIFICATION ........................................................................................................................ 74 DRESS CODE ...................................................................................................................................... 74 ELECTRONIC DEVICES .................................................................................................................... 74 EMPLOYMENT ................................................................................................................................... 75 EXAM GUIDELINES .......................................................................................................................... 75 EXEMPTION ....................................................................................................................................... 76 EXPOSURE TO BODY FLUID GUIDELINES & STANDARD PRECAUTIONS........................... 76 FAILURE TO MEET STANDARDS OR POLICIES ......................................................................... 77 HEALTH STATUS BY PHYSICAL EXAM....................................................................................... 77 IMMUNIZATIONS .............................................................................................................................. 77 INSURANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 78 INSTRUCTOR GIFTS ......................................................................................................................... 78 JUST CULTURE .................................................................................................................................. 78 OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT INPUT .......................................................................................... 81 PLAGIARISM ...................................................................................................................................... 81 PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR/STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT .................................................. 82 PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES ...................................................................................................... 82 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT STANDARDS .................................................................................... 83 SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................... 83 SHARPS SAFE HANDLING .............................................................................................................. 84 STUDENT UNIFORM ......................................................................................................................... 84 TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING ......................................................................................................... 86 NURSING TECHNICIAN ....................................................................................................................... 87 CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS & FORMS ........................................................................................... 89 CONTACT INFORMATION ............................................................................................................... 91 CLASSROOM RECORDING AGREEMENT .................................................................................... 93 PHOTO RELEASE FORM .................................................................................................................. 95 STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING ............................................................................................. 97 FERPA RELEASE FOR RECOMMENDATION ............................................................................... 99 HEALTH STATUS REPORT ............................................................................................................ 101 DISCLOSURE AND AUTHORIZATION FORM ............................................................................ 103 CONSENT REQUIRED FOR PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL ROTATIONS ............................ 105 INFORMED CONSENT FOR COURSEWORK .............................................................................