Professional Graduate Nursing Student Academic Appeal and Grievance: Difference between revisions

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         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission,<br /> Progression, Graduation &amp; Scholarship Committee<br />Associate Dean for Academic Programs</div></td>
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Professional Graduate Nursing Program Admission,<br /> Progression, Graduation &amp; Scholarship Committee<br />Associate Dean for Academic Programs</div></td>
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                 <td>November, 2014</td>
                 <td>Revised: [[Professional Graduate Nursing Student Program Appeal and Grievance Policy version November 2014|November, 2014]]<br />Revised: May 2015</td>
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===Purpose:===
===Purpose:===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">To help professional students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, understand how University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing policies apply to public social media (including blogs, wikis, podcasts, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, social networks, social collaboration tools, text messages, etc.).</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">To help professional students at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, understand how University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing policies apply to appeals related to academic evaluation, discipline related to academic integrity and conduct and resolution of grievance reports.</p>


===Basis for Policy:===
===Basis for Policy:===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing approves using social media platforms-such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Flickr, or other social networks, social collaboration tools, text messages, etc. not in existence at the time this policy was implemented - as a communications platform to connect with students, colleagues, alumni and friends.  The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing support the social media policy outlined at http://wiki.unmc.edu/index.php?title=Social_Media</p>
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In accordance with Chapter 5 of the Bylaws of the Board of Regents and the ANA Code of Ethics and in order to insure the protection of students' rights, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has established procedures which must be followed for appeals of academic evaluations, discipline related to academic integrity and conduct and reports of grievances.</p>
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===Guidelines:  Note: <em>Now in UNMC Student Handbook 2014-2015 pg 66</em>===
===Guidelines:  Note: <em>Now in UNMC Student Handbook 2014-2015 pg 66</em>===
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Professional students should note that it is their responsibility to respect the highest level of privacy for patients, colleagues, and other members of the University community.  Disclosure and discussion of confidential information obtained from University records or any health care agency where student’s may be assigned; either during or after enrollment, is not permitted unless such disclosure is a normal requirement of the student’s courses and has been authorized.  </li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Professional students should note that it is their responsibility to respect the highest level of privacy for patients, colleagues, and other members of the University community.  Disclosure and discussion of confidential information obtained from University records or any health care agency where student’s may be assigned; either during or after enrollment, is not permitted unless such disclosure is a normal requirement of the student’s courses and has been authorized.  </li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">This policy applies to students outside of work hours, even while using personal accounts as use of public social media reflects responsibility as a member of the University of Nebraska College of Nursing. </li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">This policy applies to students outside of work hours, even while using personal accounts as use of public social media reflects responsibility as a member of the University of Nebraska College of Nursing. </li>
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===Academic Integrity and Professional Conduct:===
===Academic Integrity and Professional Conduct:===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The University of Nebraska Medical Center has established a policy on academic integrity and professional conduct. This policy may be found in the [https://catalog.unmc.edu/ UNMC Student Handbook].  All students in the Professional Graduate Nursing Program are expected to adhere scrupulously to this policy. Cheating, academic misconduct, fabrication, and plagiarism are viewed as serious matters and will lead to disciplinary action as described in the [https://catalog.unmc.edu/ UNMC Student Handbook] under Procedural Rules Relating to Student Discipline. Additional materials related to Responsible Conduct in Research can be found in the [https://catalog.unmc.edu/ UNMC Student Handbook].</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The University of Nebraska Medical Center has established a policy on academic integrity and professional conduct. This policy may be found in the [http://www.unmc.edu/studentservices/_documents/handbook.pdf UNMC Student Handbook].  All students in the Professional Graduate Nursing Program are expected to adhere scrupulously to this policy. Cheating, academic misconduct, fabrication, and plagiarism are viewed as serious matters and will lead to disciplinary action as described in the [http://www.unmc.edu/studentservices/_documents/handbook.pdf UNMC Student Handbook] under Procedural Rules Relating to Student Discipline. Additional materials related to Responsible Conduct in Research can be found in the [http://www.unmc.edu/studentservices/_documents/handbook.pdf UNMC Student Handbook].</p>

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