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CAYLOR SCHOOL OF NURSING MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING

MSN STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019-2020

REVISED 5/24/19

VALUES ? EDUCATION ? SERVICE

This handbook is designed to serve as a guide to the rules, policies, and services of the University: therefore, it is not intended to establish a contract and the University reserves the right to amend, modify, or change regulations, policies, and financial charges stated in this handbook throughout the year. In such case, the University will make reasonable efforts to notify the University community, in a timely manner, of any changes in policies and regulations. Notification shall be made via MyLMU, the University website, or to University issued e-mail accounts as deemed appropriate.

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LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY CAYLOR SCHOOL OF NURSING MSN STUDENT HANDBOOK

SECTION I: LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY........................................................................................... - 9 MISSION AND PURPOSE................................................................................................................................ - 10 Academic Calendar 2019-2020 ........................................................................................................ - 11 UNIVERSITY SERVICES AND RESOURCES ............................................................................................... - 12 Library Services.............................................................................................................................................. - 12 Additional University Services and Resources............................................................................................... - 13 UNIVERSITY POLICIES.................................................................................................................................. - 13 -

SECTION II: CAYLOR SCHOOL OF NURSING .............................................................................................. - 14 CAYLOR SCHOOL OF NURSING (CSON) HISTORY.................................................................................. - 15 CSON ACCREDITATION/APPROVALS ........................................................................................................ - 15 THE CAYLOR SCHOOL OF NURSING MISSION, PURPOSE, VISION, AND PHILOSOPHY ................. - 15 Mission Statement .......................................................................................................................................... - 15 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................... - 15 Vision ............................................................................................................................................................. - 16 Philosophy ...................................................................................................................................................... - 16 The Roy Adaption Model ............................................................................................................................... - 16 CSON ORGANIZATIONAL CHART .............................................................................................................. - 18 CSON CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION ................................................................................................. - 18 GENERAL MSN INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... - 19 Admission....................................................................................................................................................... - 19 Undergraduate (BSN) Degree Conferral and RN Licensure Policy ................................................................... - 19 Categories of Enrollment in Graduate Nursing Classes.................................................................................. - 19 Orientation ...................................................................................................................................................... - 19 Transfer of Credit ........................................................................................................................................... - 19 Request for Concentration Transfer................................................................................................................ - 20 Student Health Insurance ................................................................................................................................ - 20 Immunization Information/Requirements....................................................................................................... - 20 Universal Precautions ..................................................................................................................................... - 21 Fitness for Duty .................................................................................................................................................. - 21 Medical Withdrawal ........................................................................................................................................... - 22 STUDENT ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................................ - 22 Core Performance Standards Required for Nursing ....................................................................................... - 22 MSN End-of-Program Student Learning Outcomes........................................................................................... - 23 MSN Learning Outcomes ................................................................................................................................... - 23 ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT ............................................................................................................................ - 24 -

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY................................................................................................................................. - 24 Nursing Code of Ethics................................................................................................................................... - 24 Plagiarism Policy............................................................................................................................................ - 25 Certificate of Authorship ................................................................................................................................ - 26 Cheating Policy .............................................................................................................................................. - 26 Professionalism Expectations ......................................................................................................................... - 26 Health Information Privacy and Social Media................................................................................................ - 27 -

MSN EVALUATION METHODS .................................................................................................................... - 27 Grading System .............................................................................................................................................. - 27 Practice Evaluation Methods .......................................................................................................................... - 28 Course and Program Evaluation ..................................................................................................................... - 28 -

MSN COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION .................................................................................................... - 29 HARASSMENT, DISCRIMINATION, AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ....................................................... - 29 CSON ALCOHOL & DRUG POLICY.............................................................................................................. - 30 Information Literacy/Technological Resources.................................................................................................. - 30 STUDENT EMAIL POLICY ............................................................................................................................. - 31 CLASSROOM POLICIES ................................................................................................................................. - 31 -

Exam Policies ................................................................................................................................................. - 31 Student Permission to Tape Record Lecture................................................................................................... - 31 Cell Phone or Other Electronic Use................................................................................................................ - 32 CLINICAL POLICIES ....................................................................................................................................... - 32 Clinical Policies.............................................................................................................................................. - 32 Preceptor Requirements.................................................................................................................................. - 32 Clinical Facility Requirements ....................................................................................................................... - 32 Withdrawal from NURS Course..................................................................................................................... - 32 REPEATING COURSES ................................................................................................................................... - 32 Nurse Anesthesia ............................................................................................................................................ - 32 Readmission Policy ........................................................................................................................................ - 33 GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS AND TRAINEESHIPS............................................................................... - 33 SECTION III: FORMS.......................................................................................................................................... - 34 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP .................................................................................................................. - 36 CONSENT FORM ............................................................................................................................................. - 37 GAP ANALYSIS FOR POST-MASTER'S CERTIFICATE CANDIDATES .................................................. - 39 MEDICAL RECORDS RELEASE CONSENT FORM..................................................................................... - 40 NURS 595 SPECIAL TOPICS FORM .............................................................................................................. - 41 PLAN FOR REMOVAL OF AN INCOMPLETE ............................................................................................. - 43 APPLICATION FOR READMISSION MSN-FNP, FPMHNP, and ADMN .................................................... - 44 POST OCCURRENCE/EXPOSURE REPORT FORM .................................................................................... - 45 -

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STUDENT ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS FORM ................................................................................................ - 46 SECTION IV: FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER CONCENTRATION ......................................................... - 48 -

FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER (FNP) CONCENTRATION ................................................................... - 49 FNP CURRICULUM PLAN .............................................................................................................................. - 49 -

Full-Time Curriculum Plan............................................................................................................................. - 49 Part-Time Option ............................................................................................................................................ - 50 Sample Curriculum for Part-Time FNP Students ........................................................................................... - 50 FNP REQUEST FOR SITE TRANSFER .......................................................................................................... - 51 REQUEST FOR CONCENTRATION TRANSFER ......................................................................................... - 51 FNP COURSE LOAD ........................................................................................................................................ - 51 Repeating Graduate Nursing Courses............................................................................................................. - 51 Repeating Non-Nursing Graduate Courses..................................................................................................... - 51 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................................. - 51 Graduate Coursework Requirements for Those with MSN and No Advanced Practice Nurse Certification . - 51 Gap Analysis Requirement for FNP PMC Students ....................................................................................... - 52 Sample Curriculum Plan for FNP PMC Students........................................................................................... - 52 ADVISING WORKSHEET FOR FULL-TIME MSN FNP STUDENTS ......................................................... - 53 ADVISING WORKSHEET FOR PART-TIME MSN FNP STUDENTS ......................................................... - 54 PREPARATION FOR THE PRACTICUM ....................................................................................................... - 55 CLINICAL GUIDELINES................................................................................................................................. - 55 General Overview........................................................................................................................................... - 55 Clinical Health Requirements......................................................................................................................... - 56 Health Information Privacy and Social Media................................................................................................ - 56 Dress Code...................................................................................................................................................... - 57 Faculty Clinical Site Visit and Clinical Performance ..................................................................................... - 57 Clinical Schedule and Punctuality .................................................................................................................. - 57 Clinical Documentation .................................................................................................................................. - 57 Significant Medical or Psychiatric Event ....................................................................................................... - 58 Employment ................................................................................................................................................... - 58 STUDENT PRECEPTOR AGREEMENT ......................................................................................................... - 59 STUDENT CLINICAL PORTFOLIO................................................................................................................ - 60 STUDENT CLINICAL OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................................. - 61 CLINICAL LOG ................................................................................................................................................ - 62 STUDENT SELF-EVALUATION INVENTORY OF CLINICAL SKILLS .................................................... - 63 Self-Evaluation: Inventory of Clinical Skills...................................................................................................... - 64 PRECEPTOR FEEDBACK OF CLINICAL PERFORMANCE........................................................................ - 67 STUDENT EVALUATION OF CLINICAL PRECEPTOR .............................................................................. - 71 SECTION V: NURSE ANESTHESIA CONCENTRATION ............................................................................... - 73 -

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NURSE ANESTHESIA CONCENTRATION................................................................................................... - 74 Curriculum Plan.............................................................................................................................................. - 74 -

NURSE ANESTHESIA COURSE LOAD......................................................................................................... - 75 REPEATING COURSES ................................................................................................................................... - 75 -

Repeating Graduate Nursing Courses............................................................................................................. - 75 Repeating Non-Nursing Graduate Courses..................................................................................................... - 75 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................................................. - 75 ADVISING WORKSHEET FOR MSN NURSE ANESTHESIA STUDENTS ................................................ - 76 NURSE ANESTHESIA CONCENTRATION POLICIES ................................................................................ - 78 Didactic Course Policies................................................................................................................................. - 78 Clinical Site Policies....................................................................................................................................... - 78 CLINICAL PRACTICE SUPERVISION/INSTRUCTION POLICY................................................................ - 79 Clinical End of Term, Self-Evaluations, and Clinical Site Evaluation Policies Daily Clinical Evaluation and Grading ............................................................................................................................................................................ - 80 Nurse Anesthesia Progressive Discipline Policies.............................................................................................. - 81 Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Student Grievance Policies............................................................................. - 82 Work Outside the Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Policies.............................................................................. - 82 Employment as Nurse Anesthetist While a Student Policy ............................................................................ - 83 Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Student Equipment Policy .............................................................................. - 83 AANA and State Association Memberships/Meeting Policy ............................................................................. - 83 Comprehensive Anesthesia Review Course Policy ............................................................................................ - 83 Expenses Policy.................................................................................................................................................. - 83 Self-Evaluation Examination Policy................................................................................................................... - 83 Anesthesia Clinical Correlation (Grand Rounds) Policy .................................................................................... - 83 Student Time Commitment to the Nurse Anesthesia Concentration Policy ....................................................... - 83 Nurse Anesthesia On-Call Rotation Policy ........................................................................................................ - 84 Nurse Anesthesia Personal Time-Off (PTO) Policy ........................................................................................... - 84 Procedure for Requesting PTO ........................................................................................................................... - 85 Tardiness and Early Release ............................................................................................................................... - 85 Holidays.............................................................................................................................................................. - 85 Inclement Weather.............................................................................................................................................. - 85 Military Leave .................................................................................................................................................... - 85 Funeral Leave ..................................................................................................................................................... - 86 Terminal Leave................................................................................................................................................... - 86 Failure to Report Time Off from the Clinical Area ............................................................................................ - 86 Request for Concentration Transfer.................................................................................................................... - 86 NURSE ANESTHESIA CONCENTRATION RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES POLICY....................... - 86 NURSE ANESTHESIA OUTCOMES............................................................................................................... - 89 -

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