Oklahoma City Community College 
          Associate Degree Nursing Program 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                                 
                                 
                                 
                                 
          Nursing Student Handbook Spring 2023 
                                 
                                               
                            Table of Contents 
         PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................. 3 
         Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 4 
         Accreditation Information ..................................................................................................................... 5 
         4Administration/Nursing Faculty and Staff .......................................................................................... 8 
         SECTION ONE ....................................................................................................................................... 10 
         Nursing Program Organizational Plan ................................................................................................ 11 
         Mission and Philosophy ....................................................................................................................... 12 
         Purpose ................................................................................................................................................. 13 
         Nursing Program Outcomes ................................................................................................................ 13 
         Organizing Framework Model .............................................................................................................. 16 
         Curriculum Plans .................................................................................................................................. 24 
         Nursing Course Information ................................................................................................................ 30 
         SECTION TWO ....................................................................................................................................... 42 
         Admissions Information 
         Progression in the Nursing Program .................................................................................................. 43 
         Program Exit .......................................................................................................................................... 45 
         Readmission Policies and Procedures ............................................................................................... 46 
         Nursing Transfer Student Policies and Procedures .......................................................................... 50 
         Transferring Pathway Options within the Nursing Program ............................................................. 52 
         Program Estimated Costs .................................................................................................................... 53 
         SECTION THREE ................................................................................................................................... 56 
         General Expectations ........................................................................................................................... 57 
         Attendance and Tardiness Policies ..................................................................................................... 58 
         Standards for Student Conduct ........................................................................................................... 61 
         Professional Behavior .......................................................................................................................... 63 
         Health Professions Student Drug Testing Policy ............................................................................... 64 
         Nursing Program MOODLE Policy ...................................................................................................... 66 
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         Electronic Communications and Social Media ................................................................................... 66 
         Academic Integrity Statement .............................................................................................................. 68 
         Testing Policies and Procedures ......................................................................................................... 68 
         SECTION FOUR ..................................................................................................................................... 72 
         Clinical Information............................................................................................................................... 73 
         Dress Code Regulations ....................................................................................................................... 77 
         Nursing Program Sharps Safety Policy............................................................................................... 79 
         SECTION FIVE ....................................................................................................................................... 82 
         Nursing Program Exit Interview ........................................................................................................... 83 
         Petition for Readmission ...................................................................................................................... 84 
         Student Documentation of Clinical/Lab Absence .............................................................................. 86 
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                            OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE  
                           ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING PROGRAM 
              
                                          PREFACE 
      
             Information, guidelines and policies relating to all Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) students are 
             included in the OCCC Catalog and the OCCC Student Handbook. The Associate Degree Nursing Student 
             Handbook (NSH) contains additional information, guidelines, policies, and procedures for all students in the 
             OCCC nursing program. This Handbook is a revision of prior nursing student handbooks and supersedes 
             any previous nursing student handbooks. It is applicable for all OCCC nursing students. Although 
             commonly asked questions from nursing students are addressed, nursing faculty and staff remain ready 
             and willing to provide additional information and clarification about the program. 
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