05-06 Graduate Student Handbook.pdf - University of Kentucky

Welcome from the Dean - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Welcome from the Dean 

I am delighted to welcome you to the College of Nursing. During graduate studies, many 

opportunities to enhance your profession and your professional development will be 

available to you. As you consider the options before you, be assured that the administration, 

faculty, and staff of the College will do as much as possible to facilitate your success. 

I am pleased that you have selected the University of Kentucky for graduate study in 

nursing, and I am hopeful that you will find your time with us to be one of the most 

challenging and satisfying periods of your career. The information in this handbook will be 

extremely helpful as you progress through your program of study. 

Carolyn A. Williams, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. 

Dean and Professor, College of Nursing 

August 2005 

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Introduction - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Introduction 

Organization 

There are three graduate degree programs in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. 

One program leads to the degree Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), one to the Doctor of 

Philosophy (Ph.D.), and the third to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.). Students in the 

M.S.N. Program are admitted with a B.S.N. or with an A.D.N. or diploma in nursing through 

the R.N.-M.S.N. option. The College also has a certificate program for post-master's students 

known as the clinical scholars program. The M.S.N. and Ph.D. programs are in nursing but 

under the authority of the University of Kentucky Graduate School. The dean of the Graduate 

School is Jeannine Blackwell and Brian Jackson is senior associate dean. Kwaku Addo is the 

associate dean for recruitment. Two of the assistant deans in the College of Nursing direct the 

graduate programs and are your liaison to the Graduate School for their respective programs. 

Juliann Sebastian is the assistant dean for advanced practice nursing and is responsible for the 

master's and clinical scholars programs. Lynne Hall is the assistant dean for research and the 

Ph.D. program. Juliann Sebastian and Marcia Stanhope, associate dean, co-direct the D.N.P. 

program. 

Master's Program 

The master's program is designed to prepare you for the advanced practice of nursing. 

Advanced nursing practice requires sophisticated clinical knowledge within a defined area of 

nursing practice. Advanced practice requires a high level of accountability and collaboration 

within the health care system. Advanced practice nurses can assume many different roles in a 

variety of health care sites. Post-masters students have the opportunity to expand their clinical 

expertise within a new specialty area. 

Based on your preparation as a nurse generalist in your undergraduate program, the M.S.N. 

program of study will provide you with nursing skills in the specialized area of nursing 

practice you select. Your study within the master's program will focus on the core content of 

leadership in advanced nursing practice, theoretical bases of advanced practice nursing 

research utilization and evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning. You were prepared for 

meeting the ANA standards of nursing practice in your undergraduate program, and in the 

M.S.N. program you will be prepared to meet those additional standards established for your 

specialized area of practice. Upon completing the program, you will have skills in leadership, 

collaboration, advanced nursing practice, analysis of the health care system, research, and 

scholarship. 

Ph.D. Program 

The goal of the Ph.D. Program is to develop your skills in clinical research for the generation 

of knowledge relevant to nursing practice. The focus of the program is on developing and 

testing mid-range theories and conducting clinical nursing research. The intent is for you to 

further develop skills in research and scholarship, and thus enhance the foundation in advanced 

nursing practice you gained at the master's level. Upon completing the program, you will be a 

scholar who conducts clinical research, develops nursing science, engages in collaboration, 

and provides leadership for the resolution of health care problems.

Introduction - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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D.N.P. Program 

The goal of the D.N.P. Program is to develop your skills in top-level clinical nursing 

leadership. This program focuses on using research from nursing and other disciplines to 

develop new models of care delivery to better meet the needs of populations, and to provide 

leadership in the design, implementation, and evaluation of population-focused care. This is an 

expert-level advanced practice nursing doctoral program that builds on advanced practice at 

the master's level. Upon completing the program, you will have developed sophisticated skills 

in clinical and systems leadership, dissemination of clinical innovations, and evaluation of 

population-focused outcomes. 

How to use this handbook 

The handbook contains information about the College of Nursing, its mission, and its 

organization. The policies and procedures governing your progress in the program, and the 

resources available to you for accomplishing the program objectives and your personal career 

goals, are described. Please review the handbook carefully. If you have questions, contact the 

assistant dean responsible for your program. If you are entering a graduate program at the 

College of Nursing during the 2005-2006 academic year, you will follow the policies in the 

2005-2006 handbook throughout the entire length of your program. 

We welcome you to the College of Nursing and wish you great success on your educational 

journey! 








Vision, Mission, Values-UK College of Nursing 

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Mission, Vision and Values 

MISSION 

The mission of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing is to foster health and wellbeing 

among the people of Kentucky, the region, and the world through collaborative 

relationships that support excellence in nursing education, research, practice and service in 

an ever-changing health care environment. 

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing endeavors to be one of the nation’s top 

nursing programs among public research universities. 

VISION 

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing endeavors to be one of the nation’s top 

nursing programs among public research universities. 

VALUES 

• caring and commitment 

• community engagement 

• cooperative learning 

• excellence, creativity and innovation 

• inclusive community 

• open and honest communication 

• health and wellness of all persons 

• respect and integrity 

• appreciation of contributions of others 

• interdisciplinary collaboration 

• life-long learning 

• shared leadership

Vision, Mission, Values-UK College of Nursing 

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Mission, Vision and Values approved by College of Nursing Faculty 3/7/07. 

Values revised and approved by College of Nursing Faculty 3/2/10. 








University of Kentucky 

ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION 

UK Board of Trustees 

Chief of Staff 

Douglas A. Boyd 

President 

Lee T. Todd, Jr. 

Chair, Commission 

on Diversity 

Vacant 

General Counsel 

Barbara W. Jones 

Director of Athletics 

Mitchell S. Barnhart 

Chair, Commission 

on Women 

Dorothy Y. Brockopp 

Exec. Vice President for 

Finance and Administration 

Frank Butler 


Research 

Wendy Baldwin 

Interim Provost 

M. Scott Smith 


Health Affairs 

Michael Karpf 

Vice President for 

Institutional Advancement 

Terry B. Mobley 


Institutional Research, 

Planning, and Effectiveness 

Connie A. Ray 


University Initiatives & 

Associate Provost for 

Multicultural Affairs 

William H. Turner 

Effective October 11, 2005

Philosophy of the College of Nursing 

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Philosophy 

Introduction 

The College of Nursing is a community of scholars and practitioners dedicated to the 

enhancement of human well-being through education of inquisitive students, creative 

innovation within practice, and development and dissemination of research. We believe 

that: enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is a right of all people; nursing 

is an art and science whose goal is to support optimal health of all through partnership 

with individuals, families, and communities; and environments can be structured and 

enhanced to promote health and well-being. 

The College of Nursing strives for an environment in which all who come are welcomed 

and in which those who join our community will be challenged and supported to reach 

their highest potential. We support diversity of thought and persons and foster a desire for 

excellence. 

Health 

Health is a state of physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being and not merely the 

absence of disease or infirmity. The health of individuals is affected by their genetic 

makeup, personal behaviors, and their internal and external environments. The health 

status of individuals, families, populations, and communities is a result of dynamic 

interaction between humans and their external environments. 

Nursing 

Nursing is a professional discipline that addresses the health needs of a diverse and 

changing society. Nurses assess potential and actual health needs of individual, family, 

aggregate, or community clients; plan and deliver indicated interventions through 

cooperation, collaboration, and consultation with clients and professionals from health 

care and other disciplines; and evaluate the outcomes of health interventions. Nurses assist 

individuals and families to achieve optimal well-being by promoting or restoring health, 

supporting death with peace and dignity, and facilitating care across the life-span in an 

increasingly complex healthcare system. Nurses collaborate with organization, population, 

and community-level clients in planning, delivering, and evaluating interventions to assure 

that healthy environments, resources for optimal health, and high quality health care are 

accessible and acceptable to all persons without regard to age, race, culture, sexual 

orientation, ethnicity, religion, political views, or economic or social status. 

Excellence in nursing is exhibited in practice that demonstrates caring, commitment, 

compassion for the dignity and well-being of all people and adherence to professional and




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ethical standards. Nurses analyze, synthesize, apply, and evaluate knowledge from nursing 

and other disciplines to improve health by providing high quality care. Nurses generate 

knowledge by conducting high impact research, engaging with communities, and 

contributing to changes in standards as the role of the professional nurse evolves. 

Nursing Education in the Context of Practice, Research, and Community 

Engagement 

Learning is a life-long process through which individuals achieve their highest levels of 

personal and professional growth. Through baccalaureate, doctoral, and continuing 

professional education, the College of Nursing provides students with knowledge, skills, 

and other resources that foster excellence in practice, research, community engagement, 

and a commitment to life-long learning. Faculty, staff, and students engage in strategic 

planning, implementation, and evaluation to enhance the learning environment of the 

University of Kentucky. Within the teaching-learning environment, faculty and students 

participate in educational partnerships that support achievement of professional and 

program goals. Faculty provide: learning opportunities appropriate to student and program 

objectives; guidance and support that reflect the unique learning styles and needs of 

individuals; and an environment that promotes self-growth and career satisfaction. 

Students are encouraged to assume leadership in meeting responsibilities of citizenship 

and attainment of educational, professional, and social goals. Faculty practice, research, 

instruction, and community engagement provide role-modeling and mentorship for 

students and contribute to nursing’s knowledge base. Working in collaboration with local, 

state, national, and international partners, faculty, staff, students and graduates contribute 

to expanding the profession's knowledge base and improving the public's health. 

The College of Nursing within the Context of the University of Kentucky as Land- 

Grant Institution with a Research I Designation and an Academic Medical Center 

The College of Nursing is influenced by the University’s role as a land-grant institution 

and by the emphasis on research and clinical and translational science. With our 

commitment to improving health of persons in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, our 

education, practice and research efforts merge with service and community engagement. 

Individuals, families and communities in Kentucky and beyond benefit through 

participation in state-of-the-art collaborative care delivered by interdisciplinary teams. 

Approved by College of Nursing Faculty December 2009 

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Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice 

College of Nursing faculty and students uphold the profession's standards of clinical practice. 

These are based on the American Nurses' Association Social Policy Statement (1995). The 

Standards of Advanced Practice Nursing (1997) provide the baseline for graduate-level clinical 

practice. The relevant specialty standards provide baseline expectations for practice in each 

specialty area. 

Advanced Nursing Practice 

Advanced practice nursing (APN) is the use of theory, research and clinical knowledge in 

decision making, practice innovation, complex care delivery and leadership in health care and 

the profession. 








We Value - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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We Value: 

• Caring and commitment 

• Cooperative learning through student-faculty and community partnerships 

• Creativity 

• Diversity 

• Excellence in scholarship, research, service, and evidence-based practice 

• Health and wellness of all persons 

• Integrity 

• Interdisciplinary collaboration 

• Life-long learning 

• Personal autonomy coupled with a sense of community 








Graduate Program Directory- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Graduate Program Directory 

We welcome you to the College of Nursing and wish you a successful journey throughout your 

graduate studies. Although your faculty advisor will be your first point of contact in the 

graduate program, each of us is happy to help you in any way we can. 

Lynne A. Hall, Dr.P.H., R.N. 

Professor and Assistant Dean for Research and the Ph.D. Program 

and Marcia A. Dake Professor of Nursing Science 

501E-1 College of Nursing Bldg., (859) 323-6105 

Juliann G. Sebastian, A.R.N.P., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. 

Professor and Assistant Dean for Advanced Practice Nursing 

and Co-Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program 

202 College of Nursing Bldg., (859) 323-3304 

Marcia K. Stanhope, R.N., D.S.N., F.A.A.N. 

Associate Dean and Professor 

Co-Director, Doctor of Nursing Practice Program 

and Good Samaritan Professor and Chair in Community Health Nursing 

315 College of Nursing Bldg., (859) 323-8071 








Faculty with Graduate Status and Their Interests/Areas of Expertise - University of Kentu... 

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Faculty with Graduate Status and Their Research 

Interests/Areas of Expertise 

* Carolyn A. Williams, professor and dean; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel 

Hill, 1969. Evaluation of community-based health services, nursing contributions to primary 

care, and public health nursing practice. 

* Debra Anderson, associate professor; Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences University, 1993. 

Homelessness in women and families, domestic violence, health of truck drivers. 

* Sharon J. Barton, associate professor, Ph.D.., Loyola University, Chicago, 1995. Infants 

and mothers, infant feeding, families, qualitative research. 

* Dorothy Y. Brockopp, professor and assistant dean for undergraduate studies; Ph.D., State 

University of New York at Buffalo, 1981. Quality of life among individuals with chronic 

illness. 

* Patricia Burkhart, assistant professor; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1996. Child asthma 

self-management; adherence to treatment; peak flow monitoring. 

* Norma J. Christman, associate professor emeritus; Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1980. 

Cognitive processes and health-related behavior; stress and coping; uncertainty in illness; selfregulation 

theory; psychosocial oncology. 

** Mary C. DeLetter, assistant professor; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1991. Quality of 

life, chronic disease, and chronic airflow limitation. 

* Susan Frazier, associate professor; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1996. 

Cardiopulmonary functioning. 

** Teresa A. Free, associate professor; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1988. Effects of 

maternal substance abuse on infants and children. 

* Ellen J. Hahn, professor; D.N.S., Indiana University, 1992. School and home-based health 

promotion research; alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention with families and young 

children; tobacco policy research. 

* Lynne A. Hall, Marcia A. Dake Professor of Nursing Science and assistant dean for research 

and the Ph.D. program; Dr.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983. Social 

support, stress, and depression in vulnerable populations; single-parent families; the effect of 

mothers' mental health on child outcomes, women’s health. 

** Margaret J. Hickman, associate professor; Ed.D., Ball State University, 1982. Long-term 

home health care for adults in rural areas, community strategies for health promotion. 

* Patricia B. Howard, associate professor; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1992. Family




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caregiving, persistent mental illness, advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nursing. 

* Terry A. Lennie, associate professor; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1993. 

Appetite, nutrition and inflammation in patients with advanced heart failure. 

** Sharon E. Lock, associate professor; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1990. 

Communications about sexual risk behavior among adolescents; prevention of sexual risk 

behavior; prevention of teen pregnancy. 

* Debra K. Moser, professor and Linda C. Gill Chair in Nursing; D.N.Sc., University of 

California at Los Angeles, 1992. Quality of life in people with coronary heart disease. 

* Ann R. Peden, professor; D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1991. Depression 

in women, women's mental health. 

** Mary Kay Rayens, associate professor; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1993. Tobacco 

policy; women’s mental health; biostatistics. 

* Deborah B. Reed, associate professor; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1996. Agricultural 

health and injury prevention, occupational health issues of women, health care issues of older 

adults. 

* Juliann G. Sebastian, professor and assistant dean for advanced practice nursing; Ph.D., 

University of Kentucky, 1994. Community health nursing administration, care delivery 

systems and outcomes, academic nurse-managed centers. 

* Sharon L. Sheahan, associate professor; Ph.D., C.F.N.P., University of Kentucky, 1990. 

Substance use/abuse across the lifespan. 

* Marcia K. Stanhope, Good Samaritan Professor and Chair in Community Health Nursing 

and associate dean; D.S.N., University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1981. Nursing care for the 

homeless, resource use in home care, academic nurse-managed centers. 

** Ruth Staten, associate professor; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1996. Alcohol and 

tobacco use prevention in college students. 

** Sherry Warden, associate professor; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1990. Psychosocial 

issues in the management of pain, spirituality, healing and alternative/complimentary 

medicine. 

† Diana Weaver, associate professor; D.N.S., Indiana University, 1984. Leadership, 

organizational management, patient care delivery models. 

* full graduate status 

** associate graduate status 

† teaching in the graduate program




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Administration Contacts 

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Jane M. Kirschling, R.N., D.N.S., F.A.A.N. 

Dean and Professor 

Administrative Assistant 

Lisa Galvin 

(859) 323-6533 

janek@email.uky.edu 

(859) 323-6533 

lggalv@email.uky.edu 

Suzanne Prevost, R.N., Ph.D., C.O.I. 

Associate Dean for Practice and Engagement 


Sophia Weathers 

(859) 323-6685 

suzanne.prevost@uky.edu 

(859) 257-3549 

sfweathers@uky.edu 

College Contacts 

Administration 

Faculty 

Staff 

Lynne A. Hall, R.N., Dr.P.H. 

Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship 

and 

Marcia A. Dake Professor of Nursing 

Science 


Lena Howard 

Patricia V. Burkhart, R.N., Ph.D. 

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies 

and 

Associate Professor 


Peg Teachey 

(859) 323-6105 

lahall@uky.edu 

(859) 323-6105 

lhowa2@uky.edu 

(859) 323-8071 

pvburk2@uky.edu 

(859) 323-8071 

pcteac1@email.uky.edu 

Patricia B. Howard, R.N., Ph.D., C.N.A.A., 

F.A.A.N. 

Associate Dean for M.S.N. and D.N.P. 

Studies and Associate Professor 


Corree Anness 

Terry A. Lennie, R.N., Ph.D., F.A.A.N. 

Associate Dean for Ph.D. Studies and 



Lena Howard 

(859) 323-3304 

pbhowa00@email.uky.edu 

(859) 323-3304 

corree.anness@uky.edu 

(859) 323-6105 

talenn2@email.uky.edu 

(859) 323-6105 


Karen K. Minton 

Business Officer 

(859) 323-6534 

kminton@email.uky.edu


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Faculty Contacts 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/contactfac.htm 


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Faculty 

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Staff 

Abshire, Demetrius, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Aleshire, Mollie, D.N.P., F.N.P.-B.C., 

P.N.P.-B.C. 

Assistant Professor 

Allen-Bryant, Kacy, M.S.N., M.P.H., 

R.N. 

Lecturer 

Anderson, Debra G., Ph.D., R.N.C. 


Graduate Faculty 

Arron, Leslie, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Ashford, Kristin, Ph.D., A.R.N.P. 



Baker, Emmily, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Barnett, Janine, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Beebe, Leslie M., M.S.N., R.N. 

Lecturer 

Benge, Melissa, BSN, RN 

Instructor 

Brockopp, Dorothy Y., Ph.D., R.N. 

Professor 


Burkhart, Patricia V., Ph.D., R.N. 

Associate Professor and Associate Dean 

for Undergraduate Studies 


Burton, Christina, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Butler, Karen M., D.N.P., R.N. 



Rm. 450D 

(859) 323-9677 

daabsh2@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 450A 

(859) 323-2819 

meales0@uky.edu 

Rm. 450A 

ktalle0@uky.edu 

Rm. 551 

(859) 257-3410 

danders@uky.edu 

lar222@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 417 

(859) 257-9333 

khashf0@uky.edu 

ecbake2@email.uky.edu 

jmzabar0@uky.edu 

Rm. 450A 

lbeeb2@uky.edu 

melissa.benge2@uky.edu 

Rm. 517 

(859) 323-5815 

dybroc00@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 202 

(859) 323-6253 

pvburk2@uky.edu 

caprat1@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 423 

(859) 323-5684 

kmbutl00@uky.edu 


Carpenter, Amy, B.S.N., R.N. 

aehall3@email.uky.edu




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Instructor 

Cheves, Bettye, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Chung, Misook, Ph.D., R.N. 

Associate Research Professor 


Cowley, Jennifer B., M.S.N., R.N. 

Lecturer 

Craft, Jonathan, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Darville, Audrey, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Assistant Clinical Professor 

Davis, Andrea, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Dekker, Rebecca, PhD, RN 


DeLetter, Mary C., Ph.D., R.N. 



Diebold, Claudia M., M.S.N., R.N. 

Senior Lecturer 

bchev0@uky.edu 

Rm. 529 

(859) 323-8024 

misook.chung@uky.edu 

Rm. 414 

(859) 323-1302 

jcowl1@uky.edu 

jdcraf2@uky.edu 

Rm. 450F 

(859) 323-4222 

audrey.darville@uky.edu 

acent2@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 421 

rddekk2@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 557 

(859) 323-6606 

mcdele01@uky.edu 

Rm. 441B 

(859) 323-6645 

cmdieb0@uky.edu 


Dunn, Judi , B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

El-Mallakh, Peggy, PhD, RN 


Feld, Hartley, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Forren, Jan, Ph.D., R.N., C.P.A.N., 

F.A.A.N. 


Fray, Lorelei, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Frazier, Susan, Ph.D., R.N. 


Interim Associate Dean for PhD Studies 

(Fall 2010) 


Fugate, Stephanie, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Ganahl, Brigette, BSN, RN 

jdunn1@uky.edu 

Rm. 539 

(859) 323-9619 

peggy.el-mallakh@uky.edu 

acarm@uky.edu 

Rm. 450A 

Jan.Forren@uky.edu 

llgree5@uky.edu 

Rm. 523 

(859) 323-5791 

skfraz2@uky.edu 

sjhamm0@uky.edu 

bhgrn@windstream.net




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Instructor 

Gordy, Carrie M., M.S.N., C.P.N.P. 


Gowin, Brandi, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Graves, Jackie, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Rm. 431 

(859) 323-6655 

cgordy1@uky.edu 

TBA 

jackie.graves@uky.edu 


Hahn, Ellen J., Ph.D., R.N. 



Hall, Julia, M.S.N., R.N. 

Lecturer 

Hall, Lynne A., Dr.P.H., R.N. 

Professor and Associate Dean for 

Research and Scholarship 


Rm. 519 

(859) 257-2358 

ejhahn00@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 435B 

(859) 323-6598 

jjhall2@uky.edu 

Rm. 501 E-1 

(859) 323-8076 

lahall@uky.edu 

Hampton, Debra C., Ph.D., R.N. 

Instructor 

Hardin-Fanning, Frances M.S.N., 

R.N. 

Lecturer 

Rm. 445 

(859) 323-5884 

4dhamp0@uky.edu 

Rm. 418 

(859) 257-4866 

frances.hardin@uky.edu 

Hardin-Pierce, Melanie, D.N.P., 

A.R.N.P.-C.S. 



Harley, John P., Ph.D. 


Harrison, Mary, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Hatcher, Jenna, Ph.D., R.N. 



Hay, Nneka, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Hensley, Sara, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Hensley, Victoria, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Clinical Instructor 

Rm. 425 

(859) 323-5658 

mhpier00@uky.edu 

Dept. of Biology, EKU 

(859) 622-1542 

John.Harley@eku.edu 

mmharr4@uky.edu 

Rm. 531 

(859) 257-5263 

jhscot2@uky.edu 

nihay2@uky.edu 

sbfarm0@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 445 

(859) 323-5884




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vrpack0@uky.edu 

Hickman, Margaret J., Ed.D., R.N., 

C.C.D. 



Howard, Patricia B., Ph.D., R.N., 

C.N.A.A., F.A.A.N. 


M.S.N. and D.N.P. Studies 


Hubbard, Christy, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Hudson, Cindy, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Instructor 

Jensen, Lynne A., Ph.D., A.R.N.P. 

Associate Clinical Professor 


Kain, Mary, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Kelso, Lynn A., A.C.N.P.-C.S., M.S.N. 


Kinnaird, Sally, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Kirschling, Jane, D.N.S., R.N., 

F.A.A.N. 

Professor and Dean 

Kloha, Nancy R., M.S.N., C.F.N.P. 


Kral, Paula, M.S.N., R.N. 

Lecturer 

Kurtz-Ogilvie, Whitney, M.F.A. 

Lecturer 

Rm. 561 

(859) 323-5579 

mjhick01@uky.edu 

Rm. 202 

(859) 323-6332 

pbhowa00@uky.edu 

clhubb1@uky.edu 

ckbobl0@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 449 

(859) 323-5039 

lajens2@email.uky.edu 

mekain2@uky.edu 

Rm. 545 

(859) 257-1674 

lkels0@uky.edu 

swkinn1@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 315 

(859) 323-6533 

janek@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 449 

(859) 323-5039 or 

Morehead 

(606) 768-2191 

nrkloh0@uky.edu 

Rm. 405K 

prkral2@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 501F 

(859) 323-2055 

whitney.ko@uky.edu 


Lennie, Terry, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. 

Associate Professor and Associate Dean 

for Ph.D. Studies (Spring 2011) 


Littrell, Peggy, M.S.N., C.P.N.P. 

Instructor 

Rm. 521 

(859) 323-6631 

talenn2@email.uky.edu 

plitt1@email.uky.edu




2/23/2011 

Lock, Sharon E., Ph.D., F.N.P., 

R.N.C. 



Lovitz, Wanda, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Lecturer 

Lowry, Regina C., Ph.D., R.N. 

Senior Lecturer 

Matthews, Joanne, M.S.N., A.R.N.P.- 

C.S. 


McLay, Carol, Dr.P.H., R.N. 

Instructor 

Meegan, Sara, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Instructor 

Miller, Mary Jayne, B.S.N., R.N. 

Professional Staff 

Moore, Kate, D.N.P., A.C.N.P. 



Moser, Debra K., D.N.Sc., R.N. 

Professor and Gill Chair in 

Cardiovascular Nursing 


Rm. 563 

(859) 257-2366 

selock0@uky.edu 

Rm. 433B 

(859) 323-5364 

wflovi2@uky.edu 

Rm. 441A 

(859) 257-5258 

rlowr0@uky.edu 

Rm. 451 

(859) 257-5255 

jmmatt0@email.uky.edu 

carol.mclay@uky.edu 

smeegan@uky.edu 

Rm. 405A 

(859) 323-8942 

mjmill1@uky.edu 

Rm. 547 

(859) 323-6621 

kmmo222@uky.edu 

Rm. 527 

(859) 323-6687 

dmoser@uky.edu 


Mudd, Gia, Ph.D., R.N. 



Peterson, Marilyn, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Phillips-Salimi, Celeste, Ph.D., R.N., 

C.P.O.N. 


Rm. 533 

(859) 257-4204 

gmudd2@email.uky.edu 

marilynf.peterson@gmail.com 

Rm. 449 

(859) 323-0282 

cphillips-salimi@uky.edu 

Prevost, Suzanne, Ph.D., C.O.I., R.N. 


Practice and Engagement 

Proud, Matthew, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Quelopana, Ana Maria, D.N.S., 

R.N.A. 


Ray, Robin, M.S.N., R.N. 

Rm. 202 

(859) 323-6685 

suzanne.prevost@uky.edu 

meprou0@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 435A 

aqu222@uky.edu 

rhedges66@netscape.net




2/23/2011 

Instructor 

Rayens, Mary K., Ph.D. 



Reed, Deborah B., Ph.D., R.N.C. 



Riker, Carol A., M.S.N., R.N. 


Rinker, Gwen, PhD, MPH, ARNP 

Adjunct Assistant Professor 

Roberts, Kittye R., M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Instructor 

Rodriguez, Diana, Ph.D., R.N. 


Rohr, Jeanne, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Rm. 543 

(859) 323-6172 

mkrayens@uky.edu 

Rm. 553 

(606) 257-9636 

dbreed01@uky.edu 

Rm. 555 

(859) 323-6615 

riker@uky.edu 

gwendolyn.rinker@uky.edu 

Rm. 421C 

(859) 323-8084 

kittyeRoberts@earthlink.net 

Rm. 451 

(859) 257-5255 

diana.rodriguez@uky.edu 

Jeanne.Rohr@uky.edu 


Salt, Elizabeth, Ph.D., A.R.N.P. 


Schuller, Jonnie, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Instructor 

Scott, Greg, B.S.N., R.N. 

Lab Instructor 

Scott, Leslie K., Ph.D., A.R.N.P., 

C.D.E. 



Setters, Melissa, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Sizemore, Allen, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Stanhope, Marcia K., D.S.N., R.N., 

F.A.A.N. 



Stefaniak, Karen A., Ph.D., R.N. 


Thomas, Ashley, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Instructor 

Rm. 437 

egsalt0@email.uky.edu 

juawannaschuller@uky.edu 

glscot2@uky.edu 

Rm. 425B 

(859) 323-7370 

lkscot0@uky.edu 

m.setters@insightbb.com 

easize2@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 443 

(859) 257-9335 

mkstan00@uky.edu 

Rm. 549 

(859) 323-2951 

kastef00@uky.edu 

dajenn00@uky.edu




2/23/2011 

Tovar, Elizabeth, Ph.D., A.R.N.P. 



Rm. 537 

(859) 323-6611 

egres2@email.uky.edu 


Turner, Lisa, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Wagner, Kathleen D., Ed.D., R.N. 

Lecturer 

Walmsley, Lee Anne, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Warden, Sherry K., Ph.D., R.N. 



Watson, Adria, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Instructor 

Welsh, J. Darlene, Ph.D., R.N. 



Wheeler, Kathy, Ph.D., A.R.N.P. 



Williams, Carolyn A., Ph.D., R.N. 

F.A.A.N. 



Willis, Erin, M.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Wilson, Jessica, M.S.N., A.R.N.P. 

Lecturer 

Witt, Cheryl, B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

Yarberry, Tara, M.H.A., B.S.N., R.N. 

Instructor 

lmpede3@uky.edu 

Rm. 429B 

(859) 323-6625 

kdwagn00@uky.edu 

Rm. 415 

(859) 323-8565 

lawalm0@uky.edu 

Rm. 439 

(859) 323-6640 

lsward00@uky.edu 

abwats2@uky.edu 

Rm. 427 

(859) 323-6620 

jdwels00@uky.edu 

Rm. 421 

(859) 323-8084 

kwhee2@uky.edu 

Rm. 202 

(859) 323-5576 

cawill00@email.uky.edu 

eewill2@email.uky.edu 

Rm. 429A 

(859) 257-9336 

jlrice@uky.edu 

cheryl.witt@uky.edu 

tlshee0@uky.edu 







Staff Contacts 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/contactstaff.htm 


2/23/2011 


(includes clinical staff) 

Abney, Clair 

Faculty Support Associate 

Rm. 315X 

(859) 323-5428 

clair.abney@uky.edu 

Adkins, Sarah 

Rm. 501F 

(859) 323-6354 

sarah.adkins@uky.edu 

Anness, Corree 

Assistant to Associate Dean for M.S.N. and D.N.P. Studies 

Rm. 202 

(859) 323-3304 

corree.anness@uky.edu 

Arnold, Susan 

Hope Center 

(859) 252-7881 x 3011 

susan.arnold@uky.edu 



Faculty 

Staff 

A-F 

G-L 

M-Z 

Back, Theresa 

Rm. 509 

(859) 323-6656 

tback2@uky.edu 

Baker, Claire 

Marketing Specialist 

Rm. 315-P 

(859) 323-6227 

cbaker@email.uky.edu 

Baxter (Bolin), Melissa 

Continuing Education Coordinator 

Rm. 315-S 

(859) 323-3851 

mrboli2@email.uky.edu 

Begley, Kathy 

Data Management Coordinator, 

Tobacco Policy Research Program 

Rm. 509 

(859) 323-1465 

kbegl2@uky.edu 

Beegle, Dee 

Rm. 315W 

(859) 2153 

drbeeg2@uky.edu




2/23/2011 

Biddle, Martha 

RICH Program Operation Director 

Rm. 509 B 

(859) 323-0639 

mjbidd0@uky.edu 


Chappell, Hazel 

CE Director 

Rm. 315 

(859) 323-6256 

hwchap1@uky.edu 

conce@uky.edu 

Claunch, Debbie 

Rm. 509G 

(859) 323-3480 

dtclau2@email.uky.edu 

Cobb, Grudrun 

Good Samaritan Fellow 

Rm.447 

Gkeith80@hotmail.com 

Collins, Kathy 

Student Services Officer, Graduate Program 

Rm. 315-D 

(859) 323-5624 

kacoll1@uky.edu 

Cornette, Robert 

Clinical Staff 

Polk Dalton Family Care Center Clinic 

(859) 288-4053 

recorn2@uky.edu 

Dabney, Gina 

Good Samaritan Fellow 

Rm. 447 

gsqueo@roadrunner.com 

Davis, Joanne 

Student Services Officer, Undergraduate Program Advisor 

Rm. 315-C 

(859) 323-6135 

jdavis1@uky.edu 

Delre, Amy 

Clinical Coordinator 

Office of Advanced Practice Nursing 

Rm. 202 

(859) 323-7581 

amy.delre@uky.edu 

Demos, Ellen 


Baby Health Service 

(859) 278-1781




2/23/2011 

ebdemo0@uky.edu 


Donnelly, Carol 

Grants Facilitator 

Rm. 501 

(859) 323-3579 

cdonnel@uky.edu 

Dotson Lea, Krista 

Good Samaritan Intern 

Rm. 447 

krdotso@uky.edu 

Fallin, Amanda 

Research Assistant 

Rm. 509 

(859) 323-3550 

atfall2@uky.edu 

Fletcher, Katherine 

keunde00@uky.edu 

Galvin, Lisa 

Assistant to the Dean 

Rm. 315-B 

(859) 323-6533 

lggalv@uky.edu 

Ghaelian, Brenda 

Director, IT 

Rm. 433A 

(859) 323-2974 

brenda@email.uky.edu 

Grace, Tony 


Rm. 315 

(859) 323-6174 

tonymgrace@uky.edu 

Gregory, Mary 

Staff Associate, Student Services 

Rm.315 

(859) 323-5108 

megreg3@uky.edu 

Henson, Christie 

Accounts Payable 

Rm. 315-Z 

(859) 323-1032 

crhens2@uky.edu 

Holmes, Sherry 

Rm. 315-R 

(859) 323-3171 

ssholm0@email.uky.edu 

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2/23/2011 

Howard, Lena 

Assistant to Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship; 

Assistant to Associate Dean for Ph.D. Studies 

Rm. 501 

(859) 323-6105 


Howard, Patti 

Project Facilitator 

Rm. 563 

(859) 323-6618 

pkhowa0@uky.edu 

Jacoby, Delwin 

Baby Health 

(859) 278-1781 

delwin.jacoby3@uky.edu 

Kercsmar, Sarah 

Technical Assistance Coordinator, 

Clean Indoor Air Partnership 

Rm. 509 

(859) 323-4572 

scave2@uky.edu 

Knapp, Angela 

Grants Officer 

Rm. 315 

(859) 323-1226 

aknapp2@uky.edu 

Lee, Lisa 


Rm. 447 

lmlee63@aol.com 

Lewis, Cheryl 

cahugh0@aol.com 

Marcinek, Regina 

Nurse Clinical Research 

Rm. 509 

(859) 323-4712 

rmmarcinek@aol.com 

Mason, Jennifer 

Staff Support Associate II 

Northern, KY office 

(859) 261-1721 

jlma222@uky.edu 

Martin, Laurel 

Alumni and Development Officer 

Rm. 315-O 

(859) 323-6635 

laurel.martin@uky.edu 

Martin, Carol 

Nurse Practitioner - Family Care Center 

(859) 288-4066 

carol.martin@uky.edu




2/23/2011 

Martinez, Christian 

Hope Center for Men 

(859) 257-7881 ext 3011 

christianm12@uky.edu 

McClure, Jessica 

Instructional Technology Coordinator 

Rm. 433A 

(859) 323-5030 

jsmcclure@uky.edu 

McCubbin, Andrea 

Rm. 435B 

akmccu0@email.uky.edu 

McDevitt, Nancy 

Academic Affairs Coordinator 

Rm. 315-L 

(859) 323-5238 

npmcde00@email.uky.edu 


McFarland, June 

Payroll Officer 

Rm. 315-U 

(859) 323-5192 

tjmcfa01@email.uky.edu 

McGuire, Pat 

pmcgu2@uky.edu 

Mincks, Debbie 

Computer Support 

Rm. 405G 

ddhowa0@email.uky.edu 

Minton, Karen 

Business Officer 

Rm. 315-I 

(859) 323-6534 

kminton@email.uky.edu 

Moore, Kerrie 

Student Recruiter 

(859) 323-1966 

kaschn1@uky.edu 

Moser, Rebecca 

Data Coordinator, RICH Heart Program 

Rm. 509 

(859) 323-6838 

rebecca.moser@uky.edu 

Mundy, Monica 

Research Assistant 

Rm. 509 

(859) 323-2353




2/23/2011 

mewarr2@uky.edu 

Oakley, Marsha 

Research Associate 

Rm. 509D-1 

(859) 323-6874 

mgoak5@uky.edu 

O'Malley, Gail 

Library Resource Specialist 

Rm. 501 

(859) 323-6600 

gaomal00@uky.edu 


Parsons, Lee 


Rm. 447 

leeallison2425@yahoo.com 

Robertson, Heather 

Project Manager, Kentucky Center for Smoke-Free Policy 

Rm. 520 

(859) 323-1730 

hrobertson@uky.edu 

Robinson, Elizabeth 

Polk Dotson Family Care Center Clinic 

(859) 288-4053 

earobi2@email.uky.edu 

Sampson, Clara 


Rm. 447 

csnpoint@insightbb.com 

Schooler, Mary 

Rm. 541 

Research Staff 

mescho0@uky.edu 

Schwartz, Donna 

dna.schwz@uky.edu 

Sidney, Hilarie 

Rm. 509 

(859) 323-9958 

hesidn2@email.uky.edu 

Simpson, Kathi 


Polk Dotson Family Care Center Clinic 

(859) 288-4053 

ksimpo@uky.edu




2/23/2011 

Simpson, Stefney 


Rm. 315-E 

(859) 323-5109 

smsimp3@email.uky.edu 

Sizemore-Capestany, Donna 

Account Clerk 

Rm. 315-Y 

(859) 323-6535 

dlcape2@uky.edu 


Taylor, Virginia 


Hope Center for Men 

(859) 252-7881 

vktay10@uky.edu 

Teachey, Peg 

Assistant to Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies 

Rm. 202 

(859) 323-8071 

pcteac1@uky.edu 

Turner, Lisa Pederson 

Grant Coordinator 

Rm. 447 

(859) 257-5262 

lmpede3@uky.edu 

Vezie, Jeanine 

Research Associate, RICH Heart Team 

Rm. 509F 

(859) 323-6838 

jdvezi2@email.uky.edu 

Wagner, Kristian 

Technical Assistance Coordinator 

Rm. 509 

(859) 323-4572 

kkwagn3@uky.edu 


Weathers, Sophia 

Assistant to the Associate Dean for Practice and Engagement; 

Assistant to Alumni and Development Officer 

Rm. 315-R 

(859) 257-3549 

sfweathers@uky.edu 

Westneat, Susan 

Epidemiologist




2/23/2011 

Rm. 501 

(859) 323-6605 

swest1@uky.edu 

White, Linda 

Data Coordinator, Student Services 

Rm. 315 

(859) 323-4872 

lfreeman@uky.edu 

Williams, Greg 

Computer Support Specialist 

Rm. 405L 

(859) 257-0762 

gswill2@email.uky.edu 

Wylie, Sally 

Rm. 509 

sawyli2@email.uky.edu 

Zhang, Mei 

Statistician 

Rm. 549 

(859) 323-6354 

mzhan3@uky.edu 







Student Services Staff - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/ss_staff.htm 


2/23/2011 

Student Services Staff 

Receptionist Desk - Office Of Student Services 

323-5108 

Room 309A 

Fax: (859) 323-1057 

Kathy Collins 

Student Affairs Officer - Graduate Studies 

323-5624 

Room 309 

E-mail: kacoll1@uky.edu 

Janet Craft 

Student Affairs Officer 

(606)783-2636 

(Morehead) U.K. M.S.N. Program at Morehead 

(Fax) (606)783-5039 

Morehead, Ky. 

E-mail: jlcraf2@uky.edu 

Joanne Davis 

Student Affairs Officer - Undergraduate Studies 

323-6135 

Office of Student Services 

Room 309C 

E-mail: jdavis1@uky.edu 

Mary Gregory 

Receptionist/Staff Assistant 

323-5108 

Room 309 

E-mail: megreg3@uky.edu 

Linda White 

Data Base Coordinator 

323-4872 

Room 309B 

E-mail: lfreeman@uky.edu 

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2/23/2011 







Delta Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International- University of Kentucky College of N... 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/delta_psi.htm 


2/23/2011 

Delta Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International 

Sigma Theta Tau International is the nursing profession's honor society. 

Purposes of the Delta Psi Chapter are: 

• To recognize superior achievement 

• To recognize the development of leadership qualities 

• To foster high professional standards 

• To encourage creative work 

• To strengthen commitment to the ideals and purposes of the profession 

Eligibility for Students in the Graduate Program 

• Definition - Graduate program is defined as an accredited program of graduate study in 

nursing, including master, post-master, doctoral, and post-doctoral. 

• Grade point average - Student in graduate programs shall be eligible for membership if 

they have achieved a grade point average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, or an equivalent 

of this measure in academic achievement when grade point averages are not available or 

used by the nursing degree program. 

• Curriculum - Students shall have completed a minimum of one-quarter of the required 

graduate curriculum. 

• Exceptions - Exceptions may be made at the discretion of the chapter's governance 

committee following the guidelines adopted by the international board of directors. 

NOTE: Graduates of the programs may be considered for STTI membership under the 

respective student criteria for up to one year after graduation. 

Application packets may be obtained from: 

College of Nursing 


309 College of Nursing Building 


Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0232 

All applications must be received on or before December 15 of each year by: 

Governance Committee 

Delta Psi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International 

College of Nursing Building 



Research/Scholarship Funds




2/23/2011 

Sigma Theta Tau is committed to fostering nursing research and scholarship. As one way of 

achieving this purpose, Delta Psi Chapter awards funds for research. Application guidelines 

include the following criteria: 

• Funds are to be used for nursing research. 

• Those eligible to apply include Delta Psi Chapter members and registered nurses in 

Kentucky who: 

◦ are matriculating for a master's or a doctoral degree in nursing or a doctoral degree 

in a related field, and who possess at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, or 

◦ hold at least a master's degree in nursing and are currently active in nursing 

practice, education, or administration. 

Application deadlines for research funds are March 1 and October 1 of each year. Even 

though you may be nearing completion of your studies, you are still encouraged to apply. 

Money awarded can be used to offset expenditures made while conducting your study. 

Those eligible for scholarship awards should demonstrate the following criteria: 

• Delta Psi Chapter members who have been admitted to a master's program with a major 

in nursing or a doctoral program with a major in nursing or a related field. 

• Students enrolled in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. 

• Graduate students must have completed 9 semester hours toward the M.S.N. or Ph.D. 

with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Applications may be considered in successive years. 

Factors considered in selection of scholarship recipients: 

• Priority will be given to members of Delta Psi Chapter. 

• Evidence of scholarly activity and involvement in professional organizations 

• Evidence of financial need 

• Perceived role in nursing in the next 10 years 

Obtain applications from: 

The Office of Student Services 

College of Nursing 


For more information and application, contact: 

Chairperson 

Awards and Scholarships Committee 

Delta Psi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau 



Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0232




2/23/2011 








Ph.D. Program Committee- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/phd_comm.htm 


2/23/2011 

Ph.D. Program Committee 

Functions: 

• Evaluates program policies and procedures for compliance with Graduate School 

policies 

• Evaluates program policies and procedures as they facilitate meeting program objectives 

and recommends revisions as necessary 

• Implements the evaluation responsibilities listed in the College of Nursing Evaluation 

Plan that pertains to the PhD Program Committee 

• Makes recommendations to faculty based on program evaluation 

• Evaluates the usefulness of the College of Nursing Evaluation Plan in relation to the 

Ph.D. Program Committee and recommends revisions in the plan as needed 

• Reviews admission requirements and recommends changes to the graduate faculty 

• Makes recommendations for vote to the graduate faculty and reports to the total faculty 

Membership: 

• Four faculty members elected from the faculty, at least three with full graduate school 

status, and one with associate graduate school status or higher. All faculty must be 

teaching in the doctoral program. Teaching in the doctoral program is defined as 

teaching a doctoral level course or serving on a dissertation advisory committee. 

• One doctoral student, elected by the members of the doctoral student body in nursing. 

• Dean of the College, ex officio. 

• Assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program, ex officio. 








Graduate Student Activities and Advisory Committee- University of Kentucky College of... 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/gsaac.htm 


2/23/2011 

Graduate Student Activities and Advisory Committee 

According to rules of the University Senate, the faculty of each College within the 

University and the faculty of the Graduate School must establish some form of student 

advisory council to represent student opinion on academic matters. The Graduate Student 

Activities and Advisory Committee (GSAAC) conforms to the rules of the University 

Senate. 

Functions: 

• Fosters communication between faculty and students 

• Plans and implements programs of interest to the graduate students and nursing 

profession 

• Reviews and makes recommendations to the dean regarding: 

◦ Student conduct in terms of professional nursing ethics and related University 

and Medical Center documents 

◦ Evaluation procedures for courses and teaching 

• Advises the dean regarding proposed appointment and promotion of faculty 

members in accordance with University Administrative Regulations (ARII-1.0-1) 

• Evaluates the programs of the College that relate to students and makes 

recommendations to the dean 

• Identifies resources and support systems which will facilitate successful completion 

of the program 

• Identifies student problems and concerns and recommends appropriate actions to the 

dean 

• Evaluates activities of the graduate student body annually and makes 

recommendations to the dean 

Membership: 

• Six students, elected by the graduate student body (three master's, two doctoral from 

campus, and one master's from an outreach site) 

• One graduate faculty member, elected by the graduate student body 

• Student services officer 

• Assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program, ex-officio and the assistant dean 

for advanced practice nursing 

• Chair to be elected from among the student members

Graduate Student Activities and Advisory Committee- University of Kentucky College of... 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/gsaac.htm 


2/23/2011 








Graduate Student Admissions and Progression Committee- University of Kentucky Colle... 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/gsapc.htm 


2/23/2011 

Graduate Student Admissions and Progression Committee 

Functions: 

• Reviews procedures for admission and progression of students in the graduate program 

and recommends changes when appropriate 

• Reviews petitions and faculty recommendations in regard to admission and progression 

of students and makes appropriate recommendations 

• Reviews those students with unsatisfactory academic performance and recommends 

action 

• Based on established criteria, screens students for awards 

• Seeks input from appropriate assistant dean and designated faculty regarding student 

petitions 


Plan 


• Evaluates the usefulness of the College of Nursing Evaluation Plan in relation to 

GSAPC and recommends revisions in the plan as needed 

Membership: 

• Four College of Nursing faculty members elected from the faculty, two with full 

membership in the Graduate School and one with associate membership in the Graduate 

School, one who teaches in the College of Nursing graduate program. 

• Assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program, ex officio 

• Assistant dean for advanced practice nursing, ex officio 

• Student services officer, ex officio 








Master's (M.S.N.) Program Committee - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/msn_comm.htm 


2/23/2011 

Master's (M.S.N.) Program Committee 

Functions: 

• Evaluates course offerings relative to program objectives 

• Develops and recommends curricular changes to the faculty 


Plan that pertain to the Master's Program Committee 


• Evaluates the usefulness of the College of Nursing Evaluation Plan in relation to the 

master's program 

• Committee recommends revisions in the plan as needed 

• Recommends entrance requirements to the faculty 

• Reviews suggestions for curricular changes proposed by any faculty member or student 

• Makes recommendations for vote to the graduate faculty and reports to the total faculty 

Membership: 

• Four elected faculty members 

◦ At least one representative shall have full membership in the Graduate School. 

◦ At least two representatives shall have full or associate membership in the 

Graduate School. 

◦ One member may be elected from faculty teaching in the undergraduate or 

graduate program. 

• One student from the master's program 

• Assistant dean for advanced practice nursing, ex officio 

• Chair is elected from the committee membership 








Alumni Association- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/alum_assoc.htm 


2/23/2011 

College of Nursing Alumni Association 

Objectives 

• To promote the best interests and welfare of the University of Kentucky College of 

Nursing 

• To fully acquaint the membership of the association with the progress and needs of their 

alma mater 

• To assist in interpreting the University and the College, its work, and its services to the 

people of Kentucky and the nation 

• To encourage loyalty to the University and the College, and closer bonds of fellowship 

among alumni 

Membership 

Membership in the Association shall consist of graduates from any of the programs of the 

University of Kentucky College of Nursing who pay membership dues. The bylaws of the 

association may provide for other classes of membership in the association. 

Awards 

The UK College of Nursing Alumni Association gives three awards annually. Nominations for 

these awards are from the Association members. The Awards Committee determines the final 

selections. The three awards are: 

Carolyn A. Williams Award 

• Ph.D. or D.N.P. graduating class 

• GPA 3.0 or higher 

• Demonstrated support of College of Nursing activities (in addition to course requirements) 

• Demonstrated scholarly activity during tenure at college, which may include national, regional, local 

educational presentations, publications, grant funding for research, demonstrated activity in professional 

nursing organizations 

• Demonstration of mentoring behavior to nursing students in master's or bachelor's program 

• Recommendation by one member from Ph.D. or D.N.P. faculty with supporting letter from at least one 

additional faculty member from the College 

Presidential Award 

• Master's program graduating class 

• GPA 3.0 or greater 

• Demonstrated support of College of Nursing activities (in additional to course requirements) 

• Demonstration of mentoring behavior to nursing student in bachelor’s degree program 

• Demonstrated involvement in professional nursing organization while a student in college 

• Recommendation by one faculty member from master’s program with supporting letter from at least one 

additional faculty member from the College

Alumni Association- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Nightingale Award 

• Bachelor's program graduating class 

• GPA 3.0 or higher 

• Demonstrated support of College of Nursing activities (in addition to course requirements) 

• Evidence of qualities of scholarly activity, mentoring behaviors, community service while a student 

• Nominated by at least one faculty member of the College 








BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS IN PATIENT CARE 

Approved by 

Board of Trustees 


Albert B. Chandler Medical Center 

October 19, 1997 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

SECTION I 

Preamble 

1. Approval of and Amendments to Standards 

2. Applicability 

3. Interpretation of Standards 

4. Implementation and Enforcement of Standards 

SECTION II 

A. Each patient shall be treated as a whole, irreplaceable, unique, and worthy person. 

B. The patient’s safety, health, or welfare shall be protected and shall not be subordinated to 

organizational, staff, educational, or research interest, or to any other end. 

C. The privacy of the patient and the confidentiality of every case and record shall be 

maintained. 

D. Patients and/or responsible family shall be informed at all stages of care about personnel 

responsible for the patient’s care, treatment plans, and activities for the patient, facilities, and 

services available to the patient and responsibilities of the patient and family. 

E. Behavior reflecting the dignity, responsibility, and service orientation of health care 

professionals, worthy of the public’s respect and confidence, shall be practiced by all 

individuals. 

F. Each patient shall have a responsible attending physician or dentist. 

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UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 

ALBERT B. CHANDLER MEDICAL CENTER 

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 

BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS IN PATIENT CARE* 

SECTION 1 

PREAMBLE 

The mission of the University of Kentucky Medical Center (University Hospital, Kentucky 

Clinics, and affiliated entities) is to help the people of the Commonwealth and beyond, gain and 

retain good health through creative leadership and quality initiatives in education, research, and 

service. It is well established that the “caring” aspect of treating patients has a therapeutic 

impact; the quality of the environment and the interpersonal relationships that surround patients 

appreciably affect the course of their recovery. From experience, we know that we cannot 

assume that all individuals hold acceptable attitudes or understandings regarding what is ethical, 

right, or appropriate in regard to relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Since 

behavior in patient care, as in other areas, is learned, and since the ultimate goal of an academic 

health sciences center is exemplary patient care as a teaching model, high standards of 

professional and humane behavior in patient care should be prominent among the values that are 

communicated through all learning experiences, formal and informal. This institution has the 

obligation and responsibility to formulate and implement such standards. 

As a state institution, support of the community health care systems consistent with legal and 

ethical treatment of patients is part of the University of Kentucky Medical Center service 

mission. In order to fulfill this mission, the Medical Center practitioners must work as a team 

with community providers, hospitals, and other health practitioners throughout Kentucky. The 

following Standards are not intended to supplant existing professional codes of ethics where they 

exist for specific professions and applicable laws and regulations regarding the care and 

treatment of patients but rather to illustrate, specify, and make relevant these generally accepted 

ethical codes to our patient care programs. While the Standards are primarily the institution’s 

goal to provide exemplary patient care and to serve as an instructional document, many of the 

Standards describe mandatory behavior. 

Supervisors, instructors and professionals shall have responsibility for introducing and 

maintaining an acceptable level of performance according to these Standards in their individual 

areas of responsibility. They shall have the opportunity and responsibility to exercise discretion 

and judgment in whether a violation is minor and needs primarily counseling, reprimand, and/or 

warning or whether it constitutes a major violation requiring disciplinary action. 

* Referred to in this document as Standards. 

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1. Approval of and Amendments to Standards 

1.1 The Standards shall be established as policy for the Medical Center by the Board of 

Trustees of the University of Kentucky in accordance with its responsibility in all 

matters involving the quality of patient care in the Medical Center. 

1.2 Recommendations for amendments to these Standards may be made by any individual 

within the Medical Center to the Vice Chancellor for Clinical Services and/or Hospital 

Director. 

2. Applicability 

2.1 These Standards shall apply to all individuals who come into contact with patients in 

the Medical Center or participate in Medical Center activities associated with patient 

care, irrespective of location. 

3. Interpretation of Standards 

3.1 Standards have been expressed in terms of observable behaviors as much as possible to 

facilitate modeling, instruction, supervision, and evaluation in patient care programs. 

3.2 These Standards are not to be constructed as exhaustive; other specific actions or 

behaviors not cited herein should be judged in light of the intent of the document. 

3.3 As used herein, 

3.3.1 “shall” or “must” indicates mandatory behavior, the only acceptable method or 

level of performance; 

3.3.2 “should” indicates commonly accepted methods or behaviors yet allows for 

effective alternatives; 

3.3.3 “may” in the interpretation of a standard indicates an illustration of an 

acceptable method; 

3.3.4 “individuals” means any and all persons (i.e., attending faculty, staff, resident, 

student, or volunteer) involved in rendering patient care directly or indirectly; 

3.3.5 “patient” includes any person receiving services such as a consumer, client, 

inpatient, or outpatient; 

3.3.6 “unit” means any organized administrative component of the Medical Center. 

3.3.7 “minor violation" is one that does not compromise the general well-being of the 

patient and/or has minor legal implications for the institution; 

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3.3.8 “major violation” is one that compromises the health and well-being of the 

patient and/or has major legal implications for the institution. 

3.3.9 “supervisor” shall mean all persons fulfilling supervisory roles at any level for 

faculty, staff, or students, except the Hospital Director or Vice Chancellor for 

Clinical Services. 

4. Implementation and Enforcement of Standards 

4.1 Procedures for reporting violations by faculty, staff, or students to patient program 

supervisors, Chief of Staff, the Vice Chancellor for Clinical Services, and the Hospital 

Director shall be consistent with procedures established herein. 

4.2 Procedures for the Medical Center notifying a student’s academic instructor and Dean 

of a violation shall be consistent with procedures established by the Deans of the 

Colleges. 

4.3 Disciplinary action and appeals shall be consistent with existing procedures appropriate 

to the individual’s status as faculty or staff as stated within the Personnel Policy and 

Procedure Manual or the Medical Staff Bylaws or Rules and Regulations. 

4.4 The Hospital Director, Chief of Staff, or the Vice Chancellor for Clinical Services may 

remove any individual from the patient care setting to protect patient safety. 

4.4.1 Any supervisor may remove any individual from the patient care setting or 

activity to protect patient safety. Reporting of the incident and disciplinary 

action shall be consistent with the Policies and Procedures applicable to the 

individual’s status in patient care. 

4.4.2 This action, if it involves a student, does not constitute disciplinary action 

against the student nor affect the student’s academic status. This action, if it 

involves a student, must be reported promptly to the student’s instructor and 

Dean. All action relative to the academic progress and status of the student 

shall remain the responsibility of the College. 

4.4.3 Reinstatement of a student in a particular patient care setting from which they 

have been removed shall be on the recommendation of the student’s Dean and 

with the consent of the Hospital Director or the Vice Chancellor for Clinical 

Services. 

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SECTION II 

STANDARDS 

Principle A 

Each patient shall be treated as a whole, irreplaceable, unique, and worthy person. 

Standards 

1. Individuals shall interact with patients, their families or visitors in a courteous, considerate 

manner that shows respect uncompromised by such factors as religion, cultural background, 

national origin, race, color, age, sex, disability, or socioeconomic status. 

1.1. Individuals should address adult patients by title and surname unless permission is 

granted by the patient to use a more informal form of address or unless it is clearly 

therapeutically beneficial to do otherwise. 

1.2. On entering a patient’s room, individuals should acknowledge the patient by an 

appropriate but simple greeting, state their purpose, and ask permission to enter. 

1.2.1 Individuals should avoid interrupting or intruding on situations that patients 

may feel are private, such as eating, bathing, speaking with family or visitors, or 

resting. 

1.3. Individuals shall not refer to patients by their illness, injury, diseased organ, or by any 

other designation that fails to regard the patient as a whole person. 

1.4. Individuals shall have an obligation to be respectful of the cultural, religious, ethnic, 

racial, and life style diversity of patients, their community, physicians, and other 

providers. 

1.5. Individuals shall not use abusive, obscene, derogatory, or profane language with 

patients, families, or visitors. 

1.6. Individuals shall treat patient’s personal belongings carefully, including a patient’s 

medications brought with them to avoid loss or damage. 

1.7. Regulations regarding visitors shall be enforced, although special visitation 

arrangements may be made for special patient needs, with the patient’s physician or 

nurse. 

1.8. Individuals may use physical restraint on patients consistent with Hospital policy only 

when a patient behaves in such a way as to constitute a danger to themselves or others. 

Restraint must be applied with not more force than is necessary, and the patient must be 

held in such a way as to minimize injury to themselves. 

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2. The patient shall be treated as a unique person requiring an individualized care plan and 

individualized treatment. 

2.1 Prior to and during any encounter, individuals should assess through questioning and 

observation the patient’s level of understanding, anxieties, or physical disabilities that 

may influence what the patient hears or needs to know. 

2.2 Individuals must explain administrative, diagnostic, educational, and treatment services 

at the time they are performed in accordance with Principle D of these Standards, 

although patients have given general consent at the time of their admission designed to 

cover all procedures that are not of a nature to require special consent. 

2.3 Individuals shall respect a patient’s questions, complaints, requests, or expressions of 

fear, and shall address these appropriately by direct response or prompt and appropriate 

referral, regardless of the varying abilities of patients to express themselves or to 

understand explanations. 

2.4 Individuals should attempt to educate rather that dictate to the patient concerning the 

most appropriate means of meeting the patient’s needs, taking into consideration the 

patient’s individual abilities, cultural background, and emotional state. 

2.5 Individuals should make every effort to provide appropriate stimulation to patients who 

are in isolation, aphasic, brain-damaged, sensorially impaired, retarded, disfigured, or 

in any way limited in their own needs for companionship, activity, or entertainment. 

2.6 Through designated channels, appropriate individuals shall solicit the family’s wishes 

and permission regarding the disposition of a patient’s body. 

Principle B 

The patient’s safety, health, or welfare shall be protected and shall not be subordinated to 

organizational, staff, educational, or research interests or to any other end. 

Standards 

1. Any individual performing educational activities beyond what is medically indicated must 

inform the patient of the purposes and of the patient’s right to participate without any effect 

on the patient’s treatment. 

1.1 On any specific occasion, individuals shall honor a patient’s request to refuse to be 

examined or observed by any person carrying out educational activities other than those 

directly involved in rendering the patient’s care. 

1.2 In all procedures that are to be learned by performing on a patient, an individual must 

have a person skilled in that technique present, to supervise and to protect the patient’s 

safety and comfort. 

1.3 Continuation of educational endeavors following the death of a patient is 

prohibited by law. Next-of-kin may give permission for instrument procedures 

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or other learning as part of an autopsy permit. 

2. Any individual engaging in research shall be sure that patient consent is obtained on a 

consent form approved by the Medical Center Institutional Review Board, signed, witnessed, 

and make part of the patient’s medical record before any procedure is carried out. 

3. Members of the health care team should provide services to patients in an efficient, 

expeditious, and coordinated manner with sufficient flexibility to demonstrate respect for an 

individual patient’s desires, comfort, and rest. 

3.1 Delay, transfers, or schedule changes involving patients should be avoided wherever 

possible; individuals responsible for services involving delays, transfers, or schedule 

changes for the patient should provide a timely and appropriate explanation to the 

patient. 

4. Individuals must follow all standard procedures designed with the safety of the patient in 

mind to protect patients against injury or infection. 

5. Individuals shall not deliberately neglect or intentionally subject a patient to unnecessary 

treatment, stress, or anxiety. 

6. Individuals must recognize that excessive fatigue, emotional stress, and some medications 

may impair judgment and physical performance and may jeopardize the quality of patient 

care and learning activities. 

6.1 No individual shall knowingly participate nor shall supervisors allow participation in 

patient care activities under the influence of a situation or substance that may adversely 

affect the individual’s ability to function with adequate reason and judgment in patient 

care activities or jeopardize patient confidence. 

6.2 An individual shall report to their immediate supervisor any condition that might 

interfere with performing patient care responsibilities competently and safely. 

6.2.1 An individual’s request to be removed from the patient care environment should 

be respected without prejudice. The supervisor shall make a decision as to the 

assignment of the individual. 

6.2.2 A supervisor shall request an individual to relinquish their patient care 

responsibilities if in the supervisor’s judgment, reported or observed functioning 

might interfere with patient’s care. 

7. Individuals with any illness that may adversely affect patients must report this to their 

immediate supervisor. 

8. Individuals shall maintain neat and clean personal grooming that does not endanger the 

health or safety of patients and shall dress appropriately for their clinical assignment 

following standards and/or uniform prescribed by their unit. 

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9. The University of Kentucky Healthcare Enterprise (UKHE) as a part of the Medical Center 

shall maintain a patient-centered culture in which: 

9.1 All individuals within the University of Kentucky Health Care Enterprise are 

empowered to anticipate, prevent, and solve problems at the point of service. 

9.2 The patient service vision and standards are clear and communicated throughout the 

Enterprise. 

9.3 The Enterprise dedicates resources, e.g., time, training, and reward systems to 

developing the human resources of the Medical Center. 

9.4 All those served are represented in decision making, i.e., from the point of care to 

strategic planning. 

9.5 Collaboration among disciplines and across structural boundaries, e.g., components of 

the Enterprise, departments, etc., is the norm. 

Principle C 

The privacy of the patient and the confidentiality of every case and record shall be 

maintained. 

Standards 

1. Individuals shall conduct every discussion or consultation involving patients in a discrete and 

confidential manner. 

1.1 Individuals shall not discuss patients in public areas. 

2. Individuals who interview and examine patients shall make every effort to provide the patient 

with reasonable audio and visual privacy. 

2.1 The individual shall provide the patient with someone of the same gender to be present 

during a physical examination, treatment, or procedure, at the patient’s request. 

3. Only individuals with appropriate authorization (under Hospital or patient care program 

policy), involved in a patient/s treatment or in the monitoring of its quality, are permitted to 

have access to a patient’s record. Other individuals require the patient’s written 

authorization. 

4. Students shall have access to patient records only for a specific assignment, in a duly 

constituted and specific course of clerkship. 

5. Individuals shall not take patient records from the patient care program premises except 

under subpoena. 

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6. Only authorized individuals are permitted to give information regarding patients to agencies 

as prescribed by law, to responsible family members, or to those identified in the patient’s 

chart by permission of the patient if not a family member. 

6.1 Every effort should be made to provide family members an opportunity to ask questions 

and receive sufficient information about a patient’s condition and diagnosis within the 

bounds of maintaining the privacy of the patient and their record. 

7. At the request of the patient and/or pursuant to a physician’s order, individuals shall limit 

access of visitors to the patient to ensure the privacy, proper rest, or enhancement of the 

healing process of the patient. 

Principle D 

Patients and/or responsible family shall be informed at all stages of care about personnel 

responsible for the patient’s care; treatment plans and activities for the patient; facilities; 

services available to the patient; and responsibilities of the patient and family (referred to 

collectively below as “patient’s care”). 

Standards 

1. All individuals in patient care roles or present in patient care areas are expected to identify 

themselves and their function clearly. 

1.1 Individuals must be able to provide appropriate identification including name, status, 

department, or role upon request. 

1.2 Individuals must introduce themselves to the patient in any direct encounter by name 

and discuss their role 

1.3 An individual with supervisory or coordinating roles should introduce themselves, 

identify their area of responsibility, and leave their name in writing, if requested by the 

patient. 

2. Any individual providing diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic treatment shall provide the 

patient and family where appropriate, with concise explanation of the procedure. 

2.1 The explanation generally should include the following: (a) the purpose of why it is 

necessary; (b) what is expected of the patient, i.e., position, etc.; (c) what the patient 

might expect, i.e., pain, pressure, drowsiness, etc.; (d) approximate time involved; (e) 

results, only if appropriate; (f) patient’s right to refuse treatment. 

2.2 Even the most routine procedure, e.g., taking temperature, drawing blood, or bathing 

should not proceed without prior verbal announcement of one’s intentions and 

solicitation of the patient’s cooperation as necessary. 

3. Individuals shall make prompt and appropriate referrals of patient requests for information on 

any aspect of the patient’s care if unable to provide an accurate and useful response. 

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3.1 Individuals shall make prompt and appropriate referrals of patient requests for legal, 

spiritual, financial, or any other type of assistance. 

4. Individuals responsible for the supervision or coordination of activities in specific units shall 

assure that relevant and sufficient information regarding their unit and the patient’s care is 

available to the patient. 

Principle E 

Behavior reflecting the dignity, responsibility, and service orientation of health care 

professionals, worthy of the public’s respect and confidence, shall be practiced by all 

individuals. 

Standards 

1. Individuals shall recognize and observe the professional code of ethics where such exists for 

their particular profession or the profession for which they are in training. 

2. Individuals are responsible for their actions and judgments in patient care activities. 

2.1 Individuals shall have the responsibility to question and/or to refuse to proceed with 

directives for patient care when in their judgment inherent danger to the patient exists. 

2.2 The team concept shall not diminish or obscure individual’s responsibility or 

accountability in patient care activities. 

3. Individuals making patient care assignments shall base the assignment on the individual’s 

competence. 

4. Individuals observing or knowing of incompetent, unethical, or illegal conduct that 

endangers a patient’s health or general welfare shall report this through established channels. 

5. Individuals shall report errors or omissions in patient care activity to their immediate 

supervisor. 

6. Individuals documenting in official records shall ensure that all relevant information is noted, 

accurate, and complete. 

6.1 Individuals shall not make any misstatement or act of intentional omission in official 

records for purposes of misrepresentation. 

7. Individuals shall be punctual and thorough in meeting their patient care assignments. 

Repeated tardiness, absence, or a consistent pattern of lack of application, unreliability, or 

indifference will not be tolerated. 

8. Individuals shall not share personal problems, frustrations, or negative comments about 

colleagues, supervisors, or the institution with patients or their families. 

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9. Individuals shall not engage in any argument or altercation in the presence of or with 

patients, family, or visitors. 

10. Complaints from the patient or family regarding individuals and institutional services should 

be received in a positive manner and referred promptly to the appropriate person. 

11. Individuals shall avoid inappropriate intimacy with patients. 

Principle F 

Each patient shall have a responsible attending physician or dentist. 

Standards 

1. There shall be an attending physician or dentist for each patient. 

1.1 The attending and senior resident must be known by name and face to the patient. 

1.2 The attending and/or senior resident shall inform the patient of the overall plan for care. 

1.3 The attending shall discuss with the patient and family, except in emergencies, the 

treatment alternatives including procedures, rationales, consequences, and significant 

risks of proposed treatment and alternatives and the probable duration of disability. 

1.4 The attending must discuss with other team members the management of the patient’s 

care, including but not limited to the transfer of patients to other providers and the 

selection of secondary consultations. 

1.5 The attending shall be free to make known to patients all care options and treatment 

plans. 

1.6 The attending shall visit the patient at least once a day on an inpatient basis to answer 

questions, to clarify the patient’s care plan, and to advise the patient and family of the 

patient’s daily progress as well as of major decisions, unless the attending and the 

patient agree in advance that a daily visit is not necessary 

1.7 The attending shall provide explanation for any consultations requested and give the 

patient a coordinated view of their care as treatment progresses. 

1.8 The attending shall apprise the patient that this is a teaching institution and of the 

involvement of various levels of health professionals in training in the patient/s care, of 

the benefits this has for the patient, of the importance of the patient’s role in the health 

care team, and of the patient’s rights with respect to teaching activities. 

1.9 The attending shall inform the patient how questions regarding the patient’s condition 

or treatment can be addressed and how the attending physician or dentist can be 

reached. 

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1.10 The attending shall give clear and prompt explanation to the patient at the time when 

professional responsibility for a patient is transferred. The attending to whom the 

patient has been transferred shall visit the patient as soon as possible to identify 

themselves and their role. 

1.11 The attending must communicate in a timely manner during the course of the patient’s 

illness with the referring physician regarding a patient’s diagnosis, treatment, progress, 

and well-being including a specific report at the time of discharge. 

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- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Campus Safety 

The following information is provided by the University of Kentucky Police Department. 

"Crime prevention is defined as the anticipation, recognition and appraisal of a crime risk and 

the initiation of some action to remove or reduce it. To that end, the University of Kentucky 

Police have developed crime prevention programs, established security standards and 

implemented physical security techniques in an effort to create a safer environment for those 

who live, study and work on the University of Kentucky campus. 

"As a community, we encourage opportunistic crime by our lackadaisical attitudes. The focus 

of the Crime Prevention Office is to create a partnership between the University community 

and the police. Our goal is to create a heightened sense of awareness in each individual so that 

they may assume a greater level of responsibility for their own safety. 

"To ensure your safety and the safety of others at the University of Kentucky, you are 

encouraged to familiarize yourself with the crime prevention information on the police 

department's Web site. If you have any questions or need additional information, feel free to 

contact Officer Alan Saylor at (859) 257-5770 ext. 238 or e-mail our Crime Prevention 

Office." 

The site addresses: coping with threats and violence, (safety escort service, emergency 

telephones, safe walking routes) crime prevention information, educational programs, citizen’s 

preparedness guide, emergency services (how to report an emergency, fires, fire alarms, bomb 

threats, tornadoes, earthquakes). 








Corporate Compliance - UK HealthCare 

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About the UK HealthCare Corporate Compliance Program 

UK HealthCare adopted a Corporate Compliance Program in May 1998. The Compliance Program has two 

primary goals: 

First, to enhance and further demonstrate to our patients, the community, employees, staff, 

the government and third-party payors our commitment to honest and fair dealing 

Second, to centralize and intensify our efforts in preventing and detecting illegal, unethical or abusive 

conduct 

Accordingly, each of us at UK HealthCare is obligated to report any conduct that we in good faith believe is 

illegal, unethical or abusive. You never will be penalized for raising an issue or voicing a concern when you do 

so in good faith. Failing to report such suspected misconduct can result in disciplinary action. 

If you are not comfortable reporting suspected misconduct or making compliance-related inquiries to your 

supervisor, you can contact the compliance officer at (859) 323-8002 or the Comply-Line at 1-877-898-6072. 

The Comply-Line is a toll-free phone reporting service operated by an independent contractor hired by UK 

HealthCare. The Comply-Line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year. Comply- 

Line reports, as well as those made directly to the Compliance Officer, can be made anonymously. 

Additionally, you can click here to make a report on-line. 

To make an appointment or find a physician, please call UK HealthCare at 859-257-1000 or toll free 1-800-333-8874. 

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Sexual Harassment 

An online training program, titled "Preventing Sexual Harassment," is available to all 

employees and students of the University of Kentucky. 

The program was introduced to UK by the Equal Opportunity Office and the President's 

Commission on Women in coordination with the UK Office of Human Resource 

Development. 

The University of Kentucky is committed to maintaining a working and learning 

environment free of all forms of discrimination, including sexual harassment. This online 

tool provides information every member of the university community should read and 

understand. 

The interactive course defines sexual harassment in accordance with state and federal law 

and UK policy. It illustrates what constitutes inappropriate or impermissible conduct and 

offers procedures for seeking 

help. 

The president expects all faculty, staff and students to benefit from this training. 

Additional information about the "Preventing Sexual Harassment" training will be 

communicated to you through the college deans and unit directors. 

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Dean of Students – Student Rights and Responsibilites 

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Dean of Students Office 

Student Rights and Responsibilities 

Nonacademic relations between the University and students enrolled in the Main Campus‚ in the Medical Center and in any UK program at 

another campus are covered in Part I entitled‚ “Code of Student Conduct: Rules‚ Procedures‚ Rights and Responsibilities Governing 

Nonacademic Relationships‚” which was originally adopted by the Board of Trustees on May 2‚ 1967‚ and may be amended only by that 

body. 

Academic relationships between students and the University are covered in Part II entitled‚ “Selected Rules of the University Senate 

Governing Academic Relationships.” Rules in Part II have been adopted and may be amended by the University Senate. 

Part III‚ entitled “Regulations Governing Time‚ Place‚ and Manner of Meetings‚ Demonstrations‚ and Other Assemblies‚ is taken 

from the University’s Administrative Regulations. Administrative Regulations are adopted by and may be amended by the President of the 

University. 

Part IV contains the “University of Kentucky Alcohol Policy‚” also one of the University’s Administrative Regulations. 

Part V‚ the University’s policies and procedures on Student Records are summarized. This policy statement was adopted by and may 

be amended by the President of the University. 

dean of students office . university of kentucky . 513 patterson office tower . lexington‚ ky . 40506–0027 . (859) 257–3754 . fax (859) 323–1525

Behavioral Standards - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Behavioral Standards 

As a student you are expected to read and adhere to the Student Rights and Responsibilities, 

the Behavioral Standards in Patient Care and the Health Sciences Student Professional 

Behavior Code for the University of Kentucky Medical Center, as well as other such 

documents and policies in agencies where clinical and research experiences are obtained. 

You will sign a form noting familiarity with the Behavioral Standards in Patient Care and 

Health Sciences Student Professional Behavior Code at the beginning of your program. 








I. Purpose and Definition 

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY CHANDLER MEDICAL CENTER 

POLICY ON EDUCATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS 

The purpose of this policy is to delineate the management of incidents of exposure to blood borne 

pathogens that involve Chandler Medical Center students, including visiting students, during the time 

when they are in an educational setting. 

An educational exposure to blood-borne pathogens is defined as a percutaneous injury (e.g. a 

needlestick or cut with a sharp object), contact with mucous membranes or contact with skin (especially 

when the exposed skin is chapped, abraded, or afflicted with dermatitis, or the contact is prolonged or 

involving an extensive area) with blood, tissues, or other bodily fluids to which universal precautions 

apply, which occurs in the educational setting. 

A student is someone enrolled in an academic or training program at the University of Kentucky. 

Lended student/visiting student/visiting resident is someone registered at another university, but 

on an official affiliation agreement-approved clinical rotation at the University of Kentucky. 

II. Prevention 

A source patient is the patient from whom the exposure originates. 

All Chandler Medical Center students will receive yearly information about universal precautions, 

blood borne pathogens, and the student directives portion of this policy. This information will be 

appropriate to the students’ level of training and area of training. This training will be provided via the 

associate dean in the various colleges, or another designee, who has responsibilities for the education 

program. 

III. Protocol for Managing Educational Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens 

A. General 

Effective management of educational exposure to blood borne pathogens requires 

coordination among multiple units of the Medical Center. It requires training in prevention of 

injury and in the management of injuries when they occur. 

B. Educational Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens - Students in Educational Experiences 

within the Commonwealth of Kentucky 

1. All students with an exposure will be directed to perform basic first aid immediately. 

These first aid directives will be the same as those provided to employees with 

occupational injuries and will be developed by University Health Service. All students 

should have a “baseline” laboratory test done as soon as they can get an appointment 

but no later than the next business day. 

2. All students on an educational rotation in the Commonwealth of Kentucky will be directed 

to contact immediately the University Health Service in the event of an educational 

exposure. (Students on educational rotation outside the Commonwealth will be handled 

as delineated below in Section C.) Students will be directed to contact the on-call 

University Health Service physician if the University Health Service is closed. The reason 

that students will be expected to contact University Health Service immediately is 

because of the need for rapid assessment about prophylactic medications, the 

completion of a baseline laboratory test, the rapid prescribing of medications if indicated, 

and the limited capacity of a student to assess his/her own injury. 

Students will cooperate with the University Health Service in obtaining lab results of the 

"source patient" including, but not limited to, executing appropriate consents and 

authorizations. The University Health Service shall request the facility providing the 

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educational experience to assist obtaining the status of the source patient pursuant to 

KRS 214.625. 

Students will provide, to University Health Service personnel, the following information, if 

available, concerning the exposure: 

Approximate time of exposure 

Location of exposure (e.g., hospital, office, etc.) 

Source of the exposure (e.g., blood, contaminated instrument, etc.) 

Type of exposure (e.g. skin, mucous membrane percutaneous) 

Length of exposure (e.g., seconds/minutes/hours) 

Status of the source patient: Negative, Positive, or Unknown HIV Status 

Whether or not patient is at risk for HIV infection because of: 

- Multiple Blood Transfusions 1978-1985 

- IV Drug User 

- Multiple sexual partners, homosexual activity 

- Known HIV positive and/or have symptoms of AIDS. 

- Significant blood or bodily fluid exposure has occurred. 

3. If the University Health Service physician believes that prophylactic medication is 

indicated, the physician will prescribe it. The physician will prescribe by telephone a 

three-day supply of the medication to the appropriate dispensing pharmacy. The 

dispensing pharmacy will vary depending upon the location of the student. University 

Health Service will make the list of pharmacies available to personnel who may prescribe 

the medications. The University Health Service will prescribe the same prophylactic 

medications for students as those prescribed for employees with exposure to blood borne 

pathogens. 

For students on educational rotations at Chandler Medical Center or within 50 miles of 

the Chandler Medical Center, the baseline laboratory test will be completed at the 

University Health Service, and the prescribing pharmacy will be either the UK Hospital or 

Kentucky Clinic pharmacy. The Office of the Provost will cover the costs of a three-day 

supply of these medications. Students are responsible for the costs of prophylactic 

medication beyond day 3. Some health insurance policies may cover the costs of this 

medication. 

For students on educational rotations in the Commonwealth of Kentucky more than 50 

miles from the Chandler Medical Center, alternate laboratory testing sites and pharmacy 

sites will be identified. This identification will be by county, will be furnished to University 

Health Service personnel, and will be told to the student at their Orientation to the 

educational activity. In addition, course directors will know the locations of the 

pharmacies and baseline testing sites. The Office of the Provost will reimburse the cost 

of the baseline laboratory test to the clinic performing the test and will reimburse the cost 

of a three-day supply of medication to these pharmacies. Students are responsible for 

the costs of prophylactic medication beyond day 3. Some health insurance policies may 

cover the costs of this medication. 

The student will be responsible for obtaining the prescribed three days of medication. 

4. Students must contact the University Health Service at the time of injury and must followup 

with University Health Service as soon as practical or as directed by the University 

Health Service physician/staff. All students will report the injury to the supervising 

clinician/preceptor. Students on educational rotations in Kentucky, but out of Fayette 

County, will also report the injury to the course director . 

5. In all situations of educational exposure to blood borne pathogens (whether or not the 

exposure is considered high-risk), all students will report to University Health Services for 

follow-up testing (as determined by the University Health Service), counseling, and 

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continued prescription of medication (if appropriate). Students on rotation in Kentucky 

will have blood testing done at the University Health Service. 

6. All students will complete a University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center Reportable 

Occurrence Form RepOccForm.pdf and Occupational Exposure Form OccOccForm.pdf 

and bring these completed forms to University Health Service for their scheduled 

appointment. These forms will be available on the patient care units in the University 

Hospital, the Chandler Medical Center AHEC Office, the AHEC regional offices, and the 

Education Offices of the various colleges of the Medical Center. 

7. All source patients should have blood work as designated by the protocol current at the 

present time (presently HCV antibody, HIV antibody, and Hepatitis B surface antigen.) 

The University Health Service Blood Borne Pathogen Program Nurse Coordinator will 

coordinate obtaining blood samples/reports from source patients at the Chandler Medical 

Center and in the Lexington-Fayette County area. In other locales, the University Health 

Service and the course director will work with the community preceptor to complete the 

necessary blood work on the source patient. 

The Office of the Provost will reimburse the appropriate party (e.g., hospital, laboratory or 

attending physician or provider) up to $ 400 to cover the costs of these tests (HCV 

antibody, HIV antibody, and HBS AG), after results are forwarded to the University Health 

Service. Invoices are to be sent to David Watt, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, 

Room 150 Medical Sciences Building, Lexington, KY 40536-0298 

C. Educational Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens - Students in Educational Experiences 

Outside the Commonwealth of Kentucky, but inside the United States 

1. All students with an exposure will be directed to perform basic first aid immediately. 

These first-aid directives will be the same as those provided to employees with 

occupational injuries and will be developed by University Health Service. All students 

should have a “baseline” laboratory test done as soon as they can get an appointment 

but no later than the next business day. All students on an educational rotation outside 

the Commonwealth of Kentucky will be directed to contact the appropriate health service 

at that institution in the event of an educational exposure. Students will be counseled 

to identify this location as part of their orientation to the facility. The reason that 

students must contact the appropriate health service immediately is because of the need 

for rapid assessment about prophylactic medication, the completion of a baseline 

laboratory test, the rapid prescribing of this medication if indicated, and the limited 

capacity of a student to assess his or her own injury. 

2. Students will be directed to have source patient information available for their 

discussion with the appropriate personnel at the outside facility, if available, concerning 

the exposure 

Approximate time of exposure 

Location of exposure (e.g., hospital, office, etc.) 

Source of the exposure (e.g., blood, contaminated instrument, etc.) 

Type of exposure (e.g. skin, mucous membrane percutaneous) 

Length of exposure (e.g., seconds/minutes/hours) 

Status of the source patient: Negative, Positive, or Unknown HIV Status 

Whether or not patient is at risk for HIV infection because of: 

- Multiple Blood Transfusions 1978-1985 

- IV Drug User 

- Multiple sexual partners, homosexual activity 

- Known HIV positive and/or have symptoms of AIDS. 

- Significant blood or bodily fluid exposure has occurred. 

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3. If health personnel at the outside facility believe that prophylactic medication is indicated, 

the physician will prescribe it. The student may ask that the physician prescribe a threeday 

supply of the medication. This will allow the student to begin medication and consult 

with University Health Services personnel as well. The student will be responsible for 

obtaining the medication and paying for it. The Office of the Provost will reimburse the 

student up to $125.00 for the costs of the initial three day supply of medication. 

4. In all situations of educational exposure to blood borne pathogens (whether or not the 

exposure is considered high-risk), students will contact University Health Service for 

follow-up testing, counseling, and continued prescription of medication (if appropriate). If 

it is possible for the student to return to UK immediately, all of these activities will occur in 

University Health Service at no cost to the student. If the student is unable to 

immediately return to UK, blood testing and medication may have to be obtained off 

campus; this may entail cost to the student. 

5. All students will complete a University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center Reportable 

Occurrence Form and Occupational Exposure Form, and bring these completed forms to 

University Health Service for their scheduled appointment. These forms will be available 

on the patient care units in University Hospital, in the Chandler Medical Center AHEC 

Office, at the AHEC regional offices, and in the Education Offices of the various colleges 

of the Medical Center. 

6. All source patients should have blood work, including HCV antibody, HIV antibody, and 

Hepatitis B surface antigen. The student should coordinate these test results being sent 

to University Health Service. 

The Office of the Provost will reimburse the appropriate party (e.g., hospital, laboratory or 

attending physician) up to $400 to cover the costs of these tests (HCV antibody, HIV 

antibody, and HBS AG), after results are forwarded to UK. 

7. The cost of the initial three-day dosing of prophylactic medication prescribed by 

University Health Service physicians will be covered by the Office of the Provost. 

Students are responsible for the costs of prophylactic medication beyond day 3. Some 

health insurance policies may cover the costs of this medication. 

D. Educational Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens - Students in International Rotations 

1. Students/residents who elect to do international rotations will be required to contact the 

University of Kentucky Office of International Affairs and sign appropriate forms, including 

a waiver of these procedures, prior to leaving for that rotation. 

IV. Responsibilities 

A. University Health Service is responsible for: 

1. participating in the regular review of appropriate policy for the management of 

educational exposure to blood borne pathogens; 

2. providing students with 24-hour/day access to advice about the nature of an educational 

exposure and the need for prophylactic medication; 

3. knowing locations where prophylactic medication can be prescribed and obtained; and 

4. providing appropriate testing, counseling, medical care to students with educational 

exposures. 

B. The Office of the Provost is responsible for: 

1. providing funds for reimbursement of certain costs of baseline student testing, source 

patient testing, and prophylactic medication. 

C. The college course directors are responsible for: 

1. informing faculty and students about this policy; 

2. obtaining information on participating pharmacies in the various AHEC regions. 

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D. Medical Center associate deans with educational responsibilities are 

responsible for: 

1. informing students about this policy and provide training in universal precautions suitable 

to the training and level of the student; 

2. disseminating information to students about participating pharmacies; 

3. working with University Health Services to address any student-specific issues, and to 

review this policy on a regular basis. 

E. University of Kentucky students are responsible for: 

1. reading the student information sheet and following the guidelines. 

2. identifying the appropriate contacts at UK Chandler Medical Center, AHEC sites, and 

rotations outside Kentucky. 

3. paying for medication beyond the initial 3 day supply. 

F. Lended students/visiting students/visiting resident students are responsible for: 

1. contacting the University of Kentucky Health Service for guidance. Care will be provided 

only if exposure is high risk and no other option for care is available through lending 

institution. 

2. paying for all expenses associated with testing, medications and related costs. 

V. This policy will be reviewed on an annual basis by the Medical Center Academic Deans and 

University Health Service. 

Attachment: Waiver of Procedure 

Reviewed and modified: July 12, 2004 

C:\Documents and Settings\rwilkie\My Documents\Academic Deans\BBP\BBP Policy 1-2004\BBP 

proposal final 7-2004.doc 

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Discrimination and Harassment - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Discrimination and Harassment 

University Governing Regulations prohibit all discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnic 

origin, sexual orientation, color, creed, religion, age, or political belief. Sexual harassment is 

an explicit violation of administrative regulations and should be reported. 

• University Administrative Regulation 

[ARII-1.1-9-149] 

• Code of Student Conduct 

[Article II, Section 2.29] 









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Drug Testing and Criminal Background Check 

Drug tests (urine screens) and criminal background checks are becoming standard 

requirements for employment, especially at health care facilities. Such requirements are also 

often in place for students who rotate through health facilities as part of required educational 

experiences. Students can expect and should be prepared for them. 

Students must be aware that: 

• If a drug test and/or a criminal background check is required for enrollment and or 

participation in any course, or for the granting of any permit or license required for 

participation in a course, the expense for the test and/or check must be borne by the 

student. Drug tests may cost $40-$75 and background checks may cost an additional 

$10-$75. The particular types of tests and checks required, as well as the costs for them, 

are subject to change and beyond the control of the University or the College of Nursing. 

• If a student fails to pass a drug test and/or a criminal background check they may be 

ineligible for enrollment in clinical courses, ineligible for graduation and therefore 

ineligible to continue in the College of Nursing. 

• The College of Nursing does not accept responsibility for any student being ineligible 

for coursework, continued enrollment in the College, or subsequent licensure as a nurse 

for any reason, including failure to pass a drug test or criminal background check. 

• Students who provide any false information regarding drug use or criminal offenses in 

any documents relating to their attendance at the University of Kentucky College of 

Nursing are subject to immediate dismissal from the College. Failure to disclose correct 

information at any time also may be the basis for professional discipline and/or denial of 

licensure. 








Health Protection - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Health Protection 

All students must meet UK Medical Center immunization requirements. Please make every 

effort to have these requirements completed and bring written physician documentation as 

requested when you present to University Health Service (UHS). Requirements not met at that 

time may require repeated vaccinations. 








Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - University of Kentucky College of ... 

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 

(HIPAA) 

The federal government has begun implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and 

Accountability Act. This law has many purposes and provisions. Those that affect all health 

care providers most directly relate to ensuring the privacy and security of protected health 

information. Federal law requires that all health care employees and health professions 

students receive training about HIPPA. Training is mandatory and must be completed before 

you will be allowed to participate in clinical practica or data collection. Please notify the 

Office of Student Services (323-5108) if you have not completed this training within the first 

eight weeks of your first enrollment in the College of Nursing. 








Identification Badges - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Identification Badges 

All students using Medical Center facilities for any purpose will be given an identification 

badge. If you lose or misplace the badge you will be required to replace it for a small fee. You 

will be unable to use Medical Center facilities without the badge. Graduating students will not 

receive final grades or transcripts until you return the ID badge to the Office of Student 

Services on the final day of classes. You will be assisted by the Office of Student Services 

with picture taking. 








Immunization Requirements - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Immunization Requirements 

It is imperative that all students involved in academic clinical activities adhere to the 

immunization requirements described below. These have been established by the University of 

Kentucky Chandler Medical Center and help protect health care providers and patients alike. 

Students who do not fulfill all of the requirements will not be permitted to participate in 

clinical activities, which will result in lower grades for clinical courses. The only exemptions 

will be for those students who have documented medical contraindications. 

You are encouraged to get all immunizations prior to initial enrollment. Immunizations are 

administered and must be verified by University Health Service, located in B163 Kentucky 

Clinic (first floor). Appointments with University Health Service are necessary and can be 

made by calling (859) 323-2778. 

Tuberculosis Screening (required annually) 

Provide documentation of a negative Mantoux PPD skin test to University Health Service 

within six weeks of enrollment in the College and annually thereafter while you remain 

enrolled. If the skin test is positive see University Health Service with physician 

documentation of the positive test and a negative chest x-ray. 

Rubella, Rubeola, and Mumps Immunity 

Provide proof of immunity to rubella, rubeola, and mumps if born in 1957 or later. Any one of 

the following is acceptable: 

• Documentation of two measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines, with the first 

administered at twelve months or older. 

• Documentation by a physician that you have had rubeola, rubella, and mumps. 

• Documentation of a positive rubella, rubeola, and mumps titers. 

Hepatitis B 

• The series of three injections at recommended intervals is required, or you must provide 

documentation of a positive Hepatitis B surface antibody titer (>10mIUmL). 

• For students completing the series of three injections after January 1, 1999, a Hepatitis B 

titer drawn 1-2 months after completing the series of three injections. 

• If the Hepatitis B titer is negative after the initial series of three injections, the series of 

three injections should be repeated and a repeat titer is drawn. If the titer remains 

negative, appropriate clinical evaluation is indicated. 

Varicella Immunity 

You must demonstrate immunity to varicella (chicken pox) by one of the following: 

• Positive (oral) history of chicken pox 

• Positive antibody titer or 

• Immunization with varicella vaccine (Full immunization requires a series of two 

injections. Current recommendations do not support post-immunization titers. Serology

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as commercial tests may lack the sensitivity to detect lower antibody levels associated 

with immunization compared with natural infection.) 

Tetanus and Diphtheria 

A booster injection within the past 10 years is recommended but not required. 

Procedure for Completing Immunization Requirements 

1. Make an appointment with University Health Service. Provide them documentation of 

immunizations you already have had. They will administer any that you still need and give you 

an immunization certificate. 

2. Bring a copy of the certificate to the College of Nursing Office of Student Services within 

one week of the start of classes. 

3. You will not be permitted to participate in clinical activities until all documentation is 

current. In addition, registration permits for subsequent semesters will be withheld if 

documentation is not on file with the College. 








PHARMACY LOCATIONS AND AHEC SITE COORDINATORS 

Hospital and medical center pharmacies have been identified as providers of medication in the event that 

prophylactic medication is necessary. A list of the pharmacies by county is noted below. The AHEC Site Coordinator 

should also be notified; numbers listed below. 

*AHEC/ 

*AHEC/ 

COUNTY CONTACT HOSPITAL/LOCATION/PHONE COUNTY CONTACT HOSPITAL/LOCATION/PHONE 

Adair 1 Sampson/Glasgow/270-651-4159 Larue 1 Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 

Allen 1 Greenview/Bowling Green/270-793-1000 Laurel 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 

Anderson 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Lawrence 4 Highlands/Prestonsburg/606-886-8511 

Ballard 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 Lee 5 Kentucky River/Jackson/606-666-6000 

Barren 1 Sampson/Glasgow/270-651-4159 Leslie 5 Mary Breckinridge/Hyden/606-672-2901 

Bath 4 St. Claire/Morehead/606-783-6500 Letcher 5 Whitesburg ARH/Whitesburg/606-633-3500 

Bell 5 Pineville Community Hospital/Pineville/606-337-3051 Lewis 4 St. Clair/Morehead/606-783-6500 

Boone 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Lincoln 6 Ephraim McDowell/Danville/859-236-4121 

Bourbon 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Livingston 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 

Boyd 4 St. Claire/Morehead/606-783-6500 Logan 8 MedCtr/Bowling Green/270-745-1254 OR 

Boyle 6 Ephraim McDowell/Danville/859-236-4121 Greenview/Bowling Green/270-793-1000 

Bracken 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Lyon 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 

Breathitt 5 Kentucky River/Jackson/606-666-6000 Madison 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 

Breckinridge 1 Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 Magoffin 5 Highlands/Prestonsburg/606-886-8511 

Bullitt 7 UL/Louisville/502-562-3000 OR Marion 1 Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 

Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 Marshall 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 

Butler 8 MedCtr/Bowling Green/270-745-1254 OR Martin 5 Highlands/Prestonsburg/606-886-8511 

Greenview/Bowling Green/270-793-1000 Mason 4 St. Clair/Morehead/606-783-6500 

Caldwell 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 McCracken 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 

Calloway 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 McCreary 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 

Campbell 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 McLean 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 

Carlisle 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 Meade 1 Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 

Carroll 7 UL/Louisville/502-562-3000 Menifee 4 St. Clair/Morehead/606-783-6500 

Carter 4 St. Claire/Morehead/606-783-6500 Mercer 6 Ephraim McDowell/Danville/859-236-4121 

Casey 6 Ephraim McDowell/Danville/859-236-4121 Metcalfe 1 Sampson/Glasgow/270-651-4159 

Christian 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 Monroe 1 Sampson/Glasgow/270-651-4159 

Clark 4 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Montgomery 4 St. Clair/Morehead/606-783-6500 

Clay 5 Memorial Hospital/Manchester/606-598-5104 Morgan 4 St. Clair/Morehead/606-783-6500 

Clinton 1 Sampson/Glasgow/270-651-4159 Muhlenberg 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 

Crittenden 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 OR Nelson 1 Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 

RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 Nicholas 4 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 

Cumberland 1 Sampson/Glasgow/270-651-4159 Ohio 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 

Daviess 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 Oldham 7 UL/Louisville/502-562-3000 

Edmonson 1 MedCtr/Bowling Green/270-745-1254 Owen 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 

Elliott 4 St. Claire/Morehead/606-783-6500 Owsley 5 Kentucky River/Jackson/606-666-6000 

Estill 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 Pendleton 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 

Fayette 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Perry 5 ARH/Hazard/606-439-1331 

Fleming 4 St. Claire/Morehead/606-783-6500 Pike 5 Methodist/Pikeville/606-218-3500 

Floyd 5 Highlands/Prestonsburg/606-886-8511 Powell 4 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 

Franklin 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Pulaski 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 

Fulton 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 Robertson 4 St. Clair/Morehead/606-783-6500 OR 

Gallatin 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 

Garrard 6 Ephraim McDowell/Danville/859-236-4121 Rockcastle 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 

Grant 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Rowan 4 St. Claire/Morehead/606-783-6500 

Graves 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 Russell 1 Sampson/Glasgow/270-651-4159 

Grayson 1 Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 Scott 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 

Green 1 Sampson/Glasgow/270-651-4159 Shelby 7 UL/Louisville/502-562-3000 

Greenup 4 St. Claire/Morehead/606-783-6500 Simpson 1 Greenview/Bowling Green/270-793-1000 

Hancock 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 Spencer 7 UL/Louisville/502-562-3000 

Hardin 1 Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 Taylor 1 Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 

Harlan 5 Harlan ARH/Harlan/606-573-8100 Todd 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 

Harrison 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Trigg 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 

Hart 1 Sampson/Glasgow/270-651-4159 Trimble 7 UL/Louisville/502-562-3000 

Henderson 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 Union 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 

Henry 7 UL/Louisville/502-562-3000 Warren 1 MedCtr/Bowling Green/270-745-1254 OR 

Hickman 3 Lourdes/Paducah/270-444-2444 Greenview/Bowling Green/270-793-1000 

Hopkins 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 Washington 1 Hardin/Elizabethtown/270-737-0177 

Jackson 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 Wayne 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 

Jefferson 7 UL/Louisville/502-562-3000 Webster 8 RMC/Madisonville/270-825-5100 

Jessamine 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Whitley 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 

Johnson 5 Paul B. Hall/C27Paintsville/606-789-3511 Wolfe 5 Kentucky River/Jackson/606-666-6000 

Kenton 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 Woodford 2 UK/Lexington/859-323-2778 

Knott 5 ARH/Hazard/606-439-1331 

Knox 6 Rockcastle Hospital/Mt. Vernon/606-256-2195 

*NUMBER CONTACT PHONE NUMBER 

1 Lucy Juett 270-745-3325 

2 Karkie Tackett 859-442-1194 

3 Loretta Maldaner 270-762-4123 

4 Gregory Bausch 606-783-6506 

5 Charlene McGrath 606-439-6791 

6 Brad Hall 859-985-7302 

7 Brenda Fitzpatrick 502-778-1607 

8 Leigh England 270-824-3442 or 800-357-8801 

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Licensure - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Licensure 

Registered nurse licensure without limitations in the state in which your clinicals will take 

place is prerequisite to a clinical practicum or research. This will mean that you will need a 

Kentucky R.N. license and a license for any out-of-state clinicals. This process can take up to a 

year for students educated outside of the United States. If you have not already initiated the 

process (which includes taking the CFNS exam and the NCLEX exam) it is imperative to 

begin immediately. Please speak with your faculty advisor if you are in this situation. You will 

be expected to provide the Office of Student Services with a copy of your license the semester 

prior to your clinical work. 








Technical Standards - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Technical Standards 

The mission of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, as it relates to education, is to 

prepare students for the professional practice of nursing through programs of undergraduate 

and graduate education. Graduates of the College must demonstrate competencies in 

intellectual, social, and physical tasks that together represent the fundamentals of nursing. 

Applicants and students are judged not only on their previous scholastic abilities and 

achievements, but also on their intellectual, emotional, and physical capacities to fulfill the 

requirements of a program of study. 

Standards of admission are established by the faculty. Faculty groups recommend admission of 

applicants based on information contained in the application, and where applicable, letters of 

recommendation and personal interviews. 

Nationally recognized organizations that accredit the programs of the College require a broad 

development of knowledge, specialized skills, and behaviors that prepare students to deliver 

general or advanced nursing care. Courses in nursing and the basic sciences provide a core of 

knowledge necessary for clinical practice. Clinical courses include diverse experiences in both 

inpatient and outpatient settings. Together these lead to a level of competence expected for 

practice. 

The following technical standards explain attributes necessary to complete the educational 

programs in nursing. These standards describe the essential functions students must 

demonstrate and are requirements for entrance, continuation, and graduation. 

The College will consider any applicant who demonstrates the ability to perform, or to learn to 

perform, the skills listed here. An applicant is not required to disclose the nature of any 

disability, but an applicant with concerns about these technical requirements is strongly 

encouraged to discuss the issue with the assistant dean for the particular program. If 

appropriate, and upon request from the applicant, reasonable accommodations for a disability 

will be provided. 

Certain chronic or recurrent illnesses and problems that could interfere with patient care or 

safety may be incompatible with nursing education or practice. Some illnesses may lead to a 

higher likelihood of student absences and should be carefully considered. Deficiencies in 

knowledge, judgment, integrity, or professional attitude may jeopardize patient care, and as a 

result become grounds for course failure and possible dismissal from a nursing program. 

Students must possess aptitude and abilities in five areas: observation; communication; 

sensory and motor coordination and function; conceptualization, integration, and 

quantification; and behavioral and social skills, abilities, and aptitude. 

Observation 

Students must be able to observe a patient accurately, at a distance and close-up, noting 

nonverbal as well as verbal signals. Specific visual tasks include, but are not limited to:




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observing skin, anatomic structures and body movements; reading and understanding written 

and illustrated material; seeing class and clinical demonstrations; and discriminating numbers 

and patterns associated with patient care instruments and tests, such as sphygmomanometers, 

electrocardiograms, and urine output. 

Communication 

Students must be able to communicate quickly and effectively in oral and written English. 

They must be able to relate well to patients and their families, conveying compassion and 

empathy. They must be able to elicit information from patients; accurately describe changes in 

mood, activity, and posture; and perceive verbal and nonverbal cues. Students must learn to 

recognize and appropriately respond to emotions such as sadness, worry, fear, and anger in 

patients. 

Specific requirements include, but are not limited to, the following: eliciting pain levels from 

patients, providing patient teaching, and reporting changes in patient states to other members 

of the health care team. Students must be able to read and record observations and plans 

legibly, efficiently, and accurately in documents such as the patient record. They must be able 

to prepare and convey concise, yet complete, summaries of encounters with patients. Students 

must be able to complete forms according to directions in a timely fashion. 

Sensory and Motor Coordination and Function 

Students must have sufficient sensory and motor function to perform a physical examination 

using palpation, auscultation, percussion, and other diagnostic maneuvers. In general, this 

requires sufficient exteroceptive sense (touch, pain, temperature), proprioceptive sense 

(position, pressure, movement, stereognosis, vibration), physical strength, and motor function. 

Students should be able to execute sufficient motor skills to provide general care and to 

competently use patient care equipment, such as intravenous monitors, sterile equipment, 

catheters, etc. 

They must respond promptly to emergencies and must not hinder the ability of coworkers to 

provide prompt treatment and care. Examples of emergency treatment reasonably required of 

nursing students include responding quickly when called, initiating appropriate therapeutic 

procedures, administering intravenous medication, applying pressure to stop bleeding, and 

performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 

Students must learn to perform basic laboratory tests, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, 

and patient care procedures such as a finger stick, dressing change, and starting an intravenous 

line. 

Conceptualization, Integration, and Quantification 

These abilities include measuring, calculating, reasoning, analyzing, judging, recognizing 

numbers, and synthesizing. Problem solving - a critical skill demanded of nurses - requires 

these intellectual abilities and must be performed quickly, especially in emergency situations. 

Students must learn to identify significant findings from patient history, physical exam, and 

laboratory data, and retain and recall information. They must be able to arrive at a nursing 

diagnosis and plan and evaluate outcomes of care. Students must be able to provide reasoned 

explanations for their diagnoses, learn to prescribe therapies, which may include medications, 

and become skilled in managing time, people, and resources, according to their level of 

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The ability to collaborate with other health care professionals is essential, as is making use of 

new information from patients, families, peers, teachings, and literature. Discriminating 

judgments in patient assessment, care planning, and evaluating are mandatory. Students must 

be able to identify and communicate limits of their knowledge to others, when appropriate. 

Students must be able to interpret graphs describing relationships and to use other modes of 

data presentation. 

Behavioral and Social Skills, Abilities, and Aptitude 

Empathy, integrity, interpersonal skills, interest, and motivation are personal qualities required 

of all nurses. They must possess the emotional health required for full use of their intellectual 

abilities, the exercise of good judgment, the prompt completion of responsibilities related to 

patient care, and the development of mature, culturally sensitive, and effective relationships 

with patients. 

These attributes require the ability to be aware of, and appropriately react to, one's own 

immediate emotional responses and biases. Students must be able to develop professional 

relationships with patients, providing comfort and reassurance, while protecting patient 

confidentiality. Students must have the endurance and strength to function effectively under 

stress and for extended periods. Students must adapt to changing environments, display 

flexibility, and learn to function under conditions of uncertainty inherent in the clinical 

problems of many patients. 

Students are expected to accept appropriate suggestions and criticisms, and respond by 

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Voluntary Health Fee and Activity Fees Information - University of Kentucky College of ... 

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Health Fee and Activity Fees Information 

Student Information 

Full-time students taking classes on the Lexington campus are required to pay health and 

activity fees each semester. However, part-time students and students registered in NUR 748, 

749, or 769 for 0 credit hours may opt to voluntarily pay these fees. 

Part-time students and students registered in NUR 748, 749, 767, or 769 for 0 credit hours may 

opt to pay only the health fee or the health fee and Seaton Center fee. Paying the Seaton Center 

fee without the health fee is not an option and paying a portion of the Seaton Center fee is not 

an option. Paying these fees entitles students to utilize University resources and receive 

medical treatment by the University Student Health Services. 

How part-time students and students registered in NUR 748, 749, 767, or 769 for 0 credit 

hours may pay the voluntary health fee and Seaton Center fees for the fall and spring 

semesters: 

For Fees information, please contact Student Billing Services at (859) 257-3406, 

18 Funkhouser Building, 8:30am – 4pm., Monday through Friday. 

Student Billing Services mailing address is PO Box 931147, Cleveland, Ohio 44193. When 

mailing a check, please provide a social security number or student ID number, the semester 

and “health fee” or “health and activity fees” should appear on the check. 

If you prefer, you may also take a check in-person to the 18 Funkhouser Building. 

These fees must be paid by the first day of classes in the fall and spring semesters. 

How part-time students or students registered in NUR 748, 749, 767, or 769 for 0 credit 

hours may pay the voluntary health fee for the summer: 

The health fee may be voluntarily paid for health care during the summer. In order to be 

eligible for services in the summer, the fee must be paid by the first day of classes for students 

enrolled in the four-week intersession or the eight-week summer session. Students pay in 

Student Billing Services, 18 Funkhouser. Continuing students enrolled in the spring and 

priority registered for the fall must go to the Health Service, B163 Kentucky Clinic, to have 

their eligibility to purchase the fee verified, then go to Student Billing Services, 18 

Funkhouser, to pay the fee. A social security number or student ID number, "summer", and 

"health fee" or "health and activity fees" should appear on the check. 


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Advanced Nurse Education Traineeships- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Advanced Nurse Education Traineeships 

Advanced Nurse Education Traineeships are awarded to selected students. These awards 

usually cover tuition, and on rare occasions, may include stipends. Traineeships are awarded 

for nine month blocks so most are awarded in the fall for the full academic year. Students 

enrolled or with applications completed by March 1 or November 1 are considered for 

traineeships. A College of Nursing Application for Scholarship/Service Awards must be on 

file. The Graduate Student Admission and Progression Committee recommends these awards 

based on consideration of the GPA/GRE. Traineeships require good academic standing. In 

order to be eligible, students must be citizens of the United States or hold green cards showing 

they are permanent residents of the U.S., and enrolled full time. Part-time students are eligible 

for funds during their last year. 








UKIT | CSC | Docs | Accounts 

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UKIT Computing Accounts 

The IT Customer Service Center manages many standard student, faculty and staff computing accounts. 

These accounts are listed below. If you require information about a computing account that is not listed, 

please contact the IT Customer Service Center by phone (859.257.1300) or email (helpdesk@uky.edu) 

Important Information About Accounts 

• Changing passwords for your UK Account (Email, myUK, wireless, etc) 

• Accounts FAQs 

• Suggestions for Keeping Passwords More Secure 

• University of Kentucky Computer Password Policy 

• Medical Center Password Requirements 

Click on the account name below for information on how to obtain the account, requirements for creating 

passwords and how to reset passwords for the account. 

University of Kentucky Computing Accounts 

Link Blue 

Active Directory 

HSM 

Supercomputer 

CSLAB 

Oracle (UKWH) 

Telecom 

WWW 

About IT Technical Assistance 

This document is maintained and copyright 2002-2007 by the University of Kentucky Information Technology 

Customer Service Center for the students, faculty and staff of the University. All rights reserved. Duplication 

of this document is permitted to the aforementioned audience. 

Text Only © 2007 University of Kentucky Site development: Site Lab Last updated: 2/26/07 An Equal Opportunity University Wednesday, February 

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E-mail Access 

How to Activate your U-Connect@UK Account 

We have created a UK e-mail account for you. Before you can send or receive e-mail, you 

must active your account. 

Go to UK web site: http://u-connect.uky.edu (click on the button labeled account manager) 

Follow the instructions to activate your UK e-mail account. 

You will be asked to provide your USER ID and PASSWORD. For example: 

USER ID: lemond Use the first part of your email address (lemond@uky.edu) 

PASSWORD: u$5336542 Use lower case “u”, a dollar sign “$” & last six digits of your UK 

Number, 405-53-6542. 

You will have to change your password to activate your account. 

Should you encounter any difficulties or wish to use another method of setting up your 

account, a packet of information is available in the Office of Student Services. Please stop by 

room 309 College of Nursing or call (859) 323-5108. 

Forwarding and directing your UK E-mail Account to Your Home E-mail 

Instructions for forwarding/directing your UK e-mail account to your home e-mail are shared 

with entering students during orientation. 

If you experience difficulty forwarding your U-connect uky.edu e-mail please contact the 

Office of Student Services, 309 College of Nursing, or call (859) 323-5108. 








Email and Mailboxes - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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E-mail and Mailboxes 

E-mail is the primary mode of communication between you and the faculty. Faculty use the 

University of Kentucky e-mail address that is provided to you at the beginning of your 

program. You may set your e-mail to forward it automatically to your home e-mail 

address if you wish. It is imperative that you check your e-mail at least once a week for 

important announcements, scholarship notices, and special events. 

Students have physical mailboxes at their respective sites (Lexington or Morehead) and are 

urged to check them on a weekly basis as well. For students in Lexington, mailboxes are 

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Financial Aid- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Financial Aid 

Graduate student assistantships are designed not only to provide financial aid to graduate 

students, but also to provide an opportunity for you to work closely with members of the 

faculty in a collegial, learning relationship. 

• Teaching assistants are appointed by the assistant dean for advanced practice nursing. 

Research assistants are appointed by the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. 

program. Each assistant receives a letter of appointment indicating the duration of the 

appointment, the stipend, and the faculty member with whom the student will work. 

• Each assistant works with a faculty member who is responsible for making the teaching 

and research assignments and for mentoring the student. 

• Graduate assistants in the M.S.N. and Ph.D. programs are eligible for out-of-state tuition 

scholarships from the Graduate School. All graduate assistants are eligible for staff 

parking privileges, and a 10 percent bookstore discount. In addition to the University 

orientation program, graduate assistants attend a University orientation conference. 

• Graduate assistants will not be required to work more than an average of 15-20 hours a 

week. 

• Graduate assistants may carry no more than 10 credit hours of course work per semester 

without approval of their respective assistant dean. 

• Graduate assistants must maintain an overall 3.0 GPA. 

• Graduate assistant stipends are taxed as income. 








Graduate School Fellowships- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Graduate School Fellowships 

The Graduate School provides a number of fellowships to highly qualified graduate students. 

Preference in these awards is given to full-time students pursuing doctoral degrees. Included in 

these awards are the Academic Year Fellowships to support a year of study, the Lyman T. 

Johnson Teaching or Research Fellowships to support African-American students, Presidential 

Fellowships, Open Competition Fellowships, Quality Achievement Supplemental Awards to 

provide additional funds for other financial awards, Dissertation Year Fellowships, and the 

Jeffrey Fellowship for tobacco related research. All the applications must contain a 

recommendation or nomination from the appropriate assistant dean. 

Information about these fellowships can be found on the Graduate School's Web site at 

www.research.uky.edu/gs/fellowship/fellowassist.html. 

In addition to fellowships, the Graduate School also awards out-of-state and in-state tuition 

scholarships to graduate student teaching and research assistants. 








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Graduate Student Computing Recommendations 

Computer Skill Requirements 

Graduate level coursework will include material on the Web that you must be able to access. It 

is important to have a basic understanding of how to use the Internet. If you are not 

comfortable with using the Web, the Medical Center Library offers helpful classes. These 

classes are, "Introduction to the World Wide Web", and "Evaluating Web Sites." To register or 

find out more information about these classes visit the Medical Center Library Web site or call 

Stephanie Allen at (859)323-6567 or Mary Vaughn at (859)323-8285 or send e-mail to 

medref@pop.uky.edu. 

Technical Resources 

Some courses may use one or all of the following free plug-ins: 

• RealPlayer provides live and on-demand real-time RealAudio and RealVideo streaming 

online content. 

• Adobe Reader allows you to view and print pdf files on all major computer platforms. 

• Shockwave / Flash MX - interactive animations with streaming audio. 

Student computer labs are available on campus. All have access to the Internet. To work from 

home, these are minimum technology requirements: 

• Access to a computer (PC, Mac, or other) connected to the Internet 

• CD-ROM drive 

• A 28.8 Kbps modem or higher 

• An e-mail account and address 

• A browser that supports attachments such as Netscape Navigator (4.08 or higher) or 

• Microsoft Internet Explorer (4.0 or higher) 

Some courses may require more recent browser software and additional plug-ins. In these 

cases, your instructor will inform you of the preferred browser version and where to go to 

download that particular software. Optionally, you may also want to purchase a Zip drive. You 

can also purchase APA format software extension for your word processor. 

If you want to exchange files electronically with faculty, you will need to keep in mind that 

faculty have Microsoft Office products, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access. 

Recommended Hardware Products 

The University maintains minimum recommendations for purchases at 

www.uky.edu/IT/Standards/. For the medical center, hardware standard recommendations are 

posted in Adobe Reader (pdf) format at www.mc.uky.edu/mcis/about/MCIS%20Support% 

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Basic system requirements are identical for both sites. 

Through a partnership with Dell the University can recommend pre-configured systems 

matching the above specifications through the eBuy web site located at www.uky.edu/ebuy/ 

which will meet or exceed our minimum recommendations. 

If you need further assistance please feel free to visit the eBuy Purchasing site at 

www.uky.edu/ebuy/ or call the Information Technology Customer Service Center at (859) 

257-1300. If you are thinking of purchasing a new computer, you may wish to check out the 

options on eBuy. 

What are the benefits of broadband? 

• It’s fast: 10 to 80 times faster than a conventional dial-up connection from your 

computer to the Internet, so you’ll receive the information you have requested quicker. 

Broadband connections allow you to connect at speeds between 512 kbps and 4 mbps 

compared to 56.6 kbps for standard modem connections. 

• Always on: This means that you are permanently connected to the Internet and don't 

need to dial up a connection every time you want to surf the Web, send e-mail, etc. 

• Flat rate: Often there are no additional charges for the time you are online. You can use 

it as much or as little as you like for a fixed fee, although some providers have a 

download limit. 

• Dedicated connection: This means your telephone line will not be busy if you are using 

the Internet. 

• Students can take advantage of faster access speeds, a greater range of downloadable 

material and less time gathering online research material. 

Broadband disadvantages 

While faster, broadband connections are often times twice as costly as a dial-up connection. 

"Always on" connections offer greater speed, but they also pose increased risk to your system. 

Because your computer is always connected to the Internet, it is possible that someone will try 

to access your computer. This can largely be overcome through proper security, but still 

something that needs to be dealt with. 

Do you need broadband? 

If you spend a great deal of time at your computer, have the desire to download large 

programs, or often get frustrated with slow-loading pages, you may want to consider 

increasing your speed by 50-100 times with broadband. 

When might you actually have a real need for it? If you want to watch live broadcasts, watch 

videos, or play Internet games. Trying to do these on any dial-up just doesn't cut it. It might be 

virtually impossible to do with a dial-up connection. 

What's a PDA? 

By definition, PDA stands for personal digital assistant. PDAs are pocket-sized electronic 

organizers (If you've ever used a Franklin Planner or any similar kind of paper bound



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organizer, you get the general idea). You'll also hear the names pocket PC, handheld organizer, 

or Palms. Pocket PCs are typically PDAs that use the Windows CE operating system. 'Palms' 

are PDAs that run on the Palm operating system. Other PDAs use their own proprietary OS, 

such as the RIM Blackberry. PDAs contain essentially anything one might need from a 

computer when on the move. They contain e-mail functionality, fax functionality, and the 

ability to access special PDA formatted Web channels, or to browse ordinary Web sites (more 

on these below on this page). 

PDAs can also easily share information with Windows-based or Macintosh computers. PDAs 

are not self-contained — they are designed to synchronize with a desktop PC and keep 

information up-to-date on both sides. Thus, what you'll find is that people usually carry a PDA 

and a laptop. Check out Palm's site at www.palm.com, or Microsoft's site at 

www.pocketpc.com. 

Why use a PDA? 

• Organization: Combines address book, electronic calendar, notepad, documents, doodle 

pad, to-do list, diary, secret codes and passwords, alarm clock, timer and more in one 

small, sortable, searchable device. 

• Is very easy to use and easy to back up to your PC, and very easy to share data with 

others via infrared port beaming or the Internet. 

• Can use thousands of applications that allow you to do lots of other things like read and 

send e-mail, view Web pages, documents, spreadsheets, databases, charts and so on. 

• Can store a lot of text data, such as entire books, and smaller portions of multimedia 

such as movies, audio and graphics. 

• Games 

The hot thing on the market today is the "smartphone," which combines the features of a PDA 

into a cell phone. 








Graduate Student Room and Computer Room- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Graduate Student Room and Computer Room 

The Graduate Student Room is located in room 501 of the College. This room is intended for 

use as a study and student meeting area. Also located in this area is a small computer room for 

use by College of Nursing graduate students only. The computer software on these machines 

includes Mozilla, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, 

Publisher), SAS for the PC, SPSS for the PC, NVivo (for qualitative data analysis), and 

EndNote. Please use a disk, writeable CD, USB Flash drive or other portable storage media for 

your data when using the lab PCs. The computers do not save any data. 

Located in the computer room are the offices of Brenda Ghaelian, manager of information 

technology for the College and Ben Nicholls, the LAN administrator and primary provider of 

computer support for faculty and staff in the College. Brenda assists faculty with the use of 

information technologies in the teaching environment and provides training and user support 

for faculty. Ben is responsible for the College's hardware, network, and software applications. 

He also maintains the hardware and software in the computer room. Problems with hardware 

or software on these computers should be called to his attention via e-mail. 








Important Places - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Important Places 

Registrar's Office 

The Funkhouser Building located off Rose Street on Funkhouser Drive houses the Registrar's 

office (room 10) and related offices. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. The phone 

number is 257-8729. 

Office of Student Billings 

The Office of Student Billings is located in Room 18 Funkhouser. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 

p.m. Monday-Friday. The phone number is 257-3406. This office is where you pay your 

tuition and fees. There is a drop box just outside the office for after-hours payments. 

Housing 

The Office for Housing is located in Room 125 Funkhouser Building. The phone number for 

Dormitory/Greg Page Apartments is (859) 257-1866. Graduate housing information is 

available by calling 257-3721. 

Career Center 

The University Career Center is located in the Stuckert Building. Hours are summer 8 a.m. -5 

p.m., fall and spring semesters Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday 

and Friday 8 a.m. -5 p.m. The phone number is 257-2746. Career services include assistance 

with resume writing and interviewing techniques. The Center also provides a credential 

repository and mailing service. 

We recommend that, prior to graduation, you open a credential file in the Career Center. Such 

a file will include references from faculty and advisors, written in a timely manner relative to 

your matriculation. 








Library Resources - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Library Resources 

The University of Kentucky library system consists of several decentralized libraries. Those 

you will most likely use include the William T. Young Library located on Clifton Drive; 

Margaret I. King (MIK) Special Collections Library located on main campus; the Medical 

Center Library (MCL), located in the Chandler Medical Center; the Audiovisual Library 

(AVL), located on the sixth floor of the College of Nursing Building; and the Education 

Library (EDL), located in Dickey Hall. Students in Hazard and Morehead may use the Area 

Health Education Center (AHEC) libraries available at those sites. All these libraries conduct 

tours at the beginning of each semester. Check with the reference department for times and 

dates. 

The library's computerized card catalog is INFOKAT. All holdings acquired since January 

1985 have been entered into this system. The computer is connected to all UK libraries so that 

you can inquire if any library on the campus owns the book or journal for which you are 

looking. Ask the librarian if you need assistance. A class in the use of INFOKAT is also 

available. 

The new William T. Young Library located in the Clifton Park area just off Rose Street, is a 

365,000 square foot, six story state-of-the-art facility. It houses the University's humanities, 

social sciences, and life sciences collections. The library provides seating - much with network 

connections - for approximately 4,000 library patrons, and the building contains over 37 miles 

of shelving for library materials. Other features include 21 group study rooms, a large 

computing lab and computing classrooms, and extensive audiovisual facilities. The phone 

number is 257-0500 ext. 2072. 

The W. T. Young Library is also a repository for government documents. You will find 

numerous health statistics and other health information there. It holds more than two million 

volumes and has state-of-the-art computer technology throughout. You will need a UK student 

I.D. or driver's license to access the library. 

Medical Center Library (MCL). You may do computer searching in the reference room located 

there, and will find numerous abstracts and indexes to use. You also will have access to study 

carrels and rooms for your convenience. The hours are: Friday, close at 8 p.m.; Saturday, open 

8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sunday, opens at noon with 24-hour access through Friday, 8 p.m.; special 

hours of operation will be posted for holidays. 

Printing from all Medical Center public computers is $.10 per page, just as it does at the UK 

libraries. 

There are two types of cards accepted by the Medical Center printers as well as at the printers 

on campus. 

• DART cards are available at the DART machine in the Audiovisual Library, sixth floor, 

College of Nursing Building; at Young Library, and at the Food Services/Food Storage 

Office at K-Lair. DART cards can be charged to University accounts via IDIV or can

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have cash put on them at DART machines. 

• UK student IDs and the new UK Faculty/Staff ID cards (available for $10 at 107 

Student Center) can have PLUS account money added to these cards which will be 

accepted by the printers. PLUS accounts can be opened at 239 Student Center for any 

whole dollar amount. (PLUS service also is available at Student Billing Services, 

business offices at Blazer and Commons Market.) (323-5300) 

Medical Center Audio Visual Library (AVL). The AVL, located on the sixth floor of the 

College of Nursing building, houses only AV materials. It serves the students, staff and faculty 

of all the medical center colleges as well as other members of the University community and 

the general public. You will be able to use viewing equipment, study carrels and private 

meeting rooms located here. Vending machines are located in the lounge. AVL hours are 

posted but generally the library opens at 8 a.m. during the week and remains available during 

the evening. Check the postings at the beginning of each semester for special hours. If you 

choose to use the AVL after 6 p.m. you must show a medical center ID to be admitted (323- 

6571). 

Education Library (EDL). The Education Library is housed on the second floor of Dickey 

Hall. The library opens at 8 a.m. during the week and remains available in the evening. 








Loans- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Loans 

The College of Nursing Alumni Association administers a student emergency loan fund. In 

1982 this fund was renamed the Claudine Gartner Loan Fund in memory of Claudine Gartner, 

a longtime College of Nursing faculty member. The purpose of this fund is to assist students in 

emergency financial situations when other sources of financial assistance are not available. In 

order to maintain the fund the recipient is expected to sign a note of repayment. 

The Graduate Student Admission and Progression Committee of the College makes 

recommendations for loans. For more information or application for funds, inquiries should be 

directed to: 

Student Affairs Officer - Graduate Studies 












Lost and Found - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Lost and Found 

You may take found objects to the Office of Student Services, room 309. We will keep found 

objects for one academic year. Should you lose something, please inform Student Services 

personnel, use the College's student bulletin boards, or advertise in the campus newspaper for 

return of the lost article. 








National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program- University of Kentucky College of ... 

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National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources offers scholarship opportunities to 

applicants who are applying to or enrolled in nurse practitioner programs. These scholarships 

pay in or out of state tuition and required fees, reasonable educational expenses, and a 

significant monthly stipend. This is a service obligated scholarship (one year of obligated 

service for each year of scholarship funding). Information about applying for this scholarship 

is available in the Office of Student Services. 








Netiquette- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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"Netiquette" 

New social dynamics develop when we use electronic messaging. Keeping a few simple rules 

of thumb in mind will make this communication medium enjoyable and useful for everyone. 

• Remember that the most effective e-mail messages are short, clear and to the point. 

• Allow the person to whom you are sending an e-mail message at least 48 hours to 

respond. If you do not receive a reply, check to see if the person received your message. 

• Do not send lengthy attachments and expect the receiver to print them. It is easier for the 

recipient if you provide a printed copy of your document. 

• Acknowledge by return message that you have received an e-mail message. 








Nurse Faculty Loan Program- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Nurse Faculty Loan Program 

The College of Nursing applies each year for loan funds from the Nurse Faculty Loan Program 

of the Division of Nursing, Department of Health and Human Services. This loan fund is 

intended to bolster the number of nurses prepared as nurse faculty for schools of nursing. 

Students must be enrolled full-time and take three additional courses (6 credit hours total) to 

prepare you for the faculty role (GS 610, GS 650, and GS 699). Up to 85% of the loan may be 

forgiven in return for service as a faculty member in a school of nursing. 

More information is available in the College's Office of Student Services. 








Student Services- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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The Office of Student Services maintains student records and acts as a central resource to 

assist students with questions regarding student life at the University. The office is responsible 

for student registration, College of Nursing commencement programs, applications for 

placement records, guidance to the student advisory councils, and the Kentucky Association of 

Nursing students, programs for special students, and supplying students with current literature 

and announcements that may be of interest within the College. The office actively 

communicates with other student personnel offices on campus to keep nursing students, 

faculty, and staff up to date on University activities and programs. Office hours are 8 a.m. - 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The phone number is 

(859) 323-5108 and the office is located in room 309. 

A student affairs officer is available to work with you on-site in Lexington and Morehead. A 

copy of your records will be kept in the Lexington office, beginning with your application 

process. If you have any questions concerning your records, contact any member of our 

Student Services staff at 

(859) 323-5108. 

After you graduate, we will maintain your records in this office. However, when you need 

official transcripts and documents, you should call the University Registrar's office. Our files 

are not the official University records. 

Often the record keeping function causes confusion for graduate students because two different 

offices are involved. The Graduate School is your official college, even though you are 

pursuing a degree in nursing. It will help you to remember that you begin your procedures in 

the College of Nursing, but your completion will occur in the Graduate School. 








Other Awards and Scholarships- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Other Awards and Scholarships 

A number of organizations provide competitive research grants and scholarships. For example, 

the Kentucky Board of Nursing awards Nursing Incentive Scholarships to Kentucky nurses 

pursuing ongoing education. These awards are competitive. The National Institutes of Health 

award National Research Service Awards to pre-doctoral (Ph.D.) and postdoctoral students. 

Early (a master's degree student or newly admitted doctoral student) applications are more 

competitive for these awards. The Delta Psi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Sigma 

Theta Tau International and the American Nurses Foundation have annual competitions for 

research grants and scholarships. Likewise, many specialty organizations, such as the 

American Cancer Society, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and others provide 

such awards. To compete successfully for any of these awards you need to work closely with 

your advisor. 








Other Resources - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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OTHER RESOURCES 

Biostatistics Unit 

The Biostatistics Consulting Unit provides statistical consultation for graduate students in the 

medical center. The services offered free of charge to graduate students include consulting on 

short-term, non-funded projects, and advising on issues such as study design, sample size 

requirements, and the appropriate statistical analyses for a study. The unit also provides data 

entry services for a nominal fee. Your faculty advisor will assist you in making the appropriate 

contact with this unit. 

Microcomputer Lab 

A microcomputer lab in room 604J of the Audiovisual Library in the College of Nursing 

Building is for student use. This facility contains IBM compatible and MacIntosh personal 

computers, printers, and a variety of software. The microcomputer room is available to all 

students of the medical center's colleges during the following hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 

a.m.-11:30 p.m.; Friday 7:30 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.; Saturday. 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m.; Sunday 1-11:30 

p.m. These hours are subject to change, especially during holidays and examination periods. 

Summer hours are shortened. 

Computing Center 

The Computing Center is located in McVey Hall, off the west end of Funkhouser Drive. The 

Information Systems Help Desk in 110 McVey Hall hands out a wide variety of free 

introductory guides and computer manuals to facilitate your computer work and networking 

connections. The help desk also provides communications software and other programs for 

which the University has site licenses to staff or students only. Be sure to bring a diskette if 

you want to get a copy of such software. The help desk is open during regular business hours 

Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 257-2249 or send e-mail to helpdesk@uky.edu for more 

information. 

UK Online Internet is a service which will allow students dial-up access to online services 

from home or from dormitory rooms. Call UK Online at (800) 241-1009 for further 

information. 

The Computing Center houses the IBM 9672 mainframe computer, the HP SPP 2200, the 

Convex/HP Exemplar, and a number of smaller Unix machines and network server machines. 

These computers are used mostly for advanced research and e-mail applications. If you should 

need to work on one of these systems (and if you don't already have an account set up for you 

automatically through a course you are taking), you can go to User Account Services in 113 

McVey Hall and present a picture ID to request an account on one of the Computing Center 

systems. Most students, however, will find that computer resources available in the various 

microlabs around campus will meet their needs. Consultants for these various systems at the 

Computing Center are also available in the different microlabs. 

Each graduate student in the College of Nursing who needs to work with statistical software 

such as SAS and SPSS on one of the Convex/HP systems must get her/his own account by 

presenting a picture ID at User Account Services in 130 McVey Hall. SAS and SPSS are also

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available for purchase through our UK site license, for use on PC machines. The SSTARS 

(Social Science, Teaching, and Research Statistics) Computing Center, including statistical 

computing, is located in the M.I. King Library. 

For more information, contact Lorinda Wang, statistics consultant, by e-mail at 

lorinda@uky.edu or by phone at 257-2204, or you may visit the Computing Center's Web site. 

The University publishes a brochure titled Policy Governing Access to and Use of University 

of Kentucky Computing Resources, which addresses such issues as account privacy and ethical 

use of computing resources. All University of Kentucky students should receive a copy of this 

brochure. To get additional copies, check in the microlabs or at the help desk in 110 McVey 

Hall. 








Other UK Depts. - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Other UK Departments 

Academic Ombud 

109 Bradley Hall, 257-3737 

Career Center 

Stuckert Building 

408 Rose Street, 257-2746 

Chandler Medical Center Library 

Chandler Medical Center 

Counseling & Testing Center 

201 Frazee Hall, 257-8701 

Day Care 

Child Care Lab, 12 Erickson Hall, 257-7732 

Kindercare, 575 Woodland Avenue, 255-3444 

Disability Resource Center 

2 Alumni Gym, 257-2754 

Fellowships/Research 

203 Gillis Bldg., 257-3261 

Financial Aid Office 

127 Funkhouser Building, 257-3172 

Graduate School 

Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs 

Medical Center Multicultural Affairs, A307 Kentucky Clinic, 257-5197 

Multicultural Student Affairs, 557 Patterson Office Tower, 257-5641 

Associate Provost: Bill Turner, 563 Patterson Office Tower, 257-1991 

Office of International Affairs 

311 Bradley Hall, 257-4067 

Office of Research Integrity 

Parking/Transportation 

UK Parking, 257-5757 

LexTran (city bus line), 253-4636

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Student Billing Services 

18 Funkhouser Building, 257-3046 

Student Health Services (University Health Service) 

B-163 Kentucky Clinic, 323-5823 

UK Chandler Medical Center 

(859) 323-5000 


(859) 257-9000 








Parking- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Parking 

A large parking area is provided for students ("C" permit) at Commonwealth Stadium, with 

regular shuttle bus service to the medical center and main campus. This parking area is within 

walking distance of the College. Parking is available on-site at the Hazard and Morehead 

campuses. For more information, see the Parking and Transportation Web site or phone (859) 

257-5757. 








Research Assistants- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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What kinds of things do research assistants do? 

The purpose of a research assistantship is not only to provide support for faculty 

conducting research, but also to provide an opportunity for you to receive coaching and 

mentoring in research. Research assistants learn valuable skills in developing research. 

Faculty mentors work with their research assistants on research projects to develop or 

refine research skills. Listed below are some ideas that may be helpful. 

• Literature searches using a variety of indexes 

• Retrieval of library materials 

• Internet searches 

• Processing of subject incentives 

• Data cleaning, entry, and analysis 

• Development of memos, letters, etc. for project correspondence 

• Development of tables reporting study data/findings 

• Drafting project reports 

• Maintaining project files 

• Participation in data collection activities such as phone interviews, 

surveys, focus groups, etc. 

• Participation in development of Institutional Review Board proposals 

• Participation in proposal, abstract, and/or manuscript development 

• Phone calls related to project activities 

• Photocopying of project materials 

• Preparation of data collection instruments (surveys, questionnaires, etc.) 

• Preparation of slides and graphics using PowerPoint 

• Subject recruitment and tracking 

• Using spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel. 

• Using data analysis packages such as NVivo, SAS, SPSS. 








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Teaching Assistants- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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What kind of things do teaching assistants do? 

The purpose of a teaching assistantship is not only to provide support to faculty instruction, but 

also to provide an opportunity for coaching and mentoring for the teaching assistant (TA). TAs 

learn valuable skills in facilitating adult learning that can be transferred to roles in staff 

development, client and family education, or higher education. At the College of Nursing, TA 

protégés are paired with faculty mentors who provide the assignments. Faculty mentors are 

encouraged to work with their teaching assistants to develop assignments that meet the needs 

of students in the course while simultaneously helping the TA develop or refine instructional 

skills. Listed below are some ideas that may be helpful. 

• Provide additional coaching and support in the clinical area 

• Provide supplemental assistance to students in the laboratory 

• Maintain ongoing communications between faculty and students through use of 

electronic mail, listservs, chatrooms, or electronic class newsletters 

◦ Establish and manage a course listserv or chatroom 

◦ Communicate regularly with students about course-related matters, including 

suggested references, helpful Web sites, seminar and colloquia announcements 

◦ Develop and manage an electronic course newsletter containing items of interest 

to course members 

◦ Establish a course Web site containing announcements and links to items of 

special interest 

◦ Help faculty develop Web enhancements for courses 

• Conduct literature reviews related to course topics 

• Assemble and manage course packets 

◦ Write for copyright permission if packets are to be sold 

◦ Monitor packets placed on library reserve on a weekly basis for completeness 

• Provide support for enhancement of course teaching materials 

◦ Place course materials on a course Web site with instructor permission 

◦ Develop criteria for rating course-related Web sites and put ratings on the course 

home page 

◦ Convert lecture materials to PowerPoint 

• Send course-related information and materials to clinical preceptors 

• Develop supplementary modules related to course objectives 

• Download sample data sets from the Web; write for permission as necessary 

• Assist with grading papers using a checklist provided by faculty (e.g., determine 

whether references conform to the required style guide) 

• Provide guest lecturers as appropriate for the TA’s expertise 

Requirements 

TA Evaluation (Microsoft Word format) 

TA Observation Form 

Professional development activity EACH SEMESTER

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Textbooks- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Textbooks 

You may purchase your textbooks for nursing courses in the Medical Center Bookstore, 933 

South Limestone and on-site in Morehead. Textbooks for all other courses are available from 

the University Bookstore, 106 Student Center, 257-6304 or toll free (800) 327-6141. 








UK Writing Center & Writing Resources - UK College of Nursing 

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UK Writing Center and Writing Resources 

The Writing Center is a valuable resource which assists students, faculty, and staff. Staffed by 

English graduate students and part-time consultants, the center is open during the day and 

evening for individual and group consultation on pre-writing, writing, and rewriting, as well as 

on oral presentations. The center is located in the basement of W. T. Young Library, in the 

west wing near "Core One." Call 257-1356 for more information. 

You may find these writing support Web sites helpful: 

• Cambridge Language Consultants 

• NASA's Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization: A Handbook for Technical Writers 

and Editors 

• The Science of Scientific Writing (from the American Scientist) 

• The Nuts and Bolts Guide to College Writing 

• Purdue's Online Writing Lab 

• APA Style Resources 

• The Writing Center at Rensselaer 








Web Resources - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Web Resources 

The UK Home Page provides access to a wide range of information and policies. The link 

labeled "students" contains helpful information for you. 

The College of Nursing Web site and the Medical Center Library will have useful information 

as well. Take time to explore these Web sites. 








Academic and Scientific Honor and Integrity - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Academic and Scientific Honor and Integrity 

As a graduate student in the College of Nursing, you are expected to demonstrate honor and 

integrity in all academic and scientific endeavors. You are expected to review the scholarly 

works, etc., University's Student Handbook, Student Rights and Responsibilities, as you enter 

the program. An understanding of the University's expectations regarding honor and integrity 

in academics from the outset of your time as a student will reduce the likelihood of issues 

arising in the future. 

In particular, you are asked to review sections related to academic offenses of plagiarism and 

cheating in Student Rights and Responsibilities and information on the disposition of cases of 

academic offenses. The information that follows is a direct quote from the handbook (pp. 87- 

88): 

Plagiarism 

"All academic work, written or otherwise, submitted by students to their instructors or other 

academic supervisors, is expected to be the result of their own thought, research, or selfexpression. 

In cases where students feel unsure about a question of plagiarism involving their 

work, they are obligated to consult with their instructors on the matter before submission. 

When students submit work purporting to be their own, but which in any way borrows ideas, 

organization, wording or anything else from another source without appropriate 

acknowledgment of the fact, the students are guilty of plagiarism. 

Plagiarism includes reproducing someone else's work, whether it be published article, chapter 

of a book, a paper from a friend or some file, or whatever. Plagiarism also includes the practice 

of employing or allowing another person to alter or revise the work which a student submits as 

his/her own, whoever that other person may be. Students may discuss assignments among 

themselves or with an instructor or tutor, but when the actual work is done, it must be done by 

the student and the student alone. 

When a student's assignment involves research in outside sources or information, the student 

must carefully acknowledge exactly what, where and how he/she has employed them. If the 

words of someone else are used, the student must put quotation marks around the passage in 

question and add an appropriate indication of its origin. Making simple changes while leaving 

the organization, content and phraseology intact is plagiaristic. However, nothing in these 

Rules shall apply to those ideas which are so generally and freely circulated as to be a part of 

the public domain. 

Cheating 

Cheating is defined by its general usage. It includes but is not limited to the wrongfully giving, 

taking or presenting any information or material by a student with the intent of aiding 

himself/herself or another on any academic work which is considered in any way in the 

determination of the final grade." 

In addition to reviewing the above information, please review the section of the handbook

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related to the Academic Ombud. 

You will use the fifth edition of the American Psychological Association Manual as a guide in 

preparing scholarly papers. However, please note one extremely important exception on page 

349 that relates to plagiarism. It is NOT acceptable to: "rearrange the order of a sentence and 

change some of the words" (page 349). This is in direct conflict with University's definition of 

plagiarism. 

With respect to research, scientific integrity is essential. All University policies and procedures 

related to scientific integrity and human subjects apply to students as well as faculty. 

Additional information on this subject is available at the Office of Research Integrity. 








Academic Probation - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Academic Probation 

College Nursing graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.0 graduate grade point 

average. If a student's cumulative graduate GPA drops below a 3.0, the student will be placed 

on academic probation. A student on academic probation will have 9 credit hours to raise the 

GPA to a 3.0 or better. If the GPA is still below a 3.0, the student will be dismissed from the 

program. Further details about this policy, including procedures for readmission, may be found 

in the University of Kentucky Graduate School Bulletin. 

The same policies apply to D.N.P. students. Exceptions related to D.N.P. students are made by 

the dean of the College of Nursing. 








Appeals of Academic Actions - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Appeals of Academic Actions 

Graduate students who wish to appeal any academic actions should address their concerns in 

writing to the Graduate Student Admissions and Progression Committee (GSAPC). Further 

details about appeals procedures are located in the University of Kentucky Student Rights and 

Responsibilities. 








Certification - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Certification 

Graduates of the master's degree program are eligible to take certification examinations in 

specialized areas of advanced nursing practice. Only students who have completed all the 

requirements for the master's degree are approved to sit for these examinations. Information 

about nationally recognized certification exams and those for which individual students are 

eligible is available in the Office of Advanced Practice Nursing, room 202. The assistant dean 

for advanced practice nursing is the person responsible for signing your eligibility form 

verifying that you have completed the required courses in the program of study. 








Clinical Pratica - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Clinical Practica 

Clinical experience, as an employed and licensed R.N., is a prerequisite to any clinical 

practicum. All experiences requiring clinical practice are arranged by faculty responsible for 

the course. You may recommend clinical sites but please do not make arrangements with 

persons or agencies. All clinical experiences are based upon either letters or memoranda of 

agreements between the agency and the College. These agreements reflect the philosophy and 

objectives of the graduate program, and the assessment of the particular agency and faculty 

member that you will be able to meet objectives in that agency. Because these agreements are 

legal documents, they often require several months to finalize. If you wish to recommend a 

new clinical site please do so at least three months before your clinical placement is to 

begin. Do not contact the site or the potential preceptor. You may not begin your 

placement until the agreement has been signed. A grade of B or higher is required in all 

courses with a clinical component before progression to the next practicum or 

graduation. 

Students will not be placed in sites where there is a conflict of interest with regard to 

evaluating student performance. Such conflicts include, but are not limited to, assignment to a 

relative or close family friend, assignment to a site where the student is currently employed, 

and assignment to a preceptor who has a business or financial relationship with the student or 

is a family member of the student. 

If long distance phone calls become necessary in the context of patient care or research 

assignments, you should contact your instructor who will arrange for you to use an office 

phone. 

If there are any questions, please contact the course faculty before proceeding. 








Course Registration - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Course Registration 

As an enrolled student you will advance register in November for the following spring term 

and in April for the upcoming summer sessions and the fall term. When classes begin, check 

the accuracy of your registration with each of your class professors. See your faculty advisor 

or our Office of Student Services for assistance in correcting any error. 

You will be responsible for correct registration of coursework. The College's Office of Student 

Services (room 309) will share registration instructions with you on a timely basis. 

To assure that you receive academic advising, you must meet with your faculty advisor, who 

will sign your advising form prior to registering. 

File a signed copy of the advising form and all add/drop forms with our Office of Student 

Services within one week of your registration transaction. 

When you enroll in courses at outreach sites your registration process will be different. You 

will be advised of the specific process by our Office of Student Services. 

Report a change of name or change of address to our Office of Student Services, to the 

University Registrar, and to the Graduate School. 








Degree Applications - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Degree Applications 

To be eligible for a degree, you must file an application with the Graduate School within 30 

days after the beginning of the semester (or 15 days in the summer session) in which you 

expect to complete your studies. You may pick up the blue application cards in room 309, 

College of Nursing, Office of Student Services from the Student Affairs Officer for 

Graduate Studies. 

After completion, the blue degree cards must be signed by the appropriate assistant dean, who 

will forward them to the Graduate School. The deadlines for filing for a degree are listed in the 

University Bulletin and in the Schedule of Classes. (Note: Major code NUR; degree codes 

M.S.N. or Ph.D.) 

Degrees are awarded at the end of the fall semester, the spring semester, and the summer 

session, but formal public ceremonies are held only at the spring commencement. You are 

encouraged to attend commencement exercises even if you receive your degree in the 

preceding summer or fall. 

Advisors are to request and urge graduating master's students to complete the End-of- 

Program Evaluation. These forms will be given to the graduating student by the assistant 

dean for advanced practice nursing when the final exam is taken. 








Faculty Advisor - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Faculty Advisor 

As a graduate student in nursing you will be assigned a faculty member who serves as your 

advisor. This person is your mentor and guide through the program. Please consult your 

advisor regularly to assist you with any issues or problems you may encounter and to help you 

with career planning. 

• M.S.N. and Post-M.S.N. 

Your faculty advisor will explain the program, advise and assist in planning your course 

of study, and guide your research utilization activities. Your advisor works with you in 

planning and implementing your final evidence-based practice project (NUR 605). You 

are expected to plan your program of study with your faculty advisor at the beginning of 

your program, or no later than the advance registration date for your second semester. 

The plan is to be filed in your Student Services record. If you wish to change the 

planned program, consult your advisor who will help you determine that a change in the 

program of study is appropriate, feasible and necessary. You may elect additional 

coursework beyond the minimum required for your designated program (M.S.N. only). 

This additional work can include study of a research area, functional area (teaching or 

management), or another area of clinical specialization. Such work should be planned 

with your advisor, and consent of instructor(s) obtained for course enrollment(s). 

• Ph.D. 

The assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program serves as advisor for doctoral 

students during their first semester of study and assists them in identifying a major 

professor (chair) to serve as mentor and advisory committee chair. Once a major 

professor is identified, the professor and student work together to form a committee. 

Once a committee is determined, the chair requests that the assistant dean puts forward 

the committee for approval by the Graduate School (see Advisory Committee Request 

Form). 

• D.N.P. 

Each D.N.P. student has a faculty advisor assigned prior to admission. Students will 

work with their faculty advisors and the program co-directors to select a clinical mentor 

by the beginning of the second semester of study. 








Grades - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Grades 

The College of Nursing graduate faculty uses the standard University grading scale (A=90- 

100; B=80-89; C = 70-79). 

Your official grades as a graduate student for University credit are recorded in the Office of 

the Registrar as follows: 

A - high achievement; 4 grade points per credit 

B - satisfactory achievement; 3 grade points per credit 

C - minimum passing grade; 2 grade points per credit 

E - failure; 0 grade points per credit 

I - incomplete; see explanation following 

S - satisfactory progress; see explanation following 

A grade of "I" (incomplete) may be assigned if a part of the course work remains incomplete 

with a reasonable possibility that a passing grade will result from completion. An assignment 

of an "I" grade is at the discretion of the faculty and must be discussed with the course faculty 

member. It must be removed within one year if you are to continue to progress in the program. 

You may not enroll in a course if an "I" grade has not been removed for a prerequisite course. 

An Incomplete Grade Assignment/Agreement Form must be completed and signed by you and 

the course instructor noting requirements for completion of the coursework. “I” grades 

automatically convert to an “E” grade (failing grade) after 12 months. 

A grade of S (satisfactory work in progress) may be recorded for course work which extends 

beyond the normal limits of a semester or summer term. The work must be substantially 

continuous in its progress. When the work has been completed, a final grade will be 

substituted for the S. The S grade may not be given if you have done unsatisfactory work or 

failed to do a reasonable amount of work. 

You must attain an overall average of B (minimum 3.0 GPA) on all graduate work and on all 

graduate nursing coursework before an advanced degree may be awarded; D grades are not 

given to graduate students. Graduate level courses (400G-799) are computed in the graduate 

grade point average. Students may not progress to the next clinical course nor graduate with a 

grade lower than a B on any clinical course. 

Once a grade (other than an I or S) has been reported to the Registrar's Office, it may not be 

changed unless an error was made at the time the grade was given and recorded, and then only 

upon the written approval of the professor, the registrar, and the dean of the Graduate School. 

Students who have completed 12 or more semester hours of graduate work with a graduate 

grade point average of less than 3.0 will be placed on academic probation. If a cumulative 3.0 

average is not attained during the next full time semester (9 hours), you will be dismissed from 

the Graduate School and the graduate program in the College of Nursing.

Grades - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Progression - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Progression (M.S.N. Program) 

A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 over all graduate nursing courses (courses with an NUR 

prefix) is required for graduation in addition to an overall cumulative 3.0 graduate GPA. 

A grade of "B" or higher is required in all courses with a clinical component before 

progression to the next practicum or graduation. 








Readmission - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Readmission 

As a former University of Kentucky student in good standing, you are eligible for readmission 

(see Graduate School Bulletin). 

If you choose to withdraw from the program, on readmission, progression in your selected 

specialty track can be altered because of the availability of course offerings and clinical 

placements. It is important for you to plan for your readmission with the appropriate assistant 

dean. 

If you are withdrawn from the program for one or more semesters, you will need to reapply to 

the Graduate School and the College. Your application for readmission will be considered 

along with all other applications for admission at that time. You will be expected to meet any 

new admission criteria and degree requirements initiated since your last enrollment. 

See your faculty advisor to discuss withdrawal from any class or from the University. Please 

refer to the Schedule of Classes calendar to determine whether your fees will be refunded. 








Repeat Option - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/repeat_opt.htm 


2/23/2011 

Repeat Option 

You may repeat one graduate course and count only the second grade as part of the graduate 

grade point average.A student wishing to exercise this option should first discuss this with 

their faculty advisor. The student then completes a Repeat Option Form and petitions for 

approval from the appropriate assistant dean (for the master's, Ph.D., or D.N.P. program). The 

assistant dean will send approved requests forward to the dean of the Graduate School or in the 

case of the D.N.P. Program, to the dean of the College of Nursing. 

Only one course may be repeated as part of a particular degree program or in postbaccalaureate 

status. A Repeat Option Request must be filed with the Graduate School or 

College of Nursing prior to the end of the semester you are repeating the course. 








Request to Change Specialty Track - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/change_spec.htm 


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Request to Change Specialty Track 

(Master's and Post-Master's Students Only) 

A request to change your specialty track must be approved by the assistant dean for advanced 

practice nursing. Refer to the links below for the process to follow: 

• Procedure for requesting a change in M.S.N. specialty track 

• Request to change specialty track/component form 








PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING A CHANGE IN M 

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PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING A CHANGE IN M.S.N. SPECIALTY TRACK 

Student initiates a meeting with his/her 

Faculty Advisor and the Track 

Coordinator for both the original 

Specialty Track and the Specialty Track 

to which the student wishes to move to 

discuss career goals. 

Do the student, Faculty 

Advisor & Track 

Coordinators agree that a 

different specialty area 

will better meet students’ 

goals? 

YES 

NO 

No change in specialty 

area. Faculty Advisor 

works with student to 

determine ways to 

maximize the learning 

experience to meet 

students’ goals. 

Student sends a letter to the 

Asst. Dean for Advanced 

Practice requesting the change 

and indicating how that 

change will better meet 

his/her goals. 

Does space exist in 

the new specialty 

track student has 

requested? 

YES 

Faculty Advisor submits a 

Request for Change in Specialty 

Track to Asst. Dean for Advanced 

Practice, and sends copies to 

Team Leaders of original and 

requested specialty tracks. 

NO 

Asst. Dean responds to student’s request 

in writing, indicating that the change in 

Specialty Track has been approved and 

sends copies to Faculty Advisor & Team 

Leaders of original and new specialty 

tracks. The letter includes the name of a 

new Faculty Advisor in the requested 

specialty track. 

Asst. Dean responds 

in writing to student, 

indicating that request 

not approved, but that 

the student will be 

considered in the next 

admission period.

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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY 

COLLEGE OF NURSING 

Graduate Studies 

REQUEST TO CHANGE SPECIALTY TRACK/COMPONENT 

DATE: __________________________________________________________________ 

NAME: __________________________________________________________________ 

Last First Middle 

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: _________________________________________ 

*************************************************************************** 

ENROLLED TRACK: __________________________________________ 

Change approved ____________________ Not approved ____________________ 

TRACK COORDINATOR SIGNATURE: __________________________________ 

Date __________________________ 

*************************************************************************** 

DESIRED TRACK: ______ _______________________________________ 

Change approved ____________________ Not approved _____________________ 

TRACK COORDINATOR SIGNATURE ___________________________________ 

Date 

________________________ 

*************************************************************************** 

Change approved _______________ Not approved __________________ 

________________________________ 

Assistant Dean Signature 

______________ 

Date 

*************************************************************************** 

RETURN TO OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES 

ROOM 309 COLLEGE OF NURSING 

To be filed in student folder 

upon acquisition of all required signatures 

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Special Exams - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/spec_exam.htm 


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Special Exams 

A special challenge examination requires the recommendations of your advisor and the 

appropriate director of graduate studies (i.e., for the master's or Ph.D. Program). 








Credit Transfer - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/credit_trans.htm 


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Transfer of Credits (M.S.N. only) 

With the approval of your faculty advisor, the assistant dean for advanced practice nursing, 

and the dean of the Graduate School, a maximum of 9 semester hours of graduate course 

credits may be transferred from another institution toward the requirements for the master's 

degree (see Graduate School Bulletin). The request for transfer is to be made prior to advanced 

registration in your first semester of enrollment. 

You must initiate the request for transfer of credit through your advisor. To transfer credits, 

you must submit a course syllabus and official transcript to your faculty advisor. If your 

faculty advisor judges the transfer of credits to be appropriate to the planned program of study, 

the faculty advisor requests in writing that the assistant dean approve the transfer of credits. If 

approved, the assistant dean submits the request and copy of the official transcript to the dean 

of the Graduate School. The transferal of credits should be included in your program of study 

plan approved by your faculty advisor. 








Policy on Visiting Students - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/visit_policy.htm 


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Policy on Visiting Students 

Visiting students, enrolled in a comparable level of study in another institution, may enroll in a 

nursing course with permission of the faculty member teaching the course. 








Withdrawal - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/withdraw.htm 


2/23/2011 

Withdrawal 

While enrolled in the College of Nursing, you may need to interrupt your program for various 

reasons. The University of Kentucky Bulletin covers university withdrawal policy. 

You must be cleared by the College and the UK Registrar to maintain the integrity of your 

academic record. 

• Request College clearance: Ask your faculty advisor or Office of Student Services for 

a College Withdrawal Form. Obtain your faculty advisor's signature and return the 

form to the appropriate Assistant Dean. 

• Request Registrar clearance: Go to the University Registrar's Office, room 10 

Funkhouser Building or fax a letter signed and addressed to the UK Registrar, indicating 

your decision to withdraw. Include your full name, social security number, and 

remember to sign your name. Fax the letter to (859) 257-7160. 








Guidelines for Scholarly Work - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/guide_scholarly.htm 


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Guidelines for Scholarly Work 

All graduate students in the College are required to produce a scholarly paper to receive a 

graduate degree. For Ph.D. students this takes the form of a dissertation, while master's 

students complete a research utilization project. D.N.P. students complete a capstone project as 

part of their final clinical residency. The style and format for reporting these scholarly 

activities is specified in the fifth edition of the Publication Manual of the American 

Psychological Association (2001). 








Dissertation - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Dissertation (Ph.D. program only) 

• Your major professor will guide the planning, conduct, and reporting of your 

dissertation research with your advisory committee's advice. 

• Your advisory committee will ask you to defend your dissertation proposal. 

• As a Ph.D. candidate you must register for 2 credit hours dissertation residency credit 

each semester until you complete and defend your dissertation (NUR 767). Students are 

required to complete a minimum of two semesters of NUR 767. 

• As a Ph.D. candidate who has passed the qualifying examinations and enrolled in NUR 

767 you can have your ID validated as a full-time student. See the Schedule of Classes 

for procedure. 

• You should obtain a copy of Instructions for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations 

and Doctor of Musical Arts Projects. A hardcopy is available from the Graduate School 

office. Also, see the Guidelines for Scholarly Work in this Handbook. 

Manuscript Option Dissertation 

A minimum of three manuscripts, at least one of which must present original research findings, 

plus an introduction and a conclusion, are required. To meet graduate school requirements, the 

manuscript option dissertation must meet the same formatting guidelines as a traditional 

dissertation (e.g., abstract, table of contents, list of tables and figures, margin requirements, 

etc.) 

Other Dissertation Information 

• Members of your advisory committee, and others who provided assistance with your 

research should be recognized in Acknowledgments to the report(s) of your research. 

• Your dissertation should be filed with University Microfilms (information available 

from the Graduate School). 

• Allow a MINIMUM of six months from giving your major professor a first draft for 

review to the date for your final examination. 

• The Graduate School requires that you provide two copies of your dissertation (106 

Gillis Bldg.). Both copies are forwarded to the University Library for processing. A fee 

for binding your dissertation is assessed. 

• You will find Turabian's Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 

useful as a supplement to the APA Publication Manual. This latter book is the primary 

guide for reporting your dissertation research. For matters not addressed by APA (e.g., 

table of contents), Turabian is useful. 





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Institutional Review Board (IRB) - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/irb_approval.htm 


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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approval 

Institutional Review Board applications for all research and dissertations involving human 

subjects must be submitted to the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program for review 

after review and approval by your faculty advisor. All IRB applications must have the 

approval signature of the assistant dean before submission to the Office of Research Integrity. 

Depending upon the nature of the investigation, an application for exempt, expedited, or full 

review is submitted. You and your faculty advisor should determine which application is 

appropriate for your proposed study. 

The memorandum that follows describes the process for accessing IRB information and forms 

via the Web. 

No data can be collected until official written approval is obtained from the Institutional 

Review Board. 

You also must identify and follow the procedures for study review and approval at the site(s) 

where your data will be collected. You must inform the IRB when you complete your project. 

If your study is conducted for more than one year, a yearly progress report must be filed with 

the IRB. Also, if changes are made in the protocol or consent form, or if problems arise in the 

conduct of the study, you must report them to your faculty advisor and to the IRB. 

In consultation with your faculty advisor, your research must be determined as: 

• Free of risk to human or animal subjects, and thus exempt from full review by the 

Institutional Review Board (IRB). 

• Minimal risk to human or animal subjects, and thus, review by the IRB can be 

expedited. 

• Risky for human or animal subjects, and thus, full review by the IRB is required. 

College of Nursing procedures to prepare for each type of review are as follows: 

Exempt - allow a minimum of two weeks for review and approval within the College plus an 

additional four weeks for receipt of written approval from the IRB. 

• Submit one copy of the IRB application to the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. 

program, who will forward it for review and approval by the College of Nursing 

representative to the IRB. If problems are noted, you and your faculty advisor will be 

informed, and you will be expected to make the necessary changes working with your 

advisor. The representative then forwards the application to the assistant dean for 

research and the Ph.D. program for signature and approval. 

• Once your application receives approval by the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. 

program, you forward two copies to the IRB office at 311 Kinkead Hall and file one




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copy with the Office of the Assistant Dean for Research and the Ph.D. Program. 

• You may not begin your study until you receive official, written approval from the 

IRB. When you receive final written approval from the IRB, file one copy of your 

approval letter with the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program. 

Expedited - allow a minimum of three weeks for review and approval within the College plus 

an additional four weeks for receipt of written approval from the IRB. 

• Submit one copy of the IRB application, including signature assurance sheet and 

instrument(s), to the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program. 

• The assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program refers problems to your faculty 

advisor, and you will be expected to make the necessary changes and resubmit to the 

assistant dean for re-review. 

• Once the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program signs the Signature 

Assurance Form, submit two copies to the IRB office at 308 Kinkead Hall and file one 

copy with the Office of the Assistant Dean for Research and the Ph.D. Program. The 

IRB office will assign a reviewer to your proposal from the Medical IRB. When you 

receive final written approval from the IRB, file one copy of your approval letter with 

the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program. 

• You may not begin your study until you receive official, written approval from the 

IRB. 

FULL - allow a minimum of one month for review and approval within the College plus an 

additional four weeks for receipt of written approval from the IRB. 

• Submit one copy of the IRB application, including signature assurance sheet and 

instrument(s), to the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program. 

• When approved, the assistant dean signs the Signature Assurance Form. Then make 20 

copies of the application and submit them to the Office of Research Integrity at 316 

Kinkead Hall, and file one copy with the Office of the Assistant Dean for Research and 

the Ph.D. Program. 

• Your faculty advisor should accompany you to the required meeting with the IRB. 

• You will receive written notification from the IRB about the status of your application. 

When you receive final written approval from the IRB, file one copy of your approval 

letter with the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program. 

• You may not begin data collection until you receive official, written notice of 

approval from the IRB.




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Accessing IRB Forms - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/irb_forms.htm 


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IRB Forms 

Obtain IRB forms on the Office of Research Integrity's Web site at 

http://www.rgs.uky.edu/ori/. Click on Human Research, then Medical Institutional Review 

Board, then Forms. The most recent version will be available in Microsoft Word format. 

Forms can be submitted online. This is helpful since almost all IRB applications go through at 

least one revision before final submission. 

If you prefer, a hard copy can be obtained through the Office of Research and the Ph.D. 

Program (501E-2). When completed, all IRB applications must be submitted to that office for 

internal review/approval by the assistant dean. When the internal review process is completed, 

the applicant will be contacted to pick up the application. If substantive revisions are 

necessary, re-review by the assistant dean will be required. The applicant must then make the 

appropriate number of copies and forward these to the Office of Research Integrity for final 

approval. Data collection can begin only after receipt of an official letter of approval from 

the IRB. 








Conceptual Model for Masters Program- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Conceptual Model for Masters Program 








Comprehensive Examination - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/comp_exam.htm 


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Comprehensive Examination 

Successful completion of a comprehensive exam is required for graduation from the M.S.N. 

program. The purpose of the required comprehensive examination is for you to demonstrate a 

synthesis of knowledge about nursing theory, research, and clinical practice in your specialty 

area. 

Committee: 

• Your examining committee is designated by the assistant dean for advanced practice 

nursing. The faculty in your specialty area recommend members for the committee to 

the assistant dean for advanced practice nursing, who makes a recommendation to the 

Graduate School. The Graduate School formally appoints the committee. 

• Your committee usually is chaired by your faculty advisor, and includes two other 

faculty members. At least two members must be from your specialty area, and two must 

be full or associate members of the Graduate School faculty. 

• Each member of your committee evaluates your examination, and designates pass or 

fail. The committee chair evaluates the judgments, and recommends to the assistant dean 

for advanced practice nursing that you pass or fail the comprehensive examination. 

• If you fail the examination, your committee may recommend to the assistant dean for 

advanced practice nursing the conditions for a second examination. The assistant dean 

for advanced practice nursing then recommends conditions for re-examination to the 

dean of the Graduate School and the Graduate Council of the University Senate. The 

examination may not be taken more than twice. 

Content: 

Exam: 

• The questions for your exam are written by the faculty in your area of study. These 

exam questions are reviewed by the Masters Program Committee to insure consistency 

in content across specialty areas. 

• The questions focus on theory, research, and clinical practice in your specialty area. The 

intent is for you to demonstrate a logical fusion and application of knowledge across 

these three areas. 

• To sit for the exam you must have completed all courses other than those in which you 

are enrolled. All "S" or "I" grades must be replaced with final letter grades no later than 

three weeks before the exam date. 

• Comprehensive exams are normally scheduled the second or third Mondays of 

November, April, or June for students anticipating graduating in December, May, or

Comprehensive Examination - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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August respectively. 

• Six weeks prior to the comprehensive exam date, you should request approval from your 

faculty advisor to sit for the examination. If your advisor judges you ready for the exam, 

a recommendation is forwarded to the assistant dean for advanced practice nursing. A 

recommendation for you to take the exam must be forwarded by the assistant dean for 

advanced practice nursing to the Graduate School at least two weeks prior to the exam 

date. 

• The assistant dean for advanced practice nursing is notified of the results of your 

examination within two weeks after the exam date. The assistant dean for advanced 

practice nursing notifies you and the Graduate School in writing of those results. 

• If you do not pass the comprehensive exam, a second examination may be scheduled 

upon the recommendation of the faculty committee during the regularly scheduled 

examination period the following semester. Students may not retake the examination 

more than once (University of Kentucky Graduate School policies). 

Helpful Hints: 

Preparation strategies: 

• Study in groups. 

• Anticipate questions. 

• Quiz each other. 

• Relate theory to clinical phenomena. 

• Relate research to clinical phenomena. 

• Practice organizing and writing answers to questions you've developed. 








Goal of the Master's Program - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/master_goal.htm 


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Goal of the Master's Program 

The purpose of the master's program is preparation for the advanced practice of nursing. In the 

master's program, professional nurses prepared as generalists at the baccalaureate level gain 

advanced knowledge and skills in the nursing care of a defined population of clients. Such 

specialized knowledge and skills are the bases for nursing leadership in health care, and a 

foundation for developing further expertise in doctoral study. 








M.S.N. Program Objectives - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/msn_object.htm 


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M.S.N. Program Objectives 

• Evaluate theory, research, and clinical knowledge for development and implementation 

of innovative approaches to care 

• Provide advanced practice nursing care consistent with the ANA standards of care and 

professional performance 

• Analyze factors that influence advanced practice nursing, health and health care 

(including biological, psychological, social, economic, cultural, political, ethical, legal, 

and geographic factors) 

• Evaluate the outcomes of advanced practice nursing and health care using appropriate 

research methods 

• Use theory in the management of health care resources to deliver effective and efficient 

clinical services and programs 

• Collaborate with others to meet the health needs of populations 

• Contribute to the advancement of health and health care through leadership in practice 

and the profession 

• Collaborate with others to identify and resolve ethical issues in health care practices, 

research, and policies 








Research Utilization Project Requirement- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/msn_project.htm 


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Evidence-Based Practice Project Requirement 

Students in the M.S.N. program are required to complete an evidence-based practice project as 

part of the requirements for the M.S.N. degree. This project will be completed during NUR 

605 - Evidence-Based Practice. Details relating to the project are included in the syllabus you 

will receive when you register for that course. 

The title of your final report must be specified on your program of study plan filed in our 

Office of Student Services. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological 

Association (5th edition) is the style and format for all papers required in the College of 

Nursing. See Guidelines for Scholarly Work in this handbook. 

Evidence-Based Practice Project for M.S.N. Degree 

• The purposes of the project are to use research evidence to improve clinical practice. 

• Types of projects include, but are not confined to, the following: 

◦ Critical reviews of the clinical research literature and development of a clinical 

protocol or guideline that reflects best practice 

◦ Development of an innovative clinical program 

◦ Evaluation of a clinical program 

• Evidence-based practice projects are completed in NUR 605. The student must present a 

written proposal that serves as a contract. The proposal will describe the depth and scope 

of the project. The proposal must be signed and dated by both the student and clinical 

faculty supervisor and preceptor. A timetable for completion of the project is required. 

• Projects must not require medical IRB approval. 

• Sample title page can be found here. 








R.N.-M.S.N. Bridge Options - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/msn_bridge.htm 


2/24/2011 

R.N.-M.S.N. Bridge Option 

Nursing offers numerous routes for career advancement, including programs that bridge the 

associate degree and masters degrees. This is particularly important as health care delivery and 

the science underpinning care delivery become increasingly complex. Scientific 

advancements, technologic changes, demographic shifts and the legal and ethical 

considerations associated with an increasingly global and diverse society make it especially 

important to provide nurses with opportunities for advanced learning. With the nursing 

shortage, it is important for nurses to have flexible scheduling options available for 

coursework. Bridge options are designed with the needs of working nurses in mind. 

Students in the R.N.-M.S.N. Option are graduate students who take several B.S.N.-level 

courses while in the masters program and "double count" selected M.S.N. courses for B.S.N. 

credit. This makes it possible for them to earn a B.S.N. more quickly while simultaneously 

completing degree requirements for an M.S.N.. 

Goal of R.N.-M.S.N. Bridge Option 

The goal of the R.N.-M.S.N. Option is to provide nurses with diplomas or associate degrees in 

nursing with an opportunity to gain graduate educational preparation as advanced practice 

nurses. This option aims to recognize the experience and background skills of registered nurse 

students and to provide flexible learning opportunities specially tailored to the needs of these 

students. The objectives of this option are the same as those for the M.S.N. degree program 

because these students are in the M.S.N. program. 

R.N.-M.S.N. Advising 

Because the plan of study is somewhat different than for M.S.N. students who already hold a 

B.S.N., students in the R.N.-M.S.N. option have two advisors available to assist them. In the 

beginning of the program (prior to B.S.N. completion) students work primarily with the R.N.- 

M.S.N. coordinator, Sherry Warden, especially for matters related to R.N.-M.S.N. progression. 

As students move toward their specialty courses, they work more closely with the faculty 

advisor in their specialty track. 

General Policies and Academic Progression 

All University, medical center and College of Nursing general policies apply to R.N.-M.S.N. 

students as described elsewhere in this handbook. All academic progression policies for the 

M.S.N. degree program apply to R.N.-M.S.N. students as well. This includes the policy that 

students may not progress to the next clinical course nor be certified as having completed the 

plan of study with a grade lower than a “B” in any clinical course. 

Sample Plan of Study

R.N.-M.S.N. Bridge Options - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Sample Plan of Study 

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Sample Plans of Study for M.S.N. Tracks 

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track 

• Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Track 

• Parent-Child Nursing Track 

• Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Track 

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Track 

• Public Health Nursing Track 

• Nursing Management Specialty Track 

More about specific roles of advanced practiced nurses... 








Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 


Sample Plan - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track 

(Sharon Lock, Ph.D., R.N. A.R.N.P., track coordinator) 

500-level or higher statistics is an admission prerequisite (STA 570 or EDP/EPE 557). 

Year 1 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 

NUR 514 Advanced Health Assessment 2 

NUR 601 Theoretical Bases for Advanced Practice Nursing 2 

NUR 653 Pathophysiology 3 

NUR 725 Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing Seminar 3 

Subtotal 10 

Spring Semester 

NUR 603 Clinical Reasoning in Advanced Practice Nursing 3 

NUR 631 Applications of Advanced Health Assessment 2 

NUR 652 Pharmacology 3 

NUR 706 Advanced Practice Nursing Care of Acutely Ill Adults 2 

Subtotal 10 

Summer (Four- week Intersession) 

NUR 632 Comprehensive Patient Management I 2 

Subtotal 2 

Year 2 

Fall Semester 

NUR 602 Research Methods in Advanced Practice Nursing 3 

NUR 604 Leadership in Advanced Practice Nursing 3 

NUR 707 Advanced Practice Nursing Care of Critically Ill Adults 6 

Subtotal 12 


NUR 605 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 3 

NUR 633 Comprehensive Patient Management II 4 

Elective 3 

Subtotal 10 

Total Credit Hours 44 

Other tracks: 







• Return to Sample Plans of Study for the M.S.N. Tracks 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/acute_care_sp.htm 

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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/acute_care_sp.htm 


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Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Track - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/adult_clin_sp.htm 


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Sample Plan - Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Track 

(Sherry Warden, Ph.D., R.N., track coordinator) 

500-level or higher statistics is an admission prerequisite (STA 570 or EDP/EPE 557). 

Year 1 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 

NUR 514 Advanced Health Assessment (Mon. 1-6 p.m. twice per month) 2 

NUR 601 Theoretical Bases for Advanced (Tues. 8 a.m.-noon once per month) 

2 

Practice Nursing 

NUR 602 Research Methods in Advanced (Fri. 4-8 p.m. once per month) 


3 

NUR 653 Pathophysiology (Mon. 8 a.m.-noon twice per month) 3 

Subtotal 10 


NUR 603 Clinical Reasoning in Advanced (Tues. noon-4 p.m. once per 


month) 

3 

NUR 631 Applications of Advanced Health (Mon. 1-6 p.m. each week) 

Assessment 

2 

NUR 652 Pharmacology (Mon. 5-9 p.m. twice per month) 3 

NUR 704 Acute and Chronic Illness and (Tues. 5-8 each week) 

Nursing Therapeutics I 

3 

Subtotal 11 

Year 2 

Fall Semester 

NUR 604 Leadership in Advanced Practice (Tues. noon- 4 p.m. once per 

Nursing 

month) 

3 

NUR 705 Acute and Chronic Illness and (Tues. 5-7 p.m. each week) 

Nursing Therapeutics II 

6 

Subtotal 9 



NUR 708 Measuring and Documenting Nursing (Tues. 4-6 p.m. each week) 

Practice 

4 

Elective 

(varies by course, most are once 

per week) 

3 

Subtotal 10

Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Track - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/adult_clin_sp.htm 


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Nurse Management Specialty Track 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/nur_manage.htm 


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Sample Plan of Study for Nursing Management Specialty 

Track 

(Marcia Stanhope, D.S.N., R.N., F.A.A.N., track coordinator) 

STA 570 is an admission prerequisite, or can be taken as a co-requisite to NUR 602 in the first semester. 

Year 1 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 




HA 635 Management Accounting for Health Care Organizations 3 

Subtotal 11 



NUR 629 Epidemiology 3 

XXX Advanced Practice Nursing: Specialty Seminar 

(NUR 704, 712, 722, 725, or 732) 

3 

NUR 750 Clinical Models for Professional and Advanced Nursing 4 

Subtotal 13 

Year 2 

Fall Semester 

NUR 751 Rural Health Nursing Management Practicum 3 

XXX Health Administration Elective or Cultural Diversity Elective 3 

NUR 900 Process of Nursing Leadership 3 

Subtotal 9 



NUR 901 Nursing Leadership Through Effective Use of Self 4 

NUR 903 Biostatistics for Outcomes Evaluation 4 

Subtotal 11 


Other tracks: 





• Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist Track 


• Return to Sample Plans of Study for the M.S.N. Tracks

Nurse Management Specialty Track 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/nur_manage.htm 


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Parent-Child Nursing Track - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/par_child_sp.htm 


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Sample Plan - Parent-Child Nursing Track 

(Teresa Free, Ph.D., R.N., A.R.N.P., track coordinator) 

• Subspecialties: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Neonatal Nurse Practitioner. (NOTE: 

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is available through a cooperative program with University of 

Louisville. 13 credit hours of the total required are taken at U of L. NNP also requires a 

minimum of two years NICU experience prior to admission.) 

• 500-level or higher statistics is an admission prerequisite (STA 570 or EDP/EPE 557). 

• PNP = Pediatric Nurse Practitioner 

NNP = Neonatal Nurse Practitioner 

• U of L = University of Louisville 

• Dash (-) = course not required for a particular subspecialty 

Year 1 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 

PNP NNP 

NUR 514 Advanced Health Assessment 2 - 

NUR 601 

Theoretical Bases for Advanced Practice 

Nursing 2 2 

NUR 602 Research Methods in Advanced Practice Nursing 3 3 

NUR 653 Pathophysiology 3 3 

MI 816 Genetics - 4 

Subtotal 10 12 


Credit 

Hours 

PNP NNP 

NUR 603 Clinical Reasoning in Advanced Practice Nursing 

(*NNP students take in fall of second year) 3 * 

NUR 631 Applications of Advanced Health 

Assessment 

2 - 

NUR 652 Pharmacology 3 3 

NUR 712 Advanced Parent-Child Nursing Seminar 3 - 

(UL 629) Advanced Health Assessment of the Neonate 

(taken at U of L) 

- 3 

(UL 635-61) Advanced Clinical Practice: Neonatal NP I 


- 4 


Credit 

Summer (Four- week session) 

Hours 

PNP NNP 

NUR 632 Comprehensive Patient Management I 2 2




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Subtotal 2 2 

Year 2 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 

PNP NNP 

NUR 603 Clinical Reasoning in Advanced Practice Nursing - 3 

NUR 604 Leadership in Advanced Practice Nursing 3 3 

NUR 713 

Advanced Nursing Care for Families Preconception 

Through Adolescence 

6 4 

(UL 635-62) Advanced Clinical Practice: Neonatal NP II 


- 3 

Subtotal 9 13 


Credit 

Hours 

PNP NNP 

NUR 605 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice 3 3 

NUR 633 Comprehensive Patient Management II 2 2 

NUR 714 

Advanced Nursing Care for Families Preconception 

Through Adolescence II 4 2 

Elective 3 - 

(UL 635-63) Advanced Clinical Practice: Neonatal NP III 


- 3 


Total Credit Hours 44 47 

Other tracks: 










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Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Track - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 


Sample Plan - Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 

Track 

(Sharon Lock, Ph.D., R.N., A.R.N.P., track coordinator) 

• Subspecialties: Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Nurse Practitioner, and Geriatric Nurse 

Practitioner 


Year 1 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 




NUR 725 Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing Seminar 3 

Subtotal 10 




NUR 652 Pharmacology 3 

NUR 726 Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing 3 

Subtotal 11 

Summer (Four- week Intersession) Year 1 

NUR 632 Comprehensive Patient Management I 2 

Subtotal 2 

Year 2 

Fall Semester 



NUR 727 Primary Care Advanced Practice Nursing Practicum II 5 

Subtotal 11 



NUR 633 Comprehensive Patient Management II 4 

Elective 3 

Subtotal 10 


Other tracks: 





http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/prim_care_sp.htm 

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Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Track - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/prim_care_sp.htm 


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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing - UK College of Nursing 


Sample Plan - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse 

Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist Track 

(Ann Peden, D.N.S., R.N., C.S., track coordinator) 

• Subspecialties: Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Family Psychiatric/Mental Health 

Nurse Practitioner, Adult or Child/Adolescent Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 


Year 1 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 




NUR 722 Clinical Topics in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3 

Subtotal 10 



NUR 652 Pharmacologic Applications in Primary Care 3 

NUR 723 Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing I 6 

Subtotal 11 

Year 2 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 



NUR 724 Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing II 4 

NUR 632 Comprehensive Patient Management I (NP students only) 2 

Subtotal 10-12 




NUR 633 Comprehensive Patient Management II (NP students only) 2 

Elective 3 

Subtotal 9-11 

Total Credit Hours 

CNS students 

NP students 

40 

44 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/psych.htm 

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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing - UK College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/psych.htm 


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Other tracks: 






• Nurse Management Specialty Track 










Public Health Nursing Track- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 


Sample Plan - Public Health Nursing Track 

(Debra Anderson, Ph.D., R.N.C., track coordinator) 

• Subspecialties: Public Health Clinical Nurse Specialist, Public Health Nursing 

Management, and Nursing Case Management 


Year 1 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 




XXX Public Health Science 3 

Subtotal 11 



NUR 629 Epidemiology 3 

NUR 732 Advanced Practice in Public Health Nursing: Assessment 3 

Subtotal 9 

Year 2 

Fall Semester 



NUR 733 Advanced Practice in Public Health Nursing: Policy Development 6 

Subtotal 11 



NUR 734 Advanced Practice in Public Health Nursing: Assurance 4 

Elective Public health elective 3 

Subtotal 10 


Other tracks: 








http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/pub_health.htm 

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Public Health Nursing Track- University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/msn/pub_health.htm 


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http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/msn_time.htm 


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Master's Degree Time Limit 

Students first enrolled in a master's program at UK, effective with the fall 2005 semester, will 

have six years to complete all requirements for the degree, and will have the opportunity to 

request extensions up to an additional fours years, for a total of 10 years. 

Requests for extensions longer than two years must be considered by Graduate Council. All 

requests should be initiated by the director of graduate studies. 








Transition to the Doctoral Programs - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/trans_doctoral.htm 


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Master's Transition to the Doctoral Programs 

A student enrolled in the master's program who has advanced standing can apply for admission 

to the Ph.D. Program. A similar arrangement is being developed for admission to the D.N.P. 

Program. Advanced standing is defined as completion of at least 17 credit hours of M.S.N. 

coursework including: (a) 6 hours of clinical seminar/practicum, (b) 2 hours of theory, (c) 3 

hours of research, and (d) a GPA of 3.3. 

When students articulate course work between the master's and Ph.D. programs, the minimum 

requirements for each program must be satisfied for either or both degrees to be awarded. 

Application Procedure 

• Submit a letter to the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program expressing a 

desire to enroll in the Ph.D. Program. Include with the letter a revised goal statement 

reflecting your interest in Ph.D. education and research. 

• Attach an example of scholarly work (in absence of a degree). 

• Request that your academic advisor send the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. 

program a recommendation about your admission to the Ph.D. program. 

• Complete an interview with the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program and 

one additional faculty member. 

• Additional letters of reference may be requested. 

Applications received after the stated deadlines will be considered on a space available 

basis only. 








Clinical Scholars Post-Masters in Nursing Objectives - University of Kentucky College of... 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/postmsn_object.htm 


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Clinical Scholars Post-Masters in Nursing Objectives 

The objectives of this option are the same as those for the M.S.N. degree program, which are 

to: 

• Evaluate theory, research, and clinical knowledge for development and implementation 

of innovative approaches to care 

• Provide advanced practice nursing care consistent with the American Nurses 

Association standards of care and professional performance 

• Analyze factors that influence advanced practice nursing, health and health care 

(including biologic, psychologic, social, economic, cultural, political, ethical, legal, and 

geographic factors) 

• Evaluate the outcomes of advanced practice nursing and health care using appropriate 

research methods 

• Use theory in the management of health care resources to deliver effective and efficient 

clinical services and programs 

• Collaborate with others to meet the health needs of populations 

• Contribute to the advancement of health and health care through leadership in practice 

and the profession 

• Collaborate with others to identify and resolve ethical issues in health care practices, 

research, and policies 








Post-MSN Policies and Academic Progression - UK College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/general_pol.htm 


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Post-M.S.N. General Policies and Academic Progression 

All University, medical center and College of Nursing general policies apply to clinical 

scholars Post-M.S.N. students as described elsewhere in this handbook. All academic 

progression policies for the M.S.N. degree program apply to clinical scholars Post-M.S.N. 

students as well. This includes the progression policy that students may not progress to the 

next clinical course nor be certified as having completed the plan of study with a grade lower 

than a “B” in any clinical course. 








Goal of Clinical Scholars Post-Masters in Nursing Option - University of Kentucky Colle... 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/goal_postmsn.htm 


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Goal of Clinical Scholars Post-Masters in Nursing Option 

The goal of the clinical scholars option is to provide nurses holding advanced degrees in 

nursing with an opportunity to gain formal educational preparation in a new area of clinical 

specialization. Just as in the M.S.N. program, the focus is on the advanced practice of nursing. 

In this option, nurses with prior graduate degrees in nursing gain advanced knowledge and 

skills in the nursing care of a defined population of clients. Such specialized knowledge and 

skills are the basis for nursing leadership in health care, and a foundation for developing 

further expertise in doctoral study. 








Sample Plan of Study 

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Sample Plans of Study for Post-M.S.N. Tracks 













Research Utilization Project and Comprehensive Exam - University of Kentucky College ... 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/project_exam.htm 


2/24/2011 

Research Utilization Project and Comprehensive Exam 

Students in the Clinical Scholars Post-Masters Option are not required to complete a research 

utilization project nor a comprehensive exam. Because all students in this option have prior 

M.S.N. degrees, they will have completed similar requirements in their earlier programs. 








Capstone Project - UK College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/capstone.htm 


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Final Capstone Project (D.N.P. Program) 

The capstone clinical project in NUR 910, the Clinical Residency course, represents an 

opportunity for the student to investigate a health care issue in a clinical situation. The clinical 

focus of these projects is broad and includes not only direct care issues but interventions and 

programs that indirectly influence clinical outcomes for a defined population. Direct clinical 

care, interventions designed to improve clinical outcomes for an aggregate or population, 

administrative interventions to improve clinical outcomes, and policy interventions to improve 

health conditions and outcomes for populations would all fall under this definition of 

“clinical”. The capstone project should focus on the scholarship of practice, with an emphasis 

on internal validity rather than external generalizability. 

Projects should include facilitation of the use of research in the clinical setting resulting in the 

potential for change in practice or an outcome analysis. Students are expected to describe the 

projects’ processes and outcomes in a systematic and publishable manner. 

Elements 

• Identification of a target population of patients/clients 

• Implementation and assessment of a clinical practice model or system that has the 

potential to change clinical practice OR a rigorous outcomes oriented evaluation of an 

approach that has the potential to change a health care system 

• Involvement of clinical staff that would be influenced by the anticipated change 

• Examination of the impact of the model, approach, process or technology on other 

systems or on the clinical area. Students should evaluate the types of analyses previously 

conducted, the depth of analyses completed and the anticipated outcomes of the 

proposed model 

• An in-depth evaluation of the financial impact and the technologic or administrative 

impact of the project 

Process 

• Approval and evaluation of the project will be done by a team of two individuals, both 

of whom should be doctorally prepared. These should be the student’s faculty advisor 

and clinical mentor. 

• Students should work with faculty advisors prior to the end of the first year of study to 

select a clinical mentor. 

• Another faculty member in the College of Nursing or a clinical/administrative person 

who is an expert in the area under study may be chosen to work with the team to guide 

the project or may evaluate the project as a reader of the final product (e.g., clinician, 

administrator, policy maker). 

• The latter individual should be selected jointly by the student and faculty advisor. 

• This committee should meet early in the process to provide advice and consultation to 

the student during proposal development. 

• The proposal must be approved by the committee.




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Options 

• Students may select a number of options for this project and should work with their 

faculty advisors and clinical mentors in selecting a topic and developing the project. 

• Examples of potential projects include: 

◦ implementing a project with the potential to change a clinical situation 

◦ evaluating a previously implemented strategy and the reported outcomes 

◦ conducting a secondary data analysis 

◦ evaluating a new model 

◦ evaluating the effects of a prior analysis of a model 

◦ collecting data to assess a particular program or project 

◦ combining data sets and conducting analyses of the full data set 

◦ conducting a meta-analysis 

◦ conducting a technology assessment (at the level of sophistication of technology 

assessments by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) 

◦ conducting an integrated review of levels of evidence for a particular health care 

intervention (at a level comparable to those published by the Cochrane 

Collaboration or the Evidence-Based Practice Centers of the Agency for 

Healthcare Research and Quality) 

◦ conducting a cost-effectiveness or cost-benefit analysis of a proposed health care 

program 

Implementation of an actual change is not required for successful completion of the project. 

Either qualitative or quantitative approaches to evaluation are acceptable, with the choice 

being driven by the nature of the questions being asked. 

Simple literature reviews or limited analyses of secondary data sets (e.g., MEPS data) are 

insufficient for these projects. 

Requirements 

• A final written product 

• A public oral presentation 

Final Product 

• A single comprehensive publishable paper; or, 

• A series of publishable papers on more discrete topics; and, 

• A technical document with: 

◦ A publishable case study (ies) 

◦ A packaged programVisual media: CD, videotape, DVD with comprehensive 

explanatory materials to support the visual media 

Final Product Components 

• Abstract 

• Executive summary of the project (300 words) 

• Introduction to the project 

• Description of the problem and how it is defined, the clinical setting or environment and




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the target population 

• Data supporting the existence of the problem 

• Rationale for the choice of particular setting 

• Development/description of a creative approach to resolving the problem 

• Analysis of the fiscal and systems impact of the project itself 

• Evaluation of issues related to changing systems, attitudes, values and beliefs 

• Analysis of the actual or potential impact of the project on other populations within the 

health care delivery system 

• Impact of technology on the problem being addressed (if applicable) 

• Methods/procedures including processes, data collection, use of consultants 

• Findings and outcomes 

• Reflections on the process 

• Conclusions 

• References 

• Acknowledgements 








Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Objectives - University of Kentucky College of Nurs... 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/dnp_objectiv.htm 


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Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Objectives 

By the completion of the program, students will be able to: 

• Integrate clinical expertise with population focused care management, research, and 

health care policy to provide leadership in health care. 

• Design, implement, manage, and evaluate care delivery systems to meet the needs of 

populations. 

• Apply clinical, political, organization, and economic theories to care delivery systems to 

improve health outcomes for populations. 

• Develop networks and manage constituencies in complex health systems. 

• Plan, manage, evaluate and re-direct continuous personal and professional selfdevelopment. 

• Solve problems that affect health and health care delivery through clinical leadership. 

• Create environments that foster innovation and risk taking. 

• Create practice environments in which decisions are based on critical analysis of levels 

of evidence. 








Faculty Advisors and Clinical Mentors - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/adv_mentor.htm 


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Faculty Advisors and Clinical Mentors 

Each student in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program will work with both a faculty advisor 

and a clinical mentor. Clinical mentors will be chosen from people with top level clinical or 

executive roles who are working in areas consistent with the interests of a potential student 

protégé. Mentors will be selected from among a variety of disciplines, thereby building the 

student's interdisciplinary experience. 

Clinical mentors guide the work of the student in the clinical experiences in an ongoing 

relationship with students throughout the program, contributing especially to the student's 

development as a leader. Students may have clinical experiences working with patients in a 

single setting, or their clinical experiences may be as executive practica, focusing on policy or 

strategic, system-wide or network issues related to multiple patient populations. 

The faculty advisor, student, and clinical mentor will work together closely throughout the 

student's program. This will facilitate development of more meaningful growth in the student, 

and add the richness of the mentor's experience. In sum, clinical mentors will be asked to 

provide input and consultation on admission decisions, advisement of the student for whom 

they serve as mentor, and clinical coaching in collaboration with the faculty advisor. 








Goal of Doctor of Nursing Practice Program - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/dnp_goal.htm 


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Goal of Doctor of Nursing Practice Program 

The goal of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program is to prepare nurses for senior clinical 

leadership and executive level positions in health systems. This program builds on advanced 

practice nursing at the master’s level and develops nursing leaders to improve health care 

outcomes at the individual client, population, and system levels. Students work closely 

throughout the curriculum with an assigned faculty advisor and clinical mentor. These 

assignments attempt to match faculty expertise with student career goals and needed areas of 

growth. Students complete a professional portfolio as part of the application process. The 

portfolio evaluation is the foundation upon which faculty/student assignments and clinical 

mentor assignments are made. 








Plans of Study - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/dnp_study.htm 


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Plans of Study 

The curriculum of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program is composed of: 

• a required core in program evaluation 

• a required core in leadership 

• a required clinical residency that culminates in an evaluation project 

• a series of cognates that support specialization in a domain related to the student's 

clinical expertise and career goals 

• a choice of a track that focuses either on executive management or clinical leadership. 

Program Evaluation Core (12 credit hours) 

The program requires a thorough knowledge of process, impact, and outcome evaluation of 

clinical programs and services. Emphasis is placed on applying principles from epidemiology 

and statistics in developing and implementing evaluation plans for clinical programs. 

Leadership Core (14 credit hours) 

Students build skills in leading multiple constituencies within a clinical context. Creativity and 

innovation are encouraged through course experiences. The integration of values, vision, and 

theory is stressed. 

Clinical Residency (minimum of 6 credit hours) 

This residency is a practice-based research experience. Students enroll in the clinical residency 

after all coursework has been completed. Students select an area of inquiry that impacts 

clinical practice outcomes. An evaluation project is designed and implemented. Emphasis in 

this project is on the evaluation of an evidence based practice model or program design. 

Cognates (9 credit hours) 

These courses may be selected from a variety of disciplines but relate to the student’s clinical 

residency inquiry area and ultimate career goals. Students complete a portfolio of prior clinical 

work, education, scholarly endeavors, professional and community activities and stated career 

goals. The assigned faculty advisor and clinical mentor evaluate the portfolio and help the 

student select cognate courses. 

Area of Emphasis 

Students choose an area of emphasis in executive management or clinical practice leadership 

(21-22 hours). Students who choose the executive management track work with students who 

choose clinical practice leadership in the assessment and identification of strategies for 

enhancement of clinical programs to improve client outcomes. Executive management 

students build on current expertise in learning to develop, direct and manage multi-level health 

care delivery programs; e.g., individual agency, managed care organizations, or systems level 

organizations. Students who choose the clinical practice leadership track work with the 

executive level students as indicated above and learn to develop, implement and evaluate 

evidence based clinical practice models which will improve nursing and health outcomes. 

Contact Hours

Plans of Study - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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A total of 600-630 clock hours will be required in didactic courses and 720-900 clock hours 

will be required in clinical courses. Full and part-time plans of study follow. 








Full-time Curriculum - DNP Program - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/dnp/sampleplan.htm 


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Sample Full-time Curriculum M.S.N.-D.N.P. Program 

Course Descriptions 

* STA 570 or comparable graduate-level course within the past five years is a prerequisite to the 

program or can be taken during the fall of the first year; statistics is a required course prerequisite 

for NUR 903 (Biostatistics). 

Year 1 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 

NUR 902 Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Systems 3 

NUR 915 Foundations of Evidence-Based Practice and Program Planning in Nursing 3 

NUR 919 Strategic Analysis for Quality Improvement in Nursing and Healthcare 4 

* Statistics course 3 

Subtotal 10-13* 


NUR 903 Applied Biostatistics for Outcomes Evaluation 4 

NUR 904 Epidemiology Applied to the Design and Evaluation of Nursing and Health Services 3 

NUR 916 Evaluation for Improvement of Clinical Practice and Outcomes 3 

Subtotal 10 

Summer 

NUR 917 Technology for Transforming Nursing and Healthcare 3 

NUR 918 Protection of Human Subjects 1 

Subtotal 4 

Year 2 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 

NUR 778 Proseminar in Contemporary Health and Nursing Policy Issues 3 

NUR 914 Economic and Financial Aspects of Clinical and Population-Based Healthcare 4 

NUR 920 Advancing Nursing Practice in Dynamic Healthcare Systems 3 

SystemsSubtotal 10 


NUR 910 Residency 3 

Subtotal 3 

Summer 

NUR 910 Residency 3 

Subtotal 3 

Total Credit Hours 40-43

Full-time Curriculum - DNP Program - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/dnp/sampleplan.htm 


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Part-time Curriculum - DNP Program - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/dnp/partsampleplan.htm 


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Sample Part-time Curriculum for M.S.N.-D.N.P. Program 


* STA 570 or comparable graduate-level course within the past five years is a prerequisite to 

the program or can be taken during the fall of the first year. Statistics is a required course 

prerequisite for NUR 903 (Biostatistics). 

Year 1 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 

NUR 902 Nursing Leadership in Healthcare Systems 3 

NUR 915 Foundations of Evidence-based Practice and Program Planning in Nursing 4 

* Statistics course 3* 

Subtotal 7-10* 


NUR 903 Applied Biostatistics for Outcomes Evaluation 4 

NUR 904 Epidemiology Applied to the Design and Evaluation of Nursing and 

Health Services 3 

Subtotal 7 

Summer 

NUR 917 Technology for Transforming Nursing and Healthcare 3 

Subtotal 3 

Year 2 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 

NUR 914 Economic and Financial Aspects of Clinical and Population-Based 

Healthcare Systems 

4 

NUR 919 Strategic Analysis for Quality Improvement in Nursing and Healthcare 3 

Subtotal 7 


NUR 916 Evaluation for Improvement of Clinical Practice and Outcomes 3 

Subtotal 3 

Summer 

NUR 918 Protection of Human Subjects 1 

Subtotal 1 

Year 3 

Fall Semester 

Credit 

Hours 

NUR 778 Proseminar in Contemporary Health and Nursing Policy Issues 3 

NUR 920 Advancing Nursing Practice in Dynamic Healthcare Systems 3

Part-time Curriculum - DNP Program - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/academic/dnp/partsampleplan.htm 


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Subtotal 6 


NUR 910 Clinical Residency 3 

Subtotal 3 

Summer 

NUR 910 Clinical Residency 3 

Subtotal 3 

Total Credit Hours 40-43 








Advisory Committee - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

http://www.mc.uky.edu/nursing/StuResources/grads/handbook2005-06/adv_com.htm 


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Advisory Committee 

Selection - The assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program will serve as your advisor 

until your major professor is determined. You will work with the assistant dean to identify 

your major professor. You and your major professor will determine the composition of your 

committee. The assistant dean will know faculty who have research interests similar to yours. 

You need to interact with faculty who might have related interests and identify those who are 

best for your committee with the assistance of the assistant dean and your major professor. 

Composition - Your committee should include the following: 

• At least four members 

• Major professor as chair 

• Majority of members from the College of Nursing (i.e., a minimum of three) 

• All members must be appointed to the Graduate School faculty. Three members, 

including the major professor, must possess full Graduate Faculty Status 

• Other members may be appointed as deemed appropriate 

Appointment - Your committee members are appointed in the following manner: 

• You and the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program together decide on your 

major professor no later than by completion of 12 hours of credit. 

• Your major professor, in collaboration with you, recommends in writing to the assistant 

dean the other members of your advisory committee no later than by completion of 18 

credit hours. 

• The assistant dean then recommends your advisory committee membership to the 

Graduate School (see Advisory Committee Request Form). 

• Upon recommendation of the assistant dean, the dean of the Graduate School will 

consider changes in your advisory committee (except during the qualifying exam 

process). 

Duties - Your committee will: 

• Guide your program of study 

• Provide you with direction, counsel, mentoring, and intellectual stimulation 

• Review your progress each academic term 

• Determine your readiness for the qualifying examinations and notify the assistant dean 

at least one month prior to your anticipated date of examination 

• Prepare your individual qualifying examination, within College of Nursing guidelines, 

which will be administered by your major professor (chair) 

• Conduct your oral qualifying examination within one month after your written 

examination 

• Communicate your examination results to you and to the assistant dean immediately 

upon conclusion of your oral examination 

• Determine conditions for a second examination, if necessary 

• Evaluate the scholarship of your dissertation

Advisory Committee - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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• Designate the content of your final examination 

• Set the time of your final examination at least six weeks before it is scheduled 

• Participate in your final examination (public defense of the dissertation) 








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Course Requirements 

Ph.D. students are expected to take a minimum of 45 credit hours of course work, plus 18 

credit hours of residency for the dissertation research (see sample programs). Most students 

take more than these minimal credits. Included within the 45 hours of coursework should be: 

11 credit hours of statistics and research design 

3 credit hours of philosophy 

9 credit hours of cognate courses 

16 credit hours of core nursing courses (NUR 790, 791, 792, 793, and 778) 

3 credit hours of doctoral seminar (NUR 779) 

3 credit hours of electives (independent study) 

A minimum of 11 credit hours of statistics and research design are required. STA 570 and 

STA 671 are required courses in the curriculum. Suggested courses include STA 672 and 673, 

SOC 681, and NUR 794. Other statistics and design courses relevant to your research interest 

can be elected. A philosophy of science course (3 credit hours) also is required. A minimum of 

9 credit hours of cognate courses in a discipline or disciplines supportive of your dissertation 

research is required. Sixteen credit hours of core nursing courses and three credit hours of 

dissertation seminar are required. The Doctoral Seminar (NUR 779) is a one-credit hour course 

offered each fall and spring semester and must be repeated for a total of three credits. In 

addition, independent studies can be used to augment and integrate your cognate and core 

course work in the preparation of your dissertation research. Ph.D. students in nursing are 

required to enroll for a minimum of 5 credit hours per semester (excluding intersession 

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Dissertation (Ph.D. program only) 

• Your major professor will guide the planning, conduct, and reporting of your 

dissertation research with your advisory committee's advice. 

• Your advisory committee will ask you to defend your dissertation proposal. 

• As a Ph.D. candidate you must register for 2 credit hours dissertation residency credit 

each semester until you complete and defend your dissertation (NUR 767). Students are 

required to complete a minimum of two semesters of NUR 767. 

• As a Ph.D. candidate who has passed the qualifying examinations and enrolled in NUR 

767 you can have your ID validated as a full-time student. See the Schedule of Classes 

for procedure. 

• You should obtain a copy of Instructions for the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations 

and Doctor of Musical Arts Projects. A hardcopy is available from the Graduate School 

office. Also, see the Guidelines for Scholarly Work in this Handbook. 

Manuscript Option Dissertation 

A minimum of three manuscripts, at least one of which must present original research findings, 

plus an introduction and a conclusion, are required. To meet graduate school requirements, the 

manuscript option dissertation must meet the same formatting guidelines as a traditional 

dissertation (e.g., abstract, table of contents, list of tables and figures, margin requirements, 

etc.) 

Other Dissertation Information 

• Members of your advisory committee, and others who provided assistance with your 

research should be recognized in Acknowledgments to the report(s) of your research. 

• Your dissertation should be filed with University Microfilms (information available 

from the Graduate School). 

• Allow a MINIMUM of six months from giving your major professor a first draft for 

review to the date for your final examination. 

• The Graduate School requires that you provide two copies of your dissertation (106 

Gillis Bldg.). Both copies are forwarded to the University Library for processing. A fee 

for binding your dissertation is assessed. 

• You will find Turabian's Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 

useful as a supplement to the APA Publication Manual. This latter book is the primary 

guide for reporting your dissertation research. For matters not addressed by APA (e.g., 

table of contents), Turabian is useful. 





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Enrollment - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Enrollment 

The Ph.D. Program requires three years of full-time study. Your master's work may be 

considered the first year. The remaining pre-qualifying examination residency requirement can 

be met by fulfilling one of the three residency models approved by the Graduate School: or 

two consecutive semesters of full-time study (9 credit hours); or three consecutive semesters 

with at least six credit hours per semester; or 24 credit hours at UK taken within three 

consecutive academic (or calendar) years (no more than nine of these 24 credits may be earned 

in summer sessions). A maximum of five years post-qualifying examination is allotted for 

completion of degree requirements (see Graduate School Bulletin). 








Final Examination - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Final Examination 

• Your final examination will be conducted by an expanded advisory committee chaired 

by the assistant dean or a designee. The dean of the Graduate School and president of 

the University are ex-officio members of the committee. 

• Your examination is held in a public forum. Any member of the University community 

may attend. 

• Once the advisory committee obtains copies of the final draft of your dissertation, your 

committee will advise your major professor to schedule your examination with the 

assistant dean. 

• The Graduate School appoints the outside examiner upon receipt of the notification of 

the Intent to Schedule a Final Doctoral Examination Form from the assistant dean at 

least eight weeks before the event. 

• The Graduate School establishes the time and date of your final exam two weeks before 

the examination. 

• At least two weeks before the examination you will deliver to the Graduate School: 

◦ a copy of your dissertation 

◦ the Request for Final Doctoral Examination 

◦ the Dissertation Approval Sheet, both signed by your advisory committee. 

◦ Once your dissertation is reviewed and approved by the Graduate School, you 

deliver a copy of your dissertation to the outside examiner and to the assistant 

dean. 

◦ You must apply to the Graduate School for the Ph.D. degree according to the 

dates given in the University calendar. 

Outside Examiner: 

The role of the outside examiner on the Ph.D. final examination committee 

includes: 

• assurance that only qualified candidates receive degrees and insurance 

against inadequate program standards 

• assurance that the examination is administered in a fair and impartial 

manner 

• the return of a reporting form to the Graduate School 








5-year Plan - PhD - UK College of Nursing 

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Five-Year Plan for Required Ph.D. Course Offerings 

in Nursing 

Semester 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 

Fall NUR 790 NUR 790 NUR 790 NUR 790 NUR 790 

NUR 779 NUR 779 NUR 779 NUR 779 NUR 779 

NUR 792 NUR 792 NUR 792 NUR 792 NUR 792 

Spring 

NUR 791 

NUR 779 

NUR 793 

NUR 791 

NUR 779 

NUR 793 

NUR 778 

NUR 791 

NUR 779 

NUR 793 

NUR 791 

NUR 779 

NUR 793 

NUR 778 

NUR 791 

NUR 779 

NUR 793 








Goal of the Ph.D. Program - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Goal of the Ph.D. Program 

The goal of the Ph.D. Program is to prepare students to conduct clinical research for the 

generation of knowledge about nursing practice. The focus of the program is on developing 

and testing mid-range theories and the conduct of clinical nursing research. The intent of the 

program is to further develop skills in research and scholarship, and thus enhance the 

foundation in advanced nursing practice gained at the masters level. The products of the 

program will be scholars who conduct research, develop nursing science, and promote the 

application of knowledge within a circumscribed area of nursing practice. 

Graduates of the Ph.D. Program will be able to: 

• Develop and test conceptual frameworks relevant to nursing practice 

• Conduct clinical research on nursing phenomena 

• Contribute to the development of nursing science through scholarly activities and the 

application of knowledge to nursing practice 

• Provide leadership for the analysis and resolution of issues related to nursing and health 

care 

• Assume increasingly complex roles in nursing research, practice, education, and/or 

health care organizations. 

• Collaborate with others to provide leadership in addressing society's health care needs. 








Transition to the Doctoral Programs - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Master's Transition to the Doctoral Programs 

A student enrolled in the master's program who has advanced standing can apply for admission 

to the Ph.D. Program. A similar arrangement is being developed for admission to the D.N.P. 

Program. Advanced standing is defined as completion of at least 17 credit hours of M.S.N. 

coursework including: (a) 6 hours of clinical seminar/practicum, (b) 2 hours of theory, (c) 3 

hours of research, and (d) a GPA of 3.3. 

When students articulate course work between the master's and Ph.D. programs, the minimum 

requirements for each program must be satisfied for either or both degrees to be awarded. 

Application Procedure 

• Submit a letter to the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program expressing a 

desire to enroll in the Ph.D. Program. Include with the letter a revised goal statement 

reflecting your interest in Ph.D. education and research. 

• Attach an example of scholarly work (in absence of a degree). 

• Request that your academic advisor send the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. 

program a recommendation about your admission to the Ph.D. program. 

• Complete an interview with the assistant dean for research and the Ph.D. program and 

one additional faculty member. 

• Additional letters of reference may be requested. 

Applications received after the stated deadlines will be considered on a space available 

basis only. 








Qualifying Examinations - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Qualifying Examinations, Pre-qualifying Time Limit, and 

Post-qualifying Residency Credit 

(UK Graduate School Policy) 

Qualifying Examinations 

The purpose of the qualifying examinations is to verify sufficient understanding of, and 

competence in, the field of study. You have two examinations: an individual and a 

comprehensive oral. You must satisfactorily complete the individual examination before 

proceeding to the comprehensive oral examination. Any one examination may be repeated 

once. Both examinations must be satisfactorily completed for you to become a candidate for 

the Ph.D. degree. 

Students are required to sit for the qualifying exam within five years of admission to the 

program. Extensions up to 12 months may be granted. 

Pre-qualifying Time Limit 

Per UK Graduate School policy, students first enrolled in a doctoral program in the fall 2005 

semester will be required to take the qualifying examination within five years of entry into the 

program. Extension up to an additional three years may be requested. Extensions up to 12 

months may be approved by the dean of the Graduate School upon receipt of a request from 

the director of graduate studies. Requests for extensions longer than 12 months must be 

considered by Graduate Council and will require the positive recommendation of the director 

of graduate studies, the chair of the student's advisory committee, and a majority vote of 

graduate faculty in the program. If the qualifying examination has not been passed at the end 

of five years, or at the end of all approved time extensions the student will be dismissed from 

the program. 

Post-qualifying Residency Credit 

Students first enrolled in a doctoral program in the fall 2005 semester will be required to 

enroll in a new 2 credit hour course after completing the qualifying examination, NUR 767 

Dissertation Residency Credit. They will be charged at the in-state tuition rate plus mandatory 

fees. Students will remain continuously enrolled in this course every fall and spring semester 

until they have completed and defended the dissertation. This will constitute full-time 

enrollment, as registered in the student information system. Students needing continuing 

enrollment beyond the semester of the final examination will enroll in NUR 749 for 0 credit 

hours. 

Students will be required to complete two semesters of NUR 767 before they can graduate. If 

registered for NUR 767, residency credit will be applied for a qualifying examination taken at 

any time during the first semester of enrollment. However, the request to schedule the




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qualifying examination must be submitted and approved within the first six weeks of the 

semester. 

Objectives 

The purposes of the qualifying examinations are for you to: 

• Synthesize the theoretical, research, and clinical knowledge about your area of study 

• Demonstrate the ability to respond to diverse inquiries, and to explore your ideas and 

those of others orally and in writing 

Procedure 

• You must remove all incomplete (I and S) grades prior to taking any of the 

examinations. 

• You must fulfill all requirements for the degree except the dissertation and the final 

dissertation defense before beginning the qualifying examinations. 

• At the middle of the term prior to your individual and core examinations, your major 

professor notifies the assistant dean that you (a) are completing (or have completed) the 

necessary course requirements, and (b) are requesting to sit for the qualifying 

examinations in the next term. 

• Your advisory committee makes the final determination as to whether or not you are 

ready to sit for the qualifying examinations. 

• The individual examination is prepared by your advisory committee and is administered 

as the committee directs. 

• Ample time for preparation to sit for the qualifying examinations is essential. Students 

approach study for the examinations in different ways. Consult with your advisory 

committee and major professor for suggestions. 

• Within one month of completing the individual examination, your advisory committee 

will evaluate your performance on this examination and determine whether you pass or 

fail 

As appropriate, the committee will then either: 

◦ Inform you of your readiness to proceed with the comprehensive oral 

examination, and so notify the assistant dean. The assistant dean will notify the 

Graduate School of the date for your comprehensive oral examination. 

or 

◦ Advise you as to what you need to do to retake the individual examination and so 

inform the assistant dean. 

• The comprehensive oral examination is conducted and evaluated by your advisory 

committee. Upon completion of the comprehensive oral examination, the committee will 

inform you and the assistant dean if your performance was: 

◦ Satisfactory, thus you have completed the qualifying examinations and become a 

candidate for the Ph.D. degree. 

or 

◦ Unsatisfactory, and what you must do to repeat the oral examination.




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Required Research Experience - University of Kentucky College of Nursing 

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Required Research Experience 

All Ph.D. students are required to participate in at least one research project prior to the 

qualifying examinations. This requirement may be met by serving as a paid research assistant 

or enrolling for independent study for a minimum of one-credit hour and working in an 

ongoing project under faculty supervision. The project may be in the College, in another unit 

of the University, or in a community agency. Scholarly productivity during this experience is 

encouraged (e.g., submission of a research abstract for presentation and/or manuscript for 

publication). 

• The director of the experience, the setting for the experience, and the UK faculty 

member responsible for the experience (if not the director) will be determined by your 

advisory committee. 

• Learning objectives for the research experience will be developed with the director of 

the experience. 

• The student will: 

◦ Have the equivalent of at least one semester of experience for 1-3 credit hours or 

10-20 hours/week as a research assistant 

◦ Discuss with the advisory committee how the objectives were met for evaluation 

of the experience 

◦ Sign an Independent Study Learning Contract with research faculty 

Examples of experiences are: (a) collecting and analyzing data and managing a data set 

using a software package, (b) analyzing data and reporting results 

(presentation/publication), and (c) conducting a secondary analysis of existing data. 








PhD Sample Plan of Study 

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Program of Study/Sample Plans for the Ph.D. Degree 

Core nursing courses (22 credit hours): 

• theory 

• qualitative research methods 

• quantitative research methods 

• measurement/psychometrics 

• health policy 

Degree Requirements 


Study Plans 

Full Time 

Part Time 

New Option! 

Academic Calendar 

• doctoral seminars 

• independent study 

Non-nursing courses (23 credit hours): 

• philosophy of science 

• statistics 

• cognate/support courses 

(These may be selected from a variety of disciplines outside nursing 

such as behavioral, social, or biological sciences.) 

Full Time Plan 

Part Time Plan 


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Instructions for Scheduling Final Exam (Ph.D.) 

The scheduling of a doctoral final examination involves three steps (see Graduate School 

Bulletin): 

Step 1 

The first step is the submission of the Notification of Intent to Schedule a Final Doctoral 

Examination. The assistant dean for research and Ph.D. program or graduate student affairs 

officer will complete this form when advised by you or your committee chair. The form must 

be delivered to the Graduate School a minimum of eight weeks prior to the anticipated 

defense week. The submission of this form triggers two processes in the Graduate School. 

First, the student's record is reviewed to determine if there are any outstanding deficiencies 

("I" or "S" grades, satisfaction of residency requirements, time limits, etc.), and the student and 

assistant dean for research and Ph.D. program are notified of any such issues. Second, the 

Graduate School identifies and assigns an appropriate outside examiner for the final 

examination. 

In order to prepare the Notification of Intent form we need the following information from the 

student: (1) dissertation title, (2) dissertation abstract, (3) target defense date – provide a 1-2 

week window, and (4) suggested department from which the outside examiner could be 

selected. 

NOTE: Include the assistant dean for research and Ph.D. program when scheduling your 

defense. Also provide the assistant dean a draft of your dissertation at the same point you 

provide it to your outside examiner. 

Step 2 

The second step is the submission to the Graduate School of the Request for Final Doctoral 

Examination, which is the form that specifies the date, time, and location of the examination. 

This form must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the exam, and must be accompanied 

by the signed Dissertation Approval sheet. At this point in the process you must also deliver 

the draft dissertation to your outside examiner. The two-week lead time associated with this 

step is intended to accomplish the following: 

Step 3 

• It allows for sufficient notice to be provided to the University community regarding the 

final doctoral examination, which is a public event open to all members of the 

University community. 

• It insures that the outside examiner is provided with a finished copy of the dissertation at 

least two weeks prior to the exam, allowing sufficient time for review. 

Following the final exam (oral defense) students must submit two original unbound 

dissertation documents to the UK Graduate School in accordance with the Graduate School

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Guidelines for Preparation of Theses and Dissertations. See 

www.research.uky.edu/gs/thesdissprep.html Students must schedule an appointment with the 

Graduate School at (859) 257-4613 to have their document formatting checked and the 

dissertation accepted. Students are encouraged to have the Graduate School check the 

formatting on a draft copy in advance of printing the two final copies on the more expensive 

acid-free paper. 

The final copy of the dissertation must be presented to the Graduate School within 60 days of 

the final exam or on the last day to present a dissertation for a graduating candidate, if a 

specific graduation date is required (i.e. a student defending in mid- April who wants a May 

degree must submit their document in final form by the deadline for that term, turnaround is 

much less than 60 days). 

Please contact the College of Nursing graduate student affairs officer or assistant dean for 

research and Ph.D. program with any questions or concerns regarding these deadlines and 

policies. These deadlines are not flexible. Paperwork may be submitted in advance of these 

deadlines. 

In addition, you must meet all Graduate School requirements for format as specified in 

Instructions for Preparation of Dissertations and Doctor of Musical Arts Projects.

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