nursing homes as clinical placement sites for nursing students module 1-6 overview of the project
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Nursing Homes as Clinical Placement Sites for
Nursing StudentsModule 1-6
Overview of the Project
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Acknowledgments
This is a joint project of
With support from
Grant to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing
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This project is endorsed by:
Project Steering CommitteeView List of Members
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About This Project- Nursing Homes as Clinical Placement Sites for Nursing Students
You as a faculty member, will be able to: Describe nursing homes generally Describe nurse staffing in nursing homes Explain resident directed care and culture change in
nursing homes Analyze criteria for selecting nursing homes as clinical
placement sites Design a clinical experience that reflects resident
directed care and culture change Provide an authoritative resource for nursing students
on care in nursing homes
You as a nursing home, will be able to: Appraise your readiness to serve as a clinical
placement site for nursing students
Objectives/Purpose:
At the end of this series:
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Advantages of Nursing Homes as Clinical Placement Sites
Nursing homes can serve as sites to address nursing student experiences such as:Manual skillsVerbal skills, such as communication with
residents, family and staffClinical skills in providing care to residents
with complex health needs
Nursing homes can offer an opportunity to build competencies including:Geriatric nursing competenciesInterdisciplinary competenciesCompetencies in assessment
Nursing Homes can address student objectives related to:Continuity of careExposure to exemplary models of careKnowledge about healthcare policy and
financing Opportunity to carry out Capstone courses
and projects
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The 6 Nursing Home Modules
Module 1: An overview of nursing homes generally
Module 2: An overview of nursing in nursing homes
Module 3: Content on resident directed care and culture change
Module 4: Selecting and structuring clinical placements in nursing homes
Module 5: A case study to help faculty introduce resident directed care and culture change
Module 6: Strategies to help nursing homes position themselves as clinical placement
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Goals of these Nursing Home Modules
To help nursing homes position themselves as a clinical placement site for nursing students
To help faculty use nursing homes generally as clinical placement sites
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• Nursing faculty involved in clinical placements for undergraduate nursing students in nursing homes
• Nursing faculty involved in clinical placements for graduate (NP and CNS) students in nursing homes
• Undergraduate and graduate nursing students preparing for clinical placements in nursing homes
• Nursing home personnel involved in or contemplating arranging clinical placements with nursing programs
Target Audience for the Clinical Teaching Modules
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The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
• For other geriatric resources, visit www.HartfordIGN.org, the web site of the Hartford Institute
This web site will give you access to www.ConsultGeriRN.org, the
Hartford Institute’s clinical web site. – A tutorial on how to navigate and use
ConsultGeriRN can be found at:
http://consultgerirn.org/uploads/Flash/site_tutorial/site_tut.html
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As you think about using nursing homes for
clinical placements, we will present the
following key points to consider:
Recap: Key Points to Consider
The nursing home framework for resident directed care and culture change
Criteria and resources to evaluate the appropriateness of nursing homes as clinical sites
Resources for faculty to structure clinical experiences in nursing homes
Resources for nursing homes to position themselves as clinical placement sites for the nursing student
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Please Proceed to the following modules of the SeriesNursing Homes as Clinical Placement Sites for Nursing Students
Module 1: An overview of nursing homes generally
Module 2: An overview of nursing in nursing homes
Module 3: Content on resident directed care and culture change
Module 4: Selecting and structuring clinical placements in nursing homes
Module 5: A case study to help faculty introduce resident directed care and culture change
Module 6: Strategies to help nursing homes position themselves as clinical placement