Current Nursing Student Resources

Level One Nursing Students
Spring 2025

Spring 2025: All Students need to submit their completed Orientation Packet with hard copies of all required immunization records and health records to Teresa Higbee (Program Manager) no later than 1:00 PM on Tuesday,  November 19, 2025.   Influenza/Flu vaccines can be received after September 1, 2024.  Any Influenza/Flu vaccines dated before September 1, 2024, will not be accepted.

Register for the following NURS courses: 3120, 3130, 3140, 3160, and one of the 3135 sections.

First week of school (Wednesday, 01/08/2025 - Friday, 01/10/2025) schedule:

Classes Mondays and Tuesdays (check the posted schedule). Clinical/Lab are on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

All Students must complete the required online BLS course prior to January 8, 2025, or the first class day of NURS 3130, Fundamentals of Nursing.  The "HeartCode BLS Course", blended learning option can be found on the AHA website, https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-BLS, and each student is responsible to pay for this course.  Upon completion of the on-line portion, print the certificate of completion and bring the printed copy as proof into Professor Donna De Silva, instructor of NURS 3130.  The deadline to submit the printed certificate is the first day of the semester in NURS 3135, Clinical Orientation, Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 6:00 am.  Once all the certificates are turned in, Donna De Silva will give them to Erin Bryan, Lab Coordinator, to make a schedule for the hands-on training portion of the CPR Certification.  This schedule will be posted within 24 hours of receipt of all printed certificates (no later than mid-afternoon Thursday, January 9, 2025).  

Patient Coaching:  1330-1730, Location:  SUU R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Charles Hunter Room (CC 107 CH).

All students will meet at above location & at 10:00 students will be split into groups for BLS Hands-On Certification in SCA 103 (nursing lab).

Friday (01/10/2025):
Orientation/Safety/BLS, Time: 0600 - 1530 (determined by group), SCA 103.
Group A ~ Time 0600 - 0830
Group B ~ Time 0845 - 1115
Group C ~ Time 1230 - 1430

Monday (01/13/2025):
Regular Class Schedule
AmeriCorps Orientation (Federal Grant Money that can be earned from clinical hours (and more)): 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm, Location:  Nursing Classroom, SCA 106.

Tuesday (01/14/2025):
Regular Class Schedule

Wednesday (01/15/2025):
NURS 3135, SCA 103, 0600-1700.
Group A ~ Time 0600 - 0900
Group B ~ Time 0905 - 1205
Group C ~ Time 1400 - 1700
First SNA Meeting - 1215, SCA 011

Thursday (01/16/2025):
NURS 3135, SCA 103, 0600-1530.
Group A ~ Time 0600 - 0900
Group B ~ Time 0905 - 1205
Group C ~ Time 1230 - 1530

Friday (01/17/2025):
NURS 3135, SCA 103, 0600-1530.
Group A ~ Time 0600 - 0900
Group B ~ Time 0905 - 1205
Group C ~ Time 1230 - 1530

Monday (01/20/2025):
Martin Luther Kind Day Holiday - Campus Closed

Uniforms/Scrubs:  Order from   Scrubin Uniforms  Use Access Code SUU1234.    Patches for lab coats, etc. available from the Nursing Office, only.   Pay for patches online, https://secure.touchnet.net:443/C20196_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=2714&SINGLESTORE=true 

Level One Nursing Students
Fall 2024

Fall 2024: All Students need to provide hard copies of Current Influenza/Flu Documentation to Teresa Higbee (Program Manager) no later than 12:00 PM on Wednesday,  October 23, 2024.   Influenza/Flu vaccines can be received after September 1, 2024.

Register for the following NURS courses: 3120, 3130, 3140, 3160, and one of the 3135 sections.

First week of school (Wednesday, 08/28/2024 - Friday, 09/06/2024) schedule:

Classes Mondays and Tuesdays (check the posted schedule). Clinical/Lab are on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

All Students must complete the required online BLS course prior to August 28, 2024, or the first class day of NURS 3130.  The "HeartCode BLS Course", blended learning option can be found on the AHA website, 
https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-BLS, and each student is responsible to pay for this course.  Upon completion of the on-line portion, print the certificate of completion and bring the printed copy as proof into Donna De Silva.  The deadline to submit the printed certificate is the second day of the semester in NURS 3130, Thursday, August 29, 2024, 6:00 am.  Once all the certificates are turned in, Donna De Silva will give them to Erin Bryan, Lab Coordinator, to make a schedule for the hands-on training portion of the CPR Certification.  This schedule will be posted within 24 hours of receipt of all printed certificates (no later than mid-afternoon Thursday, August 29, 2024).  

Patient Coaching:  1330-1730, Location:  SUU R. Haze Hunter Alumni Center, Whiting Room.

All students will meet at above location & at 10:00 students will be split into groups for BLS Hands-On Certification in SCA 103 (nursing lab).

Friday (08/30/2024):
Orientation/Safety/BLS, Time: 0600 - 1530 (determined by group), SCA 103.
Group A ~ Time 0600 - 0830
Group B ~ Time 0845 - 1115
Group C ~ Time 1230 - 1430

Monday (09/02/2024):
Labor Day Holiday - Campus Closed

Tuesday (09/03/2024):
Regular Class Schedule

Wednesday (09/04/2024):
NURS 3135, SCA 103, 0600-1700.
Group A ~ Time 0600 - 0900
Group B ~ Time 0915 - 1215
Group C ~ Time 1400 - 1700
First SNA Meeting - 1230, SCA 011

Thursday (09/05/2024):
NURS 3135, SCA 103, 0600-1530.
Group A ~ Time 0600 - 0900
Group B ~ Time 0915 - 1215
Group C ~ Time 1230 - 1530

Friday (09/06/2024):
NURS 3135, SCA 103, 0600-1530.
Group A ~ Time 0600 - 0900
Group B ~ Time 0915 - 1215
Group C ~ Time 1230 - 1530

Wednesday (9/25/2024): Level 1 Nursing Students w/Psych-D.  1215-1400, Location: SUU, Sharwan Smith Student Center, Theater (ST 161 D). 

Wednesday (11/06/2024):  NURS 3140-01, Foundations of Professional Nursing, will be on Wednesday this week in the Hunter Alumni Center, Charles Hunter Room, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.  This move is so the level one and level two combination scenarios can happen on Monday, November 4th.  

Uniforms/Scrubs:  Order from   Scrubin Uniforms  Use Access Code SUU1234.    Patches for lab coats, etc. available from the Nursing Office, only.   Pay for patches online.

Level HP-2 Nursing Students
Fall 2024

Fall 2024: All Students need to provide hard copies of Current Influenza/Flu Documentation to Teresa Higbee (Program Manager) no later than 12:00 PM on Wednesday,  October 23, 2024.   Influenza/Flu vaccines can be received after September 1, 2024.

Register for the following NURS courses: 3212, 4322, 4332, 4342, 4352 and 4367.

First week of school (Wednesday, 08/28/2024 - Friday, 09/06/2024) schedule:

Classes Tuesdays and Wednesday afternoons (check the posted schedule). Clinical/Lab are on Mondays, Tuesday nights and some Wednesdays & Thursdays.

Regular Class Schedule

Thursday (08/29/2024):
NURS 4367 Open Lab. SCA 104, 0800-1600.

Friday (08/30/2024):
NURS 4367 Open Lab. SCA 104, 0800-1500.

Monday (09/02/2024):
Labor Day Holiday - Campus Closed

Tuesday (09/03/2024):
Regular Class Schedule

Regular Class Schedule

Thursday (09/05/2024):
Clinical as scheduled

Friday (09/06/2024):
Clinical as scheduled

Level Two Nursing Student
Fall 2024

Fall 2024: All Students need to provide hard copies of Current Influenza/Flu Documentation to Teresa Higbee (Program Manager) no later than 12:00 PM on Wednesday,  October 23, 2024.   Influenza/Flu vaccines can be received after September 1, 2024.

Level Two Students are eligible to sit for the PN NCLEX at the successful completion of their second semester, if interested see licensing information at the NCLEX (RN & PN) exam information tab below.

Register for the following NURS courses: 3220, 3230, 3240 and one of the 3235 sections.

First week of school (Wednesday, 08/28/2024 - Friday, 09/06/2024) schedule:

Classes Wednesdays and Thursdays (check the posted schedule). Clinical/Lab are on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Regular Class Schedule

Thursday (08/29/2024):
Regular Class Schedule

Friday (08/30/2024):
Nothing Scheduled at this time.

Monday (09/02/2024):
Labor Day Holiday - Campus Closed

Tuesday (09/03/2024):
NURS 3235 - Clinical Orientation:  0700 - 1600, Nursing Learning Lab, SCA 103.

First SNA Meeting; 1230, SCA 011.

Thursday (09/05/2024):
Regular Class Schedule

Friday (09/06/2024):
Nothing Scheduled at this time.

More Important Dates

Level Three Nursing Student
Fall 2024

Fall 2024: All Students need to provide hard copies of Current Influenza/Flu Documentation to Teresa Higbee (Program Manager) no later than 12:00 PM on Wednesday,  October 23, 2024.   Influenza/Flu vaccines can be received after September 1, 2024.

Register for the following NURS courses: 4320, 4330, 4340, 4350 and one of the 4335 and 4355 clinical course sections.

First week of school (Wednesday, 08/28/2024 - Friday, 09/06/2024) schedule:

Classes Wednesdays and Thursdays (check the posted schedule). Clinical/Lab are on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Regular Class Schedule

Regular Class Schedule

Friday (08/30/2024):
NURS 4335 Open Lab & PAPRS passoffs.  0800 - 1500, Location: Nursing Learning Lab, SCA 104.

Monday (09/02/2024):
Labor Day Holiday - Campus Closed

St. George Regional Hospital , Cedar City Hospital, and Individual Orientations.

Regular Class Schedule

Competence Assessments, 0700 - 1200, SCA 104
Regular Class Schedule

Friday (09/06/2024):
Competence Assessments, 0700 - 1200, SCA 104

More Important Dates

Level Four Nursing Student
Fall 2024

Fall 2024: All Students need to provide hard copies of Current Influenza/Flu Documentation to Teresa Higbee (Program Manager) no later than 1:00 PM on Thursday, October 3, 2024.  Upload to MCE for St. Mark's Hospital Clinical Rotations.  Influenza/Flu vaccines can be received after September 1, 2024.

Hurst Review (Three-Day Live NCLEX-RN Review):  Wednesday, 12/04/2024 - Friday, 12/06/2024, 0800 - 1730; Location: Location SUU, R. Haze Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter Room.  All level 4 students will be registered by Nursing Staff.  Registration and attendance is mandatory, expectations will be explained the first part of the semester.

Register for the following NURS courses: 4430, 4440, 4550 and one of the 4435 and 4555 clinical course sections.

First week of school (Wednesday, 08/28/2024 - Friday, 09/06/2024) schedule:

Classes Thursdays and Fridays (check the posted schedule). Clinical are as scheduled with preceptor assignment and Critical Care Instructor

NURS 4555 Clinical Orientation.  1400 - 1600, location SUU, R. Haze Hunter Conference Center, Charles Hunter Room.

Thursday (08/29/2024):
Regular Class Schedule

Friday (08/30/2024):
Regular Class Schedule

Monday (09/02/2024):
Labor Day Holiday - Campus Closed

Tuesday (09/03/2024):
Nothing Scheduled at this time.  

Wednesday (09/04/2024):
Nothing Scheduled at this time.

Thursday (09/05/2024):
Regular Class Schedule

Friday (09/06/2024):
Regular Class Schedule

More Important Dates

Exposure Control Plan

Exposure Control Plan - Appendix

Lippincott Nursing Procedures

Baccalaureate Essentials

Nursing Code of Ethics

Intermountain Clinical Student Portal Instructions

Intermountain Orientation of Students in a Clinical Facility (1/2021)

Uniforms (scrub top and bottoms)  Scrubin Uniforms  Use Access Code SUU1234.    
Uniform patches for lab coats, etc. available from the Nursing Office, only.   Pay for patches online.

MDF Instruments

• SUUSNA Dues On-Line Payment Link

Utah Nurses Association (UNA)

RegisteredNursing.org (NCLEX-RN Practice Test Questions with Rationale, Nursing Career Information, Nursing Salary Information, Nursing Resume and Job Application Advice, Find RN Jobs, NCLEX-RN Exam Overview)

Student Handbook Face to Face (PreLicensure & HP to BSN) (08/27/2024)

RN to BSN Handbook 2025  RN to BSN Textbook List 2024-2025 (10/01/2024)

MSN Student Handbook (10/28/2024)

FNP Student Handbook (Coming Soon)

PN and RN Exam & Licensing "Successfully Completing an Authorization to Test" on the DOPL

How to "Successfully Complete an Authorization to Test" on DOPL (watch)

Nurse Licensure Guide: How to Apply For The NCLEX Exam and For Your DOPL License

2022 NCLEX Exam Information Flyer (NCSBN)

2022 NCLEX Examination Candidate Bulletin (NCSBN)

NCLEX Licensing (DOPL)

• RN school code: US38500000
• LPN by equivalency test school code (PARTIAL RN EDUCATION TAKING PN): US38909700 (L2 students that want a LPN license:  application must be in to the state board within 30 days of the date of the letter of equivalency)

NCLEX-RN Application Process:

1. Take & Pass the NCLEX (Create an NCLEX account through Pearson Vue and pay the $200.00 testing fee).  NCLEX Examination Registration (NCSBN).  Program Codes (for registration).

2. Licensure (After successfully passing NCLEX-RN).  Request an SUU Transcript from   MySUU Portal, select "After Degree is Posted" and send (via 3rd party clearinghouse by the SUU Registrar's Office) to doplbureau7@utah.gov. 

3. Once transcripts are sent, send to Department of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL) the completed application, required fee and completed fingerprint cards. Fingerprint information (DOPL).

Please note, test must be taken within 30 days of DOPL receiving application!

NCLEX-PN Application Process:

1. This process is being updated.  Information will be submitted here once complete
2. Send PN-Letter of Equivalency is obtained to Department of Occupational and Professional Licensing (DOPL) the completed application, required fee and completed fingerprint cards.  Fingerprint information (DOPL).

Please note, test must be taken within 30 days of DOPL receiving application!

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