In Establishing Ground Rules for the Clinical Experience, the Clinical

question 8

Multiple Choice

In establishing ground rules for the clinical experience, the clinical nursing instructor should stress

• A) the consequences of making an error while delivering patient care
• B) the importance of reporting observed changes in a patient's condition to the instructor during the post-conference
• C) the system in place for notifying students of school closures and the effect of these on scheduled clinical experiences
• D) the arrangements for students to make up of absences from scheduled clinical experiences
• E) all of these

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