Clinical Year Handbook Final

incident-report trends, clinical- affiliate requirements, and changes in University, federal, state, or accreditation requirements. Findings may be incorporated into the Program’s annual program effectiveness and CQI processes consistent with ARC-PA Standards C1.01 and C1.02. 31. Relationship to Other Policies This policy should be read together with the NLU Student Guidebook, University Catalog, FERPA requirements, HIPAA authorization procedures, Student Email Policy, information- security requirements, Student Code of Conduct, incident-reporting procedures, this Student Handbook, the Occupational Exposure, Injury, Illness, and Incident Reporting Policy (Appendix E), the Student Dress, Professional Appearance, and Identification Policy (Appendix F), applicable clinical affiliation agreements, and clinical - affiliate policies. Where an applicable law, University policy, or clinical- affiliate policy establishes a more restrictive requirement, the more restrictive requirement shall apply. ARC-PA 6th Edition Alignment

ARC-PA Area

Policy Alignment

A3.01

Published and consistently applied student/program policy

A3.04

Professional identification and representation in clinical settings

A3.05

Protection of students and appropriate incident reporting

A3.06

Professional boundaries and appropriate healthcare relationships

A3.14

Professional behavior and student responsibilities

B2.13

Student identification and professional representation

B2.14

Prevention of misrepresentation

B2.16–B2.19

Clinical education, safety, and responsibilities

Policy effectiveness incorporated into continuous programmatic assessment

C1.01

C1.02

Program resources/governance reviewed through CQI