GENERAL POLICIES ADN and LVN Programs

Advising Students with Performance Deficiencies

When students find they are struggling to maintain the required 75% examination average, they should approach the instructor to discuss possible options of support and strategies for success.  Faculty will direct the student to appropriate counselors and advisors.  Early connection between students and counselors initiates remedial action for issues such as low to failing quiz grades, difficulty in taking manual/clinical skills tests, expressions of defeat, or hostility toward instructors or other students.  Also see Unsafe, Unethical, and Unprofessional conduct and Performance Policy. All critical thinking and knowledge of nursing science is tested when the student graduate sits for the RN NCLEX or PN NCLEX exam.  Self-awareness is a key factor in succeeding in the nursing field.  Each semester builds on the mastery and of the previous semester expanding increasingly complex curricular content.

Career counseling is encouraged at any time a student is experiencing lack of satisfaction with the career or lack of academic success.