Information sessions are open to the public and do not require a reservation. Please come on one of the above scheduled dates. Admissions Representatives will be available to answer questions

All sessions are held at:
Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing
8550 Magellan Pkwy, Suite 1100
Richmond, VA 23227

Nursing is a practice discipline. The professional practice of nursing draws upon the cognitive ability, psychomotor skills, interpersonal skills, emotional stability and physical endurance of those persons engaged in the discipline. Given the nature of the curriculum at Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing, a student must be prepared to meet the basic requirements of a practicing professional nurse.

A student accepted into this program must demonstrate competence in the areas of cognitive ability, psychomotor skills, interpersonal skills, emotional stability, and physical endurance. The individual student must not pose a significant risk or direct threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the individual or others. In addition, the student must demonstrate suitability for the practice of nursing as follows:

• Demostrates integrity and honesty.
• Exercises safe, rational judgments.
• Demonstrates a high degree of sensitivity and caring.
• Behaves in a responsible manner.
• Effectively responds to the evaluation process.
• Follows directions.
• Maintains self-control.
• Demonstrates flexibility.
• Accepts the presence of different cultures, beliefs, values, and lifestyles.
• Commits a reasonable amount of time and effort to meet the educational objectives.

The following essential functions, behaviors, physical requirements, skills, and abilities are requirements for the nursing student. The student must be able to:

• Deliver nursing care to all types of clients in a variety of settings. Note: Students may be exposed to infectious body fluids, toxic drugs and solutions, or radiation. Clinical experiences will take place in community and hospital settings.
• Think critically while acting, analyze data, perform mental calculations, act in emergency situations, make discriminating judgments, assume leadership roles, and teach.
• Assess, collect and interpret patient data, and incorporate this data into a plan of care. Note: Collection of data requires the ability to see, hear, smell, and feel when performing functions such as physical assessment, neuro checks, and wound care. Also includes the ability to transfer information from one document to another without error.
• Implement and evaluate nursing care based upon a plan of care for an individual or group of individuals. Note: This includes the ability to prioritize, focus on patient outcomes, utilize standards of care, and operate standard nursing equipment.
• Deliver nursing care to conscious and unconscious patients such as bathing, toileting, feeding, ambulation, transfers, positioning, and transportation. Note: These functions may involve walking, standing, sitting, lifting, bending, stooping, kneeling, pulling, pushing, reaching, and twisting.
• Perform manual procedures such as administer medications, obtain vital signs, and perform sterile procedures. Note: Coordination and dexterity are required.
• Perform complex technical skills such as regulating intravenous fluids, performing venipuncture, and operating electronic monitoring equipment. Note: Demonstration of precise eye/hand coordination with visual acuity is essential.
• Perform emergency measures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and suctioning. Note: This requires emotional control and immediate response. CPR certification and re-certification is required.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with patients, faculty, peers, staff, and physicians. Note: The ability to read, write, see, and hear sufficiently is required to obtain, document, and communicate patient data and academic work.
• Complete assignments and examinations within the specified time limitations. Note: This includes clinical and skill lab functions as well as classroom.
• Demonstrate professional conduct and responsibility with accountability. Note: This requires behavior which reflects honesty and integrity, sensitivity and respect, functioning within safe ethical and legal standards, self-evaluation, and ongoing commitment to the learning process.

This description of essential functions, behaviors and abilities of nursing students is intended to provide examples of areas of responsibility.

Federal regulations require that educational institutions provide specific information about the school and about financial aid to enrolled and prospective students. The following notice provides the information required to be disclosed pursuant to the Higher Education Act amendments and pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that governs access to student educational records maintained by educational institutions and the release of information from those records. Please take a moment to review this notice as well as the School’s website located at: www.mrmcnursingschool.org.

Non-Discrimination Policy
Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing prohibits unlawful discrimination in employment and in its educational programs and activities, including internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, terminations, relationships with outside vendors, use of contractors and consultants and in its admission or access thereto, on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin or descent, color, creed, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability (including physical, disease, psychiatric or psychological disability), medical condition, pregnancy, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, or physical characteristics. The School will conduct its program, services and activities consistent with applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and orders.

This policy is governed by Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the regulations implementing these statutes, and applicable federal and Virginia law.

Although educational institutions are obligated to make a statement confirming nondiscrimination, Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing practices non-discrimination as a matter of choice and philosophy.

Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing has implemented grievance procedures concerning cases of alleged discrimination, including those of alleged sexual harassment, for faculty, staff and students. It is the policy of the School that harassment on the basis of sex among employees constitutes an impermissible employment practice, which is subject to disciplinary action and shall not be tolerated. Sexual harassment involving students and School personnel or among students is equally impermissible and shall not be tolerated. The School is committed to providing an environment to study free of sexual harassment. Grievances or complaints that are based on one of these areas needs to be reported to the Human Resources Department.

Title IX Notice
Title IX is a federal law that prohibits schools from discriminating on the basis of sex. In 1971, Congress passed this law to ensure that educational programs and activities will be open to all students.

Inquiries or complaints regarding the application of Title IX and its implementing regulations may be referred to the Director of Admissions 8550 Magellan Parkway, Suite 1100, Richmond, Virginia 23227 or the Office of Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-1100).

Annual Notification of Rights Under FERPA Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing complies with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (referred to as “FERPA”). This law was enacted to protect the privacy of students’ personally identifiable information and education records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their education records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or otherwise misleading information. Student rights covered by this Act include the right to:

• Inspect and review information contained in educational records.
• Request amendment of educational records.
• Consent to disclosure, with certain exceptions specified by the Act.
• Secure a copy of the College (School) policy. File complaints with the Department of Education concerning alleged failure to comply with this Act.

The School’s FERPA policy may be found at: http://www.bonsecours.com/schools/pdf/FERPA_BSMSON.pdf

Designed Directory Information
The Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing designates the following items as Directory Information: student name, address, valid email address, major field of study, past and present participation in officially recognized activities, dates of attendance (past and present), honors and awards (including Honor’s List), degrees conferred (including dates), most recent previous institutions attended, and enrollment status.

The School may disclose any of the directory information items without prior written consent, unless notified in writing during registration during each academic year.

Student Handbook Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing publishes a Student Handbook. The handbook may be found electronically on the School’s website noted above. Please take some time to review the handbook. The handbook contains important information regarding the School’s policies pertaining to matters such as student services and activities, services for students with disabilities, student codes of conduct, official withdrawal, communication and information dissemination, campus safety and computer labs and services. The handbook also contains procedures for filing grievances in the event informal dispute resolution is not successful.

Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing Information
You will learn more about the following areas on our website and at the links listed below:

Accrediting Agencies
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission - http://www.nlnac.org/Forms/directory_search.htm

Graduation and Retention rates - http://www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool

Virginia Board of Nursing - http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/nursing_edprogs.htm

NCLEX-RN Test Results - http://www.virginia-nursing-schools.com/NCLEX.htm

Information on the following can be found at www.mrmcnursingschool.org or through the link.

• Admissions Criteria
• Campus Security:
  • Campus Crime Report
  • http://ope.ed.gov/security/search.asp
  • Safety Policy
  • Security Checklist at Windsor Park
  • Sexual Assault
• Clinical Sites
• Constitutional Day Presentation
• Curriculum of Nursing Program
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Program
• Essential Functions, Behaviors, Abilities of the Nursing Student
• Faculty and Institutional Personnel
• Guidence, Counseling and Academic Advisement
• Refund Policy
• Special Facilities and Services Available to Disabled Students

The acceptability and transferability of nursing credits from Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College depend upon the receiving institution’s admissions and placement policies.

Student Financial Aid
The following information regarding student financial assistance at Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing is available on the School’s website at http://www.mrmcnursingschool.org (click on right tool bar - Consumer Information, Financial Aid).

• A description of Federal, State, local, private and institutional financial aid programs available to enrolled students;
• Percentage of students receiving financial aid and student loan indebtedness at graduation;
• How to apply for student financial aid;
• The methods by which financial aid awards and distribution will be made;
• Student eligibility requirements, including standards for satisfactory academic progress;
• The rights and responsibilities of students receiving financial aid, including the terms of any loans received, the terms and conditions of employment provided as part of a student’s financial aid, and the terms and conditions under which students receiving Federal Family Educational Loans (FFEL) may obtain deferrals;
• The cost of attendance at the institution, including tuition and fees, and estimates of the costs of room and board, books and supplies and transportation; (www.bonsecours.com/schools/pdf/Cost_of_Attendance.pdf)
• The requirements for refunds of tuition, fees and costs, for the return of federal funds, and for officially withdrawing for the institution; (www.bonsecours.com/schools/pdf/Policy_Statement.pdf)

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