evaluating students in clinical

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so i'm doing the evals for my first semester students. most of it is a check off "s" or "u". any u's constitute a failure :o (no one is failing) it's the comment part that i need advice on. it's rather easy for the stronger and weaker students, but those in between. and another problem: forgive me for being blunt, but a "know it all' student? any advice would be appreciated:nurse:

Thanks. I can see where that could be a problem. I know as far as taking blood and doing iv's I will be very afraid of hurting someone. Any suggestions for overcoming this fear? :rolleyes:

PRACTICE - PRACTICE - PRACTICE. When you are in the lab or at home, pretend knocking on the door, and practice saying, "Hi, my name is Tx Angel, I'm going to be your student nurse today." Say this over and over until it becomes natural to you.

When you learn a new skill, practice it over and over until it becomes 2nd nature to you. I can't stress this enough. Review all "normals" so that when you hear "abnormal," you will know the difference.

Once you get over the hump of introducing yourself and you have PREPARED for the clinical area, you will be more comfortable. Your patient will be your cue on where to go from there. Best wishes!

Specializes in Pediatrics.
In the clinical area, what is the hardest thing for most nurses to do? I am just starting out in the prerequisites, but I am already thinking ahead.

The thing I found, for first semester students, that is very hard, is getting them into the patient room and having them actually take care of the patient. The initial patient contact was very doffocult for a good number of them, esp. if they had no medical/hospital background.

so i'm doing the evals for my first semester students. most of it is a check off "s" or "u". any u's constitute a failure :o (no one is failing) it's the comment part that i need advice on. it's rather easy for the stronger and weaker students, but those in between. and another problem: forgive me for being blunt, but a "know it all' student? any advice would be appreciated:nurse:

when i write up the evaluation for the "know it all" student, i usually address this in the area or objective that deals with professionalism or demeanor. depending on how the student demonstrates his/her "advanced knowledge" there are several ways to go. if the student is offensive or annoying to other classmates, i might address this as being courteous or professional when dealing with peers or other members of the health care team. demeanor can also be addressed when dealing with patients or families.

the behavior a student demonstrates when receiving constructive criticism may also be addressed.

their ability to correlate theory into practice is also a way to hopefully bring them into the reality that maybe they don't know it all.

just a few ideas

Specializes in Pediatrics.

thanks. i'll have to refer to this thread at the end of this semester. :)

These are great suggestions...I, too, am in my first quarter as a clinical instructor in an ADN program...some students are great...and others????:uhoh3:

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