course faculty regarding anticipated health issue or situations resulting in an interruption of the program . Anticipated absences of more than three days are reviewed by the course faculty, in consultation with the Director of Nursing, to determine the student’s ability to complete the course based on the factors listed above . Occasionally, students will have special health concerns . Students are obliged to report any type of health problems that could aff ect their ability to safely care for patients or their own safety . Examples include but are not limited to: unstable diabetes, seizures, being immune compromised, contagious infections, and severe clinical depression . The ability of a
student to have a safe experience is determined by the Nursing Department, the student’s health care provider, and agency requirements and policies . Tardiness for Quizzes/Exams • First off ense of being late for a quiz or exam: o If a student arrives more than fi e minutes late for a quiz or exam for the fir t time may have 10 points deducted from the quiz or exam and will only have the original time allotment for the quiz or exam . This is at the discretion of the professor teaching the course . • Mor e than one off ense: o If a student arrives late more than once they may receive a zero on the quiz or exam unless it was due to a major trauma, accident, or illness to the student . This is at the discretion of the professor teaching the course . Zoom Class Requests Request to join a class via Zoom is at the discretion of the professor teaching the course . Attending via zoom may be granted only in extreme situations with proper documentation . All students are expected to be physically present during their class .
CLINICAL UNIFORMS AND DRESS CODES
Student Handbook and the Nursing Student Handbook . Nursing students are expected to wear Hodges University clinical uniforms when giving nursing care, unless a diff erent policy is specifically defined by the clinical unit or agency . This occurs most often in Community Health, Psychiatric Mental Health, and other community agencies . Course faculty will advise students of the agency guidelines for attire in these settings prior to the beginning of the clinical experience .
A clinical placement dress code has been established in recognition of the fact that the mode of dress does aff ect the establishment of rapport and a working relationship with patients, families, and other care providers . Please reference Nurse-Patient Relationships and Professional Conduct sections of the
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