CON Graduate Faculty Clinical Supervision Expectations
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| UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING |
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| Graduate Faculty Clinical Supervision Expectations | Subsection: 4.4.9 | |
| Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies | Originating Date: May 2017 | |
| Responsible Reviewing Agency: Executive Council |
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Purpose
Establishes expectations for graduate faculty who are working with students in models using preceptors in an indirect supervisory manner.
Scope
This policy applies to graduate faculty in courses with a clinical which uses preceptors in an Indirect Supervisory Model.
Prior to Clinical Rotation
- Understand the specialty clinical competencies within their role area.
- Understand and follow the written processes/policies, which guide the student-preceptor arrangement including specific agency guidelines (e.g. Nebraska Medicine, VA, Sanford).
- Communicate progress, i.e. both completed placements and those that are more difficult to locate, to the specialty coordinator or other assigned person in a timely manner.
- Work with the clinical coordinator to initiate and manage clinical contracts.
- Provide input to the preceptor orientation and student clinical handbooks.
- Establish professional communication with preceptor to include acknowledgement of role and receipt of course materials, including evaluation forms which are found in the Preceptor Handbook.
During the Clinical Rotation
- Complete a minimum of two formal site visits including a formal midterm and final evaluation using the designated evaluation forms. One of these is required to be a direct observation such as a formal site visit via virtual platform or in person
- Follow the UNMC Specialty guidelines for completing/storing the designated evaluation forms.
- Perform additional site visits (in person preferred) as required if there are concerns raised by faculty or preceptor pertaining to students’ ability to meet competencies.
- Discuss clinical concerns and expectations for mentoring into clinical supervision of student role during Specialty Team meetings.
- Evaluate reflective statements from students (Typhon logs, preceptor hours log, journal entries, group clinical supervision for psychiatric NP student, etc.) every 3 to 4 weeks and provide feedback to the student on a timely basis.
- Inform course coordinator and/or specialty coordinator of student progress.
- For an unsatisfactory assessment from the preceptor, there should be formal follow-up site visits or technology-assisted visits to validate the preceptors concerns and observations. Course coordinator should be included in updates and progression decisions.
- Faculty work in conjunction with the preceptor to determine student’s progress but is responsible for determining and recording the student’s grade.