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Mandatory
requirments for CLINICAL courses
In
each clinical course, the student must present to the instructor
the following proofs:
- Hosptial
policies (Department specifies dates the films will be available.)
- CPR (American Heart Association)
- Immunizations
- TB skin testing is required each year.
- Student Health insurance (See timetable information below.)
Failure
to remain current will result in not being able to attend clinical
and create an adverse affect on clinical grade.
[Hint:
Place all these in a plastic insert in your notebook so that you
will have them available to show each instructor.]
Be a responsible student and keep the cards up to date.
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Orientation
to
Hospital Policies
A
mandatory orientation to policies
common to the hospitals will be available once per semester.
Policies such as Infection Control, Fire Safety, Quality
Assurance, needle sticks, HIPPA, Diversity, etc. will be
presented.
- Each
student is required to attend this orientation
once per year.
- The first requirement is during New Nursing Student Orientation.
- Each
student will be issued a card to document attendance and
this card must be presented to each clinical instructor thereafter and upon renewal in one year.
Watch
the bulletin boards in the NEB for dates
this is offered. It is the student's responsibility to renew during the posted viewing times.
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CPR
Card
Prior
to the first clinical day in the clinical course, a student
must show evidence of having completed American Heart Association
(AHA) Health Care Providers Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
certification.
- This
certification may be obtained through an AHA approved
program or through SAC Continuing Education Department.
- CPR
certification is renewable every two years. Each
student will be asked to show documentation of current
certification to each clinical instructor.
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Indemnification
agreement
In
additon, in order to participate in the clinical component
of each course, a copy of the Indemnification
agreement form must be on file in the Department of
Nursing Education. It is the student's responsiblity to
download a form and each
clinical instructor will collect the signed agreement.
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Student Health Insurance
Students must show proof of health insurance as stated in the indemnification agreement form.
- It must be provided upon admission to the program.
- Present your original card and a copy to be placed in your file.
- It must also be provided when the student renews the Hospital Policies card in one year.
- Present your original card and a copy to be placed in your file.
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Criminal
Background Check and Drug Screening
New
applicants will have to complete this prior to entry into
the program.
All applicants for N-CLEX RN will have a criminal background check, fingerprinting, and drug screen.
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