Where's the Professor?

After doing an initial med pass to prove we were safe, we were allowed to administer medications independantly, with the exceptions of needing a cosign on anticoagulants, narcotics and insulin (which we could use an run for)

Thank You for your reply. About How long did it take (In minutes) for you to find your professor to do the initial med pass?

She schedulesd a time with us, so we weren't doing meds until she cleared us, and after we were cleared, we were good until the end of the semester [this was the first week of clinicals)

It depended on what she was doing. Our clinical group were on two different units, so if she was close, a few minutes. If she was in the other unit, sometimes we had to decline to give the med, because it would take too long and we didn't want to negatively impact the patient. I passed meds 3-4 times in my first semester (narcotics, insulin and heparin twice).

Oh and we had our instructors cell phone, so we would text her and figure out the time frames.

Thank you for your reply.

It varied, but usually with in 10 minutes or so. It was easiest/quickest with instructors who had us page or text them when we needed assistance or to set up a time to meet to go over something later in the shift. The ones that took the most time to find were one where we had to run around the floor and poke our heads into rooms trying to figure out who they were currently helping and where they were.

In general the more of a heads up we could give to an instructor that we needed them, the more likely we would be able to find them quickly when the time came - particularly for things like scheduled meds where you know your window well in advance.

I've had the exact experience. Thank you for your reply.