Service Description

Participants will attend a synchronous 8 hour clinical experience managed by trained, credentialed clinical faculty. Patients for this event include a 19-year old female presenting with RLQ pain, fever, and N/V, an 81-year old male 24 hours post-op after a bowel resection, a 66-year old male 3 days post-op after bilateral knee replacement , and an 18-year old patient born male at birth, who is having breast augmentation surgery. Learning Objectives: Participants in all clinical experiences will: 1.Work within an interprofessional healthcare team, demonstrating professionalism and effective communication techniques. 2.Communicate with a medical provider or colleague using appropriate SBAR technique 3.Demonstrate knowledge of aseptic technique and patient safety interventions, 4.Develop hypotheses, act, and evaluate outcomes based on recognition, analysis, and prioritization of relevant cues. 5.Appropriately identify, perform, and document relevant focused patient assessments 6.Safely and accurately administer ordered medications, to include performing dosage calculation accurately. 7.Provide culturally sensitive care to diverse patient populations. 8 Identify and appropriately respond to the educational needs of patients, family members, and caregivers. Additionally, during this clinical experience, participants will: 1.Prioritize perioperative nursing interventions and considerations specific to individual patient needs. 2.Demonstrate understanding of ethical and legal considerations when obtaining informed consent. 3.Implement appropriate assessment, monitoring, and nursing interventions for pain management, wound care, and prevention of postoperative complications. 4.Demonstrate effective communication skills during the handoff process, ensuring relevant patient information is conveyed to the surgeon. 5.Apply principles of effective patient education to facilitate the patient's understanding of postoperative care instructions and self-management. 6.Understand the unique healthcare needs and considerations for transgender patients seeking gender-affirming surgeries, including potential biases or barriers that may impact care. 7.Perform accurate and timely documentation of patient assessment findings and interventions. 8.Apply principles of infection control and surgical site preparation.