The Instructors will be responsible for the student groups. Orientation for the instructors will include time spent with the Clinical Services Manager and other designated staff on the unit to learn unit standards, roles of various staff members, physical layout, of chart forms, and specific nursing care measures.
Student orientation is a shared responsibility of faculty and staff on the unit.
The Nursing Instructor is responsible for the activities of the students at all times. The nursing staff members serve as role models and maintain primary responsibility for the patient and family. The staff members will share responsibility for assisting the students to maximize learning activities. Faculty will share with staff members specific expectations of the students according to current level in the program. The staff members reserve the right to intervene or even stop any student from performing any nursing measure the nursing staff feels is inappropriate or potentially injurious to the patient.