2020 – 2021 CHS/WATC PN Student Handbook
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Health Care Provider Statement/Medical Release This form is to be completed and signed by the student, their parent/guardian, and their physician. The form can be found at: http://health.uafs.edu/health/downloadable-forms then “click” on CHS Student Health Statement/Medical Release. Students are required to submit a completed Health Care Provider Statement/Medical Release form upon entrance into a Health Sciences program (See the Health Care Provider Statement/Medical Release packet provided at the Mandatory Orientation Meeting). ➢ If a student’s health status changes at any time during the program, the student is required to submit a new and updated Health Care Provider Statement/Medical Release. ➢ If a student’s medications change at any time during the program, the student is required to submit a new and updated Health Care Provider Statement/ Medical Release. This includes adding or discontinuing medications.
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Drug screening: A drug screen is required of all students accepted into the College of Health Science/WATC PN Program. A third-party vendor will conduct the drug screens. The student is responsible for all fees associated with any components of the drug screening process. All information will be treated as confidential but will be accessible to the Executive Director of Allied Health Programs and/or Dean of the College of Health Sciences. A positive drug screen may result in revocation of admission, failure to progress, or dismissal from the nursing program. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND POLICY Purpose: The UAFS College of Health Sciences is committed to producing graduates who go beyond academic excellence, who are productive, self-sufficient citizens of society, who are responsive to the global community and who maintain high ethical standards in their personal and professional lives. The attainment of this goal is facilitated by partnering with clinical agencies that consent to have faculty and students practice in their facilities. Students must, therefore, adhere to all agency policies, such as background checks. The purpose of this document is to describe the terms and conditions under which background checks are conducted. Policy: A criminal background check is required of all students accepted into the University of Arkansas Fort Smith CHS/WATC Practical Nursing Program. A third-party vendor will conduct the background checks. WATC will be responsible for all fees associated with any components of the background check process. All information will be treated as confidential but will be shared with the Dean of the College of Health Sciences, Allied Health Executive Director, and assigned clinical agencies when requested and will be retained in the student’s health file. Each clinical agency will independently determine if an adverse or adverse outcome on the criminal background check will prohibit a student’s practice in their agency. Students unable to practice in any clinical agency because of an adverse or negative background check will be unable to complete program objectives, revoking admission and halting continued progression in the student’s program of study. Failure to complete the background check process by the designated deadline will result 21
