Night 2 Expectations

Night 2:  Clinical Expectations

It is the student’s responsibility to arrive at the clinical site prepared to be an active learner.  The clinical site is gracious enough to allow you the opportunity to learn from them, at their discretion.  They may revoke this opportunity at any time, if they are unsatisfied with your interest or effort. 

You should always make a few personal goals for yourself prior to each clinical night.  Your goals should be actions you take in order to meet the objectives for each night (located at the bottom of this page). 

Be curious     -    Be interested     -     Be helpful.

1.  You will most likely perform some of these:

• Prepare the lab for arrival of the patient (patient room, instrumentation, etc….)

• Review necessary paperwork and documentation prior to patient arrival

• Introduce patient to the Sleep Center

• Hook-up patient, verify impedances

• Perform Bio-cal prior to and post study

• Perform pre and post study questionnaires

• Un-hook patient (then dismiss patient)

• Save study data (or archive data)

2.  It is likely your preceptor will quiz you on:

• How monitoring equipment works (ie….pulse oximeter, nasal pressure transducer, thermal sensors, etc…)

• Why we monitor each parameter (ie…EEG, EKG, EOG, etc….)

• Sleep stages, respiratory events, limb movements, EKG arrhythmias, artifact recognition

• Study protocols

• Emergency procedures

3.  You may feel overwhelmed at times.  That is normal.  Ask for guidance or clarification when needed.

Psychomotor (hands -on) Goals

1.  Measure and perform patient hook-up with few corrections needed.

2.  Perform bio-calibrations prior to and post study.

3.  Insert Tech notes at appropriate times and with appropriate content.

4.  Identify each sleep stages, respiratory events and recognize artifact during the PSG.

5. Identify the indication for the study performed.

Cognitive (knowledge) Goals *You will need to comment on these in the Clinical Night Questions/Discussions in Canvas.

6.  Develop verbiage for teaching the patient about PAP.  Examples of what you should include in your education:

·        How PAP works to treat apnea & other benefits (ie…lower blood pressure, feel better, etc..).

·        What patient can expect & their role in the PAP process.

·        Importance of compliance, adding Cflex, ERP, humidity for comfort.

·        Questions to ask the patient to help them select the best interface device.

Affective (Behaviors) Goals

7. Behaves professionally with patients, family & clinical staff. 

8. Maintains patient confidentiality as determined by HIPPA.

9. Accepts constructive criticism and/or suggestions from others well.

10. Exhibits motivation to be independent.

11. Seeks guidance from preceptor as appropriate (confident, but not over-confident).

12. Positively, clearly and concisely communicates information.

13. Assumes responsibility of test being performed.

14. Ensures a safe environment for patient and staff.

15. Performs all aspects of duties in a detail oriented fashion, with emphasis on accurate and valid data.

16. Demonstrates interest in sleep and patient well-being.