Code Of Good Practice
According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2016), based on the Association of Specialized & Professional Accreditors (ASPA) Code of Good Practice, an accrediting organization follows its goals, missions, objectives, and operation in an honest method. An accredited organization also respects institutional independence, upholds a comprehensive standpoint as the foundation for decision making, emphasizes approval reviews to develop competence and knowledge, and has the means to confirm all provided experience and expertise staff members. Santa Ana College (SAC) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program is approved by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) as well as the California Board of Registered
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Nursing (BRN).
Since SAC is approved by the BRN, they do follow set rules per BRN.
An example provided by SAC is that if a prospective student received a letter from the BRN regarding board requirements, the Health Sciences/Nursing Office will need to be contacted to schedule a meeting to discuss procedures. Prospective students who needs OBGYN/Psych clinical will not be allowed in the program if content part of course is not required. For Med/Surgical courses, students will need to take the entire nursing program regardless what is needed by the student (Santa Ana College, 2016).
As part of the SAC nursing program guide book, SAC reiterated that all staff and nursing students must adhere to the code of conduct. Part of this code of conduct is that all nursing faculty, students, and entire institution will follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 guidelines. Any violations of patient confidentiality is not only a violation of school code of conduct but also a violation of federal law which can then result in legal issues for nursing staff, student, and school (Santa Ana College, 2016).
For SAC, they do provide the nursing program handbook which has all the policy and procedure that is being followed by nursing faculty. It is readily available on the SAC
website.
Attendance procedure with the SAC nursing program states that for theory class, nursing student will be dropped if there is more than 10% of absences from scheduled classes. For the clinical portion, if the student has more than 24 of absence in the entire semester. Nursing students are expected to notify their instructor prior to absence. Course instructor is to evaluate “excessive” absences and will decide according to the college’s policy and procedure. Make up sessions can be arranged with course instructor in advance (Santa Ana College, 2016).
If a student fails any class will need to meet with SAC Director of Nursing (DON) within 60 business days of receipt of failure. The nursing student can only reenter the program after discussing issues with DON and completion of remediation program. If the student fails to meet with the DON and complete the remediation program in 1 year, the student will not be allowed in the program (Santa Ana College, 2016).
Nursing (BRN).
Since SAC is approved by the BRN, they do follow set rules per BRN.
An example provided by SAC is that if a prospective student received a letter from the BRN regarding board requirements, the Health Sciences/Nursing Office will need to be contacted to schedule a meeting to discuss procedures. Prospective students who needs OBGYN/Psych clinical will not be allowed in the program if content part of course is not required. For Med/Surgical courses, students will need to take the entire nursing program regardless what is needed by the student (Santa Ana College, 2016).
As part of the SAC nursing program guide book, SAC reiterated that all staff and nursing students must adhere to the code of conduct. Part of this code of conduct is that all nursing faculty, students, and entire institution will follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 guidelines. Any violations of patient confidentiality is not only a violation of school code of conduct but also a violation of federal law which can then result in legal issues for nursing staff, student, and school (Santa Ana College, 2016).
For SAC, they do provide the nursing program handbook which has all the policy and procedure that is being followed by nursing faculty. It is readily available on the SAC
website.
Attendance procedure with the SAC nursing program states that for theory class, nursing student will be dropped if there is more than 10% of absences from scheduled classes. For the clinical portion, if the student has more than 24 of absence in the entire semester. Nursing students are expected to notify their instructor prior to absence. Course instructor is to evaluate “excessive” absences and will decide according to the college’s policy and procedure. Make up sessions can be arranged with course instructor in advance (Santa Ana College, 2016).
If a student fails any class will need to meet with SAC Director of Nursing (DON) within 60 business days of receipt of failure. The nursing student can only reenter the program after discussing issues with DON and completion of remediation program. If the student fails to meet with the DON and complete the remediation program in 1 year, the student will not be allowed in the program (Santa Ana College, 2016).