Nursing Student Portal

Kadlec nursing student orientation consists of two parts:

1. Online education to be completed prior to your Orientation date. This will take several hours to complete and works best when using Internet Explorer on a PC.
2. Orientation at Kadlec (888 Swift Blvd. Richland, WA 99352) which will be arranged between your school’s nursing Instructor and Kadlec.

Online Education

1. Review:
   
   • Mission & Core Values
   • Standards of Excellence
   • Code of Conduct
   • KWeb Instructions: Kadlec's online location for Policies, Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Quality Review Report submissions (you will review this during Orientation)
   • 2020 Safety & Compliance Review Sheet ("The Insider"): A copy will be provided at Orientation.
2. Complete Online Assignments
   Note: Your Instructor will provide you instructions for claiming your network account and for accessing HealthStream (HLC). [System Requirements. If your hardware and software meet these requirements and you are still having problems, try switching between browsers (i.e. Internet Explorer, Google Chrome) or email Kadlec Academic Services. Healthstream works best with Google Chrome.]
   • Safety and Compliance: HLC
   • Electronic Medical Record (EPIC) Modules: HLC
   • CareFusion: Pyxis MedStation ES Station Tutorials for RN’s: HLC
   • IV/Alaris Pump modules: HLC
   • KRMC Policies: follow links below where available
     • Nursing Student Medication Administration
     • Medication Double Check
     • High Alert Medications and Spelled-Alike, Sound-Alike Drug Products
     • Medication: Safe Administration & Documentation
     • Medication Administration Timing Precision
     • Non-smoking/tobacco free policy
     • Parking Policy
     • Dress Code and Personal Appearance
     • ED/FSED Blood or Body Fluid Exposure - Non Employee
     • In the event of an injury or exposure, check in through the Emergency Department and complete a Non-Employee EIR.
     • Electronic Device Use: You may not use personal cell phones in patient care areas. You may only use personal cell phones in private, designated areas of the hospital. Please ask your instructor or a Kadlec unit RN where those areas are. Absolutely no photos can be taken in patient care areas of any Kadlec campus.
   • Operating Room/PACU Placements: Only review these policies if your placement will have you in the Kadlec Operating Room or PACU.

Orientation at Kadlec

Your instructor will provide the date, time and location of the Orientation. (See the parking map.)

1. Onboarding Documentation: print, complete and bring with you to orientation
   
   • Nursing Student Orientation Completion Record
   • Kadlec Passport To be verified by your school or facility. If your school or facility cannot, submit passport and related documents to Kadlec Academic Services for verification. Please all yourself time to complete this as some items may take one week or more.
   • Badge Request Form
   • KRMC’s Confidentiality and Conduct Agreement
     
   • WSP and Criminal Disclosure Statement (Print single sided)
   • Parking Permit (if you plan to park on Kadlec's campus): You may park in the parking garage on the day of Orientation but are expected to follow the employee parking policy for the duration of your clinical experience.

2. Wear your school-approved scrubs, including student badge, to your Orientation at Kadlec. 

To be completed annually, once per academic year)

1. Complete online Healthstream assignments. You will be notified if any additional assignments are added during the academic year. [System Requirements]
   
   • Navigate to Healthstream to complete assignments
   • For login issues, follow these instructions to reset your password or unlock your account.
   • For other login issues, email Kadlec Academic Services.
2. Review
   
   • Kadlec Regional Medical Center Policies (listed above)
   • 2020 Safety & Compliance Review Sheet ("The Insider"): Hard copy may be picked up in the Kadlec Education office
3. Print, complete and bring the following forms (your Instructor may also collect these):
   
   • Kadlec Passport
   • WSP and Criminal Disclosure Statement (Print single sided)
4. Check your badge, network, EPIC and Pyxis access. Your Instructor will arrange a time for this and will notify the appropriate personnel if there are any issues with access, or you need a new badge.

1. Submit project packet to Kadlec Academic Services
   
   • Facility Approval Form
   • Application for Student Clinical Inquiry Projects
   • Project Summary or Protocol
2. Kadlec Academic Services will process your Facility Approval Form then submit necessary documents on your behalf to the Providence IRB
3. Once a determination has been made, you may start your project, or continue to follow the steps provided by the Providence IRB