- Do not call or text University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Training Program (UNL ATP) faculty, or preceptors, for non-professional reasons unless the preceptor has granted permission or it is an emergency situation outside normal business hours.
- Do not call or text patients from personal mobile devices or telephones. All patient communication requiring the use of a telephone should not be conducted on a personal telephone nor electronic device (i.e., iPad).
- Telephones and/or electronic devices located in clinical education/observation sites:
- should not be used for personal calls
- should never be used for long distance or toll calls without prior approval
- should not receive forwarded personal calls nor personal messages
- When answering the telephone at a clinical education/observation site, the student should answer the telephone using this format: “Hello, [name of clinical site], this is [name of student], how can I help you?”.
- Always write down messages and include the time and date of the call.
- Telephone messages should be delivered promptly to the appropriate person for whom the message was intended.