Baccalaureate Nursing Program Outcomes

Outcome #1 – Critical Thinker - Someone who demonstrates intellectual curiosity, rational inquiry problem-solving skills, and creativity in framing problems.

Outcome #2 – CulturallyCompetent Person - Someone who provides holistic nursing care to a variety of individuals, families, and communities.

Outcome #3 – Knowledgeable Coordinator - A coordinator of community resources who facilitates individual, families and community access to resources necessary to meet health care needs. 

Outcome #4 – Politically Aware Person - Someone who participates in the profession and the practice of nursing with a global perspective.

Outcome #5 – Conscientious Practitioner - An individual who practices within an ethical and legal framework for the nursing profession.

Outcome #6 – Effective Communicator - An effective communicator who is able to share accurate information.

Outcome #7 – Therapeutic Nursing Intervention/Competent Care Provider - A competent provider of health care who assumes the multiple role dimensions required of structured and semi-structured health care settings.

Outcome #8 – Professional Role Model - A person who promotes a positive public image of nursing.

Outcome #9 – Responsible Manager - A responsible manager who balances human, fiscal and material resources to achieve quality health care outcomes.

Code of Student's Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct

IU students are responsible for being familiar with the IU "Code of Student's Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct". A copy of the document is provided to all first-year seminar students. Copies are also available in the Office of Student Services, University Center South room 155, and at the Information Desk in University Center South. The document may be found online at: http://www.indiana.edu/~code/code/index.shtml

Essential Abilities

The School of Nursing faculty have specified Essential Abilities (technical standards) critical to the success of students enrolled in any IU nursing program. Students must demonstrate these essential abilities to succeed in their program of study. Qualified applicants are expected to meet all admission criteria and matriculating students are expected to meet all progression criteria as well as these essential abilities with or without reasonable accommodations. Copies of the school's "Essential Abilities" are available upon request from Kathleen Bailey, in the school office LF 276 or by clicking here.

Student Responsibility

Students admitted to the School of Nursing are responsible for knowing and completing the degree requirements for their undergraduate degree program. Students are responsible for acquainting themselves with all policies pertaining to their admission, progression, and graduation. Prior to admission to the nursing program, students must comply with university academic standards and policies. Students interrupting their progression, part-time study students, transfer students, or full-time students taking longer than three years to complete their BSN program once accepted, may be subject to policy or curriculum changes as they progress.

Professional Liability Insurance

All undergraduate nursing students have liability insurance under IU's malpractice contract. This policy covers students only while caring for patients/clients in the student's role. This insurance does not cover students who are working for pay or in any other capacity outside program-sanctioned learning experiences.

Health Requirements

All IU Southeast School of Nursing students must provide evidence of compliance with health requirements including immunizations, CPR certification and blood-borne pathogens. Failure to meet campus-specific health requirements will prevent the student from participating in classroom and/or clinical learning experiences.

Immunizations

All IU Southeast School of Nursing students are required to provide proof of immunization against a variety of diseases. Students not meeting immunization requirements are not allowed to remain in clinical nursing courses. Most individuals receive these immunizations as a child, but others must be more recent. Upon admission to the School of Nursing students will be required to provide the dates of vaccinations. In anticipation of admission applicants may want to gather records of previous immunizations and plan to receive those not already received. The required immunizations are listed below.

*TB skin test (PPD)-All students must have a PPD Tuberculin Skin Test or present documentation of chest x-ray or symptom screeining. Students must be tested annually therafter or submit documentation of symptom screening annually.

*MMR (Measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine-All students must provide proof that they have received the MMR vaccine since 1980, or positive antibody titers. This does not need to be repeated.

*TD (Tetanus and diphtheria) vaccine-All students must have been immunized within the last ten years.

Poliomyelitis-If the immunization record is not available, student or parent's memory of receipt of the primary series with booster may serve as adequate proof of immunization. A form is available from the School of Nursing, LF 276 which may be completed by parents. If immunization status cannot be documented, a primary series must be initiated.

Varicella: History of prior varicella (chicken pox) orvaricella-zoster antibody as determined by a certified laboratory must be provided.

*Hepatitis B-Proof of receipt of Hebatitis B vaccine series must be provided. The Student must have had the first injection in the series before the first day of class. This does not need to be repeated annually.

Influenza-An annual influenza vaccine is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

*A physician statement or copy of medical records is required as documentation that these requirements have been met.

CPR certification

Students are required to hold a current CPR certification certicate/card from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. Students who do not hold current certification in CPR may not attend classes.

Bloodborne Pathogens

Annual training in Universal Precautions standards is required. The training will be scheduled in designated courses prior to clinical.

Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act (HIPAA) Training

HIPAA training is required of all health care professionals every three years. Initial HIPAA training will be completed in the first sophomore clinical course. Students who remain in the program more than three years will be required to repeat HIPAA training to ensure compliance with Federal standards.

Clinical Attire

The scrub tunic and pants worn by IU Southeast School of Nursing students are purchased at Scrubs Central, 3831 Charlestown Road, New Albany, IN. Polo shirts and fleece jackets are purchased through the IU Southeast Student Nurse Association.

The attire for the hospital setting is:

• red scrub tunic and pants,
• white, 3/4 length, long sleeved lab coat with IU Southeast School of Nursing patch on the left sleeve,
• white, long sleeved, mock turtle neck shirt with IU logo on the neck may be worn under the red scrub tunic.
• white, closed toe and heel shoes, clean and polished.
• an Indiana University seal patch will be sewn on the left sleeve of both the tunic and the lab coat, 1 inch below the sleeve seam. The patch can be purchased at the campus bookstore.

Clinical attire in psychiatric and community health settings and community observational experiences is:

• khaki dress slacks,
• a red, short sleeved, polo shirt with the IU Southeast School of Nursing logo in white letters,
• a navy, fleece jacket, zippered closure with the IU Southeast School of Nursing logo in white letters.

A name tag containing the first name and first initial of the last name that identifies the student as an Indiana University Southeast School of Nursing student will be worn.

In addition, the IU Southeast School of Nursing faculty has adopted the following policies:

• No artificial fingernails may be worn in the clinical setting.
• Tattoos will be covered by attire or band-aids.
• Tongue piercing will not be permitted in the clinical setting. No visible piercings will be permitted (i.e., eyebrow, nose, chin, or lip).
• Earrings are limited to one per ear.
• Additional jewelry is limited to a watch, wedding band and/or engagement ring.

Students with Disabilities

The university is committed to helping temporarily and permanently disabled students make the transition to student life. Students with physical, mental, or learning impairments are encouraged to consult with counselors from the School of Nursing and the IU Southeast Disability Services Office, University South Building, Room 207 (812) 941-2243 or http://www.ius.edu/asc/disabilityservices/ for assistance in meeting degree requirements. Students with disabilities must meet all academic and technical skill requirements of the program.

Writing Competencies

The School of Nursing faculty has specified writing competencies critical to the success of students in a nursing program. They are as follows:

1. The writing has a focus, or a topic which the student will examine from a particular point of view in order to arrive at a conclusion (thesis).
2. The writing shows the student's sense of the target audience and of the effect the writing is meant to have on that audience.
3. The writing reveals the student's ability to introduce the topic and his or her approach clearly and to develop ideas with balanced and specific arguments. The conclusion is relevant and clearly stated.
4. The writing is logically organized, showing coherence within and between paragraphs. Transitions from one point to the next are clear and easy to follow.
5. The writing reflects critical thinking. The specific is linked to the general; the general is tested against the specific.
6. The writing has been revised to substitute direct, precise terms for vague ones and to cut out unneeded words and phrases.
7. The writing has appropriate sentence structure and variety. Grammar, spelling and punctuation have been carefully checked and are accurate.
8. The writing follows APA style and format, unless another style and format are specified for a particular purpose.
9. The writing represents the student’s original work. Where the ideas or materials or others are discussed or are used for support, the students has taken responsibility to understanding and following the academic rules on giving appropriate credit to original sources.

Failure to appropriately represent work of others constitutes plagiarism, which may result in a course failure and dismissal from the program.

Intercampus Transfers

Students in good academic standing may seek intercampus transfer by petitioning the Admission, Progression, and Graduation (APG) Committee on the campus to which they desire to transfer at least one semester in advance of the requested transfer. Intercampus transfer requests will be evaluated individually on the basis of the student's academic record and the availability of course positions, faculty and facilities to meet the student's needs and program objectives. Please note that students completing prerequisite course work required for applications to the baccalaureate nursing major are given priority consideration on the campus where the majority of work was completed. Students should contact the academic counselor on their current campus to determine if an intercampus transfer will affect their status.

Transfers from Other Universities or Colleges

Students must be in good academic standing to be considered for transfer as a pre-nursing or nursing student. Pre-nursing students must be able to complete 51 percent or more of their prerequisite course work at Indiana University to be considered for priority admission to the baccalaureate nursing major.Students seeking transfer into the BSN major must gain approval from the Admissions, Progression and Graduation (APG) Committee. Approval is based on curriculum compatibility, space, resources, and progression and grade requirements. Students should see an academic advisor at their current university or college prior to making transfer requests.

Application Ineligibility

A student shall be ineligible for application to the B.S.N. nursing program if a grade of C (2.0) is not achieved in each course taken to satisfy degree requirements. A pattern of course withdrawals may reduce a student's chances of admission to the undergraduate nursing program. Check with the IU Southeast Academic Advisor for further clarification of policies related to withdrawals. Individuals convicted of sexual crimes will be ineligible for admission to nursing. Please direct all questions related to the policy to the Dean, School of Nursing.

Course Time Limit for Undergraduate Programs

Knowledge and competencies developed in courses that fulfill the requirements for anatomy, physiology, microbiology, statistics, and lifespan development are considered to be time-limited for all individuals pursuing an undergraduate degree in nursing. If any of these courses were taken more than seven years prior to admission to the nursing undergraduate degree, the program applicant must validate the related knowledge and competencies through testing, portfolio, or repeating the course to be eligible for admission and progression. (The registered nurse (RN) student pursuing a bachelor degree is exempt from this policy.)

Repeat Courses

Courss designated for the nursing major may be repeated only one (1) time. Students must successfully complete all courses for the degree with a "C" or better by the second attempt. Students may repeat no more than three (3) required courses. Of the three courses, only two (2) failures will be allowed in science courses. (One science course and corresponding lab are considered one course).

Academic Probation

A student will be placed on academic probation when the cumulative grade point average falls below 2.0 or when the semester point average is below 2.0. Academic probation will be removed when the cumulative grade point average and the semester grade point average are 2.0 or higher. Students on academic probation may not enroll in more than 12 credit hours per semester unless special permission is obtained from the University Division. Students on academic probation may be required to complete remedial course work.

Dismissal

Faculty reserve the right to dismiss any student whose personal integrity, health, or conduct demonstrates unfitness to continue preparation for professional nursing.

Reinstatement

Immediatelyfollowing dismissal, a student may seek reinstatement to the School of Nursing by writing the Admission, Progression, and Graduation (APG) Committee chair. Students who are reinstated must adhere to the policies and curriculum of the School of Nursing in effect at the time of reinstatement. Reinstatement decisions are campus specific and not transferable among IU campuses.