Course Details

Textbooks
Your Reference Library will be available for purchase at the Eastern Oregon University Bookstore.
For more information on the Reference Library, please click here.

Course Materials
Courses will be posted on the following website: http://sakai.ohsu.edu/osp-portal. You will be receiving more information as we get closer to fall term.

Equipment
The following is considered essential equipment for nursing students, and should be purchased prior to the second week of the first term.

• Waterproof watch with second hand. Digital watches are not acceptable.
• Stethoscope - students are required to purchase a stethoscope for clinical.  Personal stethoscopes should be properly labeled with the student's name. A stethoscope with both bell and diaphragm components(dual stethoscope) is recommended. Check with a nursing instructor for additional information regarding selection of a stethoscope.

  Below are suggestions:

  -Match MateII
  -McCoy Nurse/EMT kit
  -Littman Classic II
  -McCoy Stethoscopes

• Penlight

The EOU Bookstore stocks many of these items.

Uniforms
Most of the clinical practice experiences require the OHSU School of Nursing standard uniform. This includes:

-White Lab Coat (of your choice)
Colors for scrubs:Green for incoming fall OCNE students
-Scrub tops (v-neck unisex top or v-neck top)
-Scrub Pants
-Comfortable professional shoes

They may be purchased through the Eastern Bookstore. Students may call the EOU Bookstore at 800-667-3270 or 541-962-3691.

Dress Code
A clean, neat, and well-groomed professional appearance is expected of all nursing students when in the clinical setting. Consideration is to be given to clients (patients) acceptance of appearance. It is an expectation that nursing students will consistently comply with the dress code policies of each agency to which they are assigned for clinical experience(s). WARNING: Violations may result in the dismissal of the student from the clinical setting with an unexcused absence.

• Name Tags/ID Badge:  A name tag/ID badge is to be worn by all students whenever in the clinical setting.  Pictures for ID badges will be taken during Orientation.  If for some reason, you do not get your picture taken at that time, please contact Lory Graham
• Jewelry:  Jewelry worn should not interfere with job performance and client safety. Earrings are limited to one pair of stud-type style only. Dangling earrings, necklaces, bracelets, or rings, which can catch or scratch are not acceptable.
• Body Piercing: No face (tongue, eyebrow, nose, chin, etc.) jewelry is allowed.
• Tattoos: Tattoos are to be covered when possible.
• Hair: Hair, beards, and mustaches are to be clean, neat, and well-groomed. Hair should be worn off the shoulders and away from the face when the style is such that it may obstruct visual acuity and/or affect client safety. Hair ties are to be conservative in size and color. Fad hairstyles and hair dyed in unnatural colors are not allowed.
• Fingernails: Fingernails are to kept short, clean, and well manicured with no jagged edges. Clear or a pale neutral color polish is acceptable. Chipped, very dark or bright-colored nail polish is inappropriate. Artificial nails of any kind are not permitted.
• Perfume/Aftershave: Perfume/aftershave is not allowed in the clinical setting. Any strong odor is unacceptable in the care of the ill or recovering person.
• Shoes: Shoes are to be clean, safe, and in good repair with closed toes and closed heels. Heels are to be a safe height with quiet soles. Athletic shoes of substantial construction provide adequate protection and are allowed (i.e., leather or leather/canvas). Clogs, sandals, open-toed, open-heeled shoes, non-white or white with colors, or any other footwear that could cause injury while performing tasks are unacceptable.
• Hose/socks: Hose, white or beige toned, are to be worn with skirts or dresses. White socks may be worn with uniform or scrub pants.
• Standards for Community Agencies: The dress code of each individual agency shall serve as the guideline for students. It is recommended that students check with either the clinical instructor and/or the agency in question prior to the actual clinical experience.
• Visiting an Agency: Unless otherwise indicated, when visiting a clinical agency or the hospital for any official purpose (i.e., to select client(s) for the next clinical day or for other designated occasions) students are to wear a white lab coat over appropriate clean, neat street clothes. A name tag must be worn with the lab jackets.

NOTE: No jeans, grubbies, sweatshirts, sweatpants, jogging bicycling exercise/dance tights, shorts, miniskirts, or multicolored "in-fashion" pants are allowed.  Clothing that shows midriffs or excessive cleavage (including spaghetti strapped tank tops) is unacceptable.  When in doubt, wear your uniform or dress conservatively.

Remember, a nursing student's appearance is a direct reflection of his/her attitude regarding the profession of nursing; and this, in turn, is a reflection on the OHSU School of Nursing Program. Because you are students, and not employees of any of the clinical agencies where you may do your clinical experiences, faculty have the discretion to decide what is considered professional attire, and will counsel any student if necessary.

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Last Updated:  5/30/2008