Archie’s 1st Quarter Clinical Group

1.) Ice Breaker 2.) Written Goal/Statement 3.) Expectations: a.) Clinical Days/Hours: Nov 19, 20; Dec 3, 4, 10/0700-1530
-this does not include your prep work for your care plan Meeting place at the VA: TBD b.) Sim Lab Dates (at SCCC): 12/8 0800-1200 c.) Phone tree and email tree
Archie’s personal phone number: 2063836853
Email address: aorbino@seattlecentral.edu d.) Be here for clinicals and be ready…..you are letting the team down if you are not here or you are late!!! You’ll have to make up one day with one of the other clinical groups if you are absent and you have to set it up. Call me or text me if you are going to be late!!! e.) Medication administration will always be done with me f.) One care plan each week you are on the floor. I only need one GREAT one to pass the course. g.) Passing the clinical depends on your clinical paperwork and most importantly, your attendance and your participation.

4.) Discuss clinical paperwork and how to fill it out 5.) BCMA

How to start your day: 1.) Introduce yourself to the RN/LPN/NAC with whom you will be working with and indicate what you plan to do (bath/meds/vs etc.) 2.) Give the nurses time to get report from the prior shift before posing questions. Try to be present during report. 3.) Accompany the nurse on walking rounds, if possible 4.) Review available information on the patient’s prior nights and goals for the day. Look at the MD progress 5.) Introduce yourself to each new patient to whom you are assigned 6.) Determine whether patients need help eating and whether they are scheduled for tests that day 7.) Take the patient’s vital signs 8.) Perform a head to toe assessment 9.) Give meds, if you are assigned to give meds.
10.)Check for orders
11.)Keep the nurse