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Progression to clinical placement is a privilege dependent upon successful completion of previous required classroom, lab, and clinical experiences. All clinical placements are coordinated through Clinical Placement Northwest Consortium and/or independently with non-consortium agencies. At no time is a student to seek out their own preceptor or placement. Failure to abide by this policy may result in loss of clinical placement opportunities. In addition, clinical health requirements and

basic information about policies, procedures, and on-campus resources available to engage in the following practical experiences: On-campus employment, Curricular Practical Training, Optional Practical Training and volunteering. Overall Tips to Consider: Put academics as the first priority! Some positions may even have a GPA requirement of 2.5 or higher. Earning some income may be attractive but remember to assess the learning opportunities of the position first! It is the students’ responsibility

Clinical Evaluations All students will receive feedback (written and oral; formative and summative) from faculty regarding their performance during the clinical rotation (Clinical Evaluation Tool and Criteria for Satisfactory Performance) found in your Learning Management System. The length of a clinical rotation will dictate the frequency of formal evaluation sessions. In all clinicals, students are evaluated at least twice – at the middle and end of the course. Students should be aware that

Our partners in clinical rotationsAll PLU pre-licensure and advanced-practice nursing programs are clinically-intensive, to provide the high level of direct patient contact time necessary for superior clinical preparation.  PLU arranges all student clinical rotations and preceptorships.  The PLU School of Nursing contracts with over 100 local hospitals and agencies, thus providing its students a broad exposure to the many nursing care settings that employ graduate-prepared nurses, including

. “It was heartbreaking,” she said. “It was hard, because my friends were all away at soccer during the week and on the weekends. I just tried to become more involved on campus. I tried to enjoy the social aspect of college more.” She wasn’t used to having so much free time, but those newfound hours weren’t all bad. Daly always wanted to get involved in the athletic-training room at PLU, but her soccer schedule kept her too busy. After her diagnosis, she had the time, “and it just kind of clicked

When an incident occurs, the student should notify faculty as soon as possible. Timely reporting of the incident is essential. Students, under clinical faculty supervision, will need to fill out the online School of Nursing Clinical Incident Report (located at www.plu.edu/nursing/documents) and possibly a University Injury Report. Incidences that occur within a clinical setting will simultaneously follow facility policy on incident reporting. Students should work with faculty to help determine

Training AirborneIf jumping out of a perfectly good airplane sounds like fun, then Airborne School may be of interest to you.  Earn the wings of a U.S. Army Paratrooper at this three week school located in beautiful Fort Benning, Georgia.  Airborne School is offered to qualified cadets during the summer of their freshman, sophomore, and junior years. AIRBORNE!!! Air AssaultLearn how to establish helicopter landing zones, prepare sling loads for Air Assault operations, and learn how to rappel

Training Information & Technology Services (I&TS) is here to help you gain the skills and knowledge you can build on for the rest of your life. And we’re committed to providing you with the help you need for using technology at PLU. There are a number of ways to learn the technology you need for your courses and work at PLU… Online Tutorials and Quick-Starts – Are you the do-it-yourself type? Consult the quick-start guides and online flash tutorials on a variety of topics. I&TS Workshops – A

All occupationally exposed workers will receive training by a person knowledgeable in the subject matter, either in-person or online (with immediate opportunity to ask questions of the training presenter or supervisor).  Training will occur during working hours at the time of initial assignment to tasks where occupational exposure may take place, and annually thereafter.  Training is also required when procedures change or demonstrated behaviors indicate a need for re-training.  Records of

Employees are to be trained prior to being required to wear a respirator and annually after that. Training shall include staff who supervise respirator users since we rely on them to help monitor respirator use. Training covers each of these areas: Why the respirator is necessary The respirator’s capabilities and limitations How improper fit, use, or storage can make the respirator ineffective How to properly inspect, put on, seal check, use, and remove the respirator How to store the