Nursing Department Support Network

The Donnelly Nursing Department Support Network

The Chain of Command at Donnelly provides an important Support Network. It works well for students, faculty and staff to follow the Support Network Ladder when seeking assistance, expressing concerns, or looking to implement new ideas.

Student > Instructor > Academic Advisor > Program Coordinator > Director of Nursing > Dean of the College

Students are expected to resolve conflicts/issues in the following manner:

Step 1. Schedule an appointment with the Nursing faculty member.
If your conflict/issue is with a Clinical Instructor, please talk to the Clinical Instructor first. If the conflict/issue is not resolved with the Clinical Instructor, then discuss the conflict/issue with the Clinical Coordinator. If the conflict/issue cannot be resolved at this level, proceed to Step 2.

Step 2. Schedule an appointment with the Nursing Academic Advisor.  If the conflict/issue cannot be resolved at this level, proceed to Step 3.

Step 3. Schedule an appointment with the Program Coordinator.  If the conflict/issue cannot be resolved at this level, proceed to Step 4.

Step 4. Schedule an appointment with the Director of Nursing only after a meeting with the faculty & staff at each level.
If the conflict/issue cannot be resolved at this level, proceed to Step 5.

Step 5. Schedule an appointment with the Academic Dean of the college.