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. Onboarding Documentation:
   1. Kadlec Passport - To be verified by your school or facility.
   2. Badge Request Form
   3. KRMC's Confidentiality and Conduct Agreement
   4. WSP and Criminal Disclosure Statement
   5. 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.
   6. Print Orientation Completion Record
2. Review:
   1. Standards of Excellence
   2. Code of Conduct
   3. Kadlec Intranet Instructions: Kadlec's online location for Policies, Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Quality Review Report submissions (you will review this during Orientation)
   4. 2021 Safety & Compliance Review Sheet ("The Insider")
3. Claim your account once you have received an email from Academic Services. Follow these instructions to claim the account. If you have any trouble claiming your account call IS Service Desk at 844-922-7548.
4. Complete Online Assignments through the following links. 
   • Complete required courses for Non-Employed Workforce Members (State-Side)
     • Complete the attestation and print the completion certificate
   • Electronic Medical Record (EPIC) Modules: Follow links below as applicable
     • For ED and Freestanding ED complete - ED EPIC Module
     • For all others complete - Inpatient EPIC Module
   • Medication Dispensing and Alaris IV Pump Online Training: Follow link below
     • CareFusion Pyxis and Alaris training instructions
   • KRMC Policies: Review the following policies
     • Falls Policy
     • 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.
5. Orientation at Kadlec
   1. Your instructor will provide the date, time and location of the Orientation. (See the parking map.)
   2. Nursing Student Orientation Completion Record
   3. Wear your school-approved scrubs, including student badge, to your Orientation at Kadlec. 

To be completed annually, once per academic year: (Please submit any updated paperwork to academicservices@kadlec.org)

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)
   • 2021 Safety & Compliance Review Sheet ("The Insider")
3. Send the following forms to Academic Services:
   • WSP and Criminal Disclosure Statement
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.
5. Complete and return an updated Clinical Passport

1. Submit project packet to Kadlec Academic Services at academicservices@kadlec.org.
   
   • 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