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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821222603321

Autore

Miller Mary A (Mary Alice)

Titolo

You can teach advanced med-surg nursing! : the authoritative guide and toolkit for the advanced medical-surgical nursing clinical instructor / / Mary A. Miller, Deborah C. Wirwicz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-8261-1908-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Disciplina

617.0231

Soggetti

Surgical nursing - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Share You CAN Teach Med-Surg Nursing!; Part I: Introduction to the Role of the Medical-Surgical Clinical Nursing Instructor; Chapter 1: Instructor Contracts and Evaluations; Online or Distance Learning; The Contract; Sample Adjunct Professor Contract; Self-Assessment and Evaluations/Observations; Pre-Evaluation Questions; The First Year as a Clinical Instructor; Chapter 2: Effective Student Evaluations; Anecdotal Notes and Student Evaluations; Sample Action Verbs

Identifying, Documenting, and Conducting Interventions for Students with Performance DeficienciesHow to Counsel a Student; Clinical Remediation; Learning Contract; Probation; Chapter 3: Learning Requirements and Syllabus Preparation; Skills Checklist and Course Preparation; Resources; Before the Clinical Class Begins; Week 1 Logistics; Syllabus Preparation; Sample Course Syllabus; Assignments; Student Handbook Example; Skills Checklist for Medical-Surgical Clinical; Chapter 4: First Day of Clinical Practice: Forms, Expectations, and Math Assessment; The Initial Meeting; Week 1 Preconference

AttendanceClinical Day 1; Unit Scavenger Hunt; Equipment Scavenger Hunt; Care Plans; Concept Maps; Math Quiz; Weekly Journal; Postconference Instructions; Week 1 Postconference; Part II: Basics of Clinical Teaching and Student Evaluation; Chapter 5: Review and



Assessment of Basic Skills; Week 2 Preconference; Hand Washing; Taking Vital Signs; Signs and Symptoms; Pulse Assessment; Pulse Locations Worksheet; Answers to Pulse Locations Worksheet; Guiding Factors During a Physical Examination; Neurological Assessment; Cardiology Assessment; Respiratory Assessment; Gastrointestinal Assessment

Genitourinary AssessmentSkin Assessment; Report-Taking Exercise; Bed Positions; Bathing the Patient; Shadowing; Week 2 Postconference; Chapter 6: Medications; Teaching about Medications; Medication List; Medication Administration Guide; The Six "Rights" of Medication Administration; Drug Terminology; Basic Drug Terms; Common Terms in Drug Toxicy; Bacterial Terminology; Drug Names, Mechanisms, Descriptions, and Contraindications; Analgesics and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs; Anesthetics and Other Drugs Given During Surgery; Anticoagulants; Antimicrobials; Antipyretics; Cardiac Drugs

Chemotherapeutic DrugsDiabetic Medications; Diuretics; Gastrointestinal Medications; Immunosuppressants; IV Fluids; Neurological and Psychoactive Drugs; Reproductive Drugs: Hormones; Respiratory Drugs; Tuberculosis Combination Drugs; Vitamin and Mineral Supplements; Medical Abbreviations; Dosage Calculations; Conversions; Dosage Calculation Formulas; IV Flow-Rate Calculations; Chapter 7: Admission Assessments; Week 3 Preconference; Week 3 Medication Quiz; Admission Assessment Exercise; Answers to Sample Admission Assessment Exercises; Nursing Notes; Nursing Documentation Samples

Narrative Charting Sample

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first comprehensive resource for clinical medical-surgical nursing instructors responsible for guiding students through their entire clinical rotation. Filling a huge gap in resources for instructors required to teach the medical-surgical nursing course, it contains everything the new or adjunct instructor needs to teach expertly and confidently. The guide features a week-by-week instructional plan for the clinical rotation and includes all materials necessary to effectively perform administrative leadership and supervision, assess students' knowledge and learning styles, maximize