NURSING TECHNICAL STANDARDS
General Description A candidate for a nursing degree must possess abilities and skills which include those that are observational, communicational, motor, auditory, tactile, physical, intellectual- conceptual, behavioral, and social . These technical standards are key components of the nursing academic program . If the administration of the program believes that a student cannot meet one or more of these essential functions, the student will be referred for evaluation and may be suspended pending evaluation . The nursing faculty members are responsible for determining, at any point in students’ academic program, whether they have demonstrated or are able to demonstrate appropriate levels of skills and abilities as delineated in the Nursing Technical Standards . The faculty have the right to request consultation with the administration when needed . Students who fail to demonstrate appropriate skills and abilities may have their clinical assignment changed until they are able to demonstrate skills at the appropriate level . If the administration determines that a student cannot meet the appropriate levels, even when reasonable accommodations are made, that student may be dismissed from the program . Observation The student must be able to acquire a define level of required information as presented through demonstrations and experiences in the basic and behavioral sciences . Observation involves visual, auditory, and tactile abilities . • Visual o Observe a patient accurately, at a distance, and close at hand within a variety of clinical settings o Acquire information from oral presentations, demonstrations, and observations o Observe written documents and visualize information as presented in images from paper, films, slides, vide , or other media
o Interpret visual and graphic images and digital and analog representations of physiological phenomena with or without use of assistive devices • Auditory o Listen to verbal communication to identify and respond to a patient’s health status o Identify and diff erentiate sounds such as those related to heart, lung, or other bodily functions with or without use of assistive devices o Listen to verbal communication to provide care in collaboration with other providers • Tactile o Assess patients, collect data, and provide patient care through touch such as with palpation o Identify changes in body texture and temperature Motor The student must be able to possess motor skills, including gross and fine muscular movements, necessary to directly perform diagnostic and interventional maneuvers such as palpation, percussion, auscultation . • Execute motor movements reasonably required to provide general and emergency patient care such as airway management, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, application of pressure to control bleeding, administer medication, perform health assessments, and other interventions required for care of the patient • Manipulate a variety of objects using both fine and g oss dexterity Communication The student must be able to communicate verbally and in writing . • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with maximum accuracy, clarity, efficie y and eff ectively with patients and families, other members of the healthcare
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Nursing Program
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