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

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the system in place for notifying students of school closures and the effect of these on scheduled clinical experiences. Students usually are traveling at some distance to attend clinical and will need notice when weather or other events lead to cancellation of clinical. Students will make errors and need to know what to do if this happens rather than threatened with consequences, which will cause them to hide errors. Observed changes in a patient's condition will need to be reported immediately, not wait until the postconference. Because clinical absences are difficult to make up, they should not be given the impression that absences are expected.

In Establishing Ground Rules for the Clinical Experience, the Clinical