Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

DAKOTA NURSING PROGRAM Bismarck State College • Dakota College at Bottineau • Lake Region State College • Williston State College 5 to missing the scheduled exam for the day and schedule a time to makeup that exam. Failure to notify these individuals may result in a conference with faculty recommendations for improvement. Missing more than one exam in the nursing courses in one semester as detailed in the attendance area of your handbook will result in an unsafe occurrence report with a performance improvement plan. All exams must be made up within 24 hours of the academic week. Extenuating circumstances will be considered and subsequent actions decided by the nursing program director. Situations where students miss an exam need to be backed up with written documentation by a healthcare provider or other published documentation. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the nursing program nursing director to arrange a makeup exam. “Notification” means that the student sends an email with the appropriate information or speaks directly to the nursing instructor AND program director per telephone or in person prior to one hour before the exam is scheduled. Records of Grades: The faculty strongly endorses the idea that each student is responsible for knowing his/her own academic status based on grades from learning activities. Grades are recorded in the Blackboard Grade Center. All gradebook questions must be addressed by the student to the lead instructor at midterm and then again during the week before finals. There will be no changes accepted to the gradebook regarding absent or late/missed assignments or late/missed exams during finals week. It is the student’s responsibility to know what their grades are and contact the instructors or their Nursing Program Director for a plan to improve. Nursing Department Etiquette: It is expected that students will show sensitivity to their peers as well as instructors by avoiding any activity that may cause distraction during class. Incivility will not be tolerated and is an unsafe behavior. Use of mobile devices and related applications, cameras, side conversations, and children are not allowed in the classroom/lab/clinical areas. Nursing is a profession and thus requires professional behavior. It is expected that students will act in a professional manner displaying commitment to learning in the classroom, lab, all clinical areas, all college areas, and at all times in the public (including social networking sites when representing the college or the profession of nursing.) Clinical Exclusions: Students may not: a. Take verbal provider orders or transcribe provider orders b. Administer blood or blood products c. Administer medications without appropriate licensed oversight d. Administer chemotherapy e. Care for patients requiring airborne isolation where a N95 respirator mask is required f. Witness consents g. Titrate drugs h. Perform skills or procedures that the student does NOT have the educational foundation to perform safely i. Perform any skill that is excluded by the clinical facility in regard to nursing students 10. Clinical Restrictions: Students are not to bring children to the clinical site or laboratory. These experiences require full attention and participation. Hazardous equipment and supplies may be accessible to children during laboratory experiences. Clinical site policies restrict children for safety reasons. Students may not leave the clinical site anytime (including during breaks) during the scheduled clinical hours; this includes visiting their car unless approved by the clinical instructor. Students may not use tobacco or e-cigarettes on breaks during clinical hours. Students will follow clinical facility policy on access to mobile devices and related applications during clinical rotations. There are no cameras allowed in a clinical facility unless used for a clinical purpose Skills Practice and Skills Check-off : All students are required to practice their skills in the laboratory before they complete their skills re-demonstration. Practice time will be determined individually with the expectation