council, student membership, or representation on relevant faculty committees . • The institution has an obligation to clarify those standards of conduct which it considers essential to its educational mission, community life, and its objectives and philosophy . These may include, but are not limited to, policies on academic dishonesty, plagiarism, punctuality, attendance, and absenteeism . • Disciplinary proceedings should be instituted only for violations of standards of conduct . Standards of conduct should be formulated with student participation, clearly written, and published in advance through an available set of institutional regulations . It is the responsibility of the student to know these regulations . • The nursing program should have readily available a set of clear, defined gri vance procedures . • As citizens and members of an academic community, students are exposed to many opportunities and they should be mindful of their corresponding obligations . • Students have the right to belong to or refuse membership in any organization . • Students have the right to personal privacy in their individual/ personal space to the extent that their wellbeing and property are respected . • Adequate safety precautions should be provided by nursing programs, for example, adequate street and building lighting, locks, patrols, emergency notific tions, and other security measures deemed necessary to ensure a safe and protected environment . • Dress code, if present in school, should be established with student input in conjunction with the school, administration, and faculty . This policy ensures that the highest professional standards are maintained, but also takes into consideration points of comfort and practicality for the student . •
Grading systems should be carefully reviewed initially and periodically with students and faculty for clarifiction and better student- faculty understanding . • Students should have a clear mechanism for input into the evaluation of their nursing education and nursing faculty .
• The nursing program should track their graduates’ success in finding entry-level employment as registered nurses and make this information available to all who apply and enroll . • Please email the Director of Nursing with any concerns, questions, or comments .
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