Tagum Doctors College Inc.

Tagum City
STRUCTURED ACTIVITY
HEAD NURSE
Date: November 17-20 2014
Shift: 73
Area of Assignment: Station 3A/3B
Objectives:
Within 8 hours of clinical exposure as a student head nurse at Tagum Doctors
Hospital (Station-3A/3B), I will be able to:
1. Participate the endorsement done by the previous shift;
2. Participate nursing rounds together with the nurses on duty;
3. Motivate the nursing staff to provide quality nursing care;
4. Able to direct and supervise nursing staff in provision of nursing care and ensure
the availability of support services which facilitate this care;
5. Develop a skill in decision making that would enhance patients condition;
6. Supervises and coordinates all patient care on the unit, including communication
with physician or other health care team;
7. Able to deliver a holistic care that is therapeutically affective and safe as well as
cost-effective;
8. Able to confronts and resolves conflicts involving staff, physician, patients, and
personnel;
9. Schedules daily activities of the unit, including assignment planning, scheduled
meal and break time, and conferences;
10. Conduct endorsement to the next shift for the continuity of care.
11.

TIME

ACTIVITIES

RATIONALE

PERSONS
INVOLVE

6:30-6:40

Circle

(Checking

of -To know the number of

AM

attendance, uniform and students present, as well as

paraphernalia).

to check the readiness of

Instructor

the group.
6:40-6:55

Giving

of

AM

instructions

and of responsibility.

responsibilities.
6:55-7:20

Take

AM

endorsement done by the information regarding on

previous

delegation of areas of

in

the -To

obtain

necessary

shift/Staff patients condition.

nurses.

nursing -To

7:20-8:00

Participate

AM

rounds with the nurses responsibility and nursing

on duty.

perform

nursing

assessment.

for

patency, regulate on its

-Checking
required
and

IVFs

drops/minute,

perform

BSN

IV

students

final -To know the specific area

part

Clinical

physical

Student staff
nurse
Student head
nurse
Head nurse
Staff nurse
Clinical
Instructor
Student staff
nurse
Student head
nurse
Head nurse
and
Staff nurse
Clinical
Instructor
Student staff
nurse
Student head
nurse
Head nurse
and
Staff nurse

assessment.
8:00-8:40

Preparation of scheduled -To

ensure

AM

medication and giving of prescribed

drug prescription if the available
drug is out of stock.

that

the

medication
until

the

is

Head nurse
Student head
nurse

Head nurse
Student head

next

shift.

8:40-9:30

-Go with the attending -To assist the attending

AM

physician

of

their physician during the rounds

patients during doctors as well as to know if there

nurse

rounds.

are improvement regarding

-Preparation

of on patients condition.

scheduled

medications

for 10:00 am. (If there

are any)
9:30-10:20

Scan all the charts and -To check if there are new

AM

carry out new orders, as orders made, and in order

Head nurse
Student head
nurse

well as the diagnostic to the other health care

examinations/procedures provider to be aware for the
per doctors order.

new orders by carrying it

out.

10:20-10:50

Lunch break for the first -To be more prepared and

AM

pair

with

endorsement

proper conditioned for the next

to

BSN 4
(1st pair)

the succeeding hours of duty

second batch.
10:50-11:20

Lunch break for the first -To have a continuity of

AM

table

with

endorsement
second batch.

proper care
to

in

the

patients

BSN 4
(1st pair)

the condition and to know the

latest update for the next
succeeding hours of duty.

11:20-12:00

Checking

NN

FDAR.

of

Sample -To check if there are some

corrections, and to ensure

that all necessary data were

Clinical
Instructor

recorded.

Student head
nurse

12:00-12:30

Transcribe new orders at -It allows quick reference to

Head nurse

PM

the KARDEX.

Student head

the particular needs of each

patient f or certain aspects

nurse

of nursing care.
12:30-1:00
PM

-Checking of Final FDAR. -To check the readiness of

the sample FDAR prior to

transcribing it on the chart.

Clinical
Instructor

Student head
nurse

1:00-1:30

Transcribe the corrected -For legal purposes, as well

Head nurse

PM

and final FDAR on the as to know the clients

Student head

chart

needs and for the nurse to

nurse

impart appropriate nursing

management.
1:30-2:30

-Review each patients -To ensure that there are no

Head nurse

PM

chart

Student head

that

necessary errors.

forms have secured, and

nurse

all data were recorded

accordingly.
-Have

the

staff -For

countersign the chart.

validation

and

to

ensure that it has been

checked by the staff nurse.

-Do after care in the

station,
waste

and
on

the

dispose -To

obtain

cleanliness

proper before leaving the area.

container.
-Arrange the chart before -To organize all the chart
the endorsement.

prior endorsing it to the

next shift.

2:30-3:00

Endorse to the next NOD -For the continuity of care.

PM

for the next shift.

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Student Nurse

Clinical
Instructor
Student staff
nurse
Student head
nurse
Head nurse
and
Staff nurse

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Clinical Instructor