New Clinical instructor

[malkieh]

So our sylabus states that we are to do 4 small care plans and one large care plan.

They are adding a new thing to our study called QSEN. so our lecture professor decided we are to do the QSEN instead of the small careplans. Which is a HUGE relief.

Upon meeting with our clinical instructor, it's her first semester teaching at our school, she informed us that we are to do a small care plan every week along with pathophysiology, manefestations, labs that go with the patho and drug lists (with MOA, precautions, etc). Meaning we would have to do in total almost 14 care plans. Today we asked the lecture professor and she promised to speak with our clinical instructor.

But if we are not doing these careplans, what proof do we have that we did the research and that we have a plan to treat our patients with.

[chayan]

I think that even though it's a lot of extra work and may be a pain in the neck, it's worth it to do care plans. You get used to thinking through a patient's condition from beginning to end and applying the nursing process. We did very few care plans and I'm feeling the lack now.

[Rivka P]

Also, make sure you find out what they mean by careplan, because it's possible that it doesn't have to be as detailed etc, if it's to be done in less than a week.