Services and Facilities

FOOD
Students may use the lower-level kitchen for preparing food. A refrigerator and microwave oven are available for student use. Beverages and/or foods are restricted to the kitchen area and the recreation room. Coffee, tea, and soft drinks may be allowed in classroom settings. It is an expectation that students will maintain a clean environment. Trash receptacles and paper towels are available. Please contact the College reception desk if additional housekeeping help is needed. Meals are served in the OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center cafeteria and are available to students at a reduced cost.

VENDING MACHINES
Coin-operated machines providing the usual selection of food and drink are available to students and are located near the recreation room.

MAIL SERVICE
Mailboxes assignments are made during orientation. Students should check their mailboxes on a regular basis for materials from the faculty, staff, administration, and other students.

LOCKERS
Personal belongings should not be left unattended. Students are encouraged to use lockers located on the Locker Room in the lower level of the College. Students are responsible for providing their own locks at the College. Students are encouraged not to leave valuables in their lockers. All lockers must be emptied at the end of each semester. Lockers may be available at selected clinical sites. Students are to follow the expectations regarding the storage of personal belongings as defined by the individual clinical site.

PARKING REGULATIONS FOR AUTOMOBILES AND BICYCLES

Automobile Parking Permits

Students are required to register their cars with the College of Nursing office of Student Affairs and obtain a parking permit.  Students are required to display the College authorized automobile identification permit at all times while parked at an OSF facility.  Faculty and staff are required to obtain and display the College authorization automobile identification permit if they wish to park in the College lot.  There is no charge for these permits.

 

Students and faculty are encouraged to park in the lot behind the College designated as faculty and student parking.  Students may also park in the College gravel lot to the west of the College.  Students are not to park in spaces identified as faculty, visitor, or other identified designations.  Parking in space identified as Admission Guest is restricted to individuals visiting the Admissions Office.  One space may be reserved for “Student of the Month” and a student selected for this honor must use the parking permit awarded to them for that month.  This temporary permit is to be hung from the rear view mirror.  If appropriate space is not available behind the College or the gravel lot, parking is permitted in the employee lot to the east side of the College or the lot at the south east end of the campus (near the secondary helipad).  College staff are to park in either employee lot.  College staff may park in student parking when classes are not in session.

 

Student, faculty, and staff are not to park in front of the hospital or in front of the College.  The front hospital lot is restricted to patients and hospital visitors.  Students, staff, or faculty who park improperly are subject to fines and/or disciplinary action.  The College reserves the right to designated spaces as reserved to special events, conferences, and special guests. 

Student’s Bicycles

 

Students who use a bicycle may store it in the bicycle rack provided at the assigned location.  Students are encouraged to lock their bicycles.

 

PARKING FINES
Parking fines will be assessed for violation of any of the parking regulations (including, but not limited to parking in unauthorized areas, not having a parking sticker displayed, etc.). Fines will be as follows:

warning	first offense
$10	second offense
$25	third offense
Parking fines issued by the City of Rockford are separate from (and may be in addition to) those issued by the College.

SOLICITING AND SELLING
Unauthorized solicitors are trespassers and are subject to arrest and prosecution.

USE OF MEDICAL RECORD DEPARTMENT

1.	Students reviewing patients' charts in the medical record department or the nursing units must be in uniform or lab coat with College emblem and Medical Center name tag for identification. Students in lab coats will be dressed neatly according to regulations stated in the Student Handbook.
2.	A student must present a written permit from his/her nursing instructor (with the date and the instructor's signature) at the medical records department in order to review patients' charts. Charts must be reviewed in the area designated by medical records personnel.

CHILDREN AT THE COLLEGE
The College understands there may be times a student may need to pick up materials, leave assignments or visit the library and bring a child along. The classrooms, labs and other areas are designed for adult use and material/equipment in those areas may be easily broken and potentially harmful to a child. As a safety measure children are not allowed in these areas and must have direct adult supervision at all times while in the learning center, private offices or recreation room.

STUDENT RIGHT TO KNOW ACT
Saint Anthony College of Nursing publishes annually the completion rate for full-time degree seeking students, as well as pass rates for NCLEX-RN (state boards) as they become available. This information is posted on the bulletin board outside the Assistant Dean’s Office. Copies of the report are available upon request.

STUDENT TUTORS
The College will provide student tutors on a need and availability basis. A student tutor is a member of the student body of Saint Anthony College of Nursing who is available for tutoring SACN students by appointment. The student tutor is expected to abide by and promote the Mission and Philosophy of the College within the philosophic framework and policies of OSF Healthcare and the College Board. Student tutors will be expected to meet defined qualifications including academic and communication skills. Student tutors will be recommended by course faculty and appointed by the Dean. Students will receive an hourly rate and are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per semester. Continued service will be based upon satisfactory service, need, and mutual consent of the College and tutor. Student tutors are provided free of charge. An appointment is required (sign up book is located at the front desk). If a student fails to attend a scheduled appointment without a 24-hour notice, there is a $5.00 cancellation fee.