GENERAL INFORMATION
Welcome to the Nursing Programs at Hodges University School of Health Sciences! You have set a goal of becoming a professional nurse and have begun a course of study that will help you successfully achieve your ambition . We have striven to create a curriculum that prepares nurses to meet present and future healthcare needs and is congruent with our philosophy of nursing that is focused on caring . This Nursing Program Handbook provides information regarding policies, procedures, available resources, and issues that pertain to a nursing student’s academic experience . It also outlines the rights and responsibilities of nursing students . The policies contained in this Handbook have been developed in keeping with the Student Bill of Rights published by the National Student Nurses Association . These policies, and any additional nursing policies and procedures relative to student records, publications, grievances, and discipline are consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 . Hodges University reserves the right to
change and update information, policies, and procedures in this publication as necessitated by governing authorities and administrative rights . Nursing students will be promptly notified of changes by email and/or as a posted Announcement on the Canvas Nursing Student Colloquium with a returned Memo of Understanding (MOU) survey request . Changes in University policies and guidelines will take precedence over information described in the Nursing Student Handbook, eff ective on the date the change is adopted, or on the date specified in the chang . It is the individual student’s responsibility to inform themselves about University matters . Failure to read the Student Handbook does not excuse students from the rules, policies, and procedures contained in it . Please consult the current Hodges University Catalog of which contains other information and expectations pertaining to student obligations . The Nursing Student Handbook is available online in the student portal, https://myhugo.hodges.edu/ and on the Hodges website, www.hodges.edu .
ACCREDITATION AND APPROVAL
The Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program is approved by:
Florida Board of Nursing
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commissions on Colleges (SACSCOC) Telephone: 404-679-4500, ext . 4504 Fax: 404-679-4558 The Practical Nursing (PN) Program is approved by: Florida Board of Nursing 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C2 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: 850-488-0595
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C2 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Telephone: 850-488-0595
The Baccalaureate Thelma T . Hodges Nursing Program at Hodges University at the Fort Myers, FL campus located in Fort Myers, FL is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 850 Atlanta, GA 30326 Telephone: 404-975-5000
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