Essential Performance Requirements for Participation in the Nursing Program

Nursing majors are required to meet specific technical and professional standards upon admission and while progressing through the program. These standards are associated with cognitive, sensory, affective, and psychomotor performance and are foundational to the ability to perform the essential duties of a professional nurse. The Nursing program refers to the skills and attributes as Core Performance Standards which are adapted from “The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing” revised (2008), a publication of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Students that are unable, with or without reasonable accommodations, to exhibit Core Performance Standards (as listed in the Nursing Program Handbook) at any time may be ineligible for program admission or continued progression in the BSN program. Students are expected to exhibit sound judgement, ethical conduct, respect for cultural diversity, and appropriate emotional functioning during interactions with patients, faculty, staff, and fellow students in all environments. Nursing faculty evaluate student behaviors according to professional nursing standards as listed in the Nursing Program Handbook.