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# A student may also voluntarily withdraw their declaration of pregnancy at any time. (See [[:File:Unmc-declaration-of-pregnancy.pdf|form]].) | # A student may also voluntarily withdraw their declaration of pregnancy at any time. (See [[:File:Unmc-declaration-of-pregnancy.pdf|form]].) | ||
# Upon review of the findings and recommendations of the Radiation Safety Officer or Medical Radiation Physicist, clinical assignments will be reviewed. Clinical assignments will only be altered if the fetus received the maximum permissible dose as stated by 180 NAC 004.13 (10 CFR Part 20.1208). Any clinical competencies not completed for reasons related to pregnancy must be successfully completed prior to graduation. | # Upon review of the findings and recommendations of the Radiation Safety Officer or Medical Radiation Physicist, clinical assignments will be reviewed. Clinical assignments will only be altered if the fetus received the maximum permissible dose as stated by 180 NAC 004.13 (10 CFR Part 20.1208). Any clinical competencies not completed for reasons related to pregnancy must be successfully completed prior to graduation. | ||
=== MITS Dress Code Policy === | |||
All students will dress in a professional manner, appropriate for the situation and according to the following guidelines. | |||
# All MITS students will wear navy scrubs with or without a navy lab jacket for both class and clinic. | |||
## Grand Island and Kearney MITS students will wear a pewter colored scrub top with or without a pewter lab jacket and navy pants while rotating to any CHI facility in greater Nebraska (CHI Good Samaritan & CHI Saint Francis). Students will wear navy scrubs (top and bottom) with or without a navy lab jacket while rotating to all other facilities as well as in class. | |||
# The uniform top will have the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine logo on upper left chest. All uniforms should be purchased [http://nebraska-medicine.scrubsandbeyond.com/ online here]. | |||
# A solid white or gray shirt may be worn under the scrub top and must be tucked into the scrub pant. | |||
# Pant hemlines should not touch or drag on the ground. | |||
# Simple jewelry may be worn with the uniform, i.e., small earrings, wedding rings, and watches. | |||
## Visible piercings and transdermal implants must be removed or covered except ear piercings. | |||
## Ear gauges must be plugged with flesh colored plugs while in clinic. | |||
## Earrings must be small and not touching the neck. | |||
## Bandanas are not permitted. | |||
# Visible tattoos that are larger than 2” x 2” or clearly offensive, including but not limited to anything hateful, violent, profane and/or containing nudity, must be completely covered. | |||
# Flat, enclosed-toe, neutral colored shoes are acceptable. Socks must be worn at all times. | |||
# Students assigned to a surgery rotation will follow the surgical dress code policy of the clinical facility in which he or she is rotating. | |||
## Students are to wear from home their uniform or proper street clothing and then change into clean scrubs after they arrive at the hospital/clinic. At the end of the shift, the students are to change back into their uniform or proper street clothing. | |||
## All scrub clothing provided by the hospital/clinic may not be removed from the property. Scrubs must not be worn outside of the hospital/clinic buildings. | |||
# Proper UNMC photo ID and personnel monitoring devices must be worn at all times. The ID must be visible at all times to identify student status. | |||
Students are held responsible for their appearance and will be dismissed from clinic if inappropriately attired, groomed, or adorned per faculty standards. (Ex: artificial fingernails are not allowed, hair worn longer than shoulder length must be pulled back, etc.). If a student is sent home from clinic due to a dress code violation, the amount of time missed from clinic will be deducted from the student comp time allotment. | |||
=== Use of Technology === | |||
# Personal phone calls during clinic hours must be kept to a minimum. | |||
# No personal long distance calls are permitted on department telephones. | |||
# Personal technology such as cell phones may not be carried or used during clinic or class. Technology used for educational purposes may be used as approved by class instructors. | |||
# Only department computers may be used for documenting clock in and clock out procedures via Trajecsys. Personal cell phones may not be used for this function. | |||
# Computer use is permitted for the purpose of academic endeavors only with supervisor approval. | |||
=== Student Leave Time === | |||
'''Personal Time''' | |||
Students enrolled in the Department of MITS are given 16 hours of leave time for personal affairs each semester. It is intended to provide necessary time for planned or unplanned events without jeopardizing the student’s attendance record. Regarding the use of student leave time, the following guidelines must be followed: | |||
# Unused time allotted is not transferrable to a successive semester. | |||
# Allotted hours may be used for such things as illness, funerals, medical and dental appointments, job interviews, or vacations. | |||
# All leave time for reasons other than illness must have prior approval of the program director. | |||
# Students taking more than the allotted number of hours will be required to make up the time according to the discretion of the program director. | |||
# Unauthorized absenteeism may result in disciplinary actions. | |||
# A student may be required to furnish satisfactory medical proof of illness, disability or dental work. | |||
# Students must contact the person in charge of the assigned clinical area and/or the program director 30 minutes prior to time assigned for arrival if they are unable to attend the scheduled day unless directed otherwise by their program director. | |||
# It is recommended that suspected and confirmed pregnancy be reported to the program director. Time lost due to pregnancy must be made up according to the decision of the program director based on the Radiation Protection and Pregnancy Policies contained in this document. | |||
# Full time students may request up to 5 days of funeral/bereavement leave in the event of a death of an immediate family member. Documentation may need to be provided upon request. | |||
# Students may voluntarily choose to spend additional authorized time participating in clinic procedures over and above their scheduled hours as long as the student continues to perform in the student capacity, including direct supervision and holding only student clinical responsibilities. No compensation time will be given. | |||
== [http://unmc.edu/alliedhealth/faculty/mits.html Program Faculty] == | == [http://unmc.edu/alliedhealth/faculty/mits.html Program Faculty] == | ||