Orientation Presentation

Clinical Faculty
Orientation:
Medical Surgical 1

ERICA SPIELMAN, MSN, MBA, RN, PCCN, CHPN

Ten, 7-Hour Clinical Days

Start time: 7:00am End Time: 2:00pm Absent or late arrival

Adjustment of start and end time More then one hour late
Email notification for absence
Breaks

Typical Clinical Head to toe
Day assessment

Basic care /
hygiene care

Equipment Use

Medication
Administration

Patient
Communication

Debriefing

Head to Toe Assessment

DEMONSTRATE EVALUATE WEEK

Bed baths and incontinence Basic and
care Hygiene Care

Feeding assistance

Linen changes with the
patient in bed

Transfer to the Hoyer Lift
wheelchair

Equipment Use

Medication Administration

• Clinical Faculty will oversee all medication
administration

• Four students each week

• Six rights of medication
• Oral administration
• Peg tube administration
• Subcutaneous Injection
• Intramuscular injection

Patient Communication

Time spent with Interview Therapeutic
the patients communication
Current
health skills
problem

Past medical
history

Debriefing each clinical day

• What did the students think of their
experience?

• What did they learn?
• What went well?
• Was there anything that came up that was

surprising, or they did not know how to
handle initially?
• What could be improved?

Weekly Assignments Docu-
Care
Care plans



Skill Check List

Skills Check List

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you have for me?