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Requirements for Clinical Practice
All graduate students are advised that agency and faculty availability may require clinical attendance during weekdays, weekends, and/or evenings to assure that all who are registered for a specific course meet the course/clinical objectives during the semester of enrollment.
Professional License
RNs must provide evidence of a
current RN license for practicum states.
Basic Life Support
Certification
Prior to the first clinical course,
each graduate Nursing student is
required to present proof of
certification in Basic Life Support for
the Health Care Provider (American Heart
Association) or Basic Life Support for
the Professional Rescuer (American Red
Cross). Thereafter, evidence of current
recertification must be presented at the
first class session of each clinical
course.
Health Standards
Health evaluations must be completed
and reports submitted to the University
Health Services Office at the time of
admission to the graduate Nursing
Program and, thereafter, be annually
updated. Students are to obtain
the appropriate health forms from the
University Health Services Office. The student is
responsible for maintaining current
health insurance and for notifying the
University Health Nurse immediately of any
changes in his/her status of medical
insurance coverage. These Health
Standards policies apply to all
students, both full-time and part-time,
who have been accepted into the graduate
Nursing Program.
Clearances
Students may be required to submit
to substance abuse screening prior to
clinical placement, or during clinical
experiences, in selected health care
agencies. Students testing positive will
be referred to Counseling and Health
Services for assistance with a substance
abuse problem. Such referral, however,
will not preclude the University from
taking other disciplinary actions, up to
and including, removal from the clinical
placement (which may result in failure
to meet degree requirements) and/or
expulsion from the Program/University,
depending upon the circumstances.
Students are responsible for costs
incurred from these screenings. For
additional information, please contact
the Dean of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Students are also required to apply for, obtain, and present to the Dean of the Division of Nursing and Health Sciences a completed Request for Criminal Record Check, as well as Child Abuse and Elder Abuse History Clearances prior to their participation in clinical courses. A criminal record and/or a history of child or elder abuse may prohibit clinical placement and, subsequently, result in failure to meet degree requirements.
State Boards of Nursing may deny or revoke licensure when the applicant “has been convicted, has pleaded, has entered a plea of nolo contendere, or has been found guilty by a judge or jury of a felony or crime of moral turpitude; or received probation without verdict, disposition in lieu of trial or an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition in the settlement of felony charge.” Similarly, “possession, use, acquisition, or distribution of a controlled substance or caution legend drug for other than an acceptable medical purpose” may be cause for denying application for professional licensure. (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Professional Nursing Law, Act 69, Section 14)
Transportation
Each graduate Nursing student is
responsible for transportation to and
from clinical practice sites through the
entire Program. Transportation requires
that each student has personal access to
a car.
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