Professional Dress and Behavior

Students must obtain and wear a lab coat or other attire as appropriate to the clinical setting. Students will always wear their USU official identification badge whenever on-site in the student role. Students must also bring their USU official identification badge during their practice immersions. Students should order this badge as early as possible, but no later than eight weeks prior to MSN572 to ensure receipt before the course start date. The link to order your USU badge is: https://goo.gl/forms/na0al2HTJtpQD9g32.  Students should email reception@usuniversity.edu for assistance with badge orders. Nurse practitioner students have a specific dress code listed below. All students are expected to present themselves as representatives of United States University’s program. All students are expected to be respectful to faculty, student colleagues, staff, patients, and their families. Reports of unprofessional behavior will result in your being counseled by the clinical faculty or recipient of the complaint  and will be reported to the Program Director. The Program Director or Clinical Faculty may initiate a Code of Conduct review. You are expected to follow Unites States University’s official Code of Conduct policy identified in the University Catalog. 

Nurse practitioner students are expected to be clear of any felony convictions at the time of admission into the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and to remain free of felony convictions for the duration of the program. If the prospective student or enrolled student is charged with a felony, or another undesignated offense either before formal admission or during the program, he/she must notify either their Academic Advisor or the Clinical Coordinator and Program Director immediately. 


FNP Student Professional Clinical Attire 

The student should have professional attire for all clinical experiences and immersions. Any deviations in dress at clinical including immersions will result in clinical warning or the student being sent home and placed on clinical pause. Proper identification MUST be worn at all times in all clinical and immersion settings. The uniform and identification requirements of the clinical agency are to be followed. 

The uniform consists of: 

* You may use your own medical grade stethoscope 

Professional Appearance 


Do not wear: 

• Denim/jean material 

• Anything that is see-through, short, tight, or shows too much skin. 

• Low neck lines or visible midriffs 

• Flip-flops or tennis shoes/sneakers.