2005-'06 Graduate Student Handbook

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Welcome from the Dean

Introduction

College Mission and  Philosophy

• Mission and Vision
• Organizational Structure
  • University
  • College
• Philosophy
• Standards of Clinical Practice
• Values

Graduate program deans

Faculty with graduate status and their research expertise

College of Nursing Contacts

• Administration
• Faculty
• Staff
• Student Services staff

College of Nursing Committees and Organizations

• Delta Psi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International
• Doctoral (Ph.D.) Program Committee
• Graduate Student Activities and Advisory Committee
• Graduate Student Admission and Progression Committee
• Master's Program Committee
• College of Nursing Alumni Association

General Student Rights and Responsibilities

• Behavioral Standards in Patient Care
• Campus Safety
• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – HIPAA
  (Corporate Compliance Program)
• Health Sciences Student Professional Behavior Code
• Sexual Harassment
• UK Student Rights and Responsibilities

General Policy Statements and Forms (all graduate programs)

• Behavioral standards
• Bloodborne Pathogens Policy
• Discrimination and harassment
• Drug Testing and Criminal Background Checks
• Health protection
• HIPAA
• Identification badges
• Immunization requirements
• Kentucky Pharmacy Locations and AHEC Site Coordinators
• Licensure
• Occupational Exposure Form
• Reportable Occurrence Form
• Technical standards
• Voluntary health fee and activities fees information

Resources

• Advanced Nurse Education Traineeships
• Computer User Account management access
• Computing account access
• E-mail access
• E-mail and mailboxes
• Financial aid
• Graduate School Bulletin
• Graduate School Fellowships
• Graduate Student Computing Recommendations
• Graduate Student room and computer room
• Important places
• Library resources
• Loans
• Lost and found
• National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
• "Netiquette"
• Nurse Faculty Loan Program
• Office of Student Services
• Other awards and scholarships
• Other resources
• Other UK departments
• Parking
• Research assistants
• Schedule of Classes
• Teaching assistants
• Textbooks
• UK Writing Center and Writing Resources
• Web resources

Academics

Academic and Scientific Honor and Integrity

Academic Progression

• Academic probation
• Appeals of academic actions
• Certification
• Clinical Practica
• Course registration
• Degree applications
• Faculty advisor
• Grades
• Progression
• Readmission
• Repeat option
  • Repeat option form
• Request to change specialty track
  • Procedure for requesting a change
  • Request form
• Special exams
• Transfer of credits (M.S.N. only)
• Visiting Students Policy
• Withdrawal

Guidelines for scholarly work

• Guidelines for scholarly work
• Dissertation
• Institutional Review Board Approval (IRB)
• Accessing IRB Forms
• Request for Graduate Student Support
  • Support Forms
  • Tax Forms

Master of Science in Nursing

• Conceptual Model for Master's Program
• Comprehensive Examination
• Goal of Master's Program
• Program Objectives
• Evidence-Based Practice Project Requirement
• R.N.-M.S.N. Option
• Sample plans of study
  • Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Track
  • Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist Track 
  • Nurse Management Specialty Track
  • Parent-Child Nursing Track
  • Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Track
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Track
  • Public Health Nursing Track
• Master's Degree Time Limit
• Transition to the Ph.D. Program

Clinical Scholars Program (Post-Master's)

• Clinical Scholars Post-Masters in Nursing Objectives
• General Policies and Academic Progression
• Goal of Clinical Scholars Post-Masters in Nursing Option
• Plans of Study
• Research Utilization Project and Comprehensive Exam

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program

• Clinical Residency Final Capstone Project
• D.N.P. Program Objectives
• Faculty Advisors and Clinical Mentors
• Goal of D.N.P. Program
• Plans of Study
• Sample Programs of Study
  • Full-time
  • Part-time

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

• Advisory Committee
• Course Requirements
• Dissertation
• Enrollment
• Final Examination
• Five-year plan for required Ph.D. course offerings in Nursing
• Goal of Ph.D. Program
• Master's transition to the Ph.D. Program
• Pre-qualifying Time Limit, Qualifying Examinations, and Post-qualifying residency credit
• Required Research Experience
• Sample Programs of Study
• Instructions for scheduling Final Exam
  • Notification of Intent to Schedule a Final Doctoral Examination
  • Request for Final Doctoral Examination
  • Dissertation Approval Form
  • Recommendation for Qualifying Exam
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Request Form

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