Nursing Student Handbook 2010-2011

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2010-2011 NursingHandbook

NURSING STUDENT HANDBOOK

FORTHE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE

BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM IN NURSING

DEPARTMENT OF NURSING

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2010 2011

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Welcome!

On behalf of the faculty and staff, I elcome you to the 2010-2011 academic year at theni"ersity of #irginia$s %ollege at Wise, and congratulate you on your acce&tance to thenursing ma'or(

)his is an e*citing, challenging time to enter the orld of health care( +es&ite our readyaccess to the best technology in the orld, issues of cost, uality, and safety areconstantly in the forefront( s &ractitioners of the future, your role ill not only be to

function ithin the system, but to also ork to transform it in ays hich ill assurethose ho need care recei"e it in the most safe, efficient, and affordable ay &ossible(

s a &ublic liberal arts institution, )he ni"ersity of #irginia$s %ollege at Wise &ro"idesthe resources and learning e*&eriences hich enable students to establish a firmfoundation for building com&etence in &rofessional study( In addition to the technicalskills necessary to &ro"ide safe care, students ill de"elo& communication, criticalthinking and decision making skills to lead care teams in the future( )hrough acti"e&artici&ation in this community of learners, students gain an a&&reciation for the "alue ofdi"ersity, commitment to ser"ice, the im&ortance of engaged citi.enshi&, and the essentialnature of lifelong learning(

)his handbook is one of se"eral resources a"ailable to assist you as you &rogress throughyour &rogram of study( )he 2010-2011 University of Virginias College at Wise Catalogand the UVa-Wise Student Handbook&ro"ide general information about academic andstudent life &olicies( The e!art"ent of #ursing Student Handbookdescribes s&ecific&olicies and &rocedures related to undergraduate nursing students( P'+!/!e$ ! %h!$h*'' %*e ,#!'#!%& '"e# %h'$e ! '%he# #e$'.#/e$3 It is your res&onsibility, as astudent in the ma'or, to be familiar ith the contents of this handbook(

)he faculty are here to hel& you reach your educational goals( If you ha"e issues orconcerns, &lease contact your ad"isor or the course instructor( &&ointments ith mecan be arranged through /im ason in +arden Hall 02, by calling 234-34-5460, orby email at kal4'7u"aise(edu(

I ish you success in the coming semester and beyond(

%athleen %ollins, 8h(+(, 9(N(, %N:%hair, +e&artment of Nursing

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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2252cience in Nursing C>ND degree( >tudents are admitted to the &rogram andbegin taking nursing courses in the s&ring semester of their so&homore year( Eraduates ofthis &rogram are eligible to take the registered nurse licensure e*am, the National %ouncilicensure :*amination CN%:F-9ND(

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSINGRN TO BSN PROGRAM

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING WITH A MINOR IN LEADERSHIP

STUDIESRN TO BSN PROGRAM

)his course of study is o&en to registered nurses C9ND ho ha"e either earned adi&loma or an associate degree in nursing, and leads to com&letion of the achelor of>cience in Nursing C>ND degree ith a Binor in eadershi& >tudies O9 the achelor of>cience in Nursing C>ND degree( 9N students ill choose ON: of the to a"ailabletracks(

ADMISSION4 PROGRESSION4 AND RETENTION

ADMISSONPRE5LICENSURE PROGRAM

&&licants ho meet the folloing criteria are eligible to a&&ly to the nursingma'or in the fall semester of the so&homore year Ca&&lication does not guaranteeacce&tance and admissionD?

%om&letion of iology CIO 1010G1011D and %hemistry C%H:B 1010G1011D

:nrollment in natomy and 8hysiology

%om&letion of :nglish seuence

%om&letion of, or e*em&tion from, >:B 1001-1002

%om&letion or in seuence to com&lete the folloing courses &rior to enteringinto the nursing &rogramD?

a( 8HI 100 CogicDb( 8> 1100c( >O% 1100d( :%O 10tatisticsD

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Binimum cumulati"e E8 of 2(3< on a 5(0 scale

Binimum E8 of 2(< on a 5(0 scale for the iology, %hemistry and natomy and

8hysiology seuences

>ubmit transcri&t of all college-le"el courses from other institutions ith the

de&artmental a&&lication

%andidates may be aarded &ro"isional acce&tance folloing the a&&lication &rocess(ll general education and &rereuisite courses must be com&leted &rior to beginning theclinical nursing courses in the fall semester of the 'unior year( )he student must maintainthe minimum cumulati"e E8 of 2(3< *science E8 of 2(< in all course ork &rior tobeginning the 'unior clinical nursing courses(

%andidates may be aarded ,#'"!$!'*+acce&tance folloing the a&&lication &rocess atthe end of the fall semester of the so&homore year( F!*+ acce&tance is de&endent u&onthe folloing?

%om&letion of all &re-reuisite courses &rior to entering the full-time

nursing &rogram in the 'unior year

Baintaining minimum cumulati"e E8 of 2(3< on a 5(0 scale

Baintaining minimum science E8 of 2(< on a 5(0 scale

ADMISSIONRN TO BSN PROGRAM

&&licants ho met the folloing criteria are eligible for admission into the nursingma'or ith 'unior status?

Eraduation from a state-a&&ro"ed nursing &rogram from a regionally

accredited community college or hos&ital school of nursing

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Official transcri&ts of all academic ork com&leted at other academic

institutions they attended including hos&ital schools of nursing

9egistration number and e*&iration date of license to &ractice nursing

STUDENT AND FACULTY ADVISING RESPONSIBILITIES

&on declaration of &re-nursing as a ma'or, students are assigned to a nursingfaculty member as an ad"isor( oth the student and the ad"isor ha"e the 'ointres&onsibility to ensure that a student$s course of study and degree reuirements areoutlined and identified( )he faculty ad"isor guides the student through the designed&rogram curriculum, as ell as monitoring course &rogress and &ro"iding careerassistance( %onference notes are ke&t of each ad"ising session, ith the o&&ortunity tomeet minimally tice a year( >enior nursing students should meet ith their nursingad"isor in the fall semester to e"aluate their transcri&t for graduation clearance(

It is the res&onsibility of the student to initiate contact during registration &eriods,

and to kee& ad"ising a&&ointment( >tudents should call or sto& by their faculty ad"isor$soffice to make an ad"ising a&&ointment( &&ointments can be arranged for any nursingfaculty members through the dministrati"e ssistant for the nursing de&artment, /imason, at 234-34-5460 or e-mail at kal4'7u"aise(edu, +arden Hall 11


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( )he instructor ill determine any deficient areas related to coursecontent( ;or courses in hich a student recei"ed a - or abo"e, theeui"alent course ill be transferred( No grade less than a - illbe acce&ted for transferred nursing courses in the &re-licensure&rogram(

5( >tudents are not guaranteed to ha"e transfer courses in nursingacce&ted by #a-Wise(

ACADEMIC WAIVERS

nder e*tenuating circumstances, students may reuest a ai"er from selectedacademic &olicies &ro"ided they can demonstrate they ha"e had com&arable andGoreui"alent e*&eriences( )he student is res&onsible for initiating the reuest and for

&roducing the reuired e"idence( >uch reuests may include, but are not limited to, thefolloing?

1( )ransfer limit of 42 credits from a community college, de&ending on thecatalog of record@

2( >&ecific credit reuirements for general education reuirements takenunder a uarter system@ and

( :nrolling in courses in other institutions after being acce&ted at )heni"ersity of #irginiaJs %ollege at Wise C%om&lete K9euest to transfer a%ourseL formD(

ll reuests for academic ai"ers should be *#e$$eto the cademic +ean@hoe"er, they should be $.-!%%eto the %hair of the Nursing +e&artment( )hecademic +ean is? +r( melia Harris, cademic +ean, )he ni"ersity of #irginiaJs%ollege at Wise, Wise, #, 2526(

>tudents reuesting academic ai"ers must rite a letter that accom&anies theform ith as much e"idence as necessary to su&&ort the reuest( )he +e&artment %hairand the ad"isor are a"ailable to assist the student( >ubmit the letter to the +e&artment%hair, ho ill rite a letter to accom&any your reuest( :"idence should be a&&licableand may include?

1( O"erall academic &erformance Cstress &ositi"e as&ects of your academicrecord and e*&lain &roblemsD

2( cademic &erformance in a s&ecific field of study Cyour E8 for coursesin the area as ell as courses beyond the introductory le"el M000- and5000-le"elD

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( )otal number of credits com&leted at &ost-secondary institutions Cnotecom&letion of associate and G or baccalaureates in fields outside ofnursingD

5( %redits earned under the uarter system C)he ni"ersity of #irginiaJs%ollege at Wise general education reuirements are based on the semestersystem( >emester credits are 2G of uarter credits Mfor e*am&le, 6 uartercredits of :nglish %om&osition eual 4 semester credits and, therefore,meet the reuirements( In some instances you may recei"e a ai"er for 1credit@ &ro"ided the res&ecti"e de&artment does not offer one-creditcourses Msee s&ecial section belo on :nglish %om&osition9euirementsD

tudent %ode of %onduct and the Honor >ystem described in the UVa-Wise Student Handbook and College Catalog$ >tudents must include the honor code onall ritten ork as described belo?

KI certify on my honor as a student at )he ni"ersity of #irginiaJs %ollege atWise that I ha"e neither gi"en nor recei"ed aid on this (L

>tudents enrolled in clinical courses and &artici&ating in laboratory e*&eriences ataffiliate agencies are sub'ect to a&&licable &olicies of that agency( >tudents may bedismissed from &artici&ation in a clinical laboratory only after a&&ro&riate disci&linary&olicies and &rocedures of the agency are folloed( )he agency, hoe"er, may terminatea student$s contact ith &atients immediately u&on the recommendation of the head ofthe de&artment of the agency to hich the student is assigned ith the a&&ro"al of theagency administrator(

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ACADEMIC STANDARDS

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Nursing ma'ors are go"erned by the %ollege continuance &olicies as stated in The

University of Virginia%s College at Wise Catalogas ell as the folloing +e&artment-s&ecific &olicies?

1( >tudents are e*&ected to successfully com&lete reuired &rereuisitegeneral education courseork &rior to entry into the nursing &rogram( +ueto the com&etiti"e admission &rocess, a cumulati"e E8 of 2(3< or greaterand a science E8 of 2(< or greater ith no grade less than a K%L in anyscience course is reuired(

2( grade of A0P or better in all nursing courses is reuired to continue inthe nursing &rogram( >tudents are reuired to &ass the clinical lab

associated ith a nursing course( ;ailure in either the didactic or clinicalcom&onent reuires re&eating the associated courses after successfully&etitioning for re-admittance to the &rogram@ this includes the class, theclinical, and the skills laboratory for the associated coursesD( ;or e*am&le,failure N9 000 ould reuire re&eating N9 000 and N9 010@failure of N9 010 ould reuire re&eating N9 000 and 010(

( In order to achie"e a course grade of KA0L in a didactic nursing course,both the test a"erage and final course grade must be at least an KA0L(

5( >tudents ho achie"e a final course grade of less than KA0L in any nursingcourse are unable to enroll in subseuent core nursing courses( >tudentsmay &etition to the Nursing +e&artment to be acce&ted into the failedcourse the ne*t time it is scheduled, on a s&ace a"ailable basis( >o&homorestudents ho are unsuccessful in &assing N9 2000 O9 N9 100 mustrea&&ly to the nursing ma'or ith the ne*t a&&licant class(

tudents reuesting or recei"ing a grade of Incom&lete CKILD in anynursing courseCsD may not enroll in subseuent courses( %ontinued&rogression in the nursing ma'or is contingent u&on remo"al of the gradeof LIL as described in The University of Virginia%s College at WiseCatalog(

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P#'/e.#e ('# Re*-!$$!'

)here are three situations hich may in"ol"e the readmission &olicy in the+e&artment of Nursing?

1( ny student ho is &assing in reuired nursing courses and "oluntarilyithdras must submit a ritten &etition reuesting readmission to theNursing +e&artment ithin three CD months of ithdraal(

2( student ho earns a grade less than KA0L in a reuired nursing coursemust submit a ritten &etition ithin three CD months to the Nursing+e&artment reuesting consideration for &lacement in the failed course thefolloing year( )he student must meet ith the instructor of the failedcourse &rior to readmission in order to de"elo& an a&&ro&riate,&ersonali.ed remediation &lan(

( ny student ho has been out of the nursing ma'or for more than one C1Dacademic year must a&&ly for readmission to the nursing &rogramaccording to The University of Virginia%s College at Wise Catalog(

9euired information in the reuest for readmission includes the reason for ithdraal orfailure and desired date to return to the &rogram( )he reuest, along ith the student$srecord and other &ertinent information ill be considered in making the decision(>ubmission of a &etition reuest does not guarantee readmission in the +e&artment ofNursing(

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%linical &erformance is an integral com&onent of the educational &rocess innursing( >atisfactory clinical &erformance is an o"erriding concern in &rofessional&ractice( %linical ob'ecti"es and student beha"iors for e"aluating these ob'ecti"es aredefined for each clinical nursing course and are located in the course syllabus( student$s clinical &erformance is e"aluated by the clinical faulty in each course(

%linical &erformance is e"aluated using K)he %linical 8erformance :"aluation)oolL( )his tool is designed to measure student &erformance in relation to clinicalob'ecti"es as ell as end of &rogram goals( In some cases, the course ob'ecti"es ha"ebeen subdi"ided into multi&le categories( :ach category has se"eral &erformance le"elsidentified, ith the highest le"el listed first( )he critical &erformance le"el is &rinted in'+(*/ety&e and is miday among the le"els(

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)he student should stri"e to demonstrate all critical &erformance beha"iors ineach clinical rotation( >tudents may recei"e a rating of less than this standard midaythrough the clinical e*&erience, but must im&ro"e &erformance to at least the critical le"elby the end of the clinical rotation(

8erformance at any le"el belo the minimum le"el Cidentified by boldface ty&eDfor critical beha"iors Cidentified by an asteriskD by the end of the semester reuiresritten faculty documentation and constitutes a course failure(

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)he ni"ersity of #irginiaJs %ollege at Wise nursing students ill demonstrate&rofessional beha"ior during all clinical &lacements in all settings, folloing the legaland ethical codes of nursing and %ommonealth of #irginia Nurse 8ractice ct(8rofessional beha"iors include res&ect for self and others and accountability for one$sactions and decisions(

1( %ontractual

>tudents must &ractice ithin the contractual agreements beteen )heni"ersity of #irginiaJs %ollege at Wise and the affiliating agency and theob'ecti"es of the s&ecific course( >tudents must adhere to the uniformreuirements outlined in this handbook and must conduct themsel"es in a&rofessional manner at all times ithin the affiliating agency(

:*am&les of unsafe and unsatisfactory &erformance include but are notlimited to the folloing?

a( ;ailure to notify the agency and clinical instructor of clinicalabsence@

b( ;ailure to com&lete standards of &erformance as reuired@c( ack of trans&ortation a&&ro&riate for clinical rotation@ andd( eha"ior hich results in dismissal of the student by the agency(

2( ccountability

>tudents must demonstrate res&onsibility in all as&ects of com&rehensi"eclient care(


a( Inadeuate &re&aration for laboratoryb( Inadeuate ritten andGor "erbal communication@c( :rrors in &erformance of nursing thera&eutics, including, but not

limited to, medications@

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d( ;ailure to re&ort to the instructor uestionable nursing &racticehich affects client elfare@

e( ttem&ting acti"ities ithout adeuate &re&aration or a&&ro&riateassistance or su&er"ision@ and

f( +ishonesty(

( :thical >tandards

)he student &ractices according to the merican Nurses ssociation %odeof :thics, >tandards of &ractice, and the Nurse 8ractice ct go"erning the%ommonealth of #irginia(


a( 9efuses assignment based on client$s race, culture, diagnoses,

gender, disability, or se*ual or religious &reference@b( Ina&&ro&riate beha"ior in any assigned acti"ity related to clinical&ractice such as?C1D ;alsifying any documentation Cthis includes actual &atient

care N+ ritten assignments such as clinical reasoningformsD@

C2D #iolating client confidentiality@CD ;ailure to re&ort errors

c( Ignoring unethical beha"iorCsD of other health care &ersonnel andother nursing students hich affects client$s elfare@ and

d( 8lagiarism(

5( 8romotion of Health and :n"ironment

)he student$s &ractice utili.es the nursing &rocess to manage the healthcare needs of indi"iduals, families, grou&s and communities in aconfidential, safe, thera&eutic en"ironment(

:*am&les of unsafe and unsatisfactory &erformance include, but are notlimited to, the folloing?

a( ;ailure to recogni.e and seek treatment for a &hysical, mental oremotional condition hich may affect the safety or ell-being ofself or others@

b( ;ailure to follo through on suggested referrals or inter"entions tocorrect deficient areas@

c( ;ailure to &ro"ide a&&ro&riate client care@d( 8hysical, mental or emotional abuse of clients@e( Ina&&ro&riate inter&ersonal relationshi&s ith agency staff, co-

orkers, &eers, andGor faculty@

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folloing discussion ith instructor(

%linical 8robation

Inability to correct deficiencies that resulted in clinical arning may result in

&rogression to clinical &robation( student may be &laced on clinical &robation at facultydiscretion based u&on un&rofessional or unsafe clinical beha"iors that constituteimmediate inter"ention( >tudents on clinical &robation at the end of a semester may not&rogress to the subseuent semester, resulting in a clinical failure( >tudents ill benotified in riting C%linical 8rogression ;ormD and ill meet ith the clinical instructorandGor course coordinator( )he student may be reuired to meet ith the de&artmentchair( >&ecific clinical ob'ecti"es not being met ill be re"ieed and a remediation &lanill be de"elo&ed( )he %linical 8rogression ;orm, along ith the remediation &lan, illbe &laced in the student$s file( student$s clinical &robationary status ill be submittedto the nursing admission and &rogression committee and ill be discussed in the facultymeeting( +ocumentation that re"ies of the student$s &rogress on the clinical &rogression

form ill be &laced in the student file folloing discussion ith instructor(

%linical ;ailure

%linical failure may occur if the student demonstrates unsafe, un&rofessional,negligent or incom&etent clinical &erformance( >tudents unable to &erform at theminimally acce&table le"el of critical beha"iors, those unable to correct deficienciesresulting in clinical arning by the end of the subseuent semester, and students unableto be remo"ed from clinical &robation by the end of the current semester ill result inclinical failure(

When a student$s clinical &erformance endangers &atients or is deemed unsafe,the student may be remo"ed ithout &rior arning or notice from the clinical area for theremainder of the semester, resulting in failure of the course( meeting ill be arrangedith the student, clinical instructor, course coordinator and de&artment chair to discussthe situation and to determine the &rogression of the student in the &rogram(

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%linical is essential and absences are unacce&table( In the e"ent of an e-e#)e/&'# $e"e#e !++e$$, absences may be granted on an indi"idual basis &rior to the scheduledclinical time at the discretion of the faculty( If the emergency or se"ere illness occurssuddenly, the student is res&onsible to ha"e someone notify the instructor andGor clinicalfacility as soon as it is safe to do so( ;ailure to meet the clinical ob'ecti"es due toabsenteeism ill result in an unsatisfactory e"aluation for the semester and an K;L in thecourse(

If there is an emergency &re"enting a student from attending a clinical e*&erience,the student must contact the clinical instructor at least one hour &rior to the reuiredclinical time, as ell as the assigned clinical unit( )he only e*cused absence for illness

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ill be documentation from a licensed healthcare &ro"ider CB+, N8, or 8 onlyD(Bissing clinical for any reason is considered an absence(

>tudents ill not be e*cused for scheduled a&&ointments including those ith ahealth care &ro"ider and court dates( %hildcare issues should be &lanned &rior to classes

and clinical at the beginning of each semester(

n alternati"e assignment to assist the student in meeting the course ob'ecti"esill be assigned by the clinical instructor( )he student may be reuired to do anadditional clinical reasoning form and teaching &lan in addition to regular &atientassignments for the semester at the discretion of the faculty member( :*tenuatingcircumstances ill be e"aluated by the clinical instructor, the course coordinator, and thede&artment chair(

ateness is considered to be anytime after the designated start time, and mayresult in an une*cused clinical absence(

eing un&re&ared for a clinical includes inadeuate &re&aration to discuss anddeli"er &atient care, incom&lete &re-clinical &a&erork, and ina&&ro&riate dress( eingun&re&ared for clinical may also result in a student being sent home and the day countedas an une*cused clinical absence( n une*cused absence ill result in clinical arning(

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>ince most nursing classes meet once a eek, missing one class is the eui"alentof missing three regularly scheduled classes( )hree times tardy ill result in oneune*cused absence( >tudents in the nursing ma'or are e*&ected to attend all classese*ce&t in the e"ent of an emergency( >tudents should re"ie each course syllabus forcourse &olicies related to attendance( >tudents ho attend less than 3< &ercent of aregularly scheduled class are sub'ect to academic failure for that class( Bissing fourclasses C hr(D ill result in academic failure( ;or e"ery three hours of an une*cusedabsence, your final course grade decreases to the ne*t grade le"el( >ome e*am&les of this&olicy are? if you ha"e an - as your final course grade@ missing three hours ill reduceyour final course grade to a , and if you ha"e a % as your final course grade@ that illdecrease your final course grade to + Csee Erading >cale in ne*t section of thehandbookD(

n e*cusedGune*cused absence ill be determined by the classroom instructor(

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>tudents ho belie"e their final grade to be aarded unfairly should discuss thematter ith the instructor( If this does not resol"e the issue, the student may a&&eal to the

+e&artment %hair in hich the course is housed( In the e"ent the issue is not resol"ed atthis le"el, the student may a&&eal in riting to the cademic +ean ho may refer thea&&eal to the cademic &&eals %ommittee( )he a&&eal &rocedure must be initiatedduring the initial four eeks of the ne*t regular semester of enrollment after the grade inuestion has been assigned(

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Erade 9ange etter Erade Quality 8oints 64-100 5(0 65-6< - (3

62-6 ( AA-61 (0 A4-A3 - 2(3 A5-A< % 2( A0-A % 2(0 3A-36 + 1( 34-33 + 1(0 35-3< +- 0(3 R 3 ; 0

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>tudents are reuired to take a medication calculation test in all clinical coursesstarting in the second semester of the 'unior year( )he medication calculation &olicyincludes?

1( %alculators are alloed but students must sho their ork@2( )he test must be com&leted and &assed by the ;riday of the third eek of

the semester@( >tudents must earn a 60P on the test to &ass@5( )he medication calculation test may only be taken a ma*imum of three

times@tudents ill be referred to the )utoring %enter for remediation after the

second failure and must submit documentation they ha"e been tutored@ and4( >tudents ill not be alloed to continue in clinical if the medication

calculation test is not &assed, resulting in a clinical failure(

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Te$% Re"!e P'+!/&

)ests are the &ro&erty of the +e&artment of Nursing( 9emo"al of a test from theclassroom or de&artment is considered an Honor %ode "iolation( +uring test re"ie thereis no riting( >tudents may make indi"idual a&&ointments ith their instructor to re"ie

a test( +uring that meeting, the student ill be alloed to rite don content areas thatneed re"ie( :nd of semester re"ie ill be at the discretion of the faculty member andill be done under direct faculty su&er"ision(

G.!e+!e$ ('# W#!%%e A$$!)-e%$

Written assignments for all courses in the nursing ma'or are e*&ected to be ty&edand double-s&aced( )he merican 8sychological ssociation C8D Banual, 4thedition,is the acce&ted reference for riting &a&ers, &re&aring bibliogra&hies and reference lists,etc( >tudents in Wise may use com&uters in the %linical 9esource %enter CSehmer, 9oom202D as ell as any of the other com&uter labs on cam&us that are not scheduled for

classes( >tudents in bingdon can use com&uter labs in the Higher :ducation %enterhene"er the %enter is o&en(

ll formal ritten &a&ers should be submitted ith a title &age and a running head&er 8 format(

W!%h#**+ P#'/e.#e

>tudent ho desire to ithdra from classes or the %ollege should follo the&rocedures outlined in The University of Virginia%s College at Wise Catalog( ll nursingstudents e*iting the nursing &rogram for any reason other than graduation are reuestedto com&lete an e*it inter"ie ith an ad"isor or the de&artment chair &rior to contactingthe #ice %hancellor for >tudent ffairs(

GRADUATION REUIREMENTS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSINGPRE5LICENSURE PROGRAM

>tudents are e*&ected to com&lete the course of study as outlined in TheUniversity of Virginia%s College at Wise Catalogu&on acce&tance as a nursing ma'or( It isthe student$s res&onsibility to a&&ly for graduation and to com&lete the a&&lication forgraduation at least one full semester &rior to graduation(

ll senior &re-licensure >N students are e*&ected to take a standardi.edreadiness e*amination, administered by the de&artment in the s&ring semester of senioryear, to &re&are for the licensure e*am( )his e*amination indi"idually e"aluates strengthsand de"elo&mental needs of the graduating no"ice &rior to sitting for the N%:F-9N(

>enior &re-licensure >N students ho successfully com&lete all reuirements forthe achelor of >cience in Nursing degree &rogram are eligible to rite the N%:F-9N

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for licensure as a registered nurse( &&lications to rite the N%:F-9N e*amination forlicensure in the %ommonealth of #irginia ill be a"ailable and ill be re"ieed inN9 5600, >eminar in 8rofessional 8ractice( >tudents intending to a&&ly for licensure ina state other than #irginia should contact that state$s oard of Nursing for a&&lication&rocedure reuirements(

It is the student$s res&onsibility to ha"e final transcri&ts, indicating the >Ndegree com&letion, sent to the >tate oard of Nursing to ensure eligibility for taking thee*amination( %om&letion of the achelor of >cience in Nursing &rogram does notguarantee eligibility to sit for the N%:F-9N e*amination( 8lease see the Virginia&oard of #ursing' Titles and (egulation' &oard of #ursing (egulationsfor further detailsregarding eligibility reuirements(

RN TO BSN PROGRAM TRACK ONE:

%H:O9 O; >%I:N%: IN N9>INE WI)H BINO9 IN :+:9>HI8>)+I:>

RN TO BSN PROGRAM TRACK TWO:

%H:O9 O; >%I:N%: IN N9>INE

>tudents are reuired to com&lete 5< semester hours through )he ni"ersity of#irginia$s %ollege at Wise, hich includes the u&&er di"ision ma'or courses in nursing(;ifty-eight semester hours of u&&er-di"ision courses from a regionally-accredited four-year college or uni"ersity must be com&leted( :nrollment at )he ni"ersity of #irginiaJs%ollege at Wise for the semester in hich degree reuirements are com&leted must bedocumented(

GENERAL GRADUATION INFORMATION

Fee$

Eraduation fees as reuired by the %ollege are the res&onsibility of the student(

P!$

ll graduating students and their families ith guests are encouraged to&artici&ate in the &inning and recognition ceremony that is held &rior to commencement(%ollege &ins denoting the +e&artment of Nursing are ordered through the cam&usbookstore in Wise during the last semester &rior to graduation(

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STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

PHYSICAL E6AMINATION AND IMMUNIATIONS

+ocumentation of the folloing must be &ro"ided by all students enrolled in N9000 on or before August 1st( F*!+.#e %' ,#'"!e %h!$ !('#-*%!' ! !%$ e%!#e%& &%h!$ .e *%e !++ #e$.+% ! %he $%.e% e!) .*+e %' *%%e /+*$$e$ * /+!!/*+ ('#

%he (*++ $e-e$%e#3

8hysical :*amination Cform a"ailable in the +e&artment of NursingD

%hildhood Immuni.ation 9ecord?

o +i&htheria, )etanus, 8ertussis C+8)D series

o Beasles C9ubeolaD "accinationo Eerman Beasles C9ubellaD

o 8oliomyelitis CO8#D series

Immuni.ation oosters

o )etanus booster ithin 10 years &rior to registration

o BB9 booster (Not required for those born before 1957)@ must have

a rubella antibody titer test done if born in 1957 or later

o )uberculosis screening? 88+Gtine skin test ithin 4 months of

registration for nursing classes( If 88+ is &ositi"e, a chest *-ray mustbe done ithin 4 months of registration (RN to BSN students musthave a sin test !ithin one year of entering N"RS #$%& 'ommunity

ealth Nursing)

o Beningitis Cor sign a ai"er decliningD

o #aricella antibody blood titer test

o He&atitis series CStudents must om*lete series of + in,etions

!ithin 1 year of entering the *rogram- if longer than one year& an

antibody titer is required)

CPR REUIREMENT

:ach student must maintain %99:N) %89 certification hile enrolled in thenursing ma'or C> for Healthcare 8ro"iderD( 8rior to the date of e*&iration, each studentmust &ro"ide documentation of %89 recertification to the nursing de&artment( >tudents!ill notbe &ermitted in the clinical setting ithout "erification of recertification on file inthe +e&artment of Nursing office(

LIABILITY INSURANCE

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ll students are reuired to carry current &ersonal liability insurance at theminimal T2,000,000 G T4,000,000 G T2,000,000 le"el( #erification of insurance status isreuired &rior to beginning the clinical e*&eriences and annually during enrollment inclinical nursing courses( >tudents !ill notbe &ermitted in the clinical setting ithoutacti"e liability insurance co"erage on file in the +e&artment of Nursing office(

PERSONAL HEALTH INSURANCE

ll students are reuired to ha"e &ersonal health insurance once acce&ted into thenursing &rogram( >tudents !ill notbe &ermitted in the clinical setting ithout "erificationof &ersonal health insurance on file in the +e&artment of Nursing office(

BACKGROUND CHECKTRADITIONAL BSN STUDENTS AND RN TO BSN

STUDENTS

ll students are reuired to ha"e a criminal history and se*ual offender check

once acce&ted into the nursing &rogram( >tudents !ill notbe &ermitted in the clinicalsetting ithout "erification of criminal history and se*ual offender checks on file in the+e&artment of Nursing(

REGISTERED NURSE 8RN9 LICENSURERN TO BSN STUDENTS

dmission to the 9N to >N &rogram is limited to students ho hold a license to&ractice as a registered nurse in #irginia or another 'urisdiction( +uring initialenrollment, students are res&onsible for &ro"iding the license number and e*&iration dateto the nursing de&artment( When you rene your license, &lease &ro"ide the nee*&iration date to the +e&artment of Nursing(

CLINICAL PRACTICE POLICY 7 ANNUAL REVIEW OF OSHA

INFORMATION

ll &re-licensure >N students are res&onsible for re"ieing and maintainingclinical skills in accordance ith the %enters for +isease %ontrol C%+%D( )he nursingskills lab ill ha"e information &ackets ith the folloing booklets? >afety Orientation,lood orne 8athogens, Infection %ontrol, Banaging Healthcare >tress and Ha.ardousBaterials( >tudents are e*&ected to com&lete a form stating they ha"e read the guidelinesannually, before the clinical e*&eriences in the ;all semester( )hese forms ill be filed inthe students$ files(

ll 9N to >N students recei"e this annual u&date training in their &ractice, andare not reuired to submit documentation to the +e&artment of Nursing(

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PROCEDURE FOLLOWING ACCIDENTAL E6POSURE TO BLOOD OR

BODY FLUIDS

)esting is mandatory after any accidental e*&osure incident( ll clinical agencies

reuire students or faculty to re&ort all &atient G &ractitioner e*&osure incidents to thea&&ro&riate su&er"isor and com&ly ith follo-u& testing( 8ost-e*&osure testing is doneat no e*&ense to the indi"idual( %onfidentiality is maintained for the &atient as ell as thestudent or faculty member(

If an e*&osure incident occurs, students are e*&ected to adhere to the folloingguidelines?

1( >tudents should notify their clinical instructor immediately(2( gency &olicies related to the re&orting, testing, treatment and counseling

must be folloed(

( #ariance 9e&ort Csee ne*t sectionD is com&leted and &laced in theindi"idual$s file

PROCEDURE FOLLOWING A CLINICAL VARIANCE

)he #ariance 9e&ort is to be com&leted by the student ith the assistance of theclinical instructor if any untoard e"ent should occur in the clinical area, including?&atient falls, medication errors, errors of omission, accidental e*&osure to blood or bodyfluids( )he form ill be brought to the +e&artment of Nursing by the clinical facultymember as soon after the e"ent as &ossible, making the course coordinator and thede&artment chair aare of the situation(

CLINICAL SITES

O&&ortunities to achie"e clinical e*&eriences in nursing are a"ailable throughoutthe >outhest #irginia and Northeast )ennessee area( %linical sites are located in manycities and on a "ariety of days and shifts( >tudents should be &re&ared to tra"elthroughout the region, and should be a"ailable se"en days of the eek, day or e"ening(;aculty ill determine clinical &lacements for students(

STUDENT TRANSPORTATION

>tudents are res&onsible for &ro"iding their on trans&ortation to and fromclinical e*&eriences( %ar &ooling is encouraged( ;or certain clinical e*&eriences,trans&ortation may be organi.ed through the %ollege( Otherise, it is the student$sobligation to make any necessary arrangements and to &ay any associated costs or fees(

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UNIFORM REUIREMENTS

1( niforms must com&ly ith the dress code of the coo&erating agency duringclinical e*&eriences(

2( White, knee-length laboratory coats o"er a&&ro&riate street clothes ill be ornduring orientation, tours, obser"ational e*&eriences or clinical &re&aration time asdirected by the instructor(

( Hair Cincluding facial hairD should be neatly styled( Hair belo the to& of theshoulders is to be orn off the collar to &re"ent it from falling forard(

5( :ngagement rings, edding rings, and &ost earrings are the only 'eelry to beorn( >ome clinical settings may &rohibit the earing of 'eelry entirely( No &insare to orn on the uniform other than the nursing student name &in(


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5( White laboratory coats or hite uniform 'ackets may be orn ith the schooluniform(

)he folloing are ina&&ro&riate for clinical attire at any time? 'eans, t-shirts,athletic attire, sandals, sundresses, mini-skirts or shorts, bare feet ithout stockingsGsocks

or e*cessi"e 'eelry( I( .!('#- ,'+!/!e$ *#e '% *he#e %'4 %he $%.e% !++ '% e*++'e %' ,*#%!/!,*%e ! /+!!/*+ e,e#!e/e$4 #e$.+%!) ! * .e/.$e /+!!/*+*$e/e3

S,e/!*+%& U!('#-$

8sychiatric Nursing %linical :*&erience

>treet clothes ith laboratory coats are to be orn in &sychiatric clinical settings(ll clothes are to be clean and in good condition( Women are to ear dresses, skirt andblouse, &antsuits or dress &ants and blouse( Ben are to ear shirt and &ants( Name tags

ill be orn(

%ommunity Health Nursing %linical :*&erience

>tudents must conform to the dress code of the &artici&ating agency( )he courseinstructor ill inform the student of the reuirements(

Baternal Neborn

>tudents are to &urchase a scrub to& and scrub bottoms through the a&&ro"ednursing de&artment "endor Call uniforms sameD( %olors are to be limited to light blue orlight green( >tudents ill ear street clothes to the hos&ital and change into scrubs andnursing shoes onsite(

NAME PINS

:ach student is res&onsible for obtain a name &in that identifies the student as anursing ma'or enrolled at )he ni"ersity of #irginiaJs %ollege at Wise( )his name &inmust be orn at all times in the clinical setting, and should be in the folloing format?

9ed name &in C1L F LD ith centered sil"er lettering)raditional >N >tudent 9N to >N >tudent;irst initial, ast name, >N ;irst initial, ast name, 9N#a-Wise >N >tudent #a-Wise >N >tudent

8ins ill be ordered through Im&ressions, and ill ha"e )he ni"ersity of#irginiaJs %ollege at Wise logo engra"ed on them(

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>tudents ill be reuired to ear their #a-Wise student I+ at all times duringclinical e*&eriences( )his &icture identification card ill be dis&layed in a &lastic namebadge holder ith a cli& or &in that can be attached to the uniform(

SUPPLY KITS

8rior to the beginning of classes in the fall semester of the 'unior year, &re-licensure >N students -.$%&urchase a su&&ly kit from the %ollege bookstore( )his kitill &ro"ide the students ith su&&lies needed for skill laboratory &ractice( F*!+.#e %',.#/h*$e %h!$ !% ,#!'# %' %he $%*#% '( %he $e-e$%e# !++ #e$.+% ! %he $%.e%$

e/+.$!' (#'- /+*$$ * -*& #e$.+% ! * /'.#$e (*!+.#e3

STUDENT TESTINGPRE5LICENSURE BSN STUDENTS

:ach semester, students ill be reuired to com&lete com&uteri.ed testingacti"ities through ssessment )echnologies, Inc( )he testing modules are intended to

facilitate learning and remediation throughout each course as needed and on an indi"idualbasis( The ,.#/h*$e '( %he %e$%!) -'.+e$ !$ #e.!#e ,#!'# %' %he $%*#% '( e*/h$e-e$%e#3 F*!+.#e %' ,.#/h*$e %he %e$%!) -'.+e !++ #e$.+% ! %he $%.e%$

e/+.$!' (#'- /+*$$ * !++ #e$.+% ! * /'.#$e (*!+.#e !( %he $%.e% 'e$ '%

,e#('#- %he %e$%!) *$ #e.!#e & %he /'.#$e !$%#./%'#3

PREGNANCY

8regnant students may continue in the nursing &rogram at their on risk( student must ha"e a ritten consent from the attending &hysician on file in the nursingoffice( )he %ollege assumes no liability for in'ury to the student or to the fetus( >tudentsho continue ill need to com&ly ith nursing &rogram &olicies( )he faculty is notobligated to &ro"ide additional time for clinical e*&eriences(

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

)he ni"ersity of #irginiaJs %ollege at Wise cancels classes and closes officeshen inclement eather is a threat to faculty, staff, and student safety( In suchcircumstances, the decision is made by a&&ro&riate administrati"e offices( nannouncement is &laced on the %ollege tele&hone snoline C34-5340, 34-5>NOD andon area radio and tele"ision stations( %ommuter students ho are unable to attend classesbecause of inclement eather are alloed to make u& academic ork missed and shouldconfer ith their &rofessor( If the eather is orsening, the announcement may change,so commuter students should continue to check the snoline, the nes media for u&dates,or our ebsite at (u"aise(edu(

Bany clinical e*&eriences begin before the %ollege decisions regarding classcancellation are made or conditions affecting the %ollege may not im&act acti"ity at theclinical site( )he clinical instructor ill make the decision to cancel clinical( )he studentis res&onsible for checking ith hisGher clinical instructor regarding cancellation of

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clinical e*&eriences hich are off cam&us( 8hone trees for ra&id notification of studentsare e*&ected to be &re&ared and u&dated each semester by each student grou&( If thestudent is unable to attend clinical due to local eather conditions, the student mustcontact the clinical instructor at least one hour &rior to the reuired clinical start time, asell as the assigned nursing unit( t the time of the student$s absence, the %linical

ttendance 8olicy is in effect(

ANTICIPATED7APPRO6IMATE COSTS OF THE NURSING PROGRAM 8IN

ADDITION TO REGULAR COLLEGE TUITION7FEES9

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GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL INFORMATION

FACULTY AND STAFF OFFICES AND NUMBERS

Bs( /imberly ason +arden Hall 02 34-5460 kal4'7u"aise(edudministrati"e ssistant for the +e&artment of Nursing

+r( %athleen %ollins +arden Hall 025 2A-023< cacAff7u"aise(edussociate 8rofessor and +e&artment %hair

+r( +ebra %arter +arden Hall 024 34-100 dlc5e7u"aise(edussociate 8rofessor

8rof( oretha oggs +arden Hall 00A 34-5hort dshort447hotmail(com

Bs( 9enee >tanley r"sAa7u"aise(edu

ll +e&artment of Nursing offices are currently located in +arden Hall( )he area code forall faculty and staff in Wise is C234D( )he de&artment fa* machine number is 34-5


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NURSING SKILLS LAB

)he >kills ab is located in Sehmer Hall, 9oom 202, and the >imulation ab islocated in +arden Hall, 9oom 015, on the Wise cam&us, and is a"ailable to all studentsenrolled in the nursing ma'or( )he %enter &ro"ides a "ariety of materials and ser"ices forstudents enrolled in the nursing ma'or(

One section of the %enter is designated as the %linical >kills aboratory( )helaboratory area &ro"ides &atient beds, manikins, bedside su&&lies and eui&ment, andsimulation eui&ment for &racticing nursing skills( )he health assessment area &ro"idese*amination tables and eui&ment for teaching and &racticing assessment skills( %harts,"ideos, and limited references are a"ailable for use in the lab( )he s&ace is a"ailable tostudents in the nursing ma'or e*ce&t hen a laboratory is scheduled(

)he Nursing %om&uter ab is located in Sehmer Hall, 9oom 210, on the Wisecam&us, and is a"ailable to students enrolled in the nursing ma'or( )he com&uter lab area&ro"ides learning softare, &rinters and a netork hook-u& so students can check e-mailmessages( Nursing students may also use any of the other four com&uter laboratories onthe Wise cam&us=the B% ab and IB-com&atible ab in +arden Hall, the usinessab in >middy Hall, and the 8sych ab in Bc%raray 9esidence hall( >cheduled classes incom&uter laboratories take &reference o"er indi"idual student use(

>tudents ill be entered into the com&uteri.ed lock system during the orientationsession( )his ill allo the student to access the Nursing >kills ab hile maintaining arecord on dates, times, and names of those ho use the lab(

>tudents are urged to make good use of the ab and?

9euest eui&ment, materials, "ideos, and books that ould be useful in

the laboratory@

9eturn la&to& com&uters, &lugged in, to the locked cabinet after use@

+o not remo"e com&uters from assigned areas at the college

8ro"ide &ersonal &rinter &a&er@

9e&ort any &roblems ith eui&ment@

sk for assistance hen needed@ and

When you are the last one to lea"e the %enter, turn off the eui&ment and

the lights and close the door(

COMMUNICATION

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for information that may affect them( Information regarding students is relayed throughthe faculty during class time or by letter hen necessary( )he minutes of meetings of thenursing faculty are a"ailable for re"ie from the de&artment chair(

>tudents may also communicate ith faculty through com&uter online electronic

mail and tele&hone "oice mail( >tudents are reuired to use their #a-Wise college e-mail accounts for all corres&ondence for classes and ith faculty and other students(

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

>tudents in each class select a re&resentati"e to the +e&artment of Nursing;aculty Organi.ation %ommittee of the Whole( )he meetings are held at least monthly(>tudent re&resentati"es 'oin faculty for a &ortion of the meeting to discuss the curriculum,&rogram &olicies, and student G faculty concerns( >tudent re&resentati"es may askclassmates for information to take to the meetings, and students may con"ey informationto de&artment faculty by contacting their student re&resentati"e(

FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

)he ;inancial id Office at #a-Wise can &ro"ide assistance to students for onand off cam&us scholarshi&s( It is recommended that the ;ree &&lication for ;ederal>tudent id C;;>D be com&leted at the time of acce&tance into the nursing ma'or tofacilitate any financial aards through the de&artment(

HONORS AND AWARDS

The De,*#%-e% '( N.#$!) h*$ e$%*+!$he %he ('++'!) h''#$ * **#$ %h*%

*#e **#e *.*++& .,' "'%e '( %he (*/.+%&:

)he O.%$%*!) G#*.*%e ! N.#$!) A*# as established by +e&artmentof Nursing faculty in 166< in honor of the inaugural class( )he aard is based onacademic &erformance, %ollege and community ser"ice, and commitment to the nursing&rofession and is aarded to one graduating senior annually(

)he Ve+%* H'+&(!e+ Me-'#!*+ S/h'+*#$h!,as established by family andfriends in memory and honor of #elta Holyfield, an outstanding nurse educator in Wise%ounty( One or more aards are made to rising seniors based on academic achie"ement,leadershi& &otential, and moti"ation and talent for e*cellence in nursing &ractice(

)he K*#e De!/e L*e N.#$!) Ch*++e)e A*#recogni.es a graduatingsenior ho has co&ed ith the challenges of obtaining a degree, demonstrated highacademic achie"ement and e*cellence in nursing &ractice, and is committed tocommunity ser"ice and life-long learning(

)heN.#$!) De,*#%-e%*+ H''#$ recogni.es graduating seniorsho ha"eearned an o"erall E8 of (< or higher(

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NURSING STUDENT ORGANIATIONS

S%.e% N.#$e$ A$$'/!*%!' 8SNA9

)he >tudent Nurses ssociation C>ND as established at )he ni"ersity of#irginiaJs %ollege at Wise in 200N are to contribute to nursingeducation, to &ro"ide &rograms re&resentati"e of fundamental interests and concerns tonursing students, and to aid the nursing student in de"elo&ment of the &erson, the&rofessional role and the res&onsibility for health care( ll &re-nursing and nursingstudents, &re-licensure, and 9N to >N, are eligible for membershi&( Officers are electedeach year in the s&ring semester to ser"e a one-year term(

S!)-* The%* T*. Be%%* K*,,* Ch*,%e# H''# S'/!e%& ('# N.#$e$

FROM SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE 8HONOR SOCIETY

IN NURSING9:

Bembershi& is by in"itation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students, hodemonstrate e*cellence in scholarshi&, and to nurse leaders e*hibiting e*ce&tionalachie"ements in nursing( >i*ty-one &ercent of acti"e members hold master$s andGordoctoral degrees( ;orty-eight &ercent are clinicians, 21 &ercent are administrators or

su&er"isors and 20 &ercent are educators or researchers(

In order to be nominated, the candidate must graduate ith a E8 of at least a (0 and bein the to&


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+e&artment of Nursing Organi.ational %hart

If you ha"e issues, concerns, or needs that are not adeuately addressed through the+e&artment of Nursing, you should make and a&&ointment ith the +ean of ;aculty(

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