Nursing Faculty Handbook 2011-2012 - Saddleback College

� The clinical rotation schedule & patient assignment sheets should include the
course name & the instructor’s name & pager number. Discuss with the Team
Leader for sample clinical rotation schedules.
� The clinical notebook must be kept available on the nursing unit for the
duration of the clinical rotation, & the patient assignment sheets must be
completed & kept up to date by the students.
� All clinical notebooks should be kept current by each faculty for their assigned
days & times on the nursing units. They are removed from the facility at the
end of each semester.
� Facilities may also request that a notebook with the above information along
with the OCLB Student Profile form, & any required orientation/competency
tests be kept in the facility education department.
Pre-Conferences & Post-Conferences
� As appropriate, pre-conferences may be a good time to connect with students
before they report to their assigned units, & also to check attendance &
tardiness.
� Student lateness needs to be addressed when it occurs. An anecdotal note
should be written & the student counseled on an Advisement Flowsheet form.
� Other activities for pre-clinical meeting depend on the course needs such as
checking completion of paperwork & discussing daily objectives.
� Post-conferences are 1 to 2 hours in length depending on the specific type of
clinical schedule. Two day clinical labs usually have 1-1 ½ hour post
conferences, & one day clinical labs usually have 2 hour post conferences.
� Faculty use this time to discuss events occurring during the clinical
experience, & students can discuss patient care situations. No new material
can be taught in post-conference per BRN regulations.
� However, if topics have been covered in theory class, these topics can be
discussed in post conference, possibly using examples of patients cared for
that day.
Clinical Evaluation Tools
� Clinical evaluations will be completed at least once during each clinical course,
usually at the midterm & final evaluation periods.
� The clinical instructor should follow the guidelines for clinical evaluation tools
for their assigned course. Students do a written self-evaluation using the
tool.
� Clinical evaluation tools also usually include Skills Checklists & Patient Care
Profiles specific to each semester.
� Clinical evaluations should reflect positive accomplishments as well as any
identified areas needing improvement.
� Areas of the evaluation tool that are not applicable for evaluation at mid-term
due to lack of opportunity in clinical, should be identified. These areas should
be noted as areas to focus on for the remainder of the semester.
� The final evaluation tool should include the final course letter grade &
percentage, & may include other final scores such as a math score and
proctored ATI percentage and level.
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