NURS1020 Clinical Course Evaluation

Final Evaluation
Dakota Horton
Student: __________________________________
Clinical Instructor: _______Alicia Anderson_____________________
Missed Clinical Hours: ___6___

Missed Lab Hours: ____0__

Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Please circle the appropriate box

NURS1020 Clinical Course Evaluation

Program Goals
Students graduating from this program are prepared as generalists entering a self-regulating profession in situations of health and
illness.
Students graduating from this program are prepared to work with people of all ages and genders (individuals, families, groups,
communities and populations) in a variety of settings.
Students graduating from this program are prepared to work with people of all ages and genders (individuals, families, groups,
communities and populations) in a variety of settings.
Graduates will learn to continuously use critical and scientific inquiry and other ways of knowing to develop and apply nursing
knowledge in their practice.
Students graduating from this program will be prepared to demonstrate leadership in professional nursing practice in diverse health care
contexts.
Graduates will be prepared to contribute to a culture of safety by demonstrating safety in their own practice, and by identifying, and
mitigating risk for patients and other health care providers.
Students will demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain therapeutic, caring and culturally safe relationships with clients and
health care team members based upon relational boundaries and respect.
Graduates of this program will be able to enact advocacy in their work based on the philosophy of social justice.
Graduates will effectively utilize communications and informational technologies to improve client outcomes.
Graduates will be prepared to provide nursing care that includes comprehensive, collaborative assessment, evidence-informed
interventions and outcome measures.
Year One Goals
Define and describe the term 'self-regulating' and what it means to a part of a 'self-regulating' profession. Build a sense of identity
between building a sense of self and profession.
Demonstrate the ability to work with the aging populations in the residential settings.
Recognize the meaning and relevance of the five foci within the nursing program.
Define the ways of knowing and learning with a focus on critical and scientific inquiry.
Recognize the experience of leadership in nursing and undertake a leadership role in peer groups.
Articulate their role as individuals and professionals in providing safe nursing care.
Establish and maintain a professional relationship with peers and an engaged, caring, and culturally safe relationship with older adults.
Understand the concepts of advocacy and social justice. Begin to develop self-advocacy skills.
Explain the relevance of information and technology skills that are essential to safe health care.

Explain the components of the nursing process. Perform a basic biopsychosocial assessment of an individual.
Identify evidence informed interventions and outcome measures with guidance.

Course Objective
Established therapeutic nurse-resident relationships
in residential long-term care settings.

Performed skills relevant to situating an individual

within his/her personal, familial and community
context

Developed and demonstrated skills in basic

assessment techniques relevant to the long-term care
population

Demonstrated skills in providing (resident) clientcentered support for activities of daily living

Progress
Evidence/Indicators: (The student has ...)
I have been able to talk one on one with many of
the residents while feeding or changing them. I
have found time almost every week at clinical to
sit down and chat one on one with my assigned
resident. I am able to listen and talk to her, and
learn about her, her family and her interests. I
was able to create a poster outlining some of the
facts about my resident that I learned while
building our therapeutic relationship.
Sometimes, certain residents are confused when I
come in to wake them in the mornings. I am able
to situate these residents within his/her personal
context by reassuring them that they are okay,
and making sure they know where they are, who
I am and what I am going to be helping them
with.
When a resident presented with trouble breathing
and low O2 levels, I was able to perform a
respiratory assessment on the resident. I listened
to her lungs for any abnormal sounds. I didnt
hear anything abnormal and these findings were
confirmed by the RN that I was shadowing. I
have completed vital sign assessment on my
resident. I have also worked in a group to assess
the vitals of various other residents.
Every morning shift at clinical, I have assisted
with waking patients and getting them ready for
breakfast. When I do this, I am either helping the

Met
Objective

Did not
meet
objective

Developed knowledge about the experience of

residents living in a long-term care setting

Demonstrated safe and ethical clinical practice at the

level appropriate for a year one nursing student

Participated in professional development based on

reflective practice and clinical inquiry

Examined personal attitudes regarding the elderly

and other residents of long-term care homes

resident perform activities of daily living such as

getting dressed, toileting, brushing teeth/hair,
washing face and hands, or I am guiding them
through doing these activities themselves.
I have been able to recognize regular routines of
quite a few residence in the long-term care
setting. I have been able to see their homes, how
they live, what they do during the day, and what
their meals are like. I am aware of the
experiences they face with themselves, their
families, other residents and workers at the longterm care setting.
I have made sure that I have the knowledge in
everything I am doing regarding care for the
residents in order to promote their safety. I am
always reminding myself of little things such as
never walking a patient without shoes on to
ensure that I am demonstrating safe clinical
practice. I use rational and critical thinking to
make decisions to make sure I execute ethical
clinical practice.
After each day of clinical, I have written a
reflection about my experiences, feelings,
thoughts and actions of that day. I have also been
active in asking questions at clinical when I am
unsure or want to expand my knowledge.
After being in the homes of these residents, I
have been able to observe the attitudes of the
residents towards each other. I have been present
during conflict between residents. I have also
been able to examine different friendships
between residents throughout the home that like

Developed a basis knowledge of the clinical

manifestations and relevant nursing interventions of
chronic diseases

to chat and hangout with each other. I was asked

to check vitals on a resident who was not in her
room. When I walked around to find her, she was
walking through the halls. Here, I was able to
assess her attitude at the moment and come to the
conclusion that she was very upset and
distressed. Because of this, we did not continue
with checking vitals. We have the resident space
and told her we would return at a later time.
I have learned about different chronic diseases
such as Alzheimers disease, and depression that
my assigned resident has through the care cards
that I complete each week. After researching
chronic diseases, I have learned background
knowledge on these diseases and the usual
nursing interventions.

Identify 3 personal strengths developed in this placement.

development.
1. Communication skills
Accountability

Identify 3 areas requiring further

1. Responsibility and

2. Vital signs
Procrastination

2.

3.

3.

Problem-solving
Communication skills

Clinical Instructor Comments

You have improved in this last half of clinical Dakota. Your knowledge and skill development has been steady all year, lacking was
your professional accountability in the beginning of the clinical term. Since the midterm, you have been successful at handing in well

written assignments by the due date. I suggest that in future clinical placements you do the same. This will help you to with your
further development areas of procrastination and accountability.
Alicia Anderson
Attendance
Week 1
Week 4
Week 7
Week 10

6
6
6
0- sick day

Week 2
Week 5
Week 8
Week 11

6
6
6
6

Week 3
Week 6
Week 9
Week 12

6
6
6
6

Total number of clinical hours completed: 66

Signature of Instructor___________________________________________________Date____________________
Signature of Student_____________________________________________________Date____________________