Undergraduate Rn-bsn Student Handbook
UNDERGRADUATERN-BSN STUDENT HANDBOOKSpring 2022JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing Policies are implemented in a non-discriminatory manner.The RN-BSN Nursing Student Handbook is updated each Fall, Spring and Summer semester.i
WelcomeDear Student and Future Colleague:On behalf of the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing faculty and staff at Lamar University,we welcome you to our nursing program. We are pleased that you have selected LamarUniversity to prepare you to “set sail” in a rewarding career in professional nursing. Ourcommitment is to provide you with exciting, challenging, and rewarding learning experiences.The primary purpose of this handbook is to (1) provide you with information concerning policieswhich pertain to students and (2) to answer the many questions which have been posed bystudents in the past. The preparation of this handbook has been a combined endeavor of thestudents and faculty. We hope that it will be helpful to you and that you will contribute yourideas for future publications.For a school to be truly great it must have a great student body and faculty, which requires a highstandard of excellence. Ambitious and intelligent students, such as yourself, maintain theoutstanding status Lamar University Nursing Programs have achieved. Our students continue topositively impact the nursing profession and those needing nursing care in the region, in Texasand across the United States.Our personal best wishes for success in your chosen profession.Sincerely,Cindy Stinson, PhD, APRN, CNS, RN-BCDishman School of Nursing ChairGina L. Hale, PhD, RN, CNEDirector Undergraduate Nursing Studies and Student RetentionStacey L. Knight DNP, RN, CNEDirector of Articulation, RN-BSN & RN-MSN Tracksii
INTRODUCTIONThe Undergraduate RN-BSN Student Handbook has been prepared by the JoAnne Gay DishmanSchool of Nursing for use by students enrolled in the school’s undergraduate RN-BSNArticulation Track. The objective of the RN-BSN Student Handbook is to readily provideinformation frequently needed by students about the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing.This Student Handbook is not designed to be used in place of, but rather in conjunction with theLamar University Comprehensive Catalog and the Lamar University Student Handbook.DISCLAIMERThe guidelines and policies presented in this Handbook do not constitute a contract, expressed orimplied, between any student and faculty member in Lamar University. Lamar Universityreserves the right to withdraw courses at any time, change fees, calendars, curricula, graduationprocedures and any other requirement affecting students.Lamar University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action educational institution andemployer. Students, faculty and staff members are selected without regard to their race, color,creed, sex, age, handicap or national origin, consistent with the Assurance of Compliance withTitle VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Executive Order 11246 as issued and amended; Title IXof the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973.Lamar University Nursing Programs, baccalaureate and master degrees, are fully accredited bythe Texas Board of Nursing, (512) 305-7400, and the Accrediting Commission for Education inNursing (ACEN, formerly the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission),3343Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000, fax (404) 975-5020.iii
Table of ContentsWelcome . iiINTRODUCTION . iiiDISCLAIMER . iiiMOTTO . 1VISION . 1MISSION OF THE NURSING PROGRAMS. 1JOANNE GAY DISHMAN SCHOOL OF NURSING PHILOSOPHY . 2UNDERGRADUATE METAPARADIGM . 2GRADUATE METAPARADIGM . 3SOURCES OF INFORMATION . 6SCHOOL OF NURSING HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATION. 7SCHOOL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION. 7NURSING FACULTY . 8ADJUNCT FACULTY . 9CAMPUS RESOURCES . 10DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING SUPPORT. 11ONLINE COURSE SUPPORT . 11STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES . 11THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTER . 12STATEMENT OF SAFE ENVIRONMENT. 13LAMAR UNIVERSITY POLICIES . 14UNIVERSITY DROP/ADD POLICY . 15SIX-DROP RULE . 16WITHDRAWAL/DISMISSALS . 16SMOKE-FREE WORK AND TOBACCO-FREE WORK PLACE . 16BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM INFORMATION . 18PROGRAM GOALS AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES . 19BACCALAUREATE DEGREE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES . 20BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING ORGANIZING FRAMEWORK . 21RN-BSN CURRICULUM PLAN . 22CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED STUDENT POLICY . 244
PROGRESSION POLICIES . 24EXCEPTIONS . 26GRADUATION . 26PROMULGATION POLICY. 27ACADEMIC POLICIES . 28ACADEMIC HONESTY. 29HONOR CODE PLEDGE. 32TESTIMONIAL / PHOTO RELEASE . 33GRIEVANCES . 34DISCIPLINARY PROCESS . 35SITUATION/INCIDENT* . 36RETENTION POLICY . 37LATE ASSIGNMENT POLICY FOR ONLINE STUDENTS . 37INCOMPLETE GRADE POLICY . 37TECHNOLOGY PREREQUISITES . 38LU LEARN / BLACKBOARD . 38SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS . 38REQUIRED SKILLS. 39COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE COMMENCEMENT . 39EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS . 40EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS . 41STANDARDS FOR NURSING STUDENTS . 41STUDENT BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS . 42CIVILITY POLICY STATEMENT. 43NETIQUETTE . 44SOCIAL NETWORKING POLICY . 45LINES OF COMMUNICATION . 45COURSE EVALUATION POLICY . 46STUDENT EMPLOYMENT RECOMMENDATIONS . 46COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE LEARNING POLICIES. 47RN-BSN COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE LEARNING (CBSL) POLICY . 48PRACTICUM POLICIES . 515
RN-BSN PRACTICUM POLICY . 52PRACTICUM READINESS DOCUMENTS. 54IMMUNIZATION POLICY . 55IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS . 55INFLUENZA VACCINATION POLICY . 57LU TUBERCULOSIS (TB) TESTING POLICY. 58HEALTH STATEMENT FORM . 59UNENCUMBERED NURSING LICENSE . 59PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE INFORMATION. 60CPR . 60PRACTICUM AND CBSL ID BADGE . 61CRIMINAL BACKGROUND SCREENING POLICY . 61PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS . 63TNA – TEXAS NURSES ASSOCIATION . 64NSNA – NATIONAL STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION. 64TNSA – TEXAS NURSING STUDENTS ASSOCIATION . 64L.U.T.N.S.A. 64KAPPA KAPPA CHAPTER OF SIGMA THETA TAU. 64AMERICAN NURSES’ ASSOCIATION . 65AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION . 66APPENDICIES. 67NURSING CURRICULA STANDARDS . 68GLOSSARY. 69VERIFICATION OF REVIEW. 776
Lamar UniversityJoAnne Gay Dishman School of NursingMOTTOA spirit of caring – A vision of excellenceVISIONExcellence in nursing education, in partnership with the communityMISSION OF THE NURSING PROGRAMSThe mission of the Lamar University JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing is to educateundergraduate and graduate students to become qualified, competent, professional nurses whoare prepared for practice. The School provides quality nursing education relevant to a changingprofession, society, and healthcare environment. Collaboration between faculty and studentspromotes excellence in health care delivery to diverse populations. A spirit of caring, continualinquiry, creativity and integrity is promoted through teaching, scholarship, leadership andservice.Lamar University RN-BSN Student HandbookApproved by UNS 1/6/20171
JOANNE GAY DISHMAN SCHOOL OF NURSING PHILOSOPHYThe JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing faculty believes in preparing students to providesafe patient/client-centered holistic/multi-dimensional care using evidenced-based practice(EBP), clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment. The focus is also on providing quality andculturally sensitive care, working as part of the interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcareteam, and using clinical information systems to care for diverse populations in an ever-changingglobal society. Personal, social, and professional strengths of the graduates are developed to forma basis for continued growth in an interprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare environment.UNDERGRADUATE METAPARADIGMFaculty beliefs about the metaparadigm of nursing associated with undergraduate education aredescribed below and entail:NursingNursing is based on the concepts of moral agency, effective communication includingtechnology, inquiry, and service to the community. The goals of nursing are to provide safepatient/client centered holistic/multi-dimensional care to assist humanity in collaboration withother disciplines in disease prevention, health promotion, health maintenance and restoration, andthe support of death with dignity. Nursing emphasizes a spirit of caring, interpersonalcommunication, critical thinking, clinical reasoning and patient-centered care to contribute to thehealth of the individual and society.The responsibility of the nurse is to use the nursing process to assist people to meet health careneeds, to attain health related goals within legal, ethical, and regulatory parameters to advocatefor patients/clients. Nurses use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge,and support decision making to provide competent patient/client-centered care. As members ofthe profession, nurses collaborate with other disciplines in achieving these goals. The facultybelieve in preparing professional nurses with essential competencies in four major roles: Memberof theProfession (MOP), Provider of Patient Centered Care (PCC), Patient Safety Advocate (PSA), andMember of the Healthcare Team (MOT).HealthHealth is a dynamic state of physical, mental, and social well-being, requiring constant adaptationto internal and external environmental stressors. Each person experiences varying states of healthwhile progressing through the life span. Health decisions are patient/client-centered andinfluenced by knowledge, culture, family structure, society, and the personal choice of thepatient/client.HumanityHumanity consists of unique holistic beings with intrinsic worth and dignity having the right toself- determination, well-being, and equality. Humans are adaptive in nature, constantlyinteracting within changing environments and society in progressing toward fulfillment of innatepotentials for growth, development, and maturation throughout the life span.SocietySociety consists of individuals, families, communities, and populations with diverse cultures andvalue systems. In a global society interactions among humans are diverse, continuously evolving,Lamar University RN-BSN Student HandbookApproved by UNS 1/6/20172
and interdependent. Humans are adaptive in nature and an integral part of society. Withinsociety, the cornerstone of humanness is a spirit of caring.EnvironmentEnvironment is an aggregate of all internal and external factors which influence individuals andgroups. The environment provides the context for the development of individuals, theidentification of health needs, and the evolution of nursing. Through an on-going interactiveprocess the environment and nursing influence each other. A patient/client environment andprofessional nursing are conducive to growth and trust and the development of relationshipsthrough creative, flexible learning opportunities and communication.Undergraduate EducationUndergraduate Education is a process shared by the faculty and the learner. Learning is theexploration, utilization, and generation of knowledge. Learning is the responsibility of eachperson and is accomplished through self-motivation, active inquiry, and participation in theeducational process. Faculty believe that nursing education is the systematic guidance of thelearner toward safe and competent clinical practice in the four major roles (MOP, PCC, PSA,MOT), interprofessional and intraprofessional teamwork, quality improvement, management andclinical reasoning utilizing critical thinking, effective communication, informatics andtechnology. Constructs of the nursing curriculum include the study of humanity and society,lifespan, health continuum, critical thinking, therapeutic interventions, and professional roles.Foundational nursing concepts include professional integrity, communication, active inquiry, andservice. The faculty support the preparation of registered nurses at the associate andbaccalaureate levels.Baccalaureate DegreeBaccalaureate Degree graduates use critical thinking, evidence-based practice, technology andinterprofessional and intraprofessional healthcare teamwork to provide safe patient/client careand improve patient/client outcomes. Graduates are prepared with a broad perspective andunderstanding of society, the environment, and people as diverse individuals, families,communities and populations. Baccalaureate education incorporates a broad range of basic,behavioral, social sciences, communication and technology content to provide a strongfoundation for coordinating safe and competent patient/client care using critical thinking andproblem solving skills. A baccalaureate degree is the most common requirement for entry intograduate nursing education where nurses may further develop their professional roles to becomenurse educators, researchers, administrators, or advanced practice nurses. Graduates promote thepractice of professional nursing through leadership and advocacy roles.GRADUATE M E T A P A R A D I G MThe Master of Science in Nursing degree builds upon the undergraduate philosophy and adheresto its goals. The content of the master’s program reflects the graduate organizing framework andprepares students for advanced nursing practice roles in nursing administration and nursingeducation.The faculty in the master’s program recognizes an evolving metaparadigm in the nursingprofession and monitors the individual paradigms for agreement with current innovations and theshift in world views of the nursing profession. The paradigms included in the graduateLamar University RN-BSN Student HandbookApproved by UNS 1/6/20173
Metaparadigm are: nursing, health, humanity, society, and environment.NursingAdvanced nursing practice synthesizes theoretical frameworks from nursing and other disciplinesto expand its knowledge base. The masters prepared nurse functions as a clinical nurse educator,researcher, advocate, consultant, collaborator and a manager of systems. Evidence-basedresearch methods are used to investigate problems, serve as a basis for initiating change, andprovide new knowledge to improve patient/client centered outcomes. The masters prepared nurseadministrator role delivers indirect care and the clinical nurse educator role delivers direct care;and each role is practiced from professional, organizational and personal perspectives within anethical, legal, and regulatory framework.HealthThe advanced practice nurse contributes to the design and implementation of interprofessionaland intraprofessional healthcare delivery which is based on collaborative education systems. Thehealing process is based on the philosophy of caring for the body, mind and spirit. Health isachieved through illness prevention, health promotion strategies, health education, andcontinuous quality improvement of the micro and macro healthcare system.HumanityThe advanced practice nurse recognizes the person is more than the sum of their parts and honorsthe total human being. Advocacy is demonstrated for those in particular who become vulnerableas they transition from various states of illness and experience social and cultural disparities.Advocacy involves providing health resources and services; and ensuring that these are available,accessible, and acceptable. The advanced practice nurse advocates for those who are unable orcannot speak for themselves.SocietyThe advanced practice nurse is cognizant of increasing global diversity and the health challengesit brings to the healthcare system. This diversity accelerates the need for cultural competence andimpels the advanced practice nurse to be culturally responsive to the health needs of individuals,families, groups and world communities. The advanced practice nurse is aware of theinterconnectedness of our global society and supports the interchange of research and evidencebased practice which benefits the whole world community.EnvironmentKnowledge is expanding exponentially with new technology and intricate informatics systemsand thus has an impact on the healthcare environment. It is incumbent upon the advancedpractice nurse to be an effective user of current educational technology and informatics toidentify and communicate healthcare needs to improve the quality of patient/client centeredoutcomes. The advanced practice nurse has the expertise and therefore an obligation as a moralagent to influence, analyze and evaluate outcomes for the development of a culture of safety andhealthcare policies that are relevant to dynamic health care systems.Graduate EducationLearning at the graduate level stems from an open collegial relationship between faculty andstudents. Faculty in the graduate program encourage the learner to be the determinant in theheuristic exploration of current knowledge and the challenge of using theory guided evidenceLamar University RN-BSN Student HandbookApproved by UNS 1/6/20174
based practice. The graduate paradigm serves as a basis for students to incorporate and synthesizeknowledge from middle range theoretical models and to hone their advanced nursing practiceroles in administration and education. During this process they move from concrete perspectivestoward abstract concepts with an expanded cultural awareness of healthcare issues that preparethem for life-long learning and doctoral study.Faculty Association Reviewed and Approved 1/16/2013; Revised 5/7/2013Lamar University RN-BSN Student HandbookApproved by UNS 1/6/20175
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SCHOOL OF NURSING HOURS AND CONTACT INFORMATIONThis Student Handbook is designed to provide nursing students with information about theJoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing which is not readily available from other sources oncampus. Nursing students are encouraged to read the Lamar University Comprehensive Catalogand the Lamar University Student Handbook or general information about the campus.The JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing mailing address:Lamar UniversityJoAnne Gay Dishman School of NursingP. O. Box 10081Beaumont, TX 77710Hours of Operations: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.SCHOOL OF NURSING ADMINISTRATIONSchool of Nursing Chair . .Dr. Cindy Stinson - 409-880-8817Executive Assistant . .Stacie Granger - 409-880-8817Director of Undergraduate Nursing Studies and Student Retention.Dr. Gina Hale - 409-880-8831Administrative Associate . . Sandra Oliva - 409-880-8831Nursing Information Center . .Karen Botley - 409-880-8868UNS Academic Advisor .René Sheppard – 409-880-2307Director of Graduate Nursing Studies .Dr. Ruthie Robinson – 409-880-7720Administrative Associate . .Becky Saleme – 409-880-7720RN-BSN and RN-MSN TracksDirector of Articulation, RN-BSN & RN-MSN Tracks .Dr. Stacey Knight – 409-880-8821Administrative Associate . .Jennifer Rosetta – 409-880-8821Director of Edna Horn Gay Learning Center . .Dr. LeAnn Chisholm – 409-880-8862Simulation Specialist . .Kacie Calloway – 409-880-7935Director of Research . Dr. Eileen Deges Curl – 409-880-8818The Caring Place . . – 409-880-8812Simulation Computing Coordinator Jon-Michael Wallace – 4 0 9 -880-1805Lamar University RN-BSN Student HandbookApproved by UNS 1/6/20177
NURSING FACULTYDr. Amber Adams409-880-8386amber.adams@lamar.eduDr. LeAnn Chisholm409-880-8862leann.chisholm@lamar.eduDr. Eileen Deges Curl409-880-8818eileen.curl@lamar.eduAmy Dubose409-880-8826amy.dubose@lamar.eduMichelle Fisher409-880-8839michelle.fisher@lamar.eduJeanell Frelot409-880-1729jfrelot@lamar.eduDr. Regina Hale409-880-8835gina.hale@lamar.eduRose Harding409-880-8840rose.harding@lamar.eduCaroline Heinz409-880-7806caroline.heinz@yahoo.comJennifer Huff409-880-7813jennifer.huff@lamar.eduDr. Stacey Knight409-880-7807stacey.knight@lamar.eduDr. Elizabeth Long409-880-8841elizabeth.long@lamar.eduDr. Nancye McAfee409-880-8823nancye.mcafee@lamar.eduShannon Marsh409-880-7699shannon.marsh@lamar.eduChristina Morris409-880-7879christina.morris@lamar.eduPatti Moss409-880-8827pmossrn@aol.comPat ey Ojemeni409-880-7817stacey.ojemeni@lamar.eduLinda Olliff409-880-8837linda.olliff@lamar.eduDr. Troy Palmer409-880-8843Troy.palmer@lamar.eduKeili Peterman409-880-8863Keili.peterman@lamar.eduDr. Cindy Pipkins409-880-8865cynthia.pipkins@lamar.eduTerry Rhodes409-880-8982theresa.rhodes@lamar.eduDr. Ruthie Robinson409-880-8820Rrobinson11@lamar.eduCarmen Rolf409-880-7815crolf@lamar.ed
The Undergraduate RN-BSN Student Handbook has been prepared by the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing for use by students enrolled in the school's undergraduate RN-BSN Articulation Track. The objective of the RN-BSN Student Handbook is to readily provide information frequently needed by students about the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing.
BSN Curriculum BSN Coursework BSN 302 Concepts of Professional Nursing Practice (3) BSN 306 Cultural Diversity and Healthcare (3) BSN 346 Human Pathophysiology (3) BSN 382 Health Assessment (2) BSN 381 Health Assessment Skills Seminar (1) BSN 422 Community-Based Nursing (3) BSN 423 Community-Based Nursing Role Performance (2)
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The Undergraduate RN-BSN Student Handbook has been prepared by the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing for use by students enrolled in the school's undergraduate RN-BSN Articulation Track. The objective of the RN-BSN Student Handbook is to readily provide information frequently needed by students about the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing.
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