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1. Being punctual a. Being punctual and a. Journal articles from online d. Arriving on time and a. The ability to answer April 15, 2011
and prepared for prepared to start each nursing resources. dressed appropriately questions my instructor may
each clinical clinical day. b. Material from class related (including necessary have regarding my research
day. b. Thoroughly research to client care. equipment) to start each or client condition.
each patient assignment c. Various nursing text books day. b. Evaluation of my
and develop an relating to the research b. The ability to explain a plan conference presentations by
appropriate plan of care required to be prepared for of care for each client to my my instructor through
for all patients assigned each clinical day. clinical instructor and/or verbal and/or written
each day. colleagues. feedback.
d. Be prepared to actively c. The development of
participate in any clinical pre/post conference
group discussions. presentation(s).
2. To become a. The ability to properly a. Mosby¶s Drug Guide for c. The ability to correctly and a. Instructor will evaluation April 15, 2011
confident and prepare IV medications, Nurses, 8th Ed. (2009). efficiently set up and IV performance according to
competent in prime secondary IV lines b. Lewis et al. Medical- circuit with both primary the following criteria:
intravenous and hang IV medication. Surgical Nursing in Canada, and secondary lines. i. Able to manipulate
medication b. Monitor IV insertion 2nd Ed. (2010). d. The ability to answer any equipment and
management. sites and be aware of questions my instructor may medications without
appropriate have regarding the IV error or omission.
interventions, if medication and/or setup. ii. Able to explain
necessary. rationale for use.
iii. Able to explain
c. Having appropriate succinctly and
knowledge of the comprehensively
medication being nursing responsibilities
administered and an related to equipment
awareness of possible and medication use.
adverse reactions.
3. Researching and a. The ability to explain the a. Mosby¶s Drug Guide for a. Effective client teaching a. Communication regarding April 15, 2011
having purpose of the Nurses, 8th Ed. (2009). regarding general clients¶ medication to be
knowledge of all medication to my b. Lewis et al. Medical- knowledge of their observed and evaluated by
medications that clinical instructor and/or Surgical Nursing in Canada, medication and possible my clinical instructor
I am responsible colleagues. 2nd Ed. (2010). adverse reactions. according to following
for b. The ability to explain c. Porth Pathophyiology, 1st b. The ability to explain how a criteria:
administering as how these medications Ed. (2010). medication works to my i. Strategies used to
well as an work within systems of clinical instructor and/or engage participant
understanding the body to my clinical colleagues through the use ii. Presented evidence
how these instructor and/or of a diagram. based information
medications colleagues. accurately and clearly
 work with the c. The ability to explain iii. Conveyed a sincere and
physiology of possible adverse caring attitude
the body. reactions and the b. The ability to incorporate
appropriate interventions instructor feedback into
of these medications to future communication with
my clinical instructor clients.
and/or colleagues.

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Hannon, R., Pooler, C., and Porth, C. (2010). Porth Pathohysiology. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Lewis, S., Heitkemper, M., Dirksen, S., O¶Brien, P. and Bucher, L. (2010). Medical-Surgical Nursing in Canada, 2nd Ed. Toronto, ON: Mosby Elsevier.

Skidmore-Roth, L. (consultant). 2009. Mosby¶s Drug Guide for Nurses, 8th Ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.