Departmental Self Review - UCLA Academic Senate

TABLE OF CONTENTSPURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................................151HISTORY OF THE SCHOOL...............................................................................................................................151PHILOSOPHY OF THE UCLA SCHOOL OF NURSING.................................................................................152MISSION OF THE UCLA SCHOOL OF NURSING..........................................................................................153ACCREDITATION....................................................................................................................................................154BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM ...........................................................................................154PROGRAM GOALS ..................................................................................................................................................154GENERIC/PRE-LICENSURE PROGRAM CURRICULUM PLAN.....................................................................................156B.S. GENERIC/PRE-LICENSURE (BS-G) GRADING POLICY.....................................................................................157B.S. GENERIC/PRE-LICENSURE (BS-G) PROGRESSION...........................................................................................158M.S.N. MASTERS ENTRY CLINICAL NURSE (MECN) PROGRAM ...........................................................160PROGRAM GOALS ..................................................................................................................................................160MECN PROGRAM CURRICULUM PLAN..................................................................................................................161MECN GRADING POLICY ......................................................................................................................................162MECN PROGRESSION............................................................................................................................................163ASSESSMENT EXAMINATIONS........................................................................................................................165PURPOSE................................................................................................................................................................165ATI LEVEL/ COURSE EXAMINATION .....................................................................................................................165Scheduling........................................................................................................................................................165Passing the ATI Level/ Course Examination....................................................................................................165Practicing for the ATI Exams...........................................................................................................................165ATI EXIT EXAMINATION (RN COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR) ...............................................................................166ATI EXAM SCHEDULE ...........................................................................................................................................166MECN WRITTEN COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION ...............................................................................................167GRADING AND BEHAVIOR POLICY ...............................................................................................................168POSTING OF GRADES AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF EXAMS .......................................................................................168APPEAL PROCESS...................................................................................................................................................168Grades Not Preventing Progression ................................................................................................................168Grades Preventing Progression.......................................................................................................................168EXPECTATIONS FOR BEHAVIOR .............................................................................................................................169ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF A NURSING STUDENT...................................................................................................169COMMITMENT TO LEARNING .................................................................................................................................171CLINICAL EDUCATION......................................................................................................................................173CAMPUS SKILLS LABORATORY..............................................................................................................................173CLINICAL COURSE WORK......................................................................................................................................173DOCUMENTATION OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR OR UNSAFE CLINICAL PRACTICE..............................................175Issuing an Anecdotal Note ...............................................................................................................................175ELIGIBILITY FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE ...................................................................................................................176Health Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................176General.......................................................................................................................................................................... 176Physical Exam .............................................................................................................................................................. 176Tuberculosis Evaluation................................................................................................................................................ 176Immunization Status ..................................................................................................................................................... 177Basic Life Support Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (BLS/CPR)................................................................................. 177Background Check........................................................................................................................................................ 177HIPAA Privacy and Security Screening ....................................................................................................................... 178148