Student Worksheet for pre clinical placement

Q1.   The following statement helps you to understand “notifiable conduct.”

Fill in the blanks from the lecture material.

Notifiable conduct occurs in the following situations, where a practitioner (including student nurse) has

* practised while ____________________ by ____________ or ______________.

* engaged in __________ misconduct in connection with professional practice.

* placed the public at risk of ____________________________while in professional practise because the practitioner has an _________________.

*placed the _________________________ because the profession has been practiced in a way that constitutes a significant _____________ from accepted _________________________.

Q2.   Attendance for all clinical placements is  100% compulsory.

Q3.   List all documents to you need to bring to clinical placement?

Work books vaccination check police checks first aid any declarations

Q4.   Prior to clinical placement where do you find specific information about the venue and important pre-clinical information?

In Sonia roster information platform

Q5.   List eight (8) things you will find on Avondale Preclinical information on Moodle

1. VACCINATIONS
2. WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK
3. POLICE CHECK
4. FIRST AID CERTIFICATE
5. NSW HEALTH FORMS
6. CODE OF CONDUCT

7.COVID DECLERATIONS

8.HETI MOODLE INFO

 

Q6.  You become unwell the night before you are rostered for clinical placement and therefore cannot attend clinical placement. (Answer the following)

1. Who do you need to notify? (List two)

Hostpital/ward inform them

Christan Thomas facilitator

 

1. What document must you obtain to avoid a missed clinical administration fee? Doctors note
2. This document must be delivered to Avondale School of Nursing Administrative Secretary within how many days? 3days
3. The fee for missed clinical placement without correct documentation is how much per day? $100

Q7.   Read Avondale Clinical Placement Uniform Policy. Circle true or false for the following questions AND give rationale for your answer

1. Staff at the facility where you are doing placement wear fabric/plastic “joggers” therefore Avondale students can do the same. True / False                                       Why? No protection agent sharps
2. The facility/ward is so cold you are permitted to wear a cardigan throughout the shift. True / False

Why? Avondale doesn’t have cardigans with the logo on them there fore this is out of uniform

1. c) You are permitted to wear a necklace if it has a medical alert tag attached       True / False     Why? It’s a medical alert is you’re your health and safety therefore permitted.

Q8.  List 5 things you should bring to clinical placement

1. All required compliance documentation
2. Pen
3. Note pad
4. Lunch
5. Small pocket guide to medications.

Q9.   Can mobile phones be used on clinical placement for medication calculations or as a watch to check patient vital signs?   Yes / No  (circle correct answer)

Q10.   While on placement, the RN you are assigned to asks you to do a procedure on a patient that you have not been taught in labs. Circle the correct answer and explain why.

1. Find another student and attempt the procedure
2. Locate the procedure policy for the venue and perform the procedure
3. Explain that performing the procedure is outside your scope of practice and that you would like to watch the RN do the procedure
4. Refuse to do the procedure and report the incident to the Nursing Unit Manager

Why?  Because it is out of scope of practice therefore if attempted and something happens you are liable and risk your registration and even if it goes well you can be reported and risk your resignation

Q11.   Prior to placement what needs to be signed and completed in your Clinical Record Book? All labs and maths test

 

Q12.   Review NSW Code of Conduct (available on Avondale Moodle) and list the 3 points included in “Maintain the security of confidential and/or sensitive official information”

keep confidential all personal information and records

not use or release official information without proper authority, such as discussing

or providing information on social media that could identify patients or divulge

patient information;

maintain the security of confidential and/or sensitive information, including that

stored on communication devices;

Q13.  You are involved in a critical incident. While taking a used urinal to be emptied you accidently drop the bottle and spill urine on your arms.

Explain your responsibilities and steps in the reporting process. (The answer should be in point form)

1 clean your self as best as possible

2 report to your RN what happened and how

3 make a formal written note of the incident

4 depending on how much got on yourself you may need to go home and shower and change.

 

Q14.   You feel that you have “tried hard” on clinical placement but this is not reflected in the comments from staff and/or facilitator. Your rating mark is “unsatisfactory” or “borderline.” Using point form, explain the process including your responsibilities from here.

It is your responsibility to take on constructive criticism and reflect on the comments and then next time use that information to the better yourself as a nurse and a co-worker and student