Ohio Admin. Code 4723-5-12 - Program policies
(A) The administrator of the program and the
faculty shall establish and implement written policies for the following:
(1) Student admission;
(2) Student readmission, including a
requirement that the readmitted student meet the curriculum requirements
effective at the time of readmission;
(3) The process for determining the amount of
credit to be granted to an applicant for advanced standing in a program;
For individuals with experience in the armed forces of the United States, or in the national guard or in a reserve component, the program shall have a process in place to:
(a)
Review the individual's military education and skills training;
(b) Determine whether any of the military
education or skills training is substantially equivalent to the curriculum
established in Chapter 4723-5 of the Administrative Code;
(c) Award credit to the individual for any
substantially equivalent military education or skills training;
(4) Student progression, which
shall include the following:
(a) The level of
achievement a student must maintain in order to remain in the program or to
progress from one level to another; and
(b) The requirements for satisfactory
completion of each course required in the nursing curriculum;
(5) Requirements for completion of
the program;
(6) Payment of fees,
expenses, and refunds associated with the program;
(7) Procedures for student illness in the
classroom and clinical settings;
(8) Availability of student guidance and
counseling services;
(9) Process
for students filing grievances and appeals;
(10) A description of faculty
responsibilities related to the supervision of students in accordance with
section 4723.32 of the Revised Code and
rule 4723-5-20 of the Administrative
Code;
(11) Periodic evaluation by
the faculty of each nursing student's progress in each course and in the
program; and
(12) Procedures for
notifying students of changes in program policies.
(B) The program shall not implement changes
to policies or requirements for student
progression, or requirements for completion of the program, regarding students
enrolled in the program at the time the changes are adopted.
(C) In addition to the policies required in
paragraph (A) of this rule, the program administrator and faculty shall
implement policies related to student conduct that incorporate the standards
for safe nursing care set forth in Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code and the
rules adopted under that chapter, including, but not limited to the following:
(1) A student shall, in a complete, accurate,
and timely manner, report and document nursing assessments or observations, the
care provided by the student for the patient, and the patient's response to
that care.
(2) A student shall, in
an accurate and timely manner, report to the appropriate practitioner errors in
or deviations from the current valid order.
(3) A student shall not falsify any patient
record or any other document prepared or utilized in the course of, or in
conjunction with, nursing practice. This includes, but is not limited to, case
management documents or reports, time records or reports, and other documents
related to billing for nursing services.
(4) A student shall implement measures to
promote a safe environment for each patient.
(5) A student shall delineate, establish, and
maintain professional boundaries with each patient.
(6) At all times when a student is providing
direct nursing care to a patient the student shall:
(a) Provide privacy during examination or
treatment and in the care of personal or bodily needs; and
(b) Treat each patient with courtesy,
respect, and with full recognition of dignity and individuality.
(7) A student shall practice
within the appropriate scope of practice as set forth in division (B) of
section 4723.01 and division (B)(20) of
section 4723.28 of the Revised Code for
a registered nurse, and division (F) of section
4723.01 and division (B)(21) of
section 4723.28 of the Revised Code for
a practical nurse;
(8) A student
shall use universal and standard precautions established by Chapter 4723-20 of
the Administrative Code;
(9) A
student shall not:
(a) Engage in behavior
that causes or may cause physical, verbal, mental, or emotional abuse to a
patient;
(b) Engage in behavior
toward a patient that may reasonably be interpreted as physical, verbal,
mental, or emotional abuse.
(10) A student shall not misappropriate a
patient's property or:
(a) Engage in behavior
to seek or obtain personal gain at the patient's expense;
(b) Engage in behavior that may reasonably be
interpreted as behavior to seek or obtain personal gain at the patient's
expense;
(c) Engage in behavior
that constitutes inappropriate involvement in the patient's personal
relationships; or
(d) Engage in
behavior that may reasonably be interpreted as inappropriate involvement in the
patient's personal relationships.
For the purpose of this paragraph, the patient is always presumed incapable of giving free, full, or informed consent to the behaviors by the student set forth in this paragraph.
(11) A student shall not:
(a) Engage in sexual conduct with a
patient;
(b) Engage in conduct in
the course of practice that may reasonably be interpreted as sexual;
(c) Engage in any verbal behavior that is
seductive or sexually demeaning to a patient;
(d) Engage in verbal behavior that may
reasonably be interpreted as seductive, or sexually demeaning to a patient.
For the purpose of this paragraph, the patient is always presumed incapable of giving free, full, or informed consent to sexual activity with the student.
(12) A student shall not, regardless of
whether the contact or verbal behavior is consensual, engage with a patient
other than the spouse of the student in any of the following:
(a) Sexual contact, as defined in section
2907.01 of the Revised
Code;
(b) Verbal behavior that is
sexually demeaning to the patient or may be reasonably interpreted by the
patient as sexually demeaning.
(13) A student shall not self-administer or
otherwise take into the body any dangerous drug, as defined in section
4729.01 of the Revised Code, in
any way not in accordance with a legal, valid prescription issued for the
student, or self-administer or otherwise take into the body any drug that is a
schedule I controlled substance.
(14) A student shall not habitually or
excessively use controlled substances, other habit-forming drugs, or alcohol or
other chemical substances to an extent that impairs ability to
practice.
(15) A student shall not
have impairment of the ability to practice according to acceptable and
prevailing standards of safe nursing care because of the use of drugs, alcohol,
or other chemical substances.
(16)
A student shall not have impairment of the ability to practice according to
acceptable and prevailing standards of safe nursing care because of a physical
or mental disability.
(17) A
student shall not assault or cause harm to a patient or deprive a patient of
the means to summon assistance.
(18) A student shall not misappropriate or
attempt to misappropriate money or anything of value by intentional
misrepresentation or material deception in the course of practice.
(19) A student shall not have been
adjudicated by a probate court of being mentally ill or mentally incompetent,
unless restored to competency by the court.
(20) A student shall not aid and abet a
person in that person's practice of nursing without a license, practice as a
dialysis technician without a certificate issued by the board, or
administration of medications as a medication aide without a certificate issued
by the board.
(21) A student shall
not prescribe any drug or device to perform or induce an abortion, or otherwise
perform or induce an abortion.
(22)
A student shall not assist suicide as defined in section
3795.01 of the Revised
Code.
(23) A student shall not
submit or cause to be submitted any false, misleading or deceptive statements,
information, or document to the nursing program, its administrators, faculty,
teaching assistants, preceptors, or to the board.
(24) A student shall maintain the
confidentiality of patient information. The student shall communicate patient
information with other members of the health care team for health care purposes
only, shall access patient information only for purposes of patient care or for
otherwise fulfilling the student's assigned clinical responsibilities, and
shall not disseminate patient information for purposes other than patient care
or for otherwise fulfilling the student's assigned clinical responsibilities
through social media, texting, emailing or any other form of
communication.
(25) To the maximum
extent feasible, identifiable patient health care information shall not be
disclosed by a student unless the patient has consented to the disclosure of
identifiable patient health care information. A student shall report
individually identifiable patient information without written consent in
limited circumstances only and in accordance with an authorized law, rule, or
other recognized legal authority.
(26) For purposes of paragraphs (C)(5),
(C)(6), (C)(9), (C)(10), (C)(11) and (C)(12) of this rule, a student shall not
use social media, texting, emailing, or other forms of communication with, or
about a patient, for non-health care purposes or for purposes other than
fulfilling the student's assigned clinical responsibilities.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4723.07
Rule Amplifies: 4723.06
Prior Effective Dates: 02/01/1996, 04/01/1997, 02/01/2002, 02/01/2004, 02/01/2007, 02/01/2008, 02/01/2012, 02/01/2014
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