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         <td align="center" colspan="2"><big>'''UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER<br />COLLEGE OF NURSING'''</big></td>
         <td align="center" colspan="2"><big>'''UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER<br />COLLEGE OF NURSING'''</big></td>
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         <td width="60%"><big>'''Professional Graduate Nursing Student Program Appeal and Grievance Policy'''</big></td>
         <td width="60%"><big>'''Professional Graduate Nursing Student Academic Appeals'''</big></td>
         <td width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''5.3.12'''</big></td>
         <td width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''5.3.12'''</big></td>
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         <td width="60%">Section 5.0 - Policy</td>
         <td width="60%">Section 5.0 - Student Policies</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: [[Professional Graduate Nursing Student Social Media Conduct and Discipline Policy version September 2013|September, 2013]]</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: [[Special:PermanentLink/12589|September 2013]]</td>
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         <td 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 Affairs Committee</div><br />Related documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">ANA Code of Ethics<br />Bylaws of BOR (chapter 5)<br />NU Student Code of Conduct<br />Appendix W Professional Graduate Nursing Program Academic Appeals </div></td>
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                 <td>November, 2014</td>
                 <td>Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12568|November 2014]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12570|May 2015]] <br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12572|May 2016]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13634|February 2019]] <br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/15603|March 2023]] ([[Special:Diff/13634/15603|changes]])<br />Revised: June 2024 ([[Special:Diff/15603/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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===Purpose:===
===Purpose===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">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;">The College of Nursing (CON) is committed to providing all students with a learning environment that is safe, inclusive, and supportive of academic success. Students have the right to appeal academic evaluations in cases in which a student can provide evidence the academic evaluation was prejudiced or capricious.</p>
 
===Basis for Policy:===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">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/Social_Media</p>
 
===Procedure:===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Students and faculty are referred to the UNMC Graduate Studies Bulletin sections Academic and Grade Appeals and Graduate Student Grievance Resolution Procedure and Appendix W in the College of Nursing Policy and Procedure Manual.<!-- <br/><br /> 
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===Guidelines:===
===Scope===
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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>
This policy applies to professional graduate students.  </p>
<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;">Students must demonstrate professional and ethical conduct in all relationships when using social media.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Computer and mobile devices must be encrypted and password protected.  Each student is responsible for ensuring they are in accordance with University of Nebraska Medical Center guidelines outlined at http://www.unmc.edu/its/mobile_devices.htm</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Students may not reveal patients' health information, pictures, video, recordings of any kind or describe patient care events, even if patient names or other identifying information are not used on or through public social media sites. </li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">All allegations of violations of the Professional Code of Conduct will be thoroughly and appropriately investigated, without exception, and corrective action will be taken, including academic disciplinary action which may result in dismissal.</li>
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===General Procedures for Student Discipline Actions:===
===Policy===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">In accordance with Section 5.4 of the Bylaws of the Board of Regents and in order to insure the protection of students’ rights, the University of Nebraska Medical Center has established general procedures which must be followed if any disciplinary action is proposed against students. Students in the Professional Graduate Nursing Program will be informed in writing by the Associate Dean for Academic Programs of the College of Nursing of the specific charges, the supporting evidence, and the proposed disciplinary action. The Associate Dean for Academic Programs of the College of Nursing will also inform students of their right to appeal. The UNMC "Procedural Rules Relating to Student Discipline" may be found in the [http://net.unmc.edu/care/docs/handbook.pdf UNMC Student Handbook].</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">In accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics, Chapter 5 of the Bylaws of the Board of Regents and the NU Code of Conduct and in order to ensure the protection of students' rights, the CON has established procedures which must be followed for appeals of academic evaluations.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Graduate faculty, who hold graduate faculty status, will be appointed to serve on the Professional Graduate Nursing Program College of Nursing disciplinary appeals committee. The hearing board shall consist of at least three faculty members and two students.  All members including the chair shall have a vote.  Since the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and the Dean of the College of Nursing may hear appeals from the hearing board; they shall not be eligible to serve as a member of the board. Final decisions will be reported to the Chancellor of UNMC. </p>
====Academic Appeals====
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Student grade appeals shall be carried out according to the procedures delineated in Appendix W Professional Graduate Nursing Program Academic Appeals.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The college in which a particular course is offered shall have jurisdiction of all appeals by students whose appeal concerns a grade or academic evaluation involving that course. In matters involving a dual-listed course, the college granting admission to the course shall handle any appeal. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">An ad-hoc committee will be formed to hear the appeal. In any matter involving an appeal by a student, neither the dean of the college nor the instructor whose grade or evaluation is being questioned nor the assistant dean of the division involved shall serve on the ad-hoc committee handling the appeal.  </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">A nursing student whose grade is under appeal shall be allowed to continue nonclinical academic activities until a decision is made. A student shall be allowed to continue clinical activities in courses which do not have the failed course as a prerequisite. </p>


===Academic Integrity and Professional Conduct:===
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">The University of Nebraska Medical Center has established a policy on academic integrity and professional conduct. This policy may be found in the [http://net.unmc.edu/care/docs/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://net.unmc.edu/care/docs/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://net.unmc.edu/care/docs/handbook.pdf UNMC Student Handbook].</p>
====<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Grievances</span>====
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Student grievances shall be carried out according to the procedures delineated in Appendix W2 Professional Graduate Nursing Program Grievance Procedure. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">An ad-hoc committee will be formed to hear the grievance. In any matter involving a grievance by a student, neither the dean of the college, the instructor nor the assistant dean of the division involved shall serve on the ad-hoc committee handling the grievance. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Retaliation against anyone involved with a student grievance is strictly prohibited. Incidents of perceived retaliation by students will be referred to the dean for investigation and potential disciplinary action. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Any intentionally false accusations and/or misleading complaints against UNMC faculty, staff, other students, or administrators will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action. </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">For guidance on standards of academic integrity and responsible conduct, refer to the NU Student Code of Conduct. </p>
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Professional Graduate Nursing Student Academic Appeals Subsection: 5.3.12
Section 5.0 - Student Policies Originating Date: September 2013
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Professional Graduate Nursing Affairs Committee

Related documents:
ANA Code of Ethics
Bylaws of BOR (chapter 5)
NU Student Code of Conduct
Appendix W Professional Graduate Nursing Program Academic Appeals
Revised: November 2014
Revised: May 2015
Revised: May 2016
Revised: February 2019
Revised: March 2023 (changes)
Revised: June 2024 (changes)


Purpose

The College of Nursing (CON) is committed to providing all students with a learning environment that is safe, inclusive, and supportive of academic success. Students have the right to appeal academic evaluations in cases in which a student can provide evidence the academic evaluation was prejudiced or capricious.

Scope

This policy applies to professional graduate students.

Policy

In accordance with the ANA Code of Ethics, Chapter 5 of the Bylaws of the Board of Regents and the NU Code of Conduct and in order to ensure the protection of students' rights, the CON has established procedures which must be followed for appeals of academic evaluations.

Academic Appeals

Student grade appeals shall be carried out according to the procedures delineated in Appendix W Professional Graduate Nursing Program Academic Appeals.

The college in which a particular course is offered shall have jurisdiction of all appeals by students whose appeal concerns a grade or academic evaluation involving that course. In matters involving a dual-listed course, the college granting admission to the course shall handle any appeal.

An ad-hoc committee will be formed to hear the appeal. In any matter involving an appeal by a student, neither the dean of the college nor the instructor whose grade or evaluation is being questioned nor the assistant dean of the division involved shall serve on the ad-hoc committee handling the appeal.

A nursing student whose grade is under appeal shall be allowed to continue nonclinical academic activities until a decision is made. A student shall be allowed to continue clinical activities in courses which do not have the failed course as a prerequisite.


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