Pre-Admissions Nursing Orientation - Fall 2019

Standards for the Nursing Program at SUNY Orange
Nursing at the Associate degree level includes several essential cognitive, physical, and
psychosocial functions. Among the most important are providing direct care for individuals
and applying verified knowledge in the skill performance of nursing functions. This includes
being able to assess, treat, and report on client conditions. These conditions include but are
not limited to wounds, exposure to communicable disease, and others involving blood and
other body fluids.
In order to successfully complete program objectives, students must possess sufficient:
• Visual Acuity to accurately administer medications and for critical observation of the
client.
Near clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (corrected)
Far clarity of vision at 20 feet or more (corrected)
• Auditory perception- to receive verbal communication from clients and members of the
health care team at normal conversational tone, to hear sounds depicting changes in clients
status, and to assess physiologic condition of the clients through the use of assessment
equipment e.g., monitors, stethoscopes, and safety alarms.
• Ability to smell odors that indicate a change in physiological status of the client, or
unsafe environmental conditions.