As a School of Nursing and health sciences student at the University of Minnesota, you are required to complete all the necessary compliance requirements. There are a variety of items that students must keep up to date and submit to remain compliant.
FAQ
How will I know if I need to update any of my compliance requirements?
You will receive several emails from the School of Nursing ([email protected]) or from Boynton Health Service if a compliance requirement is about to expire.
What if I don't complete one of the requirements by the deadline?
It’s extremely important that you fulfill a requirement prior to its expiration. Expiration of compliance items can result in University account registration holds or removal from a practicum/clinical location. Removal from a practicum/clinical location may result in a lowered grade.
I'm not in a clinical/practicum rotation or in a degree that requires clinical/practicum rotations. Do I still need to receive an influenza vaccine?
Yes. It is the policy of the School of Nursing that all students receive an influenza vaccine.
Why are there compliance requirements/policy?
- According to the School of Nursing Student Compliance Policy: "This policy exists to provide for and ensure that:
- Alignment with provisions in the clinical agency affiliation agreements related to student requirements. Upon request of an affiliate facility, the School of Nursing must provide evidence of student compliance with the requirements
- The safety of patients and School of Nursing students, faculty, and staff
- Compliance with CCNE accreditation standards
- Compliance with state regulations."
Core Immunizations
Who: All incoming students, excluding LHIT and PHIT
When: Prior to fall enrollment
Boynton Health Service maintains the immunization compliance requirements for all health science students. For more information on those requirements, please visit Boynton’s Vaccine Requirements webpage.
You must submit the appropriate documentation acknowledging you have received the following:
- Tuberculin Skin test (TST)
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
- Varicella
- Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap)
- Hepatitis B series
- This series can take approximately 6 months to complete - please plan accordingly
For questions about your immunization requirements, please reach out to Boynton Health via email at [email protected].
Background Study & Fingerprinting
Who: All incoming students, excluding LHIT and PHIT
When: Prior to fall enrollment
All incoming students are required to complete the background study process, which may include a fingerprinting component. Detailed instructions are included below:
For Students Living in Minnesota
For Students Living Out of State
Release of Information Authorization
Who: All incoming students, excluding LHIT and PHIT
When: Prior to fall enrollment
All incoming students must submit the Release of Information Authorization form. Throughout your time in our program, some sites will require us to provide them with your personal information including (but not limited to) the last 4 digits of your social security number, Minnesota DHS background study results, date of birth, and other sensitive information.
Information Security Awareness Online Training
Who: All incoming students
When: Prior to fall enrollment
Your role at the University of Minnesota gives you access to sensitive information that must be protected. Your access to University systems and resources, such as email, makes you an important guardian of University data. This training will help you understand how to protect your own and the University’s data, and how to stay safe online.
Technical Standards Acknowledgement
Who: BSN and MN students
When: Prior to fall enrollment, and again before starting clinicals
Students completing a pre-licensure degree (BSN or MN) are prepared, and upon licensure, allowed to provide nursing care to individuals, families, communities, and populations that are within the scope of Registered Nurse practice under state law. You will acquire didactic knowledge as well as learn skills and attitudes essential to the practice of professional nursing. Technical standards are a necessary component to the complex discipline of nursing, which all students must meet with or without reasonable accommodations. Students wishing to enter the University of Minnesota School of Nursing programs must demonstrate that they can meet these technical standards and continue to do so throughout their education program. You are required to have both cognitive and technical abilities to navigate the nursing curriculum. You are also required to direct or perform treatment on patients of the School's practicum/clinical affiliated sites. The School has the responsibility of ensuring the safety of patients, which includes the completion of safe and timely treatment. To that end, you must be able to meet the School of Nursing Minimum Technical Standards for Admissions and Matriculation with or without reasonable accommodations.
If you have questions regarding potential reasonable accommodations, please contact the Disability Resource Center at 612-626-1333 or [email protected].
Student Code of Conduct
Who: All incoming students, excluding LHIT and PHIT
When: Prior to fall enrollment
As a student in the School of Nursing, you are held to the standards set forth by the University of Minnesota's Student Code of Conduct. You will need to complete a form acknowledging that you have read and understand these standards.
Photo/Video Release
Who: All incoming students, excluding LHIT and PHIT
When: Prior to fall enrollment
Completing this form will grant the University of Minnesota School of Nursing the right to make, use, reproduce, modify, and distribute your physical likeness, and publicly exhibit such recordings, in whole or in part, without restrictions or limitations, for any purpose the School deems appropriate. It will also affirm your consent to the use of your name and biographical materials in connection with such recordings.
Health Insurance Acknowledgement
Who: All incoming students, excluding LHIT and PHIT
When: Prior to fall enrollment
Students enrolled in Academic Health Sciences schools/colleges/programs must comply with this University of Minnesota health sciences student requirement to have health insurance while participating in a training or practicum experience, and this insurance coverage must remain current throughout the length of the training or practicum experience. Students who are eligible for the University of Minnesota student health benefit may obtain insurance through the Office of Student Health Benefits (OHSB). Students who do not meet the eligibility requirements to obtain the student health benefit must obtain alternate health insurance coverage.
If health insurance coverage expires or changes for any reason at any point in time while a student is participating in a training or practicum experience, the student is responsible for ensuring that alternate coverage is obtained and coverage does not lapse.
CPR Certification
Who: MN, DNP, Post-Graduate Certificate, PhD, and HCDI students (BSN students in year 3 of their program)
When: Prior to fall enrollment, and updated before your certification expires throughout the program
CPR certification must be at the Professional Rescuer or Healthcare Provider level specifically, and must include an in-person component. Online certifications will not be accepted.
Visit our Accepted CPR Certifications document to see a list of courses that will meet this requirement. Please note that a standard Adult/Child CPR or Lifeguard certification will not qualify. Courses are offered at many different locations through various organizations. We recommend the two-year certification versus the one-year certification.
Influenza Vaccine
Who: All incoming students, excluding LHIT and PHIT
When: Due November 1 annually
All School of Nursing students, excluding students in the LHIT and PHIT programs, are required to obtain the influenza vaccine every year. You can receive your vaccine from either a Boynton Flu Shot Clinic or from a local flu shot provider/healthcare provider. You will receive an email from [email protected] during the fall semester with more information on how to submit your influenza vaccine documentation.
Please note: Some clinical/practicum sites will require students to receive the influenza vaccine prior to our November 1 deadline. If you will be assigned to one of these sites, you will receive special communication about this requirement from the School of Nursing. Please make sure you adhere to the clinical/practicum site deadlines.
HIPAA Online Training
Who: All incoming students
When: Prior to fall enrollment, and annually in September/October
You will need to self-enroll in the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) training in the online training hub prior to the start of the fall semester. Additionally, you will need to recomplete this training annually in September/October for the duration of your program. You will receive an email from [email protected] when this course is made available each fall.
Bloodborne Pathogens Online Training
Who: MN, DNP, Post-Graduate Certificate, and PhD students (BSN students in year 3 and 4 in their program)
When: Prior to fall enrollment, and annually before starting clinicals
This course is required once annually if your job may expose you to bloodborne pathogens and you are required to fulfill the federal OSHA requirement. The topics covered in this training will help you reduce your risk of exposure to bloodborne pathogens in the workplace. You will need to self-enroll in this training in the online training hub prior to the start of the fall semester. You will also receive emails from [email protected] if/when this training needs to be recompleted.
RN License
Who: DNP and Post-Graduate Certificate students
When: Prior to fall enrollment, and and updated before your license expires throughout the program
All DNP and Post-Graduate Certificate students are required to maintain RN licensure throughout the duration of their program.
If your license is soon to expire, you will receive a reminder email from the School of Nursing to submit your renewed license information to remain in compliance. If at any time during the program you renew your license, you are required to inform the School of Nursing by email at [email protected].