School of Nursing
Nursing Student Handbook
Clinical Guidelines
Absence
All students are expected to satisfactorily meet clinical evaluation criteria. Nursing, as a practice discipline, requires continuous opportunities for skill development and as such, absences from clinical experiences make it very difficult for a student to be successful in a clinical course. To be successful, attendance at all clinical activities, including seminar and lab sessions, is required. Absence does not waive satisfactory demonstration of clinical outcomes.
In the event of an emergency or illness resulting in absence from an off-campus clinical experience, the student must notify their assigned clinical instructor and clinical agency (i.e., hospital unit, etc.), prior to the start of the scheduled clinical time. Upon returning to school, students must provide the course coordinator with written document verifying the absence (i.e., health provider authorization to return, child's health care provider note, funeral notice, etc.).
Excused Absences
The course coordinator, in collaboration with clinical faculty, will determine whether or not a student will be given an opportunity to make-up excused absences of less than 15 hours. Students with excused absences may be assigned an alternative make-up activity or clinical experience depending on the student's overall clinical performance and available resources (i.e., instructor, agency, etc.).
Student with 15 or more hours of excused clinical absences in one clinical course must petition the Associate Dean of Nursing to continue in the course. The petition should include a description and documentation of the circumstances surrounding the absences and the student's rationale for continuing in the course. The Associate Dean, in consultation with the appropriate course faculty, will determine the possibility of the student successfully meeting the clinical objectives for the course. If it is determined that it is not possible for the student to meet the objectives, the student will be administratively withdrawn from the course.
Unexcused Absences
Failure to follow the appropriate notification procedure will result in an unexcused absence and the student will receive an unsatisfactory grade for that clinical activity. Unexcused absences are not eligible for make-up opportunities. One unexcused absence will result in failure of the clinical course.
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FAILURE TO FOLLOW CLINICAL POLICIES MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE PROGRAM DISMISSAL! |
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The School of Nursing reserves the right to administratively withdraw any student who fails to adhere to any clinical course policy. |