The LaGrange College Nursing program provides a program of study that focuses on innovative learning, critical insight, and diversity. The nursing program is part of a caring community that emphasizes service learning to the local and global community. Through this program of study, students will develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes that reflect responsible decision-making, communication, and nursing excellence. The LaGrange College Nursing program challenges the student to think critically, perform creatively, ethically, and with integrity and humility.
The BSN program prepares graduates for entry into professional nursing practice and confers eligibility for initial licensure as a registered professional nurse RN. Students will also receive a multi-state compact license, known as the Enhanced Nursing Licensure Compact eNLC license, if they meet the following criteria:.
More information about the NLC can be found here. The curriculum is based on nine essential concepts: Patient-centered care, Teamwork and Collaboration, Evidenced-based practice, Quality Improvement, Safety, Informatics, Professionalism, Leadership, and Communication. These concepts and student outcomes are considered and evaluated as role specific professional competencies.
Recognize that the practice of nursing is patient-centered, caring, culturally sensitive and based on the physiological, psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients. Participate as a member of the interprofessional health care team in the provision of patient-centered care. Collaborate with members of the interprofessional health care team to promote continuity of patient care and achievement of optimal outcomes. Identify current evidence from scientific and other credible sources as a basis for nursing practice and clinical decision making.
Integrate use of current evidence, expert opinion, and clinical expertise as the basis for nursing practice and clinical judgment. Develop and implement quality improvement strategies based on a review of patient outcomes to advance health care services. Use informatics and patient care technology to communicate information, manage care, mitigate error and support clinical judgments when providing patient care. Practice nursing in a civil, professional, ethical, and legal manner while ensuring mutual respect in the delivery of optimal patient care.
Assimilate integrity and accountability into practices that uphold established regulatory, legal and ethical principles while providing optimal patient care. Use the leadership skills of time management, organization and priority setting when providing safe, quality patient care.
Use verbal and nonverbal communication that promotes an effective exchange of information, development of therapeutic relationships, and patient satisfaction. Evaluate verbal and nonverbal communication that promotes an effective exchange of information, shared decision making, patient satisfaction, and achievement of optimal patient outcomes. Students may declare the intent to pursue a nursing major at any time. However, application for admission to the upper-division program is made during the sophomore year.
Nursing studies begin at the junior- level except for Nutrition NURS which may be completed prior to admission to the nursing program.
Admission requirements are as follows:. General Resources There are many resources available to assist you in your learning throughout the nursing program. Most of these resources are assigned in specific nursing courses. Resources include, but are not limited to, skills modules and electronic resources that accompany your textbooks. These resources are very helpful with keeping up with the large volume of nursing assignments. Student Concerns We all need a helping hand now and again.
This section gives you some of the resources available on campus and in the nursing program. When a problem is anticipated, or one has developed, seek assistance early. Sooner is always better and always feel comfortable calling on your academic advisor who will be a member of the nursing faculty.
While advisors cannot solve all problems, they will certainly do whatever is possible to help guide you in the right direction. Supporting Classmates Students help each other in the nursing program.
Lend your strengths to others and they, in turn, will lend their strengths to you. Study together in the Library or Computer Lab, or wherever you can find a comfortable and quiet spot. We encourage students to help each other and will facilitate this whenever possible.
Nursing Tutors There are two 2 Senior nursing students identified by the faculty each year that serve as tutors for junior nursing students. The tutoring schedule will be provided the first week of class. Also, feel free to ask if you are not sure about something. The faculty prefers that you seek help or clarification during office hours. We can help you better when the needed information is close at hand. Study Skills Help Multiple Choice exams in nursing are not like exams in other classes.
There are tutors for nursing courses available on a weekly basis in the nursing department once classes begin each semester. You will also be asked to refer to the ATI Nurse-Logic test-taking module designed especially for nursing. Try this before you need it! Be sure to use this valuable resource if needed.
Health Concerns Students who live on campus have access to health care services at the WeCare Clinic. Hours of Operation: Monday: 7 a. Tuesday: 8 a. Wednesday: 7 a. Thursday: Closed Friday: 7 a. Pregnancy In the case where a student becomes pregnant during the nursing program, it is the responsibility of the student to notify the faculty and Chair as soon as possible so that clinical assignments can be made with the pregnancy in mind.
Financial Concerns Our Financial Aid Office seems to work wonders in many situations, and they are ever ready to try. Check out what they can do if you are experiencing problems. Should a student experience a problem related to any of these policies, they should first seek early assistance from their faculty and the Department Chair. All disciplinary and appeals procedures will follow the general rules and regulations in the Bulletin and LaGrange College Student Handbook. Accommodation Policy In compliance with Section of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, LaGrange College will provide reasonable accommodation of all medically documented disabilities.
If you have a disability and would like the College to provide reasonable accommodations of the disability, please notify Ms. Personal Phone Usage. The carrying and use of cell phones and other electronic communication devices are allowed on the LaGrange College campus. Users of these devices, however, must be attentive to needs and sensibilities of the members of the College community.
Furthermore, the use of these devices must not disrupt the functions of the College. Devices must be off, or ringers silenced in classes, laboratories, the library, study spaces and other academic settings and during events such as plays, concerts, speakers and College ceremonies.
Answering or operating the device during classes, laboratories, meetings or events is only appropriate in case of emergency. If the device must be answered, the user must move to a location where the class, laboratory, library patrons, etc. If you receive an obscene phone call, do not engage the caller in conversation; look at your caller I.
Report the call to Securitas. All obscene calls should be reported so that if a pattern develops or chain calling occurs, the police can be notified.
Your cooperation with the security staff will assist in providing support. Nursing Department Cell Phone Policy If a student is in violation by using a device during class, the student will be asked to leave class for the remainder of the class period. Students are responsible for any work missed as a result of this action. Use of these devices will not be permitted during any examination situation. Students will be required to turn devices off during these times.
If a student is awaiting a call due to an issue of concern, the student may leave their device with the department Administration Assistant who will monitor for the emergent call and summon the student from the exam area should such a call be received. Social media use is ubiquitous, but inappropriate posts by nurses have resulted in licensure and legal repercussion. Social media should not be used by students to transmit or place online identifiable patient information.
The standards of professionalism are the same online as in other circumstances. Students may not share, or post, information gained through nurse-patient relationships. This includes taking photos or videos of patients on personal devices, including cell phones. Students who violate this policy will be dismissed from the nursing program. Achievement in the Major Assessment in the major is required by the College and is a valuable measure of learning across the nursing curriculum.
Academic Profile. Prior to graduation, students are required to complete the Academic Profile. This student inventory is designed to determine the extent to which students have achieved the objectives of the curriculum of the Core Program. Letter grades for nursing courses are assigned according to the following numerical grades. Grades are not rounded : a The syllabus of each nursing course contains the course requirements and the method of calculating a course grade.
A satisfactory level of any clinical or laboratory performance, when applicable, is required for successful course completion. If a student receives an unsatisfactory on a clinical or laboratory performance, a failing grade will be awarded in the course regardless of the average grade earned in the didactic component of the course. A student cannot withdraw from a course once a clinical or laboratory failure has been issued, even if this notification occurs prior to the last day of the course withdrawal listed in the Academic Calendar.
Should a student receive a clinical failure they may not progress. The following standards apply to all quizzes and major exams administered in the LaGrange College Nursing courses:. Mastery of Dosage Calculation Mastery exams of medication dosage calculation are used to assure that students have attained adequate ability in a critical area of nursing practice.
Calculations begin in the first semester of nursing. For each of the above components, a student will have three opportunities to achieve the passing score. Should a student not achieve the passing score after three opportunities in any course listed above, a grade of D or F will be assigned in that course.
Students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner, which facilitates the pursuit of educational goals by all members of the learning community, exhibits regard for the rights of others as well as for their own personal growth, and which upholds the standards of the College, the nursing program, and the nursing profession. Standards, values, and legal requirements of the profession are introduced in NURS Disrespect and incivility towards faculty adjunct and full-time , staff, students, and visitors will not be tolerated and are subject to disciplinary action at the discretion of course faculty and the Department Chair.
Employment Unlicensed students enrolled in the nursing program may not be employed by any health care agency in the capacity of licensed nursing personnel. They shall not represent themselves in any practice setting as nursing students unless engaged in planned programmatic learning activities which are part of the nursing curriculum. Recognizing the significance of personal integrity in establishing these ideals within our community, I pledge that I will not lie, cheat, steal nor tolerate these unethical behaviors in others.
The Honor Code is the responsibility of every student, faculty member, and staff member at LaGrange College. All members of the College community are needed to support the enforcement of the Code, which prohibits lying, cheating, or stealing when those actions involve academic processes.
Virtual Learning Expectations and Tips When participating in class meetings or other virtual discussions please consider the following tips:. Additional tips include:. For each unexcused absence, whether due to tardiness or lack of attendance, a student will have three points subtracted from one unit exam. Colleges, Universities, and Higher Learning.
Pesticide Registration. When participating in lab or simulation, learners and facilitators should also wear a face shield. Face shields will be provided. Maximum Safe Capacity per room Combined facilitators and learners. The use of simulation in the LaGrange College LC nursing program is aimed at enhancing undergraduate nursing education and clinical practice.
High and medium fidelity adult patient simulators are used to simulate a realistic, safe clinical environment, providing opportunities for nursing students to expand their knowledge of safe, patient-centered care in a controlled setting. Learner Orientation Prior to each simulation experience, the following will be provided to the learner:. Clean-Up : Once simulation experiences have been completed; learners will assist in returning the environment to its original state.
Evidence of a level of physical and emotional health sufficient to permit the student to meet nursing program and practice requirements must be furnished on the form provided. Students born on or after January 1, must show proof of immunity against Rubeola red measles and Rubella German measles either by titer or by immunization of Tetanus and diphtheria immunizations must be within 5 years, and a tuberculin test PPD is required and must be repeated annually thereafter or whenever required by the clinical agencies.
Immunization against Hepatitis B is required. An annual Influenza injection is required. A panel urine drug screen is required and a criminal background check. Exemptions from immunization requirements will be granted only based on documented medical reasons or religious objections. Should a student become ill or be injured in a clinical agency, emergency care will be rendered as available in that agency. The student assumes financial responsibility for any emergency care as well as for follow-up care.
Meeting all health requirements is a prerequisite to entering the first clinical nursing course. Recurring health requirements are prerequisite to continuation in clinical nursing courses.
In cases where it is not possible for an enrolled student to meet these requirements prior to beginning a clinical course the Chair of the Department of Nursing may dismiss the student from the program.
NOTE: Health requirements are subject to change as additional information becomes available which requires such change or suggests its desirability to protect students, patients, or faculty. All students are subject to new or changed health requirements required by the clinical agencies.
Due to the requirements of nursing practice, a nursing student must have abilities and skills in four basic areas: observation, communication, motor, and behavioral.
Reasonable accommodation may be made for some disabilities. However, a student must be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner, as illustrated in the following examples.
Observation : A student must have sufficient capacity to make accurate visual observations and the ability to interpret them. A student must be able to observe a patient accurately. Examples of observation include, but are not limited to, listening to heart and breath sounds, visualizing the appearance of a surgical wound, detecting the presence of a foul odor, and palpating an abdomen.
Communication : A student must be able to communicate effectively with patients and other members of the health care team. Each student must have the ability to read, write, comprehend and speak the English language to facilitate communication with patients, their family members and other professionals in healthcare settings. Motor : A student must have adequate gross and fine motor abilities to effectively work with nursing problems and issues and carry out related nursing care.
Examples of nursing care include: ambulating and positioning patients; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; the administration of intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous and oral medications; the application of pressure to stop bleeding; the opening of an obstructed airway; and the provision of patient daily hygiene care. Behavioral : A student must possess the emotional and mental health required for total utilization of his or her intellectual abilities. Students need to have the ability to establish rapport and maintain sensitive interpersonal relationships with individuals, families and groups from a variety of social, emotional, cultural and intellectual backgrounds.
Compassion, integrity, motivation, effective interpersonal skills and concern for others are personal attributes required. Students need to be able to tolerate physically taxing workloads and to function effectively during stressful situations. They must be capable of adapting to ever-changing environments, of displaying flexibility, of appropriately interacting with others, and of learning to function in the uncertainty that is inherent in clinical situations involving patients.
Intellectual: A student must be able to develop and refine problem-solving skills crucial to practice as a nurse. Problem-solving involves the abilities to measure, calculate, reason, analyze and synthesize objective, and subjective data, and to make decisions, often in a time-urgent environment, that reflect consistent and thoughtful deliberation and sound clinical judgment.
This policy has been developed with concern for the safety of students and faculty in the nursing major.
The activities of a nurse and nursing student are not now, nor have ever been, free of risk of accidental injury or infection. However, with knowledge of potential hazards, infectious diseases, skills to minimize risk, and adequate immunization, both faculty and students can be reasonably protected from risk of injury and infections during patient care.
The policy is also intended to protect against discrimination which might occur toward a student or faculty member who may have an infectious disease. The Nursing Department Policy is consistent with policies of the College but it is more inclusive due to the nature of nursing practice. Admissions and Employment No admission or employment will be refused solely based on a positive reading on diagnostic tests for infectious disease. No screening is required for HIV status nor is information requested.
Faculty, staff, or students known to be HIV positive will have access to usual activities and services over which the nursing program has control providing there is no known risk of infection to others.
All information regarding individual health status will be held confidential. Immunizations Students : Admitted students are required to provide a current history, physical examination, and immunizations as specified on the Nursing Department Health Form.
A PPD screening test for tuberculosis is required upon admittance and annually thereafter or more often if required by clinical agencies. Should a student fail or withdraw from the usual sequence of courses and return, a new Health Form and verification of immunization is required. Clinical Guidelines The nursing faculty members accept the ethical responsibility of caring for all patients regardless of their social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of their health problems.
Faculty members have an obligation to stay informed about new development regarding accident prevention, infectious diseases and their control, and to provide information to students. Currently recommended and reasonable precautions will be exercised in order to protect faculty and students in providing patient care. Information will be provided throughout the nursing curriculum on nursing skills to prevent accidental injury to self or patients, and on infectious diseases and means of prevention.
Faculty will closely monitor and supervise initial clinical experiences. More advanced patient care skills are included as the curriculum progresses; if needed earlier in the program, students will receive individual instruction. Faculty will also be familiar with the safety and infection control policies of affiliating clinical agencies and assure that students have access to this information.
Students have the obligation to learn and to consistently implement appropriate nursing skills and practices, recognizing that faculty can monitor but cannot observe every aspect of patient care. Faculty or students who have open skin lesions or other skin impairment must provide adequate protection or refrain from patient care. Those who are immunosuppressed must not give direct care. Pregnant students or faculty members will not be assigned to actively infectious patients who might pose a risk or known HIV positive patients.
Those with any transmissible infection will not be assigned to an immunocompromised patient. Symptomatic Disease If a student or faculty member displays symptoms of an infectious disease which compromises the safety of self or others, the Department Chair in consultation with faculty and others as needed, will make a decision as to the continuation of that individual as a student or employee. In practicing required clinical skills in the nursing skills lab, I understand that I am prohibited from practicing on live persons using provided lab supplies.
Invasive techniques must only be practiced on inanimate objects such as the lab practice mannequins. Signature Date. As a member of the Nursing Class of or at LaGrange College, I pledge to communicate and interact in a respectful and civil manner. I understand that the expectations of student civility include the following student commitment, communication, and social interactions. I pledge to create and sustain a learning environment that encourages professionalism, emotional and physical safety, and productive discourse by all members of the class.
All my discussions and interactions will be conducted in a respectful, civil, and professional manner. Please see the PDF for the form. I accept that I am responsible for all information provided in the handbook as it relates to the policies and procedures of the LaGrange College Department of Nursing. To contribute to the health and safety of all LaGrange College community members during the ongoing COVID pandemic, and to align with federal and state regulations, executive orders, and guidance, the university has adopted two policies all LaGrange College faculty, staff, students, and visitors are required to follow while on campus: The use of masks or cloth face coverings.
Maintain at least six feet of physical distance between others. The student meets the Uniform Licensure Requirements found here. Program Concepts Mid-Program Student Outcomes End-of-Program Student Outcomes Patient-Centered Care Recognize that the practice of nursing is patient-centered, caring, culturally sensitive and based on the physiological, psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients. Teamwork and Collaboration Participate as a member of the interprofessional health care team in the provision of patient-centered care.
Evidence-Based Practice Identify current evidence from scientific and other credible sources as a basis for nursing practice and clinical decision making. Quality Improvement Participate in the implementation of quality improvement strategies to improve patient care.
Safety Practice safe and competent nursing care by identifying and minimizing safety risks. Practice safe and competent nursing care by identifying and minimizing safety risks. Informatics Use information and patient care technology to support decision-making and mitigate error. Professionalism Practice nursing in a civil, professional, ethical, and legal manner while ensuring mutual respect in the delivery of optimal patient care.
Leadership Use the leadership skills of time management, organization and priority setting when providing safe, quality patient care. Communication Use verbal and nonverbal communication that promotes an effective exchange of information, development of therapeutic relationships, and patient satisfaction. Admission requirements are as follows: A completed Application for Admission to Nursing is required. An application form is available on the nursing website and in the office of the Department of Nursing and can be filled out online.
While advisors cannot solve all problems, they will certainly do whatever is possible to help guide you in the right direction Supporting Classmates Students help each other in the nursing program.
Call: , option 1. It is very important that you become familiar with and understand all these rules - it is up to you to know and abide by the Policies. As always, faculty members are available to give you guidance in matters of Policies as well as in other areas. The Nursing Curriculum Nursing courses are completed in sequence.
The sequence begins in Fall semester of the junior year except for NURS Nutrition which may be completed prior to admission to the nursing program. Nursing credit hours are allocated as follows: One class hour per week equals one course credit hour; three laboratory or clinical hours equal one course credit hour. Prior to beginning the nursing program, a medical examination is required which documents the student's level of health and immunization including current documentation of the Hepatitis B series, Hepatitis B titer, TB skin test, MMR series, Varicella vaccination or immunity, and panel urine drug screen and background check through Advantage.
Students should note that random drug and alcohol screenings can occur at any time during the program of study. Background checks and drug screens are provided to all hospitals and facilities in which the students do clinicals and must be completed annually. It is a requirement that all medical information and immunizations be complete at the time of the Junior Orientation Day.
Students will upload their records into ACEMAPP a software package used by many of the hospital facilities where the students complete clinicals. It is up to the facility to decide if the student is allowed into their setting for clinical experiences. Professional liability insurance is purchased on a group basis through the College. The only exception is NURS Nutrition, which may be completed prior to admission to the nursing program.
Students must meet all classroom and clinical or lab requirements in order to pass a course, regardless of the final course grade see Nursing Grading Policy and Criteria and course syllabi for detailed expectations and requirements. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2. A nursing major who GPA falls below 2.
Failure to achieve a 2. Re-enrollment to repeat a nursing course is not guaranteed see the Re-enrollment Policy for details. The student may not progress to any higher-level nursing courses until successful completion of the failed course. The student is responsible for dropping any NURS courses from their schedule for the upcoming semester and meeting with their advisor to develop a plan.
First Semester Failure : If a student fails one 1 course in the first semester of the program, they must compete for readmission with the next application pool. Repeat Course Attempt : If a student earns a passing grade in the repeat course attempt, they are eligible to continue with the progression of the nursing program.
If a student earns a failing grade on the repeat course attempt, or in a subsequent nursing course, the student will be dismissed from the program. All General Education requirements and non-nursing courses, with the exception of an interim elective, must be completed prior to the beginning of Senior-Level nursing courses. Students who fail to complete these requirements will be required to apply for re-enrollment to the program for the following year.
Students are not allowed to withdraw from any course after the listed date for the term in which the student is enrolled. Due to the requirements of professional nursing practice, several additional policies apply to students enrolled in the nursing program: If a student receives a clinical or lab failure, they may not withdraw from the course once the failure has been issued. Should a student withdraw from nursing courses for any reason other than a medical withdrawal they may not continue in the nursing program.
The student will receive a formal letter and email to confirm the dismissal. The student is responsible for dropping NURS courses from their schedule for the upcoming semester and are encouraged to meet with their advisor to discuss career path options.
Should a student be approved for a medical withdrawal see LaGrange College Student Handbook , they will be required to follow re-enrollment procedures. The student will receive a formal letter and email with an updated plan of study.
The student is responsible for changing their schedule for the upcoming semester and meeting with their advisor regarding any questions as to how they should proceed. A student will be withdrawn, or asked to withdraw, from the nursing program when it is determined that the student suffers a physical, mental, or emotional problem, which causes the student to be unable to meet the established standards of the program.
This determination is reached in the judgment of the Chair of the Nursing Department, in consultation with the nursing faculty and the Vice President of Academic Affairs, and in consultation with the student, the parents, and physician, if applicable. The student has the responsibility to apply for re-admittance to the nursing program with documentation that the reason s for dismissal have been resolved.
Nursing faculty members are responsible for making fair and just decisions on re-admittance based on consideration of the public we serve. A student may be administratively withdrawn if absences from class or clinical practice learning activities interfere with individual or group learning.
The nursing faculty completes the review of re-enrollment applications. Only one 1 nursing course may be repeated. Acceptance for re-enrollment is not guaranteed. Students must obtain instructions for re-enrollment from the Nursing Department Chair, including instructions on submission of the re-enrollment application. Specific submission timeframes and deadlines are designated in the guidelines provided. Skills Revalidation. All students accepted for re-enrollment will be required to successfully revalidate all nursing skills taught prior to the course s of re-enrollment.
The student must obtain a Skills Revalidation packet from Mrs. Christy Vanhoose including detailed guidelines. Revalidation will be scheduled with the appropriate course faculty. Unsuccessful revalidation will result in the requirement to repeat the course, including any accompanying clinical or lab component, in which the skills were taught.
Program Dismissal The faculty of the Department of Nursing at LaGrange College reserve the right to dismiss, at any time, a student whose health, conduct academic dishonesty, professional conduct , general attitude, clinical performance, or scholastics standing make it inadvisable to retain the student in the program.
Students are expected to display qualities that are desirable in professional persons as described in the American Nurses Association ANA Code of Ethics. If a student violates a Provision in the Code of Ethics, the student will be immediately withdrawn from the program. It is important to note that each student is individually responsible legally , as well as ethically , for meeting these standards.
Credit for NURS Pharmacology may be earned through successful completion of a standardized examination. Should a passing score not be achieved on the first attempt the student is required to complete the course.
All previously earned ADN or Diploma nursing credits will be placed in escrow when the RN student enters the nursing program. Should the RN student not be successful in the initial 6 hours of nursing courses, the previously earned nursing credits will not be applied toward the BSN degree. BSN Program Policies briefly explain the achievement and comprehensive assessment testing required of nursing majors.
The intent of this testing is to provide, for both student and faculty, a measure of learning which can be compared to the learning of nursing students nationally. This comparison permits identification of strengths and weaknesses in learning, providing a basis for addressing individual and group learning needs. The assessment measures fall into three categories: Achievement in Specific Content Areas An assessment approach that is being used extensively by the nursing program is the total testing package developed by Assessment Technologies Incorporated ATI.
From the moment a student enters the undergraduate nursing program until graduation, the student is required to participate in this testing program. The purpose of this testing program is to prepare the student for success in practice by identifying areas appropriate for remediation, to increase student pass rates on the licensure exam, and to reduce student attrition.
Telephone: Admissions: Penn Nursing. BSN Handbook. Best of luck for a successful year! Students are expected to read, abide by and understand the mission and philosophy of the School of Nursing.
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