How does a student fail clinical?

[nsm1639]

Other than being late, not showing up, and not completing assignments, what are some ways that a student can fail clinicals? I've read so many horror stories about instructors failing their students for the smallest mistakes. What does it actually mean to fail a clinical? Is it going to be reflected on their transcript? Also, what happens AFTERWARDS? Do they continue attending clinicals for the rest of the semester even though they know they'll get an unsatisfactory grade, or do they sit out for the rest of that semester and "repeat" the clinicals next semester?

[iNurs5, CNA]

2 hours ago, lilbit_23 said:

According to my friend, she left the book on the side because she wasn’t sure if she had to give or not due to the spiral.

Hm. No, your friend should never left anything if she wasn't sure. That's a big problem. That's dangerous to leave a "spiral notebook" around the psych patients. 

I'm not perfect per se, but I have understood their safety. If I'm not sure, I take everything with me and give it to the instructor. 

[iNurs5, CNA]

On 12/28/2021 at 7:19 PM, Typical Nurse Student said:

I also have a question. I’m very concerned in this situation because my friends preceptor failed her. On the evaluation, she’s stating that my friend was unsafe. 
1) she states that my friend didn’t find it necessary to check the food a parent brought for her child with suicide risk. As per my friend, she did verify the bag which the parent brought the food in but she didn’t check the “food” cuz it was a plastic bowl and she could see the rice instead so no need to check. Also my friend mentions that she told the parent also that she couldn’t bring in the milk in the glass cuz that’s unsafe for the child in psychiatry.

2) she states that my friend was unsafe because she didn’t remove the lace from a patient’s shoes. According to my friend, she was in another patient’s room and the patient arrived in the unit from an in-hospital pass. So the preceptor already removed the lace but she blamed my friend for not doing so. But my friend wasn’t even there when the patient came back.

3) She said my friend was going to give a book with spiral to a patient with suicidal risk. According to my friend, she left the book on the side because she wasn’t sure if she had to give or not due to the spiral. So she was trying to ask the preceptor if it was considered “unsafe” for the unit. 
 

4) She sais my friend was unsafe because she didn’t do any interventions to a suicidal patient. According to my friend, there were nothing to do because the patient wouldn’t disclose the plan. All she did was ensure a safety environment and do a safety tour check every 15-20 min to check on the patient.

Do you guys think she deserves to fail? 

#1. Your friend should have opened the bowl. You can easily hide a knife underneath of it. You know these days that some people want an instant cash. They can be devious. 

#2. I don't know the whole story. 

#3. Do not give the spiral notebook or other materials to suicidal patients or psych patients that can be utilized to commit suicide or harm others. 

#4. Still proceed with the safety precaution and keep checking. 

I won't judge. I'm not an instructor. I'm a student. That's up to the instructor.