Written Reports are given to students as a notice of "needs to improve" whenever a student is not satisfactorily meeting any course behavioral objective, e.g., promptness, attendance, academic grades, clinical or lab problems, etc. The expectation is that written notice will result in improved student performance.

Students in the Associate Degree Nursing Program participate in their own clinical evaluation at the end of each course. Mid course evaluations are informal for students who are performing satisfactorily, but formal for students who hare areas which are not at a satisfactory level.

An informal evaluation may be an oral conference between teacher and student.

A formal evaluation involves a written evaluation as well as an oral conference between teacher and student.

A written, mid-course evaluation reviews the student's performance in the campus laboratory setting.

All end-of- course evaluations are formal and must be completed by the end of the first week of the next course. The objective of evaluation is self-growth and includes the determination of strengths and weaknesses and provision for guidance where indicated.

Clinical evaluation forms for each course reflect the specific behavioral objectives to accomplish in that course. At the end of a course, the course clinical evaluations will be written initially by the student, and then finalized jointly during a conference with the clinical instructor.

Students sign the clinical evaluation to indicate that they have read it. If the student disagrees with any statement in the evaluation, he/she may write an addendum or note of explanation on the evaluation form.

A satisfactory clinical rating will be given for clinical practice when the student demonstrates the knowledge, skill, and attitudes identified as being necessary and appropriate for a student at that level in the program. A satisfactory student requires an average amount of supervision. A student may receive must improve (MI) in areas of the evaluation indicating a need for attention and improvement and still receive an overall satisfactory clinical rating.

An overall marginal clinical rating will be given for clinical practice when the student does not demonstrate the knowledge, skill, and attitudes identified as being necessary and appropriate for a student at that level in the program. A marginal student requires more than average supervision. An overall marginal rating may be based on one overriding area of safety or on a group of behaviors that have been identified as "must improve".

At any time during a clinical rotation, if it becomes evident that a student is not meeting the expected clinical objectives, a mid-course evaluation will be done. A meeting with the Program Director will take place to discuss the problems and explore methods of correcting the student's deficiencies. A specific plan, which establishes a time frame for remediation, will be developed. If the student corrects the identified deficiencies within this time frame, his/her final clinical evaluation will reflect this progress. If the identified problems are not corrected, an overall clinical marginal rating will be given for the course.

Students who receive an overall clinical marginal evaluation must see the Program Director with the teacher of record. The objectives of the conference with the Program Director include:

Reassessment of the problem(s)

Discussion of methods for solving the problem(s) with a specific plan for correcting student's performance deficiencies.

Establishment of a time frame for remediation

Irrespective of the theory grade earned, the student's grade will not exceed a "C".

If recommended by the nursing faculty, the student may choose to transfer into the Vocational Nursing Program with a course of study specified for the individual student.

The student may withdraw from the nursing program.

Every opportunity is given to assist the student to bring clinical performance to a satisfactory level.

A second overall clinical marginal evaluation is equivalent to an unsatisfactory evaluation, and the student cannot continue in the Associate Degree Nursing Program. The student must see the Program Director. Options will be presented to the student at a conference with the Program Director, the teacher of record and the teaching team leader.