Smart Start Practical Nursing Year 2 Fall 2018 - St. Clair College
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Smart Start
Practical Nursing Year 2
Fall 2018
1Dear nursing students,
Congratulations! You are officially a second year nursing student.
On behalf of the faculty and staff of St. Clair College School of Nursing, we welcome you back for
another year of learning. The second year nursing program is an exciting time full of new challenges
and opportunities to develop as critical thinking clinicians. We look forward to working with you
towards the achievement of your professional and personal goals.
Attached is information and instructions to help you prepare for September 2018. Please see the St
Clair College website, Nursing – Practical Nursing tab to assist in navigating the influx of
information you will need in order to be prepared for the 2018-2019 year. You will also find
information about booking your clinical clearance. Look at the tab “Returning students”.
http://www.stclaircollege.ca/programs/postsec/nursing/
Information will also be posted on blackboard. Continue to check your email throughout the
summer for updates and changes.
I wish to take this opportunity to extend my personal wishes for your continued success as you
prepare for a rewarding career in your chosen Nursing field.
Have a wonderful summer.
Sincerely,
Linda Watson
Chair, School of Nursing
St. Clair College
519-972-2727 EX. 3233
lwatson@stclaircollege.ca
2Orientation to 2nd Year Practical Nursing
Fall semester: You will attend clinical (PNR 316) two days a week either Monday
Tuesday or Thursday Friday. Your clinical will take place on a medical/surgical at Windsor
Regional Hospital. (Metropolitan or Ouellette campus) You will rotate through 12 x 8 hour
shifts, 3 x 4hr simulation lab days and an 8 hour orientation. You will have a week off of
clinical at four different points throughout the semester.
*Please note that your schedule does not accurately capture this*. Your schedule will
be communicated on BB prior to orientation. Common Test time will be Wednesdays
1700- 1900. Please do not book any work hours during this time. Conflict due to work
or vacation will not be accommodated.
Winter semester: You will attend clinical (PNR 411) two days a week (16 hours). You will
rotate through both a medical/surgical unit and a mental health unit. You will also have two
weeks of lab orientation.
All students are expected to be available for days (0600-1500) and afternoon
shifts (1400-2300) for clinical.
Spring semester: You will attend a comprehensive consolidation in the hospital and or
community LTC setting. This rotation will enable you to consolidate your skills and
knowledge for a 10-week period. Students are divided into 3 groupings for this
consolidation, and may find that they are attending clinical the first and second 5 week
periods; the first and third 5 week periods; or, the second and third 5 week periods of the
15 week spring semester, depending on your grouping. Students are expected to be
available for all dates during this semester including weekends and holidays. Please
do not plan vacations for this time period.
Students may be scheduled for 8 hour days, afternoons and midnight shifts as well as 12
hour day shifts
(06:30- 18:30). Students are strongly encouraged not to work during this consolidation
experience. Please plan accordingly!
*Note: the schedule on the student self-service may NOT BE CORRECT with respect to your
classes, the day of your clinical experience, lab and your instructor. Your schedule MAY
CHANGE. This is due to part-time students still enrolling – therefore clinical groups may be
expanded or condensed. As soon as schedules are finalized, we will notify you via Blackboard
announcements.
Blackboard: Due to batch enrollments on Blackboard our clinical course PNR 316 may not be
available until sometime in August.
Contact Information:
Linda Watson
Chair School of Nursing
lwatson@stclaircollege.ca
519-972-2727 ex. 3233
3Draft Schedule Practical Nursing Clinical PNR 316
*Please watch BB for updates*
Date Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Labour 316 Orientation 316 Orientation
Day Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday
Holiday Clinical groups 01- Clinical groups 08-14
07 0800
0800
Dress: SCC scrubs
Dress: SCC scrubs Appropriate footwear
Appropriate
Sept. 3-7th
footwear
1700hrs Math 1700-1800 hrs Math 1530hrs Math
Remediation Remediation Test #3
#1 Rm TBA #2 Rm TBA Rm TBA
1700 Math Test #1 Followed by Math
RM TBA All Test #2 at 1800
students* hours in Rm TBA
Sept 10th 316- Clinical groups start in 316- Clinical groups- start in hospital or
hospital or lab lab
Important Dates
Cobas training will take place in the nursing lab (second floor of the Health Sciences
Building) Monday, August 20th to Tuesday, August 28th. It is highly recommended
that you complete this training prior to the first week of scheduled classes. This
will take 1-1.5 hours. The lab hours are 0800-1730, Monday-Friday.
No appointment is necessary however it is advised you call, ext 4232, to make sure the lab
techs are present.
Labor Day: Monday, September 3rd , 2018 – College closed
Thanksgiving – Monday, October 8th, 2018 – College closed
The first day of classes: Tuesday, September 4th, 2018.
Windsor Regional Hospital Orientation - Will be online with instructions posted to
Blackboard (BB) in late August. All students are placed at WRH Ouellette for the fall
semester. WRH Orientation is mandatory. If you do not complete the online orientation,
you will not be permitted to participate in clinical.
Infection Control Modules - these on-line modules are required to be completed for the
week of September 3rd. These are mandated by the hospitals. The modules are quite lengthy
4and will require several hours to complete. We will post the links to the modules on BB
in August. There will be a quiz to ensure students have completed the modules. Pass is
100%. The quiz will be given on the first day of your scheduled lab. Please ensure you
complete the modules, prior to taking the quiz.
Clinical Clearance Requirements
Please review the document “Windsor Clinical Clearance Information Returning Students” on this
website for information regarding your clinical clearance. Clinical clearance is mandatory to attend the
clinical practice sites. Clinical clearance involves both medical and non-medical requirements that are
clearly outlined in this document. Please read it thoroughly and follow the instructions to obtain your
clearance. The dates to obtain your clearance are on this document. You will need to complete all your
clearance requirements prior to this appointment date. Dates are from Monday, July 30th to Friday,
August 3rd, 2018 depending on the starting initial of your last name. Please read this document
carefully.
Returning students require an updated Passport to Health. Please bring last years Passport with you to
the appointment with the Health Centre Nurse. This usually only involves repeating your one-step TB
skin test with evidence of a recent negative result. The Passport to Health must be obtained from a nurse
at our Health Centre. If you require a TB test please call ext 4484 to set up an appointment with the
health nurse. In addition to the admission clinical clearance, students will be required to obtain an
influenza immunization when they become available, usually in the late fall. The cost of all
immunizations and non-medical requirements are the student’s responsibility. These clinical pre-
placement requirements have been developed under the guidelines of the Ontario Hospital Association
(OHA), Canada’s Immunization Guide and the Ontario Medical Association (OMA).
Health Centre Locations
The South Campus Health Centre is located in the main building, directly across from the
Security/Parking desk. The hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30am-4pm.
The Thames Campus Health Centre is located in room 147, just around the corner from the
registrar’s office. The hours are Monday to Friday 8am-3:30pm.
The St. Clair College Centre for the Arts Health Centre is located in the basement, west
hallway, in room B014. The hours are Monday mornings 8am-12pm, Thursday and Friday
from 8am-4pm (subject to change.) You are welcome to use the most convenient health
centre.
Non-medical requirements include renewing your CPR for Health Care Professionals with AED
(required annually), updating your N95 mask fit if it has been more than 2 years since you had it done,
and an annual vulnerable sector police check.
Police Clearance letters and application forms for Police Clearance are available for you to
download from the St. Clair College website
http://www.stclaircollege.ca/programs/postsec/docs/annual_police_clearance_requirements.pdf
****** PLEASE NOTE******* If you have notations, charges, etc. on your police clearance this
may prevent you from attending a clinical practice site. Police clearances will be assessed along with
5your clinical documents by Keith Archer at the Admissions Drop-in Centre. Any concerns will be
communicated to the program coordinator, arrangements will be made for you to meet the human
resource department of our clinical partner, to review your police clearance. It is at the discretion of
the administration of our partners to allow or disallow students from practicing in their facilities. If
your police clearance is not “clean” you may have to withdraw from the practical nursing program as
you will not be able to fulfill the clinical requirements of the program. Many of these services can
take several weeks to obtain and must be completed prior to starting your clinical component of the
program.
Your clinical could be delayed and at risk if clinical clearance is not obtained prior
to Sept. 4/18. Your clinical will not be moved if you have not completed this process.
CPR for healthcare providers (HCP with defibrillation) is available through the St. Clair College,
Continuing Education department. Information regarding dates/times/costs are included in this
package. Please note that this is an annual requirement, regardless of expiration date.
All students must have a valid CPR
CPR is only valid for 1 calendar year regardless of what expiration date is on the card.
This is mandated by the hospitals. All hospital employees and clinical students/faculty must re-
certify every year.
You will need to recertify your CPR by your clinical clearance appointment date.
CPR C HEALTH CARE PROVIDER WITH AED - HSC 182N
Delivered by Second Chance CPR, this course will re-certify the student in CPR C for Health Care
Providers and AED. This course is designed for people who work in an area where a Public Access
Defibrillator is available, or for personnel who are looking to further their medical training. Course
includes anticipation/planning of a cardiac arrest, step by step instructions on how to successfully use
a defibrillator, care and stabilization of a patient. Medical Delegation, quality assurance reviews and
policies and procedures. $75.00 See below link for available dates for CPR. Please do not wait as these
MASK FIT TESTING IS GOOD FOR TWO YEARS
In light of the outbreak of SARS in 2004, respirator use and proper fit is important for all health care
providers. As such, students are required to be mask FIT tested every two years.
St. Clair College will be offering Mask Fit Testing – Please watch your BB site and email for
postings of times and dates.
Each student will be given a card with the N95 mask number and testing date.
Please refer to the following link for all Mask Fit testing and CPR dates:
http://www.stclaircollege.ca/programs/coned/health_sciences_coned.html
6Student I.D. Cards:
Student I.D. card photos must be taken through the St Clair Space for Current Students.
http://www.stclaircollege.ca/stclairspace/ Please go to this site for directions. You will see “Student
Card”. From there you will find easy to follow directions for obtaining your student card. The cost is
covered within your tuition fees.
Clinical I.D. photo cards are to be purchased (cost approx. $7.00). SRC office will take these photos
during the first few weeks of school and must be taken in your clinical uniform.
Clinical – Medical/Surgical Experience
You will attend a clinical experience. This clinical experience may be a day shift (0600 to
1500) or an afternoon shift (1330 to 2200). *Note: times may change depending on clinical
instructor and/or clinical situation. Your clinical day may be extended due to patient care
situations. All students in a clinical group leave the building at the same time. Please do not
arrange for rides for “exactly 3 pm”. It is best to call for a ride once your clinical day is over.
During this experience, students will be caring for clients with acute and chronic health
conditions in hospital. Clinical groups are comprised of approximately 8 students with one
instructor.
Your clinical day will be Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday. We cannot accept requests
for specific days for clinical nor specific groups or clinical placements.
Dress Code Requirements: Students are expected to be dressed professionally at all times.
Uniforms are to be neat and wrinkle free. Solid white, or black athletic shoes are acceptable.
Clogs, crocks or any other form of shoes other than duty shoes or solid white athletic shoes
will not be permitted. Shoes must be clean without scuff marks. Only a plain wedding band
and small stud earrings (1 in each ear) are acceptable jewelry. All other jewelry including
nose rings, tongue piercings, eye brow piercings, etc., must be removed when attending
clinical. No exceptions will be made. Tattoos must be concealed whenever possible.
Equipment: Students are expected to bring with them each clinical day: a stethoscope, 3
black pens, penlight, bandage scissors and a small pad of paper which will fit into your
uniform pocket.
PNR 316 Clinical Preparation: After receiving information on your patient at the hospital,
you will be required to complete a clinical worksheet for your clinical the next day. This
weekly assignment may take anywhere from 2-4 hours to complete. Students are expected to
have a completed worksheet in order to provide safe patient care. Incomplete worksheets
represent a safety issue in the clinical setting.
7First Week of Clinical
Hospital unit orientation will take place on your first scheduled clinical day the week of.
Specific times and room numbers will be given out by your clinical instructor.
You will be receiving a large amount of information during your hospital unit orientation. .
Bring a small pad of paper which will fit in your pocket when you take the unit tour – this will
be a good place to keep information which is communicated by your instructor during the
tour.
Ask questions!!! It is imperative that if you need clarification, you ask your instructor. If you
are thinking about the question, other people in your clinical group will be as well!!
Take a look at the assignments posted on BB for the course – become familiar with them prior
to meeting your instructor that day so that you can ask questions or clarify the expectations.
Bring copies!
Communication
Email communication is the preferred method of contacting faculty. Faculty returns to the
college on Monday, August 27th. If you have any questions or concerns over the summer,
please contact the Program Coordinators. Due to vacations, you may need to contact the
Nursing Chair: Linda Watson at lwatson@stclaircollege.ca
Email communication is the preferred method of contacting faculty. Faculty email addresses
can be found under each course on Blackboard under “staff information”. Faculty will
attempt to respond within 24 hours during the week work. Emails sent after hours or on
weekends will be read and responded to as soon as possible during working hours.
When writing emails the following etiquette must be followed:
Specific subject line with proper salutation, for example, “Hello Professor….”
Do not use text message forms of communication i.e. “ttyl”, “u”, etc.
Always include your first and last name and student number
Please address your faculty as “Professor” and/or “Doctor” (as appropriate) in all verbal and
written communication.
Instructors and faculty are permitted to answer emails received from students using their St.
Clair College email address only. We are not permitted to respond to students who use
personal email addresses.
If you are having difficulty accessing your blackboard account or email, please contact the IT
department at ext. 2500
Blackboard courses are generally activated a week prior to the start of the semester.
Lab
New skills are taught and demonstrated during orientation. Students will have the opportunity to
schedule time in the lab to practice each week with the lab technologists in order to gain
experience and confidence with their new skill for the week.
Once a skill has been taught in lab, it is expected that the student will perform the skill in a safe,
competent and knowledgeable manner in the hospital with clients. When you are with a client in
the clinical setting, is not the time to practice. Practicing should take place in the lab in a
controlled, safe environment.
8 We have excellent peer tutors available to assist you in the lab. They can assist with
documentation, skills, theory courses or any other area you are experiencing difficulty in. There
is no charge for the peer tutoring service. Just stop by the desk in the nursing lab on the 2nd floor
of the Center for Applied Health Sciences to arrange an appointment.
Review your basic assessment skills prior to the start of the clinical/lab orientation especially
blood pressure measurement, pulse, etc. The nursing lab is open throughout the summer if
you wish to make an appointment to practice before September.
As part of your lab fee, students will receive a lab kit in September, which will include most of
the necessary supplies for your labs for the academic year. Should students wish to purchase
extra supplies for practice, they may do so from Motion Specialties on Tecumseh Road East
(bring your SCC ID badge for a discount).
TEXTBOOKS
Required textbooks can be found in the Campus Book Store under their course codes. The
Campus Book Store is located on the first floor of the main building. Books are usually available
for purchase in July. Bookstore summer hours are: Monday – Thursday 0830-1530 and Friday
0830-1230: (519)972-2727 Ext. 2722. Additional information can be found at:
http://www.stclaircollege.ca/studentservices/oncampus.html
Course codes:
PNR 308-Nursing Theory IIIA
PNR 309 Nursing Theory IIIB
PNR 315- Community Health
PNR 316- Nursing Clinical IIIA- Hospital
ELEC 1030 X 2 – General elective course of your choosing. Previous courses taken that have a
course codes followed by a “G” can be applied towards your Practical Nursing diploma. If
courses were taken at other educational institutions, advanced standing may be granted. The
Coordinator will require a course outline, course syllabus and an official transcript to process
your request.
SCHEDULING/GENERAL ELECTIVES
Student schedules will be available for download on the student self-serve site prior to the start of the
fall semester. The clinical schedules that will be on your schedule will not be accurate. Please refer to
Blackboard in mid-August for an accurate clinical schedule. All nursing core courses are scheduled
for you, however; you will need to register for a general elective course of your choosing that fits
within your schedule, instructions are available at:
http://www.stclaircollege.ca/stclairspace/docs/elective.pdf
“Can I apply for advanced standing?”
If you would like to discuss advanced standing for a previously completed course (with a minimum
grade of 60 %), you can book an appointment to meet with the year I coordinator. Please bring a
copy of your transcript and course outline.
You will continue to attend the class as scheduled until you have been notified by the Registrar’s
office in writing that you have been granted advanced standing.
9“How do I drop or add a course?”
If you have previously taken a class at St. Clair College and are satisfied with the mark you achieved,
you may wish to drop the class. You may add a class in its place if you wish. If you remain full time
student status after dropping the course (based on course credits), there is no refund given for the
Medication Administration Tests and Theory Tests
Your first math test is scheduled for Tuesday September 4th from 1700-1800.
This semester, you will have a math test. In order to pass the test, you will need to achieve
85%. You will have three chances to achieve the 85%.
If a student does not achieve 85% you will be assigned a grade of “Unsatisfactory” in PNR
316 and will not be allowed to continue in the program.
Students are not permitted to give medications in the clinical area until 85% is achieved
on the medication test, In order to pass clinical, the student must demonstrate safe
medication administration, therefore repeated attempts at passing the math test may put
you in jeopardy of not meeting the clinical competency to receive a passing grade for
PNR 316.
Non-programmable calculators are permitted. You are not permitted to use a cellphone or
share a calculator
Medication Administration Tests will be scheduled outside of your regular clinical and lab
times. You will be notified of the dates and times during orientation in July. Work and/or
vacation are NOT valid reasons to miss a Medication Administration test. If you miss the test
you will be given a “0” on the test.
MANDATORY remediation will be required for students who are unsuccessful on the
medication administration test. Remediation will take place with nursing lab technologists.
Due to the large class size, we are unable to allow students to write at a different time or date
due to work schedules.
We will be posting a Medication Administration and Dosage Calculation practice test within
the next week or two. Please keep an eye on the Nursing Homepage.
Best Wishes and Have a great summer!
Practical Nursing Faculty
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