Night 7 Expectations

Night 7:  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 should expect to feel fairly comfortable with the procedures and skills you have been learning by week 6.  

2.  By this time your preceptor should be closely monitoring you and still asking you questions about the technical equipment and troubleshooting. You can expect more questions regarding how you would handle unique patient situations.

Psychomotor (hands -on) Goals

1. Continue to work on all goals identified in your clinical notebook.

2. Independently perform PAP titrations and troubleshooting.

3. Perform as many of the Sleep Tech duties as you can, being the best professional you can be.

4. Clarify any questions you have in performing the Sleep Tech duties.

5. Continue to work on any skills you are not confident.

6. Be the Sleep Tech you want to be.

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

1.      Organize the decision-making process for troubleshooting equipment malfunction prior to &/or during a PSG (sleep system, electrodes, various artifacts, PAP leaks, etc…).

2.      Identify the significance of appropriate impedance levels of the electrodes.

3.      Identify why the technical specifications are recommended for each piece of our recording equipment (review the “Notes” for Technical Specifications in your scoring manual; ie…why is a 500Hz sampling rate good for EEG?).

4.      Identify the purpose of an esophageal pressure transducer and the frequency in which it is used clinically.

Affective (Behaviors) Goals

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

2. Maintains patient confidentiality as determined by HIPPA.

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

4. Exhibits motivation to be independent.

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

6. Positively, clearly and concisely communicates information.

7. Assumes responsibility of test being performed.

8. Ensures a safe environment for patient and staff.

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

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