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BR O O K D A L ECO M M U N I T YCO L L E G ENursing Student HandbookSpring 2021: Concept Curriculum
Page iDear Student:This handbook has been prepared to help you become familiar with the BrookdaleCommunity College (Brookdale) Nursing Program specific curriculum, policies, andprocedures. Initially written by the Nursing faculty, the handbook is updated periodically.The nursing educational environment has unique characteristics and requirementsbecause you will be interacting with patients and health care services. Therefore, thesepolicies and procedures are in addition to those detailed in the Brookdale Catalog(http://catalog.Brookdalecc.edu/) and the Brookdale Student ook-2/0). In the event there appears to bea conflict between information in this handbook and the Brookdale Catalog or BrookdaleStudent Handbook, the more restrictive policy will be enforced.Each semester, a copy of the handbook is posted on the course learning managementsystem (CANVAS). It is your responsibility to know its content to ensure ongoingcompliance*. If you lose the hard copy provided you at orientation, you can downloadadditional copies from CANVAS. At the beginning of each semester, you will be quizzedon content in this handbook and will sign specific Statements of Understanding. If youhave questions regarding the information in the handbook, please contact your facultymember or one of us.To be a nurse is to know your work will be self-satisfying and of vital service to others.We are committed to helping you achieve your professional goals. We extend our verybest wishes for your success in the Nursing Program.Sincerely,Patricia D’Aloia Gandolfo, MS, RNJayne Edman, Ed.D., RNDepartment ChairpersonDean of Health Science Institute732 224-2398732 224-2415*Brookdale Community College reserves the right to modify this Nursing StudentHandbook at any time. Notification of amendments, modifications or change will be sentto your Brookdale email.Spring 2021 Concepts Curriculum Nursing Student Handbook/JE
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Page iiiTable of ContentsDEAR STUDENT: . IACCREDITATION . 1NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF NURSING REQUIREMENTS . 3QUALIFICATION OF APPLICANTS . 3GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ADMIT TO EXAMINATION , REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE ANYCERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION OR LICENSE. . 3EDUCATION POLICIES . 4NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY . 4INFORMATION ABOUT REPORTING DISCRIMINATION/SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 4SAFETY AND SECURITY . 4DISABILITY SERVICES/ACCOMMODATIONS . 4FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 (FERPA) . 5STUDENT FILES . 5FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY . 5PROFESSIONAL RISKS. 6SCHOOL CLOSING – INCLEMENT WEATHER/EMERGENCY . 6CURRICULUM . 7GENERAL DESCRIPTION . 7LENGTH OF PROGRAM . 7MISSION . 7PHILOSOPHY . 7SUGGESTED DEGREE SEQUENCE . 9PROGRAM OUTCOMES . 10BACHELOR’S DEGREES THROUGH BROOKDALE . 10ADVANCED PLACEMENT IN NURSING . 11TRANSFER TO BROOKDALE . 11COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS . 12CASTLEBRANCH . 12CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK . 12DRUG SCREEN . 13ANNUAL HEALTH CLEARANCE DOCUMENTATION . 13a.b.c.Annual Health Clearance Form. 13Tuberculosis Screening . 13Influenza Vaccination . 13IMMUNIZATION DOCUMENTATION . 13MALPRACTICE INSURANCE . 14CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION (CPR) . 14PHOTOGRAPH . 14ANNUAL COMPLIANCE TRAINING . 14HEALTH INSURANCE . 15STUDENT CONTACT INFORMATION . 15DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FORMS . 15PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR . 15REGISTRATION GUIDELINES . 16COURSE SCHEDULING . 17PRECEPTOR SCHEDULING GUIDELINES . 18TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS . 18Spring 2021 Concepts Curriculum Nursing Student Handbook/JE
Page ivACADEMIC GUIDELINES. 19COURSE PARTICIPATION . 19STUDENT USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF COURSE MATERIALS . 19REFERRALS . 20RULES FOR EXAMINATION . 20STANDARDIZED EXAM POLICY . 21RETESTING POLICY . 21EXAM REVIEW POLICY . 21CHALLENGING A TEST QUESTION POLICY . 22ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY . 22PROGRAM PROGRESSION POLICY . 23PROGRAM READMISSION POLICY . 23SKILLS VALIDATION POLICY . 24WEB ENHANCED COURSEWORK . 24DISTANCE LEARNING . 25EMAIL . 25CELL PHONE POLICY . 25SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY . 25COMPUTER LAB. 27NURSING LAB . 28LAB HOURS . 28 Closing Lab Due to Inclement Weather. 28PROFESSIONALISM . 28CHILDREN IN THE LAB . 28NURSE KITS . 28TUTORTRAC . 28LAB SERVICES . 29 Practice. 29 Supervised Practice . 29 Skill Testing . 29 Peer Testing . 29 Math Workshops . 29 Tutoring . 29 Simulation . 29 Referrals . 30SKILLS VALIDATION FORMS AND RETEST FORMS . 30APPOINTMENT CANCELLATION . 30LAB RULES . 30 Rules and Procedures for Skills Testing . 31 Dosage Calculations Skill . 32 Rules for Simulation . 33UNIFORM POLICY . 34HEALTH REQUIREMENTS . 36 Documentation of Compliance with Health Status . 36 Fatigue . 36 Latex Sensitivity/Allergy. 36 Change in Health Status. 37 Incident Report Policy . 37 “Clean” Needle Stick Guidelines . 37 Post Exposure Blood and Body Fluid Procedure and Process . 37 Post-Exposure Communicable Disease . 38 Fitness for Duty Policy . 38CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS. 40 Clinical Requirements Rules . 40Spring 2021 Concepts Curriculum Nursing Student Handbook/JE
Page v Immediate Clinical Dismissal Behaviors . 41 Clinical Attendance Requirements . 41 Chaperoning Policy. 42 Clinical Evaluation . 42 Clinical Failure Appeal Process . 42GRADING POLICY . 42 Grading Scales and Progression Policies. 42 Incomplete Grade . 43 Dismissal and Withdrawal . 43 Readmission for Dismissed Students. 44 Readmission for Students Who Voluntarily Withdraw. 45COMPLAINTS. 45 Chain of Command: . 45Grade Appeal Process . 45SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STUDENTS . 46 IMPORTANT ONLINE COLLEGE PUBLICATIONS . 47IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION. 48STUDENT INVOLVEMENT . 49NURSING FACULTY COMMITTEES REPRESENTATIVE . 49STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION (SNA) . 49NURSING HONOR SOCIETY . 49PROGRAM/COURSE/FACULTY EVALUATION . 49GIFTS . 50PINNING . 50PINNING GUIDELINES . 50GRADUATION AND LICENSURE. 50HISTORY OF THE BROOKDALE NURSING PROGRAM . 52NURSING HANDBOOK REVISION HISTORY . 54APPENDIX A: THE NEW JERSEY NURSE PRACTICE ACT . 55APPENDIX B: UNIVERSAL ORIENTATION MODULES ON LEARNING HARBOR . 56APPENDIX C: REFERRAL FORM. 57APPENDIX D: AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION CODE OF ETHICS . 58APPENDIX E: STUDENT REQUEST FOR TEST QUESTION REVIEW . 59APPENDIX F: MEDICAL RELEASE TO RETURN TO CLINICAL AFTERILLNESS/INJURY/SURGERY/PREGNANCY OR DISABILITY LEAVE . 60APPENDIX G: TECHNICAL STANDARDS . 61PHYSICAL: . 61COGNITIVE: . 61SENSORY: . 62BEHAVIORAL: . 63APPENDIX H: INCIDENT REPORT SUMMARY (HS INSTITUTE) . 64APPENDIX I: STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDING . 65NOTES. 67Spring 2021 Concepts Curriculum Nursing Student Handbook/JE
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Page 1ACCREDITATIONThe Brookdale Community College Nursing Program is approved by the New JerseyState Board of Nursing (NJBON) and accredited by the Accreditation Commission forEducation in Nursing (ACEN).Questions or complaints about the program can be directed to the NJBON and/orACEN:The New Jersey Board of Nursing124 Halsey Street, 6th FloorNewark, NJ 07102(973) 504-6430Accreditation Commission for Educationin Nursing (ACEN)3390 Peachtree Road, NESuite 1400Atlanta, GA 30326(404) 975-5000www.acenursing.orgANNUAL PROGRAM OUTCOMES SUMMARYOUTCOMEFINDINGSGraduate classes that achieve a 70% job2018 - 94% employedplacement rate (Based on the responses to the2017 – 81.30% employeddepartmental Graduate Survey sent nine months 2016 – 93% employedafter program completion)Graduate classes that achieve a 60% completionrate after six semesters2017/2018# 5/20161239463.4%55.6%Graduate classes that achieve an NCLEX-RNpass of 80% for all first-time test-takers duringthe same 12-month period.2018/20192017/20182016/2017Spring 2021 Concepts Curriculum Nursing Student Handbook/JE#StudentsTestingNationalNCLEXRN PassRateBrookdalePass Rate13115515185.3%88.3%85%85.5%89%83%
Page 3NEW JERSEY STATE BOARD OF NURSING REQUIREMENTSQualification of ApplicantsNew Jersey State Board of Nursing statute 45:11-23 et. seq., and Regulations (N.J.S.A.13:37) govern the legal practice of nursing in the state. The NJ Nurse Practice Act as itrelates to the roles of the Registered Nurse is included as Appendix A.Graduation from the Brookdale Community College Nursing Program does notguarantee eligibility to meet licensing requirements. An applicant for a license topractice professional nursing shall submit to the board evidence in such form as theboard may prescribe that the applicant:1. Has attained his or her eighteenth birthday.2. Is of good moral character, is not a habitual user of drugs, and has never beenconvicted or has not pleaded nolo vult contendere or non vult to an indictment,information or complaint alleging a violation of any Federal or State law relatingto narcotic drugs.3. Holds a diploma from an accredited four-year high school or the equivalentthereof as determined by the New Jersey State Department of Education.4. Has completed a course of professional nursing study in an accredited school ofprofessional nursing as defined by the board and holds a diploma therefrom.Grounds for refusal to admit to examination, refusal to issue or to suspend orrevoke any certificate, registration or license.(Nursing Practice Act State of New Jersey (P.L. 1947, c. 262, as amended 45: 1-21)The NJ Board of Nursing may refuse to admit a person to an examination or may refuseto issue or may suspend or revoke any certificate, registration or license issued by theBoard upon proof that the applicant or holder of such certificate, registration or license:1. Has obtained a certificate, registration, license or authorization to sit for anexamination, as the case may be, through fraud, deception or misrepresentation.2. Has engaged in the use or employment of dishonesty, fraud, deception,misrepresentation, false promise or false pretense.3. Has engaged in gross negligence, gross malpractice or gross incompetence.4. Has engaged in repeated acts of negligence, malpractice or incompetence.5. Has engaged in professional or occupational misconduct as may be determinedby the Board.6. Has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude or any crime relatingadversely to the activity regulated by the Board. For the purpose of thissubsection a plea of guilty, non vult, nolo contendere or any such disposition oralleged criminal activity shall be deemed a conviction.7. Has had his authority to engage in the activity regulated by the Board revoked orsuspended by any other state, agency, or authority for reasons consistent withthis section.8. Has violated or failed to comply with the provisions of any act or regulationadministered by the Board.9. Is incapable, for medical or any other good cause, of discharging the function ofa licensee in a manner consistent with the public’s health, safety and welfare.Spring 2021 Concepts Curriculum Nursing Student Handbook/JE
Page 4EDUCATION POLICIESBrookdale Community College (Brookdale) Nursing Program is congruent with theCollege-wide policies for non-discrimination, reporting information aboutdiscrimination/sexual harassment, safety and security, and in the providing of disabilityservices and accommodations. Any differences in FERPA or the maintenance ofstudent files policies are justified by the purpose of the Nursing Program.Nondiscrimination PolicyBrookdale is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action institution. No person in whateverrelationship with the College, shall be subjected to discrimination or harassment on thebasis of race, creed, color, nationality, national origin, ancestry, age, sex/gender(including pregnancy), marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status,gender identity or expression, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypicalhereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the ArmedForces of the United States, disability (including perceived, physical, mental, and/orintellectual disability) or other protected categories or activity (i.e., opposition toprohibited discrimination or participation in the complaint process). Sexualharassment is a form of unlawful gender discrimination and, likewise, will not betolerated.Information About Reporting Discrimination/Sexual HarassmentAny student, who feels he/she has been the victim of discrimination or sexualharassment, should bring these concerns to the attention of the designated Section504/ADA and Title IX Coordinator for all student matters. Specific information is locatedin the College academic catalog or contact Dr. Herb Cohen, Interim-Vice President ofStudent Success, located in MAC 106. Students can email hcohen@Brookdalecc.edu,or phone 732 224-2215.Safety and SecurityAs is required by the Higher Education Authority Act, Brookdale annually publishes aSafety and Security Report which is available for review on the Police Department website at www.Brookdalecc.edu/campus-safety. The website provides informationincluding campus alerts, crime statistics or how to report an incident.Disability Services/AccommodationsStudents needing information about accommodations are encouraged to contact ErnestOversen, the Director of Disability Services at 732 224-2739 oremail eoversen@Brookdalecc.edu. Students with Disability Alert Forms are responsiblefor giving them to the instructor. They are responsible for discussing theaccommodations they are entitled to if the provision of the accommodation(s) does notjeopardize the integrity of the course. They are responsible for requestingaccommodations in a timely manner. Students must remind their professors a weekbefore each examination to allow them and/or Disability Services Office to plan fortesting accommodations. Students with disabilities must maintain the sameSpring 2021 Concepts Curriculum Nursing Student Handbook/JE
Page 5responsibility for their education as other students. These responsibilities includemaintaining the academic integrity of courses and following the Student Conduct Code.Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)FERPA provides for the confidentiality of student records. Brookdale reserves the rightto release, or not release, Directory Informa
New Jersey State Board of Nursing statute 45:11-23 et. seq., and Regulations (N.J.S.A. 13:37) govern the legal practice of nursing in the state. The NJ Nurse Practice Act as it relates to the roles of the Registered Nurse is included as Appendix A. Graduation from the Brookdale Community College Nursing Program does not
