ATI Achieve: Preparing for Clinical Experiences

When first starting clinical, students meet the health care professional they work with on their first day.

False

HIPAA regulations are designed to protect:

Patients' privacy

Nursing students interact with which of the following health care staff members?

Allied Health professionals, physicians, pharmacists

Which of the following hygiene practices are recommended?

Avoid wearing offensive perfume, keep nails clean and short, bathe or shower with soap

Studies show that artificial nails contain with of the following contaminates?

Bacteria

On the first day of clinical, it is most important for a student to

Come prepared and on time.

Jewelry is one restricted in certain clinical settings.

False

Passwords may be shared with other members of the health care team.

False

Students in clinical sites must always wear the following EXCEPT:

Jewelry

An important factor to remember about preparing for an assignment is to follow all facility policies and procedures.

True

Client condition is protected under HIPAA.

True

If a clinical site feels that a student is unprepared to care for a client/patient, the clinical site can ask the student to leave the clinical site.

True

Most allied health programs have specific colors that students must wear while in the clinical setting.

True

Universal precautions are designed to keep the students and clients safe.

True

Students need to be familiar with

indications, normal dosage forms, routes of administration.