Clinical and Skills Lab Information

Course Breakdown

Clinical science: One portion of the course.
Skills and learning activities: Social simulation or skills labs comprise the other portion.
Passing requirement: A minimum of 80% overall in the course is needed to pass.

Clinical orientation: Being on time is crucial.
Absences: Notify instructors ASAP for any potential absences due to sickness or other reasons.
Mandatory hours: All hours in skills lab, simulation, and clinical are mandatory and must be completed to pass.
Weather issues: If instruction sites cancel clinicals, students will be informed. Otherwise, proceed to Roswell.
Lateness policy: Being more than 30 minutes late may result in being sent home, requiring a makeup shift, and receiving a zero for professional conduct.
Special precautions: Inform instructors about allergies (e.g., latex) or pregnancy for proper planning and safety.
Clinical incidents: Report any incidents (e.g., injuries) to the clinical instructor immediately for appropriate procedures.

Evaluations: Conducted at midterm and final, similar to elementary school behavior grading (satisfactory, developing, needs improvement).
Midterm: Self-evaluation with comments on strengths and goals.
Final: Reassessment by both student and instructor.
Passing requirement: All categories in the final clinical evaluation must be at least "developing" or "satisfactory" to pass the course.
Addressing concerns: Instructors will work with students to address any concerns, often related to lack of opportunity rather than performance.
Goal setting: Collaborative goal setting to improve to at least "developing" or "satisfactory" in the final weeks.
Transparency: Students will be aware of any evaluation concerns that could impact passing the course.

Hospital orientation paperwork: Assignments related to clinical experiences, including patient assessments and activities.
Due dates: Adhere to due dates on Canvas, as hospitals enforce strict compliance.
Consequences of non-compliance: Failure to complete paperwork by even one student can prevent the entire group from attending a specific hospital.
Lakeview and Augen Regional requirement: In addition to micro legal exchange, complete the employment verification form (step two) and upload it to Canvas.
Employment Verification Form: Requires a work history of the last ten years or since age 18, including job titles and approximate date ranges.
Makady: Check Makady to verify completion of requirements. Instructors will also provide updates on missing items and gradebook scores.

Simulation schedule: Certain days will be dedicated to simulation instead of clinical.
Number of simulations: Four simulations scheduled this semester.

Interim simulation: An introductory session to familiarize students with the sim lab and equipment, including mannequins with realistic bodily functions.
Baseline simulation: Involves assessments on live cases (real people) to provide a warm-up before clinical practice.
OB simulation: Ensures all students gain OB experience, especially those assigned to hospitals without such opportunities.
Safety simulation: A low-stress, scavenger hunt-style activity focused on identifying safety hazards.

Pre-assignments: Short assignments (approximately 20 minutes) to prepare students for each simulation, such as reviewing OB material for the OB simulation.
Role-playing scenarios: Students will role-play as nurses, assess patients (mannequins or live actors), contact physicians, and follow orders.
Debriefing: After each scenario, there will be a debriefing process to discuss strengths and areas for improvement.
Post-assignments: Reflective journals to identify strong areas, areas for improvement, and connections between classroom knowledge and clinical practice.
Feedback: Students will provide feedback on simulations to improve them for future students.

Hands-on practice: Skills lab is where students practice hands-on nursing skills.
Core First Skills Lab: Integrated into the ten thirty classroom; covers baseline assessment pass-offs.
New skills: Including Intradermal, Subcutaneous, and Intramuscular injections, peripheral IV insertion, sterile dressing change (to teach sterile technique), and foley catheter insertion.
Practice lab: Enemas, ostomy care, tube feeding, and inserting NG tubes.
Scrubs: Required for skills lab.
Pass off preparation: Practice to build confidence. Resources available nurse palettes from Renee.

Percentage: Each skill is worth 3\%, totaling 15\%. Simulate real-life scenarios: interact with the patient and wear gloves.
Smartwatches: Not allowed during pass-offs.
Rubrics: Rubrics available for studying, cannot be referenced during the pass off.
Quizzes: Associated with each skill; study guides provided. Quizzes are post-notes proctored.
Remediation: If the score is below 80%, remediation is required.

Description: Dress rehearsal for skills. It has to be completed in uniform for the practice.
Partner Assignments: Buddied up with a partner.
Role Playing: Play the role and do the skill.
Uniform: Not required practicum.
Preparation: As for the actual pass-off.
Roles: Student demonstrating the skill and partner following along with the rubric. Trade places the student in the partner demonstrates the skill.
Coaching Role: The partner with the rubric provides feedback to the student.