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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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carry cell phones during clinical rotations. There are no cameras allowed in a clinical facility unless used for a
clinical purpose
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Skills Practice and Skills Check-off
: All students are required to practice their skills in the laboratory at least 1
day before they complete their skills return. Practice time will be set by the faculty or be a minimum of twice the
time expected for skill returns and student must be proficient in the skill before leaving the lab. The practice time
must occur between the time the instructor demonstrates the skill up to 12 hours before lab class starts on the day
the student is scheduled to re-demonstrate the skill. This prevents unprepared students from arriving early in the
morning and rushing through the practice. Alternate arrangements may be made at sites based on lab/clinical
instructor availability but must be approved by the nursing coordinator. Students are expected to sign in for practice.
Dishonesty is grounds for dismissal from the nursing program.
Students are expected to be prepared to re-demonstrate the assigned skill any time during the lab on the day 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.