Applicability The Student Code of Academic and Professional Conduct (Conduct Policy) applies to all students enrolled in the nursing courses and includes programs, events and activities affil ted with, sponsored by or sanctioned by the Nursing Programs . In addition, the Conduct Policy covers all student nonacademic and extracurricular activities regardless of whether the acidity takes place on or off campus that have an adverse impact on the University, Nursing Programs, faculty, s taff , students, patients, clinical s taff , or impacts fitne s for the profession and eligibility for licensure . Any questions regarding the Conduct Policy should be addressed immediately with the Director of Nursing . Any questions regarding the meaning of any provision of this Conduct Policy will be decided by the Executive Vice President . The Executive Vice President’s decision as to any questions of interpretation is fina . Unacceptable Behaviors The following behaviors are examples of violations of the Conduct Policy . This list is not intended to be all-inclusive of behaviors that violate basic ethical or professional standards expected of Nursing Students . In addition, attempts at misconduct as well as completed acts are violation of the Conduct Policy . • Violation of University Academic Honesty . • Violation of University Policy .
responsibility of the student to ascertain what cooperation between the, if any, is permitted by the instructor . • Providing nursing care in an unsafe or harmful manner . This includes carrying out a procedure without competence or without the guidance of a qualified person; willfully or intentionally doing physical harm and or mental harm to a patient; exhibiting careless or negligent behavior in connection with the care of a patient; refusing to assume the assigned and necessary care of a patient and failing to inform the instructor and nursing staff with immediacy so that an alternative measure for care can be found . • Disrespecting the privacy of a patient . This includes using sufficien information about the patient (e . g . full name, last name or position) in written assignments and or patient data of any sort (e . g . computer generated forms that will be removed from the clinical area) such that the patient could be identified; discussing confidentia information in inappropriate areas, such as elevators; discussing confidentia information about a patient with third parties who do not have clear and legitimate need to know; violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA); and referencing patients on social networking sites and devices .
• Falsific tion of Data . Dishonesty in reporting results, ranging from sheer fabrication of data, improper adjustment of results, and gross negligence in collecting and analyzing data, to selective reporting or omission of conflicting data for deceptive purposes . This includes the falsific tion of any data or information reported to university official faculty, staff or clinical in tructors . • Aiding and abetting dishonesty . Providing material, information, or assistance to another person with the knowledge or reasonable expectation that the material, information, or assistance will be used to commit an act that is prohibited by this Code or that is prohibited by law or another applicable code of conduct . Students are responsible for reporting cheating or dishonesty if they observe a breach of the honor code . • Violating instructions regarding completion of assignments . Although independent study is recognized as a primary method of eff ective learning, at times students benefi from studying together and discussing home assignments and laboratory experiments . When any material is to be turned in for inspection, grading or evaluation, it the
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