Professional Liability Insurance
Health Requirements
Academically Disadvantaged Students
Students with Disabilities
Writing Competencies
Transportation

Professional Liability Insurance

All graduate nursing students have liability insurance under IU's malpractice contract. This policy covers students only while caring for patient/clients in the student role. This insurance does not cover students who are working for pay or in any other capacity outside program-sanctioned learning experiences.

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Health Requirements

All nursing students must provide evidence of compliance with health requirements including immunizations and CPR certification on the campus where they are enrolled. Failure to meet health requirements will prevent the student from participating in clinical learning experiences. Lack of participation could constitute a clinical course failure. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training related to blood-borne pathogens is required of all students annually. Students will be notified of training dates and times. The School of Nursing faculty and administrators strongly encourage students to carry personal health insurance. Health insurance is mandatory for all nursing students. The school will not be liable for any health problems requiring medical treatment for students enrolled in programs.

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Academically Disadvantaged Students

Programs for academically disadvantaged students are available on IU campuses. Resources vary from campus to campus. Students should see individual campus bulletins for specific campus resources.

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Students with Disabilities

The University is committed to helping temporarily and permanently disabled students make the transition to student life. Students with physical, mental, or learning impairments are encouraged to consult with counselors from the School of Nursing and Adaptive Educational Services for assistance in meeting degree requirements. Students with disabilities must meet all academic and technical skill requirements of their program.

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Writing Competencies

Writing competency is an expected outcome of the nursing program, and of the University. In an effort to prepare students well in this area, faculty have developed the following writing criteria to be used in assessing all student writing:

1. The writing has a focus.
2. The writing should be organized with an introduction, purpose, sense of audience, thesis, and conclusion.
3. The writing shows development, organization, and detail; the writing reveals the student's ability to develop ideas with balanced and specific arguments.
4. The writing is clear.
5. There is coherence within and between paragraphs.
6. The writing reflects critical thinking, linking the specific to the general.
7. The writing contains appropriate sentence structure, variety, punctuation, and spelling; it is free from errors in grammar and punctuation.
8. The writing follows APA style and format, unless another style and format are specified for a particular purpose.
9. The writing demonstrates original work, and where ideas or materials of others are used, appropriate credit is given to original sources. (Policy III-E-4)