Guidelines for Professional Behavior

Behaviors and Attitudes

A. The Department of Nursing expects behavior in accord with Conduct Regulations as stated in the Monroe Community College Catalog.  The Department also expects students to present a professional demeanor at all times.  Demonstration of the following behaviors and attitudes is requisite:

  • Integrity-as exemplified by honesty
  • Accountability-by being answerable for own actions
  • Responsibility-by being reliable and conscientious
  • Dependability-by being trustworthy and reliable
  • Courtesy-by being polite and respectful of others

B. Students should not attend clinical laboratory if they have a fever, chills, cough, sputum production, exanthema, vesicles, skin lesions, weeping dermatitis, draining wounds, sores, diarrhea, etc.

C. The student will respect the policies of confidentiality related to patient information.

D. Students are not allowed to store any patient data on an electronic portable device.  Furthermore, the possession/presence or use of any electronic portable device or camera, other than those provided by clinical faculty, in the clinical area is strictly prohibited.  Failure to comply with this directive may result in disciplinary action.

E. In regards to social media:  Any statement made electronically which can cause actual or potential harm or injury to another or to the school will be grounds for dismissal.

F. Students are to be at their assigned clinical sites (including observation sites) only during clinical laboratory hours designated by their clinical instructor.  Students may not be at the clinical site without the knowledge of their clinical instructor.  Students may not duplicate any original patient documentation and take it out of the clinical site.

G. Substance Use and Abuse: See Nursing Policy for the Suspected Impaired Student in Classroom or Clinical setting.

H. Any student violating the following rules of conduct will be subject to disciplinary actions including suspension and/or expulsion:

  • Illegal possession, use, sale, or transfer of any controlled substance is prohibited.
  • A student who presents signs of impairment related to substance abuse, including alcohol, will be dismissed from class and/or clinical lab.

I. No smoking or gum chewing in the clinical area.