student handbook 2013-2014 - UCLA School of Nursing

h. Penlighti. White laboratory coat4. Uniforms must be clean, pressed, and fit well. Baggy or excessively loose clothingis unacceptable and unsafe for the clinical setting.5. Nursing shoes must be white shoes. No open-toed, open-air or backless footwearis acceptable. White tennis shoes with few accent colors and Dansko clogs areacceptable. Crocs are not permitted. Shoes should be clean and polished for everyclinical visit.6. In clinical facilities where uniforms are not worn, students are to follow the dresscode for that agency. The student should consult the clinical instructor for clarification.Students going to pre-assessment or orientation at clinical sites should wear a lab coatwith business casual street clothes underneath (e.g. no denim clothing, sweat suits, orshirts with saying or logos are permitted).7. The student should be wearing either a nursing uniform (as indicated in Articles1 to 4), or business casual attire (as indicated in article 5) when meeting clinicalagency personnel.8. The UCLA School of Nursing Student Bruin-Card photo ID must be worn at all times,both in the classroom and in all clinical settings. Students may need additional IDs forindividual facilities.9. Students are required to purchase their uniforms from the vendor selected by theSchool or Nursing.PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND PROFESSIONAL CLOTHING:APN/POSTLICENSUREAs described above, MS-APN students are expected to use good judgment in personalhygiene and professional clothing. Clothing options for MSN-APN students vary accordingto the clinical agency. They may consist of scrub suits in acute-care clinical settings orbusiness casual and laboratory coats in office or clinic settings.CLINICAL AGENCY RULESStudents are educational guests in the clinical facility and are expected to abide byeach facility’s policies and procedures manuals. Students are expected to be familiarwith emergency protocols for each clinical facility.No personal calls are to be placed or received while in the clinical setting. Students are notallowed to carry a beeper or use cellular device when in clinical unless doing so is required bythe policies of the clinical site. Should a family member need to reach the student (in case ofemergency only), they should call the clinical facility nursing office/ nursing office manager towill notify the faculty supervising the student.Students who fail to comply with ongoing health-related documentation will not be allowedto attend clinical and will be required to make up lost time.F13-S14 | page 37