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1Tanner Health SystemSchool of Nursing
2TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS . 2UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA . 7SCHOOL OF NURSING BSN PROGRAM . 7MISSION .7VISION .7STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND ASSUMPTIONS .7PERSONS .7ENVIRONMENT .7HEALTH .7NURSING .8TEACHING-LEARNING .8NURSING EDUCATION .8QUALITY CARING FRAMEWORK .8BSN PROGRAM GOALS. 11CARING GROUPS. 11Purpose of Caring Groups . 11BSN and RN to BSN Undergraduate Caring Groups . 12GENERAL INFORMATION . 12UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG . 12THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA STUDENT HANDBOOK . 12THE SCOOP & COURSE REGISTRATION . 13PROFESSIONAL NURSING ASSOCIATIONS . 13Georgia Association of Nursing Students/National Student Nurses' Association (GANS/NSNA) . 13Georgia Nurses Association (GNA)/American Nurses Association (ANA) . 13PI NU CHAPTER OF SIGMA, THE INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OF NURSING . 13ACADEMIC ADVISING . 14TRANSFER OF NURSING COURSES . 14CREDIT BY EXAMINATION FOR NURSING COURSES . 14LIBRARY RESOURCES . 15GRADUATION CELEBRATION . 15TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM SCHOOL OF NURSING COMMITTEES . 15CLASS PRESIDENT/LIAISON. 16STUDENT GOVERNANCE. 16HONORS PROGRAM . 16ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR THE BSN PROGRAM . 18Pre-licensure BSN Track . 18RN to BSN Track . 20FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 21TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND ASSISTANCE . 21BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING PROGRAM . 23PRE-LICENSURE BSN TRACK . 23
3CARROLLTON PRE-LICENSURE BSN PROGRAM (STARTING SUMMER 2020) . 23NEWNAN PRE-LICENSURE BSN PROGRAM (STARTING SUMMER 2020) . 24RN TO BSN TRACK . 24FIRST SEMESTER – FALL (7 SEMESTER HOURS) . 25SECOND SEMESTER – SPRING (9 SEMESTER HOURS). 25THIRD SEMESTER – SUMMER (6 SEMESTER HOURS) . 25NURS 3397 – HEALTH ASSESSMENT (REQUIRED USG RN TO BSN EMAJOR SHARED CORE) (3) . 25FOURTH SEMESTER – FALL (8 SEMESTER HOURS) . 25GEORGIA RN TO BSN ARTICULATION PLAN . 25COURSE DESIGNATIONS FOR CARING GROUPS . 26Pre-licensure BSN Track . 26NURS 3301 Clinical Practice I and NURS 3302 Clinical Practice II . 26Nursing 4301 Clinical Practice III . 27Nursing 4302 Clinical Practice IV. 27RN TO BSN CARING GROUPS . 27ACADEMIC GUIDELINES . 28PROGRESSION . 28GRADING SYSTEM FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THS SON . 28SYMBOLS NOT INCLUDED IN DETERMINING THE GRADE POINT AVERAGE . 29GRADE ROUNDING RULES FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE COURSES . 29GUIDELINES FOR ADMINISTRATION . 30EXAMSOFT TESTING . 30SETTING UP FOR EXAMSOFT TESTING . 30PRIOR TO PROCTORED EXAM/QUIZ/TEST . 30DURING EXAM . 31AFTER THE EXAM . 32DIDACTIC COURSE TESTING/ASSIGNMENT MAKE-UP GUIDELINES. 32STANDARDIZED TESTING GUIDELINES . 33ATI TESTING AND REMEDIATION. 33ATI TESTING (PRIOR TO COHORTS STARTING SUMMER, 2020) . 33PROCTORED ATI EXAMS . 33ATI SUCCESS PLAN FOR PRACTICE AND PROCTORED ASSESSMENTS . 35PROCTORED HESI SPECIALTY AND EXIT EXAMS . 36PROCTORED HESI SPECIALTY AND EXIT EXAMS PROCESS: . 36HESI SPECIALTY PROCTORED EXAM GUIDELINES . 36STUDENT SUCCESS SEMINAR. 37HESI EXIT EXAM GRADING GUIDELINES . 37HESI EXIT EXAM RETESTING GUIDELINES . 37HESI EXIT EXAM REMEDIATION GUIDELINES . 38MEDICATION CALCULATION GUIDELINES . 39MEDICATION CALCULATION GUIDELINES . 39TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM SCHOOL OF NURSING DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC WRITING GUIDELINES (APPROVED 04/14/14) . 40I. Purpose and Definitions . 40THS SON UNDERGRADUATE (BSN/RN TO BSN) BASIC WRITING RUBRIC FOR SCHOLARLY WRITING . 42
4HOLISTIC ENHANCEMENT LEARNING PLAN (HELP) . 43Description of the Plan . 44PROGRESSION RELATED CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AND CLINICAL PLACEMENT . 45PROGRESSION RELATED TO CLINICAL REASSIGNMENT. 46PROGRESSION AND RETENTION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES . 46STATE LICENSURE TO PRACTICE AS A REGISTERED NURSE . 48PROCEDURES FOR NURSING COURSE WITHDRAWAL OR FAILURE . 49First Semester Failure . 49First Withdrawal or Failure (beyond the first semester in the program) . 49Second Withdrawal or Failure. 49PROGRAM DISMISSAL . 49GRADE APPEAL GUIDELINES AND PROCESS . 49TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM SCHOOL OF NURSING GRIEVANCE GUIDELINES. 501. Student – Faculty Discussion . 502. Course Coordinator Meeting with Student and Faculty Member . 503. BSN or RN to BSN Program Director Meeting with Student and Faculty Member . 504. Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education of the Tanner Health System School of Nursing Meetingwith Student. 515. Dean of the Tanner Health System School of Nursing Meeting with Student . 51PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES . 51COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES . 56WEBSITE/STUDENT HANDBOOK . 56COURSEDEN/D2L. 56MYUWG E-MAIL . 56HONOR CODE . 56THS SON HONOR CODE . 57Breaches of Academic Integrity . 57UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM SCHOOL OF NURSING STANDARDS OFPROCEDURES FOR BREACHES OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM . 57I. GUIDELINES . 58II. CONTEXT/SCOPE . 58III. PURPOSE . 59IV. PROCEDURES . 59UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA TANNER HEALTH SYSTEM SCHOOL OF NURSING TURNITIN GUIDELINES &PROCEDURE . 59SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES . 61I. Purpose . 61II. Scope . 61III. Guidelines . 61IV. Definitions. 62V. Official UWG Tanner Health System School of Nursing Communication . 62VI. Guidelines for UWG Tanner Health System School of Nursing Social Media . 62VII. Violation of Social Media Guidelines . 64IMPAIRED STUDENT NURSE GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURE. 64Prevention and Education . 65Protocol for Faculty Intervention with the Impaired Student Nurse . 65CLINICAL PRACTICE INFORMATION . 67
5PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL COURSES . 67Clinical Placement and Health Record Documentation . 67CLINICAL ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES . 68CLINICAL PUNCTUALITY . 68EXCUSED ABSENCES.
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