Nursing Student
About The Position
Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, the student assists in providing goal-directed, individualized patient care, utilizing the nursing process and the nursing care plan, to an assigned group of patients. This role involves performing various duties under the direct supervision of an RN, including patient care, assessments, medication administration, documentation, patient education, and discharge planning. The student will also interact with healthcare providers regarding patient conditions and apply age-appropriate care principles. A key aspect of this role is maintaining professional behavior and composure in stressful situations. Prior to starting, students must complete specific requirements and orientation materials, including uploading documentation for criminal background and health history clearances, and a signed Research Review Committee-Student Research Acknowledgement form. The student will also be required to upload specific documents for their internship/assignment.
Requirements
- Must upload documentation attesting that you have the required criminal background and health history clearances completed by your school.
- Must upload a completed Research Review Committee-Student Research Acknowledgement form that must be signed off by your school.
- Must complete your student/nursing school instructor application using your full legal name and current home address in addition to any other personal information.
- Will be required to upload specific documents for your internship/assignment.
Responsibilities
- Provides patient care, consistent with medical plan of care for patient assignment under the direct supervision of the RN.
- Performs physical assessment of the patient.
- Demonstrates professional behavior in all interactions with patients, their families, and other members of the health care team.
- Maintains composure in unpredictable or stressful situations.
- Receives and gives verbal reports on each patient at start/end of each clinical experience.
- Prepares patients for transport to other hospital departments for testing; prepares patients for discharge.
- Prepares and administers medications prescribed for the patient under the direct supervision of an RN.
- Performs documentation in the patients’ medical record.
- Provides basic patient care.
- Provides individual patient education, in accordance with accepted nursing practice and plan of care.
- Discharge planning.
- Utilizes therapeutic communication techniques.
- Interacts with providers regarding patient condition.
- Applies knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of patients served on assigned units using principles of growth and development over the life span.
- Complies with all SLUHN confidentiality policies and code of conduct.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
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