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         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Affairs Committee<br />General Faculty Organization</div></td>
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Affairs Committee<br />General Faculty Organization</div><br />Related Documents:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Policy 2216 - Undergraduate Progression<br />UNMC Student Code of Conduct</div></td>
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                 <td>Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/11232|May 2019]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12875|December 2019]]<br />Revised: November 2021<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/15512|January 2022]] ([[Special:Diff/12875/15512|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/18005|August 2025]] ([[Special:Diff/15512/18005|changes]])<br />Revised: May 2026 ([[Special:Diff/18005/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
                 <td>Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/11232|May 2019]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12875|December 2019]]<br />Revised: November 2021<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/15512|January 2022]] ([[Special:Diff/12875/15512|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/18005|August 2025]] ([[Special:Diff/15512/18005|changes]])<br />Revised: April 2026 ([[Special:Diff/18005/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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==Purpose==
==Purpose==
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Nursing (CON) has established principles and methods for the evaluation of student professional conduct. These principles, along with academic performance, guide the decisions related to academic progression, promotion, graduation, and dismissal. Students admitted to the CON are expected to maintain high standards of academic performance (Policy 2216 Undergraduate Progression) and professional conduct. This policy addresses professional conduct.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Nursing (CON) has established principles and methods for the evaluation of student professional conduct. These principles, along with academic performance, guide the decisions related to academic progression, promotion, graduation, and dismissal. Students admitted to the CON are expected to maintain high standards of academic performance (Policy 2216 - Undergraduate Progression) and professional conduct. This policy addresses professional conduct.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Nursing students must conduct themselves in a professional manner and demonstrate the highest concern for patients' welfare and respect for patient’s rights. In addition, they must adhere to the highest standards of intellectual integrity and honesty in their interactions with patients, colleagues, faculty and administrators. Students are expected to adhere to all standards of the UNMC, the CON, and the nursing profession, including the UNMC Student Code of Conduct, the Nebraska State Board of Nursing Statutes for Regulation and Licensure, the Statutes Relating to the Nebraska Uniform Credentialing Act, the Statutes Relating to the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act, Healthcare Simulationist Code of Ethics, and the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Nursing students must conduct themselves in a professional manner and demonstrate the highest concern for patients' welfare and respect for patient’s rights. In addition, they must adhere to the highest standards of intellectual integrity and honesty in their interactions with patients, colleagues, faculty and administrators. Students are expected to adhere to all standards of the UNMC, the CON, and the nursing profession, including the UNMC Student Code of Conduct, the Nebraska State Board of Nursing Statutes for Regulation and Licensure, the Statutes Relating to the Nebraska Uniform Credentialing Act, the Statutes Relating to the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act, Healthcare Simulationist Code of Ethics, and the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics.</p>


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<p style="max-width:70em !important;">Additional references on professionalism include:</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">Additional references on professionalism include:</p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">ANA Code of Ethics</li>
    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">ANA Code of Ethics</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">National Student Nurses’ Association Code of Ethics</li>
    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">National Student Nurses’ Association Code of Ethics</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nebraska State Board of Nursing Statutes for Regulation and Licensure </li>
    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Healthcare Simulationist Code of Ethics</li>
    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Nebraska State Board of Nursing Statutes for Regulation and Licensure  
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              <li>Statutes Relating to the Nebraska Uniform Credentialing Act</li>
              <li>Statutes Relating to the Nebraska Nurse Practice Act</li>
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