handbook for bsn student (jan2014)

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TAB6E O2 7ONTENTS

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8/ 8ntroductionA/ 6etter of 9elcome /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////B/ Purpose of Handboo: ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////7/ Program Accreditation and ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////2/ Nursing Programs /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////H/ Overvie5 of the BSN Program

0/ 7ore 7ourses ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////3/ Specialt> 7ourses

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/ 7omputer 6iterac> ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////36/ Academic Advising //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////3

and Privac> of 7lient 8nformation ////////////////////////////3N/ Academic Honest> ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////3O/ Student $rievance Polic> ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////3

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undergraduate Program% +nformation in this hand$oo is as accurate arealisticall& possi$le ho'e"er, the contents ma& change periodicall&% D

notice 'ill $e gi"en to all students 'hen changes are made to policcontained in the hand$oo% +f there are -uestions a$out an& of the informacontained in this document, do not hesitate to contact the Dean or his.representati"efor clarification%

7/ Program Accreditation and +n the &ear 1778, !# esta$lished the School of ealth Sciences (SS) 'ith

goal of offering academic programs that satisf& the needs of the east9cenregion of the +sland% #his effort started 'ith the Bachelor in Nursing Sciendegree (BSN), in pril 2555% t the graduate le"el, SS started the astdegree of Science in Nursing 'ith a specialt& in amil& Nurse Practitione


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pre"ention% Since the challenge of impro"ing the nations health is interdisciplinar& one nursing education must anticipate and prepare for th

changes in order to educate its students for this ne' en"ironment%

Undergraduate ProgramWe $elie"e that preparation for the entr&4le"el nurse no' re-uires a greaorientation to communit&4$ased primar& health care and an emphasis health promotion, maintenance and cost4effecti"e coordinated care% #his cmust respond to the needs of culturall& di"erse, underser"ed groups and otpopulations in a "ariet& of settings% #he nursing facult& at School of e

Sciences concurs 'ith the /N position statement that recogni>es Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing as the minimum educatiore-uirement for professional nursing practice%

#he philosoph& of the Nursing Programs is $ased on the Dimensions ode/ommunit& ealth Nursing (/lar, 177?)% #he dimensions model consiststhree elements: dimensions of health, dimensions of health care adimensions of nursing%

2igure 0 7lar:s Dimensions Health Nursing


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health effects of factors in the ph&sical en"ironment% #he sociocultdimension consists of those factors 'ithin the social en"ironment t

influence health, either positi"el& or negati"el&% #he $eha"ioral dimensconsists of personal $eha"iors that either promote or impair health% #health s&stem dimension refers to the 'a& in 'hich health care ser"ices organi>ed and their a"aila$ilit&, accessi$ilit&, afforda$ilit&, appropriateneade-uac&, accepta$ilit&, and use%

#he nursing facult& $elie"es that nurses need to $e educated a$out applica$ilit& of this model% /orrect use of the dimensions of health to col

and organi>e data regarding client health status is of great importanactors in each of the si= dimensions are applied through the undergraduand graduate curricula at multiple le"els, including indi"iduals, familgroups, and communities% rom this data the nurse deri"es health diagnothat guide the planning of nursing inter"entions%

The Dimensions of Health 7areNursing inter"entions for identified health needs are planned 'ithin

dimensions of health care% #he dimensions of health care include primpre"ention, secondar& pre"ention, and tertiar& pre"ention% Primpre"ention focus is on taing action prior to the occurrence of hepro$lems and includes aspects of health promotion and protection e


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client, and the en"ironment% #he health of indi"iduals, families, acommunities is affected $& this im$alance% Because of this cons

interaction of indi"iduals 'ith the en"ironment, three le"els of therapeinter"entions through the different dimensions of nursing are directed to'the satisfaction of human needs to reach the goal of optimum health%

e/ Overvie5 of the Bprogram

A/ Title of the Program

Bachelor in Sciences of Nursing (BSN)%

B/ Duration of Program#he Bachelor in Sciences of Nursing consists of 121 credits%

f/ Overvie5 of the Program7O&E 7OU&SES

2SHS 0#; F 2reshman Seminar in Health Sciences +" credits,#he focus of this course is to strengthen $asic no'ledge and sills apersonal, intellectual and technological le"el necessar& to succeed in acti"ities of academic performance and adAustment to uni"ersit& life 0


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adults in the home setting to estimate their functional status and perfointerdisciplinar& team 'or%

HES7 "# F Statistic Applied to Health Sciences#his is the third core course re-uired to $e completed $& all studecompleting BS studies at the School of ealth Sciences e=cept students frSpeech


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#hrough a series of acti"ities the student is e=posed to uni"ersit& including aspects of cultural and nursing professional life%

NU&S 3#0 F 2undamentals of Nursing +; credits,#his theoretical and clinical course pro"ides an introduction to the historisociopolitical, and legal concepts of the nursing profession in !S, Pueico and other ispanic communities% 0mphasis is gi"en to the de"elopmof nursing $asic sills 'hich are needed for the health promotion amaintenance of indi"iduals, families and communities% #he student is guito consider the indi"iduals moti"ation in seeing health care and ho' th

pro$lems interfere 'ith dail& acti"ities% /linical practice pro"ides opportunifor the de"elopment of the necessar& sills used in hospital and commusettings to carr& out the nursing role% 0mphasis is placed on the client aholistic $eing and the use of critical thining 'hen inter"ening in health aillness 'ith a "ariet& of indi"iduals from different cultural.social $acgrounand different age groups%

NU&S 3#3 F Health and Ph>sical Assessment +- credits,

#his course focuses on health promotion and disease pre"ention concefor conducting ph&sical e=aminations and health assessmeultidisciplinar& and interdisciplinar& colla$oration, cultural competence professional interpersonal sills are modeled in order to achie"e the goal


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case studies are discussed in class, and aspects such as ris factpertinent to pediatric, aging and 'omens health are presented%

Pre)re?uisites* NU&S 3#0% NU&S 3#3

NU&S 3#. ) Nutrition Essentials for Nursing Practice +" credits,#his is a course offered to undergraduate nursing students (BSN) aselecti"e option% #he course is designed to fill the need for clinical nutriteducation for nursing students% Discussion of the fundamentals of nutritiocare including nutritional assessment, identif&ing ris factors, determinnutrient re-uirements, and selecting appropriate inter"entions%


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nurses 'ho are a$le to clarif& their o'n $eliefs and "alues are less liel&$e Audgmental or to impose their o'n "alues and $eliefs on clie

Neuro$iological, ps&chosocial, sociological and spiritual theories discussed to help students understand clients and their e=periences andhelp them engage in the healing process% 0mphasis is gi"en to de"elopmof effecti"e communications sills, application of the nursing procecommunit& mental health, critical thining and cultural di"ersit&%

NU&S -#; F Nursing 6eadership +" credits,#he focus of this course is on the $asic concepts of effecti"e nurs

leadership and management 'ithin the d&namic health care s&stem of to'here nursing roles are e"ol"ing% #he impact of economics, informattechnolog&, and politics on the health care s&stem is discussed aanal&>ed% Pro$lems and challenges are "ie'ed as opportunities for groand impro"ement for the health care team 'here nursing pla&s a e& ro#he student has the opportunit& to criticall& anal&>e case studies in "arihealth care settings% "ariet& of concepts and theories from research aliterature are anal&>ed and applied to practice% Participation in local, natio

and international nursing and non4nursing organi>ations is encouraged%Pre)re?uisites* NU&S -#" 1 NU&S -#-

NU&S -# F Practicum +- credits,


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2% ssume responsi$ilit& and accounta$ilit& for practice%3% orm partnerships 'ith patients and 'ith other health care

professionals%*% Ser"e as a mem$er and leader 'ithin interdisciplinar& health careprofessionals%

6% /ommunicate, colla$orate, and negotiate%?% Practice across a "ariet& of settings and 'ith di"erse populations%@% ccess, assem$le, and e"aluate health information%8% #each patients%7% d"ocate for patients 'ithin the health care deli"er& s&stem%

15%Delegate and super"ise patient care acti"ities%11%llocate and manage ph&sical, fiscal, and human resources%12%0"aluate nursing outcomes%13%Participate in research and utili>e research findings%1*%ssume responsi$ilit& for life long learning and plan for professiona

career de"elopment%16%Participate in political and regulator& processes%1?%Participate in shaping the health care deli"er& s&stem%

88/ $ENE&A6 PO6878ES

A/ Student &esponsibilities


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Performing acti"ities 'hich do not fall 'ithin the legal realmprofessional nursing practice

ecording or reporting inaccurate date regarding client assessmecare plans, nursing inter"entions and.or client e"aluations

ailing to recogni>e and.or report and record o'n errors (incidenperformed in relation to client care

a"ing ph&sical, mental, and.or cogniti"e limitations 'hich endangeimpair the 'elfare of the client and.or others

Disclosing confidential or pri"ate information inappropriatel&

Beha"ing in a disrespectful manner to'ard clients and.or other heateam mem$ers

Student E!pectations*

#he follo'ing student e=pectations appl& to all nursing programs courses:

1% /ompleting a courses re-uired prere-uisites prior to enrol

in an& course%2% dhering Program standards of nursing practice appropriatethe students le"el, and for independent learning acti"ities%

3% Purchasing and maintaining current personal health and i


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other than the student 'ill $e made onl& 'ith 'ritten permission of the stud form for release or information is a"aila$le from the Student ffairs Directo

D/ Health &e?uirements*ll undergraduate nursing students must pro"ide e"idence of compliance 'health re-uirements of the !ni"ersidad del #ura$o, !ndergraduate NursProgram, and appropriate clinical agencies% #he re-uirements ma& $e metcompletion of the health histor& and immuni>ation records re-uired $& !ndergraduate Nursing Program% Documentation of immuni>ations ma&from immuni>ation $oos, medical records, pu$lic health records or second

school records% #he follo'ing must $e documented:1% Diphtheria)Tetanus* $ooster is re-uired e"er& ten &ears a

the original series% "er$al statement of compliance 'ill accepted%

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re-uired to notif& !ni"ersit& authorities is hard to enforce and legchallengea$le%

2% +ndi"iduals in"ol"ed 'ith health care4gi"ing ser"ices 'ho no' the& infected 'ith a communica$le disease are ethicall& and legall& o$ligatedconduct themsel"es in accordance 'ith the follo'ing protecti"e $eha"ior

a% See medical ad"ice%$% ollo' !ni"ersit& and.or agenc& guidelines 'hen in"ol"ed in di

client care%c% Be no'ledgea$le a$out and practice measures to pre"

transmission of +C%

3% No specific or detailed information concerning complaints or diagnosis $e pro"ided to facult&, administrators, or e"en parents, 'ithout e=pressed 'ritten permission of the indi"idual in each case% #his posi

'ith respect to health records is supported $& amendment to the am0ducation ights and Pri"ac& ct of 17@*% ealth officials and otinstitutional officers must remem$er that all confidential medical.health cinformation is protected $& statutes and that an& unauthori>ed disclosma& create legal lia$ilit&%

8/ 8nfection 7ontrol in 7linical Settings1% Students and facult& 'ill treat contact 'ith tissues, $lood and other $o

fluids (e g semen "aginal.rectal secretions respirator& secretio


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purposel& $ent, $roen or cut% #hese precautions are to pre"needle stics%

$% Blood and ;ther Specimens 9 should $e o$tained and handledaccordance 'ith the procedure esta$lished for food and $od& fprecautions (epatitis B) 'ithin the health care faci/ontaminated specimen containers and specimen spills shoulddisinfected according to the /enter for Disease /ontrol guidelifor epatitis B.+DS precautions sodium h&drochloride (househ$leach) and 'ater, dilution 1:15%

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A/ Admission#he !ni"ersidad del #ura$o and the SS !ndergraduate Nursing Program

committed to the principles of nondiscrimination and e-ual opportunit& forpersons% Students are e"aluated and admitted to the BSN Program 'ithregard to race, color, religion, gender, age, or national origin Students ma& apat an&time for admission to the !ni"ersidad del #ura$o, School of eSciences% !ni"ersidad del #ura$o, School of ealth Sciences acceptaprecedes !ndergraduate Nursing Program acceptance% !ni"ersit& applicaform and information concerning the !ni"ersit& entrance re-uirements cano$tained $& calling the dmission office (@8@4@*34@7@7 e=t% **6@) for

admission pacet% dmission to the BSN Program ma& occur in either the falspring semester%

Students must first meet all admission re-uirements of the !ni"ersidad #ura$o, School of ealth Sciences%

1% old a high school diploma or an e-ui"alent%2% Su$mit an official high school transcript 'ith the application

admission%

3% #ae college $oard test% ;r present e"idence of age o"er 26 &eold%

*% Su$mit a H16%55 nonrefunda$le application fee%


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t the end of each academic &ear the egistrar ;ffice 'ill determine the GrPoint "erage (GP), and the credit hours re-uired per &ear of studies of ea

student% #his information 'ill $e measured against the esta$lished retentstandards in order to determine the academic status of the student%

cademic progress of students admitted as transfer students 'ill $e e"aluafor retention purposes at the end of their first &ear credits and grade poa"erage prior to that &ear 'ill not $e considered%

Probation

Students 'hose academic achie"ement is $elo' the esta$lished retention inor do not complete the percent of credit appro"ed hours re-uired accordingthe regulations 'ill $e on academic pro$ation%

Suspension of students for academic reasonsn& student 'hose cumulati"e GP is less than esta$lished retention inde=re-uired credit hours for 'ho do no complete the percentage of credit aftepro$ator& period 'ill $e suspended from the !ni"ersit& in accordance to

norm%

7/ $raduation#he BSN degree is conferred $& !ni"ersidad del #ura$o follo'ing completio


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of course re-uirements and clinical competenc& is necessar& for successcompletion of the course%

2/ $rades#he egistrar ;ffice distri$utes final grades after the end of each term% Studeare graded according to the follo'ing s&stem of letters and percentage "alues

9 * grades points per credit hourB 9 3 grades points per credit hour/ 9 2 grades points per credit hourD 9 1 grade points per credit hour

9 5 grade point credit hour

+n special cases the follo'ing grading s&stem 'ill $e used:W ;fficial 'ithdra'alW Discontinue attendance $ut did not officiall& 'ithdra' in

egistrars ;ffice%+ +ncomplete 'or+P #o $e a'arded onl& 'ith the egistrars permission in cour

that span more one termP Passing grade 9 Grades of P are not counted to'ard -ua

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Students, 'ho fail to tae the final e=amination and ha"e at least one pargrade, 'ill $e gi"en an incomplete grade% Students must gi"e the professor "

reasons for the a$sence from the final e=am% +t is the responsi$ilit& of students to mae the necessar& arrangements 'ith the Professor, /Director or Dean to complete an& final class re-uirements and.or tae the fe=am in order to remo"e the +ncomplete thirt& (35) da&s after the ne=t seme$egins or in accordance 'ith the cademic /alendar, if the grade is not mup, 'ill $e changed automaticall& to %

/ Transfer 7redits into the Undergraduate Program

Students from other institutions must meet the follo'ing re-uirements foradmission:1% #ransfer courses must $e from an accredited uni"ersit&%2% ust not ha"e $een su$Aected to an& academic or disciplinar& sanction3% ust meet the admission re-uirements of the particular program and

specialt& to 'hich he.she is appl&ing%*% ust ha"e a satisfactor& inter"ie' 'ith the Dean or his.her

representati"e%

6% Su$mit an official transcript 'ith admission application% Students 'ho atransferring from a !ni"ersit& outside of Puerto ico must su$mit acourse catalog from the pre"ious institution%


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+n their academic acti"ities, students are e=pected to maintain high standardhonest& and integrit&% Passing off as ones o'n the 'or of another (plagiarisis totall& unaccepta$le% student is e=pected to maintain the professiostandards of the nursing discipline%

Definitions of Unacceptable Behavior*#he follo'ing are the !ni"ersidad del #ura$o School of ealth Scienc/ommunit& ealth S&stems Department definitions of unaccepta$le $eha"ior

1% Plagiarism*#aing credit for someone elses ideas, 'ords or statemeor other 'ors as ones o'n 'ithout proper acno'ledgment% 0=amp

of plagiarism include: 9ord)for)9ord Plagiarism 9 cop&ing e=actl& from some

elses te=t% Section)b>)Section Plagiarism9 lifting phrases from someo

elses te=t% Select)Term Plagiarism9 lifting a special term from a te=t

ones o'n% Paraphrasing9 using someone elses ideas as if the& 'ere on

o'n thoughts% Borro5ing facts% statistics and other illustrative materia

unless the information is common no'ledge%2 7heating* /ommitting fraud on a record report paper compu


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permission, petition, clinical record or an& other official !ni"erdocument%

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n& student(s) enrolled in the BSN Program has the right to contest the decisof a facult& mem$er(s) regarding a grade, academic dishonest& andmisconduct or unsafe and.or unethical practice% +n such instances the follo'procedure must $e follo'ed as esta$lished $& the !ni"ersidad del #ura$o% ultimatel& the students responsi$ilit& to follo' the grie"ance procedure

'ritten% ailure to do so or to meet deadlines as stipulated can result in failurethe grie"ance or further consideration of the grie"ance%

#he student(s) must first discuss the incidin -uestion 'ith the facult& mem$er(s) in"ol"ed% #he student(s) msu$mit a 'ritten re-uest to meet 'ith the facult& mem$er(s) 'ithin

'oring da&s after the grade is recei"ed or the incident has occurr#he facult& mem$er(s) must then schedule a time for the meet

'ithin fi"e 'oring da&s after the student(s) re-uest has $recei"ed%

+f the student and facult& mem$er(s) una$le to arri"e at a mutual agreement the student has the righmae an appeal to the /SD Director% #his 'ritten appeal must

made 'ithin fi"e 'oring da&s after the meeting 'ith the facmem$er(s) and specif& 'hether the appeal relates to the charge othe imposed penalt&% #he /SD Director must schedule a mee'ithin fi"e 'oring da&s after recei"ing the re-uest 'ith


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student graduates or ceases to stud&% #he ederal Go"ernment pa& the interest 'hile the student is enrolled in a recogni>ed posecondar& institution% #he interest is "aria$le $ut do not e=ceed 8percent% #he $orro'er should chec the interest rate on their ointerest rate on their promissor& note%

Wor4Stud& Program#his program pro"ides Ao$s for undergraduate and graduate stude#he inancial id ;ffice assigns a specific amount of hours that student can 'or on campus%

B/ $eneral Dress 7ode Policiese5elr>* ings4engagement and 'edding $ands onl&% (ings can cause inAto clients, also har$or organisms%) Small earrings, 'hether posts or learrings% ;nl& one earring per ear is allo'ed% No other $od& piercing Ae'ma& $e 'orn in the clinical area%2ragrances +perfume% cologne% aftershave,*!se onl& sparingl&% Strong odcan $e o$Aectiona$le to clients 'ho are ill% #he odor of a smoer is also apparand can $e offensi"e to clients and others%

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students in"ol"ed% +t is, therefore, necessar& to prohi$it the use of persocellular phones, pagers and an& other disrupti"e e-uipment in the classroand clinical settings% When cellular phones or pagers are part of communication 'ithin that clinical setting, an e=ception ma& $e made% Shoustudent $e in a situation 'here an emergenc& communication is pendingshould $e $rought to the attention of the facult& mem$er or appropriate smem$er% /ellular phones or pagers can $e left 'ith an appropriate person fomessage to $e deli"ered to the student if the need arises%

+ agree 'ith the terms of this hand$oo%

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMStudent Signature Date

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!ndergraduate Nursing Program Dateepresentati"e Signature


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