Deck 5: Getting Started

Question 1

Nursing faculty work as a team in delivering content and experiences. This approach is

A) essential, due to the stress on clinical practice as a critical program component
B) essential, due to the sequential nature of theory and clinical learning
C) a barrier to the instructor's exercise of academic freedom in the clinical setting
D) essential due to the many disparate clinical specialties to be covered
E) a barrier to utilizing serendipitous learning experiences in the clinical setting

Answer 1

B
essential, due to the sequential nature of theory and clinical learning. As a team, nursing faculty rely on classroom and clinical learning that has occurred in previous courses and work to provide the foundation of classroom and clinical learning necessary for subsequent courses.

Question 2

The clinical nursing instructor's relationship with the clinical nursing staff on the unit where she is teaching needs to be based on

A) trust
B) respect
C) rapport
D) both a and b
E) all of the above

Answer 2

E
all of the above. Trust, respect, and rapport are all necessary elements in the clinical instructor's relationship with clinical staff.

Question 3

In her initial work with the clinical group, the clinical nursing instructor will want to

A) seize immediate control of the group in order to minimize any effects of group strength from previous courses
B) allow a group leader to emerge from the clinical group in order to secure the cooperation of the group
C) communicate competence, energy, and excitement about nursing
D) encourage competition among students by announcing that the most proficient student will be excused from completing written assignments
E) none of these

Answer 3

C
communicate competence, energy, and excitement about nursing. The clinical instructor will want to motivate students to become fully engaged in their clinical work by setting a goal they can embrace with confidence because of the instructor's competence.

Question 4

Before the clinical experience begins, the clinical nursing instructor should consider

A) meeting with each student to determine their expectations and goals for the clinical experience
B) reviewing each student's academic record to identify any previous issues that have arisen in previous classroom or clinical work
C) contacting group members to establish a time and place to meet on the first clinical day
D) all of these
E) only a and c

Question 5

On the first clinical day, the clinical nursing instructor will likely

A) discuss the special concerns related to the patient population treated on the unit
B) provide a tour of the unit, followed by a full patient care assignment for each student
C) split the group in half, with half having an off-unit experience, to better manage the group
D) provide orientation information in a conference room, followed by brief nursing rounds
E) take special care not to communicate with staff in order not to disrupt their care routines

Question 6

In establishing ground rules for the clinical experience, the clinical nursing instructor should stress

A) the consequences of making an error while delivering patient care
B) the importance of reporting observed changes in a patient's condition to the instructor during the post-conference
C) the system in place for notifying students of school closures and the effect of these on scheduled clinical experiences
D) the arrangements for students to make up of absences from scheduled clinical experiences
E) all of these

Question 7

In preparing for the clinical day, the student should

A) strictly follow the established patient care plan or protocol
B) arrive early to determine the patient's current status and any changes in the treatment plan
C) disregard any treatments she is not responsible for
D) rely on the instructor to provide any information she has missed in preparing for the day's activities
E) compare her assignment with that of others to make sure she is being treated fairly

Question 8

Students can demonstrate their sense of responsibility for work on the clinical unit by

A) completing treatments and medication administration in a timely fashion
B) being alert to any safety issues that might potentially affect their assigned patient
C) avoiding disturbing the instructor or clinical staff if uncertain of how to proceed with a treatment
D) focusing on their own patient assignment rather than offering to assist others
E) making certain they appear busy to be busy when the instructor is nearby

Question 9

Students need to be reminded of the need to maintain confidentiality regarding patients. Confidentiality is best maintained by

A) avoiding discussion of individual patients in public places
B) using the patient's first name or initials on written work
C) confining discussions of patient care to interactions with non-nursing students
D) all of these
E) only a and b

Question 10

The clinical nursing instructor should

A) avoid discussing evaluation standards earlier than two-thirds through the clinical experience
B) keep students' clinical assignments simple so as to avoid the potential for student errors
C) expect the classroom instructor to clarify any written assignments to be completed in conjunction with clinical work
D) reveal any plan to challenge students with progressively more complex patient care assignments
E) rely on clinical staff to monitor students' performance of technical skills so that unit standards are maintained