Student name __________________________________________________________________ Today’s date _________________________Activity date______________________________ Description of activity __________________________________________________________
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Nursing class(es) to be missed:
#1 _____________________________________ Faculty ______________________________ Plans for making up ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Approved by __________________________(Faculty) on ________________________(date) #2 _____________________________________ Faculty ______________________________ Plans for making up ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Approved by __________________________(Faculty) on ________________________(date) #3 _____________________________________ Faculty ______________________________ Plans for making up ____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Approved by __________________________(Faculty) on ________________________(date) #4 ____________________________________ Faculty_______________________________ Plans for making up ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Approved by ___________________________(Faculty) on _______________________(date)
Comments:
Signed by______________________________(Director) on_______________________(date)
Reaffirmed 2010; 5/2011; 5/2012; 5/2014
Cell Phone Policy
Cell phones and other unapproved electronic devices (e.g., pagers, IPods, MP3 Players) are to be turned off before entering the class (lab, clinical, etc) and shall remain off for the duration of the class. If there is an extenuating circumstance which requires a cell phone to be on during a class, the student must obtain permission prior to the class from the instructor to leave the phone on vibrate. Cell phones are not to be visible or used at any time, especially not during quizzes or exams. Each instructor reserves the right to further restrict use of cell phones in class and to determine the consequences of not following this policy.
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Reaffirmed 2010; 5/2011; 5/2012; 5/2015
Communication
1. Prelicensure students admitted to the nursing major will be allowed access to the Nursing Majors Communication Board. This may be located through Blackboard under the icon
“Nursing Majors”. This site provides information about deadlines, forms, organizational meetings, scholarships, and other information of interest to those in the nursing major. If a student is unable to access the Nursing Major site on the first day of classes, it is the
student’s responsibility to inform the Director of the School of Nursing so that access can be allowed.
2. Bulletin boards are located throughout the nursing building. Prelicensure students are responsible for checking the boards at least once per week.
3. Mailboxes are assigned to prelicensure nursing majors. Boxes are located in the Student Mail Room (BH123) and should be checked by students at least daily. Students are responsible for checking their boxes.
4. University information is available via a video screen located outside the student nurses lounge.
5. Messages and papers for faculty should be placed in the box specified “Students Place
Nursing Papers Here” outside BH 122F in the Faculty Office Complex. Be sure faculty
name is on papers.
Students should not place any papers in faculty mailboxes.
6. Lander student email is the official vehicle for all electronic communication. Prelicensure students are responsible for checking their Lander email at least daily.
Reaffirmed 2010; 5/2011; 5/2012; 5/2014; 5/2015
Part C: RN-BSN Students RN-BSN Option
Lander University offers an option for licensed registered nurses to complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with learning experiences concentrated in physical assessment,
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community health, leadership, management, and research. The BSN completion option for Registered Nurses is offered in an asynchronous online format. The online option is available to registered nurses and features web based delivery that will enable registered nurse students to attend class at home and at their convenience via the Internet. Graduates will acquire
professional level knowledge and skills to practice nursing in traditional and diverse settings and to enter graduate study in nursing and related fields. The option is approved by the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing
Education (One Dupont Circle, NW Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036; phone (202) 887-6791, fax: (202) 887-8476).
Revised by NFO 5/13/2015
Articulation Agreements
Articulation agreements with the technical schools in SC were established for the RN-BSN option in 2014. Students are required to have equivalent hours; however, students are allowed some flexibility in choosing general education coursework from the institution’s approved list of general education courses. Students may be admitted under the articulation agreements in effect at the time of admission to the nursing major.
Approved by NFO 5/13/2015
Educational Philosophy for the Registered Nurse
In accordance with the philosophy of Lander University, the School of Nursing recognizes the educational preparation and experience of practicing nurses which is documented by licensure as a registered nurse.
The nursing faculty believes:
- The registered nurse student brings a variety of professional and personal experiences to the learning environment.
- Graduates of approved nursing education programs have a fundamental body of nursing knowledge and competence.
- Progression toward a higher degree in the same field should be available without undue repetition of content or experience.
- Professional nursing practice is founded on an evolving body of nursing knowledge supported by a strong liberal arts emphasis in behavioral, physical, and analytical sciences as well as the humanities.
- The registered nurse student is a motivated, self-directed adult learner.
- The complexity of nursing care currently needed by society requires that nurses continue to expand their areas of competence.
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- The adult learner should have available multiple instructional modalities, including online courses with self-directed and collaborative learning, to enhance and make accessible the educational process.
Adopted 12/9/85; Revised 7/23/87; Reviewed 6/4/95, 5/00, 5/10/01; Revised 1/8/10; Reaffirmed 2010;5/2011; 5/2014; 5/2015
BSN Completion for Registered Nurses Admission and Progression Policies
Complete Lander University admission process. Transfer credit from previous schools will be evaluated at this time.
Requirements for admission as RN-BSN student
1. Maintain a current nursing license as an RN in state where student will be doing clinicals. 2. Earn “C” or higher in 6 required courses – ENGL 101-102, BIOL 202 (Human
Anatomy), BIOL 203 (Human Physiology) (2 semesters combined A&P course accepted), BIOL 204 (Microbiology), and MATH 211 (statistics)
3. Achieve cumulative GPA of at least 2.6 (not rounded) at last school attended. 4. Submit application to Lander University prior to applying to the nursing program. 5. Submit application to School of Nursing by respective deadline (July 15 for fall,
November 15 for spring, April 15 for summer).
Additional Information about RN-BSN Option
1. Deadlines for completed applications are listed above. It is possible to complete nursing courses in one calendar year if starting in the summer.
2. Most RN’s choose to take courses part-time if they are working full-time.
3. May start online nursing courses (NURN 307) any semester, although some required courses are only taught online once a year.
4. Must complete all required Nursing, Biology and general education courses, including a minimum of 32 semester hours from Lander, in order to graduate.
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1. Earn advanced standing credit that satisfies up to 39 hours of required nursing courses upon the successful completion of the bridging course NURN 307: Professional Transition for Registered Nurses with a grade of “ B” or higher.
2. Maintain institutional GPA (Lander GPA) of 2.6 or higher (not rounded)
3. Complete required nursing, mathematics (Math 211), writing (ENGL 101, 102), and science (CHEM 105/111, BIOL 202, 203, 204, 304/NURN 304), with a minimum grade of “C”;
4. and following admission, must not earn a grade of less than “C” in any required course from any institution of higher education more than once each and
5. Must not earn a grade below “C” in more than two (2) required courses from any institution of higher education, only one of which may be a required nursing course. Reaffirmed 2010; Revised 5/3/2011; 5/2012
Requirements for Graduation in RN-BSN Option
1. Complete curriculum requirements (see RN-BSN Plan of Study Worksheet)
2. Must earn at least 25% (32 hours) of total semester hour credit through instruction by Lander University.
3. Must earn a minimum of 12 semester hours in required nursing courses through instruction by Lander University
4. Must complete all degree requirements within 5 years of admission to the RN-BSN option (entry into NURN 307).
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RN/BSN Completion Program courses offered online includes:
Required Courses Credit Hour
NURN 340: Enhanced Physical Assessment for RN’s 3*
NURN 303: Research 3
NURN 307: Professional Transition/RN 4 NURN 412: Leadership & Management 4*
NURN 417: Community Health Nursing 5
NURN 499: Prof. Development in Nursing 2 BIOL 304: Pathophysiology or NURN 304 3 Pathophysiologic Bases for Nursing Practice for RNs
NURN 203: Strategies for Wellness 3
Total Required 27