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Departmental Self Review - UCLA Academic Senate

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Expectations for BehaviorThe nursing profession has developed a set of common guidelines for behavior and decisionmakingcalled The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive statements, American NursesAssociation, 2001. The nursing faculty affirm these professional standards and believe thatnursing students should perform in accordance with the provisions of the code.Violation of any of these general standards of conduct or provisions of the code is grounds fordiscipline and possible dismissal from the nursing program and/or the University.Essential Functions of a Nursing StudentIn order to practice nursing, a person must possess a variety of cognitive, sensory, affective andpsychomotor skills. These functions are essential to successful progression in and completion ofthe nursing program requirements, and are a required part of each course. If a nursing studentcannot meet these standards, the student must communicate this to the Assistant Dean forStudent Affairs in writing to explore options for reasonable accommodations or modifications inorder to meet program requirements. The School of Nursing will provide reasonableaccommodations for students with disabilities.169

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