The patient’s rights cannot be violated during the process of your learning experiences. You are liable for any information you give out verbally or in writing. For example, discussion of patient information in an elevator or cafeteria, during social conversations, or with anyone outside of the direct care of the patient/client is a violation of patient’s/client’s rights, which are protected by the Federal HIPAA Act of 2003. U.S. Government Health and Human Services (n.d.). Health Information Privacy. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Retrieved from http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy Buddy System The clinical instructor will assign students to work in pairs or small groups during the clinical day. The buddy system will allow the students to have help during client care, such as to assist with the repositioning or moving of a patient/client. Each student in the buddy system has equal responsibility for the patient’s or client’s care and safety. Examples of this include, but are not limited to, safe and caring nursing practice, safe medication administration, and safe patient transfer. Unsafe practice and medication errors will be attributed Prior to leaving the patient care unit, all assignments, including procedures, nursing interventions, and accurate documentation must be completed. A hand-off report is to be given to the assigned nurse. If the clinical instructor agrees the responsibilities have been fulfilled, the student may then leave the patient care unit. Clinical Instructors will provide a post-conference session for all students attending day shift clinical practicums. Other shifts may differ—see the Conferences section above. At the conclusion of post-conference, the clinical shift will be adjourned. If an emergency arises requiring a student to leave the clinical facility, the student must notify the clinical instructor. If the clinical instructor gives permission for the student to leave, the student must arrange for the patient(s) or client(s) to be reassigned to the designated staff prior to leaving leave the premises. Incidents or Deficiencies to both or all students in a buddy pair or group. Leaving the Clinical Setting If a student demonstrates a pattern of deficiency or demonstrates behaviors which do not adhere to school or clinical partner site policies and practices, a Clinical Incident Report (CIR) will be initiated by the involved instructor and/or Department Chair of Nursing Programs. The student will then develop a typed working plan of success, which will detail his/her plan to correct the deficiency and/or behavior. The CIR and working plan of success will then be reviewed for relevancy and validity by both the involved instructor(s) and the Department Chair of Nursing Programs. Failure of the student to correct the deficiencies and/or behavior to meet the requirements of this plan may result in failure of the course. If the instructor(s) and/or the Department Chair of Nursing determine the incident to be of a highly significant nature, the student may be removed from the classroom, skills lab, simulation lab, or clinical partner site, and may be dismissed from the course. A clinical Incident is any deficiency or behavior that results in, or has the potential to, cause physical or mental harm to a fellow student, member of Sumner College faculty/staff, or a patient and/or the patient’s family. It also includes any behavior that may cause public relations harm or liability for the Sumner College Nursing Program. Clinical Warning and Termination Unsatisfactory (U) performance will be explained to the student by the clinical instructor. Unsatisfactory performance and behavior will be documented with suggested remedial actions and a time frame for improvement. The clinical instructor may determine that the student lacks the safe practice necessary to continue to practice in the clinical setting, which could lead to dismissal from the clinical practicum. A student placed on clinical warning must demonstrate the ability to show immediate improvement and consistently meet the course objectives and safe practice for the remainder of the clinical term. Should the student’s behavior not improve, the student will receive a failing grade for the clinical course. In this situation,
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