Nursing Department Policies and Standards - Finger Lakes ...

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9. The profession of nursing, as represented by associations and their members, is responsible for
articulating nursing values, for maintaining the integrity of the profession and its practice, and for
shaping social policy.
APPENDIX A
Nursing Department Hearing Guidelines
1. The student will be notified of the hearing date, time, and location in writing at least 48 hours prior to
the hearing.
2. The hearing shall be closed to the public. The following people will be allowed to attend:
Nursing faculty and staff, student and FLCC administrators as deemed necessary by the nursing
department.
3. The student shall have the right to submit evidence.
4. Minutes will be taken at the hearing. The hearing shall be audio recorded on equipment supplied by
the college. The student may request a copy of the audio recording of the hearing by submitting a
written request to the Department Chairperson at the conclusion of two college working days of the
hearing. A copy of the audio recording shall be made available to the student not sooner than five
college working days following the request.
5. The student shall be given 20 minutes to present his/her case and 5 minutes for a summary.
6. At the close of the hearing, the department members shall discuss privately as to whether the student
violated the Nursing Department’s Academic Policies and Standards. A departmental motion will be
made to discuss the case, followed by a simple majority vote (with the chair voting) to determine the
outcome.
7. Within five college working days after the close of the hearing, the Department Chairperson will notify
the student in writing the outcome of the hearing and will also notify the student of the sanction(s) to
be imposed. If the student is found to have violated the Nursing department Policies and Standards,
the department may submit a written complaint to the Dean of Student Services for further review
under the Student Code of Conduct Policy.
8. The student may appeal the outcome of a level hearing by requesting a nursing department hearing
in order to state his/her grievance. The student may appeal the outcome of a department hearing
through the College’s Grievance Procedures for resolving academic complaints. The grievance
procedures appear in the Student Handbook and Academic Planner and are available from the
Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Office and the college website: www.flcc.edu (click on
Departments and Offices; click on Academic and Student Affairs; click on Student Affairs; click on
Judicial Affairs)