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Consent for Invasive Procedures https://www.plu.edu/nursing-faculty-handbook/curricular-policies-practices-and-procedures/consent-for-invasive-procedures/

Effective Date September 25, 2017 I understand that in my Pacific Lutheran University nursing education I will have the opportunity to practice specific invasive procedures on manikins and/or consenting nursing students. The invasive procedures that may be practiced on consenting nursing students are limited to intradermal, intramuscular, subcutaneous injections of normal saline, venipuncture and venipuncture with catheter insertion, and/or fingersticks using sterile equipment and appropriate

Performance Progression Alert (PPA) https://www.plu.edu/nursing-faculty-handbook/curricular-policies-practices-and-procedures/performance-progression-alert-ppa/

A Performance Progression Alert may be issued to students who are not performing at a satisfactory level in the classroom or in clinical, who are at risk for unsatisfactory performance, who are not meeting the Essential Qualifications, or not performing to academic, clinical, lab, or professional standards at any point in the academic term and program of study. The Performance Progression Alert will specify the nature of the performance concern, criteria for satisfactory performance, the

Clinical Attendance https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/clinical-practice-policies-and-health-requirements-expectation/clinical-attendance/

The Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing believes that clinical experience is instrumental to the training and education of the professional nurse. Student participation in the clinical setting is the opportunity for the student to develop practice competencies and expertise that are essential to professional development. This also provides faculty the opportunity to evaluate if a student is able to think critically, maintain an appropriate demeanor, interact appropriately with

Clinical Evaluations https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/clinical-practice-policies-and-health-requirements-expectation/clinical-evaluations/

All students will receive feedback (written and oral; formative and summative) from faculty regarding their performance during the clinical rotation (Clinical Evaluation Tool and Criteria for Satisfactory Performance) found in your Learning Management System. The length of a clinical rotation will dictate the frequency of formal evaluation sessions. In all clinicals, students are evaluated at least twice – at the middle and end of the course. Students should be aware that evaluation of clinical

Clinical Placement https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/clinical-practice-policies-and-health-requirements-expectation/clinical-placement/

Progression to clinical placement is a privilege dependent upon successful completion of previous required classroom, lab, and clinical experiences. All clinical placements are coordinated through Clinical Placement Northwest Consortium and/or independently with non-consortium agencies. At no time is a student to seek out their own preceptor or placement. Failure to abide by this policy may result in loss of clinical placement opportunities. In addition, clinical health requirements and

Incident Reports https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/clinical-practice-policies-and-health-requirements-expectation/incident-reports/

The School of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University complies with all Washington Administrative Codes (WAC) rules that relate to nursing education programs. Event reporting and recordkeeping requirements are in accordance with WAC 246-840-513 that states, “The nursing education program shall keep a log of all events reported by a patient, family member, student, faculty or a health care provider resulting in patient harm, an unreasonable risk of patient harm, or allegations of diversion, and

Liability Insurance https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/clinical-practice-policies-and-health-requirements-expectation/liability-insurance/

The University maintains general liability insurance that covers students while they are caring for

Photo IDs https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/clinical-practice-policies-and-health-requirements-expectation/photo-ids/

All students will wear picture identification tags when in a clinical setting. Students will obtain

Uniform Policy https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/clinical-practice-policies-and-health-requirements-expectation/uniform-policy/

While in clinical agencies and throughout clinical rotations, students are representing PLU and the nursing profession and must wear the PLU uniform. A professional appearance is imperative. The PLU uniform may be used in the clinical agencies only when a student is on official school business as assigned by the faculty. Failure to comply with the uniform policy will result in dismissal for that clinical day. Pre- Licensure Uniform: For Pre-Licensure students, the PLU uniform consists of gray

Netiquette https://www.plu.edu/nursing-student-handbook/professional-conduct-and-values-of-the-nursing-profession/netiquette/

“Netiquette” refers to the etiquette of online communication. The rules of netiquette were created by Virginia Shea and can be looked into in more depth on the Netiquette website. The core of netiquette includes the same principles that are used in all other realms of interpersonal communication and professional relationships. Online communications last forever and can be used in a court of law. To prevent harm and avoid later and/or unintended consequences, be sure to present yourself in a