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DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 20-21Doña Ana Community CollegeNursing ProgramStudent HandbookAcademic Year 2020-20211 PageRevised: 05/2020, 11/2020
DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 20-21IMPORTANT NOTICEWELCOME TO THE NURSING PROGRAMIN THE HEALTH AND PUBLIC SERVICE DIVISIONOF DOÑA ANA COMMUNITY COLLEGEPLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FIRSTThis handbook is meant to be a guide and a resource for you with regard to the expectations that thedean and faculty of the Health and Public Service Division have for you as nursing students.Please read this information and become familiar with the policies contained in this Nursing ProgramStudent Handbook as well as the DACC Catalog, the DACC Student Handbook, and all your coursesyllabi. These policies are in place to uphold the quality of your educational experience and ensure fairtreatment for all students.Your compliance with the policies outlined in the Nursing Program Student Handbook, the DACCStudent Handbook, the DACC Catalog, and your course syllabi is expected. If you choose not to comply,the result may be disciplinary action up to and including dismissal from the Nursing Program.Be aware that the Nursing Program reserves the right to alter, without prior notice, all policies, facultyassignments, time schedules, course assignments, courses, grading, curricula, and other matterscontained in the DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook. Subsequent notice upon alteration of anyof these will be provided through an official Nursing Program communication channel.2 PageRevised: 05/2020, 11/2020
DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 20-21TABLE OF CONTENTSDoña Ana Community College . 1Nursing Program . 1Student Handbook . 1IMPORTANT NOTICE . Error! Bookmark not defined.TABLE OF CONTENTS . 3PROGRAM OVERVIEW . 71.1INTRODUCTION. 71.2VISION, MISSION, AND VALUES . 71.3NURSING PROGRAM FACULTY AND STAFF . 91.4NURSING PROGRAM OUTCOMES. 9General Learning Outcomes . 9Nursing Program Statistical Program Outcomes . 101.4.11.4.21.5CURRICULUM PLANS . 10GENERAL ACADEMIC POLICIES. 112.1ATTENDANCE. 112.2OFFICIAL NURSING PROGRAM COMMUNICATION. 112.3ACADEMIC INTEGRITY . 112.4NONDISCRIMINATION . 122.5STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES . 122.6FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA) . 122.7SCHEDULE MODIFICATION . 132.8ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT GUIDELINES . 132.7.1Use of Electronic Devices in Class, Labs, and Clinical . 132.9BEHAVIORAL MISCONDUCT GUIDELINES . 142.10TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS . 142.11WRITTEN WORK . 152.11.12.11.22.11.3General concerns . 15Cheating . 15Plagiarism. 152.12STUDENT SERVICES . 162.13HEALTH CARE INSURANCE AND COSTS OF TREATMENT . 162.14 SMOKING . 163 PageRevised: 05/2020, 11/2020
DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 20-212.15EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN . 17NURSING PROGRAM POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. 183.1STANDARDS OF NURSING CARE . 183.2CODE OF ETHICS . 183.3CONDUCT . 193.3.13.3.23.3.3Didactic (classroom) . 19Clinical . 20Non-academic disciplinary action . 203.4SOCIAL MEDIA . 213.5ADMISSION TO THE NURSING PROGRAM . 223.6TRANSFER/ADVANCE PLACEMENT . 23Advance Placement, Unlicensed. 23Advance Placement, Licensed . 233.6.13.6.23.7PROGRESSION/RETENTION . vising/mentoring . 24Grading . 24Exam averages . 24Extra credit . 24Core exit exams . 24In good standing/not in good standing . 25Incompletes . 25Request to repeat a Nursing course . 253.8NURSING PROGRAM COMPLETION . 263.9WITHDRAWAL . 263.10ADMINISTRATIVE DISENROLLMENT . 263.11NON-COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS OF CONDUCT . 273.12GRADUATION . 283.13PINNING CEREMONY . 283.14REMEDIATION AFTER GRADUATION . 283.15READMISSION . 283.16LICENSURE . 293.17EMPLOYMENT . 293.18HIPAA AND CONFIDENTIALITY . 293.19STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES . 303.20STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION . 303.20AORGANIZATION OF ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSES (OADN) . 303.21 PRECLINICAL COMPETENCY EXAMS . 313.22NURSING STUDENT PRACTICE STANDARDS . 314 PageRevised: 05/2020, 11/2020
DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 20-213.23 STUDENTS WITH HEALTH RESTRICTIONS . 313.24.1 Scheduled tests . 313.24.2Individual test review . 323.24.3Make-up tests . 323.25ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN . 32CLINICAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES . 334.1CLINICAL SITE ASSIGNMENTS . 334.2CLINICAL AND SIMULATION LAB ATTENDANCE/PREPARATION . 334.2.14.2.24.2.34.3Attendance/absences. 33Missed clinical hours . 33Preparation . 33UNIFORMS/PERSONAL APPEARANCE . 344.3.14.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.54.4Uniform Regulations . 34Official Program Student Uniform . 34Badges . 35Required supplies . 35Personal appearance . 35CLINICAL EXPERIENCES . 364.4.14.5Evaluation . 36CLINICAL INCIDENTS . 374.5.1Student error . 374.5.2 Needle-stick injury . 374.5.3Accident, injury, or illness . 384.6NURSING SKILLS LAB . 384.7STUDENT SCOPE OF PRACTICE IN CLINICAL FACILITIES . 394.8TRANSPORTATION . 404.9UNSAFE CLINICAL PRACTICE DETERMINATION. 404.10WORK HOURS PRIOR TO CLINICAL . 414.11 BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS—UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS . 414.12 CLINICAL CLEARANCE DOCUMENTATION . 424.12.14.12.24.12.34.12.44.12.54.12.64.12.7TB Test Report . 43Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR) and Varicella . 43Hepatitis B Vaccine Series . 43Influenza Vaccine . 43CPR . 43Drug Screen: SUBSTANCE ABUSE/DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTING . 44Appeal Process . 484.13CHANGE OF HEALTH STATUS . 484.14COMMUNICABLE DISEASE . 484.15CONFLICT OF INTEREST . 48APPENDIX A . 505 PageRevised: 05/2020, 11/2020
DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 20-21APPENDIX B . 52APPENDIX C . 55APPENDIX D . 56APPENDIX E . 58APPENDIX F . 59APPENDIX G . 61APPENDIX H . 62APPENDIX I .
DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 20-21 8 P a g e Revised: 05/2020, 11/2020 DACC Vision: Doña Ana Community College will be a premier learning college grounded in academic excellence and committed to fostering lifelon
