Miramar - Chamberlain College of Nursing

3. Third recorded offense – all students
Mandatory
• Permanent expulsion – Student is permanently expelled from the
Chamberlain College of Nursing
• The third offense need not be in the same location, course, program or term
as either the first or second offense to invoke this sanction.
II. Professional Conduct Policy
A. Purpose
A student enrolling in Chamberlain College of Nursing assumes an obligation to conduct
himself or herself in a manner compatible with the College’s function as an institution for
professional education and the American Nurses’ Association Code of Ethics (ANA, 2001).*
All students are expected to abide by the Chamberlain College of Nursing Professional
Conduct Policy.
The Professional Conduct Policy applies to student behavior that affects the members of
the Chamberlain community, irrespective of where that conduct may occur. Discipline may
extend to off-campus activities and locations or online activities, when they adversely affect
members of the Chamberlain community and/or pursuit of their objectives.
B. Violations
Any student found to have committed the following misconduct may be subject to disciplinary
sanctions as outlined in this policy. This list is not all-inclusive but does include categories
of misconduct as defined by the College.
1. Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to the following:
• Furnishing false information to any College official, faculty member or office
• Forgery, alteration or misuse of any College document, record or instrument
of identification
• Computer piracy, including duplication of computer software, copyright
infringement and unauthorized computer entry
2. Disruption or obstruction of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary
proceedings and/or other College activities, including its public service functions
on or off campus, or other authorized non-College activities, when the act
occurs on Chamberlain premises.
3. Physical abuse, verbal abuse, abuse via electronic communication, threats,
intimidation and harassment including, but not limited to, sexual harassment,
coercion and/or other conduct that threatens or endangers the health or safety
of any person, either on Chamberlain premises or at any College-sponsored activity.
*ANA. (2001). Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association.
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