CLINICAL POLICIES AND INFORMATION Safe Student Practice in Clinical Settings While in the clinical setting, each student will at all times demonstrate patterns of behaviors that follow the legal and ethical codes of nursing practice. Students who are not able to safely or correctly perform nursing skills or procedures will be required to complete a Clinical Incident Report, type a working plan for success, meet with the Department Chair of Nursing Programs and schedule/complete a remediation lab. A remediation lab is separate from a fundamental or medical surgical skills lab. The student must show competency in the remediation process before returning to the clinical setting. The clinical instructor reserves the right to remove a student from the clinical area in any instance when a patient’s safety is jeopardized by the student’s negligent actions or by demonstration of unethical or unprofessional behavior. A student whose pattern of behavior is found to be unsafe may be terminated from a clinical area at any time during the school term and receive a non-passing grade for the course. Unprofessional behavior includes, but is not limited to, refusing to follow directions from the instructor or nursing staff; arguing with the instructor or nursing staff; disrespecting the instructor or nursing staff; engaging in loud, rude, or disruptive behaviors/discussions at the nursing station or anywhere at the clinical facility; disregarding school, clinical, or facility policies; or failing to comply with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules and regulations. All unprofessional or unethical behavior is subject to review by the Department Chair of Nursing Programs. A student whose pattern of behavior endangers a patient, client, peer, staff member, or clinical instructor’s safety will be given a verbal and written warning by the clinical instructor. The student will be required to complete a Clinical Incident Report (CIR) and submit it to the clinical instructor within 24 hours. The clinical instructor will request a meeting with the Department Chair of Nursing Programs to determine the action required for the student’s pattern of behavior, performance, or conduct. Based on the clinical issues and subsequent findings, the student could receive a failing grade for the course and be terminated from the clinical practicum, term, or program. Clinical Attendance Attendance is required at all scheduled clinical/practicum settings to which the student is assigned. When absent, the student is unable to meet clinical outcomes or participate in clinical learning activities. No absences from clinical/ practicum are acceptable. To make up a clinical day is very difficult, and if not available, the student may not meet the clinical requirements needed to graduate from the program. If a student is absent due to a mitigating circumstance, the student still must complete the clinical hours. Make-up clinical hours will likely take place at a different site and may be weekend or night shifts. In the event of an emergency that necessitates a clinical absence, the student is required to: 1. Notify the clinical instructor at least 30 minutes before the start of the clinical day. 2. Complete the Absence Appeal Form (Clinical) with appropriate documentation. Students must submit a completed Absence Appeal Form within 3 days after the scheduled clinical time and provide documentation to absenceappeal@sumnercollege.edu. Each case will be reviewed by administration, and information regarding clinical make-up will be sent by the Registrar for all approved absences. If at any time during the academic year the student is unable to meet the clinical outcomes of a clinical course or fully participate in the clinical learning activities due to illness or other personal reasons, the student may be required to repeat the clinical term. On the first day of each clinical term any student who does not have his/her immunization paperwork, CPR certification, OSHA and HIPAA training, and other requirements up to date and valid for the entire term, will not be allowed to attend clinical and will, therefore, fail the term. Exceptions are at the discretion of the Department Chair of Nursing Programs. Note that hands-on, in-person training is the only CPR training that will be accepted at clinical sites and students are required to pay for their own CPR training . 2. The written challenge must specifically identify the question(s) or content being questioned, along with providing the supportive and appropriate rationale(s). 3. The instructor will reply within 72 hours of the grade challenge with a written determination. 4. Verbal discussion will not be considered a formal challenge and no grade review will be conducted.
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