The policies and procedures contained within this Nursing Handbook are adopted for two reasons:
- To ensure compliance with all laws, rules, and regulations of our governing bodies.
- To ensure effective and efficient program delivery so that program outcomes are achieved.
While adherence to these policies and procedures is our standard protocol, exceptions and/or deviations from these policies and procedures may be made. The guiding principles in determining whether an exception or deviation could be made is as follows:
- Consideration will only be made in the case of an extreme life-altering circumstance.
- Consideration will only be granted if it does not interfere with the quality of the program and its intended outcomes.
- Consideration may require legal, medical, or other documentation and such documentation may be subject to verification.
- There is no obligation on the part of the Institution or Nursing Program Director to grant any exception for any reason.
- After all documentation has been received and reviewed, the Nursing Program Director will make a recommendation to the Campus President.
- The Campus President will issue a decision and that decision will be final. There is no right to appeal.