The following are non-acceptable behaviors in NURS 490 Professional Practicum. If you are giving an IV medication, you need to know the minimum amount of time it can infuse, if it is compatible with the main IV and the drip rate. Misconduct includes a pattern of purposeful avoidance of the instructor or preceptor during the clinical practicum to avert validation of knowledge and performance. In preparing care plans, nursing interventions and rationale must be specific to the patient and reflect only the primary nursing diagnosis. They cannot be taken directly from the book.
Books are too general.
You may take an intervention from a book and make it specific for your patient. Misconduct includes fabricating patient write-ups, such as home visits, process recordings, observational activities, or client system assessments. Failure to report an error to the instructor or preceptor that you made when providing patient care constitutes misconduct. Misconduct includes not reporting an error to the instructor or preceptor that was made by another student while providing patient care. Misconduct includes performing a nursing action without knowing the rationale.