Nursing Student Handbook - EPCC
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020Student NursingHandbook2018-2020iThe El Paso County Community College District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020TABLE OF CONTENTSPageNURSING PROGRAM INFORMATION .1This section focuses on the frame work of the program and the basic elements thathelp develop the curriculumIntroduction .2Strategic Plan 2016-2020 .3Philosophy.5Organizing Framework .9Operational Definitions .10Associate Degree Nurse Program Outcomes .15Vocational Nurse Program Outcomes .16Student Learning Outcomes: Associate Degree Nursing.17Student Learning Outcomes: Vocational Nursing .18STUDENT PARTICIPATIONThis section focuses on student participation and concerns19Nursing Program Committees.20Resources Committee .20Student Committee.20Pinning Committee .20Student Nurse Association .21Student Concern Form .22DRUG DOSAGE PROCEDURESThis section focuses on all medication and drug dosage proceduresIncluding safety23Procedure Pre-Clinical Drug Calculation Assessment .24Policy for Drug Dosage Calculations .25Procedures for Testing Drug Dosage Calculations .26Procedure on Medication Administration .27Instruction Sheet for All Drug Calculation Exams .30Definitions for IV and IV Push Medications .34Medication Error Guidelines.35GENERAL NURSING PROCEDURES36This section focuses on progress in the program, course and program standardized testing,including other procedures of interestProgression in the Nursing Program .37Procedures for Written Examinations Quizzes and Clinical.38Procedure on Rounding of Grades .40i
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020PageProcedure on Standardized Testing .41Total Testing Program - Associate Degree .44Total Testing Program - Vocational Nursing.45Student Counseling/Contracts .46Physical and Technical Standards for Students in HealthOccupations Programs 7.02.01.14 (EPCC Policy) .47Student Declaration Physical/Technical Competencies for Health OccupationsPrograms .51Guidelines for Students with Disabilities .54Student Reentry into the Nursing Program 7.02.01.26 (EPCC Policy .56LABORATORY SAFETY GUIDELINESThis section focuses on Laboratory Safety64Nursing Laboratory Guidelines .65Laboratory Safety Guidelines .66Needle, Blood and Body Substance Precautions .68Computer Use Policy .70Responsible Computing at EPCC .71NURSING PROCEDURES FOR CLASS AND CLINICALThis section focuses in class, clinical, and post admission information73Clinical Assignment .74Clinical Rotations.76Transportation .76Military .76Student Nurse Supply Kits .76ATI Standardized Testing .76Community-Wide Orientation .78Affiliate Computer Orientations .78Affiliate Computer Codes .78HIPAA Confidentiality .78Criminal Background Check.79Expenses .83Nursing Skills Lab Dress Code .84Clinical Affiliate uniform Code .84Nursing Skills Lab Dress Code .88Accessories for Lab and Clinical .88Charting/Documentation (including Admission Nursing Assessment .90UZ2/Zip 4/Nursing Student Handbookii
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020PageETHICSThis section focuses on ethics and student conduct92Ethics . 93National Council of State Boards of Nursing – NCBN .95Code for Nursing Students . 96Honesty Policy – Testing . 97Scholastic Dishonesty . 98Procedure on Scholastic Dishonesty . 99Student Absenteeism and Clinical Theory and Laboratory Grades .101Criteria for Unsafe Clinical Practice .105Physical Jeopardy .107Emotional Jeopardy .110Background Checks for Licensing .111Drug Screening .112Professional Boundaries .112Convictions-Declaratory Orders .113Rule §213.30 Declaratory Order of Eligibility for Licensure .116Petition for Declaratory Order .119Definitions .121Rule §213.28 Licensure of Persons with Criminal Offenses .124Rule §213.29 Criteria and Procedure Regarding Intemperate Use and Lack of Fitnessin Eligibility and Disciplinary Matters .129Rule §213.27 Good Professional Character .133Rule §217.11 Standards of Nursing Practice .134Rule §217.12 Unprofessional Conduct .137BOARD OF NURSING EXAMINER (BON) INFORMATIONThis section focuses on licensure and practice139Rule §217.2 Licensure by Examination .140Rule §217.3 Temporary Authorization to Practice .143Rule §217.5 Temporary License and Endorsement .145MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION147Student Employment or Volunteer Work .148UZ2/Zip 4/Nursing Student Handbookiii
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020PageSTUDENT FORMS150Student AcknowledgmentPolicy for Social Media and NetworkingPatient ConfidentialityHealth Occupations Division--Release of Information151152153154UZ2/Zip 4/Nursing Student Handbookiv
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020NURSING PROGRAM INFORMATION1
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020INTRODUCTIONThe Nursing Division of El Paso Community College includes two nursing programs, which aredesigned to meet the personnel needs of this community. With your entry into a NursingProgram, you have become an integral member of the HEALTH CARE TEAM. An importantportion of your educational program is the clinical experience you will receive in the communityas a part of your program. These clinical experiences require special preparation and practiceson behalf of the College, the Nursing Programs, and the students.This handbook contains only the specific procedures which relate to the Nursing Programs anddoes not take the place of the information concerning college procedures and regulations whichyou will find in the College Catalog, the El Paso Community College Student Handbook, theCollege website, or your individual course requirements.NOTE:At the Student-Faculty meeting you will sign pages that are kept on file eachsemester. These pages include the following:ConfidentialityRelease of InformationPolicy for Social Media and NetworkingWe hope that the Nursing Student Handbook will be a useful guide as you prepare for yournursing career as a student in a nursing program.Vision StatementThe El Paso Community College Nursing Program shall be the progressive leader in highquality, innovative nursing education for student’s success in response to the health care needs ofa multicultural border community.Mission StatementThe mission of the nursing discipline is to provide accessible health care education by providingqualified nursing graduates who are prepared to advance the regional workforce in a culturallydiverse border community.2
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020EL PASO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTSTRATEGIC PLAN 2016-2020Mission - The mission of El Paso Community College is to provide accessible, quality andaffordable education that prepares students for academic, professional and personal growth andadvance our regional workforce.Vision - EPCC will be the progressive educational leader providing quality education thatfacilitates success for students, the community and region through innovative opportunities.Goal 1 Provide Quality Education Maintain a focus on improvement and assessment that issupported by creating a culture of excellence.Intended Outcomes: Improve College Transitions Prepare Students with Marketable Skills for Gainful Employment Promote Co-Curricular Learning Provide State-of-the-Art Infrastructure Support High Quality Professional Development Opportunities.Goal 2 Drive Student SuccessProvide academic programs and support services that are clear pathways to skill development,timely degree completion and transfer to university or gainful employment.Intended Outcomes: Engage Students Inside & Outside the Classroom Create a College-Going Culture Focus on Completion - Increase Graduates & Graduation Rate Optimize Support Services Improve Productive Transfer & Transfer MobilityGoal 3 Foster EngagementEnhance collaboration at all levels within EPCC and the community.Intended Outcomes: Increase Enrollment Recruit and Retain Qualified & Diverse Employees Promote Innovation, Responsiveness and Accountability Encourage All Employees to Take Personal Responsibility for Student Success & Engagement Promote Equity, Diversity & Inclusion3
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020Goal 4-Build Community & National Awareness & Grow Partnerships Share the many waysEPCC transforms student’s lives and impacts the community and region.Intended Outcomes: Increase Business and Community Partnerships Align with Regional Educational, Economic and Workforce Demands Enhance EPCC Visibility & Brand Presence Strengthen Community Trust and Confidence in EPCCGoal 5 SustainabilityBe a progressive educational leader through innovation, identifying opportunities forimprovement and effectively utilizing resources.Intended Outcomes: Maintain Fiscal Strength and Accountability Implement the Master Plan Ensure Campus Safety Integrate Planning, Data-Driven Decision Making and Best Practices Create Quality and Effectiveness in All College Operations4
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGENURSING PROGRAM PHILOSOPHYThe nursing faculty of the Career Ladder Nursing Program agrees with the mission, vision andthe core values of a learning college ascribed by the El Paso County Community CollegeDistrict. We must provide an opportunity and support services that prepare individuals toimprove their personal quality of life and to contribute to their economically and culturallydiverse community.The nursing faculty believes that nursing education can be improved through the implementationof a Career Ladder concept which allows individuals to progress in the educational system byproviding multiple educational pathways leading to an entry-level license to practice as avocational or associate degree nurse. Inherent in our philosophy are our beliefs about theindividual, nursing, health, the environment, teaching, learning, nursing education, the roles ofthe associate degree nurse, and the roles of the vocational nurse within the scope of nursingpractice.IndividualEvery individual is unique, of infinite value, and worthy of respect. Each individual is aculturally diverse composite of inter-related biological, psychological, sociological, cultural andcommunicating needs that influences the individual’s perception of their health. The individualis autonomous and has the right to make decisions about his/her own health care. The individualand family are the recipients of nursing care that focuses on meeting their needs.NursingNursing is a humanistic and a professional health care discipline founded on knowledge from thesciences, humanities and human experience. It is a scholarly profession that utilizes theoriesfrom nursing and other disciplines. Nursing employs integrity, accountability, clinical judgmentand caring behaviors to guide its practice for health promotion and disease prevention, healthmaintenance and health restoration. Nursing advocates for the individual and family throughoutthe life span and in the final stages of life. Through the use of the nursing process, criticalthinking and therapeutic interventions which are supported by current evidence-based research,the nurse is able to provide, holistic nursing care for the patient and family across the life span.The nurse must have the ability to utilize a variety of current technologies and nursinginformatics to provide safe and effective patient-centered care in a variety of health settings.HealthHealth is a dynamic state that is influenced by each individual’s inherited characteristics and lifeexperiences. It is an individual’s perception of the satisfaction with their own state of wellbeing. It may or may not be related to the presence or absence of disease, but rather the patient’sperception. Humans perceive themselves as healthy or ill as a consequence of the relationshipbetween themselves and their environments. At any given time a person’s health status is seenas being at a point on a continuum that extends from wellness to the cessation of life.5
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020EnvironmentEnvironment is the domain in which individual and family exist. The interaction between theenvironment and people affects health, well-being, growth and development and the degree towhich individual needs are met throughout the life cycle. The reciprocal relationship betweenthe person and environment is influenced by both internal and external factors. Internal factorsinclude the biological, psychological and spiritual attributes of the person. External factors arecomprised of physical, chemical, sociocultural, economic, political, legal, and ethical elements.TeachingTeaching is a process, aimed at facilitating the achievement of learning. It is an intentionalinteraction between the teacher and the learner, requiring a focus on mutual goals. It involveslogical, strategic, and instructional activities to facilitate changes in interest, motivation,perception, insights, and behavior in the learner. Teaching should include
EPCC Nursing Student Handbook 2018/2020 2 INTRODUCTION The Nursing Division of El Paso Community College includes two nursing programs, which are designed to meet the personnel needs of this community. With your entry into a Nursing Program, you have become
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Career Expo 2014 offers students and individuals interested in pursuing higher education the opportunity to explore different programs available at EPCC. Over 25 EPCC program representatives will be providing career information to EPCC students and community members. The EPCC Career Services Department provides awareness
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1 GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION The Nursing Program Student Handbook is a guide to CT-CCNP standards and practices. Students are required to review and abide by the contents of the Nursing Program Student Handbook each academic year or upon re-entry into the program.A signed acknowledgement for receipt of the Nursing Program Student Handbook must be provided to the nursing program
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