Evaluación de la calidad de los instrumentos: Test de Sargan

1. Students failing to meet the attendance requirement detailed below will be required to retake the course(s) for which attendance and participation requirements were not accomplished. A student will be placed on probation for at least one quarter if they do not successfully complete any of the required courses due to attendance, attainment of a C (70 percent) average, or for failure to meet clinical objectives. They must apply for readmission if they fail a second nursing

course, fail to meet the requirements of the probation, or it has been 12 months since they last attended courses.

2. Incomplete grades are not given for students who fail to meet the attendance requirements. Incomplete grades are given only in documentable, extreme circumstances and via the Appeals process. The student will be charged the full course fee for any course repeated due to failure/withdrawn/dropped. A course may be repeated only once. Failure two times in a row in the same course will result in academic withdrawal from the program. Failure in any two nursing courses in the RN programs (for example, they do not have to be the same NRS course failed twice) will result in academic withdrawal from the program. If a student is administratively withdrawn for any reason, he or she may submit a written appeal to the Director of Student and Graduate Services (see Appeal process policy). Students who are withdrawn will receive any refund owed in accordance with the Refund Policy (see Refund Policy).

3. Students who withdraw from the program prior to the published Withdraw deadline dates will receive a refund according to the Refund Policy. Students are encouraged to talk with an advisor prior to the withdraw deadlines if they are having difficulty academically or personally to avoid total loss of tuition dollars. The student will be charged the full course fee for any course repeated due to failure/withdrawn/dropped if approved for readmission via the appeals process.

4. Students are responsible for notifying the faculty in advance if absence is necessary. The school may request a statement from the student’s physician at any time. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor regarding missed work. Make-up work must be completed within 7 days of the class(es) missed.

5. Tardiness Policy: A student is counted tardy from fifteen (15) minutes forward. Forty-five (45) minutes tardy shall count as one (1) clock hour absence. Tardiness is cumulative over the length of the course. For example, if a student is 15 minutes late to the first class of the first week, then late 15 minutes the second day of the second week, and 15 minutes late to the first day of class on the third week of the course, the student will be charged with one (1) clock hour of absence. 6. Students sleeping in class will be counted as absent. Any late arrivals or early leaves will be counted as absent hours. These

are non-approved absences. Students are responsible for all of the information and skills covered in any class or portion of a class missed and should consult with their instructor on missed course materials.

7. Only those with documented/approved excuse will be allowed to make-up exams or quizzes missed. In rare circumstances, an absence may be excused without documentation at the discretion of the Nursing Program Administrator or Academic Dean. AIAM recognizes there are situations that arise and the following schedule by course length are the maximum days that may be missed in classroom and lab:

• Courses/labs meeting 8 to 12 times per quarter: 2 classes/labs may be missed. All work must still be made up.

All exam days missed must be approved and/or documented excuses or the exam may not be made up and the student will receive a grade of zero (0) for that exam.

• Courses/labs meeting 4 to 7 times per quarter: 1 class/lab may be missed. All work must still be made up.

All exam days missed must be approved and/or documented excuses or the exam may not be made up.

• Courses/labs meeting 3 or fewer times per quarter: no class/lab may be missed.

8. All work must be made up within 7 days of the missed class. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor regarding missed work.

9. Any student missing scheduled lab time or didactic class time beyond the allowable limit (as listed above) will have their grade lowered by one letter grade for each additional lab/time or class missed.

10. Students failing to meet the attendance requirements of the course/lab sessions and submit all of the course assignments may not progress to the next course level or quarter of classes. A student will receive a failing grade and must repeat any course if they do not successfully complete any of the required courses due to attendance, attainment of a C average (70 percent)

11. Documentation is required for approved absences for missing exams (i.e., doctor’s excuse, obituary or other documents, etc.) or special dispensation from the Nursing Program Administrator or Academic Dean in rare cases.

Examples of excused absences:

• Illness of self or child, with doctor’s excuse • Death in family (see above details)

• Court subpoena

Nursing students in clinical experiences will be allowed the following number of absences:

• Clinical courses that are 9 – 12 weeks in length, two absences. • Clinical courses that are 4-8 weeks in length, one absence.

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Students must “make up” any missed clinical time within 2 weeks of the absence or at the discretion of the instructor. When absence is unavoidable, students must call at least two hours prior to the clinical rotation their clinical instructor. *No call/no show will be considered an unexcused absence!

NO CALL NO SHOW WILL RESULT IN COURSE FAILURE.

Any make-up clinical experience (except those due to weather cancellations) will require the payment of a $100 fee to AIAM if additional clinical time is scheduled.

Only those with approved and/or documented excuses will be allowed to make up exams or quizzes missed. Students will present their documents for the absence during an exam to the Course Instructor upon return for adding to the student file. Students should retain a copy of all documented excuses.

12. In the event a clinical day is cancelled by either the school or your clinical faculty, the clinical hours will need to be made up. If the clinical is cancelled for weather related reasons, the $100.00 fee for making up clinical time will be waived. 13. If a student is administratively withdrawn for any reason, he or she may submit a written appeal to the Director of

Student and Graduate Services.

14. If a student has not attended classes for 14 consecutive calendar days and has made no previous arrangements for a leave of absence, the student will be administratively withdrawn from the current program and must complete a new Enrollment Agreement and reapply to the program. Current programmatic, financial and admission requirements will prevail. If a student is administratively withdrawn for any reason, he or she may submit an appeal.

ATI Testing Policy for RN Nursing Students

ATI learning materials complement didactic and clinical experiences in the Nursing Program. In course syllabi, the AIAM Nursing Faculty specify the ATI benchmark examinations required and the grade value for the testing and focused review exercises assigned. Time frames for completion of each benchmark examination will be stipulated in individual nursing course syllabi. Students are permitted a maximum of two attempts on each benchmark exam.

In their last quarter, all students are required to take the ATI Comprehensive Predictor Test which identifies strengths and weaknesses in knowledge and readiness for the N-CLEX exam. If the minimum score is not met, the student will be required to complete the Virtual ATI Review to fulfill completion requirements. The required outcomes are posted in the computer labs. RN Clinical Performance Evaluations

All students will participate in assigned clinical experiences without regard to clinical physical location, responsible clinical instructor or student preferences. An evaluation will be completed at midterm and at the conclusion of each of the nursing courses. All clinical evaluations will become part of the student’s academic record.

Please reference access to RN Clinical Evaluation Forms, starting after this Policies section. RN program outcomes

Upon completion of the AIAM Registered Nurse Program, the graduate will be prepared to: 1. Utilize the holistic care process to assess, plan, and evaluate Nursing care interventions

that honor the uniqueness of individuals, families and communities. 2. Plan care for persons of all ages using the Nursing process.

3. Demonstrate safe, competent, nurturing care in the practice of Nursing.

4. Communicate effectively, including the use of teaching and counseling techniques, in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.

5. Manage Nursing care for a diverse population of clients in a variety of practice settings. 6. Synthesize knowledge from Nursing and related disciplines using critical thinking skills. 7. Analyze legal, ethical, and economic concepts that influence Nursing practice.

8. Recognize the need for lifelong learning, service and commitment to self care to develop personal awareness of being an instrument of healing to better care for the client’s biological, psychological, spiritual and sociocultural needs.

9. Complete requirements for application for licensure by the Ohio Board of Nursing and/or other appropriate certifying entity including successful demonstration of readiness for NCLEX testing.

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