First Clinical Off the Norm?

[KristinWW]

I am beginning an accelerated program. Our clinicals are clearly presented and are the same as any school (L&D, Mental Health, Community, LTC, Med-Surg, etc.) except for our first clinical. There is no information given except that we will be put "in a variety of nursing situations". Huh? It will definitely be in a hospital but we aren't told if there are several or only one. Has anyone else had this in his/her curriculum?

[mitchsmom]

Actually ALL of our classes are in code for some reason... LTC is "Vulnerable", OB/Peds is "Special Populations", Psych, Oncology, etc. is "Issues Based Care"... and my first clinical this Fall which is a general intro class is "Caring Scholar Clinician". The only reason I know about those others is because my full-time classmates are doing them right now and I've asked about them. Even our Pharmacology is called Chemical, Herbal & Nutritional Therapies. I think they are trying to be innovative but it is really just confusing.

[KristinWW]

In "code" - I love it!!!! My favorite is your Pharm title :rotfl:

[Altra, BSN, RN]

My med-surg course this summer will include a "variety of nursing situations." We won't be assigned to one unit as we were for Nursing I & Nursing II. We change about every 2 weeks, rotating through different med-surg units, the OR, same day surgery, home health, etc.

[Altra, BSN, RN]

Actually ALL of our classes are in code for some reason... LTC is "Vulnerable", OB/Peds is "Special Populations", Psych, Oncology, etc. is "Issues Based Care"... and my first clinical this Fall which is a general intro class is "Caring Scholar Clinician". The only reason I know about those others is because my full-time classmates are doing them right now and I've asked about them. Even our Pharmacology is called Chemical, Herbal & Nutritional Therapies. I think they are trying to be innovative but it is really just confusing.

I think I'd need a chemical, herbal or nutritional therapy treatment to deal with reading your course descriptions! :chuckle

[KristinWW]

I finally asked. The answer is Acute Adult Situations. Huh? For a first clinical for students who haven't had Pharm yet? What could this consist of???

[Love-A-Nurse]

kristin, just a thought, look in your school's catalog under the title of the class and look for its description.

[KristinWW]

kristin, just a thought, look in your school's catalog under the title of the class and look for its description.

this is what i'm trying to say - the description is cryptic, unless i'm missing something:

application of the assessment, psychomotor, cognitive, affective and interpersonal skills and concepts essential in coming to know those nursed in a variety of nursing situations. utilizes professional nursing knowledge in nursing situations and responds to calls for nursing.

[Love-A-Nurse]

i see. the only thing i can come up with is you will be given a patient/situation and ask what would you as a nurse would note [head-to-toe assessment] in the particular patient's disease/illness [i.e. congested heart failure-dyspnea, shortness of breath, edema, wheezing, etc], what would you do for these s/s, how would you therapuetically communicate with the patient/family.

let me [us] know exactly what takes place.

[KristinWW]

i see. the only thing i can come up with is you will be given a patient/situation and ask what would you as a nurse would note [head-to-toe assessment] in the particular patient's disease/illness [i.e. congested heart failure-dyspnea, shortness of breath, edema, wheezing, etc], what would you do for these s/s, how would you therapuetically communicate with the patient/family.

let me [us] know exactly what takes place.

i'm confused as i wonder what type of setting this will occur in? we have community in the fall, so i thought not community. just wondering where we will be. thanks for your help!!

[Love-A-Nurse]

i believe you are equal to the "task" no matter the setting or situation. i do wish you all the best in school.