Written Assignments General
Presentations Presentations are required in some courses . They will be evaluated using the BSN Presentation Rubric . Other Methods of Evaluation There may be other methods of evaluation in a course . In those cases, the expectations for the assignment will be clearly conveyed to the student and the percent of final grade may be noted in the syllabus . Clinical The clinical grade for each clinical nursing course is documented as either a pass or fail . The clinical portion of the course
Instructions and rubrics for all assignments will be available on the learning management system (LMS) . Assignment Policy All assignments are expected by the designated due dates . These dates are posted on the syllabus . All assignments are submitted via the learning management system (LMS) . All scholarly paper assignments must be submitted via Turnitin . All submissions must be below 30% on the originality report, submission greater than 30% must be corrected and resubmitted prior to the assignment
must be passed in order to pass the course . Should a student pass the theory portion of the course but fail the clinical portion, the grade will be recorded as an F . All clinical nursing courses require application of classroom knowledge to the clinical setting . Components of the clinical portion of the course grade include the Medication Calculation Examinations, Laboratory Proficien y
due date . Extensions must be negotiated with the faculty prior to the scheduled date of submission . All assignments must be completed prior to the deadline for the course late assignment date or will result in a zero . If extenuating circumstances occur that the Faculty has approved the assignment must be completed by the Faculty determination by
end of the academic term . Online Discussions
Exams, and Clinical Evaluation Tools (CETs) . Students are expected to be able to accurately calculate medication dosages for patients across the lifespan . A medication calculation examination will be given in every clinical course each term . Students who fail (score of less than <90%) the fir t medication calculation exam will be given a Nursing Academic Warning and have two additional opportunities to pass the exam . If a grade of 90% is not achieved after three attempts by the end of the third week of the term, the student may be dismissed from the course . Clinical calculation textbooks and software that include progressive self-study medication related activities are available . Students are encouraged to take practice exams that are provided . Additionally, students should seek faculty for assistance .
All online discussions weeks will begin on Monday at 12:01 AM and end on Sunday at 11:59 PM . Students will respond via an initial posting on the topic of the week by Wednesday at 11:59 PM and to two of their peers . The BSN Discussion Rubric contains further information regarding how discussions will be graded . Reflective Journals Reflecti e journals will be required in courses with a clinical component . These reflectie journals will be maintained on the learning management system (LMS) . Topical prompts will be provided for each journal posting . The BSN Reflecti e Journal Rubric contains additional information regarding how these assignments will be graded .
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