Students shall adhere to the Student Code of Conduct found in the WCC Catalog / Student Handbook. Students are likewise expected to behave in a professional and ethical manner while enrolled in the ADN program. Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated.
Examples of inappropriate and unprofessional behavior in the clinical setting are, as follows:
- Chewing gum, eating, etc., in clinical area.
- Smoking in stairwell or restroom, etc. (any unauthorized area).
- Talking loudly, laughing, "horse playing" in hallways or elevators.
- Sitting in nurse's station instead of seeking learning experiences.
- Removing uniform, letting down hair, etc., before leaving the hospital.
- Wearing sweaters or jackets in clinical area or in cafeteria.
- Failing to put client charts in appropriate place.
- Being disrespectful to the client, instructor, other students and/or employees of institution.
- Being dishonest (lying, stealing, charting care not provided).
- Dressing inappropriately (dirty or wrinkled uniforms or nonstandard nursing shoes).
- Displaying repeated mistakes placing client or student in unsafe environment.
- Using profanity or lewd comments anywhere in institution.
- Inappropriate physical contact (shoving, rough handling of client, visitor, staff, or peers).
- Talking in client's room about matters not concerning client (personal or about other clients assigned to students).
- Breaching confidentiality.
- Failing to follow instructions.
- Wearing shorts, flip-flops, mid-drift tops, tank tops, vulgar logos, etc., to pick up clinical assignments. (Students are to look professional when picking up assignments.)
- Tardiness for class or clinical assignments.