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The College of Nursing Handbook (below) provides policies and guidelines for the entire college.
Undergraduate students may also refer to the Undergraduate Nursing Student Handbook for additional information not found here. Graduate students, faculty and staff may refer to the Graduate Nursing Handbook for a wealth of information on the different degree programs and requirements.
Table of Contents
Section I: Organization, administration and governance
Section II: College policies, procedure and guidelines
Section III: General support services and information for faculty and staff
Section IV: Faculty policies, procedures and guidelines
Section V: Undergraduate policies, procedures and guidelines
Section VI: Graduate policies, procedures and guidelines
Section VII: Emergency action guide
Section I
- Mission Statement
- Vision Statement and Core Values
- Bylaws
- Organizational Chart
- CCNE Accreditation
- Board of Nursing Approval
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Membership
- College Personnel
- Committees
Section II
- Academic Integrity and Appeals (SDSU and SDBoR policies)
- Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
- Air/Ground Transport of Patients
- Awards, Recognitions and Honor Societies
- Cancellation of Classes/Clinical Laboratories
- Curricular Organizational Framework
- Clinical Facilities
- College Handbook, Policy Format, Review and Revision
- Communicable Disease Guidelines
- Continuing Nursing Education
- Events, College
- Exposure Determination, CON Student or Employee
- Exposure Procedure
- Exposure Determination Guideline
- Exposure to Body Fluids Report and Consent for Drawing Blood (Guidelines: Form to be filled out online and printed for signatures)
- Exposure to Clean Needle Stick in Clinical & Lab Report Form (Guidelines: Form to be filled out online and printed for signatures)
- Guest Speakers in Classroom
- Harassment
- Laboratory Safety
- Management of Acute Traumatic Stress: Workplace & Educational Settings (SDBoR)
- Ownership of College Materials and Books
- Petition Process
- Poster Template (guideline)
- Records, Retention and Destruction
- References, Releases of Information, Recommendations
- Regulatory Compliance Assurance
- Reimbursement for Additional State Licenses
- Social Media
- Student Complaint Process for Graduate and Undergraduate Programs (Guideline)
- Students as Research Participants
- Student Participation in Conducting Research
- Syllabus
- Travel - Student
- Use of Mobile Devices in a Clinical Setting
- Work-Study Assistance
Section III
- Facilities and Services
- Grades-Submission
- Submitting via WebAdvisor
- Inclement Weather-Emergency Closing (SDBoR) (Exception: Clinicals)
- Instructional Design Services (support for online teaching)
- Leave Request/Payroll Information/SNAP Timesheet Submission
- Library Resources
- Photocopying and Copyright
- Purchases
- Scheduling of Rooms and Video-Conference Systems
- Test Scoring and Analysis
Travel
- Automobile Accident Reporting (SDBoR)
- In-state and Out-of-state, Faculty and Staff Travel Guidelines
- Local, Employee Travel
Section IV
Faculty Performance: Promotion and Tenure, Annual Evaluation
- CON Standards for Quality and Excellence in Faculty Roles
- Faculty Annual Review Process
- University loop Faculty Handbook:Tenure and Promotion Criteria and Guidelines
- Terminal Degree Adjustment Plan
Faculty Assignments/Responsibilities/Expectations
- Clinical Faculty and Teaching Assistant Dress Code and Appearance Guideline
- Outside Professional Activity
- Professional Development
- Semester Coordinator Role
- Faculty Workload
- Behavioral Intervention (BIT) (guideline)
- Liability and Malpractice Insurance
- Testimony
- University Code of Teaching Responsibility
Faculty Support
- CV Guidelines
- Faculty Learning Resources and Events (guideline)
- New Faculty Mentorship Program
- Research and Scholarship Resources for Faculty
- Serving as a preceptor (guideline)
- Career Progression Plan for Non-Tenure Faculty (guideline)
Section V
- Advising
- Advising, International Students
- Guideline: Attendance
- Computer, Laptop Requirements
- Final Exam Schedule
- Guideline for Billing Procedure for Unexcused Absence from Clinical/Simulation/Community Experience
- Grading Scale, Progression and Program Requirements
- Impaired Students
- Malpractice Insurance-Student Requirements
- Nursing Student Uniform and Appearance
- Student Health Services
- Student Professional Performance Improvement
- Student Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Form (Guidelines: Faculty to fill out form and then print to meet with student. Will not need signatures until meeting with student)
- Student Representative Role
- Tardiness Guidelines (Under Review)
- Textbook Adoption
Section VI
- Academic Advising (currently unavailable)
- Graduate Nursing Grading Policy
- Graduate Student Academic Progression
- Pathophysiology, Pharmacology and Physical Assessment
- Coursework Expiration for APRN Students (currently unavailable)
- Readmission
Section VII
General university response protocols are available in site specific College of Nursing Emergency Action Guides for all faculty and staff to have in an accessible location. This information is also located on the Emergency Management website. Please contact the College of Nursing Dean’s Office at 605-688-5178 for questions or a copy of a site specific College of Nursing Emergency Action Guide.