Undergraduate Nursing Student Handbook
Revised 5/2023
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I
GENERAL INFORMATION
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WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
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HISTORY OF THE CSULB SCHOOL OF NURSING
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PHILOSOPHY OF THE NURSING PROGRAM
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BSN GRADUATE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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TERMINAL OBJECTIVES OF THE NURSING PROGRAM
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SECTION II
CSULB-CAMPUS TOPICS
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CSULB CATALOG
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PROGRAM ROADMAPS: BASIC BSN AND RN-BSN
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STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
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OTHER UNIVERSITY SERVICES
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FINANCIAL AID
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SCHOLARSHIPS
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LEARNING ASSISTANCE RESOURCE CENTER
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LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER
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NURSING LEARNING CENTER
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LIBRARY
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UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE
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TEXTBOOKS
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STUDENT ASSISTANCE CENTERS/RESOURCES
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STUDENTS IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUG ABUSE
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SECTION III
STUDENT SECTION
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STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
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1.1
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
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1.2
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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1.3
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
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1.4
TRANSPORTATION
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1.5
ADDITIONAL FEES
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1.6
NURSING STATE LICENSING PREPARATION FEE
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1.7
DRESS AND BEHAVIOR CODE GUIDELINES FOR THE CLINICAL AGENCIES
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1.8
POLICY ON NURSING ADMISSIONS REGARDING ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS
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1.9
SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
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STUDENT COURSEWORK
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2.1
COURSE SYLLABUS
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2.2
GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN PAPERS
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2.3
COURSE SEQUENCING AND WITHDRAWAL
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2.4
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY/ PLAGIARISM
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2.5
PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE POLICY
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2.6
HOLIDAY SCHEDULING OF COURSES
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2.7
MISSED CLINICAL HOURS POLICY
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POLICY ON MEDICAL CLEARANCE
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STUDENT HEALTH OR SAFETY CLINICAL INCIDENT POLICY
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REPORTABLE PATIENT/CLIENT CLINICAL OCCURRENCE POLICY
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STUDENT GRADING
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INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3 UNITS)
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CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
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COURSE WAIVER OR SUBSTITUTION
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STUDENT GRIEVANCE
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STUDENT GRADE APPEAL
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ATI POLICY
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STUDENT EVALUATIONS
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COURSE & INSTRUCTOR EVALUATIONS BY STUDENTS
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BSN AGENCY AND PRECEPTOR EVALUATION FORM
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BSN EXIT SURVEY (GENERIC AND RN TO BSN)
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GRADUATION INSTRUCTIONS
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ADVISEMENT
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GRADUATION INSTRUCTIONS
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NCLEX
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PUBLIC HEALTH CERTIFICATE
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SECTION IV
STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES
STUDENT PARTCIPATION IN SCHOOL OF NURSING COMMITTEES
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NURSING STUDENT ASSOCIATION
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STUDENT AWARDS
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PINS AND GRADUATION
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SECTION V
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SIGMA THETA TAU LETTER TO STUDENTS
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Philosophy of the School of Nursing
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Appendix 2: Graduate Learning Outcomes
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Appendix 3: Terminal Objectives of the Nursing Program
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Appendix 4: Physical Exam Form
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Appendix 5: CSULB School of Nursing Policies and Procedures
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SECTION I GENERAL INFORMATION
1. WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Dear Students,
Congratulations on your decision to choose nursing as your career path! The faculty and staff of the
School of Nursing are pleased to welcome you into the profession. You have worked very hard to get
accepted into your program following rigorous prerequisite courses and experiences. You are entering
a challenging and rewarding profession whose members are needed now more than ever before--to
make a difference in the lives of others! Best wishes to all of you as you begin this academic and
professional journey!
Sincerely,
Michael L. Williams
Director, School of Nursing
2. HISTORY OF CSULB SCHOOL OF NURSING
The Master Plan for Higher Education in California (1959) identified the function of the California
State University as provider of undergraduate and graduate education in liberal arts, sciences, applied
fields, and professions through the master's degree level. CSU faculty was authorized to conduct
research to the extent that such research was consistent with the primary mission, i.e., provision of
instruction. The CSU System now has twenty-three campuses. Twenty of the campuses have nursing
departments offering the bachelor's degree in nursing and fifteen of these also offer Master of Science
degrees in nursing. This is evidence of a fundamental belief of the CSU system and the communities in
which each campus exists that nursing is a valued professional educational program in increasing
demand.
Since their inception, the baccalaureate in nursing program at CSULB has continued to receive
approval by all accrediting bodies: the California Board of Registered Nursing; the Commission on
Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); the Council on Program Accreditation of the University
(internal review); the Western Association of Schools and Colleges; and the American Association of
Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The School of Nursing at California State University, Long Beach
began in 1952 with the offering of two courses open to registered nurses. Although baccalaureate
degrees (BA, BS) have been awarded to registered nurses at CSULB since 1952, it was not until 1961
that the three-year, generic (pre-licensure) baccalaureate nursing program was established.
The nursing program was fully approved for the first time by the California Board of Nursing
Education and Nursing Registration in 1964 and was nationally accredited by the National League of
Nursing for the first time in 1965. Its first 13 students graduated in 1965.
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In keeping with the baccalaureate degree level of educational programs in the CSU system, the School of
Nursing offers only these two degrees. However, a state law passed in 1973 required every California
nursing program to offer a "30-unit option" to Licensed Vocational Nurses wishing to be prepared to sit
for the State Board Licensure examination for Registered Nurses. This 30-unit option is a non-degree
program, which provides only the basic content required to sit for the examination.
The School offers an additional program: the RN-BSN Program. The RN-BSN program accommodates
registered nurses whose basic education is the associate degree in nursing (ADN) and who are seeking
the bachelor's degree in nursing. Course equivalencies for lower division work have been established
through extensive course equivalency checks, so that registered nurses with an associate degree in
nursing from an accredited college, who meet all other prerequisites for admission, may enter (with a
minimum of 60 semester units of lower division credit) into the junior year of the CSULB nursing
program.
The pre-licensure nursing program at CSULB has been impacted since 1973 with many more applicants
than can be accepted. In 1974 the School added admission requirements to the program. Two GPAs for
admission will be calculated: one for the pre-requisite science courses and one for the pre-requisite
general education courses. A student must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for each of these GPAs to be
eligible for admission. Students must have demonstrated a B or better in all the prerequisite sciences.
Refer to the current CSULB Catalog and the Nursing School website for a complete list of prerequisites.
3. PHILOSOPHY OF THE NURSING PROGRAM
In accordance with the philosophy of California State University Long Beach, the faculty of the
School of Nursing believes that undergraduate nursing education should encompass a broad
background in the sciences and liberal arts studies. The nursing discipline-specific courses prepare
students to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care based on sound evidence in a variety of nursing
practices. The School of Nursing academic programs are planned in response to societal needs
including but not limited to the need for greater access to healthcare, the role of technology in
healthcare and public education surrounding self-care responsibility.
The faculty believes that professional registered nurses at the baccalaureate level are prepared as
generalists. This understanding supports the most fundamental belief of faculty that the focus of
nursing is the patient/client as individual, family or community.
The philosophy underlying the School of Nursing programs is based on a set of commonly held beliefs
by the faculty. These beliefs reflect the faculty’s attitudes about the individual, health, nursing,
environment, and learning.
Nursing Students are adult learners who are committed to the profession to improve the health and well-
being of individuals, families, and communities. They are capable of inquiry, critical thinking and are
responsible for their actions. Faculty recognizes that students come with great potential, needs and
personal beliefs that are reflective of their diverse backgrounds. The faculty of the School of Nursing
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upholds and fosters the following values in student teaching/learning activities: integrity, respect for self
and others, commitment, responsibility, individual differences and rights, inherent capability of the
individual, family, and community, freedom of expression, freedom of choice, innovation and life-long
learning. See Appendix 1
4. GRADUATE LEARNING OUTCOMES
The Graduate Learning Outcomes outline the expectations of a graduate of the CSULB School of Nursing.
See Appendix 2
5. TERMINAL OBJECTIVES OF THE NURSING PROGRAM
Eight terminal objectives were identified for the undergraduate program. Individual courses are designed
to build upon one another as the student progresses through the various levels of the program. Thus, the
undergraduate program was developed to facilitate student learning and the mastery of content and/or
skills necessary for the accomplishment of these objectives. See Appendix 3
SECTION II CSULB-CAMPUS TOPICS
1. CSULB CATALOG
Undergraduate students acquire "catalog rights" with respect to the requirements for a degree program by
maintaining "attendance" continuously. This means that, if continuous attendance is maintained and the
degree objective is not changed, students may choose to graduate under the requirements for the degree
in effect 1) at the time they began the study in a California community college or another campus of The
California State University, 2) at the time they entered CSULB, or 3) at the time of graduation from
CSULB. A Catalog can be purchased at the University Book Store and can also be viewed online at the
CSULB web site at http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/catalog/
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CSU, Long Beach School of Nursing
Recommended plan to complete BS in Nursing – Pre-licensure (NRSGBS01)
Nine-Semester plan to complete the BS in Nursing – Pre-licensure
(NRSGBS01) Revised 5/2023
120 units
Semester One
Semester Two
Course
Units
Course
Units
Composition (GE, Cat. A2)
Stats 108 (GE, Cat. B4)
Sociology 100 (GE, Cat. D3)
GE course (Cat. C1)
3
3
3
3
Oral Communication (GE, Cat. A1)
Critical thinking (GE, Cat. A3)
Chemistry 140 (GE, Cat. B1)
Psychology 100
3
3
5
3
Total units
12
Total units
14
Cumulative units 26
Semester Three
Semester Four
Course
Units
Course
Units
Biology 207 Physiology (GE, Cat. B2)
4
Biology 201 Microbiology
4
Biology 208 Anatomy (GE, Cat. B3)
4
GE course (Cat. C3)
3
GE course (Cat. D1)
3
GE course (Cat. D2)
3
GE course (Cat. C2)
3
Total units
14
Total units
10
Cumulative units 50
**Students must be officially admitted to the School of Nursing before enrolling in Nursing
courses. Once admitted to the School of Nursing, students must attend full time.
Semester Five
Semester Six
Course
Units
Course
Units
NRSG 200 (GE, Cat. E)
NRSG 302
NRSG 305
GE, UD Cat. C
6
3
3
3
NRSG 250
NRSG 312
GERN 400 (GE, UD Cat. D)
6
3
3
Total units
15
Total units
12
Cumulative units 77
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Semester Seven
Semester Eight
Course
Units
Course
Units
NRSG 331
NRSG 341
NRSG 450 (GE, UD Cat. B)
6
6
3
NRSG 351
NRSG 361
NRSG 456
6
6
3
Total units
15
Total units
15
Cumulative units 107
Semester Nine
Course
Units
NRSG 402 (GE, Cat. D3)
NRSG 454
NRSG 458
6
6
1
Total units
13
Cumulative units 120
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CSU, Long Beach School of Nursing
One-year plan to complete the BSN registered nurse (NRSGBS02)
RN-BSN Program Roadmap
Sample Plan
Semester 1
Course
Units
Pathophysiology for Nurses
NRSG 305
3
Dimensions of Professional Nursing
NRSG 309
2
Health Assessment
NRSG 312
3
Semester 2
Course
Units
Community Health Nursing (Certified GE-D)
NRSG 402
6
Healthcare Delivery Systems and Nursing
Leadership
NRSG 456
3
Semester 3
Course
Units
Introduction to Nursing Research (Certified GE-B)
NRSG 450
3
Professional Nursing Practice Preceptorship***
NRSG454
6
Upper Division GE
3
Total Units
29 units
Possible CSULB Upper Division Units Awarded for
Prior Learning (NCLEX). Note: Additional GE courses
may be needed to complete 50 units. The number of
units that can be awarded based on NCLEX may be
adjusted down depending on the transfer pattern of
ADN units.
Up to 21
*A grade of C or better in a Writing Intensive Course fulfils the GWAR.
**See GWAR pathways: Https://www.csulb.edu/academic-advising-at-csulb/graduation-writing-assessment-
requirement-gwar
Units transferred from community college
70
CSULB Nursing Major Units
26
CSU Upper Division General Education Units
3
Possible CSU Units Awarded for Prior
Learning (NCLEX)
Up to 21
Total Baccalaureate Degree Units:
120
2. STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
The Student Health Service provides care for acute illness or injury. It is an outpatient service provided
to all students, and services are paid for in part by student fees. It has a pharmacy and prescriptions for
acute illnesses can be filled there.
The Associated Students sponsors an individual health and accident insurance policy which is available
to enrolled students by the semester, or by the year. For details, see the University Catalog.
3.
OTHER UNIVERSITY SERVICES
The University offers numerous services to assist students during their student days at CSULB. The
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Counseling Center, Learning Assistance Center, Financial Aid, Disabled Student Services and a
Women's Resource Center are a few examples of the resources available to students. The student should
consult the CSULB Catalog for a complete listing of services.
4. FINANCIAL AID
A variety of scholarships and loans are available to nursing students. Students in need of financial
assistance are urged to apply for scholarships and grants available in the School of Nursing.
Information on scholarship opportunities received by the committee from the External and Community
sources are posted on the Canvas learning management system or on our website
http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/nursing/ and on the University Scholarship website
http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/scholarships/
5. SCHOLARSHIPS: PROCEDURES
Nursing students are eligible for three types of scholarships: external scholarship, community
scholarships, and the department specific endowment. Watch for announcements.
A. External Scholarship sources are those offered by the minority/ethnic nursing associations
i.e. Hispanic Nurses Association Scholarship, Korean Nurses Association Scholarships.
These are not administered by the Scholarship Committee.
B. Community Scholarships are generally from local health care organizations.
C. School of Nursing specific endowments such as the Connie Merritt Endowed Scholarship,
Huckabay Endowed Nursing Scholarship, Joan M. Strathdee Weening Nursing Endowed
Scholarship, etc. These are the only scholarship awards administered by the School of Nursing
Scholarship Committee.
Information on scholarship opportunities received by the committee from the External and Community
sources are posted on the Canvas learning management system or on our website
http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/nursing/ and on the University Scholarship website
http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/scholarships/
6. LEARNING ASSISTANCE RESOURCE CENTER
The University Learning Assistance Center is located in the Horn Center, Room 104. It provides a
wide assortment of services. These include tutorial services and self-help programs in many
academic areas. Contact can be made at (562) 985-5350. On-line information is available at
http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/grad_undergrad/lac/tutoring/
7. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER
The LGBT Student Resource Center strives to promote full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, transsexual, intersex and queer identified individuals and their allies at CSULB. The center
also strives to eliminate heterosexism, homophobia, gender identify, oppression, sexism, classism, racism,
and other blatant and institutional forms of marginalization by providing advocacy, collection and
dissemination of information and resources, and supporting campus queer and ally organizations. The
LGBT Resource Center is located in USU room 215.
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8. NURSING LEARNING CENTER
A specialized learning center, designed to enhance the learning experiences of all nursing students, is
located in the School of Nursing. The learning center houses simulation labs in which students
practice nursing procedures prior to applying them in a clinical setting.
The simulation labs are equipped with teaching models and equipment related to the practice of
nursing. The learning center also serves as a repository for nursing references and media, which
are assigned for student use to reinforce classroom and clinical learning. The learning center has a
computer center equipped with computers that are available for student use. Assistance in the use
of media equipment and computers is available 8:00am-5:00pm week days. An additional
learning laboratory is available at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center for student use.
9. LIBRARY
The University Library contains a wide assortment of nursing and nursing related journals and books.
Orientation sessions about the facility and its services are available for students enrolled in the
University. Michelle DeMars is the School of Nursing’s librarian. She can be contacted at
Michelle.DeMars@csulb.edu .
10. UNIVERSITY BOOK STORE
The University Bookstore stocks required textbooks, school supplies and many other items for personal
use. The Campus Copy Center is located inside the University Book Store.
11. TEXTBOOKS
While selling books at the end of the semester is an option available for students, members of the
faculty recommend that students build a collection of texts for use throughout their undergraduate
nursing education. The majority of the courses taught within the program require integration of
knowledge from previous semesters. Furthermore, it is beneficial for students to have their texts
available for reference at the end of the program when they must prepare for the National Council
Licensure Examination (NCLEX) which is a comprehensive exam.
12. STUDENT ASSISTANCE CENTERS/RESOURCES
Career Development Center: http://www.careers.csulb.edu/
Center for Community Engagement: http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/personnel/cce/
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS): http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students2/caps
Bob Murphy Access Center: http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students2/dss
Financial Aid: http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/financial_aid
Learning Assistance Center: http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/grad_undergrad/la
Library: http://www.csulb.edu/library
Technology Help Desk: (562)985-4959 http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/academic_technology/thd
Testing Office: Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR)
http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/catalog/2008-2009/bacc_grad_info/bacc_gwar.html
Additional Resources: http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/
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13. STUDENTS IMPAIRED BY ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUG ABUSE
It is recognized by the BRN and the faculty that alcohol and drug abuse are serious personal health
problems that can affect a student’s academic and clinical performance thus placing patients that are
entrusted to the student's care at increased risk for injury. Therefore, students who demonstrate those
behaviors suggestive of alcohol and/or drug use will be encouraged to seek and obtain appropriate help
with these problems. It is the student's ultimate responsibility to seek diagnosis and treatment for any
suspected problems related to alcohol and/or drug use. It is important that all students are aware that the
diagnosis and treatment of these problems will be handled confidentially.
The nursing faculty has been provided guidelines for dealing with suspected alcohol and/or drug
abuse by students. Several referral sources are available to students to assist them in dealing with
the problems of alcohol and/or drug abuse including
a. Employee/Student Assistance Coordinator at the Student Health Center (phone 562-985-4771)
provides therapeutic counseling at no charge to the student.
b. University Counseling Center (phone 562-985-4001) provides therapeutic counseling at no
charge to the student. Check with the Center for their walk-in or crisis intervention
SECTION III STUDENT POLICIES
1. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES Detailed information can be found at:
http://www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/nursing/studentinfo/ApplicationsHandbooksand
Hand-outsforUndergraduates.htm
On this link you will find current information for New Students.
1.1. Health Requirements:
The following CPR, health clearance, and personal health insurance information must be completed prior
to entering the first semester, NRSG 200, and updated per the instructions below. Clinical facilities will
not allow a student into the facility that has not been medically cleared and have the proper insurance
coverage. All documents must be uploaded to the Health Tracker by you before the specified expiration
dates. Failure to do so will result in you not being allowed to attend your clinical courses and you will be
dropped from the courses. Re-entry into the course will be on a space available basis. It is your
responsibility to monitor the expiration dates on the tracker. RN to BSN students must provide the same
documentation as stated above while above enrolled in the first nursing class NRSG 309.
CPR Certification
Every two years you must obtain an American Heart Association (AHA) approved CPR certification
for Healthcare Providers only. CPR cards must be renewed according based on the expiration date of the
card. Students are responsible for renewal of CPR. Proof must be uploaded with student name clearly
identified. Group certification meetings can be arranged through the California Nursing Students
Association (CNSA) on campus or on an individual basis.
PPD/Mantoux Test
Upon entrance into the first nursing course, one of the following is required:
1. 2-Step TB test. You must use the Screening of TB/Vaccine Preventable Diseases form for
documentation. Description of Process:
a) Time frame needed to fulfill requirement: 1.5 to 2.5 weeks
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b) 1st Step TB: get the 1st TB injection (and the reading for it 2 days later) -
have your healthcare provider sign off in Section 3 of the form (above the
bold line)
c) 2nd Step TB: 7-14 days from the date of the first injection, get the 2nd TB shot (and
the reading for the 2nd shot 2 days later). Have your healthcare provider sign off
(below the bold line) in Section 3 of the form
d) Total physician appointments: 4 visits (2 injections and 2 readings)
2. QuantiFERON Gold blood test
3. Gamma Interferon blood test
Annual testing is required based on the initial date submitted and a 1-step TB test is accepted. For those
with a positive test, an annual TB symptom screen from a healthcare provider is required using the
directions below:
Chest X-Ray
If positive results occur from any of the above Tb tests, students must obtain a negative chest x-ray
and be evaluated by a healthcare provider. Chest X-rays are good for 4 years. Once you receive a
positive TB Test, you will always test positive. Therefore, you will need to renew your Chest X-
ray every 4 years. If you receive a Chest X-ray, please provide the following documentation:
1. A copy of the positive TB Test
2. A copy of the Chest X-ray results
3. A copy of the Screening of TB/Vaccine Preventable Diseases form with sections 1, 2, and 5
completed)
Influenza/H1N1 Vaccinations
This is an annual requirement. Every fall there will be a Flu Immunization deadline for the entire
CSULB School of Nursing in mid-October/November. Please consult your personal health tracker
account for the deadline each year. Everyone must provide proof of a flu immunization or turn in a Flu
Declination form by the fall flu deadline. Declination waiver is available to download, print, complete,
and re-upload for this requirement. Declination is only acceptable if you upload valid medical reasons.
If you decline the immunization, you will be required to wear a mask at the hospital.
Tdap Vaccination
You will need to upload documentation of Tdap (Tetanus, Diptheria, and Pertussis) vaccination within
the last 10 years. Please make sure your immunization record (or physician/healthcare provider)
specifies which type of Tetanus vaccine you have received and that it included the Pertussis portion.
Your Physical Exam form is not sufficient documentation for this; please provide your vaccine record.
Renewal date is set for 10 years from the administered date of the latest booster. If you are unable to
receive a vaccination for medical reasons, please upload a note from your healthcare provider on
professional letterhead stating that. Only medical reasons will be accepted.
COVID-19 Vaccination
You will need to upload documentation of receiving the COVID-19 vaccination and at least one
booster. Although COVID-19 vaccination is not required by the University, it is required by all our
health care facilities. Therefore, students who do not have a completed COVID-19 vaccination series
by the first clinical day will not be able to attend the clinical portion of the course. No exceptions are
allowed.
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Vaccination Records
You must turn in all documentation you have for the MMR, Hep B Series, Varicella, Tetanus, TB tests,
and annual flu immunization. Anytime you receive a new vaccine, you must upload the updated
documentation to your online tracker account. If you are missing any of your vaccine history, you
will need to upload a Missing Documentation form.
Titers
Titer results don't expire. If the results are immune, you do not need any further titer labs. Instructions:
you must have serum quantitative IgG titers (with numerical values) documenting immunity to Measles
(Rubeola), Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, and Varicella. Simply having the vaccination records for these
diseases is not enough - you must provide quantitative titer lab documentation. If any of these titers are
equivocal or non-immune, you must receive boosters as indicated:
1. Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) - two doses of the vaccine and submit proof of your
vaccination. A repeat titer is recommended but not required.
2. Hepatitis B – two, three, or four vaccinations (depending on the specific vaccine manufacturer)
and submit proof of at least one vaccination prior to starting your clinical rotation. You must
then complete the series within 6 months. A repeat titer is recommended but not required.
3. Varicella – two doses of the vaccine and submit proof of your vaccination. A repeat titer is
recommended but not required. A documented history of chickenpox by the student, parent, or
healthcare provider is insufficient.
Personal Health Insurance
You are required to upload a copy of your personal health insurance or proof of coverage annually. If
the name on the card does not match the student’s name, verification of coverage from the provider is
required. This must be maintained throughout the program. Please submit a copy of the new card if
your health coverage has changed. If you do not currently have health insurance, policies are available
to students through the CSULB Associated Students. Additional information may be found at the
Student Health Services website: http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/students/shs/
Physical Exam
Download, print, and complete the physical exam form and upload it to the health tracker. The
physical exam must be completed on the school form and be completed/signed by a medical
professional dated within 6 months of the date you started the program. If there are any limitations
indicated on your physical exam that would impede your ability to participate in clinicals, this
requirement will be rejected, and you will be referred to your school administrator for further action.
If limitations are documented but a healthcare provider indicates these limitations will not impede
your ability to participate in clinicals this requirement will be flagged for Program Coordinator
review. See Appendix 4 for Physical Exam form.
Urine Drug Screen
All students in the School of Nursing will be required to submit a negative urine drug screen after
enrollment into the program. A 12-panel urine drug test is required no sooner than 60 days prior to
starting your first nursing course in the program. Any sample done prior to the 60 days before the start of
the semester will not be acceptable. You may obtain the drug screen through the health tracker
(Castlebranch) or with your personal physician. Results through Castlebranch will automatically be
posted to the health tracker. Results obtained through your personal physician must be uploaded to the
appropriate spot on the health tracker. Additional testing may be required by the clinical partner for
subsequent semesters.
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Policy #007
Current Auto Insurance
Submit your current auto insurance care or proof of coverage. If your name is not listed on the
insurance card, please provide the policy page that lists you as insured. You will be notified by the
Program Coordinator when due and be provided further instructions before the due date. Renewal will
be based on the expiration date of the policy. If your auto insurance expires during the semester, you
are responsible to upload a copy of the renewed auto insurance to your health tracker account. If you
are not driving yourself to clinicals, please complete the Annual Transportation Attestation and
upload that form annually.
1.2. Additional Requirements
Implicit Bias Training
Complete the Implicit Bias Training in your School of Nursing Orientation Canvas shell and upload the
certificate of completion to your health tracker within 3 months of starting the program (November 1
st
for
fall start; March 1
st
for spring start). This only needs to be completed once.
HIPPA Training (not required for RN-BSN students actively employed by a health care agency)
Complete the HIPPA Training module in your School of Nursing Orientation Canvas shell prior to
starting your first clinical. Upload your certificate of completion to your health tracker by the deadline
(August 15
th
for fall start; January 15
th
for spring start).
Crisis Prevention Institute/EVADE (not required for RN-BSN students)
This one-day course must be completed by all students entering their 3
rd
semester Psychiatric Nursing
clinicals. You will receive more information from the School of Nursing Office detailing sign-ups and
course details prior to the start of your 3rd semester. Submit your course certificate to the health tracker
before your first day of NRSG 341 clinical. This is a one-time certification and renewal is not required.
Valid California RN License without restrictions (RN-BSN students only)
Upload proof of current RN license including your name, RN license number, and expiration date. You
must inform the School of Nursing administration immediately should your license become restricted or is
revoked.
1.3. Criminal Background Check
All students will be required to complete a background criminal check upon acceptance to the nursing
program. A positive criminal record shall not automatically disqualify a student from admission.
However, it could impact clinical placement and progression in the program.
If a record of criminal activity is revealed through the background check, the student shall be
counseled by the appropriate program director regarding their continuation in the program and
implications for licensure. Some clinical sites might require additional background testing.
In addition, students will need to verify they have not been arrested or convicted of a misdemeanor or
felony charge using the Annual Arrest/Conviction Attestation Form. This is an annual requirement
due by July 1st. Negative responses will be accepted, positive responses should be sent to the School
of Nursing for disposition.
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Policy #008
1.4. Transportation
Students must provide their own transportation to clinical agencies. Clinical sites are located
throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Students must have reliable transportation, valid
California driver’s license, and auto insurance coverage. If a student does not drive, but has reliable
transportation, the student may complete an Attestation for Reliable Transportation and Declination of
Driver’s License and Auto Insurance.
1.5. Additional Fees
Students pay a lab/equipment fee for most clinical lab rotations. Other clinical equipment such as a
bandage scissor, watch with second hand, portable blood pressure cuff and stethoscope are not included
in this fee. They can be ordered and purchased from the California Nursing Students Association
(CNSA) on campus at orientation, on-line, or from medical supply vendors.
Students may be responsible to pay additional fees to complete clinical site-specific requirements
including onboarding coordination, additional background check, urine drug screen, and/or additional
health screening requests.
1.6. Nursing State Licensing Preparation Fee
All students are required to enroll in the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Total Testing Program
of content assessment in preparation for successful completion of the nursing licensure exam (National
Council Licensing Examination (NCLEX). Evaluations and assessments are conducted at scheduled
intervals throughout the program. The student will receive by email a group code that represents their
group and estimated date of graduation (e.g., 0525S means a Semester student who will graduate May
2025). Testing fees for content mastery exam series must be paid online by the student on the ATI website
prior to a specified deadline to avoid a late penalty fee.
1.7. Dress and Behavior Code Guidelines for the Clinical Agencies
Purpose: To establish guidelines for student behavior and dress while in clinical agencies.
Students are expected to be clean and neat at all times. Daily requirements include personal body hygiene,
oral hygiene, and clean clothing.  This policy defines the requirements for dress and behavior while in the
clinical setting for patient care or clinical preparation.
Policy #008
1.8 Policy on Nursing Admissions Regarding Essential Performance Standards
Purpose: To establish essential performance standards for participation in the CSULB School of Nursing
Program.
The goal of CSULB Nursing Programs is to prepare every student to think critically, and practice nursing
competently, and compassionately in rapidly changing practice environments. All efforts are designed to
build nursing knowledge, enhance nursing practice and patient safety, foster professional integrity, and
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ultimately improve the health outcomes of patients, families, and communities across the continuum of
care. Therefore, the faculty has determined that certain technical standards are required for admission,
progression, and graduation from the nursing program.
Policy #009
1.9. Social Media Policy
Purpose: To define appropriate use of social media, in accordance with the School of Nursing and
University policies.
Background: The California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) School of Nursing (SON) supports
the use of social media to reach audiences important to the University such as students, prospective
students, faculty, and staff. The University presence or participation on social media sites is guided by
university policy (Executive Order 999: Acceptable Use of CSULB Electronic Communications Systems
and Services). This policy applies to School of Nursing students who engage in internet conversations for
SON-related purposes or SON-related activities such as interactions in or about clinical or didactic course
activities. Distribution of sensitive and confidential information is protected under HIPAA and FERPA
whether discussed through traditional communication channels or through social media.
Policy #027
2. STUDENT COURSEWORK
2.1. Course Syllabus
Each course has a syllabus. It includes University Catalog course description, expected outcomes,
terminal objectives, required text, methods of evaluation and grading criteria. The student is expected
to access course materials on Canvas (the University’s on- line instructional tool) and is expected to
be familiar with its contents.
2.2 Guidelines for Written Papers
The School of Nursing requires the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association,
7th edition, for all academic papers in their course work. APA format is the approved writing style.
2.3 Course Sequencing and Withdrawals
A total of 120 units are required for graduation. All courses in the nursing program must be taken in
sequence. Progress in the major requires that students maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA on all units
attempted. Students must attain a minimum of a "C" grade in each of the nursing courses, as well as all
required support courses. The student who earns less than a "C" must repeat the course prior to being
admitted to the next course in sequence. A nursing course may be repeated only one time. A break in
the course sequence necessitates readmission on a space-available basis.
2.4 Academic Integrity/Plagiarism
Purpose: To establish essential performance standards for participation in the CSULB School of Nursing
Program.
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 It is the policy of the faculty and administration to deal effectively with the student who practices
cheating or plagiarism. These acts are fundamentally destructive of the process of education and the
confident evaluation of a student's mastery over a subject. This policy provides for a variety of faculty
actions including those which may lead to the assignment of a failing grade for a course and for
administrative actions which may lead to dismissal from the University. This document is written with the
intent to support the traditional values that students are on their honor to perform their academic duties in
an ethical manner.
Policy #001
2.5 Progressive Discipline Policy
Purpose: To establish guidelines for faculty to identify students who have demonstrated unsatisfactory or
unprofessional performance standards.
Nursing is a professional discipline which requires high standards of performance to ensure quality patient
care. Failure to meet these expectations can place the student, staff and patients at physical and/or
emotional risk. To safeguard these standards of practice, students are held to professional performance
standards both academically and clinically. Violation of these standards can result in the placement of the
student on progressive disciplinary action by the School of Nursing. While the intent of this policy is to
provide general guidelines and clarify academic and clinical student expectations, each case will be
evaluated objectively by the faculty/administrative team.
Policy #021
2.6 Holiday Scheduling of Classes
Purpose: To establish guidelines for clinical and didactic course scheduling based on the Academic Affairs
Calendar.
Policy #016
2.7 Missed Clinical Hours Policy
Purpose: To outline procedures for make-up of missed clinical hours due to student absence from clinical.
Every student in the nursing program is required, but the Board of Registered Nursing, to meet a
minimum number of hours in both lecture and clinical courses. It is expected that students will attend
required classes.
Policy #019
2.8 Policy on Medical Clearance
Purpose: To provide guidelines to abide by medical clearance policies and procedures required by clinical
partner healthcare sites.
All students must comply with all required health documentation for immunizations and proof of
immunity required by the clinical agency where the student is placed. Students are required to upload the
required health documentation into the Castlebranch Health Tracker by the stated deadline dates provided
by Castlebranch.
Policy #018
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2.9 Student Health or Safety Clinical Incident Policy
Purpose: To provide guidelines for faculty and students in handling a student health/safety incident while
in the clinical agency setting.
Policy #030
2.10 Reportable Patient/Client Clinical Occurrence Involving a Nursing Student Policy
Purpose: To provide guidelines for faculty and students in handling a patient safety event that occur while
in the clinical agency setting.
Policy #023
3. STUDENT GRADING
3.1 Independent Study
Students who wish to do an independent study need to obtain the consent of an interested faculty.
The student then makes arrangements with the faculty advisor for appropriate learning objectives. It
may be repeated to a maximum of six units.
3.2 Credit by Exam
Purpose: To establish essential performance standards for participation in the CSULB School of Nursing
Program.
Credit by examination is available to all students who feel they have the knowledge and/or experience
sufficient to meet the objectives of a nursing course. This policy describes the process
Policy #006
3.3 Request for Class Waiver or Substitution
Student may request a waiver or substitution for a class taken at another university. This policy outlines
the procedure for requesting a waiver or substitution.
Policy #024
3.4 Student Grievance
Student Grievance Procedures at CSULB are intended to provide a formal, standardized means for
students to seek redress concerning actions of the faculty, administrators, or staff of the University.
Further, the purpose is to establish standardized procedures and safeguards which shall be followed by the
University in the adjudication of grievances. Grievances are unauthorized or unjustified action which
adversely affects the status, rights, or privileges of the student. This process is not designed to replace the
open communication and understanding that are vital to the academic process.
3.5 Student Grade Appeal
Purpose: To establish the process for grade appeals.
The Grade Appeal process has been established to protect students against academic and administrative
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evaluations and decisions that are prejudicial, capricious, or arbitrary. The guidelines and the process are
defined in this policy.
Policy #010
3.6 ATI Policy and Procedures
Purpose: To provide specific policy guidelines regarding ATI practice, content mastery, and RN
comprehensive predictor examinations in the Undergraduate Nursing Program. These policies apply to
every level of study.
Policy #004
4. STUDENT EVALUATIONS
4.1 Course and Instructor Evaluation
Purpose: To establish guidelines for the evaluation of instruction.
Student Perceptions of Teaching (SPOT) is an assessment instrument used at CSULB to gather student
feedback on faculty teaching. Faculty evaluations help guide the academic department in planning
curriculum and determining course offerings.
4.2 BSN Agency and Preceptor Evaluation Survey
Purpose: To provide a mechanism to confirm satisfactory learning experiences for students related to the
clinical site placement and/or the preceptor assignment. This evaluation is also part of the BRN and
CCNE accreditation requirements for Schools of Nursing.
Policy #003
4.3 BSN Exit Survey (Pre-licensure BSN & RN to BSN)
All nursing students graduating with a BSN are required to complete the School of Nursing BSN EXIT
Survey as part of their professional responsibility to participate in the evaluation of their CSULB BSN
program. The student is given an electronic access link to the survey. It takes about 20 to 30 minutes to
complete. This program evaluation activity is part of the course evaluation criteria for all pre-licensure
BSN student completing nursing research (NRSG 450.) The RN to BSN students must complete this
survey either in their last semester of nursing coursework (NRSG 454) or in (NRSG 450) if that is taken
in their last semester of nursing course work.
Completion of the BSN EXIT survey is considered a professional role responsibility and is a School of
Nursing exit requirement of all graduating BSN students. Failure to complete the survey will result in a
no credit for this assignment because it is a course requirement to pass NRSG 450 for generic students
or to pass NRSG 450 or NRSG 454 depending on when the last semester of ADN to BSN coursework is
taken.
5. STUDENT GRADUATION INSTRUCTIONS
5.1 Advisement
The Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Programs is the designated Faculty Advisor. You may
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contact the Assistant Director for assistance with issues related to your program of study. The
coordinators of the RN-BSN and Trimester pathway can also be consulted regarding program specific
requirements and schedules. The College of Health and Human Services Advising Center should also be
consulted on a regular basis to assist you in meeting non-nursing and graduation requirements.
5.2 Graduation Instructions
Senior students planning to graduate at the end of any semester or summer session must complete the
Request to Graduate Form the semester prior to your expected graduation date. The appropriate request
for Spring/Summer candidates must be filed prior to the preceding October 15th, and prior to the
preceding March 1
st
for Fall/Winter candidates. You must get the form off the University website and
pay the fee. It is the student’s responsibility to abide by these deadlines as a late filing fee may be
assessed. Only the names of candidates who file within these deadlines will appear in the
Commencement Program published each spring. More information can be accessed on the University
website.
5.3 NCLEX (State licensure exam for Registered Nurses in California)
Purpose: To outline procedures for submitting documents to the Board of Registered Nursing to allow
students to take the NCLEX exam.
Policy #020
5.4 Public Health Certificate
Purpose: To clarify the requirement and the process of obtaining a Public Health license.
All graduates of a BSN program are eligible to apply for a Public Health license, provided the school
includes the appropriate curriculum. CSULB is such a school. The process for application is also included
in this policy.
Policy #022
SECTION IV
STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES
1. STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL OF NURSING COMMITTEES
Student representation on the Faculty & Student Affairs Committee as well as the Justice, Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion committees is welcomed in the School of Nursing. Selection of students is
done on a volunteer basis depending on student interest. One student per committee is selected with
an additional student holding an alternate position when possible. The request for student
representation is announced at the various class levels at the beginning of each semester or as
assigned by CNSA.
2. NURSING STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Nursing or pre-nursing students may become involved in the CSULB chapter of California Nursing
Student Association (CNSA) and the National Student Nursing Association (NSNA). Nursing
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students can be involved in activities at the University, State and National levels.
Membership activities include community health activities, recruitment of students into the nursing
program, legislative activities, conventions, educational programs, and newsletters. Meetings are held
in the nursing department. The dates are posted on the bulletin board outside of the learning center
and in the nursing office.
3. STUDENT AWARDS
Awards are presented to students twice a year which coincides with graduation dates. Recognition is
given to undergraduates in the following categories.
Outstanding Graduate is awarded at commencement in May from the College of Health and Human
Services for service to the community and CSULB along with an outstanding GPA of 3.0.
Outstanding Student Citations are awarded from the School of Nursing for service to the community,
SON, and/or university, and a history of excellence in both academic and clinical performance.
4. PINS AND GRADUATION
CSULB Nursing pins are available to order for graduating senior students. The announcement for
ordering nursing pins via an online portal from Herff-Jones will be sent to students from the
nursing office to receive in time for any graduation ceremonies. Prices may vary depending on the
type of pin ordered. Each school of nursing has its own unique pin which identifies the student as a
graduate when worn with the nursing uniform.
Each graduating class arranges their own pinning ceremony in consultation with the SON
faculty/administration. This is a special ceremony for students and their family as well as the CSULB
faculty. The pinning ceremony is a long-standing tradition in nursing. This affair symbolizes the passing
from the role of student to the role of professional nurse. This function is planned by the senior class with
the help of a designated faculty member and all graduates are strongly encouraged to participate.
In addition to the pinning ceremony, graduates are encouraged to attend the general university
graduation commencement ceremony that is held every May.
SECTION V SIGMA THETA TAU
LETTER TO STUDENTS
Sigma Theta Tau International, Inc. HONOR
SOCIETY OF NURSING
Dear Baccalaureate Nursing Student:
Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing, is dedicated to improving the health of
people worldwide through increasing the scientific base of nursing practice. The purposes of Sigma
Theta Tau International are to:
Recognize superior achievement and scholarship Recognize the
development of leadership qualities Foster high professional standards
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Encourage creative work
Strengthen commitment to the ideals and purposes of the profession
Sigma Theta Tau International, founded in 1922 by six nursing students at Indiana University, is now
the second largest nursing organization in the United States and one of the five largest in the world.
Membership in this Honor Society is through one of its local chapters located on selected college and
university campuses around the world. In May of 1986 the Iota Eta Chapter was chartered at CSULB,
Department of Nursing, as the 221st chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International.
Membership in Sigma Theta Tau requires a minimum of a baccalaureate degree. Membership is
available to undergraduate and graduate students, and to community leaders who have demonstrated
achievement in nursing education, practice, research, or publication.
As a baccalaureate nursing student, you are eligible for membership if you demonstrate academic
scholarship of superior quality. Because such scholarship demonstrates leadership, creativity, and overall
ability in nursing, your eligibility for membership is based on the following criteria:
In one of the last two semesters of the undergraduate nursing program in the upper
35% of your class in scholarship and have a minimum cumulative grade point
average of 3.0
Rare exceptions may be made when an outstanding student has an overall GPA of below 3.0 or a GPA
that is below the upper 35%, but a GPA in the nursing major of 3.0 or higher. This criterion is used for
truly exceptional situations and may not be used on a regular basis.
Membership consideration is through invitation and recommendation from two Sigma Theta Tau
members. Induction of new members takes place once a year, usually in the spring.
Following induction, you must renew your active membership annually. This nominal fee is used to
support the activities of the international organization and your local chapter.
Benefits of membership include:
• Professional recognition of your scholarly achievement in nursing
• Local, regional, national, and international programs and conferences
• Networking opportunities through your local chapter, regional assemblies, and
• international meetings
• Subscriptions to Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, one of nursing’s most widely read
research journals; and Reflections, the Society’s quarterly magazine.
• Access to research grants at the local and international levels
• Electronic information access through the Society’s Virginia Henderson International
• Nursing Library located at the Sigma Theta Tau Center for Nursing Scholarship.
• Subscribers can access databases, research abstracts, and The Online Journal of
• Knowledge Synthesis for Nursing
• Professional awards in the areas of research, education, practice, leadership,
informatics, multimedia, and writing
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• Governance and leadership opportunities at the local, regional, and international levels,
by election or appointment
• Student Handbook 2016
• Lifetime membership that can be transferred to any of over 300 Chapters around the world
If you have specific questions about Sigma Theta Tau and membership in the Iota Eta Chapter, do not
hesitate to contact one of the faculty or student members of the organization. We will be happy to
answer your questions.
Welcome to the Baccalaureate Nursing Program at California State University, Long Beach. We look
forward to your membership in the Iota Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor
Society of Nursing.
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Appendices
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Appendix 1:
Philosophy of the School of Nursing
In accordance with the philosophy of California State University Long Beach, the faculty of the School
of Nursing believes that undergraduate and graduate nursing education should encompass a broad
background in the sciences and liberal arts studies. The nursing discipline-specific courses prepare
students to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care based on sound evidence in a variety of nursing
practice. The School of Nursing academic programs are planned in response to societal needs including
but not limited to the need for greater access to healthcare, the role of technology in healthcare and
public education surrounding self-care responsibility.
The faculty believes that professional registered nurses at the baccalaureate level are prepared as
generalists, and the masters prepared nurses as experts in advanced nursing practice. Students are
prepared at the master’s level to assume one or more of the following roles: nurse practitioner, clinical
nurse specialist, nurse educator, or nurse administrator. In addition, the master’s prepared nurses are
beginning nurse researchers, catalysts for change, independent and critical thinkers and most
importantly, client/patient-care advocates. This belief supports the most fundamental belief of faculty
that the focus of nursing is the patient/client as individual, family or community.
The philosophy underlying the School of Nursing programs is based on a set of commonly held
beliefs by the faculty. These beliefs reflect the faculty’s attitudes about the individual, health, nursing,
environment and learning. The faculty believes that:
The individual is a dynamic, holistic, biopsychosocial, spiritual, cognitive, and culturally diverse,
autonomous being, who is in a constant state of change and adaptation in response to both internal and
external environmental forces, as the individual moves though the developmental stages of life and
through the wellness –illness continuum. Faculty believes that individuals as the recipient of health
care, have rights and needs and are capable of making decisions. When their decision-making
capacity is compromised, they need help to maintain or advance their position along the wellness-
illness continuum.
Health is a dynamic state of wellbeing and equilibrium in an individual’s biopsychosocial, cognitive,
spiritual domains of life and not merely the absence of illness or infirmity. Health is achieved through
successful adaptation of the individual to life’s external and internal stressors.
Nursing is a caring practice profession with a body of knowledge that is reflective of the science and
art of nursing. Nursing practice includes culturally sensitive, evidence-based processes and activities
used by the professional nurses on behalf of, or in collaboration with the individual, family, and the
community, to respond to health issues including prevention of illness, injury, maintenance or
improvement of health, alleviation of pain and provision of comfort for the terminally ill, or
achievement of death with dignity. Nursing encompasses independent, interdependent, and
collaborative health care processes and functions. Through research and collaboration with other
health professionals, consumers and policy makers, nursing seeks to improve patient health care
outcomes and the quality of health care programs.
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Environment is a state or a setting within which the individual, the family and the community exists.
Environment can be physical, conceptual, internal, and external. The stimuli in the form of stressors
from each of these environments create the responses and adaptability of individuals, families, and
communities.
Learning is a dynamic process that results in a permanent change in the student’s behavior because of
reinforced practice. Learning can take place within the context of a variety of teaching strategies and
modes of delivery.
Nursing Students are adult learners who are committed to the profession to improve the health
and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. They are capable of inquiry, critical
thinking and are responsible for their actions. Faculty recognizes that students come with great
potential, needs and personal beliefs that are reflective of their diverse backgrounds. The faculty
of the School of Nursing upholds and fosters the following values in student teaching/learning
activities: integrity, respect for self and others, commitment, responsibility, individual differences
and rights, inherent capability of the individual, family and community, freedom of expression,
freedom of choice, innovation, and life-long learning.
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Appendix 2
BSN Graduate Learning Outcomes
Licensing, Certification and Employment Opportunities of our BSN Graduates
The BSN graduate of the CSULB School of Nursing will be eligible to obtain licensing and certification,
and assume employment positions in any of the following areas:
1. Be eligible to take the Registered Nurse (RN) licensing examination (National Council Licensing
Examination—NCLEX) in the State of California.
2. Be eligible to obtain the California Public health Nursing (PHN) certificate.
3. Be able to function and provide evidence based, culturally sensitive therapeutic interventions (care) as
a generalist professional RN in any of the following clinical settings, in any acute care hospital:
medical, surgical, women’s health, pediatrics, psychiatric/mental health, neonatal nursery,
adult/geriatric, and rehabilitation nursing.
4. Be able to practice in an entry level critical care and neonatal intensive care units.
5. Be able to practice as an entry level public health nurse and provide community focused care and
promote the health and wellbeing of the communities.
6. Be able to assume first level nursing leadership positions as team leaders, care coordinators, and head
nurses in any health care setting.
7. Be eligible to apply to any graduate nursing school to pursue advanced nursing degrees.
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Appendix 3
Terminal Objectives of The Nursing Program
(Expanded Version of Learning Objectives in Section 4)
Eight terminal objectives were identified for the undergraduate program. Individual courses are designed
to build upon one another as the student progresses through the various levels of the program. Thus, the
undergraduate program was developed to facilitate student learning and the mastery of content and/or
skills necessary for the accomplishment of these objectives.
Upon completion of the baccalaureate program in nursing, the graduate will have the following
competencies and objectives:
Terminal Objective I: Liberal Education for BSN Generalist Nursing Practice
Integrate knowledge, skills and values from the liberal arts, sciences, humanities, and nursing theories to
provide holistic, competent, and safe care; and to serve as advocates for individuals, families, communities
within a multicultural society; and to promote social justice by demonstrating ability to:
1. Integrate the concepts, and theories from the physical, biophysiological, psychosocial, cultural,
socioeconomic, and other liberal arts education in understanding human responses to stress and
illnesses and into nursing practice.
2. Integrate critical thinking skills, moral and ethical reasoning, analysis, and actions to provide
leadership in promoting advocacy, collaboration, and social justice as a socially responsible citizen.
3. Use verbal, nonverbal, written, and emerging patient care technology to support patient care delivery
and address practice issues.
4. Apply knowledge of social and cultural sciences in adapting nursing care to patients, families, and
communities with differences in values, beliefs, ethnicities, and socio-cultural practices.
Terminal Objective II: Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice—Knowledge, Clinical
Competencies, Professionalism and Professional Values and Conduct
Accurately, assess, diagnose, plan, intervene and evaluate evidence based, ethical nursing practice, in
caring for individuals, families, communities and populations from diverse backgrounds, across the
lifespan and in the continuum of health care environments; integrate and apply knowledge related to
wellness, health promotion, acute and chronic illnesses, disease management, end-of-life care
management; incorporate current and future psychomotor and technical skills into other nursing
responsibilities and apply them in diverse context of healthcare delivery; and conduct self in a professional
manner, by demonstrating an ability to:
1. Perform a comprehensive and focused assessment of patients that includes physical, behavioral,
psychosocial, economic, spiritual, and environmental aspects of health and illness, using
developmentally and culturally appropriate methodology.
2. Conduct a thorough genetic and genomics assessment related to health, illness, prevention, screening,
diagnostics, effect of treatments, by taking a careful family history related to the condition at hand.
3. Implement evidence-based therapeutic nursing interventions that are holistic, patient- centered that
integrate knowledge related to growth and development, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical
management, and nursing management, across the health-illness continuum, across the lifespan, and in
various and diverse healthcare settings.
4. Communicate and collaborate with all members of the healthcare team, including the patient and
his/her support system, to achieve optimum patient outcomes.
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5. Provide patient and family centered care that is sensitive and compassionate, when end-of-life and
palliative care issues are encountered, such as symptom management, patient and family preferences
related to specific aspects of care, support of rituals and spiritual care.
6. Use appropriate patient teaching strategies that take into consideration the developmental stage, age,
culture, patient preferences, spirituality and health literacy levels of patients, families and communities,
to foster comprehension and participation in their care.
7. Monitor, evaluate, and revise care to ensure achievement of patient care outcomes.
8. Provide evidence-based nursing care that creates a safe care environment, safe and high-quality patient
outcomes on a clinical unit or within the healthcare microsystems.
9. Use clinical judgment and take responsibility for patient care outcomes when aspects of care are
delegated to other members of the healthcare team.
10. Demonstrate competence and mastery of core scientific principles underlying all skills, in providing
therapeutic nursing interventions.
11. Develop an awareness of how patients’ and healthcare professionals’ attitudes, values, religious beliefs
and affect health behaviors and delivery of health care.
12. Use high level critical thinking and clinical reasoning in making decisions, setting priorities while
multitasking within the context of delivering complex nursing care to patients, families, communities
under emergency situations, in critical care settings, and in disaster management situations.
13. Provide nursing care and healing techniques that promote trust, therapeutic communication, and nurse–
patient relationships.
14. Demonstrate professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.
15. Assume accountability for personal and professional behaviors.
16. Demonstrate professionalism, including attention to appearance, demeanor, respect for self and others,
civility, and attention to professional boundaries with respect to patients, families, and among caregivers.
17. Demonstrate accountability for oneself and currency in nursing practice, including continuous
professional engagement and lifelong learning.
Terminal Objective III: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care and
Patient Safety
Use effective organizational and systems leadership skills, quality improvement skills, patient safety
measures and communication skills with all members of the health care team to improve patient care
outcomes by demonstrating an ability to:
1. Apply leadership and management principles, skills and decision making to oversee the provision of
high-quality nursing care, the coordination of the health care team, and accountability for care
delivery in a variety of health care settings.
2. Implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the
multidisciplinary health care team, including assisting in the development of quality improvement
action plans, and monitoring the results of these action plans within the clinical units, which is
embedded within a larger health care organizational system.
3. Articulate the relationship between an organization’s vision, mission, values, philosophy and
organizational structure.
4. Identify safety and quality concerns and apply evidence-based knowledge from the nursing
profession and other clinical sciences to improve patient care outcomes.
5. Apply evidence-based concepts of quality and safety using structure, process, and outcome measures
to raise clinical questions and describe the process of changing current practice.
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6. Use physical, economic and personnel resources appropriately to achieve the pre- established quality
patient care outcomes.
7. Set priorities, delegate responsibility and accountability to each member of the nursing team in
caring for their patients, families, and communities of diverse backgrounds.
8. Promote factors that create a culture of safety, caring, dignity, freedom of expression, and feelings of
being valued, for both care takers and care receivers.
9. Take into consideration that nursing leadership includes an awareness that health care organizations
are complex socio-technical systems, and the impact of power, politics, policy, and regulatory
guidelines on these systems.
Terminal Objective IV: Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice
Implement scholarship for evidence-based practice by identifying practice issues, appraisal and
integration of evidence and evaluation of outcomes by demonstrating an ability to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the research process and models for applying evidence into clinical
practice.
2. Articulate the relationship between theory, research, and clinical practice.
3. Conduct literature search to find out the best practices for the type of care to be delivered to patients,
families, and communities.
4. Appraise critically the scientific merit of the literature search from different sources of information,
including but not limited to databases and internet resources.
5. Advocate for protection of human subjects in the conduct of research.
6. Integrate evidence, clinical judgment, perspectives from the different members of the health care
team and preferences of the patients in planning, implementing, and evaluating the patient care
outcomes.
7. Participate in the collection, documentation, and dissemination of evidence.
8. Take action to resolve discrepancies between set standards and practice that may adversely affect
patient care outcomes.
Terminal Objective V: Information Management and Application of Patient Care Technology
Utilize information management and patient care technology to support nursing and delivery of patient
centered care by demonstrating an ability to:
1. Use patient care technologies, information systems and communication devices to enable the practice
of safe nursing care to all patients, families, and communities from diverse backgrounds.
2. Implement safeguards and decision-making support tools found in patient care technologies and
information systems to provide a safe practice environment for both the patients and health care
providers.
3. Articulate the need for and the use of clinical information systems to document interventions related
to achieving nurse sensitive outcomes.
4. Evaluate data from all relevant sources, including technology to determine their validity, reliability
and relevance to clinical decision making and patient care outcomes.
5. Uphold ethical and legal standards with respect to data security, confidentiality, right for individual
privacy, and regulatory requirements.
6. Participate in the development of policies and procedures to safeguard the use and evaluation of
information systems in practice settings.
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Terminal Objective VI: Healthcare Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environments
Articulate the broader context of health care delivery, including how patient care services are organized,
financed and how reimbursement is structured; how regulatory agencies determine the scope of nursing
practice; how health policies are developed and changed; how that process can be influenced through
efforts of nurses, other health professionals and advocacy groups; and the advocacy role of the nurse for
the vulnerable populations with the goal of promoting social justice, by demonstrating an ability to:
1. Describe the relationship between healthcare policy, finance, regulatory environments, and
healthcare trends at the local, state, national and global levels.
2. Articulate how healthcare is organized, financed and reimbursement policies are developed and
implemented by various governmental and insurance agencies that affect both the health care
institutions and the patients, their families and or communities.
3. Describe the role of state and national statutes, rules, and regulations that determine the scope of
professional nursing practice, workplace safety and quality of patient care.
4. Describe the effect of socio-cultural, economic, legal, and political factors that influence healthcare
delivery and practice.
5. Discuss the implications of healthcare policy, using and ethical framework, on issues of access,
equity, affordability, and social justice on health care delivery, especially for vulnerable populations.
6. Participate as a professional nurse in the political process to bring about needed legislative changes
to influence health care policy to improve delivery of care to patients, families, communities and for
advancement of the nursing profession.
Terminal Objectives VII: Inter-professional Communication and Collaboration for Improving
Patient Health Outcomes
Develop collaborative relationships with other members of the healthcare team by working dependently,
independently, and interdependently to deliver evidence-based patient-centered care to individuals,
families, and communities be demonstrating an ability to:
1. Value the unique discipline specific practice spheres that work collaboratively to provide
coordinated evidence-based care to patients, families, and communities.
2. Use effective therapeutic communication techniques including negotiation and conflict resolution to
cultivate a positive professional work environment and relationships.
3. Bring nursing’s unique contribution to inter-professional teams to optimize patient care outcomes.
4. Participate in a professional, ethical, and collegial manner with other members of the health care
team.
Terminal Objective VIII: Clinical Prevention and Population Health
Provide health promotion, disease, and injury prevention across the life span, including helping
individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations to prepare for and minimize adverse health-
related consequences of emergencies, and mass casualty disasters by demonstrating ability to:
1. Assess the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations in terms of protective and
predictive factors that influence health, including genetic factors.
2. Identify current and possible future health problems by obtaining health history that includes
environmental exposure and family history of genetic disorder risks.
3. Assess the beliefs, values, attitudes and practices of individuals, families, communities, and
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populations related to health and illness.
4. Use evidence-based practices to guide screening, outreach, disease and outbreak investigation, health
teaching, referral, and follow-up throughout the lifespan.
5. Collaborate with other members of the health team to provide coordinated care that is culturally
appropriate, and takes into consideration available resources, and the range of activities to promote
health and prevent illnesses, injuries, disabilities, and premature deaths.
6. Use clinical judgment and decision-making skills in assessing health, health care, emergency
preparedness and the mode of delivery of appropriate, and timely nursing care during disaster, mass
casualty and other emergency situations for a defined population.
7. Bring to the attention of appropriate legislators the health needs and of vulnerable populations and
advocate for social justice and elimination of health disparities.
8. Use evaluation results to bring about the needed changes in the delivery of health care to promote
health and prevent illnesses.
Revised 2016
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Appendix 4:
Physical Examination Form
To be completed by Health Care Provider
Instructions: This Physical Examination Form is to verify adequate health status for participation in
clinical coursework for this student who has been accepted as a nursing major at California State
University, Long Beach.
Last Name: ________________________ First Name_______________________ M.I._____
DOB: ____________________ E-mail address _______________________
Home Phone ( ) _____________________ Cell Phone ( )_____________________
Date of Exam:___________________
HT________ WT________ BP_______ P_________ Temp ______Vision_______ Hearing ______
NL ABNL Findings
• • Head/Neck __________________________________________________
• • Eyes __________________________________________________
• • ENT __________________________________________________
• • Lungs __________________________________________________
• • Cardiac __________________________________________________
• • Breasts __________________________________________________
• • Abdomen __________________________________________________
• • GU (as indicated) __________________________________________________
• • Rectal (as indicated) __________________________________________________
• Back Strength/Exremities_________________________________________________
Yes No
• • Ability to lift and carry up to 35 lbs._________________________________________
• • Ability to bend/stoop/squat/push/pull_______________________________________
NL ABNL
• • Neuro __________________________________________________
• • Reflexes __________________________________________________
• • Lymphs __________________________________________________
• • Skin __________________________________________________
Health Provider name & title (e.g. MD, NP, PA): _______________________________________
Signature:__________________________________ Date:_____________________
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Appendix 5
CSULB School of Nursing Policies
SUBJECT: Academic Integrity
☒ Policy &
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☒ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy
Number: FH
001/SH 001
PAGE: 1
OF: 4
EFFECTIVE:
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed 11/02/2022
Purpose: To establish essential performance standards for participation in the CSULB School of Nursing
Program
Policy:
Background: It is the policy of the faculty and administration to deal effectively with the student who
practices cheating or plagiarism. These acts are fundamentally destructive of the process of education
and the confident evaluation of a student's mastery over a subject. A University maintains respect and
functions successfully within the larger community when its reputation is built on honesty. By the same
token, each student benefits in helping to maintain the integrity of the University. This policy, therefore,
provides for a variety of faculty actions including those which may lead to the assignment of a failing
grade for a course and for administrative actions which may lead to dismissal from the University. This
document is written with the intent to support the traditional values that students are on their honor to
perform their academic duties in an ethical manner.
1. The following definitions of cheating and plagiarism shall apply to all work submitted by a student.
Any change or refinement in the following definitions or applications of the definitions, necessitated
by the nature of the work involved, shall be made by the faculty member or departments desiring
the change. Any change shall be announced, in writing, in the relevant classes before the work is
assigned and a copy of the changes will be filed in the department office and in the Office of Judicial
Affairs.
a. Plagiarism is defined as the act of using the ideas or work of another person or persons as if
they were one's own, without giving credit to the source.
• Such an act is not plagiarism if it is ascertained that the ideas were arrived at
through independent reasoning or logic or where the thought or idea is common
knowledge.
• Acknowledge of an original author or source must be made through appropriate
references, i.e., quotation marks, footnotes, or commentary.
• Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to, the following: the submission
of a work, either in part or in whole, completed by another; failure to give credit for
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ideas, statements, facts or conclusions with rightfully belong to another; in written
work, failure to use quotation marks when quoting directly from another, whether
it be a paragraph, a sentence, or even a part thereof; close and lengthy
paraphrasing of another writing or paraphrasing should consult the instructor.
b. Cheating is defined as the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain or aiding another to
obtain academic credit for work by the use of any dishonest, deceptive or fraudulent means.
• Examples of cheating during an examination would include, but not be limited to
the following:
1. copying, either in part or in wholes, from another test or examination;
2. discussion of answers or ideas relating to the answers on an examination or
test unless such discussion is specifically authorized by the instructor;
3. giving or receiving copies of an exam without the permission of the instructor;
using or displaying notes;
4. "cheat sheets," or other information or devices inappropriate to the
prescribed test conditions, as when the test of competence includes a test of
unassisted recall of information, skill, or procedure;
5. allowing someone other than the officially enrolled student to represent the
same.
• It is often appropriate for students to study together or to work in teams on
projects. However, such students should be careful to avoid use of unauthorized
assistance, and to avoid any implication of cheating, by such means as sitting apart
from one another in examinations, presenting the work in a manner which clearly
indicates the effort of each individual, or such other method as is appropriate to
the particular course.
2. Before a faculty member charges a student with cheating or plagiarism, the faculty member should
have reasonable evidence with respect thereto. Reasonable evidence includes documentary or
other physical evidence, personal observation, or testimony. Prior cheating or plagiarism is not
reasonable evidence. In order to establish facts of the student's knowledge or skill, the faculty
member may ask the student to provide such additional demonstration of competency as the
faculty member deems necessary to evaluate scholarship and academic performance. The faculty
member must advise the student that a decision to provide an opportunity for such an additional
demonstration of competency is entirely at the faculty member's option and that the student may
comply with the request of the faculty member at the student's option. Neither compliance nor
non-compliance shall be considered an admission of cheating or plagiarism.
3. One or more of the following academic actions are available to the faculty member who finds a
student has been cheating or plagiarizing. These options may be taken by the faculty member to the
extent that the faulty member considers the cheating or plagiarism to manifest the student's lack of
scholarship or to reflect on the student's lack of academic performance in the course. These actions
may be taken without a request for or before the receipt of a Report from the Academic Integrity
Committee.
a. Review – no action.
b. An oral reprimand with emphasis on counseling toward prevention of further occurrences
c. A requirement that the work be repeated
d. Assignment of a score of zero (0) for the specific demonstration of competence, resulting in
the proportional reduction of final course grade
e. Assignment of a failing final grade
f. Dismissal from the School of Nursing
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g. Referral to the Office of Judicial Affairs for possible probation, suspension, or expulsion.
Procedure:
1. Arrange for an informal office conference with the student as soon as possible. At the
conference the student shall be notified by the faculty member of the charge and supporting
evidence.
2. The faculty member shall inform the student(s) that both students and faculty have the right to
submit a request to the Academic Integrity Committee Fill out the University Academic Integrity
Form
3. Describe to student the learning activities assign to them. Activities can include:
a. Rewriting the assignment with proper citation and paraphrasing (after reviewing the
CSULB library site: https://csulb.libguides.com/c.php?g=354886&p=2393910)
b. Written paper on plagiarism, including the following information:
• (have student use CSULB library site, not google search)
• What is plagiarism
• The 10 most common types of plagiarism
• What type of plagiarism did they commit?
• How they can avoid this in the future
• How can violations of academic integrity impact my future in nursing?
• Length maximum of five (5) pages that do not include the cover or reference
page
• APA format for professional paper writing and referencing.
c. IU Plagiarism Tutorials and Test
• Certification Tests: How to Recognize Plagiarism: Tutorial and Tests
• student must print out certificate at end of tutorial and turn it in to instructor
4. Charges of cheating or plagiarism cannot be brought against a student more than 120 calendar
days after discovery that the work in question may have been plagiarized or that cheating may
have taken place.
5. All notes and discussions between the student and the faculty member are confidential.
6. Notes and evidence shall be kept by the department chair or program director for a minimum of
five years after the case is settled.
7. Students who are not in agreement with the assessment and recommendations made by the
faculty member may exercise their rights to due process using the following chain of command.
See Progressive Discipline Policy
References:
Understanding & preventing plagiarism: Strategies & resources for students and teachers: Policy on
Academic Integrity Regarding Cheating and Plagiarism : Cheating and Plagiarism
Academic Integrity Committee
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SUBJECT: Advanced Placement Policy for the BSN Program
☒ Policy &
☒ University Policy Reference
Policy Number:
FH 002/SH 002
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☐ College of Health and Human
Services Policy Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
PAGE: 1
OF: 2
☐ Board of Registered Nursing
Requirement
EFFECTIVE: 05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed 11/02/2022
Purpose: To provide guidelines for admitting transfer students for advanced placement into
the nursing program.
I.
Policy:
1. Students seeking transfer into the Nursing Program from another accredited university
will be admitted on a space available basis. The waiting list and vacancies for each level
will be monitored by the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs.
2. Students must apply for advanced placement into the program in writing to the Director
and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs of the School of Nursing. They must:
a. Submit the Advanced Placement Application with all prerequisite courses
completed.
b. Submit official copies of all transcripts (unopened).
c. Submit a letter of request with full name, student ID number, current address,
telephone number, and email.
d. Submit a letter stating you are in “good standing” from your previous nursing
program director.
e. Submit copies of course descriptions, syllabi and other support materials from all
nursing and prerequisite courses completed.
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3. The Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs will evaluate and consult appropriate
content experts as necessary for equivalency.
a. Student may be requested to meet with the Undergraduate Coordinator to
answer questions regarding prior academic course work.
4. Previous course work may be waived or substituted for content credit only and does not
reduce the total number of units required for the degree.
a. Students may attempt to achieve credit for a course by examination.
b. Waivers will be specified by the School of Nursing’s Undergraduate Coordinator
on the California Board of Registered Nurses’ “Individual Candidate Roster:
Candidate Worksheet” form upon graduation.
5. Placement level is then established for the transfer student and they are admitted on a
space available basis.
6. Students who have been selected will be notified in writing.
7. Students must confirm their intention to accept this placement within 10 business days
of notification.
a. If no notification is received within that time, the next student on the list will be
notified.
II.
Procedure:
1) Students will be ranked for admission according to the following selection criteria in the
order shown:
a) Transfer students in good standing from other CSU campuses.
b) Transfer students from other California colleges/universities
c) Transfer students from out-of-state schools
2) Students who have equal ranking for admission to the nursing program will be selected
according to:
a) Veterans returning from military service
b) GPA on transfer prerequisite science courses
c) The earliest date of receipt of their application
References:
University Policy: Credit by examination and substitution or waiver of course requirement
SUBJECT: Agency and Preceptor Satisfaction
Survey Policy
☒ Policy &
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☐ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☒ Accreditation Requirement
☒ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy
Number:
FH-003/SH-003
PAGE: 1
OF: 2
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL: Faculty/Student Reviewed
11/02/2022
Purpose: To provide a mechanism to confirm satisfactory learning experiences for students
related to the clinical site placement and/or the preceptor assignment. This evaluation is also
part of the BRN and CCNE accreditation requirements for Schools of Nursing.
I.
Policy:
1. All Graduate and Undergraduate courses that have a required clinical component must
complete the Agency and Preceptor Satisfaction survey at the end of each semester.
a. The grading for the class is to include a credit/no credit section for this
requirement with a specific deadline.
2. The following statement is to be placed in the course syllabus of clinically based classes
for the student’s information:
a. All CSULB nursing students are required to complete the School of Nursing’s
Agency and Preceptor Satisfaction Survey as part of their professional role
responsibilities to participate in the evaluation of their clinical practicum. The
survey can be located within the Survey section of The Learning Management
System. It will take no more than 15 minutes to complete. The professional
evaluation is a credit/no credit assignment that is part of your course
requirements. Failure to complete the survey will result in a delay in the
completion of requirements to pass this course.
3. The surveys are anonymous, and the individual results are not available to the preceptor
or the clinical agency.
4. Data gathered from these surveys will be reviewed annually in a Full Faculty meeting as
part of the Program Evaluation requirement for the regulatory bodies for the purpose of
quality improvement.
Procedure
1. The Agency and Preceptor Satisfaction Survey will be loaded by the designated faculty
responsible for outcomes measurement.
a. Faculty assigned for outcomes measurement must be added to each clinical
course in the learning management system site as an instructor.
i. Faculty assigned for outcomes measurement will monitor survey for
timely completion
ii. Faculty assigned for outcomes measurement will download the
completed information at the end of each semester to include in the
Program Outcomes measurement
• Means and standard deviations of the survey will be included in
the downloaded materials
References:
Board of Registered Nursing Standards of Competent Performance CCNE Standard IV
Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) Policy and Procedures
This document provides specific policy guidelines regarding ATI practice, proctored and RN
comprehensive predictor assessments in the undergraduate program, School of Nursing at
California State University, Long Beach.
All ATI undergraduate assessments are to represent 10 points (10% weighted grade) of the
lecture evaluation criteria for courses that use ATI testing. The awarding of the ATI 10 points
is as follows:
A. The online non-proctored assessment and completion of active learning templates is
worth up to 4 points.
B. The online proctored assessment and completion of active learning templates is
worth up to 6 points.
1 The online ATI- non proctored assessment
1.1 The assessment score attained will be graded in the following manner:
1.1.1 80% or greater – three points, if 2 active learning templates are completed,
one additional point is earned.
1.1.2 65-79% – two points, if 4 active learning templates are completed, two
additional points are earned.
1.1.3 Less than 65% – zero points, if 8 active learning templates are completed,
four additional points are earned.
1.2 Students are encouraged to use the ATI materials to prepare for the non-proctored
assessments.
1.3 The ATI non-proctored assessments will be accessible for students to complete at
the designated time determined by the faculty. Students will be given one week to
complete the non-proctored assessment.
SUBJECT: Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI)
Policy & Procedure
☒ Policy &
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☐ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☒ Accreditation Requirement
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy
Number: FH
004/SH 004
PAGE: 1
OF: 4
EFFECTIVE:
September 2021
MANUAL: Faculty/Student Reviewed
11/02/2022
1.4 Scores are based on the student’s first attempt. Non-proctored assessments are
timed, and students will be given 500 minutes of testing time and 500 minutes of
pause time to complete each non-proctored assessment.
1.5 All students may complete a required number of active learning templates on topics
missed on the non-proctored assessments to earn full points. Completed active
learning templates are due one week after the non-proctored assessment. Failure to
complete all active learning templates by the due date forfeits the additional points.
ATI non-proctored assessments per course/semester
Non-Proctored ATI Test
Course
RN Fundamentals
NRSG 200
Self-Assessment Inventory
NRSG 200
RN Fundamentals
NRSG 250
RN Adult Medical Surgical
NRSG 331
RN Mental Health
NRSG 341
RN Maternal Newborn
NRSG 351
RN Nursing Care of Children
NRSG 361
RN Nutrition
NRSG 402
RN Community Health
NRSG 402
RN Leadership
NRSG 454
RN Pharmacology
NRSG 458
RN Comprehensive Predictor
NRSG 458
2. The online ATI proctored assessment
2.1 The online proctored assessment and completion of active learning templates
comprises up to 6 points of the lecture course grade.
2.2 The assessment score attained will be graded in the following manner:
2.2.1 Level 3 – four points, if 2 active learning templates are completed, two
additional points are earned.
2.2.2 Level 2 – three points, if 4 active learning templates are completed, two
additional points are earned.
2.2.3 Level 1 – one point, if 8 active learning templates are completed, an
additional two points are earned.
2.2.4 Below level 1 – zero points, if 12 active learning templates are completed,
two additional points are earned.
2.3 All students may complete a required number of active learning templates on topics
missed on the proctored assessment to receive additional points. Completed active
learning templates are due one week after the proctored assessment. Failure to
complete the active learning templates by the due date forfeits the additional
points. Score will be based on the student’s first attempt.
2.4 Students who receive below Level 1 should contact the course instructor for
remediation and re-testing. Re-testing must be completed prior to taking the
Comprehensive Predictor assessment in the NRSG 458 NCLEX review course.
Students must achieve a Level 1 or higher on all ATI proctored assessments to be
eligible to complete the Comprehensive Predictor assessment. The course lead
instructor is responsible for ensuring that all students within that course have
achieved a Level 1 or higher score prior to entering NRSG 458.
2.5 It is strongly encouraged that the student retake the assessment as close to the
completion of the semester as possible.
List of the ATI proctored assessments per course/semester
Proctored ATI Test
Course
Entrance Critical Thinking
NRSG 200
RN Fundamentals
NRSG 250
RN Adult Medical Surgical
NRSG 331
RN Mental Health
NRSG 341
RN Maternal Newborn
NRSG 351
RN Nursing Care of Children
NRSG 361
RN Nutrition
NRSG 402
RN Community Health
NRSG 402
RN Leadership
NRSG 454
Exit Critical Thinking Assessment
NRSG 456
RN Pharmacology
NRSG 458
RN Comprehensive Predictor
NRSG 458
Specific Course Assessments
NRSG 200
Students must complete the ATI Self-Assessment Inventory and the Entrance Critical Thinking
Assessments as part of the NRSG 200 expectations. Failure to complete these assessments will
result in an incomplete grade until the requirement is met. There is no minimum benchmark for
these assessments.
NRSG 456
Students must complete the ATI Exit Critical Thinking Assessment as part of their NRSG 456
expectations. Failure to complete the assessment will result in an incomplete grade until the
requirement is met. There is no minimum benchmark for this assignment.
NRSG 458
Students need to achieve a minimum of a Level 1 on the ATI RN Pharmacology Proctored
Assessment. Students who achieve less than a Level 1 are required to complete a pharmacology
focused review and retake the assessment. Students need to achieve a minimum of a Level 1 to
pass the course and be eligible to take the ATI Comprehensive Predictor.
Students need to obtain a minimum Probability Score of 90% on the ATI RN Proctored
Comprehensive Predictor. Students who achieve less than 90% are required to complete a
comprehensive predictor focused review and retake the assessment.
Purpose: To outline procedures for background checks while in the School of Nursing
Policy:
1. Background checks for all students will be done no sooner than 90 days prior to the first
semester of the program.
a. This process shall be conducted through the designated School of Nursing Health
Tracker system.
b. Payment for the background check shall be the responsibility of the student.
2. Verification of clearance of a completed background check will be monitored by the assigned
Administrative Assistant.
a. Notification of a failed background check shall be brought to the attention of the
Assistant Director of the Undergraduate or Graduate program.
3. Access and privacy of background check information is ensured by maintaining limited access to
the Health Tracker system
a. This access is limited to the following individuals:
i. Administrative Assistant designee
ii. Director of the School of Nursing
iii. Assistant Director of Undergraduate/Graduate Programs
b. The on-line background check information shall be treated as strictly confidential and
will not be printed.
4. Positive Background Check Procedures
a. A positive criminal record shall not automatically disqualify a student from admission.
i. The School of Nursing will identify criteria that would prohibit an individual from
clinical placement based upon Board of Registered Nursing, Orange County
Consortium, and/or hospital affiliate standards for disqualification.
b. If a record of criminal activity is revealed through the background check, the student
shall be counseled by the appropriate Undergrad/Grad Assistant Director regarding their
continuation in the program and implications for licensure.
c. It shall be the responsibility of the student to take remedial action to clear their criminal
record according to BRN guidelines for licensure.
SUBJECT: Background Check Policy
☒ Policy &
Procedure
or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure (only)
☐ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
☒ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy Number:
SH-005
PAGE: 45
OF:
105
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Student
Reviewed
11/02/2022
d. Clinical Agency assignment may be altered based on the results of the background check
clearance.
References:
BRN Application Prior Convictions and Disciplinary Actions FAQ
BRN Background Checks for Student Clinical Placement
BRN License Discipline and Convictions
SUBJECT: Credit by Examination
☒ Policy &
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☒ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy
Number:
SH 006
PAGE: 1
OF: 2
Revised:
05/26/2020
MANUAL:
Reviewed
02/20/2023
Purpose: To establish essential performance standards for participation in the CSULB School of Nursing Program.
Policy:
1. Credit by examination is available to all students who feel they have the knowledge and/or experience
sufficient to meet the objectives of a nursing course.
2. Credit by examination of a nursing course is permitted only after admission to the University, nursing
program.
3. The student must also have the permission of the Assistant Director of the Undergraduate or Graduate
Program of the School of Nursing.
4. A maximum of 30 units earned by the examination process may be counted toward the Bachelor of Science
degree. (see University Catalog)
Procedure:
1. Following notification of acceptance to both the University and the School of Nursing, the student is to
make an advising appointment with the Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Program to discuss
seeking credit by examination.
2. Combined lecture and clinical or activity courses cannot be given credit be examination according the
University’s Credit by Examination Policy (See Policy 87-04).
3. Credit be examination is not available for the following reasons:
a. for any course which is a prerequisite to one for which credit has been received, (see department for
possibility of course waiver),
b. to remove a grade of “F,” “WU,” “NC,”
c. to satisfy the courses required for a major in a master’s degree.
d. for any course in which the content or methodology is such that an examination does not appropriately
measure competence.
4. Determination of whether a course can be offered for credit by exam will be determined by the School
of Nursing. All courses may only be challenged one time.
5. Upon approval, the student is to pick up a “Credit by Exam” form from the Office of Admissions and
Records (http://www.csulb.edu/admissions for approval signatures from the Director of the School of
Nursing and the instructor for the course PRIOR to enrolling in the course. Students must provide the
instructor with a copy of the signed and dated approval form at the first class meeting.
6. Students will have an opportunity to review their exam with the course faculty once it has been scored.
The grading practices for the examination parallel criteria for the course for which credit by examination
is taken. (See University Policy Statement 87-04)
7. Students who pass the course receive a grade of “CR”.
8. Students who do not pass the examination have two options:
a. continue in the course as a regular student; or
b. withdraw from the course.
References:
University Catalog
University Policy Statement 87-04
SUBJECT:
Urine Drug Screen Policy
Policy &
Procedure
or
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Policy
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or
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Procedure
(only)
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University Policy Reference
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College
of
Health and Human
Services
Policy Reference
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Accreditation
Requirement
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Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy Nu
FH-
031/SH-031
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OF:
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EFFECTIVE
November 2021
Manuel
Faculty/Student
Reviewed 11/02/2022
Purpose:
I. Policy: To insure the safety of patients, students and employees of the School of
Nursing
1. CSULB is dedicated to the safety of employees, students and patients. Clinical Partners
(Facilities) may require that every student pass a urine drug screen prior to being allowed to
enter the facility for clinical experiences. Therefore, all students in the SON will be required to
submit a negative urine drug screen after enrollment into the program.
a. The urine drug screen must be completed within 60 days of the start of the program.
b. Any sample done prior to the 60 days before the start of the semester will not be
acceptable.
c. Additional testing may be required by the clinical partner for subsequent semesters.
2. Substances tested for include amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, opiates, phencyclidine
(PCP), benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methadone, methaqualone, propoxyphene, and ethanol
urine; and other substances as may be required by a health care facility at which the student is
assigned for a clinical rotation. Drug screen results must be obtained through Castle Branch or
the student’s health care provider.
a. The Castlebranch manager will notify the respective Undergraduate or Graduate
Director of the positive drug screen for investigation and management.
3. A student’s drug screen is not considered positive until the appropriate Dean or Chair has
determined that the results are not due to legally prescribed and appropriately taken prescription
medications that do not cause a risk to the students’ ability to provide safe and effective care to
patients and the student has been offered the opportunity to retest at the student’s expense.
a. A positive result is considered a violation of the student code of conduct and results in
sanctions including but not limited to removal from the nursing program.
4. Any substance, whether prescribed or not, that impairs the student's ability to fully function
in the care of vulnerable populations should not be used prior to or during clinical experiences
5. Due to the nature of the clinical experiences in the nursing program, students may be
required to submit to drug testing at their personal cost if there are documented behaviors that
indicate that the student may be under the influence of a substance that has impaired judgment
and/or ability to care for patients. The student may also be removed from the patient care area.
The student will be required to obtain a urine drug screen within 24 hours, at their expense.
a. The student will not be allowed to return to clinical unless a negative result is
obtained.
b. If a student refuses to provide the urine drug screen it will be considered a positive
result.
6. It is recognized by the BRN and the faculty that alcoholism and drug abuse are serious
personal health problems that can affect a student’s academic and clinical performance thus
placing patients that are entrusted to the student's care at increased risk for injury. Therefore,
students who demonstrate those behaviors suggestive of alcohol and/or drug use will be
encouraged to seek and obtain appropriate help with these problems. It is the student's ultimate
responsibility to seek diagnosis and treatment for any suspected problems related to alcohol
and/or drug abuse. It is important that all students are aware that the diagnosis and treatment of
these problems will be handled confidentially. The nursing faculty has been provided guidelines
for dealing with suspected alcohol and/or drug abuse by students. Several referral sources are
available to students to assist them in dealing with the problems of alcohol and/or drug abuse.
They are:
a. Employee/Student Assistance Coordinator at the Student Health Center (phone 562-
985-4771) provides therapeutic counseling at no charge to the student.
b. Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) (phone 562-985-4001) provides
therapeutic counseling at no charge to the student. Check with CAPS for their walk-in or
crisis intervention
7. This policy embodies CSULB SON’s commitment to support the needs of students while
protecting the interests of patients and clinical partners. The decision of the results from the
appropriate Dean or Chair is final.
References:
BRN Intervention Program
CSULB substance abuse resources
CSULB Drugs and Alcohol use Policy
SUBJECT: Dress and Behavior Code
Guidelines for the Clinical Agencies
☐ Policy &
Procedure or
☒ Policy (only)
☒ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
Policy
Number:
FH-008/SH 008
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☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
EFFECTIVE:
03/19/2019
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed
11/02/2022
Purpose: To establish guidelines for student behavior and dress while in clinical agencies.
I.
Policy:
1. Students are expected to be clean and neat at all times. Daily requirements include
personal body hygiene, oral hygiene, and clean clothing.
2. Students are to wear the pre-selected uniform for most clinical rotations. The uniform
must be clean and unwrinkled. Necklines and hemlines are to be non-revealing,
undergarments should be neutral in color and not visible. The uniform needs to be loose
enough to permit freedom of movement. Pants must be hemmed so they do not touch
the floor. Students may wear a white t-shirt under their uniform top; sleeve length must
be above the elbow. If the uniform skirt is worn, black or neutral tights or stockings are
be worn if black shoes are worn and white or neutral tights or stocking if white shoes
are worn. No socks may be worn over the tights or stockings.
3. When the pre-selected uniform is not required, i.e. NRSG 402 or when representing the
School of Nursing, the following dress code must be observed: no jeans, no oversized
apparel, no leggings, no sweats, no hoodies, no hats or ball caps unless for religious or
cultural purposes, no midriff or abdomens are to be visible, no bear arms or cleavage
may be revealed, no T-shirts, undergarments must not be visible, logo apparel may not
be worn with exception of CSULB apparel. Skirts and dresses must come to the top of
the knee.
4. Facial hair shall be clean, neatly trimmed and allow for a secure fitting mask.
5. No headbands are allowed. If a student is wearing a hijab, the color must be white, tan
or black and secure, so it does not fall forward when the student leans forward.
6. Students are to wear picture ID name badges on the upper left side of their uniform top.
One ID badge is from CSULB identifying them as a Student Nurse. A second ID badge will
be obtained at the facility that they are completing their clinical rotation and must also
be worn.
7. Students are to wear clean, solid white or solid black shoes with enclosed toes and
heels. Shoelaces and above the ankle socks are to be the same color as the shoes.
8. Students at their clinical site for orientation or pre-planning may not need to wear a
student uniform. They are required to wear a clean, unwrinkled lab coat with the CSULB
emblem with professional attire and have their CSULB student picture ID and facility ID
badges visible. No jeans, sweats, jogging suits, leggings, shorts, tank tops, printed T-
shirts, tight fitting clothing, hem lines above the knee, open-toed or open heeled shoes
are permitted.
9. Students are expected to be equipped with a black pen, small note pad, bandage
scissors, pendant watch with a second hand, portable aneroid blood pressure cuff, and
stethoscope.
10. The only jewelry permitted is a pendant watch and one pair of non-dangling earrings in
the earlobe.
11. Hair is to be off of the collar and should be clean, neatly trimmed and arranged. Hair
should not fall forward when the head/neck is flexed or when the student leans forward
in the performance of tasks. Hair needs to be of a natural color.
12. Use of lightly or non-scented deodorant and oral hygiene products are highly
recommended to manage body odors with clean, odor-free clothing. No scented lotions,
perfumes, cologne, or aftershave are permitted.
13. Fingernails are to be clean and short, without polish. Students may not wear acrylic, gel,
silk, or artificial nails.
14. Tattoos that are visible and considered offensive in nature need to be covered. The
facility policy will be followed.
15. Students are prohibited from wearing ear buds or headsets in the facilities unless
provided by the facility for assigned duties.
16. Chewing gum is not permitted in the clinical area.
17. Basic guidelines of courtesy are applicable in addressing and interacting with clients,
visitors, staff, faculty, and peers, and in the utilization of space, time, supplies, and
equipment within the clinical agency.
18. Students are to comply with agency policy and procedures in the clinical setting.
19. Hallways, elevators, and stairways are to be kept open for movement of personnel. It is
important not to congregate in heavy traffic areas such as the Nurse’s Station.
20. As arranged, students are to inform their clinical instructor IN ADVANCE of any absence
and to call or text the instructor immediately when it appears that an UNAVOIDABLE
LATE ARRIVAL will occur.
21. Questions relative to the appropriateness of student’s appearance and/or behavior are
to be addressed in private, immediately by the clinical instructor and agency personnel,
as needed.
22. Professional nurse role development incorporates dress and behavior. Growth and
consistently acceptable compliance are expected.
23. Cellular phones and devices may be permitted for clinical resources only. Check the
facilities policy. Personal calls and texting are not permitted in the patient care area.
24. Students are to limit textbooks and personal items in the clinical area. Items of value
should fit in your pockets. Backpacks are not allowed in the nursing lounge. The hospital
is not responsible for the safety of your personal items.
Purpose: To establish essential performance standards for participation in the CSULB School
of Nursing Program.
I. Policy:
4. Background
a. The goal of CSULB Nursing Programs is to prepare every student to think
critically, and practice nursing competently, and compassionately in rapidly
changing practice environments. All efforts are designed to build nursing
knowledge, enhance nursing practice and patient safety, foster professional
integrity, and ultimately improve the health outcomes of patients, families, and
communities across the continuum of care.
b. Because the practice of nursing is an applied discipline, certain functional
abilities are essential for the delivery of safe, effective, nursing care during
clinical training activities. Therefore, the faculty has determined that certain
technical standards are required for admission, progression, and graduation
from the nursing program.
5. Technical standards for participation in School of Nursing clinical training activities.
a. General Abilities
• The student is expected to possess functional use of the senses of
vision, touch, hearing, and smell so that data received by the senses
may be integrated, analyzed, and synthesized in a consistent and
accurate manner.
• Hearing should be sufficient to accurately hear on the telephone; hear
through the stethoscope to discriminate sounds, to hear cries for help;
to hear alarms on equipment and emergency signals, and to hear
various overhead pages.
• A student must possess the ability to perceive pain, pressure,
temperature, position, vibration, and movement which are important
to the student’s ability to gather significant information needed to
effectively evaluate patients.
SUBJECT: Essential Performance
Standards
☒ Policy &
☒ University Policy Reference
Policy
Number:
FH-009/SH 009
Procedure or
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MANUAL:
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Reviewed 11/02/2022
• A student must be able to respond promptly to urgent situations that
may occur during clinical training activities and must not hinder the
ability of other members of the health care team to provide prompt
treatment and care to patients.
b. Observational Ability
• The student must have sufficient capacity to make accurate visual
observations and interpret them in the context of laboratory studies,
medication administration, and patient care activities.
• The student must also be able to document these observations and
maintain accurate records.
• The student must possess sufficient color vision and visual acuity to
make accurate assessments of patients and equipment.
c. Communication Ability
• The student must communicate effectively both verbally and non-
verbally to elicit information and translate that information to others.
• Each student must have the ability to read, write, comprehend, and
speak the English language to facilitate communication with patients,
their family members, and other professionals in health care settings.
• Student must be able to maintain accurate patient records, present
information in a professional, logical manner and provide patient
instruction to effectively care for patients and their families.
• The student must possess verbal and written communication skills that
permit effective communication with instructors and students in both
the classroom and clinical settings.
d. Motor Ability
• The student must be able to perform gross and fine motor movements
with sufficient coordination needed to perform complete physical
examinations utilizing the techniques of inspections, palpation,
percussion, auscultation, and other diagnostic maneuvers.
• The student must also be able to demonstrate gross and fine motor
skills sufficient to provide therapeutic nursing interventions that are
safe and effective and maintain safety and security standards for
patient care.
• A student must develop the psychomotor skills reasonably needed to
perform or assist with procedures, treatments, administration of
medication, management and operation of diagnostic and therapeutic
equipment, and such maneuvers to assist with patient care activities
such as lifting, wheelchair guidance, and mobility.
• The student must have sufficient levels of neuromuscular control and
eye-to-hand coordination as well as possess the physical and mental
stamina to meet the demands associated with extended periods of
sitting, standing, moving, and physical exertion required for satisfactory
and safe performance in the clinical settings including performance of
CPR, if necessary.
i. Must be able to stand for at least one hour at a
time for a total of 5 or more hours
ii. Must be able to lift at least 20 pounds and may
occasionally be required to lift up to 50 pounds
iii. Must be able to walk, stand, turn, twist, bend,
stoop, pull, push, and reach for extended periods.
iv. Must be able to reach above shoulder level.
v. Must be able to lift, transfer, ambulate, and
position patients.
vi. Must possess the ability of manual dexterity that
would be required for certain medication activities,
such as drawing solutions in a syringe.
e. Intellectual Ability
• The student must be able to develop and refine problem-solving skills
that are crucial to practice as a nurse. Problem-solving involves the
ability to measure, calculate, reason, analyze, and synthesize objective
and subjective data, and to make decisions, often in a time urgent
environment, that reflect consistent and thoughtful deliberation and
sound clinical judgment.
• Each student must demonstrate mastery of these skills and possess the
ability to incorporate new information from peers, teachers, and
nursing/medical literature to formulate sound judgment in patient
assessment, intervention, evaluation. This involves the ability to set
long- and short-term goals while managing patient care.
f. Behavioral and Social Attributes
• Compassion, integrity, motivation, effective interpersonal skills and
concern for others are personal attributes required of those in the
nursing program. Personal comfort and acceptance of the role of a
nurse functioning under the supervision of a clinical instructor or
preceptor is essential for the nursing student. Additionally, the student
must be able to accept accountability for one’s actions.
• The student must possess the skills required for full utilization of the
student’s intellectual abilities: the exercise of good judgement; the
prompt completion of all responsibilities in the clinical setting; and the
development of mature, sensitive, and effective relationships with
patients and other members of the health care team.
• The student must develop the ability to learn to function cooperatively
and efficiently in the face of uncertainties inherent in clinical practice.
g. Ability to Manage Stressful Situations
• The student must be able to adapt to and function effectively to
stressful situations in clinical settings, including emergency situations.
• The student will encounter multiple stressors while in the nursing
program. These stressors may be (but are not limited to) personal,
patient care, faculty, and peer relationships.
6. Reasonable Accommodations
a. Reasonable accommodation for students with alterations to the essential
performance standards, either temporary or permanent, will be considered on a
case-by-case basis and in consultation with the CSULB Office of Equity and
Diversity and Bob Murphy Access Center (BMAC).
b. If a student requests an accommodation or the student’s abilities are in
question, the Clinical instructor should notify the Graduate/Undergraduate
Director of the concerns.
• Together with the Office of Equity and Diversity and/or Bob Murphy
Access Center (BMAC) a determination will be made if safe and
reasonable accommodation can be made for the student.
i. These accommodations will be aligned with the
clinical policies and procedures of the assigned
clinical facility of the student.
Procedure:
8. Documentation
a. Maintain written documentation (anecdotal notes) related to performance
concerns related to the essential performance standards.
9. Contacting Office of Equity and Diversity
a. Contact the Office of Equity and Diversity and the Bob Murphy Access Center
(BMAC) using email whenever the student is requesting accommodations for
clinical placement.
• Attach the student request
• School of Nursing Essential Performance Guidelines
• Appropriate Clinical Facility policies
b. Receive written guidelines from both areas as to how to proceed.
References:
Equity & Diversity
Purpose: To establish the process for grade appeals
I. Policy:
1. Background
a. The primary authority of the instructor to assign grades must be respected. An
instructor’s evaluation of a student’s work and performance must not be over-ridden
merely because of a difference of opinion or judgment, provided this judgment is made
in accordance with the standards and expectations of the CSULB School of Nursing. The
SON presumes that every instructor wants and tries to be non-prejudicial, objective, and
consistent in the assignment of grades. This presumption, however, may be over-ridden
by evidence to the contrary.
b. The Grade Appeal process has been established to protect students against academic
and administrative evaluations and decisions that are prejudicial, capricious, or
arbitrary, and to assure that instructors evaluate student work in a nonprejudicial,
objective, and consistent way. This procedure is available to undergraduate and
graduate students.
c. The burden of proof rests upon the student submitting the appeal.
2. Students may appeal only final grades. Students who believe that individual exams and/or
assignments demonstrate evidence of prejudicial, capricious, or arbitrary grading and that those
grades had direct bearing on the final grade should include them in the grade appeal file as
supporting documentation.
3. If a grade appeals committee decides to change a grade, the committee need not grant the
student’s suggested grade but should assign a grade that is appropriate to the work submitted.
The new grade shall not be lower than the original grade.
4. Once a student has filed a formal grade appeal, the student’s grade may not be changed until
either the student or the instructor discontinues the process or the third and final level has been
concluded.
5. Appeals should be filed within 40 instructional days after the end of the semester. For courses
that do not follow the traditional semester pattern (such as short-term courses given during a
SUBJECT: Grade Appeal
☒ Policy &
☒ University Policy Reference
Policy
Number:
FH-010/SH 010
Procedure or
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Revised:
05/26/2020
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed 11/02/22
regular semester or programs that require year-round enrollment), students must initiate an
appeal within 40 regular semester instructional days of the termination of the course.
6. All grade appeal information, whether written or oral, is confidential.
7. The student may seek the assistance of an advisor in the preparation of the appeal file. The
advisor may accompany the student to the departmental and/or college hearing and be privy to
all confidential information relevant to the case.
8. Grades may be changed only through the grade appeal process.
9. The original file, with all documentation, recommendations, final decisions, and all other
materials (including a copy of the grade change, if relevant) shall be kept by the college involved
for five years. One complete duplicate set of all documentation shall be kept in the office of the
Academic Senate for five years. All other parties must destroy all duplicate materials within
thirty instructional days of the final decision.
10. Each college dean and the chair of the University Grade Appeals Committee shall provide a
written report at the end of each academic year to the president and the Academic Senate on
the number of cases heard and the disposition of each case. College deans also shall forward
their reports to the chair of the University Grade Appeals Committee.
11. If the student’s appeal is compounded (or accompanied) by an allegation of unlawful
discrimination as defined by federal and state laws, the student has the right to access the
university’s internal unlawful discrimination process and the processes available through the
U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights and the state of California Fair Employment
and Housing Commission. However, grades may be changed only through the grade appeal
process.
12. Grade Appeals Committees
a. The SON Grade Appeal Committee is created and directed by the Student Support and
Development Committee. It shall include at least one student member appointed by the
Associated Students, Incorporated. Committee members shall not participate in any way
in an appeal of a grade decision in which they have been involved personally. Such
participation includes, but is not limited to, assignment of the grade in question,
involvement in the class in question, or grading any student work for the class in
question. No committee member may serve on a committee at more than one level of a
single appeal.
b. The student and the instructor involved in any given appeal shall each have one (1)
peremptory challenge to remove one (1) committee member from service for that
particular appeal. The SON must replace any removed members within a timely fashion.
If peremptory strikes of members are exercised by either party, the committee shall
have an additional ten (10) instructional days to review the file and render its decision.
c. The Grade Appeals committee shall consider all information submitted and may, if
necessary, obtain clarification in writing from the student, the instructor, and/or
committees at other levels of the process. The committee may request information to
help it understand the basis for assignment of the grade. If either party does not supply
appropriate grade appeal information within ten (10) instructional days when
requested, then that committee may base its decision on the information supplied by
the other party.
d. All parties to an appeal shall be notified by the committee chair in writing of all
responses and deadlines at all points of the appeal process and shall have full
opportunity to comment in writing within ten (10) instructional days
e. After making its determination, the Grade Appeal committee shall prepare a written
statement of its decision, including an explanation of its reasoning and a response to the
specific issues upon which the appeal is based. The chair of the committee shall place a
copy of the decision statement in the appeal file and shall send copies of the statement
to all parties involved.
II Procedure:
1. Initiation of Grade Appeal (Informal level)
a. Student contacts the instructor
• Students who believe they have received a final course grade that reflects
prejudicial, capricious, or arbitrary grading of their academic performance
must first contact the instructor(s), either orally or in writing, before they
begin the formal appeal process. In accordance with the Policy on Final Course
Grades, Grading Procedures, and Final Assessments, students have a right to
be informed of their scores and to review each assignment with their
instructors. If materials submitted for an assignment are not returned to the
student, such materials will be retained for at least two (2) subsequent
semesters by the instructor. The materials shall be accessible to the SON
office. In the absence of the original instructor, an instructor with appropriate
qualifications may be appointed by the Chair to review the assignments with
the student.
• In the event an instructor is not available to participate, the Director of the
SON may appoint another instructor whose area of expertise most closely
approximates that of the instructor of record to represent their interests.
b. If the student cannot resolve the problem after informal consultation with the instructor
and intends to continue the process, the next step is for the student to prepare a grade
appeal file.
• The file must include:
1. a written statement describing the reasons for the appeal and the
recommendation for a new grade, addressed to the Assistant Director
of the SON for undergraduate or graduate program, as applicable’
2. a Grade Appeal Form obtained from the CHHS dean’s office and fully
completed; and
3. supporting documents, such as the class syllabus, exams, assignments,
or other corroborating documents, that show evidence of the alleged
improper grading.
• The grade appeal file must be delivered to the Assistant Director within the
first 40 instructional days of the regular semester immediately following the
semester or special session in which the course was completed.
c. After receiving the student’s grade appeal file, the Assistant Director will consult with
both the student and the instructor(s) involved to attempt a resolution to the grade
appeal.
• If the instructor refuses to participate, the Assistant Director shall insert a
written statement to that effect in the appeal file.
• If a student is appealing a grade assigned by the Assistant Director, the CHHS
dean or the Director of the SON shall perform all functions of the Assistant
Director in the appeals process.
• In the case of courses that do not follow the traditional semester pattern
(such as short-term courses given during a regular semester or programs that
require year-round enrollment), students must initiate an appeal within 40
regular semester instructional days of the termination of the course.
d. If the Assistant Director is unable to broker a decision between the student and the
instructor, the case may be referred to the Director of the SON, who will review the file
and may talk with the instructor and the student in an attempt to come to an informal
decision.
2. First Level of the Formal Appeals Process (Appeal to the SON grade appeals committee).
a. If consultation fails to resolve the appeal, and the student chooses to continue the
process, the student must ask the Director of the SON to forward the appeal to the SON
grade appeals committee. The student must make this request in writing by the last day
of instruction of the regular semester immediately following the semester or special
session in which the course was completed.
b. The Director of the SON shall forward the appeal to the SON grade appeals committee
within ten (10) instructional days and may include a written recommendation based
upon the first, consultative step in the process (outlined above). The Director of the SON
must also inform the instructor immediately that the formal grade appeals process has
been initiated and must give copies of all materials forwarded to the grade appeals
committee to the instructor and to the student.
c. The instructor may submit a written response to the student’s appeal and a rationale to
be considered by the grade appeals committee. The Director of the SON must also
provide a copy of the response and rationale to the student.
d. The student may terminate the appeal at any point by submitting a written request to
withdraw the appeal.
e. The SON grade appeals committee shall consider the appeal, adhering to the principles
and guidelines above. The SON grade appeals committee shall reach its decision within
40 instructional days after it receives the appeal.
f. If the appeal is granted by the committee, the committee will then determine a grade
for the student based upon the evidence included in the appeal file (e.g., exams, papers,
and assignments). The chair of the committee shall place a copy of the decision
statement in the appeal file and shall send copies of the statement to all parties
involved and shall also provide a copy to the SON Director.
g. If both the student and instructor accept the committee’s decision, the instructor will
then have ten (10) instructional days to initiate the grade change by signing the grade
change form and forwarding it to the SON Director, at which point the grade appeal
process is over.
h. If the student accepts the decision of the committee but, within ten (10) instructional
days of the receipt of the committee’s decision, the instructor does not either file a
grade change or file an appeal of the committee’s finding, the grade appeal committee
chair shall sign the grade change form in the place of the instructor and forward it to the
SON Director. If the SON Director does not sign the form within ten (10) instructional
days of notification, the chair of the SON grade appeal committee will sign in lieu of the
SON Director and then the college dean will authorize the grade change.
• If, within ten (10) instructional days, either the instructor or the student files
in writing an appeal of the SON committee’s finding, the committee chair
shall, within ten (10) instructional days, forward the file (including the
committee’s decision and rationale) to the college grade appeals committee.
• If the SON grade appeals committee rejects the appeal, the chair of the
committee shall place a copy of the decision statement in the appeal file and
shall send copies of the statement to all parties involved and shall also provide
a copy to the SON Director.
• If, within ten (10) instructional days, the student does not request further
review of the appeal, the grade appeal process is terminated.
• If, within ten (10) instructional days, the student communicates in writing
her/his wish to continue the appeal process, the committee chair shall, within
ten (10) instructional days, forward the file (including the committee’s
decision and rationale) to the college grade appeals committee.
3. Second Level of the Formal Appeals Process (Appeal to the College Grade Appeals Committee)
a. An appeal of the SON grade appeals committee decision, by either the instructor or the
student, begins with a written letter of appeal to have that decision reviewed.
• This letter of appeal should be directed to the CHHS college grade appeal
committee, by way of the Director of the SON.
b. The Director of the SON must, within five (5) instructional days, inform the instructor,
student, and college dean in writing that an appeal has been filed, and the dean must,
within five (5) instructional days, inform the college grade appeals committee in writing
that an appeal has been lodged.
c. The chair of the SON grade appeals committee must, within five (5) instructional days,
forward the appeal file, including the committee’s decision and rationale, to the college
dean who must immediately inform the college grade appeals committee that the grade
appeal file has been received and is ready for review.
d. For more detail on the actions of the College Grade Appeal Committee, see the
University policy at http://catalog.csulb.edu/content.php?catoid=5&navoid=369#grade-
appeals
4. SON Reconsideration of CHHS grade appeal committee decision:
a. When a grade appeal decision has been returned for reconsideration by the CHHS grade
appeal committee, the SON grade appeals committee shall review the rationale and
recommendations of the CHHS grade appeals committee. It shall undertake to remedy
procedural faults identified by the CHHS committee. It shall consider anew the
substance of the grade appeal, with attention to the recommendations have been
advanced by the CHHS committee. The SON grade appeals committee shall render a
new decision on the appeal, which may be a reiteration of its original decision or may be
a different decision (which may, but need not be, in agreement with the CHHS
committee’s recommendations).
b. The SON grade appeals committee shall render its reconsideration within twenty (20)
instructional days of receipt of the grade appeal file. If peremptory strikes of members
are exercised by either party, the committee shall have an additional ten (10)
instructional days to review the file and render its decision.
c. Upon reaching its decision, the SON grade appeals committee shall report, in writing, its
response to all procedural faults identified by the college committee and shall again put
in writing its rationale for its decision on the substance of the grade appeal. The chair of
the SON grade appeals committee shall forward these reports with the grade appeals
file to the CHHS grade appeals committee and supply copies to all other parties,
including the Director of the SON.
d. The CHHS grade appeals committee shall review the re-considered decision of the SON
grade appeal committee. It may seek clarification from the SON committee. It shall
either confirm or disagree with the decision of the SON committee. The chair of the
CHHS grade appeals committee must inform all parties in writing of its decision.
e. If within ten (10) instructional days following notification of the CHHS committee’s
decision, the student or instructor communicates in writing her/his wish to continue the
appeal process, the committee chair shall forward the file (including the committee’s
decision and rationale) to the University Grade Appeals Committee.
f. If a grade change is recommended by the committee and the change is not appealed by
either the instructor or the student, the CHHS grade appeals committee chair shall,
within ten (10) instructional days of their action, inform the CHHS dean, in writing, of its
decision and the CHHS dean will authorize the grade change as determined by the
committee.
5. Third Level of the Appeals Process (Appeal to the University Grade Appeals Committee)
a. The University Grade Appeals Committee shall function as the third and final level of the
grade appeals process. The University Grade Appeals Committee may communicate
with the student, the instructor, and the department/program and college grade
appeals committees as needed.
b. The University Grade Appeals Committee shall normally render its decision within
twenty (20) instructional days of receipt of the grade appeal file.
c. The University Grade Appeals Committee shall review the grade appeals file, the lower-
level committees’ decisions and rationales, and any rebuttals to those decisions and
rationales provided by the student or instructor. It may consider both matters of
procedure and substance. The committee may seek further clarification from either
lower-level committee, or the student or instructor as needed. The University Grade
Appeals Committee shall either confirm or disagree with the decision of the college
grade appeals committee.
• If the University Grade Appeals Committee determines that the grade appeal
guidelines have not been followed, it may send the appeal back to the
department/program or college grade appeals committee for reconsideration.
• In the event that a grade change is authorized by the University Grade
Appeals Committee, the chair of the University Grade Appeals Committee
shall ensure that the appropriate change-of-grade form is properly signed by
the provost and filed with Enrollment Services.
• The chair of the University Grade Appeals Committee shall inform all parties
to the grade appeal, in writing, of the committee’s decision.
• The rendering of the University Grade Appeals Committee’s decision,
notification of all parties of the decision, and effecting of a grade change
where authorized by the committee, completes the appeal process.
d. For more detail on the actions of the Grade Appeal process, see the University policy at
http://catalog.csulb.edu/content.php?catoid=5&navoid=369#grade-appeals
Purpose: To establish guidelines for clinical and didactic course scheduling based on the Academic
Affairs Calendar.
I. Policy:
1. The Academic Affairs Calendar published by the University is the official record of first and last
day of classes, holidays, campus closures, and final examinations.
1. The School of Nursing follows the University published calendar.
2. Any time the campus is closed, no classes will be held.
1. Clinical courses that are held in off-campus venues will abide by the same rules.
3. Any course (clinical or didactic) that occurs during a regularly schedule day will be held regardless
of the number of similar sections that do not meet.
1. There is no need to make up coursework of scheduled classes that fall on holiday or
campus closure days.
4. In the event that an agency closes for a holiday that is not recognized by the University Academic
Affairs Calendar, an alternative assignment will be provided by the faculty.
References:
CSULB Academic Affairs Calendar
SUBJECT: Holiday Scheduling of
Courses
☐ Policy &
Procedure
or
☒ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☒ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy
Number:
SH-005
SH-005
Pg I of 1
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Reviewed
11/02/2022
SUBJECT: Matriculation Policy
☒ Policy &
Procedure or
☒ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☒ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☒ Accreditation Requirement
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy
Number:
FH-017/SH-017
PAGE: 1
OF: 2
05/26/2020
MANUAL: Faculty/Student Reviewed
11/02/2022
Purpose: The nursing curriculum is designed to both reinforce current didactic knowledge with clinical
practice and to build on the knowledge of the previous level courses. In order to accomplish this and
to protect the welfare of prospective clients/patients, students must be held to the following
guidelines of matriculation
I. Policy:
1. Course Sequencing: All nursing courses have prerequisites and must be taken in sequence and/or
concurrently as identified in the curriculum plan as well as in the catalog.
a. Undergraduate students must pass all courses in the nursing curriculum with a minimum
grade standard of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
b. For any course with a clinical component:
i. Students must meet the minimum grade standard in each component of the course.
Failure of either component will require the student to repeat the entire clinical and
lecture course.
ii. Students may not register for any course in the sequence until the prerequisite
course(s) have been completed, unless special permission has been granted by the
Assistant Director for Undergraduate or Graduate Program.
iii. Readmission into the course will be on a space available basis, as outlined in the
Readmission Policy
2. Course Withdrawal
a. Students who wish to withdraw from a nursing course may do so if they meet the following
criteria as specified in the University Catalog:
i. A student may not withdraw from a course because they are earning less than a “C”
grade in the course.
ii. A student must withdraw by the census date established by the University
iii. Withdrawals after the census date and prior to the last 20% of instruction may occur
only for serious and compelling reasons and with the approval of the instructor and
the Director of the School of Nursing.
iv. Withdrawals after the last 20% of instruction may occur only in cases of an accident,
serious illness, or a circumstance clearly beyond the student’s control and the
assignment of an “Incomplete” is not practical. Ordinarily, withdrawal in this
category will involve total withdrawal from the campus except that a Credit/No
Credit grade or an Incomplete may be assigned for other courses in which sufficient
work has been completed to permit an evaluation to be made. Request for
permission to withdraw under these circumstances must be made in writing on
forms available from Enrollment Services.
b. Students with approved withdrawals from nursing courses may return to the School of
Nursing on a space-available basis. (See Policy on Readmission to or Transfer)
c. A pattern of withdrawals my influence requests for consideration of reinstatement.
d. Limits on withdrawal
i. No undergraduate student may withdraw from more than a total of 18 units. This
restriction extends throughout the entire undergraduate enrollment of a student at
CSULB for a single graduation, including special sessions, enrollment by extension,
and re-enrolling after separation from the University for any reason. The following
exceptions apply:
1. Withdrawals prior to the end of the second week of a semester (13%) of
instruction at CSULB,
2. Withdrawals in terms prior to fall 2009 at CSULB,
3. Withdrawals at institutions other than CSULB, and
4. Withdrawals at CSULB for exceptional circumstances such as serious illness
or accident (the permanent academic record will show these as a WE to
indicate the basis for withdrawal).
e. Medical Withdrawal
i. CSULB may allow a student to withdraw without academic penalty from classes if
the following criteria are met:
ii. A completed Medical Withdrawal Form, including any required documentation, is
submitted to Enrollment Services before the end of the semester, and
iii. The student presents evidence to demonstrate that a severe medical or debilitating
psychological condition prevented the student from attending and/or doing the
required work of the courses to the extent that it was impossible to complete the
courses.
SUBJECT: Policy on Required
Medical Clearance
☒ Policy &
☒ University Policy Reference
Policy
Number:
SH-018
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
PAGE: 1
OF: 2
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed 11/02/2022
Purpose: To provide guidelines to abide by medical clearance policies and procedures required by
clinical partner healthcare sites.
I. Policy:
1. Healthcare documentation
a. All students must comply with all required health documentation for immunizations
and proof of immunity required by the clinical agency where the student is placed.
b. Students are required to upload the required health documentation into the
Castlebranch Health Tracker by the stated deadline dates provided by Castlebranch
• Failure to upload the required documentation may result in a delay in
matriculation for the student.
2. Illness
a. Students will not be allowed in the clinical setting if experiencing any signs and
symptoms of illness.
• The student must notify their clinical faculty and/or agency when they are ill
and will not be coming to clinical.
• The instructor has the final determination of whether the student can
participate in clinical activities.
a. Illness is defined as:
•
A fever (a temperature > 100.5 F)
•
Flu-like symptoms (sneezing, watery eyes, malaise, sore throat, runny/stuffy
nose, body aches) CDC
•
Productive cough
•
Open wound or other drainage
b. In the case where the student misses more than one clinical day due to illness, a student
will not be allowed to return to the clinical area until a written medical clearance has
been obtained.
3. Injury and/or surgical procedure
a. In the event that the student experiences an injury or undergoes a surgical procedure
that could compromise the safety of either the student or the patients in the student’s
care (based on the facility’s policies and procedures and the SON’s policy regarding
Essential Performance Standards), the instructor will make a referral to the Office of
Equity and Diversity and Bob Murphy Access Center (BMAC) for guidance related to
accommodations.
• Progression in the course will be dependent upon the guidelines established
by the Office of Equity and Diversity and BMAC.
4. Missed Clinical Hours
a. Missed clinical hours are to be made up hour for hour, or by completion of an instructor
approved assignment in order to earn a passing grade.
Procedure:
1. Documentation
a. Faculty should maintain written documentation (anecdotal notes) related to any time
you are sending students home from clinical related to medical illness.
b. Keep records of how clinical replacement time has been made up.
2. Contacting Office of Equity and Diversity
a. Contact the Office of Equity and Diversity and the Bob Murphy Access Center (BMAC)
using email whenever the student is requesting accommodations for clinical placement.
•
Attach the student request
•
School of Nursing Essential Performance Guidelines
•
Appropriate Clinical Facility policies
b. Receive written guidelines from both areas as to how to proceed.
References:
University Attendance Policy
Office of Equity and Diversity
SON Missed Clinical Hours Policy
SON Essential Performance Guidelines
Purpose: To outline procedures for make-up of missed clinical hours due to student absence from
clinical.
Policy:
1. Every student in the nursing program is required, but the Board of Registered Nursing, to meet a
minimum number of hours in both lecture and clinical courses.
a. It is expected that students will attend required classes.
b. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the clinical instructor if they are unable to
attend clinical for any reason.
i. Whenever possible, this notification should be made in advance of the clinical
time.
2. Any missed clinical time during the semester is required to be made up, hour for hour.
a. The clinical instructor will identify an approved assignment or arrange for clinical hour
placement (if possible) in order to make up missed hours of clinical.
3. If a student is not able to meet the objectives of the course and/or course assignments due to
an attendance problem the consequences to the student may be:
a. Withdrawal from the course
b. An incomplete grade
c. Failure of course
4. It is the student’s responsibility to arrange the make-up time or assignment with the clinical instructor.
References:
University Policy on Class Attendance
University Policy on Educational Leave
University Policy on Final Course Grades, Grading, Procedures, and Final Assessments
CSULB Dropping and Withdrawing from Classes
Catastrophic Withdrawal Request Form - Medical
Catastrophic Withdrawal Request Form – Beyond Student’s Control
SUBJECT: Missed Clinical Hours
☒ Policy &
Procedure
or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure (only)
☐ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
☒ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy Number:
SH-005
PAGE: 68
OF:
105
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Reviewed
11/02/2022
SUBJECT: National Certification Licensing
Examination (NCLEX) Policy
☒ Policy &
☐ University Policy Reference
Policy
Number:
FH020/SH020
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
PAGE: 1
OF: 2
☒ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed 11/02/2022
11/
Purpose: To outline procedures for submitting documents to the Board of Registered Nursing to allow
students to take the NCLEX exam.
I. Policy:
1. Procedure Before Graduation: According to the BRN Regulations, Section 1428.6 (a), at least 2
weeks prior to its established graduation date, the School of Nursing (SON) program shall submit
to the board:
a. Roster of names of those nursing students and their expected date to graduate with all
required course work completed.
i. Students are eligible to take the NCLEX after completion of all University and
BRN requirements
2. The nursing program shall notify the board immediately by telephone, facsimile, or email, the
names of any students who have failed to complete the course work as expected; deeming them
to be ineligible to take the examination at this time.
Procedure
1. Procedure After Graduation: Once degrees have been posted, designated School of Nursing
administrative staff will submit the following documents to the Board of Registered Nursing:
a. BRN Graduation Notification form
b. Unofficial transcripts for all graduates
2. Enrollment Services will contact the designated SON administrative staff and student if there are
any problems with the students such as unpaid fines, financial aid, etc.
a. It is the student’s responsibility to clear the holds or deficiencies for graduation. The
designated SON administrative staff will contact Enrollment Services to verify the holds
have been cleared.
3. Transcripts will be sent to the BRN when ALL graduates’ degrees have been posted.
a. At the end of Finals Week, it is the responsibility of the Assistant Director for
Undergraduate Programs to notify the BRN by telephone, facsimile, or email of any
student who fails to maintain eligibility.
References:
NCLEX Application and Registration
NCLEX Registration and Authorization to Test
California Board of Registered Nursing NCLEX Testing
Title 16: BRN Policies relating to establishing eligibility for examination
SUBJECT: Progressive Discipline
☒ Policy &
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☒ University Policy Reference
☒ College of Health and Human Services Policy Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy
Number:
FH-021/SH-021
PAGE: 1
OF: 7
REVIEWED:
05/26/2020
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed
11/02/2022
Purpose: To establish guidelines for faculty to identify students who have demonstrated unsatisfactory
or unprofessional performance standards. Nursing is a professional discipline which requires high
standards of performance to ensure quality patient care. Failure to meet these expectations can place
the student, staff and patients at physical and/or emotional risk. In order to safeguard these standards
of practice, students are held to professional performance standards both academically and clinically.
Violation of these standards can result in the placement of the student on progressive disciplinary action
by the School of Nursing. While the intent of this policy is to provide general guidelines and clarify
academic and clinical student expectations, each case will be evaluated objectively by the
faculty/administrative team.
I. Policy:
I. Expected Performance Standards
A. Grade standards
1. Students must perform at a grade standard of a level of a 2.0 (C) for
undergraduate students and 3.0 (B) for graduate students in all nursing
academic and clinical courses.
2. Due to impacted status of the undergraduate nursing program, all
students must maintain a cumulative university GPA of 2.0 as stated in the
University Catalog.
B. Clinical Performance Standards: Sustained competence in all Clinical Performance
Standards is required for successful completion of each clinical course in order to
progress in the nursing program. The clinical standards and competencies are
documented in each course syllabus at the beginning of every semester.
C. Essential Performance Standards: Must be met by all students for safe nursing
practice. See Essential Performance Standards Policy
D. Professional Behavioral Standards: Adherence to professional behavioral
standards must be demonstrated at all times in the nursing program as stated
under Academic and Clinical Performance in the School of Nursing Student
Handbook
E. Academic Integrity Standards will be evaluated based on the guidelines as stated
in the University Catalog and according the University Policy on Cheating and
Plagiarism. See University Policy Statement 08-02 Cheating and Plagiarism
1. For incidences of plagiarism or cheating, the student’s Performance Plan
should include completing the CSULB plagiarism module as part of the
remediation plan. CSULB Plagiarism Informational Resources
2. Faculty must inform the student that they have the right to submit a
request to the University Academic Integrity Committee for a written
opinion on whether the accusation of plagiarism is supported by the
evidence. See Academic Integrity Committee Information (Catalog 2018-
2019)
3. Documentation of this event using University Academic Integrity report
form will be completed and submitted according to University policy.
University Academic Integrity Report Form
4. The student may be placed on administrative or departmental probation.
Procedure:
II. Levels of Violations
Violations of Clinical Performance, Essential Performance, or Professional Behavioral Standards can
range in a continuum of minor, moderate, and major incidences. While it is not possible to foresee
every situation, the following section describes general categories and respective progressive
disciplinary action/outcomes. When a student has had difficulty meeting these standards and
progresses from one semester to the next, there may be communication between faculty in order
to facilitate student development and success. In the case of a serious violation that occurs during
an off-site clinical rotation, the instructor has the option to dismiss the student from the clinical
area for the day and inform the student that they will be contacted after the situation has been
investigated further.
A. MINOR VIOLATIONS: Performance that places the student at risk for violating standards and
results in a verbal or written Performance Plan.
1. General unsatisfactory performance may include:
• Below grade standard for academic or clinical courses by midterm
• Clinical performance places self, staff or patients at potential risk
• Essential performance guidelines that places self, staff or patients at risk
• Professional behavioral standards not met: minor incident
2. Examples of behaviors for which a student may be placed on a Performance Plan
include the following as pertinent to course specific outcomes.
Minor Violations
Violations of Clinical
Performance Standards
Basic medication administration errors (e.g. near miss,
failure to check 5 Rights)
Failure to reassess a patient with minimal risk potential
(e.g. does not check patient following medication or
intervention)
Violation of professional dress code
Failure to report changes with minimal risk potential
Failure to protect patient from environmental hazards
Failure to seek consultation when needed: above skill
level tasks
Failure to protect self and others from harm
Failure to complete procedures or treatments safely:
within present skill level
Failure to demonstrate critical clinical competency with
the nursing process/assessment techniques/skills
expected of a student at that level.
Demonstration of clinical judgment that may place the
patients and/or interdisciplinary staff at minimal risk
Failure to organize, prioritize and complete patient care
assignment in a timely manner
Failure to submit assignments by their due date as
specified in the syllabus.
Violations of Essential
Performance Standards
Demonstrating a lack of emotional control that hampers
one’s ability to perform safe patient care
Inability to communicate clearly either verbally or in
writing to instructor, patient, or interdisciplinary staff
for safe nursing practice
Inability to demonstrate adequate physical
requirements for safe nursing practice
Violations of Professional
and Academic Standards
Unprofessional behavior with peers, faculty and
interdisciplinary staff, in speech, attitude,
insubordination, tardiness, etc.
Unable to recognize and assume responsibility for the
consequences of his/her actions with potential risk for
harm
Acts of plagiarism: first offense of failure to paraphrase
correctly; failure to cite correctly
3. Violations will result in placement of the student on progressive disciplinary action by
the School of Nursing with a Performance Plan that is designed to improve the student’s
performance during that semester.
4. Prior to the development of a Performance Plan, the faculty will consult and collaborate
with the course lead faculty to determine the action that is safest and most effective in
remediating the student’s behavior.
5. Students who are not in agreement with the Performance Plan may exercise their rights
to due process using the following chain of command as specified in the Student
Handbook:
• Faculty
• Course lead faculty
• Program Coordinator if applicable
• Undergraduate or Graduate Director of School of Nursing as appropriate
• School of Nursing Director
6. Students who fail to complete the required Academic or Clinical Performance Plan can
potentially fail the course. The student will be notified that failure to meet
developmental milestones and demonstrate progression towards course specific
outcomes may result in failure of the course.
B. MODERATE VIOLATIONS: Performance that results in Course Failure. Student performance
that places the self, staff or patients at moderate risk will result in failure of the course and
requires a Performance Plan for readmission.
1. Unsatisfactory performance may include:
• Grade standard for academic or clinical courses final grade of a 2.0 (C)
• Clinical performance that places self, staff or patients at risk
• Essential performance standards that places self, staff or patients at risk
• Professional behavioral standards not met: moderate incident
• Failure to complete Performance Plan for remediation
• Further incidence of violations of the same or similar behavior during the
semester
MODERATE VIOLATIONS
Violations of Clinical
Performance Behaviors
Medication administration errors with significant risk or
repeated basic medication errors; administration of
medications without supervision
Failure to reassess patient as warranted by condition
with significant risk
Failure to recognize and/or report significant changes
Failure to protect patient from environmental hazards
Failure to seek consultation when needed: above skill
level tasks
Further incidence of violations of the same or similar
behavior during the semester before or after the
probation has been removed
Skills or organizational competency below expected
standard
Clinical judgment with significant risk
Violations of Essential
Performance Standards
Demonstrating a lack of emotional control that places the
patients or others at risk
Inability to communicate clearly either verbally or in
writing to instructor, patient, or interdisciplinary staff for
safe nursing practice
Inability to demonstrate adequate physical requirements
for safe nursing practice
Violations of Academic
and Professional Integrity
Submission of furnishing or forging false information or
documentation
Violation of one or more components of the American
Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics
Violation of patient confidentiality or potential HIPAA
violation (e.g. removal or patient identifiable
information/records); stealing
2. Violations will result in the student being given a grade of F and being placed on
progressive disciplinary action with a Performance Plan that is designed to improve
the student’s performance before they return to repeat the failed course.
4. Prior to the development of a Performance Plan, the faculty will consult and
collaborate with the lead faculty or course coordinator to determine the action that
is safest and most effective in remediating the student’s behavior.
5. The student is also recommended to enroll in the Academic Success Program that
the University offers through Academic Advising.
6. Students who are not in agreement with the offense or disciplinary action assigned
for any of the above offenses may exercise their rights to due process using the
following chain of command as specified in the Student Handbook.
o Faculty
o Course lead faculty
o Program Coordinator if applicable
o Undergraduate or Graduate Director of School of Nursing as appropriate
o School of Nursing Director
7. Prior to being readmitted to the program, the student must follow the guidelines
specified in the Matriculation Policy and satisfactorily complete their Academic or
Clinical Performance Plan.
8. Readmission for undergraduate students is on a space available basis as specified in
the Policy on Readmission into the Undergraduate Nursing Program.
9. Upon readmission to the program, the student will be notified that any further
incidence of the same or similar behavior during the following semester will result in
course failure.
10. Inform the student that course failure of the course a second time and or in a
consecutive semester will result in dismissal from the program regardless of their
cumulative GPA status and they will not be readmitted.
C. MAJOR VIOLATIONS: Performance that may result in dismissal from the Nursing Program;
egregious violations of professional behavior standards or student performances that
results in major risk or actual harm to self, staff or patients.
1. Unsatisfactory performances may include:
• Unsatisfactory grade standards: Failure of a nursing course a second time in
a consecutive semester will result in the student being placed on Academic
Probation with the University. Any further failure will result in dismissal from
the SON.
• Clinical performance places self, staff or patients at adverse risk
• Essential performance standards that places self, staff or patients at adverse
risk
• Professional behavioral standards not met: major incident
MAJOR VIOLATIONS
Violations of Clinical
Performance Behaviors
Medication error with serious adverse risk or actual harm
to patient; unsupervised medication administration or
procedure outside of the scope of practice of the student
nurse
Failure to assess, treat, report, consult, or protect
patient, self or others.
Lack of clinical judgment resulting in actual patient harm
Violations of Essential
Performance Standards
Emotional lack of control placed self, staff or patients at
risk or had adverse consequences; unsafe nursing
practice
Verbal or written communication placed self, staff or
patients at risk or had adverse consequences; unsafe
nursing practice
Inability to demonstrate adequate physical requirements
that placed self, staff or patients at risk or had adverse
consequences; unsafe nursing practice
Violations of Academic
and Professional Integrity
Cheating on an exam or paper; copying a test; stealing a
test
Plagiarism: submission of a document with not their own
or repeated offenses of plagiarism while in the program
following academic integrity remediation/assignment
Repeated episode of furnishing or forging false
information or documentation.
Repeated violation of ethics: patient confidentiality/
HIPAA, consent, removal of patient identifiable
records/HIPAA, stealing
Abandonment of patient assignment
Failure to tell the truth or intentionally withholding
information: adverse consequences
2. Violations will result in dismissal from the Nursing Program, and they may not be
readmitted to the program.
3. Students who are not in agreement with the offense or disciplinary action assigned
for any of the above offenses may exercise their rights to due process using the
following chain of command as specified in the Student Handbook.
o Faculty
o Course lead faculty
o Program Coordinator if applicable
o Undergraduate or Graduate Director of School of Nursing as appropriate
o School of Nursing Director
References:
Essential Performance Standards Policy
School of Nursing Student Handbook
University Policy Statement 08-02 Cheating and Plagiarism
CSULB Plagiarism Informational Resources
Academic Integrity Committee Information (Catalog 2018-2019)
Matriculation Policy
Policy on Readmission into the Undergraduate Nursing Program
University Catalog
Purpose: To clarify the requirement and the process of obtaining a Public Health license
I. Policy:
1. Background: All graduates of a BSN program are eligible to apply for a Public Health license,
provided the school program includes the appropriate curriculum. CSULB is such a school.
2. An applicant for a Public Health Nurse (PHN) Certificate shall have:
a. A license, in active status, to practice as a registered nurse in California.
b. Educational requirements that include possession of a baccalaureate degree in
nursing from a nursing school accredited by a board-approved accrediting body,
such as the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
c. The baccalaureate must have included coursework in public health nursing,
including a supervised clinical experience in public health settings.
3. Supervised clinical experience shall be:
a. In public health settings with individuals, families, and community.
b. Concurrent with or following acquisition of theoretical knowledge
prescribed by the curriculum.
c. A minimum of 90 hours in specific content areas as specified by the
California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).
d. A faculty member of the nursing program shall be responsible for coordinating
the students’ clinical experience and supervision.
4. Theoretical Content for the Public Health Nurse certificate shall include, but is not
limited to the following areas:
a. Physical, mental, and developmental assessment: child and adult.
b. Surveillance and epidemiology: chronic and communicable diseases.
c. Health promotion and disease prevention.
d. Multicultural nursing concepts.
SUBJECT: Public Health License
☒ Policy &
Procedure
or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure (only)
☐ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
☒ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Policy Number:
SH-005
PAGE: 1
OF:
3
Effective:
11/01/2022
MANUAL:
Reviewed
11/02/2022
e. Research methodology and statistics.
f. Health teaching concepts and strategies.
g. Population based practice: assessment and development of community.
h. Assessment of health needs of individuals and families, to include
environment and interventions across the lifespan.
i. Legal and health care financing issues.
j. Family violence, e.g., child, adult, domestic, elder abuse, etc., prevention,
detection, intervention, treatment, and California reporting requirements.
• Training shall be at least seven (7) hours in length and
shall be acquired through a baccalaureate nursing
program or a specialized public health nursing program.
• Content to include Prevention, Detection, Intervention,
Treatment, and California reporting requirements.
k. Case management/care coordination.
l. Emergency preparedness and response
II Procedure:
1. Procedure for students graduating from CSULB with a BS in Nursing after completion
of the approved Community Health Nursing Course with lab and license, in active
status, to practice as a registered nurse in California.
a. Obtain the “Application for California Public Health Nurse Certificate” form and
the “Request for Transcript Public Health Nurse Certification” form online from
the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) at General Instructions and
Application Requirements for Public Health Nurse (PHN) Certification
b. Complete the application and transcript request and mail the application form
along with the required fee directly to the BRN.
• In the section asking for the name and address of the school where you
completed your Community Health nursing course, enter “same as
above”, where you entered the address for CSULB as institution for
your baccalaureate or master’s degree.
• In the section asking for verification the Child Abuse/Neglect Training,
enter CSULB as the CE Provider/School; for the course name and
number write BSN degree; and leave the hours blank.
c. Students will request an official transcript from CSULB
d. Students will need to:
• Submit to the School of Nursing (SON) office:
1. Request an Official Transcript (sealed) from Enrollment Services
after the BSN degree has been recorded.
2. Turn in the transcript to the SON with their name printed on the
front of the envelope.
3. Completed BRN form “Request for Transcript Public Health Nurse
Certification.”
4. Designated staff member will attach the BRN Request for
Transcript to the sealed university transcript. The BRN Request for
Transcript and the sealed university transcript will be mailed to
the BRN
2. Information regarding response time for the BRN and the responsibilities can be
located within the California Code of Regulations. Students will hear back directly from
the BRN, not the SON.
References:
California Board of Registered Nursing
Nursing Practice Act Title 16 California Code of Regulations
California Code of Regulations 16 CCR 1491 Qualifications and Requirements
SUBJECT: Readmission into the
Undergraduate Nursing Program
☐ Policy &
Procedure or
☒ Policy (only)
☐ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
Policy
Number:
FH-023/SH-023
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☐ Accreditation Requirement
☒ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
PAGE: 1
OF: 2
EFFECTIVE:
06/5/2023
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed 4/6/23
Purpose: To provide guidelines for returning students who have an approved leave of absence, have withdrawn
from a course, or who failed a course and desire to repeat it a second time after completing their student
success/performance plan.
Policy:
1. Students seeking re-entry and continuation in the Nursing Program will be placed on a space available basis. The waiting
list and vacancies for each level will be monitored by the Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Program.
2. Students will be ranked for re-entry according to the following selection criteria in the order shown:
a. Students who have been deployed for active military service.
b. Students who have been waitlisted for one semester or more due to lack of space.
c. Students who withdrew for other approved reasons (e.g. medical, financial, etc.). See University Handbook on
the limits for withdrawal
d. Students who have completed their student success/performance plan after failing a course.
e. Students who have equal ranking for re-entry will be selected according to their original ranking at the time of
admission.
f. Students will be placed on a space available basis.
i. NRSG200: If possible, spaces will be reserved in the next admitted cohort to accommodate students
awaiting re-entry into NRSG200.
Procedure
1. Students must complete the Re-Entry Request Form no later than the last date of the semester prior to the semester
of Re-Entry:
a. For Fall Re-Entry:
Complete form and e-mail to: nursin[email protected] by the last date of the Spring semester.
b. For Spring Re-Entry:
Complete form and e-mail to: nursin[email protected] by the last date of the Fall semester.
c. If confirmation of receipt of Re-Entry form is not received by student within 2 weeks of submission, the
student may e-mail the Undergraduate Director for follow up.
d. The request must include full name, student ID number, current address, telephone number, email, and the
name/number of the class for which re-entry is requested.
2. Students who have been approved for re-entry will be notified by their CSULB email.
3. Students must confirm their intention to accept this placement within 10 business days of notification. If no
notification is received within that time, the next student on the list will be notified.
4. Students who are selected but choose not to re-enter in the semester indicated must submit another Re-Entry
Request Form in order to be put back on the re-entry list (see #3 above for deadlines).
5. Students (with the exception of NRSG200 re-entry) who have been out of rotation from the Nursing Program for
more than one semester, with an authorized leave of absence or due to lack of space availability, must meet the
minimum skills competencies from all prior clinical courses to be eligible for re-entry into the program.
a. Student must register for a one unit Independent Study NRSG490 course.
b. Meet with the faculty assigned to the course to develop the objectives and goals of the course that will verify
skills competencies.
c. A written course contract and University paperwork for the Independent Study course will be completed and
submitted according to University Policy. Contract should include a time line for completion and be signed by
the student and faculty.
d. Competencies may include demonstration of: physical assessment skills, medication administration,
medication math calculations, skills specific to specialty courses, and didactic knowledge. This list is not
exclusive and other competencies may be deemed necessary by the faculty.
e. It is the student’s responsibility to coordinate with the assigned faculty and complete the course contract in
the specified time frame.
f. Upon completion of the course contract, the faculty member will notify the Assistant Director of the
Undergraduate Programs as to whether the competencies have been verified at a satisfactory level. The
readmission process is to be as following:
g. The student must submit in writing a letter to request re-entry to the Nursing Program.
h. Upon receipt, the Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Programs will then place the student on the list.
The student will not be placed on the list until the N490 course has satisfactorily been completed.
i. Admission is on a space available basis subject to the ranking as specified above.
References:
Dropping and Withdrawing: https://www.csulb.edu/student-records/dropping-and-withdrawing
Educational Leave: http://www.csulb.edu/academic-senate/policy-statement-84-06-educational-leave
Independent Studies Courses: http://www.csulb.edu/academic-senate/policy-statement-08-08-independent-
studies-courses%C2%A0supersedes-apl-76-26-and-ps-83-05
Bob Murphy Access Center (BMAC): http://web.csulb.edu/divisions/students/dss/
Request for Re-Entry Form
Name (please list all names used):
Student ID #: Phone:
Email: CSULB e-mail
Re-Entry Request:
Course Number Exited (ex. 200, 250, etc
Semester/year when Exited
Previous Cohort Code (e.g. 1224T):
Reason for Exiting Nursing Program (please circle):
Academic Medical Leave Educational Leave Other
**Please Give Specifics:
Did you receive an Academic or Clinical Student Success/Performance Plan for the course that you will be re-entering? Y
N
If yes, which Faculty Member initiated your Academic or Clinical Performance Plan:
Please attach a copy of the plan to this form.
Have you previously applied for re-entry to the Program: Y N
If Yes, List Courses you have repeated (and the number of times per course):
Additional Comments:
POLICY: Until you have submitted a copy of your Performance Plan, a copy of your unofficial transcript to this form (can be
printed off MyCSULB), and have met with the Student Success Coordinator you may not request to be re-admitted (exceptions:
Medical or Educational Leave).
NO RE-ENTRY REQUESTS ARE GUARANTEED –
Permission to re-enter is dependent and determined on space available basis as outlined in the School of Nursing Re-Entry
Policy.
SUBJECT: Reporting Patient Safety Events
During Clinical Rotations (Incident
reporting)
☒ Policy &
☐ University Policy Reference
Policy
Number:
FH-024/SH-024
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
PAGE: 1
OF: 2
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed 11/02/2022
Purpose: To provide guidelines for faculty and students related to patient safety events that
occur during clinical rotation time.
I.Policy:
1. A reportable occurrence in a clinical setting involving a student and a patient is defined as a
situation that resulted in, or had the potential to result in, a threat to the patient’s health
and well-being. Examples of such threats include, but are not limited to:
a. Death
b. Injury
c. Loss
d. Abuse/maltreatment (physical, sexual, and/or emotional)
e. Neglect
f. Contamination
g. Medication error
h. Misappropriation of property
2. The student is required to report all such incidents to their clinical instructor as close to
the event occurring as possible.
3. The student, in collaboration with the instructor, shall complete the required
documentation at the clinical facility.
a. Future meetings to debrief the event may be required by the facility.
b. These meetings may be required to occur during times other than designated
clinical hours.
4. If the violation is egregious, the student is to be sent home.
a. The instructor will contact the student after investigation has been conducted at
the facility.
II.Procedure:
1. Reporting
a. The student must report the incident to the CSULB clinical instructor in a
timely fashion.
• This is defined as immediately after the reportable occurrence is
discovered by the student or another individual.
b. The CSULB instructor and student will notify the Clinical Agency of the
incident.
2. Documentation
a. The student will accurately describe and document the events leading up
to and including the occurrence with as much detail as possible.
b. The CSULB instructor will supervise the completion of the Agency’s
reportable event occurrence document so that all pertinent data are
included.
References:
SON Progressive Disciplinary Action for Violations of Academic or Clinical Performance
Standards
SUBJECT: Request to Waive Class –
School of Nursing
☒
Policy
&
Procedure
☒ University Policy Reference
Policy
Number:
FH-025/SH-025
or ☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
☐ Policy (only) Reference or
☐ Procedure ☐ Accreditation Requirement
(only)
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
PAGE: 1
OF: 1
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed
11/02/2022
Purpose: To outline the School of Nursing Process to request waiver of a class.
I Policy:
1) The following are required from the student requesting a waiver to be submitted to the appropriate
SON Assistant Director (Graduate/Undergraduate):
a) Transcript from university where class was completed
b) Copy of the class syllabus that student believes meets the requirements of the class at CSULB
c) Copy of the CSULB class syllabus student requesting to be waived
d) Cover letter describing how the class taken at another university meets the CSULB course
student learning outcomes and expectations
2) The Assistant Director will forward the request and supporting documents to content expert
faculty for review and decision
3) CSULB faculty will either approve the waiver request or provide rationale for denial of request.
References:
University Policy: Credit by Examination and Substitution or Waiver of Course Requirement
SUBJECT: School of Nursing Ethical
Code of Conduct
☐ Policy &
Procedure or
☒ Policy (only)
☒ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
Policy
Number:
FH-026/SH-026
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☐ Accreditation Requirement
PAGE: 1
OF: 3
☒ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed
11/02/2022
Purpose: To define and identify the professional practice and ethical performance standards required
by the School of Nursing (SON).
I Policy:
1. Nursing is a professional discipline which requires high standards of performance and ethical
principles to assure quality patient care.
a. It is an expectation that the nursing students follow the same level of ethical standards
as the professional nurse.
2. The SON has the expectation that professional behaviors will be the standard of conduct while
on campus and while representing the SON at the clinical agencies.
3. It is expected that nursing students refrain from participating in deceptive, illegal, or unethical
activities as defined in the Board of Registered Nursing guidelines for practice.
a. Failure to meet these expectation places the patient, faculty and staff at risk.
4. Students are expected to adhere to the following Professional Standards:
a. National Student Nurses Association Student Code of Ethics
b. American Nurses Association Code of Ethics
c. Title 16: Board of Registered Nursing Article 4 Grounds for Discipline: Unprofessional
Conduct/Gross Negligence/Incompetence
5. Violations of any of these regulatory professional standards may lead to dismissal from the SON.
6. The following behaviors or conduct have been identified as violations of the School of Nursing
Ethical Code and are subject to review and potential dismissal from the School of Nursing:
a. Providing or receiving information during any examination (course or candidacy) and/or
use of unauthorized materials or information during any exam.
b. Stealing, buying, or obtaining by any means, all or part of any exam, project, or
assignment, administered or not administered, including the answers.
c. Committing threatening acts, omissions, or conduct which threaten or endanger the
safety, physical or mental health, or life of any person, whether intended or not.
d. Misappropriation, concealment, destruction, alteration, or falsification of any medical,
health, or university records of any person or knowingly reporting false (or not your own
assessment) patient data.
e. Falsification, fabrication, misrepresentation, or dishonesty in reporting laboratory
and/or research results.
f. Falsification, fabrication, misrepresentation, or dishonesty in reporting clinical and/or
academic materials/facts.
g. Alteration of grades or marks by the student in an effort to change the earned grade or
credit.
h. Alteration of academically related University or School forms or records or unauthorized
use of any such forms or records.
i. Unauthorized use for access of any medical health, or university records of any person-
see SON HIPAA violation policy.
j. Actual or threatened damage to or destruction of School/University property or
property of others, whether done intentionally or with reckless disregard.
k. Theft
l. Behaving in a way that is egregiously unprofessional after a written warning has been
given.
m. Failure by a student to report (to appropriate nursing faculty or administrator) known
acts listed as prohibited conduct.
n. Violation of the School of Nursing Social Media policy.
o. Plagiarism
i. Submission of plagiarized work defined as the representation of another’s work,
words, or ideas as one’s own. It includes the unacknowledged use of another
person’s idea.
ii. Submission as one’s own, in fulfillment of academic requirements, any work
(such as, but not limited to, report, term paper, essay, assignment, care plan)
prepared totally or in part by another.
iii. Submission of substantially the same work to satisfy requirements for one
course that were submitted to satisfy requirements of another course, without
permission of the instructor.
7. Civility is the responsibility of everyone who participates on the CSULB campus. Student
behavior is governed by University policies, including the CSULB Student Code of Conduct.
Examples of unacceptable/uncivil behaviors include but are not limited to:
a. Demeaning, belittling, or harassing others
b. Habitually interrupting as others speak
c. Not responding to official correspondence including letters, emails, or voice messages.
d. Deliberate damaging/breaking equipment, and/or misuse of supplies in teaching labs
and clinical settings
e. Rudeness, displays of temper, yelling or screaming at peers, faculty, support staff.
f. Disrupting the classroom by habitually coming late, leaving early, holding side bar
conversations.
g. Student performance that places the self, staff, or patients at risk.
h. Failure to comply with the lawful directives of the authorized School of
Nursing/University official or instructors
II Procedure
1. The faculty will follow the SON Progressive Disciplinary Action for Violations of Academic or
Clinical Performance Standards Policy when deviations from the ethical code and
performance standards of the University are violated.
b. Investigation by the SON administration, Clinical Agency administration, and/or
University may be warranted.
c. Notification of SON administration (Assistant Director of Program) and Lead Faculty, as
necessary should occur as close to the event(s) as possible to determine the action that
is safest and most effective in remediating the student’s behavior.
References:
ANA Code of Conduct (2015)
National Student Nurses’ Association Code of Ethics (2020)c
Title 16: Board of Registered Nursing Article 4 Grounds for Discipline: Unprofessional Conduct/Gross
Negligence/Incompetence
SON HIPAA Policy
SON Social Media Policy
SON Progressive Disciplinary Action for Violations of Academic or Clinical Performance Standards
CSULB Principles of Shared Community: Civility and Acts of Violence
CSULB Academic Integrity
CSULB Cheating and Plagiarism
CSULB Standards for Student Conduct 2021-2022
CSULB Campus Civility and the Disruption of Learning Guide
SUBJECT: Social Media Policy
☒ Policy &
☒ University Policy Reference
Policy
Number:
FH-027/SH-027
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☐ College of Health and Human Services Policy
Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
PAGE: 1
OF: 4
☐ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
Effective :
11/01/2022
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Reviewed 11/02/2022
Purpose: To define appropriate use of social media, in accordance with the School of Nursing and
University policies. On a professional level, social media has many benefits, including promotion of the
profession, sharing of information regarding better health and healthcare, and the exchange of ideas
regarding health- and healthcare-related issues. Just remember that nurses’ primary responsibility is to
their patients and the protection of their health. The use of social media should be to enhance the role
of nursing in the community, among friends, and to the public.
Background: The California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) School of Nursing (SON) supports the
use of social media to reach audiences important to the University such as students, prospective
students, faculty, and staff. The University presence or participation on social media sites is guided by
university policy (Executive Order 999: Acceptable Use of CSULB Electronic Communications Systems
and Services). This policy applies to School of Nursing students who engage in internet conversations for
SON-related purposes or SON-related activities such as interactions in or about clinical or didactic course
activities. Distribution of sensitive and confidential information is protected under HIPAA and FERPA
whether discussed through traditional communication channels or through social media.
1. General Information
a. Social media is defined as mechanisms for communication designed to be disseminated
through social interaction, created using highly accessible and scalable publishing
techniques. Examples include but are not limited to LinkedIn Wikipedia, Second Life,
Flickr, blogs, podcasts, RSS feeds, Allnurses.com Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat
and YouTube.
b. While this policy may need to be modified as new technologies and social networking
tools emerge, the spirit of the new policy will remain the protection of sensitive and
confidential information. Social media often spans traditional boundaries between
professional and personal relationships and thus takes additional vigilance to make sure
that one is protecting personal, professional, and university reputations. Students will
want to represent the University and the SON in a responsible, accurate, and legal
manner while protecting the brand and reputation of the institution.
c. When publishing information on social media sites, students must remain aware that
information may be available for anyone to see and can be traced back to an individual.
Since social media typically enables reposting and comments by an audience, the
original poster will have less control about how material will be used by others. As one
person remarked, “If you wouldn’t put it on a flyer, carve it into cement in the quad, or
want it published on the front of the Wall Street Journal, don’t broadcast it via social
media channels.”
d. There is no such thing as a “private” social media site. Search engines can turn up posts
years after the publication date, even if the post has been deleted. Comments can be
forwarded or copied. Online posts live forever: archival systems save information,
including deleted postings.
I Policy:
1. Be aware of your association with CSULB in online social networks. If you identify yourself as a
student, ensure your profile and related content are consistent with CSULB policy and with how
you wish to present yourself to colleagues, clients, and potential employers.
a. Identify your views as your own. When posting your point of view, you should neither
claim nor imply you are speaking on CSULB’s behalf, unless you are authorized to do so
in writing.
2. Protect confidential, sensitive, and proprietary information:
a. Never transmit or place online individually identifiable patient information.
b. Do not post confidential or proprietary information about the University, faculty, staff,
students, clinical facilities, patients/clients, or others with whom one has contact in the
role of a CSULB School of Nursing student.
3. Respect copyright and fair use.
a. When posting, be mindful of the copyright and intellectual property rights of others and
of the university.
b. For guidance, visit the University’s Libraries site or seek consultation through the
Copyright Office, Libraries.
c. Do not use CSULB or School of Nursing marks, such as logos and graphics, on personal
social media sites.
d. Do not use CSULB’s name to promote a product, cause, political party, or candidate.
e. Do not use the CSULB name as part of the title of any social media site as it is against
University regulations.
f. Use of the School of Nursing marks (logos and graphics) for University-sanctioned events
must be approved (posters, flyers, postings) by administration.
4. During clinical, it is expected that use of phones and other devices employed for social media
will be used only as authorized by faculty. It is expected cell phones be silenced during clinical
hours and not be used at all in patient care areas.
5. Never take pictures in patient care areas or other areas where patient/client care activities take
place, including community health agencies and client homes.
a. No personal phone conversations, texting, or other personal uses are allowed at any
time while in patient/client areas or in the classroom. If the student needs to respond to
an emergency text or phone call during class, the student is asked to leave the
classroom and respond as deemed necessary.
6. Use of computers (phones, tablets, etc.) during class shall be restricted to notetaking and
classroom activities. Other use is distracting for not only the student involved in the activity but
those in the immediate area/vicinity.
7. No student shall videotape professors or fellow students for personal or social media use
without the express written permission of the faculty or fellow student. At NO time shall
patients/clients be videotaped or photographed without written permission of the
patient/client and of the facility.
8. HIPAA guidelines must be followed at all times. Never share or post information gained through
the nurse-patient relationship. Identifiable information concerning clients/clinical rotations
must not be posted in any online forum or web page.
9. Ultimately, the student has sole responsibility for his/her post. Be smart about protecting
yourself, your and others’ privacy, and confidential information.
II Procedure:
1. Think twice before posting.
a. If you feel angry or passionate about a subject, it’s wise to delay posting until you are
calm and clearheaded.
b. If you are unsure about posting something or responding to a comment, ask your
faculty.
c. If you are about to publish something that makes you even the slightest bit uncertain,
review the suggestions in this policy and seek guidance.
2. Don’t refer to patients in a disparaging manner, even if they’re not identified.
3. Avoid connecting with patients or former patients via social media.
4. Don’t post inappropriate photos or negative comments about your workplace, colleagues, or
employers.
5. Future employers and the public hold nurses to a high standard of behavior. By identifying
yourself as a CSULB student through postings and personal web pages, you are connected to
your colleagues, clinical agencies, and even clients/patents.
a. Ensure that content associated with you is consistent with your professional goals.
6. Respect your audience and be aware of who has access to your social media posting.
7. Adhere to all applicable university privacy and confidentiality policies.
8. You are legally liable for what you post on your own site and on the sites of others. Individual
bloggers have been held liable for commentary deemed to be proprietary, copyrighted,
defamatory, libelous, or obscene (as defined by the courts).
9. Employers are increasingly conducting web searches on job candidates before extending offers.
Be sure that what you post today will not come back to haunt you.
10. Monitor comments. You can set up your site so that you can review and approve comments
before they appear. This allows you to respond in a timely way to comments. It also allows you
to delete spam comments and to block any individuals who repeatedly post offensive or
frivolous comments.
11. Don’t use ethnic slurs personal insults, obscenity, pornographic images, or engage in any
conduct that would not be acceptable in the professional workplace.
12. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the terms of this policy.
III Consequences:
1. Violations of patient/client privacy with an electronic device will be subject to HIPAA
procedures/guidelines and consequences.
2. Students who share confidential or unprofessional information do so at the risk of disciplinary
action including failure in a course and/or dismissal from the program.
3. Improper use of social media by nurses may violate state and federal laws established to protect
patient privacy and confidentiality. Each student is legally responsible for individual postings and
may be subject to liability if individual postings are found defamatory, harassing, or in violation
of any other applicable law. This could include civil and/or criminal penalties, including fines and
possible jail time, and/or be found personally liable and be individually sued for defamation,
invasion of privacy, or harassment.
4. Students may also be liable if individual postings include confidential or copyrighted information
(music, videos, text, etc.).
References:
NCSBN – Nurses’ Guide to the Use of Social Media
American Nurses Association Social Media Guidelines
American Nurse Today: “Social media missteps could put your license at risk”
University Copyright and Fair Usage Policy
Purpose: To provide guidelines for handling a student health/safety incident while in the clinical agency
setting.
I Policy:
1. An untoward health or safety incident is defined as an injury, accident, contamination, or loss involving a
nursing student that occurred during the student’s clinical practicum that is not consistent with routine
activities.
2. The student must report all such incidents immediately after the occurrence to his/her clinical instructor
and the clinical Agency.
3. The student must complete the required paperwork in collaboration with his/her clinical instructor in a
timely fashion as identified by the clinical facility.
a. Paperwork at the facility
b. Paperwork at CSULB
4. California state required documents must be filed with the CSULB Worker’s Compensation Specialist
within 24 hours of the event occurrence.
II Procedure:
1. The Agency will direct the student, based on the urgency of the incident, as to whether the student is to
be seen by their facility or to be referred to seek care at one of the CSULB designated facilities for
treatment (See step 5).
2. The CSULB instructor will report the incident to the following individuals at CSULB:
a. The Director of the School of Nursing at (562) 985-4582 or designee and
b. The CSULB Worker’s Compensation Specialist, Cheryl Velasco, at (562) 985-2366.
• If the incident occurs on an evening or weekend, leave a message and FAX or email forms to 562-985-
7180 or Cheryl.Velasco@csulb.edu.
• The paperwork must be filed within 24 hours. All clinical instructors must carry the web link to access
the forms as needed.
3. If capable, the student is to accurately document and describe the events leading up to the incident with
assistance from the CSULB Instructor to ensure that all pertinent data are detailed and included.
SUBJECT: Student Health or Safety Clinical Incident
Policy and Procedure
☒ Policy & Procedure
or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure (only)
☒ University Policy Reference
☐ College of Health and Human Services
Policy Reference
☐ Accreditation Requirement
☐ Board of Registered Nursing
Requirement
Policy Number: FH-
030/SH30
SH-005
PAGE: 94 of 3
EFFECTIVE:
05/31/2020
MANUAL:
Reviewed:
12/15/2022
• If the student does not wish to file a Worker’s Comp Claim, the faculty will complete the Accident
Investigation Report.
• If the student wishes to file a Worker’s Comp Claim, the student completes the Worker’s Comp Claim
Form DWC1 and Authorization for Medical Treatment
1. The faculty completes the Agency Supervisor’s Review form.
2. Note that on the form the student is the employee, the employer is CSULB (do not complete this
section), and the clinical instructor is the supervisor.
4. If the injury is life threatening, they must seek out treatment at the facility until they can be stabilized or
transferred.
5. If the injury does not require emergency assistance but does require medical attention, the injured student
can either:
a. Seek care from their own physician or student health center (if not filing Worker’s Comp Claim)
b. Seek care from one of the following treatment facilities (if filing Worker’s Comp Claim):
• Memorial Occupational Medical Services Long Beach or Kaiser On-The-Job if during weekday hours
• Los Alamitos Medical Center Emergency Room if during times when Memorial Occupational Services
or Kaiser On-The-Job are closed.
• If the student requests to see his/her own physician, the student must sign the form agreeing to follow
the Worker’s Compensation Guidelines.
6. The forms listed in #3.ii and the Supervisors Review form must be delivered or Faxed to the CSULB Worker’s
Compensation Specialist by the student and instructor. The clinical instructor will be responsible for following
up to see that the official documents were delivered.
7. If the clinical agency allows, get a copy of their required documentation. Submit two copies of it and
Supervisors Review form for placement in a confidential envelope. One envelope is to be placed in the
student’s School of Nursing file and one is to be given to the Director of the CSULB School of Nursing.
8. The incident reports will be reviewed by the Director of the School of Nursing, the clinical instructor, and
other key nursing faculty. The report will be kept confidential. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss
whether the situation may result in risk or liability to the University or the School of Nursing, and to identify
any potential patterns of at-risk behavior(s) that need to be addressed to prevent further incidents if possible.
9. If the student’s injury requires missed clinical time, the student must submit a medical release from a
physician prior to returning.
a) Missed clinical hours are to be made up as determined by the clinical instructor per the policy of the
School of Nursing.
b) If the student is deemed to not be able to meet the objectives of the course, University policy will be
followed as to a request for a medical withdrawal or the issuance of an incomplete or failing grade for the
course
References:
University Workers’ Compensation Guide for Managers and Supervisors
Workers’ Compensation Forms
University Procedures for Workers’ Compensation
SUBJECT: Undergraduate Admissions
☒ Policy &
Procedure or
☐ Policy (only)
or
☐ Procedure
(only)
☒ University Policy Reference
☒ College of Health and Human Services Policy Reference
☒ Accreditation Requirement
Policy
Number:
FH-032
SH-032
PAGE: 1
OF: 9
☒ Board of Registered Nursing Requirement
EFFECTIVE:
MANUAL:
Faculty/Student
Purpose: To establish the process of admissions to the CSULB School of Nursing Program.
I.
Policy:
1. Background: The Undergraduate Nursing Program at California State University, Long
Beach is an impacted program and is governed by specific admission criteria set forth by
the University. Detailed information on campus and program impaction will be available
at http://www2.calstate.edu/attend/impaction-at-the-csu.
2. Admission criteria are posted on the Admissions website
a. Substantive changes to the admissions criteria must be approved by the
Chancellor’s office
3. Ways in which the Admission criteria are operationalized are described in the SON
Application packet, that is available on the SON website, at information sessions, and in
the nursing office.
4. Pre-nursing is not a declared major, but only a student tracking system. Therefore, the
SON is not held to criteria in place when students declare themselves as Pre-Nursing.
5. Changes in admission criteria and/or their interpretation in the Application Packet must
be approved by faculty vote as described in the SON Bylaws. Any changes must also be
approved by the Chancellor’s Office.
a. Responsibility for review of admission criteria and procedures shall be assigned
to the Student Support and Development Committee.
b. Applicants will be admitted twice a year.
c. California residents are given priority over all applicants.
II.
Procedure:
1. Preparatory Procedures
a. Notification of changes in Admission Criteria or Procedures
• Student Support and Development Admissions Coordinator will
communicate such changes in writing to all required departments
(University Outreach and Academic Counseling)
b. Admission procedures are managed with the support of an Admissions database
program using Access Database Software
2. Prerequisite Courses
a. Natural Sciences: All natural science course must have been taken within the last
five (5) years
• Human Physiology (BIOL 207): lecture and lab – 4 semester units
minimum
• Human Anatomy (BIOL 208): lecture and lab – 4 semester units
minimum
• Microbiology (MICR 200 or BIOL 201): lecture and lab – 4 semester
units minimum
• Chemistry (CHEM 104 or an equivalent 4- to 5-unit integrated
chemistry course with a lab is preferred. This course must cover general
chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry). A 4- to 5- or 6- to 10-
quarter-unit general chemistry course, with is either an inorganic,
organic or biochemistry course, if an in-class lab was also taken with it.
A preparatory chemistry course is not acceptable.
b. General Education Courses (applicants only need one from each category. The
first GE course taken which fulfills a GE category requirement will be used for the
Pre-Nursing GPA calculation)
• Statistics: STAT 108 or 118
• Oral Communication: COMM 110, 130, 132
• College Composition: AFRS 100, ASAM 100, CHLS 104, ENGL 100
• Critical Thinking: ASAM/AST 190, AFRA 150, CECS 100, COMM 131,
CWL 161, ETEC 171, ENGL 102, HIST 101, IS 100, JOUR 160, LST 111,
LING 100, PHIL 170, IOSC 105, PSY 130, SCED 100, UHP 100.
c. Grades on all prerequisite course must be a B or higher (a grade of C will not be
accepted). To apply to the SON program, you must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
in the Natural Sciences and General Education prerequisite courses.
• However, a science GPA of 3.0 is not competitive as the average science
GPA of admitted students is approximately 3.95)
d. Repeated Courses: if a course is repeated, the first passing grade is the one used
to calculate the GPA, as stated in the University Catalog. CSULB does not allow
students to repeat any courses for which they have earned a “C” or better.
e. Repeat/Delete: With a grade of “D”, “F” or “WU” obtained at another
institution, a student may repeat a course once at CSULB. If the student has
received a grade of “D”, “F” or “WU” at CSULB, the student may repeat as
described below:
• Although the first grade will remain on the student’s permanent record,
only the grade and grade points of the repeated course on the second
attempt will count toward the grade point averages and units earned,
provided the second grade was A, B, C, or CR.
• If the second grade was D, F, or WU, then both grades will count
toward the relevant grade point averages (i.e., grades averaged), and
the attempt will count toward the limits for grades averaged.
• Repeat/Delete is not available to students seeking a second Bachelor’s
degree.
f. Co-Requisite Courses: Psychology 100 and Sociology 100 must be taken prior to
taking NRSG 250.
3. Test of Essential Assessment Skills (TEAS)
a. Student must take the TEAS prior to the application deadline.
b. There is no limit to the number of times the TEAS can be taken, but there must
be a minimum of thirty (30) days between test dates.
c. Students must pre-register for the TEAS
• This can be done online for any ATI-approved testing site
• Students must pay a fee for the cost of test administration
d. All student MUST include a test ID number, as well as a name on the test for
identification purposes using the computer-based testing program.
e. Scores will be available on the ATI website for students
• Results are available approximately three (3) working days after the
test.
• A copy of the results is attached to the application by SON
administrative staff
• Students are responsible for monitoring their scores on the ATI
website
• Student must contact ATI (atitesting.com) to ensure results are
forwarded to the CSULB SON.
4. Course Equivalency List
a. Equivalency lists for courses taken at California public colleges and universities
can be found at: assist.org
b. For courses taken at private institutions
• Equivalency lists will be updated regularly as needed by the Assistant
Director of the Undergraduate Program and the SON ad hoc committee
• If prerequisite courses are changed, a new list must be generated for
such courses
1. Revised course equivalency lists must be dated, and old lists saved
to prevent inaccuracy.
• Copies of the course equivalency list may not be given to prospective
applicants. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the courses
they take continue to be equivalent
5. Application Processing
a. Students will be requested to submit and official transcript with the application.
• CSULB students with greater than 90 units must file for a waiver from
the University for special permission.
b. Applications for the Fall semester must be received or postmarked by February
10th.
c. Applications for the Spring semester must be received or postmarked by
September 10th.
d. Late or incomplete applications will not be processed
• Applications will be notified they are not qualified because of late
submission or omission(s).
e. Application will be processed by administrative staff
f. The Admissions subcommittee of the Student Support and Development
Committee will verify data evaluations on 10% of applications each term. This
will be done through random case selection.
g. Each applicant will be verified for the following:
• Completion of required prerequisite courses and units, verified from
required transcripts submitted with the application.
• Age of course
1. GEs and Natural Science courses must be from within the past five
(5) years
2. Social science courses must be from the past 10 years.
• Equivalency of prerequisite courses
1. See above
2. Science courses not on the list require written verification from
the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Programs. This is the
responsibility of the applicant, as stated in the Application Packet.
3. Admissions subcommittee members may verify courses by phone
as necessary
h. See International Student Admissions Policy, and descriptions in the CSULB
catalog.
6. Calculated GPA in Prerequisite Courses
a. All prerequisite courses must be a “C” or better with an overall GPA of 3.25 or
better
b. Grades are to be calculated to three (3) points and rounded to the nearest 10
th
.
c. Is a student repeats a prerequisite course, the first passing grade will be used to
calculate the GPA
d. Transcripts and letters of equivalency must be submitted with the application in
order to calculate GPA
e. Application profile information shall be generated by the admissions coordinator
7. Selection Process
a. When all data have been entered into the Admissions Database, a total score on
a 10-point scale is automatically calculated
b. A personal profile will be developed for each applicant with points earned from:
• GPA in the Prerequisite sciences – 4 points maximum; 3.0 GPA
minimum required
• GPA in the Prerequisite GE courses – 2 points maximum
• Overall TEAS score – 2 points maximum
• TEAS Reading score – 2 points maximum; 70% minimum score required
• To help meet federal back-to-work mandates for veterans, veterans are
awarded and extra point upon submission of their DD214.
c. Applicants must also participate in a Communications Exercise. This exercise is
held approximately 30 days after the nursing application deadline.
• Interviews are conducted for 100 to 120 students
• Coordination of the interview process is done by the Student Support
and Development Committee.
d. Students are admitted each Fall and Spring, based on current program
development and community needs (commonly between 80 and 90 students)
• Students are ranked by total scores, from highest to lowest
• In the case of a tied score, students will be ranked for selection first
based on their Science GPA, then second by their Reading Score
e. Letters of reference and testimonials are not a factor in the application process.
Please do not submit these items
8. Alternate Selection
a. After fulfilling the available slots for admission, the next twenty (20) slots are
used for alternates, in order of ranking by total score. Alternates will be notified
at the same time as admitted students.
b. Alternates are admitted taking the place of admitted students who decide not to
accept admission
c. An alternate can also be admitted replacing a candidate who withdraws from the
program or drops out before the end of the first week of the semester.
d. Students reentering after failing NURS 200 are given priority for readmission if
their previous total score on the admission profile exceeds that of students on
the alternate list. If there is a tied score, ranking will be decided based on overall
GPA.
e. Following this period, alternates will no longer be considered for admission for
that semester. Alternates may reapply for admission to the SON for the following
semester. They will receive no special consideration but must again compete with
other applicants.
9. Notification of Admission Status
a. Students will be notified by the SON of their status by email by the fourth week
of April or November
10. Notification Process
a. All applicants will be notified by email of the status of their application. Letters
include
• Admission
• Alternates
• Non-admission, qualified
• Not qualified
b. Contract letters will be sent to applicants admitted to the program with
additional requirements for the background check, health documents,
prerequisites and other information. The letter will include the date and
information about New Student Orientation. The date of this orientation will be
established in coordination with the NRSG 200 faculty lead.
• Attendance at New Student Orientation is MANDATORY
c. Applications of those not qualified for admission will be listed on the admission
database as not qualified. Copies of the letter sent to each of these applicants
will be kept with the application and filed for statistical purposes. An
alphabetical list of these applicants, including the semester of application will be
maintained.
d. Applications of those qualified but not admitted will be kept on file for statistical
purposes. An alphabetical list of these applicants, including the semester of
application will be maintained.
e. All applications will be saved to an assigned file cabinet for a period of at least 2
years. This will allow for generation of statistics and provide a database for
research and accreditation reporting.
f. Applicants who are rejected for a GPA less than 3.0 and those who are deficient
in other required components, will receive a letter specifying reasons for
rejection.
g. Students must meet the University Admission Criteria before final acceptance
into the program
11. Reapplication
a. Students who applied previously but were not admitted to the program may
reapply one time.
b. A new application must be submitted. The initial application will be retained in
the SON for one year and will be attached to the new applications
• The student should submit any new transcripts
• It is the student’s responsibility to inform the SON that they are
reapplying
12. Basic Admission Policy and Procedures Review
a. The above policy and procedures will be reviewed by the SON Admissions
Coordinator and the Student Support and Development Committee annually.
b. Proposed policy and procedure changes will be presented at a SON faculty
meeting for discussion and resolution
c. Approved changes will be reflected in revised and dated policies and procedures
d. Reviews and/or revisions will be signed and dated by the Student Support and
Development Committee.
13. Course of Study
a. The following chart lists the current roadmap of completion for nursing students
Nine-Semester plan to complete the BS in Nursing – Basic (NRSGBS01)
Revised Fall 2021 – 120 units
California State University, Long Beach School of Nursing
Nine-Semester plan to complete the BS in Nursing – Basic (NRSGBS01)Revised
120 units
Semester One
Semester Two
Course
Units
Course
Units
Composition (GE, Cat.
3
Oral Communication (GE,
3
A2) Stats 108 (GE, Cat.
3
Cat. A1)Critical thinking
3
B4) Sociology 100 (GE,
3
(GE, Cat. A3) Chemistry 140
5
Cat. D3)GE course
3
(GE, Cat. B1) Psychology
3
(Cat. C1)
100
Total units
12
Total units
14
Cumulative units 26
Semester Three
Semester Four
Course
Units
Course
Units
Biology 207 Physiology (GE, Cat. B2)
4
Biology 201 Microbiology
4
Biology 208 Anatomy (GE, Cat. B3)
4
GE course (Cat. C3)
3
GE course (Cat. D1)
3
GE course (Cat. D2)
3
GE course (Cat. C2)
3
Total units
14
Total units
10
Cumulative units 50
**Students must be officially admitted to the School of Nursing before enrolling in Nursingcourses. Once admitted to the School of
Nursing, students must attend full time.
Semester Five
Semester Six
Course
Units
Course
Units
NRSG 200 (GE, Cat. E)
NRSG 302
NRSG 305 GE, UD Cat.
C
6
3
3
NRSG 250
NRSG 312
GERN 400 (GE, UD Cat. D)
6
3
3
Total units
12
Total units
12
Cumulative units 77
Semester Seven
Semester Eight
Course
Units
Course
Units
NRSG 331
NRSG 341
NRSG 450 (GE, UD Cat. B)
6
6
3
NRSG 351
NRSG 361
NRSG 456
6
6
3
Total units
15
Total units
15
Cumulative units 107
Semester Nine
Course
Units
NRSG 402 (GE, Cat. D3)
NRSG 454
NRSG 458
6
6
1
Total units
13
Cumulative units 120
References:
University Admission Criteria
http://www2.calstate.edu/attend/impaction-at-the-csu.
Admissions website
Assist.org
SON website
University Catalog
RN-BSN Program RoadmapSample Plan
RN-BSN Program
RoadmapSample Plan
Semester 1
Course
Units
Pathophysiology for Nurses
NRSG 305
3
Dimensions of Professional Nursing
NRSG 309
2
Health Assessment
NRSG 312
3
Semester 2
Course
Units
Community Health Nursing (Certified GE-D)
NRSG 402
6
Healthcare Delivery Systems and
NursingLeadership
NRSG 456
3
Semester 3
Course
Units
Introduction to Nursing Research (Certified
GE-B)
NRSG 450
3
Professional Nursing Practice Preceptorship***
NRSG454
6
Upper Division GE
3
Total Units
29 units
STUDENT HANDBOOK 2023
Possible CSULB Upper Division Units Awarded
forPrior Learning (NCLEX). Note: Additional GE
courses may be needed to complete 50 units. The
number of units that can be awarded based on
NCLEX may be
adjusted down depending on the transfer pattern
of ADN units.
Up to 21
*A grade of C or better in a Writing Intensive Course fulfils the GWAR.
**See GWAR pathways: Https://www.csulb.edu/academic-advising-at-csulb/graduation- writing-
assessment-requirement-gwar
Units transferred from community college
70
CSULB Nursing Major Units
26
CSU Upper Division General Education Units
3
Possible CSU Units Awarded for
PriorLearning (NCLEX)
Up to 21
Total Baccalaureate Degree Units:
120