Student Rights and Responsibilities

The faculty of the nursing programs believes that nursing students are members of the college and nursing program and therefore have both rights and responsibilities. Students are adults who are expected to read and follow the policies contained in this handbook.  In addition, faculty expects students to adhere to the rights and responsibilities of fellow nursing students as defined by the National Student Nurses' Association which are as follows:

• Students have a right to sound education:
• A right to and a responsibility for having a creative educational opportunity;
• A right to and a responsibility for having the highest quality practitioner-­teacher;
• A right to and a responsibility for achieving input into curriculum planning;
• A right to and a responsibility for achieving self-directed learning;
• A right to and a responsibility for achieving equal participation in all areas of clinical practice;
• A right to and a responsibility for participating in interdisciplinary activities;
• A right to due process:
• A right to and a responsibility to organize and participate in an organization directed toward achieving professional goals.
• A right to and a responsibility for facilitating change in health care delivery through various channels;
• A right to and responsibility for assembling and exploring fundamental and current professional issues and concerns;
• A right and a responsibility for organizing in a flexible structure to encompass and represent the diversities within nursing and be representative of the fundamental and current professional issues and concerns;
• A right to and a responsibility for fostering a better correlation between nursing education and practice.