Clinical Rotation must haves and prep tools!

Starting clinical rotations can be very nerve wrecking, so here are some helpful tools and videos that can help you prepare.

Material to Review:

• ***Clinical Rotations Workshop!!! and check out the Clinical Rotations Workshop (lecture recording)

• How to perform a proper head-to-toe assessment

• How to take a patient's Vital Signs

• **Review your course material BEFORE each shift. Lecture and clinical rotations go hand-in-hand, so be prepared to answer questions and ask questions during clinicals. Clinical rotations allows you to learn through hands-on training.

• How to Perform Health Assessments

• Medication Administration

• Lab Values

• Fluid and Electrolytes

• Nursing Fundamentals

Items to bring for Clinicals:

• Compression socks

• Penlight and scissors

• Stethoscope and Stethoscope case

• Nursing brain -> is a term for a piece of paper, or several pieces of paper, that we use to capture really important patient information to keep us organized

Report Sheet.pdf

Download PDF • 19KB

• Medical reference clipboard-> During clinical, you're going to be writing a lot of notes and the nursing edition clipboard has a fold-able feature which is perfect for storing the clipboard in your white coat pocket or scrubs. The clipboard also functions as a quick medical reference guide with detailed day-to-day information such as basic laboratory values (metric values), acid base determination, injection sites, pain scale, and much more.

• "Thank You" cards (optional) -> Show your appreciation for your nurse, preceptor, or medical staff by writing them a thoughtful "thank you" letter. Write and reflect about what you learned that day and what you learned during your shift. I did this for all of the nurses I was paired with and I wish I had started it sooner...it makes the staff feel good and you feel good so why not? :)

Some important points that are covered in the "Clinical Rotations Workshop" so go check it out! :)