You can teach med-surg nursing! : the authoritative guide and toolkit for the medical-surgical nursing clinical instructor / Mary A. Miller, Deborah C. Wirwicz.

This guide and resource will give you all the direction and resources you need to perform in the role of a medical-surgical clinical instructor. Instructors will discover this book takes the work out of working in the clinical area. This is the first comprehensive resource for clinical medical-surgi...

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Main Author: Miller, Mary A. (Mary Alice)
Other Authors: Wirwicz, Deborah C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Share You CAN Teach Med-Surg Nursing!; Part I: Introduction to the Role of the Medical-Surgical Clinical Nursing Instructor; Chapter 1: Instructor Contracts and Evaluations; Online or Distance Learning; The Contract; Sample Adjunct Professor Contract; Self-Assessment and Evaluations/Observations; Pre-Evaluation Questions; The First Year as a Clinical Instructor; Chapter 2: Effective Student Evaluations; Anecdotal Notes and Student Evaluations; Sample Action Verbs.
  • Identifying, Documenting, and Conducting Interventions for Students with Performance DeficienciesHow to Counsel a Student; Clinical Remediation; Learning Contract; Probation; Chapter 3: Learning Requirements and Syllabus Preparation; Skills Checklist and Course Preparation; Resources; Before the Clinical Class Begins; Week 1 Logistics; Syllabus Preparation; Sample Course Syllabus; Assignments; Student Handbook Example; Skills Checklist for Medical-Surgical Clinical; Chapter 4: First Day of Clinical Practice: Forms, Expectations, and Math Assessment; The Initial Meeting; Week 1 Preconference.
  • AttendanceClinical Day 1; Unit Scavenger Hunt; Equipment Scavenger Hunt; Care Plans; Concept Maps; Math Quiz; Weekly Journal; Postconference Instructions; Week 1 Postconference; Part II: Basics of Clinical Teaching and Student Evaluation; Chapter 5: Review and Assessment of Basic Skills; Week 2 Preconference; Hand Washing; Taking Vital Signs; Signs and Symptoms; Pulse Assessment; Pulse Locations Worksheet; Answers to Pulse Locations Worksheet; Guiding Factors During a Physical Examination; Neurological Assessment; Cardiology Assessment; Respiratory Assessment; Gastrointestinal Assessment.
  • Genitourinary AssessmentSkin Assessment; Report-Taking Exercise; Bed Positions; Bathing the Patient; Shadowing; Week 2 Postconference; Chapter 6: Medications; Teaching about Medications; Medication List; Medication Administration Guide; The Six "Rights" of Medication Administration; Drug Terminology; Basic Drug Terms; Common Terms in Drug Toxicy; Bacterial Terminology; Drug Names, Mechanisms, Descriptions, and Contraindications; Analgesics and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs; Anesthetics and Other Drugs Given During Surgery; Anticoagulants; Antimicrobials; Antipyretics; Cardiac Drugs.
  • Chemotherapeutic DrugsDiabetic Medications; Diuretics; Gastrointestinal Medications; Immunosuppressants; IV Fluids; Neurological and Psychoactive Drugs; Reproductive Drugs: Hormones; Respiratory Drugs; Tuberculosis Combination Drugs; Vitamin and Mineral Supplements; Medical Abbreviations; Dosage Calculations; Conversions; Dosage Calculation Formulas; IV Flow-Rate Calculations; Chapter 7: Admission Assessments; Week 3 Preconference; Week 3 Medication Quiz; Admission Assessment Exercise; Answers to Sample Admission Assessment Exercises; Nursing Notes; Nursing Documentation Samples.