Attention 4 th year students: I hope you are all enjoying your summer. We look forward to your return in the fall. There are several pieces of information your instructors and the undergraduate administrative team would like to bring to your attention as you plan for your return in the Fall. These are organized under the following headings: CPR Certificate of Conduct Registration information Email addresses Scholarships and Awards Planning travel International nursing N3523 Course evaluation ATI exam date Graduation information bulletin Course information bulletins Save the Dates! Please keep this information for future reference. All students in the BN (Collaborative) Nursing Program must provide proof of current CPR Level-HCP certification. Students must submit a copy of their current certificate to MUNSON s Clinical Program Administrator, Alison Maddigan-Cox. CPR Level- HCP CPR-HCP re-certification will be required for all nursing students every 12 months, while they are registered in the nursing program. Students are accountable to ensure they have completed the CPR-HCP re-certification before or during the month of expiration. Students will not be allowed to attend clinical practice if they do not complete the above requirement. Keep a copy of all documents submitted to the School of Nursing for your records.
Certificate of Conduct Please note: After admission, and any time prior to completing the program, students charged with or convicted of a criminal offence, or listed on the Child Abuse Registry, are required to report this information to the Dean/Director or the Associate Director/Dean of the School of Nursing. Failure to report a criminal offense may result in dismissal from the program. Criminal offences will be reviewed by the Administrative Team of the School of Nursing for implication of the conviction in view of the professional and ethical mandate to protect the public. A listing on the Child Abuse Registry, or failure to report the listing, will result in dismissal. Registration for Fall 2015 By now you should be registered for your courses. If you have not done so, you should register for your nursing courses in the following sequence. Let us know if you are having problems. Please see the following webpage for information on registration: http://www.mun.ca/nursing/undergraduates/4_year_bn_prog_fall_2015courses.pdf Course Year 4 Courses for the 4 Year Collaborative Program Section CRN Nurs 4103 Issues in Nursing & Health Care 004 61272 Nurs 4501 Comm Health Nursing Practice II 001 44255 Nurs 4515 Nurs Cncpt/Prac Complex Care 005 54106 3 Credit hours in Political Science E-MAIL Addresses Single e-mail policy in effect. University officials are now reminding students - particularly those wanting to e-mail specific departments and units with questions over the summer - their e-mails must be sent through accounts with the official Memorial domain names - @mun.ca. List-serves have been created as the primary means of informing students about the program. The information contained in this newsletter is being sent out to @mun.ca e-mail only. If you have a classmate that is not aware of this information, pass this along and suggest they forward their latest e-mail address to Elaine St. Croix at efscroix@mun.ca
Scholarships and Awards School of Nursing scholarships, awards and bursaries are available for Year 4 students. You are encouraged to explore which opportunities for funds are applicable to you and to apply for those awards. Information will be sent out through the student list serves and posted on the website. The Scholarships & Awards Committee of the School screens all applicants from MUN School of Nursing and recommends the candidates to the MUN Scholarships and Awards Office. Planning Travel We certainly hope that you get to return home for family visits during the semester. While it is your decision to make plans for such visits you should know that classes, labs and clinical time are not cancelled to accommodate students who may wish to take extended midterm breaks, long weekends, etc. Midterm exams, lab exams or assignments also are not deferred or changed for this reason. For the same reason, do not book flights home before confirming your final examination schedule. The examination period for Fall 2015 commences on Wednesday, December 9 and ends on Friday, December 18. DO NOT book any flights home, or until you have confirmed your personal exam schedule with the official university examination timetable [released in November]. Supplementary exams for the Fall semester are normally scheduled for the day immediately preceding the first day of classes in the Winter Semester; this year s date is Wednesday Jan. 6 th, 2016. Take this into consideration when booking your return flight to campus if you want to reserve your opportunity to write a supplementary exam if needed. International Nursing Many students are becoming more interested in working on foreign aid projects in e.g., Africa or South America. We are then asked if we could arrange clinical placements there. While we certainly support your independent endeavours on your own time, to arrange a placement for a clinical course usually is not possible due to scheduling, resources, and the legal arrangements required. N3523 Course Evaluations During the first few weeks of classes, you will be asked to complete course evaluation forms for your preceptorship course N3523. This activity will be booked within the first two weeks of September.
ATI Exam As you know, you are required to write the ATI proctored exam as part of your preparation for the licensure exams (NCLEX) after completion of the program. The exam is scheduled for Friday, Oct 2, 2015 1500-1800 in the Computer Lab classrooms of the HSC Library. If you need accommodation for space or time during the exam, please notify me to make those arrangements. Graduation Information Your graduation committee will be very busy over the coming year and you are all encouraged to participate in the decisions around graduation. January 15, 2016 is the final date for filing with the Registrar Office applications for Spring 2016 Convocation. Orientation Day for N4515 Nursing Concepts and Practice for Complex Care: Date: Wednesday, Sept 9, 2015 Time: 0900-1600 hrs Place: Main Auditorium, HSC Regards Sheilagh Dale Course Leader Course Information Bulletins NURS 4512 (Community Health Practicum) Placement requests for N4512 (Community Health Practicum) have been sent to receiving coordinators in all four Health Authorities. Andrea Watkins will give you an update in September regarding the status of those requests. NURS 4516 (Consolidated Practicum) Faculty assigned to teach N4516 and Andrea Watkins will organize a meeting in early fall to talk to you about your options for this course. Remember that placements in speciality areas and areas outside of St John s are very limited. The following criteria approved by Undergraduate Studies Committee will be used to determine student suitability for those placements: 1. Clinical performance throughout the program 2. Academic standing in theory courses. 3. Student must have had no previous clinical failures throughout the program.
4. Pre-clinical placement requirements must be met as of the date 1 month prior the commencement of the placement. Note: The School of Nursing arranges and approves all student placements and these placements may be changed at any time due to unforeseen circumstances. Welcome back Pizza Party Save the Dates! This year the Nursing Society is holding a welcome back pizza party which will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2015 from 1200-1400 in the School of Nursing/Pharmacy Faculty/Staff lounge and H3454. Shinerama This year s Shinerama will be held on Friday, September 11, 2015 from 0900-1600 at the University Centre. I hope you are having opportunities to relax and enjoy the summer. Welcome back and best wishes for a successful term. Professor Andrea Brennan-Hunter Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs MUN School of Nursing