NURSING STUDENT GUIDEBOOK 2020/2021 Santa Ana College Revised: May 2020 Contents W E L C O M E ................................................................................................................................................ 4 RSCCD Administrative Organizational Chart ............................................................................................... 5 Nursing Program Organizational Chart ....................................................................................................... 6 Nursing Department Committee Structure Chart ....................................................................................... 7 Clinical Affiliations Chart .............................................................................................................................. 8 History of Nursing at Santa Ana College ..................................................................................................... 9 Mission, College Institutional Learning Outcomes, and Program Learning Outcomes ........................... 10 Responsibilities of Director of the R.N. Program....................................................................................... 14 Responsibilities of Assistant Director of the R.N. Program....................................................................... 16 Responsibilities of Department Chair ........................................................................................................ 18 Administration ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Full-Time Faculty and Administration ....................................................................................................... 19 Clinical Facilities ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Board of Registered Nursing Regulations RN Students ............................................................................ 24 Major Nursing Requirements for Associate Degree in Nursing ................................................................ 24 Challenge of Courses ................................................................................................................................ 246 Computer Competencies .......................................................................................................................... 247 Clinical Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 27 Nondiscrimination Policy ........................................................................................................................... 29 Nursing Scholarships .................................................................................................................................. 29 Student Guidelines ..................................................................................................................................... 30 Academic Honesty ................................................................................................................................... 30 Attendance Procedure .............................................................................................................................. 31 Cell Phones .............................................................................................................................................. 32 Change of Address................................................................................................................................... 32 Class Officers........................................................................................................................................... 32 Complaint Procedure/Chain of Command ................................................................................................. 33 Convicitions ............................................................................................................................................. 33 Dress Code in Clinical .............................................................................................................................. 34 Educational Program Content .................................................................................................................. 34 Employment ............................................................................................................................................. 35 Gifts ......................................................................................................................................................... 35 Going On Duty ......................................................................................................................................... 35 Grading .................................................................................................................................................... 36 Infants and Children ................................................................................................................................. 40 Make-Up Exams/Late-Assignments .......................................................................................................... 40 Medications .............................................................................................................................................. 40 Patient Assignment .................................................................................................................................. 41 Patient Confidentiality .............................................................................................................................. 42 Physical Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 42 Pregnancy, Illness, Surgery ...................................................................................................................... 44 Reference Format for Paperwork .............................................................................................................. 44 Registration ............................................................................................................................................. 44 Role of the Student and Instructor ............................................................................................................ 45 SACSNA ................................................................................................................................................... 45 Signature on Charts: Legal Requirement .................................................................................................. 46 Student Injury/Exposure…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...46 Social Networking Sites ........................................................................................................................... 46 Student Input ........................................................................................................................................... 46 Substance Abuse ..................................................................................................................................... 47 Testing Fee .............................................................................................................................................. 47 Transportation ......................................................................................................................................... 48 Graduation.................................................................................................................................................. 48 Pinning Ceremony Guidelines .................................................................................................................... 48 Application for Licensure ............................................................................................................................ 48 Post Graduation Employment Recommendations .................................................................................... 49 APPENDICES........................................................................................................................................... 50 Criteria for Unsafe Clinical Performance ................................................................................................... 51 Report of Potential/Actual Medication Error…………………………………………………………………………………54 Written Warning Notice ............................................................................................................................ 57 Anecdotal Note......................................................................................................................................... 59 Board of Registered Nursing/Impaired Nursing Students ......................................................................... 60 Board of Registered Nursing/Policy Statement on Denial of Licensure ..................................................... 61 Academic Honesty Incident Report .......................................................................................................... 65 Academic Failure Warning ..........................................................................................................................................6