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         <td width="40%">Originating Date: May 2017</td>
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                 <td>Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13980|October 2018]] ([[Special:Diff/10319/13980|changes]])<br />Revised: November 2023 ([[Special:Diff/13980/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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     <td colspan="2" valign="top">Referenced Documents:
        <div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">[[CON Faculty Practice Fund|Appendix Z Faculty Practice Fund]]</div>
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===Purpose:===
===Purpose===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The purpose of this policy is to describe the process for management of the CON Faculty Practice Fund (hereafter, Fund). The purpose of this fund is to support faculty practice initiatives, especially scholarship and development for faculty who are part of the Faculty Practice Group of the College of Nursing</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The purpose of this policy is to describe the process for management of the CON Faculty Practice Fund (hereafter, Fund). The purpose of this fund is to support faculty practice initiatives, especially scholarship and development for faculty who are part of the Faculty Practice Group of the College of Nursing</p>
===Scope===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">The policy applies to all faculty of CON who are engaged in Practice per the definition of practice in Policy 4.1.10 Faculty Practice Committee Rules of the Faculty Organization and have a contract through the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice (MCNP).</p>
===Policy===
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    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Pending availability of funds, automatic approval will be granted for expenses required for practice activities of the faculty members such as DEA or professional certification necessary for the MCNP contract. </li>
    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Fund will cover, based on requests and availability, faculty development and scholarship activities. These funds will be distributed based on the scholarly merit of the project or the contribution the activity will make to furthering faculty practice at the UNMC CON. </li>
    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Disbursement of funds to practicing faculty are NOT based on the revenue brought into the account by any individual faculty member but are, instead, equally available to all faculty who are engaged in practice and have a “practice” contract (or equivalent) through the MCNP. </li>
    <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">TPP Administrator will work with division specific support staff to follow standard University reimbursement procedures. Special requests will be managed on an individual basis. </li>
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===Management of the Funds===
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Purpose</span><br />
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The purpose of a Confidential Report of Occurrence is to provide prompt, complete and accurate documentation of the details related to an incident in order to:  assure continuous quality improvement, identify trends or potential problems, document occurrences to assess liability, process any necessary insurance claims, and provide the information necessary to carry out corrective action and develop programs for prevention ([[Safety_Policy|UNMC Safety Policy Number 2000]]).
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The Fund is co-managed by the MCNP and the Faculty Practice Committee.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The MCNP will present a summary of the budget of the Fund to the Faculty Practice committee at least every quarter and prior to the dates when requests for funds are submitted.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Definition</span><br />
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">An Annual Report is prepared every May that will describe revenue and disbursements and will be submitted to the dean and Executive Council at the May Meeting.</li>
An incident is any unusual occurrence which is not consistent with the routine operation of the Medical Center or an agency in which students are assigned for clinical learning experiences. An incident is defined as one which: may or did cause harm, involves possible negligence, requires some immediate consideration or action by the supervising faculty member or administration. Examples include, but are not limited to: accidents, medication errors, accidental exposure to body fluids, theft of property or other potentially dangerous occurrences.
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===Procedure:===
===Faculty Requesting Funds===
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;max-width:70em !important;">See Appendix Z for the procedure.</p>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The supervising faculty member will complete the agency Incident Report Form and the UNMC Confidential Report of Occurrence forms <span style="text-decoration:underline;">within 24 hours of the incident occurrence</span> and verbally notify the appropriate Division Assistant Dean. The UNMC Confidential Report of Occurrence and <span style="text-decoration:underline;">a copy of the completed agency incident report form</span> (if available) will be forwarded as soon as possible to the Assistant Dean in Kearney, Lincoln, Norfolk, Omaha or Scottsbluff. References to incident reports are not to be included in medical records. Copies of the UNMC Confidential Report of Occurrence are not to be made or retained.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">After review and signature by the appropriate Division Assistant Dean, completed original forms will be sent to the UNMC Risk Management Office.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The UNMC Confidential Report of Occurrence Form is available online at
http://www.unmc.edu/hr/Forms/UNMCIncidentReport.pdf.
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty should consult the [http://net.unmc.edu/care/docs/handbook.pdf UNMC Student Handbook] and the UNMC Safety Policy (referenced above in #1) for follow-up procedures (e.g. blood and body fluid exposure).</li>
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Management of the Faculty Practice Fund Subsection: 4.2.8
Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies Originating Date: May 2017
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Faculty Practice Committee
Executive Council
Revised: October 2018 (changes)
Revised: November 2023 (changes)
Referenced Documents:


Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to describe the process for management of the CON Faculty Practice Fund (hereafter, Fund). The purpose of this fund is to support faculty practice initiatives, especially scholarship and development for faculty who are part of the Faculty Practice Group of the College of Nursing

Scope

The policy applies to all faculty of CON who are engaged in Practice per the definition of practice in Policy 4.1.10 Faculty Practice Committee Rules of the Faculty Organization and have a contract through the Morehead Center for Nursing Practice (MCNP).

Policy

  • Pending availability of funds, automatic approval will be granted for expenses required for practice activities of the faculty members such as DEA or professional certification necessary for the MCNP contract.
  • The Fund will cover, based on requests and availability, faculty development and scholarship activities. These funds will be distributed based on the scholarly merit of the project or the contribution the activity will make to furthering faculty practice at the UNMC CON.
  • Disbursement of funds to practicing faculty are NOT based on the revenue brought into the account by any individual faculty member but are, instead, equally available to all faculty who are engaged in practice and have a “practice” contract (or equivalent) through the MCNP.
  • TPP Administrator will work with division specific support staff to follow standard University reimbursement procedures. Special requests will be managed on an individual basis.

Management of the Funds

  • The Fund is co-managed by the MCNP and the Faculty Practice Committee.
  • The MCNP will present a summary of the budget of the Fund to the Faculty Practice committee at least every quarter and prior to the dates when requests for funds are submitted.
  • An Annual Report is prepared every May that will describe revenue and disbursements and will be submitted to the dean and Executive Council at the May Meeting.

Faculty Requesting Funds

See Appendix Z for the procedure.

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