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Setting
Definition
• Observation of an
actual experience
in the field or of a
demonstration
provides for
learning through
modeling.
(Oermann)
Observation in the Clinical
Setting
Valued Purposes
• Prepares learners for future
experiences with clients, giving
them a perspective of what the
care or specific intervention is
like
• Enables them to view others in
practice, which serves as guide
for the development of their
own behaviors
• Makes it possible for students
to observe a clinical situation
with which they may not have
an opportunity to be involved
themselves
• Provides a means for improving
their own observation skills
Observation in the Clinical
Setting
• Learners may be assigned
to observe nurses or other
professionals performing
various aspects of
healthcare that learners
usually cannot perform.
• Learners might be placed,
for instance in an
endoscopy room or
cardiac catheterization lab
for few hours of
observation.
Observation in the Clinical
Setting
• Give some
guidelines to
channel their
observations,
they usually
find this as a
valuable
experience.
Observation in the Clinical
Setting
Action Student 1 Student 2 Student 3
Contributes ideas
Encourages participation
Describes feelings
Summarises
Other
Observation in the Clinical
Setting
If they can be
paired off with
nurses whom
they can both
observe and ask
question, the
learning
experience may
be even better.
• Field trip is one of the
most concrete and most
realistic educational
procedures
1. Information
giving rounds
• It is used to
acquaint the
staff with all
patients in the
ward or
division.
NURSING ROUNDS
Nursing rounds are
given separate names
according to the
purpose they serve.
2. Instructional rounds
• The nurse is
expected to read
the charts and
come to rounds
with the basic
information in mind.
NURSING ROUNDS
Nursing rounds are
given separate names
according to the
purpose they serve.
3.Problem solving
rounds
• This is to help the
nursing staff learn
to conduct initial
interviews make
assessment of
patient’s needs and
identify nursing
care problems.
NURSING ROUNDS
Purposes of Nursing
Rounds
• To demonstrate symptoms
important in nursing care.
• Clarify terminology studied.
• To compare patient’s reaction
to disease and study the
disease conditions.
• To demonstrate effects of
drugs, i.e., indication, actions,
and reaction to drugs.
NURSING ROUNDS
Purposes of Nursing
Rounds
• To demonstrate skillful
nursing care.
• To compare method of
meeting nursing needs and
to have a better
understanding and to give
more purposeful care to
patients.
• To illustrate successful
improvisation and to give
opportunity for the use of
different applications.
NURSING ROUNDS
Factors to be considered
when Planning Nursing
Rounds
• To consult student’s previous
clinical experience to avoid
repetition and to add to earlier
experience.
• Keep in mind the probable value
and availability of clinical
material.
• If some demonstration is done, it
should not have a deleterious
effect on the patient.
• Explain the plan to the patient.
NURSING ROUNDS
Disadvantages of Nursing
Rounds