Professional Performance Expectations

Gain an understanding of your personal strengths and areas for development to achieve academic and professional goals.

Master assigned nursing skills through the learning activities and practice, and demonstrate competency of the skills.

Be directly supervised by faculty when performing all skills until the faculty deems the student has achieved competency. See the following Academic and Professional Performance section for more details.

Develop the skills to work effectively and independently, as well as within a team.

Collect and analyze clinical data from multiple sources.

Be accountable for your own clinical practice activities and verify information as needed to ensure accuracy in providing care.

Demonstrate awareness and respect for the unique characteristics, culture, and values of the patients, families, caregivers, and members of the health care team or community he or she encounters during the program.

Contribute to patient learning through preparation of accurate and appropriate information that is presented in a manner that addresses the learning style and condition of the patient and family and/ or caregivers.

Place patient safety as the first priority.

Apply concepts learned in one environment to multiple patient populations and environments.

Seek learning experiences that will increase your effectiveness through collaboration with the faculty.

Initiate communication with faculty and nursing staff regarding any questions or concerns related to your experience or program.

Meet any additional requirements of clinical facilities.

Understand and utilize the appropriate communication. (Note: students should contact the appropriate faculty member based on the question/issue or seek assistance from an advisor if a concern arises.)

Establish clear expectations regarding students’ responsibilities for course content and patient safety and for complying with the program’s policies and clinical sites’ requirements.

Teach new skills, information, and techniques and assist students in applying newly learned concepts to multiple patient populations in various environments.

Provide clear, objective, and thorough feedback to students and engage the students in active participation toward achieving their academic performance goals and competency in both didactic and clinical performance.

Serve as role models for professional behavior and safety-focused patient care.

Facilitate learning by relating the course objectives to the learning opportunities.

Stimulate students’ development of critical thinking skills, including presenting students with specific activities that foster critical thinking.

Assist students in developing strategies to improve their academic or clinical performance.