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The WVSU Medical Center, a teaching-training hospital of the WVSU College of Medicine and Nursing, is conscious of its responsibility of ensuring that the educational program for nursing and medicine will produce professional nurses and doctors who are responsible, committed, competent and compassionate. As such it is committed to provide medical and nursing students opportunities for Developing KAS as health practitioner.

LEVEL II – OBJECTIVES

General: At the end of the exposure, the student will have acquired the basic skill in beginning nursing practice especially in the care of the individual, the family with emphasis on the health promotion, disease prevention and maintenance of health in hospital setting.

Specific: At the end of the exposure the student will be able to:

1. Describe the organizational structure, function, physical set-up and SOP’s of the hospital and its various departments in relation to their exposure.
2. Identify existing health and health-related resources within the hospital.
3. Identify normal client for care.
4. Assess the health status of clients.
5. Plan care of normal clients based on results of assessments.
6. Implement plan of care.
7. Evaluate effectiveness of care/intervention given.

LEVEL III – OBJECTIVES

General: at the end of the exposure the students will be able to utilize the nursing process in the care of sick clients with specific disturbances in all stages of development within the hospital setting.

1. Disturbances in fluids and electrolytes, oxygenation and metabolism in pediatric/medical/surgical setting.
2. Disturbances in reproduction and sexuality.
3. Pain and requiring surgery.
4. Communicable diseases.
5. Disturbances in perception and coordination.
6. Cellular aberrations.
7. Maladaptive patterns of behavior.
8. Critical conditions in the intensive care unit.

Specific: At the end of the exposure the students will be able to:

1. Assess accurately sick patient.
2. Formulate plan of care based on assessment result.
3. Implement competently a comprehensive plan of care.
4. Evaluate plan of care and modify as necessary.

LEVEL IV – OBJECTIVES

General: At the end of the exposure the students will be able to:

1. Apply theories, concepts, principle of management, leadership and decision-making in the care of clients in the hospital setting.
2. Demonstrate ethico-moral values affecting nursing practice.
3. Discuss the roles, functions, responsibility and accountability of the beginning nurse practitioners.
4. Demonstrate the skills of a beginning nurse professional.

Specific: At the end of the exposure, the students will be able to:

1. Identify the primary roles and functions of the nurse in an organizational context/setting.
2. Perform primary nursing function:
   • Assess health status of assigned clients and state nursing diagnosis.
   • Plan care of clients based on assessment and nursing diagnosis.
   • Implement plan of care.
3. Identify acceptable nursing values and attitudes, concern and commitments to clients.
   • Demonstrate professional conduct in dealing with clients, classmates, health personnel and clinical instructors.
   • Recognize the ethico-legal implications of patient care management.
4. Apply management concepts and processes, problem-solving and decision-making principles and processes through different modalities of patient care.

METHODOLOGY:

• Supervised Practicum
• Case Presentation
• Pre-conference
• Actual Assisting in Operations/ Deliveries
• Mothers’ Class
• Actual patient care

SCHEDULE:

• 7:00am - 3:00pm
• 3:00 - 11:00pm
• On Call – for completion of OR scrubs/Deliveries

Staff Development Program Monthly Schedule 2011