What you need to know before the First Day of Clinicals

Hi, everyone.

My name is Rebecca McIntosh.

Y'all can actually call me Becca.

I just wanted to go ahead and create a video

for you all to give you all some more information

about what to expect on clinic ALS on Wednesday.

Coming up.

So again, My name is Rebecca.

Macintosh. Um, y'all can call me Becca.

I have been with working with Wellstar for 10 years.

Most of that has been eight years in cardiovascular.

I see you at kind of stone on the third

floor, so I have a lot of cardiac experience on

I'm actually, I am a staff nurse, so I can

definitely tell y'all give a lot of in sight as

to what nurses go through.

Andi, I've been teaching for a year I was teaching

with for now, but I recently transferred with Kennesaw State

on, but I'm very excited to be working with you

all. So for the first day, our first day is

going to be this Wednesday.

Um, you will need to park in the employee parking

deck, which is on the north, located on North Avenue.

It is also the same parking area for the health

place. So you'll also see signs for employees and the

health place.

You do not need your badge to get in if

you're arriving after 6 a.m. Because tha gate should be

up are the arm should be up, so you shouldn't

need your badge to access the parking deck.

Once you have part, you will need to meet me

in the lips and center in the blue tower at

6 30.

Highly recommend getting to the hospital early so that you

can park and it is kind of a hike.

Talk from the parking bet to the lips and center.

There's only one access point for staff members to enter

the hospital, so, honestly, just follow everyone that's going into

the same location.

You'll have to go through the tunnel.

And then from there you'll have thio locate the blue

tower and the lips and centers on the first floor

of the blue tower, and there should be signs, Help

navigate or you can ask someone.

So please be there At 6 30 I will be

arriving at 6 a.m. To make patient assignments.

We will be meeting at 6 30 so that we

can walk up together and so that you all could

be ready to listen in on report for your patient

at 6 45.

Little note about arriving.

Please do not come if you are not feeling well,

even if it's not covert related.

If you think that it's potentially infectious to others, please

give me a call.

I know you are very excited to be in clinical

tze with patients.

However, we do not want to get them sick or

staff members, so it's very important.

If you think you are sick of any that's infectious

in any way, please call me.

Okay, they will be screening you, most likely when you

come in so they'll be taking your temperature.

Um, again, even if you don't have a fever.

If you're not feeling well and you think it's infectious,

please call me.

So masked mask must be worn at all times while

in Kenneth Stone and when you are caring for patients,

you need to wear protective ice shields and those should

be provided to you.

Well, start does not recognize cloth mask.

You can definitely wear it when you're entering the building

from the parking lot.

However, once you are around staff members or patients you

know, working in the hospital or even walking through the

hospital, you will need to switch to a surgical mask

and you will need to use the same surgical mask

for the entire day.

Eso try to use the same one.

However, if it gets a little nasty that's okay.

We can get you a new one.

Um, but again, you'll need to wear a surgical mask

when in the facilities.

And the ice feels when you're around patients.

Yeah. So patients.

So you will all be receiving a patient assignment.

That patient is what you will be.

Their information will be what you will.

You will be using Thio complete your doctor care assignment

in your care plans.

In order to do that, you will need to get

access for epic one note.

I will say If you are well star employee, please

do not use your employee log in in orderto access

epic. That should only be for when you are working.

Okay, not as a student.

I know that you can use the read only access.

However, I do not want you to get into trouble

as an employee.

So because of that, because students are not allowed to

have access toe epic.

You will be using my access toe epic.

If you're nurses kind enough for you to look up

the information.

That's that's great.

However, I don't want it to be a burden for

them because they already have so much to dio.

So just come find me if you have some time,

um, and use my log in to get that information

about your patient.

So, speaking of epic, we need to talk about HIPPA.

You should only be using the epic, which is my

epic log in to access your patients information.

You should not be using it for a family members

toe access, a family members chart or just someone that

you know off street.

Um, we could get into trouble for that.

And just remember, you will be using my log in

on DSO I could get into trouble for that s

o again when you're using my log in or even

your nurses.

Um, if they're letting you look at their chart, please

Onley, Look at your patients information.

Another thing about hip.

Please do not take pictures of your patient's chart.

Okay? Again, I will say that because this is so

important. That is a huge HIPAA violation.

If I see you doing that, I will send you

home. And that will be something we will have to

take disciplinary action for because you could get into a

lot of trouble for that.

And speaking of photos, you really should not.

Please do not take any pictures while you are on

the unit.

I know you're excited.

You want to capture the moment.

However, you don't know who could be in the picture.

And we don't want to break any HIPPA violations.

So while you are on the unit, no camera uses.

I know we all have cameras on our cell phones.

Please do not use it to take a picture of

yourself because you don't know what's in their eso again.

Um, no picture taking whatsoever on the unit.

Plan to bring pen and paper so that you can

write down a ton of information about your patient dress

code. Biggest thing I will say about that.

Make sure that you look professional.

You should be wearing your case.

You scrubs, you can bring a black jacket.

It does get cold and hospitals a lot, eh?

So you can definitely bring that.

Make sure that there are no face or net tattoos.

Really? All tattoos should be hidden.

I know.

For arms you can use like long sleep shirts.

Um, because people want to see you looking professionals.

So make sure that you take a shower.

You come your hair, make sure your hair is pulled

back. The biggest thing that I will be looking at,

especially with ladies, please make sure that you don't have

long acrylic nails.

Those do harbor bacteria, and we do not want to

spread more infection that's already going through hospital.

So again, please keep your nails trimmed and short on

DNO chipped nail polish i d badges.

Those air typically done Monday through Friday 7 to 5,

and those are taking place in the Security Department, which

is located in the emergency department in the new huge

emergency facility.

If you are able to g o Monday or Tuesday

before we meet on Wednesday, that would be wonderful.

That way you will not have to miss any clinic

time on the floor while we're there Wednesday.

However, if you do not have time to G O

on Monday or Tuesday, I totally understand that.

So we will be able to make time for that,

please, when you go to get your badge.

If you go either Monday or Tuesday or on Wednesday,

please bring a driver's license and information about or photo

I. D and your information about your flu vaccine because

they will put a little sticker on your badge indicating

that you've had the flu vaccine, which is required for

every staff member.

What to bring.

Besides your badge?

Um, try to bring us little as possible.

I don't know how much space we're gonna have to

store stuff, and I don't know how secure it's going

to be.

So please do not bring any laptops.

Barney Tablet.

Um, e I would definitely bring pen and paper, possibly

clipboards, that you can write on, um, also bringing a

drug guide and also a care plan book so you

can start thinking about what you want to write for

your care plans, and we will definitely talk about that.

So make sure you bring that information.

Bring either something to eat or some lunch money so

that you can buy lunch in the cafeteria.

Um, but like I said, please try to bring us

little a ce possible just because I don't know how

much space we're gonna have or if it's going to

be safe.

Cell phones.

I know everyone has a smartphone.

Um, the only thing I will say about that I

definitely do not want to see you using your cell

phone in a patient's room that is insanely unprofessional.

It's rude, and I promise they will say something about

it if you want.

Once you're outside of a patient's room, if you want

to use it, um, preferably not in front of other

staff members because they don't like to see students on

their phone.

Um, if you want to use it to look up

something real quick, though, try to do it where no

one can see you.

You should not be using your phone to play candy,

crush or access Facebook.

We're here to help them help staff members, and you

should not be using your cell phones.

Um, if you can't find something to Dio, I will

more than likely find you something to Dio and um

along those lines.

This'll whole process with learning and getting back toe learning

during co vid.

It's definitely been frustrating.

You have to also remember that the staff members at

Wellstar are burnt out, too, so anything we can do

to help them, I know that you want to do

nursing stuff.

However, please know that while we're there, toe learn, you

can definitely learn if you're just doing a simple task

like taking ah, blood pressure or checking a blood sugar.

I know those are not usually tasks that nurses do

it. However they do do it.

I do it pretty often as a nurse.

Actually, eso anything you can do to help the staff

members would be greatly appreciated, and that will make them

want us to come back and create more learning opportunities

for you and for future students.

If you have any questions, any non urgent issues, please

email me.

However, if it's a urgent issue, please call me or

text me at 6784140647 That is my cell phone number.

It's the best way to get in touch of May

for urgent issues again.

900 Urgent issues like assignment, due dates or assignment requirements.

Please email me.

However, if it's an urgent issue.

Please call her.

Text me.

I am very excited to be working with you all.

And I hope we have a great learning experience together.

Looking forward to seeing talk to you soon.

Bye.

What you need to know before the First Day of Clinicals

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