How do clinicals work?

Medwynn · Dec 16, 2006

Well i'll explain 3rd semester clinical that i just recently passed. Btw i wear white scrub pants / white shoes / white scrub top. boxers with prints are seeable.

Monday - Pick two clients to work with for tuesday and wednesday (You're hoping that they're still on that floor for both days, if not you're S.O.L and have to do prep work on a new admit or someone else. Three in the last two weeks of clinicals. Do prep work (H+P, medications, labs, data collection) - quick pathophysiology of the diagnosis, two nursing diagnoses with one collaborative problem. While getting all this done, having to explain everything that the CI asks about these clients the next two days. Knowing mechanism of action of medications that the client takes, x-ray results. You gotta be on top of everything.

Tuesday - Get up at the butt crack of dawn / night to have clinical start at 6:30am. Getting your "Things to do" sheet filled out , assessment/meds at 8 and 9. Having to do procedures if the CI is available, if not you're S.O.L again. They you get checked off on that procedure and are able to do it under the nurses supervision. (Remember, do not let the nurse leave you in the middle of a procedure .. i.e. putting in a foley cath)

Wednesday - Repeat tuesday.

If your CI allows you to, you can observe a surgery the client is going to go through. You will have clinicals in a Med/Surg floor, pediatrics, OB, critical care atleast. others depending on your nursing program. anyways good luck.

btw be cool with the CNA's .... they're human also.

flygirls2, BSN · Dec 17, 2006

^Thanks for the tip about CNA's. I wondered how I as a nurse, would be treated by doctors. I will keep that in mind, my mother is actually a retired teacher, practicing as a CNA because that is what she enjoys.