Nursing Faculty Centralized Orientation

September 25, 2015

Welcome!!

Sheree Mejia, MSN/MHA, RN Nursing Academic Services Manager

• Schedule: 8:00-11:30am• Restrooms

Please:• Sign-in Form• Orientation Agenda- initial / sign & date

Thank You!!

Important For You!!

• Centralized Orientation – Why??– In-person, general orientation – Regulatory compliance initiative for all nursing & nursing-

related faculty, regardless of GHS employee status• Update: Working on alternate methods of achieving goals of

Centralized Orientation

• Boot Camp – Why?? – Competency skills validation for key skill requirements;

mirrors GHS nursing & nursing-related staff• Medication Test • Alaris Pump Training• Infection Prevention- PPE

– Exemptions for faculty who are GHS Employees

• Faculty Scope of Practice / Supervision Expectations / Updates– Faculty engagement:

• Groups of students: “at all times” on unit; engaging in skills and / or critical thinking.• Observational students: rounding on students by phone or in person

– Unit Specific Orientations:• Faculty Orientation- Faculty with rotation of students

– Each semester expectation: Meet with unit “at least” 1 week prior to clinical start date to notify unit of presence.

• Student Group Orientation- Faculty responsibility• Individual Student Orientation (Practicum, US, SurgTech)- Manager/Educator to complete

– Pre/Post Conference- enclosed room on unit, conference room, or off campus– Student/Patient Assignments- must create assignments with Charge

RN/Supervisor – Nursing Students/Faculty Skill Update:

• Urinary Catheter Insertion- Skill change for students / faculty– CAUTI initiatives; required competency training – Temporary change

Faculty Resources

– Clinical Resource Manual– Skills & Procedures Guidelines: Undergraduate

Nursing Student

QUESTIONS??