NCM 134

Methods of
Clinical
Teaching
Process recording is a written account or
verbatim recording of all that transpired during
and immediately following the nurse-patient
interaction
 Written during or immediately
following interaction
 Can be used for educational and
teaching purposes
 Can be used a therapeutic tool
 Improve the quality of nurse-patient
interaction
 Assist the student nurse to plan,
structure and evaluate the interaction
 Gain competency in interpreting and
synthesizing raw data under supervision
 Identify thoughts and feelings in
relation to self and others
 Increase observational skills
 Identify the problem and gain problem
solving skills
Pre-requisite for Process
Recording
 Study problems associated with a particular
disease or disorder
 Always ensure the presence of the patient
 Either the group visits the patient or the
patient is brought to the conference room
 Nursing/bedside clinic conducted by Head
Nurse/Clinical Instructor
 Before the client enters, the head nurse points out to
the group the observations to be made. This is usually
followed by discussion and Q and A round
 Summarization done at the end
 Duration: 30 minutes
 Evaluation: Head Nurse/CI and Group Members
 Advantages:
 Nursing Student gets the opportunity to
 directly observed
 analyze
 make decisions in nursing care
 Patients with typical diseases are selected
 Brief history and therapy, nursing problems
are presented along with the nursing care
including physical, mental, and social
components will be included
 Involves student’s learning experiences
 History and medical aspects of the client are
included as a background for understanding the
nursing care
 The registered nurse responsible for the patient
should answer questions aroused in the group
and encourage active discussion
 Shares clinical expertise
 Suggestions are made by the members of the
group
 Avoids narrating everything from the book
 Suggestions discussed in the rounds will be
recorded
 Demonstration teaches by “exhibition and
explanation”
 It trains the student in the art of careful
observation