RN/BSN Completion Student Handbook Academic Year

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1 RN/BSN Cmpletin Student Handbk Academic Year COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Intrductin... 1 Welcme frm the Dean... 1 Sectin 1: Overview... 2 Missin... 2 Philsphy... 2 Gvernance... 3 Accreditatin... 3 Sectin 2: Cmmunicatin... 4 Cmmunicatin System... 5 Apprpriate Channels in Prblem Slving Difficult Situatins... 5 Student Curse f Actin... 5 Faculty Curse f Actin... 6 Sectin 3: Prfessinal Behavir... 7 Prfessinal Cnduct Cde fr Students Enrlled at the Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing... 7 Cde... 7 Prcedures fr Vilatins f the Prfessinal cnduct cde: Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing Cllege f Health Sciences Clinical Perfrmance Plicy Clinical Perfrmance Learning Plan Physical Requirements Cnfidentiality Backgrund Checks and Mental Health/Substance Abuse plicy Backgrund Check Requirements Mental Health/Substance Abuse plicy Grade Appeal Prcess FWWSON Appeal Cllege f Health Sciences Guidelines fr Student Academic Appeals Graduate Student Resurces Guidelines fr Graduate Student Appeals The University f Wyming Student Cnduct: Rights & Respnsibilities Bklet Sectin 4: General Infrmatin Academic and Career Advisrs APA Manual Curse Syllabi Student Files Safety Incident Reprts i

3 Wrkers Cmpensatin Expsure Cntrl Plan Readmissin Plicy CAPP Degree Checks Graduatin Events & Awards December Graduatin May Graduatin Schl f Nursing Pins fr BSN Graduates Graduatin Awards Endwed Awards Graduatin Awards Other Pssible Awards (Cntingent upn Availability f Funds) Sectin 5: Resurces Additinal Infrmatin Surces The University Catalg The UW Bkstre Outreach Schl The Financial Aid Office Financial Aid Opprtunities Undergraduate Students Graduate Students WyOne ID Card Parking Cmputer Resurces Clinical Simulatin Center Nightingale Center fr Nursing Schlarship (NCNS) Library Library Outreach Services Nursing Organizatins Statistics Cnsultatin Center Writing Center Other Resurces Sectin 6: RN/BSN COMPLETION Plicies & Requirements Undergraduate Outcmes Schlastic Requirements Schl f Nursing BSN Prgram Schlastic Requirements Schl f Nursing Plicies UW Repeat Plicy & Hw it Affects Calculatins Undergraduate Grading Scale University f Wyming Final Exam Plicy Independent Study Tuitin, Fees & Expenses fr RN/BSN Cmpletin ii

4 Tuitin Curse Fees Apprximate Fees & Expenses Enrllment Prfessinal Practicum & Preparatin fr Graduatin Legal Respnsibilities in Clinical Experience NURS 4975 Prfessinal Practicum: Cmmunity-Fcused Nursing Travel Prfessinal Appearance Plicy Filing Intent t Graduate Cmpsite Pictures iii

5 INTRODUCTION Welcme t the Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing and welcme t the wrld f prfessinal nursing! All students in the schl are prvided with a student handbk which cntains infrmatin abut the schl, prfessinal expectatins, resurces and specific plicies and prcedures that are f cncern t student academic life. The handbk serves as a cmpanin t the University Catalg which cntains university academic plicies. Please becme familiar with this handbk. The handbk serves as a guide fr academic and nnacademic plicies. Students are respnsible fr using the handbk as a resurce when issues and questins arise. The infrmatin in this handbk is updated annually. In additin, changes may at times be made during the academic year. Any changes t the current versin f the handbk will be psted n the Schl s website at Bth the handbk and the University Catalg are available electrnically and can be printed if needed. WELCOME FROM THE DEAN On behalf f the faculty and staff, I welcme yu t the Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing. The Schl has an atmsphere that is friendly, schlarly, prfessinal and frward-minded. We invite yu t jin an exciting and dynamic cmmunity where active learning and teacher-student partnerships, schlarly practice, interprfessinal educatin and practice, and rural health care are valued. Yu are embarking n an exciting and challenging jurney. The faculty and staff have carefully develped this student handbk s that yu have a guide t the variety f resurces available t yu within the schl, cllege and university, and that yu have clear guidelines abut what is expected f yu as a student. Please explre this handbk and becme familiar with resurces and the plicies that gvern ur nursing cmmunity. I wish yu the best as yu pursue yur gals in prfessinal nursing! My best regards, Mary E. Burman Dean and Prfessr 1

6 SECTION 1: OVERVIEW This sectin prvides yu with a brief intrductin t the University f Wyming Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing, hereafter referred t as the Schl f Nursing r FWWSON. Legislatin t initiate the BSN prgram at the University f Wyming was passed in 1951 with students admitted that fall. The prgram received initial accreditatin frm the Natinal League fr Nursing (NLN) in 1955 and has maintained accreditatin since that time. Currently, all f the FWWSON undergraduate and graduate prgrams are accredited by the Cmmissin n Cllegiate Nursing Educatin (CCNE) thrugh The FWWSON has a well established undergraduate prgram with three ptins t btain the Bachelr f Science in Nursing (BSN) degree: Basic BSN a basic, entry-level BSN ptin fr students wishing t becme registered nurses at the baccalaureate level; Bachelrs Reach fr Accelerated Nursing Degree (BRAND) an accelerated BSN ptin fr students wh have already achieved a previus nn-nursing baccalaureate degree and wish t becme a registered nurse at the baccalaureate level; RN/BSN Cmpletin a BSN cmpletin ptin fr registered nurses r Wyming assciate degree nursing students wh wish t further their educatin t the baccalaureate level (nline prgram). The FWWSON has tw graduate ptins: nurse practitiner and nurse educatr. The nurse practitiner ptin has tw cncentratins: family nurse practitiner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitiner. Certificate ptins als are available at the graduate level fr nurses with a previus master s degree in nursing wh desire anther rle preparatin r ppulatin fcus. MISSION As a leader in prfessinal nursing, utreach, and rural health, the FWWSON prmtes and prtects health thrugh educatin, schlarship and service. The schl aspires t be a leader in nursing and health care in the State f Wyming by prviding statef-the-art nursing educatin in the classrm and in the clinical arena. The schl seeks t expand the prfessinal nursing wrkfrce in the state and regin thrugh partnerships with clinical facilities and ther educatinal institutins t increase access t and streamline the prcess f nursing educatin frm baccalaureate t dctral educatin. Finally, the schl will prvide research supprt and expertise n the UW campus and thrughut the state t enhance the quality f health and health care. Missin apprved AP Meeting PHILOSOPHY The State f Wyming is predminantly rural with many cmmunities meeting the federal definitin f frntier. The University f Wyming is the nly institutin in the state that ffers baccalaureate and graduate educatin in nursing. As a leader in prfessinal nursing, utreach, and rural health, the FWWSON prgrams are designed t address the health and nursing care needs f rural clients, families, and cmmunities. Prfessinal nurses prvide caring, safe, and cmpetent care within their scpe f practice. Prfessinal nurses are effective cmmunicatrs wh prvide client-centered care acrss the lifespan in cllabratin with the client and members f the interprfessinal team. Client advcacy is grunded in ethical principles that demnstrate respect fr diversity and embrace cultural humility. Prfessinal nurses practice evidence based nursing. T infrm and guide practice decisins, prfessinal nurses manage data, infrmatin, and technlgy. Prfessinal nurses are cmmitted t cntinued quality 2

7 imprvement in nursing and health care. As leaders in the discipline, nurses participate in plitical and regulatry prcesses t imprve and shape the future f health care delivery. Health is understd as a human experience encmpassing bth wellness and illness. Health prmtin, disease preventin, and risk reductin are critical elements in prfessinal nursing care prvided t clients, families, and cmmunities. Undergraduate and graduate nursing students are individuals wh cme with diverse learning needs and unique persnal and prfessinal gals. Faculty strive t empwer students as self-directed learners thrugh a teaching/learning partnership. Graduates are encuraged t be critical, inquiring, and independent thinkers in the life-lng acquisitin f new knwledge. Faculty assume a mentr rle by mdeling schlarship and excellence in nursing practice. Apprved by Electrnic Vte: GOVERNANCE Six cmmittees gvern the FWWSON. All nursing faculty and staff are a member f at least ne cmmittee. The cmmittees are: Cmmunity Relatins, Undergraduate Educatin, Graduate Educatin, Evaluatin, Financial Operatins, and Nursing Schlarship and Faculty Develpment. Students may vlunteer r be invited t serve n the Educatin Cmmittees. The cmmittee representative serves as a liaisn between the students and the faculty. Each cmmittee apprximately meets mnthly fr 1-3 hurs. The Cllege f Health Sciences, which the schl is ne f the academic units, prvides pprtunities fr students t participate in gverning prcesses. The By-laws f the Cllege designate which cmmittees have students as members. ACCREDITATION Prgrams ffered by the FWWSON are accredited by the Cmmissin n Cllegiate Nursing Educatin (CCNE) Click n the link t read further abut this accrediting agency. The link als leads yu t a listing f schls accredited by CCNE. Prgrams are als apprved by the Wyming State Bard f Nursing ( 3

8 SECTION 2: COMMUNICATION Administratin Dean: Mary Burman Assciate Dean fr Academic Affairs: Pamala Larsen Assciate Dean fr Clinical & Cmmunity Affairs: Susan Steiner Business Manager: Denise Gable Financial Aid/Schlarships Nursing Schlarships General Financial Aid Infrmatin Nursing Academic Prgrams Basic BSN Basic BSN Crdinatr: Susan Steiner, Basic BSN Supprt Credentials Analyst/Academic Advisr: Debbie Shefelt BRAND Accelerated BSN BRAND Crdinatr: Carrie Deselms BRAND Supprt Office Assciate: Dawn Deiss RN/BSN Cmpletin RN/BSN Cmpletin Crdinatr: Pamala Larsen RN/BSN Cmpletin Supprt Credentials Analyst/Academic Advisr: Le Ann Carpenter Office Assciate: Carline Pasley Graduate/Pst-Graduate Prgram Nurse Educatr Optin Crdinatr: Pamala Larsen Nurse Practitiner (NP) Optins Crdinatr: Ann Marie Hart Family NP: Ann Marie Hart Psychiatric Mental Health NP: Dana Murphy-Parker Graduate Prgram Supprt Office Assciate: Crystal McFadden Additinal Prgram/Student Supprt Staff Receptinist, Curse Supprt, Clinical Cntracts / Office Assciate Christina Lepper (clepper@uwy.edu) General Schl Inquiries, Web Master / Office Assciate Claire Hitchcck (uwnursing@uwy.edu r claire@uwy.edu)

9 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM The primary surce f cmmunicatin with nursing students is thrugh UW accunts, ecmpanin, and WyWeb nursing grups (Nurse Practitiner and Nurse Educatr students nly). Sme student cntacts may be made by phne r thrugh the U.S. Mail service. Fr specific details related t ur cmmunicatin expectatins in the Schl f Nursing, please refer t the nursing website fllwing the navigatin instructins belw: G t & click n Prgrams Chse yur nursing prgram (Basic BSN, BRAND, RN/BSN Cmpletin, r MS-Nurse Educatr) Select Cmmunicatin System APPROPRIATE CHANNELS IN PROBLEM SOLVING DIFFICULT SITUATIONS The fllwing prcess is based upn these assumptins: Students experience prblems that need t be discussed with faculty in varius cntexts. Students apprach trusted faculty with their prblems in rder t btain assistance in slving them. Students experience anxiety and stress when they are nt empwered t use apprpriate prblem slving strategies. Learning t use apprpriate prblem-slving strategies is empwering. Based upn these assumptins, the fllwing prcess shuld be used in the FWWSON by bth students and faculty. The purpse f the prcess is t facilitate student learning f a prblem-slving strategy that will empwer them t cpe with significant issues in their academic life. This prcess will als be useful t them as graduate nurses in future emplyment situatins. STUDENT COURSE OF ACTION It is imprtant that yu fllw the steps belw in addressing a prblematic situatin. If yu skip any f the steps by trying t cntact a higher authrity, that authrity figure will need t ask yu t g back and speak t the apprpriate persn in an earlier step. THEN, if that persn is nt able t help yu, yu can prgress t the next level f authrity. 1. G directly t persn (student, faculty) invlved first. If this is difficult fr yu, yu can speak t yur advisr r a trusted faculty member first fr assistance in planning hw t apprach this persn. Yu can als cntact the Dean f Students Office ( ) at any time fr help in addressing tugh issues. If speaking directly t the student/faculty member invlved did nt reslve the situatin, then prceed t the next level f authrity 2. G t the curse instructr (if that is nt the persn in #1). If speaking t the curse instructr did nt reslve the situatin, then prceed t the next level f authrity 3. G t the curse crdinatr (if that is nt the persn in #2). If yu d nt knw wh the curse crdinatr is, feel free t ask any FWWSON staff member fr that infrmatin. If speaking t the curse crdinatr did nt reslve the situatin, then prceed t the next level f authrity 5

10 4. G t the prgram crdinatr (if that is nt the persn in any f the prir steps). Here are the names f the prgram crdinatrs in the Schl f Nursing: Basic BSN Crdinatr... Susan Steiner, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC BRAND (Accelerated BSN) Crdinatr.... Carrie Deselms, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC RN/BSN Cmpletin Crdinatr... Pamala Larsen, Ph.D., CRRN, FNGNA MS Nurse Educatr Optin Crdinatr... Pamala Larsen, Ph.D., CRRN, FNGNA MS Nurse Practitiner Optins Crdinatr... Ann Marie Hart, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC If speaking t the prgram crdinatr did nt reslve the situatin, then prceed t the next level f authrity 5. G t the Dean f the Schl f Nursing Dean f the Schl f Nursing... Mary Burman, PhD, APRN, BC, FAANP FACULTY COURSE OF ACTION 1. Listen. Faculty members need t listen t students in rder t shw respect fr their cncerns. The first gal in listening t students' reprts f prblems r cncerns is t establish rapprt in a trusting manner. Cnfidentiality shuld be maintained. After rapprt is established prceed t the next step. 2. Validate. Determine whether r nt the issue has been discussed with the apprpriate faculty member r student (see Student Curse f Actin abve). It is vital t make this determinatin early in the cnversatin. If the student has nt taken this step, the student shuld be directed t d s. The student may need help in taking this step. Offer t facilitate this part f the prcess. The student may need t develp a plan fr appraching the instructr. Help in any apprpriate manner, but cntinue t reinfrce the necessity f discussing the issue with the apprpriate persn. 3. Clarify. If the student has taken the step f previusly discussing the issue with the apprpriate persn, clarify the reasn that the student is nw reprting the issue t yu. If the student des nt feel the issue was reslved apprpriately, direct the student t the next step in the prcess, which is fllwing apprpriate channels as nted under the Student Curse f Actin abve. 4. Encurage. Encurage the student t fllw the prcess and ffer yur supprt in helping t facilitate their learning t d s. 6

11 SECTION 3: PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT CODE FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED AT THE FAY W. WHITNEY SCHOOL OF NURSING The Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing (FWWSON) Prfessinal Cnduct Cde was adapted frm thse used by the UW Schl f Pharmacy, the Jhns Hpkins Schl f Nursing, the University f Missuri Kansas City Schl f Nursing, University f Michigan Flint Department f Nursing, the Duke University Schl f Nursing, and the University f Luisville Schl f Nursing. UW Regulatins related t academic hnesty and ethical cnduct were incrprated int this plicy as well. We thank ur clleagues n campus and in nursing fr sharing their wrk. CODE Intrductin The University f Wyming Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing (FWWSON) has an bligatin t graduate nurses wh uphld the highest ethical and prfessinal standards. The Prfessinal Cnduct Cde has been develped t guide students wh are enrlled at all levels in the FWWSON. The Cde is designed t assure accuntability fr the prfessinal and ethical standards f the nursing prfessin. The FWWSON Prfessinal Cnduct Cde prvides guidance t students abut expected prfessinal behavirs in nursing. In additin, the university has thers cdes f cnduct that nursing students will be held accuntable t, including University f Wyming Regulatin (UW Reg) 6-802, which fcuses n academic dishnesty, and the UW Student Cde f Cnduct. This Cde has been develped in accrdance with the American Nurses Assciatin Cde f Ethics and Standards f Practice and the American Academy f Nurse Practitiner Standards and Scpe f Practice fr Nurse Practitiners. ANA Cde f Ethics: AANP Standards f Practice fr Nurse Practitiners: F04C309F/0/Standards_f_Practice pdf AANP Scpe f Practice fr Nurse Practitiners: E93A0972FB0D/0/Scpe_f_Practice.pdf The Schl f Nursing is a part f the University f Wyming cmmunity f schlars and learners, cmmitted t the principles f hnesty, trustwrthiness, fairness, and respect f thers. Students share with faculty and staff the respnsibility fr prmting a climate f integrity. The purpse f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde is t uphld these fundamental values. As citizens f the university cmmunity, each student is respnsible fr uphlding the spirit as well as the letter f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde during his/her tenure in the Schl f Nursing. The Prfessinal Cnduct Cde will be directed and enfrced by the Schl f Nursing. Principles 1. Cperatin exists between faculty and students t share respnsibility fr maintaining academic ethics, hnesty, integrity, and prfessinal behavir. 7

12 Definitins 2. It is the respnsibility f bth students and faculty t make reasnable effrts t learn f r make knwn the standards f ethical and prfessinal behavir fr the perfrmance f academic and prfessinal tasks. 3. The Prfessinal Cnduct Cde cntributes t the develpment and expressin f ethical and prfessinal behavirs that are the fundatin f the academic cmmunity, the greater sciety, and the prfessin. 4. The Prfessinal Cnduct Cde creates an envirnment where academic dishnesty and lack f prfessinalism are nt acceptable and where expectatins f the FWWSON are clearly understd. 5. The Prfessinal Cnduct Cde prmtes academic hnesty and integrity in the classrm, n-line classrms, clinical simulatin center, and clinical sites. 6. Faculty regards hnesty by students in all academic and prfessinal tasks t be vital t the educatinal functins f the schl. 7. Failure n the part f students t bserve and maintain the standards, hereafter described, may include any authrized sanctins up t and including suspensin r expulsin. 8. Students are encuraged t cmmunicate immediately with the faculty member r preceptr when a prblem arises, either in the classrm r at a clinical site. 9. FWWSON jurisdictin fr unprfessinal behavir shall be limited, in general, t cnduct that ccurs n University premises, r at University-spnsred r University-supervised events including clinical experiences and study abrad prgrams, r, that ccurs ff University premises and has an adverse impact n the FWWSON cmmunity, its members, and/r pursuit f its bjectives, regardless f where such cnduct may ccur. Selected terms are hereafter defined fr purpses f the FWWSON Prfessinal Cnduct Cde. 1. University r UW: the University f Wyming 2. Schl r FWWSON: the Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing at the University f Wyming 3. Student: any individual wh is enrlled in a nursing prgram at the University f Wyming. 4. Faculty: any persn recgnized by the University t cnduct academic and/r prfessinal activities in a FWWSON nursing prgram, including adjunct faculty and preceptrs at clinical sites. 5. Dean f FWWSON: the Dean f the Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing 6. Dean f the Cllege: Dean f the Cllege f Health Sciences 7. Members f FWWSON cmmunity: any persn wh is a student, faculty, administratr r staff emplyed by r affiliated with the FWWSON. 8. Nursing Cursewrk: all required cursewrk including electives that make up the credit hurs fr graduatin frm a FWWON nursing prgram. 9. UW Reg Regulatin f the University f Wyming Prfessinal Cnduct The FWWSON is cmmitted t maintaining the highest standards f academic perfrmance, prfessinal behavir, persnal integrity, and respect fr each ther as individuals. Students must recgnize the special nature f their student status in relatin t their clients. Definitins belw prvide students with the expectatins f prfessinal behavir by which they shuld cnduct themselves while enrlled at the FWWSON. Students shuld query the faculty f the FWWSON whenever dubt exists as t whether a behavir is ethical and prfessinal. 1. Hnesty 8

13 Students shall deal hnestly with peple including, but nt limited t, clleagues, instructrs, representatives f the University, clients, nursing staff, any representative f clinical agencies, and ther members f the health care team. Students are expected t demnstrate hnesty and integrity in all aspects f their interactin with clients and staff particularly in assuring accuracy and cmpleteness in their actins and dcumentatin. Students shall be willing t admit errrs and must nt mislead thers r prmte themselves at the client s expense. In cases f cnflict f interest, the mral principle is clear- the welfare f the client must be paramunt. Students shall strive t reprt, using the apprpriate prcess, vilatins f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde. 2. Respnsibility, Accuntability and Prfessinal Grwth Students accept individual respnsibility and accuntability fr actins and nursing cmpetency. T give safe care, students must assume persnal respnsibility fr being in gd physical and mental cnditin and the knwledge and skills necessary t give this care. Students must be familiar with and fllw the rules and regulatins f the FWWSON (lcated in the Student Handbk) and the University. Students will als bey federal, state and lcal laws. The FWWSON s gal is t prvide a learning envirnment that supprts self-assessment, inquiry and lifelng learning. Students must acquire the cmpetencies (attitudes, knwledge and skills) that the faculty determine essential. Students will seek apprpriate supervisin as necessary t prvide safe care. Students are expected t respnd t cnstructive criticism by apprpriate mdificatin f behavir. 3. Respect and Cmpassin Students shall cnduct their practice withut discriminatin n the basis f age, race, religin, sex, natin f rigin, sexual rientatin, r disability. Students will respect the dignity and rights f clients and their significant thers regardless f scial r ecnmic status, persnal attributes r nature f health prblems. 4. Cnfidentiality Students shall respect the rights f clients, clleagues, affiliated institutins, and ther health care prfessinals, and shall safeguard client cnfidences within the cnstraints f law. The client s right t cnfidentiality in regard t his r her health recrd, which includes cnfidentiality f persnal and scial histry, is a fundamental tenet f health care. 5. Prfessinal Demeanr Unprfessinal Behavir Students are representatives f the FWWSON, and shuld realize that their behavir may psitively r negatively affect the image f the FWWSON.. Students shall interact with all members f the healthcare team in a cnsiderate manner and with a spirit f cperatin. Unprfessinal behavir is the failure t bserve and maintain the standards f prfessinal cnduct, as utlined abve. Examples f prfessinal miscnduct cnsidered unacceptable in all nursing prgrams at UW include, but are nt limited, t dishnesty, lack f respnsibility and accuntability fr nursing, failure t uphld standards f prfessinal nursing practice, lack f respect and cmpassin fr thers, breaches f cnfidentiality, misrepresentatin, inapprpriate prfessinal behavir and lack f cllabrative and cllegial relatinships. Prfessinal cnduct assumes that the student uphld standards f academic hnesty (as utlined in UW Reg 802) and the UW Cde f Cnduct. In sme cases, there may be verlap between these dcuments and grievus miscnduct may result in sanctins under ne r mre f these plicies. Students shuld query the Dean f FWWSON whether an academic r prfessinal behavir is apprpriate, whenever dubt exists. Sanctins fr Unprfessinal Behavir As UW students, FWWSON students will be held t all University plicies regarding academic dishnesty and Cnduct Cde vilatins. Students may als be subject t FWWSON sanctins, depending n the nature f the behavir. The cnsequences f unprfessinal behavir vary with the level f seriusness. Any 9

14 level f unprfessinal behavir may be cause fr initiatin f the apprpriate frmal prcess and prcedure fr vilatin f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde at the FWWSON, Cllege and/r University level. Depending n the nature f the vilatin, any f the fllwing types f sanctins (with crrespnding dcumentatin) will be applied. Mre than ne sanctin may be impsed fr any single vilatin. These sanctins may include: 1. Cunseling: The FWWSON may elect t cunsel the student as a first step tward slving a prblem f miscnduct. In additin, students may be referred and/r transferred t an apprpriate academic advisr fr discussin and cunseling. Individual cunseling shall be dcumented in the student recrd. 2. Remval frm a class: Students wh engage in acts that result in the disruptin f a class may be directed t leave the class. Repetitin f such behavirs r egregius classrm ffenses may result in terminatin f a student s enrllment in the class. 3. Remval frm clinical experience: In a clinical curse, it is the respnsibility f the clinical instructr t determine that the student nurse has demnstrated reasnable cmpetence t render safe nursing interventins. If the clinical instructr's evaluatin f the student nurse's behavir r health status indicates that the student is unlikely t prvide safe nursing care, the clinical instructr can deny the student nurse access t clinical learning experiences. 4. Reprimand: Depending n the gravity f the ffense, a reprimand may be the first disciplinary step r may fllw a recurrent vilatin that received previus cunseling by a specific faculty member and/r faculty advisr. An fficial letter detailing the ffence and the student s failure t maintain expected standards f cnduct will be placed in the student s flder and a cpy given t their advisr. 5. Prbatin: Prbatin may be impsed when the miscnduct is determined t be f serius nature. Besides all authrized sanctins relevant t each type f vilatin, the student may be placed in a status f warning by the Dean f FWWSON fr a specified perid. Further miscnduct during this perid will cnstitute grunds fr disqualificatin, suspensin r expulsin. 6. Suspensin: terminatin f the student s prfessinal student status fr a stated perid f time in prprtin t the seriusness f the ffense. 7. Expulsin: final terminatin f student s prfessinal nursing student status. 8. Restitutin: if the miscnduct has caused lss r damage t an individual, schl r University prperty, r injury t a persn, reparatin may be made by payment f mney r the perfrmance f services. Restitutin may be a disciplinary step applied simultaneusly with individual cunseling r any ther sanctin described in this dcument. Administrative Prcedures fr Prfessinal Miscnduct An alleged vilatin f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde shuld be reprted t the Dean f FWWSON as sn as pssible after discvery f the incident. Any member f the university cmmunity, including students, staff, faculty, and clinical preceptrs, may file a cmplaint against any student. A cmplaint shall be in writing. The FWWSON will fllw the Prcedures fr Vilatins f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde t investigate the cmplaint. 10

15 PROCEDURES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT CODE: FAY W. WHITNEY SCHOOL OF NURSING COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES I. Overview: The Fay W. Whitney Schl f Nursing (FWWSON) shall have jurisdictin ver incidents f alleged vilatins f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde by any individual wh is enrlled in a prfessinal nursing prgram at the University f Wyming, including prenursing students. The Prfessinal Cnduct Cde identifies areas f cnduct which are judged unacceptable fr individuals wh are either in r aspire t be in the prfessin f nursing. The Prfessinal Cnduct Cde and these Prcedures will be included in the Student Handbk. II. Hearing Officer Designatin: FWWSON Hearing fficers shall receive cmplaints thrugh the Dean f the FWWSON r his/her designee alleging miscnduct by students as utlined by the FWWSON Prfessinal Cde f Cnduct. The Dean f the FWWSON has primary authrity and respnsibility fr the administratin f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde and the appintment f FWWSON Hearing Officers. The respnsibilities f a FWWSON Hearing Officer shall be perfrmed by such member r members f the university staff r faculty as may be appinted by the FWWSON Dean r designee n a cntinuing basis r fr the hearing f specifically designed cases. III. Prcedures fr Reprt f Vilatin, Preliminary Prcedures, Ntice, Cnferences/Hearings, and Suspensin a. Reprt f Vilatin: An alleged vilatin f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde shuld be reprted t the FWWSON Dean r designee as sn as pssible after discvery f the incident. Any member f the University cmmittee, including students, staff and faculty, may file a cmplaint against a student suspected f vilating the Prfessinal Cde f Cnduct. Cmplaints shall be reprted prmptly withut unreasnable delay. b. Preliminary Prcedures: If the cmplaint alleges vilatins f regulatins r matter under the jurisdictin f ther university fficials, the Dean r designee shall refer the cmplaint t such fficial fr actin. Otherwise, the Dean r designee will make preliminary inquiry t ascertain whether the allegatins are supprted by available evidence and d allege a vilatin f the Prfessinal Cde f Cnduct. If nt, the Dean r designee shall dismiss the cmplaint. The Dean r designee may als assist in the reslutin f the matter thrugh an administratin dispsitin withut filing a frmal cmplaint. Otherwise, a FWWSON Hearing Officer appinted by the Dean r designee shall prceed t cnduct a prfessinal cnduct hearing accrding t the prcess utlined belw and t impse apprpriate disciplinary sanctins in cases in which the Hearing Officer determines the alleged miscnduct did ccur. At the discretin f the Dean r designee, a separate charging party and hearing fficer may be appinted fr a case. The hearing fficer shall exercise cntrl ver the prfessinal cnduct hearing. c. Written Ntificatin: The Dean r designee will ntify the accused, in writing, f the allegatins brught against him/her. The student shall receive a cpy f the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde and ther relevant dcuments alng with the written ntice. The student will be infrmed f the date, time and lcatin f the prfessinal cnduct hearing at least five (5) business days prir t t he hearing date. d. Prfessinal Cnduct Cnference: Any student accused f miscnduct wh is nt disputing the charge(s) will participate in a prfessinal cnduct cnference with a hearing fficer as utlined in Sectin IV. e. Prfessinal Cnduct Hearing: Any student accused f miscnduct wh is disputing the charge(s) will participate in a prfessinal cnduct hearing as utlined in Sectin V. f. Temprary Suspensin: The Dean r his/her designee may at any time temprarily suspend r deny readmissin t a student frm the FWWSON pending frmal prcedures when the Dean r 11

16 designee finds and believes frm available infrmatin that the student wuld seriusly disrupt the Schl r cnstitute a danger t the health, safety r welfare f members f the FWWSON cmmunity. IV. Prfessinal Cnduct Cnference infrmal prcess a. Admissin f respnsibility: Students that elect a prfessinal cnduct cnference admit respnsibility fr the miscnduct. The purpse f the cnference is t determine what sanctins are apprpriate fr the vilatin f the prfessinal cnduct cde. Students that agree t a cnference waive any rights t further hearings r appeals regarding the admitted miscnduct. b. FWWSON Hearing Officer: The designated hearing fficer will review the charges t determine the apprpriate actin r sanctin. c. Failure t appear: If a student accused f miscnduct fails t appear fr a prfessinal cnduct cnference, the hearing fficer may refer the student fr a prfessinal cnduct hearing. d. Appeal: A student that participates in a prfessinal cnduct cde hearing may appeal nly the sanctin(s) impsed by the hearing fficer. The frmal appeal shall be made in writing t the FWWSON Dean. Such dispsitin shall be final and there shall be n subsequent prceedings. V. Prfessinal Cnduct Hearing - frmal prcess a. A prfessinal cnduct hearing shall ccur within thirty (30) business days f the charge unless the Dean f FWWSON determines that it is in the best interests f the University r the student t pstpne the hearing, at which pint ntice will be given t bth the student and the charging party. b. Apprpriate accmmdatins will be made fr students wh have dcumented disabilities thrugh the University Disability Supprt Services Office. c. Discvery shall be limited t an exchange between parties f a list f witnesses fr the hearing, a brief summary f the infrmatin each witness is expected and any dcuments t be presented at the hearing. N depsitins may be taken. Interrgatins are nt permitted nr are written prehearing mtins. The parties may jintly cmmunicate with the hearing fficer by telephne n any pre-hearing matters except when the charging party and the hearing fficer at the same persn. The parties may then cmmunicate directly at any time. d. Nrmally, prfessinal cnduct hearings are nt pen t the public. At the request f the student accused f miscnduct, and subject t the discretin f the hearing fficer, the hearing may be pened t the public. e. Admissin f any persn t the prfessinal cnduct hearing shall be at the discretin f the hearing fficer. Witnesses, ther than the student accused f miscnduct, may be excluded frm the judicial hearing during the testimny f ther witnesses. f. Either party may present infrmatin, including dcuments, and/r a reasnable number f relevant witnesses in supprt f their psitin. g. The student accused f miscnduct may speak n his r her wn behalf; hwever students wh chse t remain silent shall nt have their silence used t their detriment. h. The hearing fficer may exclude any persn(s) disrupting a prfessinal cnduct hearing r wh fails t abide by the decisins f the hearing fficer. i. The hearing fficer will cnsider infrmatin that directly relates t the facts f the cmplaint r infrmatin regarding the apprpriateness f a particular sanctin. j. The hearing fficer may questin all witnesses in a hearing. k. Neither advisrs nr legal cunselrs may appear in lieu f the accused student. 12

17 l. The student may have an advisr r cunselr appear with the accused and t cnsult with such an adviser r cunselr befre and/r during the hearing; hwever, the adviser/cunselr will nt be allwed t questin witnesses and/r address the hearing fficer. The accused student must ntify the hearing fficer at three (3) business days in advance with the name and relatinship f the advisr and the name f any witness that will attend the hearing. m. In the curse f any hearing, the hearing fficer is authrized t request the appearance r additinal evidence f any student, faculty, staff member, ther emplyee f the University, r ther persn as witness. n. After the prfessinal cnduct hearing, the hearing fficer shall determine whether r nt the student is respnsible fr vilating the Prfessinal Cde f Cnduct fr which the student is charged.. If the student des nt appear at the hearing, the written statements will be the entire presentatin by that persn and the hearing fficer s recmmendatin will be made accrdingly. p. The hearing may take place by audi/visual telecnferencing fr students and/r faculty in Outreach prgrams in the FWWSON. The cnference will be scheduled by FWWSON persnnel and, at the discretin f the hearing fficer, may be set up with an independent prctr t accmpany the student at the distance site. q. If a case invlves mre than ne accused student, the hearing panel may elect t hear the tgether cases, but in that event shall make separate findings and determinatins fr each accused. r. All prcedural questins are subject t the final decisin f the hearing fficer. s. The student accused f miscnduct will be infrmed in writing f the determinatin and recmmendatins f the hearing fficer and the appellate prcess within twenty (20) business days f the clse f the prfessinal cnduct hearing. t. The standard f prf shall be by a prepnderance f the evidence which shall mean that the evidence as a whle shws that the fact sught t be prved is mre prbable than nt. VI. Recrd f Hearing/Ntice f Decisin The FWWSON Hearing Officer shall prepare a Ntice f Decisin which includes the findings f fact, findings f guilt r inncence, and the sanctins impsed. A cpy f shall be filed in the student s prfessinal cnduct recrds maintained by the Dean f FWWSON fr seven (7) years. VII. Further Appeal a. Further appeal shall be in accrdance with the Cllege f Health Sciences Appeals prcedures. b. Status during the appeal: In cases f suspensin, dismissal r expulsin where a ntice f appeal is filed within the required time, the accused student may petitin the FWWSON Dean in writing fr permissin t attend classes pending final determinatin f appeal. The Dean may permit the accused student t cntinue in schl under such cnditins as may be designated pending cmpletin f appellate prcedures, prvided such cntinuance will nt disrupt the University r cnstitute a danger t the health, safety r welfare f the University Cmmunity. In such event, hwever, any final disciplinary actin impsed shall be effective frm the date f the final decisin by the FWWSON Hearing Officer. Apprved at AP Meeting n

18 CLINICAL PERFORMANCE POLICY The purpse f this plicy is a guide fr students and faculty t ptimize clinical learning. Clinical cncerns and ptential cnsequences are identified belw. The remediatin prcess is utlined and includes a written learning plan. The fllwing prcess will be initiated when faculty identify cncerns in the clinical setting. Level I Clinical Cncerns are actins f a serius nature with ptential t jepardize client safety and result in the danger and/r harm t clients in any setting. Such cncerns may result in actins ranging frm a written learning plan t dismissal frm the prgram. These cncerns include, but are nt limited t the fllwing: 1. Demnstrates impaired behavir in clinical settings. This impairment may be the result f alchl, recreatinal drug r prescriptin drug use. 2. Demnstrates behavirs that may be interpreted by thers as sexual harassment. 3. Demnstrates acts f missin r cmmissin during the care f clients that result in harm r may result in harm, such as, but nt limited t physical, mental r emtinal abuse and in failure t implement the rights f medicatin administratin. 4. Demnstrates behavirs as identified in UW s Plicy f Academic Dishnesty. 5. Vilatin f cnfidentiality. Level II Clinical Cncerns are actins with less ptential t cause harm. Such cncerns may result in actins ranging frm a written learning plan t curse failure. These cncerns include, but are nt limited t the fllwing: 1. Cmes unprepared fr the clinical experience. 2. Displays inadequate knwledge and skills necessary fr client care. 3. Fails t accept accuntability fr his/her wn actins. 4. Demnstrates disrespect, insensitivity and/r judgmental manner when dealing with thers. 5. Des nt abide by the dress cde fr activities directly related t the FWWSON. 6. Fails t attend clinical experiences as directed by faculty and/r fails t prvide prir ntificatin t the instructr/faculty and agency f an absence, tardiness, r departure frm assigned unit r flr (lnger than 5 minutes). Cnsequences f Clinical Cncerns When a student vilates the FWWSON Clinical Perfrmance Plicy, the fllwing actins will ccur: 1. The student will receive verbal feedback cncerning the clinical cncern(s) frm the faculty at the time f ccurrence. Immediate actin may be taken at this time. Level I cncerns may result in immediate remval frm the clinical experience. The Clinical Perfrmance Learning Plan shall be cmpleted by the faculty and given t the student. 2. The faculty, Prgram Crdinatr and Assciate Dean will determine the level f clinical cncern and develp an agreement with the student specifying an actin plan with a timeframe and ptential utcmes f the situatin. 3. The faculty and Assciate Dean will discuss the agreement with the student. The student, faculty, faculty advisr, Prgram Crdinatr and Assciate Dean will sign the agreement which will be placed in the student s SON recrd alng with the Clinical Perfrmance Learning Plan. Failure t adhere t the actin plan may result in failure f the curse r dismissal frm the prgram. 4. A fllw-up cnference t review the student s prgress will ccur accrding t the timeline f the actin plan. Dcumentatin will be attached t the riginal Clinical Perfrmance Learning Plan. 5. As UW students, FWWSON students will be held t schl plicies including the Prfessinal Cnduct Cde and university plicies regarding academic dishnesty and UW Cnduct Cde vilatins. Depending n the nature f the vilatin, these ther FWWSON, Cllege f Health Sciences and UW regulatins may als apply. 14

19 CLINICAL PERFORMANCE LEARNING PLAN Apprved by Faculty

20 PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS All nursing students must be able t perfrm the essential functins f a student nurse. Reasnable accmmdatins will be affrded t student nurses with disabilities as required under the Americans with Disabilities Act f Faculty and staff frm the FWWSON will wrk with staff frm the University Disability Supprt Services ffice t determine what cnstitutes reasnable accmmdatins. CONFIDENTIALITY All patient/client infrmatin is cnfidential. As stated in the ANA Cde f Ethics, The nurse prmtes, advcates fr, and strives t prtect the health, safety, and rights f the patient, which includes the duty f the nurse t maintain patient cnfidentiality. Prtecting patient cnfidentiality is nw the law. The Health Insurance Prtability and Accuntability Act (HIPAA) f 1996 went int effect in April Nncmpliance can result in mnetary, civil and criminal penalties. Yu shuld nt discuss patient/client infrmatin with anyne except fr clinic persnnel and thse in the Schl f Nursing wh are invlved in yur educatin and adhere t the same cnfidentiality (e.g., faculty, clleagues). Client recrds shuld never leave the clinical agency. Yu shuld never save patient/client sensitive infrmatin (with identifying infrmatin) n yur cmputer. crrespndence with faculty shuld als be treated cnfidentially and identifying infrmatin abut patients/clients shuld nt be included. All dcumentatin related t clinical clients must be treated as a legal dcument and cnfidentiality respected and maintained. Client names shuld nt be included in lgs, case presentatins r n ntes. Phtcpying client recrds is NOT permitted in any clinical setting. BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS Students enrlled in clinical training prgrams within the Cllege f Health Sciences are placed in educatinal and clinical settings where highly vulnerable clients such as minr children, individuals with disabilities, and/r the elderly, are rutinely served. These clinical/practice training sites (including schls, hspitals, pharmacies, and ther university sites) rutinely require criminal backgrund checks fr all students wh engage in clinical activities. Therefre, backgrund checks shall be required n all applicants t prgrams in the Cllege f Health Sciences prir t admissin int their prspective prgram. Students applying fr admissin int the nursing majr cmpnent f the BSN Prgram and the MS Prgram and Certificate Prgram (pst-master s) will be ntified by the FWWSON at the time f admissin the prcess fr cmpleting the required backgrund check. Previus backgrund checks (e.g. CNA Certificatin, LPN r RN Licensure) are nt acceptable t fulfill this expectatin. The results f the backgrund check may determine final admittance t the prgram. Students may als be required t update their criminal backgrund check. Each clinical training site will be infrmed if a student has passed a backgrund check prir t placement at that site; sme sites may require a mre current backgrund check. Clinical agencies may bar a student access t the facility fr clinical experiences based n the results f the backgrund check. If faculty and staff are nt able t place the student in an alternative setting, the student will nt be able t cmplete the prgram. In additin, students seeking readmissin int the 16