I am instructing at a new unit, I will have 8 students. I am a very engaged instructor and want the best for my students to learn. When I asked the educator if the nurses are receptive to students and will they have an issue if the students follow them, she said the students are not assigned to an RN, but assigned to a pt. I find this is impossible for me to be able to listen to 8 reports (esp if they are happening at the same time (7am start!!)
I will be there at 6am choosing pts but besides the students taking vitals in the morning and writing an assessment note, i feel they wont have much to do if they are not following an RN or asking them questions. I can take 2 students under my wing and give out meds, but that is it
How can I have the RNs be more engaged and have the students follow them without getting the evil eye from the nurses. I DO PLAN to check up on them, but this not being my hospital/unit I want the RNs to help out.
Hi guys! I don’t have those sheets anymore. my biggest advice would be to go to that unit and shadow somebody for an hour or two and make up your own sheet with all the body systems.
or ask one of the nurses on the unit and they may have their own sheet that you can photocopy for your students.
I have been at Clinical Instructor for almost 10 years and I learned a lot since that post.
Carrollrn
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Hi guys! I don’t have those sheets anymore.
my biggest advice would be to go to that unit and shadow somebody for an hour or two and make up your own sheet with all the body systems.
or ask one of the nurses on the unit and they may have their own sheet that you can photocopy for your students.
I have been at Clinical Instructor for almost 10 years and I learned a lot since that post.