Donnelly College Nursing By-laws

ARTICLE I-TITLE & FUNCTIONS

SECTION 1 - TITLE

The name of this group shall be the Nursing Program Committee of Donnelly College.

SECTION 2 – FUNCTION

The practical & professional nurse program functions as a committee of the whole is to:

Plan, implement and evaluate curriculum in compliance with the conceptual framework of the Practical/Professional Nursing Programs and within the framework of the philosophy and objectives of the college and the Practical/Professional Nursing Program.
Establish policies for attendance, evaluations, promotions, and graduation of students.
Establish policies for progression, failure, dismissal, and readmission for students.
Establish policies for the functioning of nursing laboratories.
Establish policies for articulation and advanced students standing according to the state board requirement.

ARTICLE II- MEMBERSHIP AND ASSOCIATES

All Nursing full-time faculty, adjuncts, clinical instructors and staff members shall be members of the Nursing Program Committee with full voting rights.
Nursing Student Representatives will be selected, to be participating members, at the beginning of each semester by their respective classes. One student from each nursing course will be a member with voting rights within the framework described herein. Each student representative will be requested to be a member of the standing committee.
An executive session of faculty members only can be called for purposes of action on those matters related to student or faculty privacy rights and any matters that faculty deem appropriate. Beginning faculty meetings will be open sessions with students. Later executive sessions will begin without students, as needed. The director of nursing will be an ex-officio member.
Faculty members from other departments and representatives from cooperative clinical facilities may participate as associate members when appropriate. However, they will not have voting rights.

ARTICLE III – OFFICERS AND DUTIES OF

The chairperson shall be the Director of Nursing. The Director of Nursing shall be responsible to keep the College President informed of curriculum matters of the nursing program, program evaluations, advertisements, and selection of students.
The Nursing department’s Administrative Coordinator or designee will take minutes for the faculty meeting.

ARTICLE IV - AMENDMENTS

These bylaws may be amended at any Nursing Program Committee meeting by a two-thirds vote of the membership.

ARTICLE V - COMMITTEES

SECTION 1- STANDING COMMITTEES

The standing committees shall be:

Curriculum
Academic Standards & Policies
Admission/progression
Technology and Simulation
Nursing program evaluation
Student professional activities
Scholarships
Library (liaison)
Pinning/completion ceremony

SECTION 2 – SPECIAL COMMITTEES

The Director of Nursing and/or the faculty may respectively establish special committees that they deem appropriate. Such committees shall have members and duties, determined by those who appointed this committee.

SECTION 3 - COMPOSITION

The Director of Nursing and/or faculty shall be appointed or elected members or chairman of standing committees.

Any members of the nursing program as set forth in the bylaws shall be eligible to serve in any community.

SECTION 4 - DUTIES

Committees shall operate under rules which shall be consistent with the bylaws and policies of Donnelly College and the Donnelly Nursing program committee. The numerical majority of the members of the committees shall constitute a quorum. Unless otherwise specified by these bylaws, Committees shall report to and work under the direction of those who appointed or elected them.

SECTION 5 – TERM OF OFFICE

Except as otherwise specified in these bylaws, members and officers of standing committees shall serve a full academic year term (fall through spring semester) following their appointment or election or until their respective successors are appointed and elected.

SECTION 6 – CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

The curriculum committee shall make a recommendation regarding curriculums, philosophies, objectives, and conceptual frameworks for the nursing program committee which will make recommendations to the Nursing faculty.

SECTION 7 – ACADEMIC STANDARDS & POLICIES

The academic standards & policies committee shall review, develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate standards & policies that are applicable to the practical/professional nursing program.

SECTION 8 – ADMISSION/PROGRESSION COMMITTEE

The admission/progression committee shall review applications for admission, coordinate the admission process, elevated progression of the students through the program and those returning.

SECTION 9 – TECHNOLOGY AND SIMULATION COMMITTEE

The technology committee shall review, evaluate and recommend current and future technology for the nursing program. This shall include technology hardware and software for instruction and evaluation within didactic classes and clinical settings.
The committee shall also recommend training and knowledge updates for faculty and students.

SECTION 10 – NURSING PROGRAM EVALUATION COMMITTEE

The nursing program evaluation committee will track and evaluate the placement roles of new graduates/alumni and the satisfaction level of graduates/alumni and their employers.

SECTION 11 – STUDENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

The student professional activities committee shall plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate student professional activities.

SECTION 12 – SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE

The scholarship committee shall investigate, coordinate, and disseminate information with the goal of evaluating and recommending available scholarships for nursing students.

SECTION 13 – LIBRARY COMMITTEE

The library committee shall review and recommend books and publications to provide a current list of pertinent nursing library selections. This committee shall also review and evaluate any suggested pertinent textbooks and recommend textbooks that provide a coordinated selection of current books.

SECTION 14 – PINNING COMMITTEE

The pinning committee shall plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate the graduation pinning ceremony activities in conjunction with students.

SECTION 15 – ANNUAL REVIEW

Review all Nursing Department by-laws and policies on an annual basis and as needed for policy additions, deletions and changes