Late Arrivals - Tardiness

The student is required to be at the clinical site by his/her assigned time and be ready to proceed with the shift work. This does not mean walking into the department at the starting time or late. Being late may be just as detrimental to the student’s education and to the clinical training sites workflow as being absent.

It is understood that the unexpected does occur (example-traffic jam because of an auto accident). The determination on the acceptability of tardiness is made by the clinical site supervisor and the clinical coordinator. Procedures related to tardiness are as follows:

First tardy occurrence
Written warning from clinical training site is documented on the Missed Time form. Both the student and Clinical Instructor (supervisor) must sign this document. A copy is sent to the appropriate NWHSU staff to be placed in the student's file. The original must be submitted to the NWHSU Clinical Coordinator at the time of the student’s Exit Interview.

Second tardy occurrence
Clinical Instructor (supervisor) will notify the appropriate NWHSU staff and determine a site visit meeting. During this meeting the student will be given the opportunity to explain the occurrences. This meeting will be documented on a Missed Time form and will be signed by the appropriate NWHSU staff, the student, and the Clinical Instructor (supervisor) and placed in the student's file.

Third tardy occurrence
Student will be referred to the Departmental Committee and/or the Behavioral Standards Committee with the possibility of grade reduction or termination from the program.

Failure to comply with this standard may result in a grade reduction or dismissal from the program, based on the discretion of the Departmental Committee and/or the Behavioral Standards Committee. The Departmental Committee and/or the Behavioral Standards Committee may waive the grade reduction or dismissal based on the appropriate documentation and reasons provided by the student.