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Table of ContentsPreface . 5CONTACT INFORMATION . 5NOTICE OF INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSURE . 6NURSING PROGRAMS APPROVAL AND ACCREDITATION . 6STUDENT INPUT INTO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS . 7PROGRAM FOUNDATION AND CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK . 7MISSION STATEMENT . 7DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING EDUCATION . 7DEFINITION OF NURSING EDUCATION. 7CURRICULAR DESIGN PRINCIPLES . 8PROGRAMMATIC COMPONENTS . 8NURSING COURSE COMPONENTS . 8IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NURSING CURRICULUM IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES: . 86 PILLARS . 8NURSING PROGRAM CORE OBJECTIVES . 9DESCRIPTION AND ALIGNMENT OF ODESSA COLLEGE’S INSTITUTIONAL CORE OBJECTIVES (CO) . 9CORE OBJECTIVE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT. 10OPTIONS/TRACKS FOR THE NURSING STUDENT . 10PROGRAM OBJECTIVES . 11Associate Degree Nursing End of Program Outcomes. 11Vocational Nursing End of Program Outcomes . 11GENERAL INFORMATION . 12ADVISEMENT AND REGISTRATION. 12FINANCIAL AID and SCHOLARSHIP . 12PROGRAM EXPENSES AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES . 12LEGAL NAME and AVAILABILITY OF PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION. 13FERPA . 13EVALUATION OF FACULTY AND COURSE . 13GRIEVANCE POLICY . 13Informal Due Process: . 14STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND SUPPORT . 14STUDENT ILLNESS OR INJURY. 142 PageU p d a t e d5 / 4 / 2 0 2 1

PREGNANCY . 15OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT. 15STUDENT-INSTRUCTOR COMMUNICATION . 15TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING POLICIES . 16LICENSING CRITERIA. 16DISCIPLINARY SANCTION POLICIES . 16STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY . 16NURSING PROGRAM SPECIFIC POLICIES . 17EMERGENCY TELEPHONE CALLS . 17TOBACCO POLICY . 18ABSENCE AND TARDY POLICY . 18PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE AND CONDUCT POLICY . 19CLINICAL UNIFORM POLICY AND CLINICAL/LAB GUIDELINES . 20NURSING STUDENT CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE . 22SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES CODE OF CONDUCT . 22HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 1996 (HIPAA) . 22STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY. 23REMOTE LEARNING STUDENT CONDUCT AND EXPECTATIONS . 24STUDENT EXPECTATIONS DURING REMOTE INSTRUCTION. 24STUDENT CONDUCT DURING REMOTE INSTRUCTION. 24ATTENDANCE DURING REMOTE INSTRUCTION . 25REMOTE TESTING POLICY . 25SCOPE OF PRACTICE / CLINICAL CONDUCT . 26ALL ODESSA COLLEGE NURSING STUDENTS MAY NOT: . 26THE LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSING STUDENT ADDITIONALLY MAY NOT PERFORM THEFOLLOWING: . 27SAFETY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING . 27STANDARDS FOR CLASSROOM CONDUCT . 27ACADEMIC INTEGRITY . 28SOCIAL MEDIA /SOCIAL NETWORKING . 29EVALUATION AND GRADING POLICIES . 30CLASS/THEORY GRADING POLICY . 30REMEDIATION POLICY . 323 PageU p d a t e d5 / 4 / 2 0 2 1

CLINICAL OBJECTIVES/DAILY CLINICAL GRADE/CARE PLAN GRADING POLICY . 32INCOMPLETE/ WITHDRAWAL POLICY . 32PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS. 33PROGRESSION, READMISSION, DISMISSAL AND TRANSFER . 33PROGRESSION . 33READMISSION . 33REASONS FOR DISMISSAL FROM THE NURSING PROGRAM . 34INELIGIBILITY FOR READMISSION/ ACADEMIC DISMISSAL . 35TRANSFER POLICY . 35ATI: ASSESSMENT TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE . 36ATI PRACTICE EXAMS AND REMEDIATION. 36ASSOCIATE DEGREE ATI PROCTORED EXAMS AND COURSE ALIGNMENT . 38VOCATIONAL NURSING PROGRAM ATI PROCTORED EXAMS AND COURSE ALIGNMENT . 39ATI GRADING RUBRIC. 40ATI BINDER . 40ATI END OF PROGRAM PROCEDURES . 41MEDICATION MATH COMPETENCY . 41COMMENCEMENT AND PINNING . 43COMMENCEMENT . 43REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION . 44PINNING . 44POLICY AND RELEASE OF INFORMATION . 45STUDENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF READING AND UNDERSTANDING . 464 PageU p d a t e d5 / 4 / 2 0 2 1

PrefaceWelcome to the Odessa College School of Health Science Nursing Program. Regardless of which nursingprogram you are currently enrolled in, we are honored that you have chosen Odessa College, and we lookforward to serving you!The Odessa College Nursing Student Handbook is a publication of the Odessa College Nursing Departmentand contains helpful information to facilitate your success throughout the programs. The generalinformation, policies and rules and regulations are reviewed each term and is subject to change. We willnotify students of updates and changes via email, BB announcement or in person via your instructor. Weencourage all students to utilize the online version which can be found via your blackboard course shelland on the Odessa College nursing webpages.If you have questions or problems or need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact any of thenursing faculty or the Director of Nursing. Our primary goal is your success, both during nursing school andultimately as a member of the nursing profession.CONTACT INFORMATIONAllisa Cornelius, MSN, RNDirector of Nursing Odessa Collegeacornelius@odessa.eduOffice: 432.335.6797Associate DegreeNursingOdessa College HealthSciences Building201 W. University BlvdOdessa, Texas 79764Phone: 432-335-6672Vocational NursingProgram in OdessaDual CreditOdessa College HealthSciences Building201 W. University BlvdOdessa, Texas 79764Phone: 432-335-6672Vocational NursingProgram in AndrewsDual Credit andTraditionalVocational NursingProgram in MonahansDual Credit andTraditionalOdessa CollegeAndrews Business andTechnology CenterOdessa CollegeMonahans Center201 NW Ave DAndrews, Texas 79714408 S DwightMonahans, Texas79756Phone: 432-524-4022Phone: 432-335-6390Odessa College Nursing Office Hours:Fall and Spring semesters: Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm. Closed for lunch from 12- 1.Friday office hours 8:00 am – 1:00 pm5 PageU p d a t e d5 / 4 / 2 0 2 1

Summer semester: Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – 5:30 pm. Closed for lunch from 12-1. Closed onFriday.Nursing Programs Websites:Associate Degree Nursing Odessa College- Nursing ADNLicensed Vocational Nursing Program Odessa College - Nursing-LVNTHE ODESSA COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAMS DO NOT DISCRIMINATE IN REGARD TO RACE, COLOR AND AGE,ETHNIC/NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION/CREED, GENDER/SEX, MARITAL STATUS, VETERAN STATUS, ORDISABILITY.NOTICE OF INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSUREThe Texas Board of Nursing (BON) has been given the authority by law to protect the public fromincompetent or unsafe nurses. Part of their mandated responsibility is to screen individuals applying fortheir Student Nurse license. Graduation from the Odessa College Nursing Programs does not constituteeligibility to sit for the state licensure Exam. Odessa College considers student ability to obtain licensureduring the admission processes, and will fully abide by Texas HB 1508 if students are knowingly admittedto a program when they are ineligible for initial licensure, unless the Student Nurse did not fully disclose orobtain proper authorization prior to program start. Please work with your Program Director for additionalguidance. Though you are not required to disclose any sensitive information and any confidential detailswill not be held against your application status.In accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, specifically the Texas Nursing Practice Act, notice is givento students who intend to apply for registration as a professional or vocational nurse that all applicants forlicensure are required to answer the questions available at the Board of Nursing website: LicensureEligibility. If the student/applicant answers yes to any of the questions, or in any way question his or hereligibility to take the licensing exam upon successful graduation from nursing school, the student/applicantmust petition the BON for a Declaratory Order, which may take up to three months to process. Uponreceiving the Declaratory Order, the graduate nurse can take the Nursing Licensure Exam and, under mostcircumstances, will receive a permit to practice as a Graduate Nurse (GN) or a Graduate Vocational Nurse(GVN). Information pertaining to the Declaratory Order Process is available at: TBON Declaratory OrderDetailsBe advised that the BON requires fingerprint identification to screen all applicants for licensure.Fingerprints are obtained after the time of acceptance into the nursing program. Each individual’sfingerprints are analyzed by the FBI and there must be clearance on the background check by the BON.Current information regarding licensing found at the following link: https://www.bon.texas.gov/NURSING PROGRAMS APPROVAL AND ACCREDITATIONThe Odessa College Associate Degree Nursing Program and the Licensed Vocational Program are approvedby the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) for the State of Texas. The Texas BON may be reached at 333Guadalupe, Suite 3-640 Austin, TX 78701 or by phone 512-305-7400.6 PageU p d a t e d5 / 4 / 2 0 2 1

The Associate Degree nursing program curriculum plan and the Licensed Vocational curriculum plan isapproved by the Texas High Education Coordinating Board (THECB). THECB may be reached at 1200 E.Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78752, or by phone 512-427-6101.The Associate Degree Nursing Program at Odessa College at the Odessa and Andrews Camus’ location inOdessa, Texas and Andrews, Texas is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing(ACEN). 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta Georgia, 30326. (404) 975-5000. The most recentaccreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree nursingprogram is Continuing Accreditation. – View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding thisprogram at: mSearch.htmSTUDENT INPUT INTO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESSYou, the student, are the most important part of the nursing program. Your suggestions and ideas aid us instrengthening the program and student input is encouraged. Mechanisms for input may be through studentgovernment, ad hoc student feedback at monthly Departmental Meetings, student representation on theAdvisory Committee, course and program evaluations, or in person to faculty, the Nursing Coordinator, theDirector of Nursing, or the Dean of Health Sciences.Odessa College is also proud to support a Student Nurse Association. More information is available throughthe Nursing or Student Services offices.PROGRAM FOUNDATION AND CURRICULAR FRAMEWORKMISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the Odessa College Nursing Programs is to lead the way in preparing nursing students forpractice in a multicultural community within a diverse and changing health care environment; advance thepractice of nursing; and provide quality, comprehensive health care in a competent, caring andcompassionate manner.DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING EDUCATIONProfessional nursing is an art and science, which emphasizes, promotes, and maintains health and wellness,utilizing evidence-based practice and patient centered care in a multicultural environment. The registerednurse meets the needs of the patient and family with caring, dignity and competence as a compassionateadvocate. The nurse demonstrates professionalism, leadership and clinical judgement by utilizingcollaboration, informatics and safe practices while providing patient-centered care.DEFINITION OF NURSING EDUCATIONNursing education incorporates a student-centered process of learning that utilizes available resources,nursing courses, and general education courses that promote competency, accountability and professionaldevelopment.Upon successful completion of all Associate degree RNSG courses with a minimum grade of “C” in eachcourse, the student will receive an Affidavit of Graduation signed by the Program Direction which isrequired for eligibility to test for NCLEX-RN certification with the Texas Board of Nursing.7 PageU p d a t e d5 / 4 / 2 0 2 1

Upon successful completion of all Level 1 Certificate Vocational Nursing VNSG courses with a minimumgrade of “C” in each course, the student will receive an Affidavit of Graduation signed by the ProgramDirector which is required

The Odessa College Nursing Student Handbook is a publication of the Odessa College Nursing Department and contains helpful information to facilitate your success throughout programs. The general the information, policies