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.
_________________________
Student Nurse
Clinical
Instructor
Student staff
nurse
Student head
nurse
Head nurse
and
Staff nurse
_______________________
Clinical Instructor
