Overview
Welcome to the Michigan State University College of Nursing! Newly admitted student are required to complete and submit the following documents:
- Statement of intent
- Technical standards
- Compliance release
- Media release
The Office of Student Affairs monitors your compliance. Non-compliance may result in removal/restriction from clinical sites and/or disenrollment from nursing courses. You can view the status of your compliance and immunizations at the Uphys site: http://hcpimmunize.msu.edu/
When submitting documentation:
- Send a copy or clear photo, not the original
- Include your first/last name and nursing program
Unless otherwise noted, submit materials to:
MSU College of Nursing
Office of Student Affairs
C120 Bott Building
CON.StudentCompliance@msu.edu
(517) 353-4827
All programs
Background check
Go to Castle Branch, select your program and click on the code link that shows up underneath it to place your order. Results will be sent to the Compliance Office and will be kept confidential.
Fingerprinting (TBSN and accelerated programs)
When you download the Livescan Fingerprint Request Form (RI-30) and Waiver Agreement (RI-88A) through CastleBranch, you MUST upload a copy or clear photo of the completed forms back into CastleBranch to proceed with the order. The signature and date must be on or before your appointment date, and electronic signatures will be rejected. If the form is signed afterward, it is invalid (Section III will be filled out at the time of your appointment).
Students have the right to update, challenge, or correct any discrepancies with the results of the fingerprinting. An appeal form is available here.
Drug screen
The College of Nursing uses a 10 Panel Test (amphetamines, opiates, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Phencyclidine (PCP), cocaine, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, methaqualone, propoxyphene, and methadone.
*NOTE: If you are assigned a screening location outside of your area, you are welcome to call CastleBranch to see if there is a site closer to you. Their customer service line is (888) 723-4263.
There is a 7-10 day processing period AFTER you submit your fingerprints and your specimen for drug screening. Please plan accordingly.
Basic life support
BLS requirements must be either the American Heart Association's HealthCare Provider (BLS Provider) or Professional Rescuer certifications. Certifications can be for either 1 or 2 years. We also accept the RQI® BLS program certification offered by the AHA.
Training Sites:
Blood borne pathogen (BBP) training
The BBP training is an annual requirement that must be renewed every year.
TBSN and accelerated students will complete their BBP training through ACEMAPP. TBSN students will be added before their second semester and ABSN students prior to starting the program.
All other College of Nursing students will complete the training through the Ability Training System. You can login on ORA's website. The training should show up on the home screen. If it does not, please contact the Compliance Office to make sure that you are enrolled in the nursing compliance courses.
The Compliance Office will retrieve training records and submit them to the University Physicians database. We recommend all students print and retain for their own records any confirmation pages provided by the training module.
HIPAA
All healthcare professionals & students need to have annual training in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Traditional BSN and accelerated second degree BSN students will complete their HIPAA training through ACEMAPP. TBSN students will be added before their second semester and accelerated students prior to starting the program.
All other College of Nursing students will complete the training through the Ability Training System. You can login at ORA's website. The training should show up on the home screen. If it does not, please contact Compliance Office to make sure that you are enrolled in the nursing compliance courses.
Health insurance
All students are required to provide a copy of their Health Insurance Card to the Compliance Office.
Health Insurance coverage must include hospitalization. If you do not have health insurance you can find information about student health insurance coverage on the MSU Human Resources website.
Immunizations
In order to be enrolled and gain access to your clinical sites, your immunizations including flu shot must be reported and up to date. Flu shots can be administed on campus, at either the Olin Allergy Clinic or at the Olin Outpost in 148 Brody. To schedule call (517) 353-4660, and they can usually accomodate walk-ins.
Required immunizations include:
- Influenza (annually and due by October 15th each year)
- Hepatitis B*
- MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella)*
- TDAP (Tetanus/Diptheria/Pertussis) - 10 year expiration
- TB (Tuberculosis) - Annually1
- Varicella (Chicken Pox)*
* Note: MMR, Varicella and Hep B also need a positive titer result (IGG Antibody) to be compliant. 1 Upon entry into your program, you will need either two skin tests that are 1 to 3 weeks apart, or a single blood test. Skin test results must be reported in millimeters. “Negative” is an interpretation and not an acceptable result.
Submit documentation of your immunizations to:
University Physician’s Office
123 Olin Health Center
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: (517) 353-8933
Fax: (517) 355-0332
Include your first/last name, student ID number, and the following form:
Healthcare Professional Student Immunization Form. Also send all related vaccine documentation and titer / test results.
MSU and CON abide by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations.
The Olin Health Center offers immunization, TB tests, and titer tests for students. To schedule an appointment, call (517) 353-4660.
If you have been immunized in the State of Michigan, you may be able to download your Immunization Record from the Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR) at this site: https://mdhhsmiimmsportal.state.mi.us/
Additional forms:
COVID-19 Information
To protect the health and safety of our students, employees, and patients, this is a reminder that all students are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, (FDA-authorized or WHO-approved) before beginning any clinical rotation. Failure to adhere to the clinical vaccination requirements will result in the inability to participate in clinical rotations, which will delay or prevent program progression.
While some clinical sites are accepting vaccination exemptions, it is important to note that our clinical partners may not accept or process them in a timeline conducive to starting clinical.
Ultimately, MSU College of Nursing students must adhere to the requirements of each clinical agency; no special considerations will be made when developing clinical placements for students.
Any student who cannot participate in the required clinical experience of a course will be determined to be unable to meet course requirements and will not be allowed to progress academically.
The safety of our CON students, healthcare community, and ultimately the patients entrusted to our care is of utmost importance. We thank you for your ongoing commitment and collaboration as we work through this pandemic together.
Please provide vaccine and booster documentation via this form: CON Vaccination Form
Traditional and accelerated BSN Requirements
ACE-MAPP
MSU College of Nursing utilizes the ACE-MAPP (ACE Matching and Placement Program) System, which is a compliance database and an online learning system that members (nursing schools and healthcare agencies) utilize to process clinical placement requirements for students.
Enrollment in the ACE-MAPP System is an annual requirement for traditional BSN and accelerated second degree BSN students prior to their nursing experience in a clinical setting. The annual cost for a student is $50. Students in the ACEMAPP system will have an extra OSHA training course in addition to BBP and HIPAA.
DHS Central Registry
Please fill out the Clearance Request Form. The form needs a live signature in order to be processed by the Department of Human Services. Scan or take a clear photo of the form and your driver's license and send to the Compliance Office.
Technical Standards and Skill Requirements
It is inherent that a candidate for a nursing degree possesses certain abilities and skills. The technical standards set forth below establish essential qualities that are considered necessary for students at the Michigan State University CON to achieve the knowledge, skills, and levels of competency necessary for both nursing education and practice. Reasonable technical accommodation can be made in certain areas. However, the student must be able to perform in a reasonably independent manner with such accommodation. The use of a trained intermediary is not acceptable in many clinical situations, as a student’s judgment is then mediated by someone else’s power of selection and observation.
A student in the CON must be able to accurately:
• Observe a patient, both at a distance and close at hand
• Acquire information from written documents
• Visualize information as presented in images from paper, films, slides, or video
• Interpret graphic images as well as digital or analog representations of physiologic phenomenon
Such observation and information acquisition requires the functional use of visual, auditory, and somatic senses, enhanced by the functional use of other sensory modalities. In any case where a nursing student’s ability to observe or acquire information through these sensory modalities is compromised, the student must demonstrate alternative means and/or abilities to acquire the essential information conveyed in this fashion.
A student in the CON must be able to accurately:
• Communicate in English, both verbally and in written form
• Speak, hear, and observe patients by sight to elicit information; describe changes in mood, activity and posture; and perceive nonverbal communications
• Communicate effectively and sensitively with patients both orally and in writing
• Communicate effectively and efficiently, in oral and written form, with all members of the health care team
Such communication requires the functional use of visual, auditory, and somatic senses, enhanced by the functional use of other sensory modalities. In any case where a nursing student’s ability to communicate through these sensory modalities is compromised, the student must demonstrate alternative means and/or abilities to meet communication standards.
A student in the CON must possess motor skills to accurately:
• Perform palpation, percussion, auscultation, and other assessment techniques
• Perform clinical procedures
• Execute motor movements reasonably required to provide general and emergency care, such as airway management, placement of intravenous catheters, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and application of pressure to control bleeding
Such actions require coordination of both gross and fine muscular movements, equilibrium, and functional use of the senses of touch and vision.
A student in CON must possess the coping skills and intellectual abilities to:
• Exercise sound clinical judgment
• Recognize knowledge and skill limitation and seek appropriate guidance
• Complete all assigned responsibilities for the care of patients in a timely fashion
• Develop mature and effective relationships with patients, health team members, and faculty
• Function effectively in stressful situations in the healthcare setting
• Maintain a physically and emotionally safe environment for patients
• Adapt to changing environments, display flexibility, and learn to function in the face of uncertainties inherent in the clinical setting
• Communicate with and care for, in a nonjudgmental way, all persons including those whose culture, spiritual beliefs, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, gender-identity, sexual orientation, and/or age are different from their own
A student in the CON must be able to problem-solve. Effective problem solving, a critical skill demanded of nurses, requires all of the abilities above. In addition to the above, a nursing student must be able to:
• Remain awake and alert while in clinical
• Perform problem-solving skills in a timely fashion
• Measure, calculate, analyze, integrate, and synthesize data from clinical and other sources
Integrate didactic knowledge into clinical practice to analyze data, determine outcomes for care and provided interventions, and timely assess the outcomes of interventions
