#7 Advocate for the rights of patients by initiating Used two assessment tools: – actions to improve health care, facilitate changes in #1) Requested preceptor to evaluate if decisions or activities which conflict with the patient’s preceptee (4th semester student) self-determination, and provide the opportunity to and appropriately advocates “Consistently make decisions about their health care. for patient needs appropriate the discipline when patient condition/desires warrants nursing interventions.” (N=53) 100% of preceptors strongly agreed or agreed with above statement. #2) Requested 4th semester students to identify activities they initiated that demonstrated patient advocacy. (N=53) 89% were able to document patient advocacy activities they carried each day during the last 5 days of preceptorship. 92% were able to document patient advocacy activities they carried out 3 or more days during the last 5 days of preceptorship. #8 Recognize that each person is a unique individual Used two assessment tools: – with biological, psychological, social, and spiritual needs. #1) Requested preceptor to evaluate if Understand how a person’s self-concept, role function, preceptee (4th semester student) and interdependence are affected by values, attitudes, demonstrates ability to “Consistently life experiences, culture, ethnicity, and support systems provide, and adapt nursing care along with of each person. therapeutic communication, both verbal and nonverbal, according to individual patient needs.” (N=53) 100% of preceptors strongly agreed or agreed with above statement. #2) 4th semester students were presented with a case scenario depicting a cultural dilemma. The students were requested to answer with nursing actions that meet each of this patient’s needs. (N=52) 53% addressed biological needs (ADLs, pain) 86% addressed psychological (therapeutic communication) 73% addressed social (family) 69% addressed spiritual/cultural needs Do we need to set thresholds before the next semester? Do we need to be more specific in what data we are For example, Does PLO #1 & #3 assessment tools need more detail?
#7 – Advocate for the rights of patients by initiating actions to improve health care, facilitate changes in decisions or activities which conflict with the patient’s self-determination, and provide the opportunity to make decisions about their health care. Used two assessment tools: #1) Requested preceptor to evaluate if preceptee (4th semester student) “Consistently and appropriately advocates for patient needs appropriate the discipline when patient condition/desires warrants nursing interventions.” (N=53) 100% of preceptors strongly agreed or agreed with above statement. #2) Requested 4th semester students to identify activities they initiated that demonstrated patient advocacy. (N=53) 89% were able to document patient advocacy activities they carried each day during the last 5 days of preceptorship. 92% were able to document patient advocacy activities they carried out 3 or more days during the last 5 days of preceptorship. #8 – Recognize that each person is a unique individual with biological, psychological, social, and spiritual needs. Understand how a person’s self-concept, role function, and interdependence are affected by values, attitudes, life experiences, culture, ethnicity, and support systems of each person. Used two assessment tools: #1) Requested preceptor to evaluate if preceptee (4th semester student) “Consistently demonstrates ability to provide, and adapt nursing care along with therapeutic communication, both verbal and nonverbal, according to individual patient needs.” (N=53) 100% of preceptors strongly agreed or agreed with above statement. #2) 4th semester students were presented with a case scenario depicting a cultural dilemma. The students were requested to answer with nursing actions that meet each of this patient’s needs. (N=52) 53% addressed biological needs (ADLs, pain) 86% addressed psychological (therapeutic communication) 73% addressed social (family) 69% addressed spiritual/cultural needs Do we need to set thresholds before the next semester? Do we need to be more specific in what data we are For example, Does PLO #1 & #3 assessment tools need more detail?
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