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DAKOTA NURSING PROGRAM
Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau •
Lake Region State College • Williston State College
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the re-demo is scheduled. If a student is not prepared for the skill re-demonstration, this is considered a
failed skill. All failed skills will be made up outside of class with the assigned instructor. The student
failing a skill must redo that demonstration until they pass but the first grade they received will be the grade
for that skill. It is the student’s responsibility to make an appointment and arrange a make-up date/time
with the lead lab instructor on your campus within one week to demonstrate any failed skills, to
demonstrate any make-up skills, or to make up a lab. Failure to do so will be considered unprofessional
behavior and will result in a zero for the skill and may be cause for disciplinary action.
If a student fails two clinical lab skills on separate days, the student and the instructor will have a
conference. On the third failed skill on separate days, the student will receive an admonition notice. On the
fourth failed skill on separate days, a critical behavior form will be given to the student. On the fifth failed
skill on separate days, the student will receive a second critical behavior and may withdraw or will be
dismissed from the program. Note: the failed skills may be the same skill reattempted multiple times or any
combination of different skills. For example: the student fails Sterile technique twice, NG insertion once
(which is then the third failed skill so they receive an admonition notice, then they fail catheter insertion
once for a first critical behavior and then they fail IM injection once for a second critical behavior and at
that point will leave the program.
Students must be checked off on specific skills in the laboratory before they are able to perform them in
clinical.
Attendance Policy
The Dakota Nursing Program supports the college policy on attendance as stated in your college catalog. In
addition, the nursing program implements strict attendance policies for classroom, lab and clinical experiences.
Regular, punctual attendance demonstrates professional behavior and responsibility. In recognition of the fact that
the primary learning takes place in the teacher-student relationship, the principle governing class attendance is
that the student is expected to attend all regularly scheduled classes (classroom, laboratory, and clinical) and is
responsible for meeting course objectives. Absences may make it impossible for a student to meet course
objective and result in failure of the course. A student may be excused from class or clinical with the approval of
the instructor. It is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements to fulfill missed assignments with the
appropriate faculty member. All makeup work may have a deduction in theory, lab, or clinical applications.
Please note that all missed hours in lab or clinical need to be made up with an hour for each hour missed. Please
see the
Attendance Policy in your Nursing Program Handbook
for directions on how to notify faculty of and
for consequences specific to being absent or tardy.
SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS:
Any student who has medical information to share with the faculty or has a disability that may prevent them from
fully demonstrating their abilities should contact the instructor to discuss accommodations necessary to ensure
full participation and facilitate their educational opportunities.
DROP AND WITHDRAW DATES CAN BE FOUND ON YOUR CAMPUS WEBSITE AT:
BSC
– http://www.bismarckstate.edu/current/records/calendarsdeadlines/DCB –
http://www.dakotacollege.edu/academics/academic-calendar/LRSC –
http://www.lrsc.edu/academics/term-schedulesWSC
– http://www.willistonstate.edu/Class-Schedule.htmlIf you have any questions about dropping or withdrawing from a class please contact your campus
coordinator or registrar.