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NF1 Lab Policies
and Expectations
Fall 2022
Attendance
**Please only attend lab during your
sections scheduled lab time**
• NURS1202 section #’s and times:
• Section 1 – Monday 1000-1130
• Section 2 – Tuesday 1100-1230
• Section 3 – Thursday 1100-1230
• Section 4 – Friday 1000-1130
• Section 13 – Friday 1200 - 1330
• *Lab occurs once a week for
every section*
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• Textbook readings are provided for you in the posted schedule and on
D2L
• It is expected you come prepared for lab, it is not the time to be
introduced to new concepts
Learners are expected to adopt a team approach and exhibit professional behaviour.
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Professional dress code is required:
• Bow Valley College uniform tops are the colour aqua with
black uniform pants. They can be purchased from Universal
Workwear at 2135 – 32 Avenue N.E. in Calgary or Bow Valley
College Bookstore
• Bow Valley College photo ID is considered part of the
uniform and should be visible
• Watch with a second hand required
• Colored lab jackets are acceptable
• Shirts (no turtlenecks or collared shirts) under scrub tops
must be solid color and must not be visible below hem of top
• Undergarments must not be visible
• Tattoos: may be visible, however, nudity, profanity or
offensive depictions must be appropriately covered at all
times
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Professional dress code is required
(yes even at home!)
• Hair longer than shoulder length must be worn up, off the
neck and secured
• Beards and moustaches must be clean, trimmed, and well
groomed
• Fingernails must be clean and short; no artificial nails
• Jewelry
• one plain, flat ring, no stones, no etching is fine
• no necklaces preferred; if worn, they must not be
visible
• Piercings: maximum of three visible body piercings,
that have small studs or sleepers (small enough to hug
the ear lobe)
• Medic Alert chain or bracelet is permitted
• Eating or drinking and/or gum chewing are not permitted
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Lab Supplies
• Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., Hall, A. M., Astle, B. J., &
Duggleby, W. (Eds.). (2019). Canadian fundamentals of nursing (6th
ed.). Elsevier Canada.
• You will require a NEW NF1 lab kit which can be purchased
through the BVC bookstore
• In addition to the NF1 lab kits, you may be required to print out or
write out/ draw materials required for labs. We will let you know
in advance when this is required. They will be posted in D2L
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Time to Introduce
Yourself!
• Why do you want to be a nurse?
• What are you most nervous
about in this program?
• What are you most excited
about in this program?
• How do you plan on balancing
the workload of the program
with time for yourself?
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