HOSPITAL PREMISES

1. The clinical experience for nursing students is a learning experience under the direction of the school and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.
2. Nursing students are not to be used in lieu of appropriate clinical staffing.
3. The instructor/ appointed staff designee must be in the clinical area and/ or immediately available when students are providing care. Exact determination of details of unique experiences, such as leadership and observation will be determined prior to clinical rotation with direct input from the Clinical Director, faculty of the school, and Clinical Education Services. Ultimately, the responsibility of the student lies with the faculty member who should maintain contact with the appointed unit designees and student throughout the observation or leadership experience. Advanced Practice Nurses – Individual objectives will determine specific care and treatments provided by the advanced practice nurse commensurate with education, skills, roles, and supervision. The Tennessee Board of Nursing will be used as the guideline for care provided by Advance Practice Nursing Students.
4. The appointed staff designee may be used to assist with the education/ socialization of the student in specific circumstances as agreed upon by the faculty of the school, the Clinical Director of the floor/ unit and Clinical Education Services.
5. The school shall provide the student appropriate content and clinical application of skills commensurate to skills and knowledge required for patient care. The instructor, prior to the clinical rotation, will discuss the skills and care that will be performed by the students with the Clinical Director/ Patient Care Coordinator.
6. Students may perform procedures and treatments commensurate with education attainment of these skills with some exceptions.
7. Students may not perform the following: Witnessing legal documents Taking telephone/ verbal orders Administering the following medications:

➢ Intravenous chemotherapy
➢ Research drugs
➢ Moderate sedation
➢ Tetanus Antitoxin
➢ Histamine
➢ Administering blood.
➢ Administering oxytocin drugs until the placenta has been delivered.

8. For PEDIATRIC and ADULT patients, the approved supervising RN assigned to the patient or the faculty member must review all medications with the student before administration and be present at the bedside at the time the medication is given.
9. Students may not provide care for patients under the age of 12 in an intensive care setting.

EXAMINATION POLICY (THEORY AND PRACTICAL):-

• Students should obtain minimum, of 50% marks for each subject in theory and practical separately to be eligible to appear for University examination.
• There will be periodic unit tests for each subject in theory and every student is liable to write each test given by the individual teacher.
• A minimum of 3 written sessional examinations will be given in each subject for internal assessment.
• Internal assessment consists of the cumulative average of all the test given for a particular subject and the other assignments (e.g.; Seminar, Project, presentation etc) provided in a given subject.
• The Weightage given for written examination is 70%.
• The Weightage given for assignment is 30%.
• Internal assessment for practical’s constitutes continuous evaluation, other assignments like case study, drug file, patient assessment and model practical examination.
• Weightage for each of these will be given in the course plan.
• Clinical evaluation is based on the planned criteria according to clinical objectives.
• Practical exam will be given at the end of clinical experience for each course.
• Students who have not completed the course assignments, attendance and adequate clinical experience will not be given practical examination.
• No written assignment will be the substitute for sessional examinations.
• Periodic evaluation (theory/practical) will be communicated to students and parents within two weeks of completion of examinations.
• Assignments / projects should be submitted in time as prescribed by the teacher and delay will be a reason for reduction of internal marks.
• Parents will be informed about the academic performance and progress of students. Due consideration should be provided by the parents towards this matter.