Tardiness

Honestly, I do not remember anyone being tardy for clinicals. No one dared to be late. A different time, perhaps, way back then?

At my last job, it was not addressed if you were one of the favorites. A lack of authentic leadership, in my opinion.

I also can't recall anyone being late for clinicals. That would be brave. I've seen people I work with written up and even fired for it, though.

Actually showing up is a fundamental part of any job. If someone can't manage that, they should be let go.

i agree! The "favorites" could do pretty much anything without consequences. Because of this the morale there was poor and why i finally left. I had never witnessed tardiness in any previous positions.

If you were late to clinicals the instructor reserves the right to dismiss you for the day (either 6 or 12) hours . We are only allowed to miss 12 hours of clinicals. After that you have to pay to make up those hours. However, you can't miss more than those, because you are then dismissed from the program.

Anything over 15 minutes late to clinical while I was in school and the instructors showed you the door.

We would watch people running from the parking lot to get in on time. Our instructor had her eye on her watch at all times!

Anything over 5 min late during an exam and you sat in another room while everyone finished. You then lost 10 points off the top.

No one was late; to be so would mean OUT of the program.

Current nursing student here. At my school if you're more than 5 minutes late to clinical you are dismissed for the day and must make up that clinical day. If it happens more than twice you fail the dialectic class. If you fail 2 classes (even 1 at 1st level and 1 at 4th) you are dismissed from the program.

If you do not arrive before a quiz is started you miss the quiz, no makeup. On tests you can make up 1 per semester, per class.

Current nursing student here, our current instructor assigns research papers for missed class and lab time. If you are late to clinical you have to write a paper and miss out on that days instruction.

Even a minute late at my school can get you written up. First time it is a verbal warning. After that a write up and after that, good bye from the program. We had a girl come one day late this term. She called the floor saying she had been in a car accident. She came aways and did get warning for being late. She was ok, a little shaken, but unharmed. However, since this was unusual circumstances the professor talked to her about it as per school rules and she has not been late since.