Search

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

The student’s first time performing ANY skill in clinical must be observed by the PLU Clinical Faculty member.* Students can Independently Students can with RN Direct Supervision* ●     Therapeutic communication ●     Motivational interviewing ●     Initial shift assessment & charting ●     Focused assessment & charting ●     Risk Assessments (Fall, skin, etc.) ●     8hr I&O: oral/IV/Urine/BM/Drains ●     Patient teaching & Teach-back ●     Bedside Report & Handoff  to RN Partner ●     Vital

Many relationships and opportunities for students arise while in the clinical setting. Maintaining professional boundaries and relationships is essential to ethical practice. Students are requested to refrain from accepting employment and socializing outside of the clinical setting with clients or a client’s family while maintaining a professional relationship. Students may not care for family members, significant others, friends, or close acquaintances during clinical rotations as this poses

Prelicensure Clinical Performance Guidelines Clinical Placement Compliance and Immunization Requirements Health Requirement Submission Deadlines Criminal Background Checks (Annual) Maintenance of Washington State RN Licensure Uniform Policy Grooming and Appearance Photo IDs Transportation Privacy Protection / Computer Security Health Protection Policy/health insurance requirements Clinical Placement Compliance Incident Reports Managing Healthcare Risk Just Culture Errors Hostile Environment

This campaign to renovate the Rieke Science Center and an exam room in the Nursing Clinical Learning and Simulation Center is the next step in PLU science education to serve a thriving community. Together, we are creating opportunities for students to unlock their potential, ignite their passion for scientific exploration, and have a transformative impact on community well-being.

Clinical experiences that are developed, organized, and conducted by qualified faculty independent of an established healthcare agency provide innovative options for faculty-directed, community-based nursing practice. Such clinical experiences are an option when appropriate to the course for which the clinical experience is developed. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to ensure that the clinical experience provides a sound and professionally appropriate clinical learning experience and

Clinical Learning and Simulation Center Clinical Learning and Simulation Center https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/09/ground-level-skills-lab-cover-1024x504.jpg 1024 504 Debbie Cafazzo Debbie Cafazzo https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/05/debbie-cafazzo.jpg September 11, 2019 September 26, 2019 Renderings courtesy of McGranahan Architects Local health care providers say that when they see a PLU degree on a graduate’s