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Nursing Program - ReNEW CurriculumDivision of Health Sciences and WellnessStudent HandbookPolicies and ProceduresLaramie County Community CollegeUpdated January, 2022
Accreditation StatementThis program has received full approval as a nursing education program by the following accreditingagencies and national standards boards:Wyoming State Board of Nursing130 Hobbs Avenue, Suite BCheyenne, WY 82002(307) 777-7601Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing(Formerly NLNAC, National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, INC.)(ACEN) (2011)3343 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 850Atlanta, GA 30326P: 404-975-5000F: 202-975-5020www.ACENursing.orgNondiscrimination StatementLaramie County Community College is committed to providing a safe and nondiscriminatoryeducational and employment environment. The college does not discriminate on the basis of race,color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientationor other status protected by law. Sexual harassment, including sexual violence, is a form of sexdiscrimination prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The college does notdiscriminate on the basis of sex in its educational, extracurricular, athletic or other programs or in thecontext of employment.The College has a designated person to monitor compliance and to answer any questions regarding thecollege’s non-discrimination policies. Please contact: Title IX and ADA Coordinator, Suite 205, ClayPathfinder Building, 1400 E. College Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82007, 307.778.1144, NDS@lccc.wy.edu.Revised 8/211
Contact Information for Health Sciences & Wellness LeadersVice President of Academic AffairsKari Brown-HerbstOffice: EEC 219Phone: 307-778-1103Email: kherbst@lccc.wy.eduNursing Administrative AssistantDawn WilliamsOffice: HSW 124Phone: 307-778-1267Email: dwilliam@lccc.wy.eduDean of Health Sciences & WellnessStarla MasonOffice: HSW 336Phone: 307-778-1118Email: smason@lccc.wy.eduCampus SecurityMichael SayersOffice: B213Phone: 307-630-0645Email: msayers@lccc.wy.eduProgram Director of NursingKaren BowenOffice: HSW 126Phone: 307-778-1111Email: kbowen@lccc.wy.eduNursing Program Preadmission AdvisorOffice: Pathfinder Advising OfficePhone: 307-778-1214Frequently called numbersAdmissions enrollment ServicesFinancial AidBookstoreLibraryStudent Success CenterDisability Support 8-1205307-778-4315307-778-13592
OverviewThe first part of this handbook addresses the LCCC Nursing Program and the School ofHealth Science and Wellness Admission Performance Standards and Policies andProcedures which apply to applicants interested in applying to the nursing program and allnursing students admitted to the nursing program.The second part welcomes nursing students and provides an overview of the nursingprogram. Part three addresses the LCCC Nursing Program Policies and Procedures for theReNEW Curriculum. Part four addresses clinical expectations, policies and procedures.Applicants and nursing students are responsible for reading and understanding the materialin this handbook.Each student admitted to the nursing program will sign an acknowledgement statingunderstanding of and compliance with material contained in this handbook.Table of ContentsStudent Handbook Policies and Procedures . 1Accreditation Statement . 1Nondiscrimination Statement. 1Contact Information for Health Sciences & Wellness Leaders . 2Frequently called numbers . 2Overview . 3Table of Contents . 3Part 1 . 8Admission Performance Standards and Policies. 8Are you Ready to be a Nurse? . 9Student Commitment: . 9Expectations: . 9Essential Functions of a Nurse:. 9Funding: . 10Approximated Breakdown of Costs . 10Student Employment . 11LCCC Nursing Program Technical Standards – Essential Functions of a Nurse . 11Program of Study . 13Prerequisite course information: . 13Program of Study: ReNEW Curriculum . 13Admission Process . 14General Nursing Cohort Admission requirements: . 14Advanced Placement Cohorts. 153
LPN to RN Completion Admission requirements: . 15Transfer Student from another nursing program Admission Requirements: . 15How to Submit the Online Nursing Application for all Applicants. 16Academic Progression in the Nursing Program . 16Estimated Points Worksheet . 17WYOMING STATE BOARD OF NURSING: STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDINGCONCERNING LICENSURE . 18Selection Process . 19Phase I: Application Evaluation & Scoring . 19Point System for all applicants: . 19Phase II: Post-Selection Requirements: . 20Re-Admission Guidelines for LCCC Nursing Students Currently in the Nursing Program . 21Re-Admission Guidelines for students in good standing in the nursing program . 21Students petitioning to retake a semester due to a failing grade (includes all semesters): . 21Re-Admission Application Process: . 22Re-Admission Guidelines for students failing a general education course while in the nursing program . 22Conditions for acceptance (all options): . 22Re-Admission Guidelines for Military Deployment of LCCC Nursing Student: . 23Health Sciences and Wellness School Policies for Health Sciences Students. 23Part 2: Nursing Program . 34Welcome to the Nursing Program. 35Mission. 36LCCC Nursing Program Mission and Purpose: . 36LCCC Nursing Program Vision: . 36ReNEW Mission and Purpose: . 36ReNEW Vision: . 36Philosophy. 36Core Values of the Nursing Program . 37Conceptual Framework . 37Registered Nurse (RN) Core Concepts and Outcomes . 38Practical Nurse (PN) Core Concepts and Outcomes. 40Measures of (PN) Program Effectiveness . 41Program Completion Rates:. 41Licensure Rates of Graduation: . 41Employment of Graduates: . 41Meets the Standards of the College, Regulatory, and Accrediting Agencies . 41Program Evaluation . 424
Classroom and Clinical Evaluations . 42Financial Aid . 42Nursing Program Structure . 43National Student Nurses’ Organization (NSNA) . 44Resources for Student Success. 45Student Services: . 45Learning Commons: . 45Success Quick Tips: . 45Faculty Mentoring . 46Academic Advising . 46Disability Support Services Accommodations . 46Exam/Assessment Testing Accommodations . 46Social Media & Personal Electronic Devices . 47Communication Policy. 47Class/Clinical Cancellations . 47Change of Name or Address . 47Part 3: NURSING PROGRAM POLICIES & PROCEDURES . 48Code of Conduct . 49Professional Behaviors. 49Professional Behavior . 49Civility . 50Personal Conflicts. 50HIPAA . 50Academic Integrity. 51Methods of Instruction . 51Nursing Program Grading Policy. 52The scale for determining a letter grade is: . 52Expectations . 52Syllabus Expectations . 52Late Policy for Assignments/Exam/Assessment Submissions . 52Factors Affecting Grades:. 53Ticket to Class: . 53Children in the Classroom . 53Standardized testing & assessments (ATI): . 53Achievement and Diagnostic Exams and Assessments . 53Dosages Calculation Assessments . 54Clinical Grades. 545
Theory Exam/Assessment Grades . 54Exam Policy . 54Exam/Assessment Security Procedures . 55Missed Exam/Assessment Policy . 55Test Review . 55Challenging Test Questions . 56Testing Procedure in Case of Natural Disaster/Sickness/Unforeseen Circumstance . 56Testing Online . 56Program Progression . 58Unsatisfactory Performance . 58Unsatisfactory Academic Performance: . 58Unsatisfactory Clinical Performance/Conduct: . 59Unsatisfactory Conduct: . 59Withdrawal . 59Suspension . 59Dismissal . 60Grievance Procedure . 60Attendance Policy . 61Classroom Attendance Policy . 61Clinical Attendance Policy . 62Clinical Absence Policy: . 63Clinical Absence Violations . 63Graduation. 65LCCC Graduation and Application Process for the NCLEX-RN Exam . 65Personal College Records . 65Application process for RN Licensure . 65Pinning Ceremony . 66PART 4: CLINICAL EXPECTATIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. 67Clinical Rotation Site Assignments . 68Clinical Evaluation. 68Clinical Experiences . 68Clinical Expectations . 68Expectations for ALL clinical experiences (off site facility, nursing labs - skills and simulation):. 68Expectations specific to off-site clinical experiences: . 69Expectations for Safe Clinical Practice. 69Safety protocols (off site facility, nursing labs - skills and simulation): . 69Safety protocols specific for nursing labs - skills and simulation: . 706
Incident Report . 70Essential Clinical Behaviors . 70Dress Code . 70FORMS . 73Performance Improvement Plan (Conduct Violation) . 74Academic Performance Improvement Plan . 75Academic Performance Improvement Plan . 77Patient Simulation Lab Confidentiality Statement . 79Re-Admission Application Form . 80Incident Report. 81Student Confidentiality & Responsibility Statement . 82VOLUNTARY ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY . 83CONSENT FOR RELEASE OF INFORMATION . 84COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES. 85ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF LCCC’S SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY . 86RESPONSIBILITY AND CIVILITY CONTRACT . 87Original: Fall 1985Revised: Each YearLast Revision: 1.2021; 1.2020; 9.13.19; 7.14.19; 1.17.19, 1.5.22Comprehensive update to reflect all cohorts. 5.2021, 8.2021, 1.20227
Part 1Admission PerformanceStandards and Policies(admission process)8
Are you Ready to be a Nurse?The nursing faculty of Laramie County Community College extends a warm welcome to you. Our desire is toassist you in your goal to become a professional registered nurse. This section of the handbook is compiled toserve as a resource for you during the application process.Laramie County Community College is an open admission institution and provides programs beneficial to allstudents. College admission requirements are found in the college catalog. Admission to the nursing program iscompetitive and students must be in satisfactory academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5The ReNEW nursing program at Laramie County Community College is a leveled educational program. This typeof program provides students three avenues of recognition in the nursing profession: The Licensed Practical Nursecertification (LPN); Associate degree in Nursing (ADN), RN certification; and the Bachelor of Science in Nursingdegree (BSN), RN certification.Students enrolled in LCCC’s ReNEW nursing program are automatically eligible for dual enrollment in theUniversity of Wyoming’s ReNEW nursing program to pursue their bachelor’s in nursing, (BSN). The long-termbenefit of the ReNEW curriculum is the ability for ADN graduates to move seamlessly toward their baccalaureatedegree through online classes in as little as two additional semesters.Student Commitment:Although the nursing program is 10 credits, the time commitment rivals a 16-18 credit semester class load. Due tothe demands of the nursing program, employment and college courses other than nursing courses will bechallenging to maintain. Nursing faculty are committed to your success in the program and strongly encouragestudents to adjust so that essential learning is not compromised. Students are not excused from class or clinicalassignments for personal work schedules or elective classes.Expectations: Students are required to have their own laptop or tablet for taking tests in the nursing program, and for inclassroom activities. Google Chrome is not supported and cannot be used for taking exams/assessments Classroom attendance is mandatory and accountability for knowledge and assignments is the student’sresponsibility. Clinical experiences may be scheduled as early as 6 a.m. or as late at midnight, including weekends. Clinical sites are held in a variety of communities and students may need to commute. Skills labs attendance is mandatory, students are required to demonstrate competency. These experiencesare part of the required clinical experience. Students are required to participate in the clinical experience as they are scheduled. Students are notpermitted to change clinical schedules, trade shifts, move groups, or otherwise disrupt the clinicalschedule as it is written without program director/faculty approval. Decisions regarding changes will beevaluated on a case-by-case basis. Childcare arrangements, work schedules, transportation, and lodging arrangements are the responsibilityof the student. Failure to comply with attendance expectations or assignments could result in disciplinary action and/ordismissal from the nursing program.(Revised 1.2022)Essential Functions of a Nurse:Review the essential functions of a nurse (below) to ensure you meet the requirements of the nursing profession.9
Funding:Review the approximated breakdown of costs (next section) for a better understanding of the financialcommitment needed to complete the ADN degree. Alternative funding may be found by contacting the FinancialAid Office at 307-778-1215.The admission application is an online application process. The online application is available on the NursingProgram’s home page ursingProgram) and is open onlyduring the application period.Approximated Breakdown of CostsApproximate Pre-Entrance CostsBackground Check, Drug Screen and ComplianceTracker (CastleBranch)BLS CPR Certification (American Heart Association)Physical ExamImmunizations and Flu VaccineLaptop or tablet (NOT Google Chrome)TOTALUNIFORMS/EQUIPMENT2 Uniforms (top and pants)Scrub Jacket (Optional)ShoesStethoscopeWatch with a second handPenlightFirst YearTUITION/FEES/BOOKSProgram & Course lab feesCollege Tuition & fees (in-State)BooksSecond YearTUITION/FEES/BOOKSProgram & Course lab feesCollege Tuition & fees (in-State)BooksEst. Costs 209 55.VariesVariesVaries 264 Est. Cost 140327080-1503010TOTAL 362-432Est. Cost 1,0003,4261,200TOTAL 5,626Est. Cost 1,0003,4260TOTAL 4,426Revised 1/202210
Student EmploymentDue to the demands of the fulltime nursing program, student employment should be approached with caution. Itis the desire of the nursing faculty that students be successful in this program and that essential learning not becompromised. Student education is the primary concern of the faculty; therefore, the student will have a variety ofclinical experiences including but not limited to early morning, afternoon, evening and weekend. Students willnot be excused from class or clinical assignments for personal, family, or work schedules. An alternative toworking may be found by contacting the Financial Aid Office at the college.LCCC assumes no responsibility for nursing students in healthcare position. Students in an employment settinghave a personal and professional responsibility to engage in only those activities which fall within the jobdescription for nonp
The ReNEW nursing program at Laramie County Community College is a leveled educational program. This type of program provides students three avenues of recognition in the nursing profession: The Licensed Practical Nurse certification (LPN); Associate degree in Nursing (ADN), RN certification; and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing
