• Preparing for performance of necessary psychomotor skills and nursing tasks including preparation and administration of medications (drug cards), review of skills/procedures, etc.
• Students assigned to a practicum learning experience (i.e., affiliate agency, skills lab, clinical observation, etc.) who are deemed unprepared will be considered unsafe to practice and will be immediately removed from the client/practicum assignment. A Clinical Alert will be completed by faculty and the student will be assigned specific remediation activities that must be successfully completed by the stated deadline in order for the student to return to the practicum setting. This exclusion from a practicum assignment shall be considered an unexcused absence.

Any action or inaction which threatens client safety will be addressed as follows and in accordance with the Undergraduate Nursing Student Evaluation procedure:

• The student will be notified of the occurrence, will be immediately removed from the client assignment, and will be dismissed from the clinical area for the remainder of that day. The occurrence will be documented on the student's practicum evaluation tool as designated by the evaluation process.
• A second violation will necessitate a conference between the Director of Undergraduate Programs and the student. A warning of dismissal will be issued and the student will receive a failure for the day. Specific remediation activities may be assigned that must be successfully completed by the stated deadline in order for the student to return to the practicum setting. The occurrence will be documented on the student's evaluation tool as designated by the evaluation process.
• A third violation will result in immediate removal from the client assignment, dismissal from the clinical area, and a scheduled conference with the course faculty, clinical faculty, and Director for Undergraduate Programs, and may result in permanent dismissal from the School of Nursing.

Medication Error

A medication error is defined as any violation of the rights of medication administration in keeping with the clinical agency and SON guidelines. A medication error may be defined as medication given to a client with a known allergy to the medication, omission of a medication, the administration of a discontinued medication, duplication of a dose of medication, and/or the administration of incorrect medication, including intravenous solutions at the wrong flow rate. Upon discovering a medication error has occurred:

• 1. The student must immediately provide for the safety and well-being of the client.