Infection Control Faculty and students will comply with current Center for Disease Control guidelines for Standard Precautions in the care of all patients . Patients may be on other precautions as well and the student will follow the agency policy . Clinical Skills Students must be able to perform the designated skills and competencies and pass medication calculation testing for their course . Students are notified in advance of the specific skills and competencies they are required to perform . Assistance and practice opportunities will be available . Attendance Classroom and Laboratory Attendance It is very important that students in the nursing program attend all classes and labs as there is an abundance of information exchanged . If a nursing student misses more than two days of class in an 8-week course or three days of class in a 16-week course without significant documentation of major trauma, accident, or illness to the student or at the discretion of the Program Director, the student will be placed on a performance improvement plan and may be dismissed from the program if plan is not maintained . Students are required to make up missed clinical hours, regardless of circumstances whether excused or unexcused absences . Students arriving more than fifeen (15) minutes late for a class/clinical or leaving more than fif een (15) early and or missing more than 1 hour of class/clinical time will be considered absent for the whole day . Clinical Attendance Attendance at all clinical experiences is mandatory . All missed clinical days, including excused and unexcused absences, must be made up . A fee may be charged for any clinical make-up days . It is the responsibility of a student to promptly inform their instructor in the event of an absence or illness . In addition, if the student cannot contact the instructor,
the student should call the unit to which they are assigned at least one hour (or earlier, if possible) before the scheduled clinical time . • Excused: An excused clinical absence requires the permission of the instructor for reasons such as illness or a family emergency . All excused absences require appropriate documentation from the student, such as a note from a health provider for an illness . • Unexcused: An unexcused clinical absence is an absence from the scheduled clinical activity without permission of the instructor . Students having two unexcused absences may be withdrawn from the course . Examples of unexcused absences include: o Not calling in advance of clinical time o Not showing up for clinical o Missing clinical because compliance or onboarding requirements are not complete o Being asked to leave clinical for reasons such as lack of preparation or unprofessional behavior When reporting an illness or absence, students need to provide the following information: • Name • Nature of illness • Date • Anticipated date of return After a student misses two clinical days for any reason, the Director of Nursing will be notifie by the course faculty . The course faculty will recommend whether the student should be allowed to complete the course or should be withdrawn from the course . This decision will be made on a case-to-case basis considering factors such as centrality of the missed experiences, opportunity to make up the experience, and projected length of time of absence . The grade received will be determined using the standards outlined in the University Catalog . The student is responsible for informing the
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