Nursing Process

• Assessment:

1. Performs routine aspects of patient treatment, care and progress (i.e. basic data collection, physical assessment, vital signs, weights, intake & outputs, blood glucose monitoring).
2. Collects body fluids for specimens.

• Diagnosis/Care Needs: The student extern analyzes assessment data with preceptor to identify care needs. and verbalizes needed care to the preceptor.
• Implementation:

1. Nursing care is based on identified nursing diagnoses/care needs and standards of patient care.
2. The student extern implements patient education and involves the patient and family and/or significant other as appropriate.

• Evaluation: Recognizes and reports to the RN any alterations in the patient’s health status and responses to treatment.
• Documentation: Documents patient care in a clear concise manner. In collaboration with RN:

1. Completes nursing admission and assessment form.
2. Initiates the Nursing Care Plan with identified patient problems (utilizing nursing diagnosis), expected outcomes and nursing intervention.
3. Documents treatments and nursing intervention on appropriate chart forms.
4. Completes discharge instruction sheet as appropriate.

Quality of Care

• Regularly performs appropriate utilization of equipment, tubes and drains as designated in department specific orientation.
• Promotes restorative and/or therapeutic care by providing assistance with activities of daily living (i.e. hygiene, feeding, mobility, elimination, and simple physical/respiratory/occupational/speech therapy).
• Maintains clean and safe work environment
• Applies standard precautions during patient contact and when handling contaminated materials.
• Follows restraint policy and procedure.
• Adheres to Arizona State Board of Nursing and KRMC guidelines, and does not:

1. Administer any type of medication by any route.
2. Initiate any type of IV therapy.
3. Accept verbal orders or telephone for orders from physicians.
4. Obtain and/or witness consents.
5. Apply restraints.
6. Administer blood products.

Education

• Corroborates with RN in setting weekly goals and takes action to achieve the identified goals.
• Completes the administrative paperwork as determined by Director of Education.
• Attends educational offerings and monthly departmental meetings when possible.

Age Appropriate Care

• Provides appropriate age-specific safety measures.

Education:

• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Must have successfully completed first and second semester of Nursing Program and have proof of course completion such as associated skills checklists.
• A student extern may work during while attending school and not to exceed 3 months after graduation

Certification: Current BLS certification through the American Heart Association or Red Cross.

Licensure: N/A

Experience: N/A

• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills.
• Must be able to lift 50-70 pounds, assist in a combined lift of 150 pounds, and walk three miles per shift.
• Able to care for patients with infectious diseases.
• Able to stand for extended period of time.