College of Nursing
Undergraduate Nursing Department
Nursing Student Handbook

Brookings Nursing Resource Lab

BROOKINGS NURSING RESOURCE LAB

1. Request for equipment

*Request and reserve equipment and teaching materials and models before they are needed.

*Complete request form as soon as you know the date equipment will be needed. Advance requests are to your advantage. Equipment is available on a first-come-first-serve basis.

*The borrower is responsible for any loss or damage to equipment. When materials are lost or damaged, the replacement cost or repair fee will be charged to the user. Students should not loan equipment to other individuals, groups, or organizations. 

*Find below a sample of the equipment request form: 

Instructional Media and Equipment request College of Nursing, South Dakota State University (605/688-4094)  
Course Instructor: _________________  
Equipment needed:_______________________  
Site Used: _______________________ 
Pick-up-date: _____________________  
Hour of pick up:   ________________ 
Date of use: _____________________    
Software needed: _____________________  
Date of return: ____________________ 
Comments: ___________________ 
Requested by: ______________  
Telephone #: _______________  

2. Nursing Equipment Check out System 

*Nursing equipment may be checked out or returned in NFA 346. Office hours are 8-5 Monday thru Friday. Included in the signing out of equipment is your name, phone number, course number, date and number indicated on each piece of equipment.  Before any equipment can be checked out, the student needs to sign the laboratory equipment/supply checkout release form.

*There is a variety of equipment available.  Please check with the on campus lab coordinator for a list of current resources.  

3. Returning equipment 

*Return equipment in the same condition you checked out.  
*Return items as soon as you are finished using them. This will make them available for check out to other nursing students. 
*When returning equipment write date returned on sign-out sheet and leave equipment with personnel.  
* All equipment must be returned at the end of each semester. Grades will be withheld until equipment is returned. 

4. Posters and Educational Pamphlets 

*Posters and educational pamphlets are available for check out to nursing students in NFA 155. 
*Please sign out posters by using the identification letters and numbers on the back of each poster.  
*Pamphlets are available for distribution, if there are multiple copies in the files. Always leave one copy in the file for reference.  
*A computer listing of all videos is found in room NFA 146.   

5. Nursing Learning Lab Room 306 

*Please return equipment to the location you found it. Also, place the correct numbered equipment in the corresponding holder. 
*Please return beds to the way you found them by straightening linens and placing over-bed tables over the beds.  
*Straighten tables and chairs, dispose of trash, rewind cords on equipment, erase boards and turn off lights before you leave the room. 
*If apiece of equipment has been broken or needs repair please attach a note of explanation and give to personnel in NFA 346B. 

6. Policy on needles in nursing skills lab 

*Containers with supplies for injections and IV practice are located in NFA 346B.  Each container has a number and each student will be assigned a number.  These containers are to be used only in the skill lab.   
*Students are to dispose of needles in the sharp disposal container. 

Audiovisual equipment: 

The classrooms NFA 208, 238, 332 and 344 are Smart classrooms. The smart classrooms have the following equipment: Elmo, VCR, computer/Internet access, Laserdisc, and CD-ROM.  

For use of audiovisual equipment off campus, follow these guidelines: 
     1. The following equipment can be checked out: slide projectors, laptops, LCD projectors, video cameras with tripods, 10 inch video pre-viewers, Polaroid cameras, student computer programs on disks or CDs, books and videos.  
     2. Schedule at least two days in advance of use and provide pick up date and return date on the Instructional Media and Equipment Request Form. Leave this form in the Learning Lab office (NFA 346). Also at this time if you are in need of training on the use of the equipment, please relay this information to the personnel in office and set up a time for the training. 
     3. The student is responsible for picking up and returning the equipment. Please return equipment as soon as possible. Damage or loss is the responsibility of the borrower. 
     4. Video use will depend upon availability and site used. Certain videos can only used on the Brookings campus while others can be used off campus for SAF families or for off campus class projects. The length of check out time will be one day to one week.  

RULES FOR NURSING STUDENTS COMPUTER LAB  
(NFA 146) 

1.  No food or drink is allowed in the computer lab. 
2.  Hours are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. This lab is to be monitored by a College of Nursing work-study student and/or faculty during these times.
3.  All computer disks must be scanned for viruses by the attendant before use. 
4.  All copies printed will cost five cents per page and must be paid at the time of printing. 
5.  Report any computer/printer problems to the attendant on duty. 

 


 

South Dakota State University

College of Nursing

Laboratory Equipment/Supply Checkout Release

I will accept responsibility for the use of the SDSU College of Nursing laboratory equipment/supplies. In hte event an item(s) is lost, stolen, or damaged while issued to me, I agree to replace said item(s) at my expense.

An (I) Incomplete grade will be assigned for the course until restitution is made.

I, the undersigned, acknowledge that I have read and understood the above release.

 

Name (Print) _______________________________________________

Signature __________________________________________________

Date ______________________________________________________

This signed form must be on file in the office of Nursing Student Services and is in force during the time that the individual is enrolled in the Nursing Major at SDSU. Students who do not sign the form will be ineligible to check out equipment/supplies from the College of Nursing. 

 


 

Reviewed: December 2004

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Last Update: January 2005 
Published by Dr. Gloria P. Craig 
Maintained by Vickie Prussman

South Dakota State University 
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