{"id":2472,"date":"2026-05-11T20:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T01:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=2472"},"modified":"2026-11-13T08:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T14:28:25","slug":"technical-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/nursing\/technical-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__image_overlay panel panel-image_overlay site-section__bg--default\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"image-overlay\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div role=\"img\" aria-label=\"untitled (70 of 145)\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/nursing\/files\/2026\/05\/untitled-70-of-145-1600x1067.jpg');\" loading=\"lazy\"  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-section__bg-img--m-stack\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t@media all and ( min-width: 960px ) {\n\t\t\t#site-panel__image-overlay-6af977338c041 {\n\t\t\t\theight: 500px;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n    \n\t<div id=\"site-panel__image-overlay-6af977338c041\" class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-wrap site-panel__img-overlay--no-ribbon horz-center vert-middle\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__img-overlay-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content t-content--light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Certain fundamental skills and abilities are necessary to perform the complex discipline of nursing. The nursing curriculum, leading to eligibility for licensure as a registered nurse, requires students to engage in diverse, complex, and specific experiences essential to the acquisition and practice of essential nursing skills and functions.<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-grid__wrapper-stagger\"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #e4a01b; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;\"><strong><u style=\"color: #242121; font-size: 18px;\">Nursing Program Technical Standards and Reasonable Accommodations<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #242121; font-size: 18px;\">The Nursing Program has established the following technical standards to identify the essential abilities and competencies necessary for successful participation in its educational program and the safe provision of patient care.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #242121; font-size: 18px;\">Students must be able to meet these essential standards, with or without reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law.\u00a0 The College is committed to providing qualified students with disabilities equal access to its educational programs in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Minnesota Human Rights Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #242121; font-size: 18px;\">Students with disabilities may satisfy these standards through the use of reasonable accommodations, assistive technology, adaptive equipment, or alternative methods of performing essential tasks.\u00a0 The College will consider requests for reasonable accommodations on an individualized basis through its established disability accommodation process, in consultation with the Nursing Program as appropriate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #242121; font-size: 18px;\">The College is not required to waive essential academic or clinical requirements, fundamentally alter the nature of the Nursing Program, or compromise patient safety.\u00a0 Any determination that a student cannot satisfy an essential technical standard, with or without reasonable accommodations, will be based on an individualized assessment of the student&#8217;s abilities and the requirements of the program rather than assumptions about disability or medical condition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #242121; font-size: 18px;\">Students seeking accommodations are encouraged to contact the College&#8217;s disability services office to discuss available accommodations and the process for requesting them.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow site-section site-panel__accordion panel panel-accordion site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"accordion\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow site-section__title site-section__title--center h3\" id=\"the-technical-standards-include-but-are-not-limited-to-the-following-abilities\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">The technical standards include, but are not limited to, the following abilities:<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow site-grid site-grid__wrapper\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\n<figure class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow c-caption\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n<\/figure>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion site-panel__accordion-items\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"accordions\" data-livetext role=\"tablist\" aria-multiselectable=\"true\" data-js=\"accordion\">\n            <article  class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-header-0\" aria-controls=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-content-0\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMobility\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-header-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-content-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><br \/>\nStandard:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be able to perform the essential physical and motor functions required for safe and effective nursing care, with or without reasonable accommodations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of Necessary Activity:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be able to navigate clinical environments, perform required patient assessments and nursing interventions, participate in emergency procedures, and safely assist with patient positioning and transfers using appropriate equipment and assistance.\u00a0 Students must be able to meet the essential demands of assigned clinical experiences while maintaining patient safety.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-header-1\" aria-controls=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-content-1\">\n        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is-style-yellow accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><br \/>\nStandard:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be able to obtain, interpret, and respond appropriately to information necessary for patient assessment and nursing care, with or without reasonable accommodations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of Necessary Activity:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be able to obtain and interpret relevant clinical information, including observations of patient appearance, behavior, vital signs, physical examination findings, and verbal and nonverbal communications.\u00a0 Students may use appropriate assistive technology, adaptive equipment, or alternative methods to obtain clinical information accurately and in a timely manner.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-header-2\" aria-controls=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-content-2\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunication\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-header-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><br \/>\nStandard:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be able to communicate effectively, accurately, sensitively, and in a timely manner with patients, families, faculty, staff, students, and other healthcare professionals, with or without reasonable accommodations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of Necessary Activity:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be able to obtain patient histories, document clinical findings, communicate changes in patient condition, provide understandable instructions, participate in clinical discussions, and seek supervision or assistance when appropriate.\u00a0 Students must demonstrate sufficient proficiency in English to meet the communication requirements of the Nursing Program and ensure patient safety, using appropriate communication methods and reasonable accommodations.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-header-3\" aria-controls=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-content-3\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        \t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <span class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCognitive\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n                <\/button>\n                <div\n\t\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-header-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__content site-panel__accordion-content context-content t-content \"\t\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-content-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"tabpanel\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"accordion_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n                >\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><br \/>\nStandard:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be able to measure, calculate, reason, prioritize, analyze, integrate, synthesize information and act with integrity and judgment.\u00a0 The student must have the ability to sustain attention and memory to maintain patient safety.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of Necessary Activity:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be able to read and comprehend extensive written materials.\u00a0 The student must also be able to evaluate and apply information and engage in critical thinking in the classroom, lab, simulation, and clinical setting within the time constraints unique to each clinical setting.\u00a0 The student must be able to calculate medication dosages, understand laboratory values, read and understand physician orders.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-header-4\" aria-controls=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-content-4\">\n        \t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__header site-panel__accordion-title clearfix\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-index=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-name=\"title\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-livetext\n        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in stressful or rapidly changing clinical situations, with or without reasonable accommodations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of Necessary Activity:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be able to respond appropriately to challenging clinical situations, maintain professional relationships, communicate respectfully, accept and incorporate constructive feedback, recognize when assistance or supervision is necessary, and fulfill essential patient-care responsibilities.\u00a0 Students must demonstrate behavior consistent with professional nursing standards, patient safety, and the ethical responsibilities of the profession.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\n            <article  class=\"is-full-width is-style-yellow accordion__row site-panel__accordion-item \" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" id=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-header-5\" aria-controls=\"accordion-6af977338e8f4-content-5\">\n        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is-style-yellow accordion__content-inner context-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><br \/>\nStandard:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must possess the ability to practice nursing in an ethical manner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Example of Necessary Activity:\u00a0 <\/strong>The student must be willing to learn and abide by professional standards of practice.\u00a0 They must possess attributes that include compassion, empathy, altruism, integrity, honesty, responsibility and tolerance.\u00a0 The student must be able to engage in patient care delivery in all settings and be able to deliver care to all populations including but not limited to children, adolescents, adults, individuals with disabilities, medically compromise patients, and vulnerable adults.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext 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