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The clinical supervising faculty maintains the ultimate responsibility for the student's clinical experience in a specific course. Responsibilities for faculty who are providing either direct or indirect supervision of students in the clinical setting will vary by course. The course syllabus details specific requirements and evaluation criteria for successful student performance. In addition, courses may have specific guidelines describing clinical faculty responsibilities for a particular course and faculty is expected to comply with those guidelines.
- Assumes responsibility for the over-all coordination of the student's clinical experience to meet the clinical course learning outcomes.
- Assures that preceptors meet the UC and Kentucky Board of Nursing preceptor requirements.
- Assures that the student has demonstrated competencies for the level of progression in the ADN program.
- Monitor and critique student paper (ex. But not limited to charting and patient care plans) for accuracy and completeness as well as provide student feedback.
- Monitor documentation of hours for completeness to meet course objectives.
- Ensure that students complete an evaluation of the clinical experience, site, and preceptor.
- Ensure that students submit a preceptor evaluation of their performance in the clinical setting.
- Review time logs for accuracy and completeness.
- Monitor attendance and schedule of clinical time.
- Collaborate with the Program Coordinator and/or Course Faculty regarding student assignments for required specialty clinical experiences.
- Ensure student clinical experiences commence as soon as feasible at the beginning of a course so that students will be able to complete the required clinical hours within the timeframe of the course.
- Communicate with preceptor as needed to evaluate student competencies in the clinical setting to ensure students are providing optimal client care and are adhering to agency expectations, guidelines, and standards.
- Meet with students outside the clinical setting via in-person meetings, phone, or email, as necessary.
- Facilitate faculty/student/preceptor problem solving as necessary, coordinating conferences as appropriate, developing plans for remediation when necessary, and communicating with the Course Faculty.
- Notify the Course Faculty of student difficulties in meeting clinical objectives.
- Inform the Course Faculty of clinical agency issues that may affect student practice or clinical placement.
- Attend ADN faculty meetings, workshops, and other on campus functions as applicable.
- Maintain a professional working relationship and ability to communicate openly with preceptors and clinical sites as needed.
- Orientation will include review of the following:
- Mission, goals, and curricular outline of the program.
- Course syllabi including Student Learning Objectives and course outline.
- Roles and responsibilities of the clinical supervising faculty, preceptor, and student.
- Performance expectations of the student.
- Evaluation responsibilities.
- Avenues of communication.
- Student assignments.
- Expected initial level of knowledge, skills and abilities of the student.
- Ensures that students have all the required health documentation for the assigned healthcare agency.
- Ensures (in cooperation with the clinical site) that students have knowledge of the safety requirements for the assigned healthcare agency.
- Establishes communication and maintains availability with the clinical preceptor and the student.
- Meets with the student, supervising clinical faculty, and preceptor as needed to discuss the student's progress and exchange ideas and/or counseling/suggestions to better achieve outcomes. These meetings may occur in person, by phone, or by e-mail.
- Assists the supervising clinical faculty to incorporate data from discussions with the student, preceptor, and clinical supervising faculty, and written evaluations from the preceptor, to provide the final student evaluation and assignment grade.
- Provides the student with the opportunity to evaluate the preceptor, clinical experience, and the clinical agency and discusses with the preceptor any information from the student concerning ways to improve the clinical experience for future students.
- Verify preceptor licensure and certification via appropriate licensing board.
- Communicate with preceptor as needed to evaluate student competencies in the clinical setting to ensure students are providing optimal client care and are adhering to agency expectations, guidelines, and standards.
- Faculty may be assigned to certain in-seat entry-level nursing courses to balance a full-time load.
Clinical Absence When an adjunct faculty member plans to be absent on a clinical day, plans need to be made for appropriate coverage. The adjunct faculty should discuss the planned absence with the Lead Faculty as soon as possible. The preferred method for a planned absence is that adjunct faculty trade days with another adjunct faculty in order to provide student supervision consistent with the course expectations. If this is not possible, the Lead Faculty will determine an appropriate substitute, and standard compensation will be provided to the substitute. If an adjunct faculty has a planned extended vacation during a semester in which they are scheduled to teach, they should notify the Lead Faculty prior to the beginning of the semester as an adjustment may be made to the adjunct faculty members appointment/salary.
The above does not apply in illness or emergency situations.
Requirements - Current unencumbered license, privilege, or temporary work permit to practice as a registered nurse in the state of the student's clinical site.
- Minimum of two years of full time or equivalent experience within the functional areas as a registered nurse within the immediate past five (5) years and evidence of clinical competence.
- At minimum a Bachelor's degree in Nursing
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