Current contracts must be on file in ProjectConcert for students to attend a specified site for clinical practicum and residency courses.

Learning Resource Center (LRC)

Purpose / Goal:

The nursing skills/simulation LRC provides an environment for students to attain advanced practice nursing skills. Students are expected to be oriented to new skills, practice those skills and attain basic level of proficiency in performing those skills. Competency skills are required for the program and are listed in the specified course syllabi. LRC is an extension of student clinical experience and the academic curriculum. Student may be videotaped and/or audio taped for educational purposes to be used by School of Nursing faculty as a debriefing/teaching tool for individuals and groups. The primary goal of the LRC is for the student to become competent, safe, and efficient with entry level advanced practice nursing skills. Use of the LRC is optional for the Adult/Gerontology DNP students.

General LRC Rules:

Students not adhering to the LRC rules will be asked to leave. No food or drink in LRC

  • No children in LRC
  • No cell phones
  • Keep all lab rooms in order
  • Wear Student ID
  • Do not remove equipment from the LRC
  • Sign log sheet each time using LRC
  • Report malfunctioning equipment immediately to LRC personnel
  • Seek assistance with use of all mannequins.
  • Do not move or remove parts without help from nursing faculty
  • Do not use betadine on mannequins.
  • Notify LRC personnel as soon as possible for changes in scheduled appointment
  • Principles of infection control and safety stressed with all LRC procedures

Student Criminal Background Checks

Students are required to obtain an online criminal background check from American DataBank. The background check must be completed no later than established date of each ear. Students who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony should notify the Chair of the School of Nursing or the Kentucky Board of Nursing to obtain information concerning the Kentucky Board of Nursing's Guidelines for Review of Licensure Application Conviction Record (www.kbn.ky.gov).

Pregnancy

For the student's safety and the safety of the unborn child, please inform the clinical instructor if the student is pregnant or if the student thinks they may be pregnant. The student's pregnancy