In order to ensure continuity of patient care, a student must notify the clinical faculty of an absence prior to the start of a clinical experience. Nonhospital clinical students must notify the agency and instructor one hour before the clinical start time. Failure to notify the clinical faculty of an absence in advance of the clinical experience will be documented and the student will receive a written warning for failing to provide proper notification.
Clinical instructors will notify course coordinators of absences the same day the student misses clinical.
In order to maintain patient safety, the faculty may dismiss the student from the clinical area with instructions to remedy the problem if the student is not prepared for the clinical experience. Such dismissal will be documented as an absence.
Clinical absences will be documented and the student will be held accountable to make up the clinical hours missed to meet the required clinical course hours. Hospital-based clinical hours missed will be made up on a 1:1 hour basis either by simulation, demonstrating skills in lab, or a combination of both as determined by the course coordinator and clinical instructor. Non-hospital based clinical hours will be made up as determined by the course coordinator. The course coordinator will notify the lab coordinator of the student assigned clinical make up by initiating the “Clinical Absence Remediation Form for Simulations Lab” within 2 weeks.
Students are required to make up the missed clinical hours within a designated time period as assigned by the course coordinator. If the clinical hours are not made up as assigned by the course coordinator, students may be dropped from the course.
Students must meet all required clinical hours listed on the course syllabus, course and clinical objectives to achieve a “pass” for clinical.
Missing the first clinical day/clinical orientation of the course may result in a drop from the course.
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Clinical Courses with 45 Hours or Less Clinical Absences: |
Student Will: |
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1st Clinical Absence |
Student given AIP. Hours missed will be made up. |
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2nd Clinical Absence |
Will be dropped from the course. |
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Failure to notify faculty of clinical absence |
Receive an AIP. Second occurrence will result in being dropped from the course. |
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Clinical Courses with 46 Hours or More Clinical Absences: |
Student Will: |
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1st Clinical Absence |
Student given AIP. Hours missed will be made up.
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2nd Clinical Absence |
Student given AIP. Hours missed will be made up.
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3rd Clinical Absence |
Will be dropped from the course.
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Failure to notify faculty of clinical absence |
Receive an AIP. Second occurrence will result in being dropped from the course. |
Refer to withdrawal policy.
How to Decide if you are Too Sick to Attend Clinical (verified with a healthcare provider’s note)
- Fever > 100.4
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
- Diarrhea - lasting more than 12 hours
- Group A Strep-culture confirmed or physician diagnosed
- Jaundice - yellowing of the skin which might suggest viral hepatitis
- Cold sores (herpes)
- Active measles, mumps, pertussis, rubella or chicken pox
- Upper respiratory infection (cold)
- Tuberculosis and/or positive TB skin test
- Shingles (chicken pox) or any rash of unknown origin
- Head lice
- Scabies (mites that burrow under the skin causing a rash)
- Any draining wound such as an abscess or boil
- Impetigo (type of skin infection)
- Mononucleosis