STUDENT NURSE HANDBOOK* DIVISION OF NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE 2020-2021 Full approval by the Ohio Board of Nursing Accredited by Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850 Atlanta, GA 30326 404-975-5000 www.acen.org * Supplement to Northwest State Community College Catalog 2019-2021 2 Table of Contents WELCOME FROM THE DEAN OF NURSING......................................................................................................... 7 NORTHWEST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ...................................................................................................... 8 Mission ...................................................................................................................................................... 8 Vision ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 Values ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Accreditation Status .................................................................................................................................. 8 ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING ........................................................................................................................ 9 Mission ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 Values ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 Nursing Program Accreditation Status ..................................................................................................... 9 Program Purpose ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Program Goals .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Nursing Personnel ................................................................................................................................... 10 Conceptual Model................................................................................................................................... 13 Level One Student Learning Outcomes ................................................................................................... 14 End of Program Outcomes ...................................................................................................................... 14 NURSING PROGRAM OF STUDY .................................................................................................................... 15 LPN-to-RN (Advanced Standing) Program .............................................................................................. 16 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................. 17 Curriculum Format .................................................................................................................................. 17 Curriculum Sequence .............................................................................................................................. 17 Classroom Expectations .......................................................................................................................... 17 Clinical Expectations ............................................................................................................................... 18 Laboratory Expectations ......................................................................................................................... 20 Employment ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Evaluation by Students ........................................................................................................................... 20 Student Resources Center ...................................................................................................................... 20 Campus Counseling Center ..................................................................................................................... 21 Withdrawal ............................................................................................................................................. 21 Writing Style Reference .......................................................................................................................... 21 Anticipated Expenses for Last Semester Seniors .................................................................................... 21 Graduation Information .......................................................................................................................... 21 3 Transcript Request .................................................................................................................................. 21 Licensure Application and Examination (NCLEX-RN) .............................................................................. 22 Alpha Delta Nu Chapter, Nursing Honor Society for Associate Degree Nursing .................................... 22 Award of Merit ....................................................................................................................................... 22 ACADEMIC POLICIES .................................................................................................................................. 24 ACADEMIC ADVISING .............................................................................................................................. 24 ADMISSION POLICY ................................................................................................................................. 24 ELIGIBILITY – TRADITIONAL TRACK ............................................................................................................. 24 ELIGIBILITY – ADVANCED STANDING TRACK ................................................................................................. 25 NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE TO THE NURSING PROGRAM .......................................................................... 26 POST-ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................. 26 ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT ............................................................................................................. 27 ADVANCED PLACEMENT CREDIT FOR LPN TO RN STUDENTS ........................................................................... 27 ADVANCE PLACEMENT CREDIT FOR EXPERIENCE IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES ..................................... 27 TRANSFER CREDITS ................................................................................................................................. 27 ADN GRADING POLICY ............................................................................................................................ 29 GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 29 ATTENDANCE POLICY .............................................................................................................................. 30 GENERAL GUIDELINES .............................................................................................................................. 30 CLASSROOM ATTENDANCE ....................................................................................................................... 30 CLINICAL AND LABORATORY/SIMULATION ATTENDANCE ................................................................................ 30 AUDITING COURSES ................................................................................................................................ 31 COMMUNICATION between STUDENTS and FACULTY ........................................................................... 31 CONCERNS and ISSUES POLICY ............................................................................................................... 32 DOSAGE CALCULATION POLICY ............................................................................................................... 32 ELECTRONIC DEVICES and SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY .................................................................................. 32 GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................................................... 33 VIOLATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 34 HONOR CODE .......................................................................................................................................... 36 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 36 DEFINITIONS OF UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR ................................................................................................. 36 NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS...............................................................................................................