University of mary graduate nursing handbook

If you have ever been convicted of a crime excluding minor traffic violations that involved paying a fine, forfeiting a bond, a suspended sentence, or receiving a pardon, you must notify the State Board of Nursing. Failure to report a past conviction is grounds for disciplinary action.

Through the use of state-of-the-art technology, the Simulation Center utilizes clinical case scenarios and faculty guidance to facilitate critical reasoning and decision making in nursing practice. These resources help to create an innovative learning environment that enriches the educational experience for students, faculty, and practicing nurses in the community.

The curriculum of School of Nursing reflects professional nursing standards and guidelines. The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing care as demonstrated by the critical thinking model known as the nursing process.

The nursing process includes the components of assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The Standards of Professional Performance describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role, including activities related to ethics, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, communication, leadership, collaboration, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health.

All registered nurses are expected to engage in professional r o l e activities, including leadership, appropriate to their education and position. Registered nurses are accountable for their professional actions to themselves, their health care consumers, their peers, and ultimately to society. While the foundational values of nursing do not change, The Code is regularly updated to reflect changes in health care structure, financing, and delivery.

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Mary Black School of Nursing Vision The Mary Black School of Nursing will be recognized as a leader in nursing education, service, and scholarship that prepares practice-ready nurses from diverse backgrounds who promote health and wellness.

Philosophy Nursing is an art and science with a commitment to humanity, utilizing nursing knowledge and caring practices. Program Description. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program BSN This professional program prepares graduates to assume entry-level positions in a variety of health care settings. Bachelor's Degree for Registered Nurses RN-BSN Registered nurses who have previously earned diplomas or associate degrees in nursing are admitted to the undergraduate program to meet requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Learning Objectives. At the completion of the BSN program, the graduate will be: Apply critical reasoning in nursing judgment and ethical decision-making, using a broad knowledge base, to make evidence-based decisions grounded in standards of nursing practice. Demonstrate effective communication using various modalities and technologies to provide caring, competent, and holistic nursing care to diverse populations across the lifespan. Practice competent nursing care that is evidence-based, safe, holistic, and therapeutic to individuals, families, and communities in a variety of clinical settings.

Operate as a professional role model and assumes responsibility and accountability for personal and professional behaviors, ethical practice, and client advocacy.

Electronic Devices. Electronic Devices Electronic devices such as cell phones and smart watches must be turned off during class. Honor Code. Examples of cheating include: Any conduct during a program, course, quiz, or examination that involves the unauthorized use of written or oral information, or information obtained by any other means of communication.

The buying, selling, sharing of questions or theft of any examination or quiz prior to its administration. The unauthorized use of any electronic or mechanical device during any program, course, quiz or examination or in connection with laboratory reports or other materials related to academic performance. The unauthorized use of notes, laboratory reports, term reports, theses and written materials in whole or part.

The unauthorized collaboration on any test, assignment or project. Student Appeals Procedures. General Guidelines for Undergraduate Students: For a student who believes he or she has been treated unfairly or improperly during a fall semester, the student grievance process must be initiated prior to the following March 1. For a student who believes he or she has been treated unfairly or improperly during a spring semester, or a summer session the grievance process must be initiated prior to the following October 1.

Those concerned will make every reasonable effort to honor all deadlines and time lines. However, individuals involved in the grievance process should take into account that conditions may exist which preclude strict adherence to the suggested time lines. All submissions to all levels of appeal and all responses must be submitted in writing on the Academic Grievance Form. The grievance must follow, in sequence, the procedures-outlined. If a resolution of a grievance is not forthcoming, or the time for a written response has expired, the student may wish to continue the process by forwarding the grievance to the next level.

Grievance forms that have not been submitted through the proper sequence of decision-makers will not be reviewed. Students may withdraw their grievance at any time. The student may be asked for additional information or may request the opportunity to appear and discuss the appeal as the grievance is reviewed at that level. Final authority shall remain with the faculty member in matters of evaluating student work.

The grievance process when the grievance involves admissions, academic suspension, or financial aid If the initial grievance concerns admissions to the university, the student contacts the Admissions Office. The Admissions Office advises the student of the appeal process involving the Admissions and Petitions Committee. If the initial grievance concerns admission to an academic program, the student contacts the dean of the school or college in which admission is being sought. The dean advises the student of the appeal process involving admission to a specific academic program.

If the initial grievance concerns an academic suspension policy, the student contacts the Records Office. The Records Office advises the student of the appeal process involving the Admissions and Petitions Committee. If the initial grievance concerns a financial aid policy, the student contacts the Financial Aid Office. Final authority shall remain with the faculty in matters of evaluating student work. The student must first discuss the complaint with the initial decision maker or faculty committee involved for resolution.

If there is no resolution, the student should complete the Academic Grievance Form and submit it to the faculty member or to the Student Affairs committee for the Mary Black School of Nursing.

All related documentation must be added to this folder through all levels of the grievance process. The Student Affairs committee will address the appeal at the next scheduled meeting. If resolution is not forthcoming within 10 calendar days after the committee meeting, the student may proceed to the next step.

The student may appeal to the Associate Dean on the Spartanburg campus or the Assistant Dean on the Greenville campus of the academic area where the grieved decision originated.

The appeal to this individual must be submitted by the student within 5 calendar days after the response from the initial decision-maker.

If resolution is not forthcoming within 10 calendar days after submission of the Academic Grievance Form, the student may proceed to the next step. The student may submit to the Dean a written intent to appeal to an Academic Grievance Panel. Within 5 calendar days of receipt of the written appeal, the dean shall appoint three faculty to an Academic Grievance Panel.

Within 15 calendar days of appointment, the Academic Grievance Panel shall gather all relevant material, convene the panel and make its recommendation to the dean. The Chair of the Academic Grievance Panel will notify the student, faculty member, Associate Dean on the Spartanburg campus or the Assistant Dean on the Greenville campus, and dean of the decision of the panel.

If resolution is not forthcoming within 15 calendar days after appointment of Academic Grievance Panel, the student may appeal to the next step. The student may appeal to the dean of the appropriate school or college in which the grieved decisions originated. The appeal must take place within 5 calendar days of the decision by the Academic Grievance Panel.

The Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs has ten calendar days to respond to the student and forward copies of that response to all individual's involved at all prior levels of appeal. Further appeal may be made to the Chancellor, the President of the University of South Carolina, and the Board of Trustees in accordance with university policies, procedures, and bylaws. The appeal must take place within 5 calendar days of the decision by the dean.

The Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs has 10 calendar days to respond to the student and forward copies of that response to all individual's at each level.

If resolution is not forthcoming, within 10 calendar days, further appeal may be made to the Chancellor, the President of the University of South Carolina, and the Board of Trustees in accordance with university policies, procedures, and by-laws.

Appeal forms are available in the administrative offices. Student Forms. Advisement Policy. Procedure for Advisement Each semester students should communicate with their advisor about academic plans. Upper Division Progression Policy. Nursing courses are sequential, and any student who fails to take nursing courses in sequence cannot progress in the program. Students are allowed two attempts to successfully complete nursing courses. Withdrawal from a nursing course for any reason in which a grade is assigned including W or WF will count as one attempt in the course.

A second attempt to take the same course will exhaust the student's repeat option. Students who earn a grade less than C in any nursing course or receive a W or WF will be required to repeat that course earning a C or better prior to enrolling in any subsequent course. Students can enroll in or continue in courses that are on the same level as long as the course that needs to be repeated is not a prerequisite or co-requisite. All level courses must be completed satisfactorily before enrolling in any level courses.

Students must complete the program of required nursing course within four years of initial entry into the program. Students who exceed the four year time limit will be dismissed from the program.

Grading Scale and Grading Policies. Dress Code. Pants and coats are also available in the bookstore. Scrub pants must be black. If a student wishes s he may wear a long sleeve black shirt under the scrub top for warmth. The approved white laboratory coat long sleeves, medium length is the only garment to be worn with the uniform on the clinical unit. See Lab Coat Specifications A sweatshirt is not appropriate for clinical environments.

Plain, black professional shoes with black socks should be worn. Students may wear all black athletic shoes with no other color. Students are required to have the following items as a nursing student: Stethoscope with bell and diaphragm , name tag, nursing scissors, penlight, black ink pen, calculator and wrist watch with a second hand or a digital watch with a stopwatch.

Lab Coat The name tag is worn on the left side of the front of the jacket or moved to the left side of the scrub top when the jacket is removed. Grooming Hairstyle must be clean, neat, and off the collar, including ponytails. Hair below shoulder length should be confined if it falls over the shoulder while working. Hair color and contact lenses must be consistent with colors occurring naturally in humans; decorative additions to hair feathers, beads, ribbons, etc.

Facial hair must be short and neatly trimmed. Fingernails should be short. Artificial nails, tips, or polish are not permitted. Hygiene Students are required to maintain a high standard of personal hygiene. Care should be given to controlling objectionable body odor and unpleasant breath.

Colognes, perfumes, aftershave lotions and other fragranced personal hygiene products e. In addition, smoke and vapor from e-cigarettes are considered scents that should not be noticeable on clothing or person. A piercing is defined as a hole in the body created so that jewelry or implants can be inserted. All piercings should be unoccupied while in the clinical setting with the exception of the ones allowed in the lobes of the ears.

Bracelets, necklaces, rings, and dental jewelry are not permitted. A plain no stones or engravings , flat wedding ring or band is allowed. Smart watches are not to be worn in the clinical area.

Acceptable Business Casual Attire When Designated Business casual dress in designated areas determined by faculty The dress code policy must be adhered to with the exception of the clinical uniform when students are in business casual dress when representing the School of Nursing in any facility or institution. Business casual attire includes suits, pants, jackets, shirts, skirts, and dresses that, while not formal, are appropriate for a business environment.

Examples of appropriate business casual attire include a polo shirt with pressed khaki pants, a sweater and a shirt with dress pants, Pantsuits and sports jackets also fit the business casual work environment if they are not too formal.

Dresses and skirts should be knee length or longer. Jeans, leggings, t-shirts, shirts without collars, shorts, and footware such as flip-flops, sneakers, or open toe shoes are not appropriate for business casual attire. Attending any class, clinical, or lab while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Failure to recognize the influence of own attitudes and behavior on the care of clients. Deliberately giving false or inaccurate information regarding nursing care. Failure to assume responsibility for completing nursing care. Performing interventions without adequate preparation or needed supervision. Unsafe practice may result in immediate failure. Students may be sent home for the clinical day and given an unexcused absence.

Repeated unsafe behaviors or failure to correct an unsafe behavior will result in failure. The student will not be allowed to continue in the clinical practicum and must withdraw from the co requisite didactic nursing course A student may fail a clinical course prior to the completion of the course under certain circumstances. Grievous Behavior Policy Students whose behavior in the clinical setting is judged to be both unsafe, inappropriate and detrimental to patients, staff and other students including any violation of their patient's confidentiality HIPAA will receive a failing grade in the course and be released from the program and required to withdraw from all courses within the School of Nursing.

Student Arrest Policy Students must accurately report an arrest on-campus or off-campus by any law enforcement agency for any crime including non-custodial or field arrests to the Dean of the School of Nursing and the Dean of Students Office within seventy-two 72 hours of release. Required Adherence to University's Drug-Free Campus and Work Place Policy The University is committed to maintain a drug-free workplace and academic environment; therefore, the use of illegal drugs by members of the School of Nursing community will not be tolerated.

Definitions of Terms Used in Policy Drug testing means the scientific analysis of urine, blood, breath, saliva, hair, tissue, and other specimens of the human body for the purpose of detecting a drug or alcohol. All students enrolled in the Mary Black School of Nursing courses or programs are required to abide by these rules when reporting to nursing-related courses and clinical experiences and while at affiliating clinical agencies including parking lots and grounds.

Under no circumstance should nursing students participate in nursing-related courses or clinical activities while they are impaired. Nursing students determined by appropriate Mary Black School of Nursing officials to have violated these prescriptions may be dismissed from the School of Nursing.

A violation by any nursing student of any state or federal statute, or regulation established pursuant to such statute, pertaining to the manufacture, improper possession, sale, use, or distribution of a drug or alcohol is strictly prohibited.

Such violation, if substantiated, will result in the student's dismissal from the Mary Black School of Nursing. A nursing student who fails to notify the Dean of the Mary Black School of Nursing within five days of an administrative action or legal conviction for any such violation will be subject to dismissal from the Mary Black School of Nursing.

Further, he or she must indicate any legal convictions pertaining to the manufacture, use, possession, sale or other distribution of illegal or legally controlled substances; pertaining to or related to the abuse of alcohol or any other chemical substance; and the consequences of any such conviction s.

Whenever a nursing student's academic or clinical performance is impaired, particularly in the clinical setting, the University reserves the right to require the student to submit to drug testing. However, prior convictions related to chemical substances will be considered along with all other information pertaining to the individual, and will not produce automatic dismissal from the program.

Discovery that false or fraudulent or misleading information was provided prior to matriculation will be grounds for dismissal from the program. Failure to sign such a consent shall be grounds for non-placement at an affiliating clinical agency and may result in a dismissal from the program. In addition, the student will be reported to the Dean of Students in accord with University policy. If a student tests positive for a prescribed drug, however, the person must obtain a written statement from a qualified physician stating that the drug level is within prescribed limits and that the level does not indicate abuse.

The physician must indicate that the drug will not interfere with safe practice in the clinical area. A student's failure to submit to a required drug screen, or attempting to tamper with, contaminate, or switch a sample will result in the student not being allowed to meet objectives for the course; therefore, progression in the program will not be permitted.

The Drug Testing Procedure set forth below will be followed: Drug tests will be arranged by the Mary Black School of Nursing in accordance with clinical agency requirements.

Tests will be conducted by a qualified laboratory in accordance with established methods and procedures. Confidentiality of the student as well as the validity of the sample will be protected by the testing facility. The procedure for collection as determined by the collection site will involve a witness to the voiding of the urine sample, securable urine containers, and chain of custody procedures that ensure that the samples identified to a nursing student actually contain materials from that student, that the samples are protected from tampering, and that the analysis of them is done in accordance with reasonable and accepted medical standards.

The test shall screen for the use of drugs whose use is either illegal, or which are prone to abuse, as determined at the discretion of the Medical Review Officer of the testing facility, or for the use of any drugs which are reasonably suspected of being abused or used by the student. Presumed positives will be confirmed by the best currently available techniques. If the test is positive, the entirety of the available evidence, including health history, will be used to determine the presence or absence of substance abuse.

Positive test results shall be documented in the student's nursing records in the Mary Black School of Nursing. If the initial screening test is negative, that fact will be noted in the student's record.

Unless there is compelling evidence to do otherwise, the preliminary investigation will cease and the student will be released from further action. A nursing student will be dismissed from the Mary Black School of Nursing if the student refuses to submit to drug testing based upon reasonable suspicion. Full reinstatement of licensure will be required for an unrestricted return to the educational program.

Student Self Disclosure of Prohibited Substance Use A student who self-identifies use of a prohibited substance and is requesting help to deal with the problem should contact the Dean of the Mary Black School of Nursing.

Confidentiality All drug testing results will be treated by the Mary Black School of Nursing as information that is received in confidence and shall not be disclosed to third parties unless disclosure is required by law, the information is needed by appropriate school officials to perform their job functions, disclosure is needed to override public health and safety concerns, or the student has consented in writing to the release of the information.

Procedures for Readmission after Positive Drug Test Readmission Prerequisites A student who is denied progression in the Mary Black School of Nursing due to a positive drug test will be considered for readmission if the following conditions are met: Submission of a verifiable letter from the Counseling Services of USC Upstate or from a recognized drug treatment agency stating that the student has successfully completed a substance abuse program.

Submission to a drug test prior to readmission. This drug test will be at the student's expense. A positive drug test will result in ineligibility for readmission. Submission to drug tests as requested by the Mary Black School of Nursing or clinical agencies after readmission, in accord with the policies of the University. Appeal Process A nursing student may appeal the School decision to dismiss or not readmit a student through the established Grievance Procedure.

ATI Examination Policy. Social Media and Technology Policy. Participation in any of the following behavior is prohibited: Sharing, posting, or otherwise disseminating any protected health information about a client as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA , including images, or information gained in the nurse-client relationship with anyone unless there is a client care related need to disclose the information or other legal obligation to do so.

Our Master of Science in Nursing allows you to select the program that focuses on your interest from our five available programs. Continue to excel in your career as you earn your MSN. Reach your goals with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice and be a leader in your field, as you are prepared to work at the highest level of nursing practice.

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