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Class Notes for Clinical Nursing Skills: Basic to Advanced Skills, 9th Edition

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Clinical Nursing Skills, 9eSmith, Duell, Martin, Aebersold, and GonzalezChapter 1Professional NursingTEACHING/LEARNING STRATEGIESLecture–DiscussionInstructor Planning.Have students access a copyoftheir state’s Nurse Practice Act. Thisdocument may be available online or a copy may be obtained for each student.Draw thestudents’ attention to the text information regarding the Code of Ethics, ANA’s Nursing’sSocial Policy Statement, and the National Student Nurses’ Association Code ofAcademic and Clinical Conduct..Interpret and discussthesedocuments.Also discuss theStandards of Nursing Practice as outlined in the text.Written AssignmentInstructor Planning.Obtain a patient chart or computerized record from the hospitalwhere the students will have clinical experience. Suggest they document the skills as theypractice them, i.e., chart vital signs, BP, I&O.Resource SuggestionsAccess the Joint Commission website atwww.jointcommission.org. for information onNational Patient Safety Goals and Core Measures.CRITICAL THINKING STRATEGIESExercise 1Discuss the Nurse Practice Act by asking students to read sections of the act and thendescribe in their own words the meaning of the statement. Ask the students to identifyhow the practice act will affect their career.Exercise 2Ask the students to obtain the Standards of Practice for the nursing unit where they areassigned for clinical practice. Compare the standards against the ANA publishedStandards of Nursing Practice. Discuss the Standards of Nursing Practice with thestudents. Break students into small groups and assign each group to one standard. As agroup, define how the standard is used in the clinical setting and how evaluation of thatstandard is accomplished.Exercise 3Ask the students to think back to when they first decided to become a nurse.Ask,“Howdoes the image compare to the actual role you are assuming now? Identify the majordifferences you are experiencing that you didn’t think or know about earlier.” Have thestudents share their thoughts in a small group and identify similarities among the group.The similarities can be shared with the entire class if time allows.Exercise 4

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