Moberly Area Community College Practical Nursing Program Handbook 2026-2027

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Clinical Attendance

Clinical hours are mandatory.

  1. If an absence is an extenuating circumstance, the student must make up clinical time per instructor’s discretion and assignment, which will be graded.
  2. If the absence is unexcused, clinical time must be made up per instructor’s discretion. Paperwork and performance grade will reflect zero points. If the makeup clinical is not completed per assignment expectations, the student will not progress in the program due to insufficient clinical hours.
  3. At the clinical instructor’s discretion, a student may be dismissed from the clinical setting if the student does not demonstrate the following:
    1. Completion of required paperwork assignments for his or her assigned patient;
    2. Adherence to the clinical dress code;
    3. Timeliness to clinical assignment and/or submission of report on assigned patient
  4. Students who are tardy or absent from a clinical day must complete a clinical makeup form.
  5. Any incidence of “no call” or "no show" will be evaluated by the PN Coordinator and the Director of Nursing.
  6. The student is responsible for contacting the clinical agency for absences. The student must contact and speak directly to the clinical instructor at least one hour prior to beginning of the clinical day for any absences.

Clinical Cancellation

Clinical may be canceled by the clinical instructor or in consultation with the Coordinator of Practical Nursing due to inclement weather, illness, or other circumstances. The plan for make-up clinical will be made jointly. The instructor will attempt to notify the students in a timely manner.