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Tuesday, November 4, 2014

PPT ON NURSING ASSIGNMENT


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NURSING ASSIGNMENT  Presentation Transcript

1. DEFINITION:
  •  It is that part of learning experience where the students are assigned with patients or other activities concerning to patients in clinical laboratory.
  • Clinical assignments are a very important part of nursing education as they put the classroom learning into practice.
  •  Clinical assignments can be challenging, demanding ,enable to arouse interest , stimulating for good study habits & positive attitudes in student nurses.
2. OBJECTIVES
  • To provide the patient with best possible nursing care.
  • To stimulate the professional growth.
  • To provide a well rounded educational experience for student nurses.
  • Achieving good ward management.
3. METHODS OF CLINICAL ASSIGNMENTS
  1. Patient Method
  2. Functional Method
  3. Team Method
4. PATIENT METHOD

In this a nurse is expected to give complete nursing care to one or more patients including general nursing measures, treatments, mediation, taking temperature, pulse, respiration & giving health instructions etc.

Advantages:
  •  Patients have security & belongingness.
  • Interpersonal relationship is good.
  • The maximum learning take place.
Disadvantages:
  •  More nurses are required
 5. FUNCTIONAL METHOD
  • Nurses are assigned to specific functions in the ward such as giving medication or treatment to all patients, taking the temperature of all or giving general nursing care to a group of individuals.
  •  The functional method may be used at some period of the day such as evening and nights when a few nurses are on duty
Advantages:
  •  More efficiency is there due to skill development when same work is done repeatedly by one.
Disadvantages:
  • Individual needs are not considered.
  • Nurses don’t get job satisfaction.
  • Interpersonal relationship is very poor.
6. TEAM METHOD

In this method a group of patients are looked after by a group of hospital staff and students. Nursing care is given to the patient with team conference by all the members of team. The professional is the leader. The members may be graduates, student nurses & other nursing personals

Advantages:
  •  Team spirit is created in the team.
  • Attitude of cooperation & coordination is learnt.
Disadvantages:
  •  If there is no cooperation within the team members then work will not be done properly and patient will suffer.
7. PRINCIPLES OF CLINICAL ASSIGNMENT
  • There should be proper rotation of all areas by all according to curriculum plan.
  • First year students should be posted where they will receive the maximum supervision & guidance from qualified nursing staff.
  • The individual student differences should also be kept in mind.
  • Proper record maintenance should be there for the total no. of  hours in each area & all others like leaves availed by students, reposting etc.
8. CRITERIA FOR EFFECTIVE ASSIGNMENT
  •  Students are to be informed about objectives of their assignment.
  • Students are to be oriented to new clinical area.
  • Students are to given facilities to practice nursing according to principles taught
  • Only recognized wards or community areas are to be selected for students.
  • Only recognized wards or community areas are to be selected for students.
  • Assignment should be given according to the level of learning of students.
  • Proper guidance & supervision has to be provided.
  • Sufficient time to be provided to carry out the assignment allotted to students.
  • Students should be given opportunity for working in a team & to develop a pride in the nursing profession.
  • Students’ performance should be evaluated consistently.
9. FOR MORE INFORMATION REFER TO PPT.

10. THANK YOU

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