RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE SCHOOL OF NURSING ADN (RN) STUDENT HANDBOOK 2020-2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING (RN) PROGRAM HANDBOOK POLICY ..............1 ADN STUDENT HANDBOOK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING .....3 WELCOME: RCC ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING (RN) PROGRAM .......................5 COMMITTEE COMMUNICATION CHART ...................................................................7 OVERVIEW: ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING (RN) PROGRAM ADN OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................11 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: SCHOOL OF NURSING............................................13 MISSION, VISION, VALUES .........................................................................................19 GOALS ..............................................................................................................................21 ADN (RN) PHILOSOPHY ................................................................................................23 MAJOR CURRICULUM CONCEPTS/SUBCONCEPTS ...............................................25 CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK (Diagram) ....................................................................27 END-OF-PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES ........................................29 END-OF-PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES RATIONALES AND EVIDENCE .......................................................................................................................31 GLOSSARY ......................................................................................................................39 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................45 *CURRENT CURRICULUM NURSING 22 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES ...............................51 NURSING SKILLS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM .....................................................53 *REVISED CURRICULUM NURSING 11 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES ..............................59 NURSING 14 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES ...............................61 NURSING 12 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES ...............................63 NURSING 21 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES ...............................65 NURSING 22 LEARNING OUTCOMES AND COMPETENCIES ...............................67 NURSING SKILLS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM .....................................................69 i SON REGIONAL SIMULATION PROGRAM PURPOSE, MISSION, VISION, VALUES ......................................................................75 GOALS ..............................................................................................................................77 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART .........................................................................................79 PARTICIPANT RULES FOR SIMULATION EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.............81 SIMULATION AUDIO-VIDEO CAPTURE RECORDING ...........................................83 SIMULATION CONFIDENTIALITY ..............................................................................85 PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL SAFETY ............................................................87 GENERAL STUDENT INFORMATION NCLEX-RN ELIGIBILITY: FELONY NOTIFICATION ...............................................91 BACKGROUND CHECK/DRUG SCREEN ....................................................................93 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION .............................................................................95 SCHOOL OF NURSING GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................97 GIFTS AND GRATUITIES ..............................................................................................99 STUDENT NURSES’ ORGANIZATION (SNO) CONSTITUTION ...........................101 ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ............................111 NURSING STUDENTS GUIDELINES FOR PLANNING A PINNING CEREMONY .......................................117 PROJECTED BUDGET ESTIMATES ..............................................................124 SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ON PINNING CEREMONY ......................125 TIME TABLE/DUE DATES FOR ADN PROGRAM .......................................126 TIME TABLE/DUE DATES FOR VN PROGRAM ..........................................127 SET UP FOR PINNING ......................................................................................128 PINNING CEREMONY PROFESSIONAL DRESS GUIDELINES (F) ...........129 BIG BROTHER/SISTER PROGRAM ..........................................................................131 STUDENT HEALTH POLICIES STUDENT HEALTH ......................................................................................................135 CONCERNING PREGNANCY FOR NURSING STUDENTS (P) ...............................137 PHYSICIAN’S CLEARANCE DURING PREGNANCY (F) ........................................139 PHYSICIAN’S CLEARANCE (F) ..................................................................................141 PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RESTRICTION (P) .................................................................143 ii ADA COMPLIANCE STATEMENT .............................................................................145 CORE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS .......................................................................146 ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS (P) PROCEDURE FOR NURSING FACULTY (P) .................................................147 PROCEDURE FOR NURSING STUDENT (P) ...............................................150 ACCIDENT REPORT (F) ...................................................................................155 COVID-19 ALGORITHM...............................................................................................157 COVID-19 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVTY (P) .................................................................159 COVID-19 ATTESTATION FORM ...............................................................................161 RCCD RELEASE OF LIABILITY .................................................................................163 GUIDELINES FOR PROFESSIONAL & ETHICAL ACCOUNTABILITY CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR COMMUNICATION & PROBLEM RESOLUTION ..167 CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR COMMUNICATION & PROBLEM RESOLUTION DIAGRAM* ....................................................................................................................169 POLICY FOR PROFESSIONAL, CIVIL, AND CARING BEHAVIORS ...................171 PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES ............................173 RCCD BP3500 STANDARDS OF STUDENT CONDUCT ..........................................179 PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS ......................................................185 SON ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT CENTER CONDUCT..........................................187 CONFIDENTIALITY (P) ................................................................................................189 NURSING STUDENT INTEGRITY (P) ........................................................................191 MANDATORY REPORTING REQUIREMENT ..........................................................195 ALCOHOL/DRUG ABUSE, AND MENTAL DISABILITY (P) ..................................197 CONTRACT FOR ALCOHOL/DRUG ABUSE AND MENTAL DISABILITY ...203 BRN INTERVENTION PROGRAM ..............................................................................205 PROFESSIONAL USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES (P) ............................................207 AUDIO & VISUAL RECORDING AGREEMENT .......................................................209 NURSING STUDENTS’ USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY .....................................211 FERPA WAIVER ............................................................................................................215 PURCHASE OF REQUIRED LEARNING RESOURCES (P) ......................................217 NURSING SCOPE OF PRACTICE ...............................................................................219 iii A PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS ..................................................................................225 STUDENT PROGRESSION IN THE ADN (RN) PROGRAM: ACADEMIC & CLINICAL POLICIES ADN PROGRESSION POLICY (CURRENT CURRICULUM) ...................................229 ADN PROGRESSION POLICY (REVISED CURRICULUM) .....................................231 ADN PROMOTION (P) ..................................................................................................233 ADN RETENTION (P) ...................................................................................................235 ATTENDANCE/TARDY POLICY FOR THE ADN (RN) PROGRAM ......................237 RCCD/RCC ATTENDANCE AND GRADING (P) .......................................................239 EVALUATION (P) ..........................................................................................................241 EXAMINATION (P) .......................................................................................................243 EXAM RULES (P) ...........................................................................................245 TEST-ITEM SECURITY AND EXAM INTEGRITY (P) .............................. 247 STANDARDIZED TESTING (P) .................................................................... 249 ACADEMIC PROBATION POLICY (P) .......................................................................251 NOTICE OF ACADEMIC PROBATION (F) .................................................... 253 CONTRACT FOR STUDENT SUCCESS IN NURSING THEORY (F)...........255 CONTRACT FOR STUDENT SUCCESS-DOCUMENTATION (F) ...............257