• No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.
  
  
• Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.
  
  
• Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor.
  
  
• Use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions.
  
  
• Turn your cellphones to vibrate when you enter the classroom.
  
  Lamar State College Port Arthur is determined to prepare you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in today’s dynamic work environment. The new Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) graduate is prepared as a safe, beginning nurse generalist. Therefore upon completion of the program the ADN graduate will as a:
  
  Member of the Profession
  
   Function within the nurse’s legal scope of nursing practice.
  
   Participate in activities that promote the development of the professional nurse.
  
   Demonstrate responsibility for continued competence in professional nursing practice.
  
   Develop insight into practice through reflection, self-analysis, self-care, and
  
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  lifelong learning.
  
  Provider of Patient-Centered Care
  
   Use clinical reasoning and evidence based practice as a basis for clinical decision making in nursing practice.
  
   Demonstrate clinical decision making by integrating critical thinking and the nursing process.
  
   Determine physical and mental health status, needs, and preferences of culturally ethnic and socially diverse patients and their families.
  
   Implement the plan of care for patients and their families with consideration for disease prevention, wellness, and promotion of healthy lifestyles.
  
  Patient Safety Advocate
  
   Implement measures to promote quality and a safe environment for patients, self, and others.
  
   Obtain instruction, supervision, or training as needed when implementing nursing procedures, practices.
  
  Member of the Health Care Team
  
   Collaborate with members of the interdisciplinary team, client, and families to manage care.
  
   Establish and maintain trusting, interpersonal relationships with clients families, significant others across the life span, and interdisciplinary team members, incorporating caring behaviors.
  
  Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. These policies will be strictly enforced. Additional policies for this course are listed below:
  
  Academic dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of scholastic dishonesty are prohibited and are grounds for disciplinary action according to the LSC-PA Student Handbook. Anyone who copies more than six consecutive words from a source and does not document the source has committed plagiarism. Students guilty of academic misconduct either directly or indirectly through participation or assistance, are immediately responsible to the instructor of the class. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions which may be imposed through the regular LSC-PA procedures as a result of academic misconduct, the instructor has the authority to assign an F or a zero for the exercise or examination or to assign an “F” in the course.
  
  Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations or upon review of exams unless the Special Populations Coordinator has determined that such a device is a reasonable accommodation for a disability. Under any other circumstances, the use of an electronic device during an examination shall be considered academic dishonesty, and will result in appropriate sanctions as outlined in the Course Syllabus, in the Faculty Handbook (Section IX-1) and in the Student Handbook (“Academic Dishonesty”). TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING CHAPTER 213 PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE RULE 213.27 Good Professional Character:
  
  1. (a) Good professional character is the integrated pattern of personal, academic and occupational behaviors which, in the judgment of the Board, indicates that an individual is able to consistently conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the Nursing Practice Act, the Board's rules and regulations, and generally accepted standards of nursing practice including, but not limited to, behaviors indicating honesty, accountability, trustworthiness, reliability, and integrity.
  
   Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.  No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.  Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor.  Use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions.
  
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   Students should turn their phones to vibrate before they enter the classroom.  No cell phones should be visible during class.  Use of tobacco products is prohibited on all LSC-PA properties at any time. Additional classroom policies include: Students and faculty of the Lamar State College-Port Arthur Upward Mobility Nursing Program are expected to assist in maintaining a classroom environment that is conducive to learning. To assure that faculty have the opportunity to teach and students have the opportunity to benefit from time spent in class, unless otherwise approved by the instructor, students are prohibited from engaging in distracting classroom behavior. The following behaviors will result in the student being asked to cease the action, lose five (5) points on the next exam, and/or leave the classroom or labs:
  
   Inappropriate and/or disruptive use of cell phones or other electronics  talking or sleeping while the instructor is giving instructions or during class discussions/presentations;  or displaying a rude or negative attitude/behavior to the instructor or other students. The following expectations apply to all courses:  Promptness is expected. Students should be on time for all classes and return from breaks promptly.  Students are expected to come to didactic, lab, and clinical experiences prepared and present as sincere, adult learners.  Phone calls and/or text messages will be returned only during scheduled breaks.  Cell phones must be on vibrate in the classroom and off and out of reach during testing and test reviews. In the event of an emergency, family can contact students through the AH Secretary, Upward Mobility Program Coordinator, or Department Chair.  On-campus computers will only be used for classroom work.  All information shared by other students and instructors will remain confidential and should not be shared with others outside of the classroom or lab environment.  Students should not engage in ‘side-bar’ discussions during classroom, clinical, and lab.  Comments should be directed to the faculty in charge of the classroom, clinical, or lab time.  All students are expected to actively participate in all discussions, activities, and exercises.  Students are expected to be open to new ideas and experiences and to step outside of their comfort zone.  A positive attitude is expected and comments should give supportive feedback.
  
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   The classroom, clinical, and lab environment is a judgment-free zone.  Students are responsible for their actions and are responsible for learning as much as possible from the experiences provided.  Students are encouraged to seek assistance from peers and faculty when needed to be successful.  Student support of each other in the learning environment is encouraged and expected. Supportive relationships with each other will allow a more positive learning environment to enable all to work together as a team and develop professionally.  Students are also expected to follow the guidelines and policies in the LSC-PA Upward Mobility Nursing Student Handbook.
  
  If a student is unable to maintain these expectations or stated program requirements, dismissal from the program may occur. Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Notice Lamar State College-Port Arthur is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, handicap, or ethnic origin. Important Information ADA Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statue that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 210D, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6251. Copyright Violations Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester, by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally. No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class, including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or painting or performing copyrighted material for public display. Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216.
  
  Assessment is a process by which LSC-PA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate programs. Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. Privacy Notice
  
  Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances. Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences.
  
  Circumstances under which information may be released:
  
  An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person to whom the information may be given. A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student by providing a copy of a filed tax return that shows that the student was listed as a dependent of that parent or guardian. The tax return must be for last complete tax year. Again, this documentation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office. A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student if the student logs on to My.LamarPA.edu and sends an email to the Registrar granting
  
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  permission. The email must specify what information may be given and the name of the person to whom it may be given. Co-enrollment students are protected by the same privacy laws as adult students. The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. College-Level Perspectives
  
  This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
  
   Establishing broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which s/he lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world.
  
   Stimulating a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society.
  
   Developing a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives.
  
   Developing personal values for ethical behavior.
  
   Developing the ability to make aesthetic judgments.
  
   Using logical reasoning in problem solving.
  
   Integrating knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines. Degree Plan Evaluation
  
  A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
  
  1. Sign in to your my.lamarpa.edu account.
  
  2. Click on the “My Services” tab.
  
  3. Click on the “Student” tab.
  
  4. Click on Student Records.
  
  5. Click on Degree Evaluation.
  
  6. Select the term you are planning on registering for (i.e. Summer I, Summer II, Fall, or Spring)
  
  7. Verify that the Curriculum Information (your MAJOR) is correct
  
  8. Click on “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen.
  
  9. Click the radio button next to Program
  
  10. Click on the Generate Request button. All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class.

Circumstances under which information may be released:

An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person to whom the information may be given.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student by providing a copy of a filed tax return that shows that the student was listed as a dependent of that parent or guardian. The tax return must be for last complete tax year. Again, this documentation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student if the student logs on to My.LamarPA.edu and sends an email to the Registrar granting permission. The email must specify what information may be given and the name of the person to whom it may be given.

Co-enrollment students are protected by the same privacy laws as adult students.

The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165.

• Establishing broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which s/he lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world.
  
  
• Stimulating a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society.
  
  
• Developing a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives.
  
  
• Developing personal values for ethical behavior.
  
  
• Developing the ability to make aesthetic judgments.
  
  
• Using logical reasoning in problem solving.
  
  
• Integrating knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.

1. Sign in to your my.lamarpa.edu account.
   
   
2. Click on the “My Services” tab.
   
   
3. Click on the “Student” tab.
   
   
4. Click on Student Records.
   
   
5. Click on Degree Evaluation.
   
   
6. Select the term you are planning on registering for (i.e. Summer I, Summer II, Fall, or Spring)
   
   
7. Verify that the Curriculum Information (your MAJOR) is correct
   
   
8. Click on “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen.
   
   
9. Click the radio button next to Program
   
   
10. Click on the Generate Request button.

All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class.