Student's Name: Number - Louisiana Delta Community College

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SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES, NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATH

Division of Nursing and Allied Health

PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM




STUDENT HANDBOOK
2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS
|Organizational Chart |4 |
|Institutional Accreditation and History |5 |
|Curriculum |7 |
|Program Start Dates |8 |
|Program Textbooks |8 |
|Program Costs |8 |
|Core Performance Standards |10 |
|Program Philosophy |15 |
|Program Objectives |15 |
|Admissions Criteria |16 |
|Withdrawals, Re-Entry, and Disciplinary Guidelines |18 |
|Disciplinary Actions |19 |
|Course Repeat Guidelines |20 |
|Three Strike Rule |20 |
|Re-Admission and Advanced Standing Admissions |21 |
|Academic Progression Requirements |22 |
|Chain of Command |22 |
|Communication - Faculty/Student |23 |
|Advising - Faculty Appointments and Office Hours |23 |
|Communication Devices |23 |
|Drug And/Or Alcohol Testing Guidelines |23 |
|Retention and Progression Guidelines |25 |
|Progression Summary |27 |
|Attendance Guidelines |27 |
|Academic Honesty |29 |
|Grading |30 |
|Testing, Test Review, and Make-Up Guidelines |31 |
|Computer Skills - Minimal Recommendations |32 |
|Institutional Affiliations |33 |
|Preparation, Evaluation, and Error Reporting of Clinical |33 |
|Experience | |
|Remediation Guidelines for Didactic |36 |
|Remediation Guidelines for Clinical |37 |
|Attendance - Clinical/Lab/Simulation |37 |
|Health Requirements |38 |
|Uniform and Dress Code Guidelines |38 |
|Uniform and Dress Code Violation |41 |
|Skills Lab Guidelines |42 |
|Simulation Laboratory Guidelines |42 |
|Simulation Agreement with Guidelines, Confidentiality, and |43 |
|Photography | |
|Communicable Disease - Standard Precautions |44 |
|HIV Guidelines |45 |
|Hepatitis B Guidelines |46 |
|Infection Control Guidelines |47 |
|Handwashing Guidelines |47 |
|Needlesticks and Accidental Exposure Guidelines |47 |
|Latex Allergy Guidelines |48 |
|Health Insurance |48 |
|Student Records |49 |
|Confidentiality |49 |
|Equal Opportunity Statement |50 |
|Due Process for Academic Misconduct |50 |
|Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |50 |
|Pinning and Graduation |51 |
|General Requirements Expected of Students |52 |
|Classroom Safety Rules |53 |
|Financial Assistance |54 |
|CNA Certification |54 |
|Student Organizations |55 |
|Completion of Program and Application for Licensure |55 |
|LPN Scope of Practice |55 |
|Campus Locations and Contact Information |56 |
|Appendix of Forms |58 |
|Acknowledgment of Rules |59 |
|Student Complaints Form |60 |
|Medication List |61 |
|Crime/Child Maltreatment Convictions |62 |
|Substance Abuse Compliance Contract |63 |
|Student Report/Counseling Form |64 |
|Verbal Warning Documentation Form |65 |
|Written Warning Documentation Form |66 |
|Declaratory Statement |67 |
|Release of Information Form |68 |
|Clinical Facility Evaluation Form |69 |
|PN Degree Audit Form |70 |
|Remediation Contract |72 |
|Incomplete Grade Contract |73 |
|Grade Change/Correction Form |74 |
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LOUISIANA DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
School of Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Math
Division of Nursing and Allied Health
Practical Nursing Program


FACULTY
The nursing faculty at LDCC is committed to the academic, professional, and
personal growth of
students, and recognizes that students bring their own unique needs and
interests to the classroom. All
faculty possess nursing degrees with expertise in a variety of specialties.
The nursing faculty has a participative role. The faculty focuses on
advising, coaching, and facilitating students in problem solving. The
faculty incorporates a variety of teaching methodologies, for quality and
safety outcomes in the student/learner-centered curriculum.



|Dr. Robert Lindsay |Dean of Practical |rlindsay@ladelta.edu |
| |Nursing |318-397-9233 |
| | | |
|Shae Beard |Division Chair Practical|Jessicabeard1@ladelta.ed|
| |Nursing |u |
| |Winnsboro |318-397-6223 |
| |Program Coordinator | |
|Doris Williams |Program Coordinator |Doriswilliams3@ladelta.e|
| |West Monroe |du |
| | |318-397-6108 |
|Janet Putman |Program Coordinator |janetputman@ladelta.edu |
| |Lake Providence |318-231-5100 |
|Jana Kilbride |Program Coordinator |janakilbride@ladelta.edu|
| |Ruston | |
| | |318-497-6300 |
|Renee Martin |Program Coordinator |reneemartin1@ladelta.edu|
| |Tallulah | |
| | |318-474-5200 |
|** |Program Coordinator | |
| |Bastrop |318-974-7006 |










INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION
Louisiana Delta Community College is accredited by the Commission on
Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) to
award associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates. Contact the
Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097
or call 404-670-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Louisiana
Delta Community College.

HISTORY
Louisiana Delta Community College is an open-admissions college that offers
two-year degree programs, certificates, and courses for personal or
professional growth. Louisiana Delta Community College was created by the
Louisiana Legislature through Act 1369 of the 1997 Regular Session and Act
151 of the 1998 First Extraordinary Session in the area of the Monroe
Regional Planning and Economic Development District, an area in northeast
Louisiana covering the Mississippi Delta. The institution is managed by
the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) with Dr.
Barbara Hanson serving as Chancellor. Delta held its inaugural semester of
classes I Fall 2001.

Since it began offering classes in 2001,