CLINICAL ROTATION PLAN
Clinical rotation plan is the statement which explains the order of the clinical
postings of various groups of nursing students belonging to different classes in
relevant clinical areas and community health settings as per the requirements laid
down by the statutory bodies.
ADVANTAGES
Preparing a clinical rotation plan will help in providing clinical experience to the
students in an effective manner
Clinical rotation plan will contribute towards the attainment of over all objectives of
the nursing educational programme
FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN PLANNING CLINICAL ROTATION
The objectives of the course has to be clearly stated
Number of students in each class
Number and size of departments, agencies, areas, teaching units or wards where
students should be given opportunity for giving clinical experience
Presence of students of other programmes of the same field
The agency authority concern and consideration
The duration of clinical experience in each area
The number of persons available for clinical supervision. This is particularly
important because the students need supervision and guided experience to enable
them to learn the right way of performing a nursing procedure or makes the
appropriate nursing interventions for the clients assigned to their care
Indian nursing council requirements
Although the individual students have the freedom to organize the clinical
experience the way they choose, but all must meet the minimum prescribed by the
council
Number of staff nurse employed to provide nursing services in the hospital or field
Sectors that are solely dependent on student services during day and night (try to
give students, student status)
Sequence of experience required
Select wards depending on learning experiences to be provided
Adhere to rotation plan
BASIC PRINCIPLES IN PLANNING CLINICAL ROTATION
The clinical rotation plan must be in accordance with the total curriculum plan
It must be made in advance
Theoretical instructions should precede as closely as possible with clinical
experience simultaneously the ward teachings, case presentations, bedside clinics,
etc. can be conducted
The teacher and student ratio should be 1:4 or as prescribed by INC or according to
the types of patients nursed, e.g.-in critical care unit 1:1
Select the type of learning experience from simple to complex
Clinical supervisors must be familiar with the rotation plan; a copy of rotation plan
should be available in each area
The students should be posted where they get maximum supervision from clinical
supervisors and qualified nursing staff
Each student should get all the experience on rotation wise
Overcrowding in any clinical area should be avoided
Avoid overlapping of work
All students should enter and leave the particular clinical area at the same time and
they should complete the assignments in time
Continuity in clinical care is needed
INDIVIDUAL ROTATION PLAN
The individual rotation plan is prepared by the subject teacher in consultation with
principal and faculty.
The clinical supervisors have to rotate each student into the assigned area related to
the specific course of study to make sure that each student in a particular block
posting undergoes experience in each area.
The objectives of the experience are discussed with the students so that they can
gain maximum during the time of their clinical placement.
The student has to maintain a log book or a record book of daily experience in the
area of posting.
CONCLUSION
The master rotation plan in overall plan of rotation of all students. This refers to
regular, successive and recurrent posting of various members ofa group of nursing
students belonging to different classes in specific nursing field such as wards, Operation
Theater, labor room community, field etc. The master plan gives a complete and clear
picture about student's clinical field experience and teaching activities also. the plan
must include the period of vacation, teaching block, preparation time, week of
examination and other curricular activities for the attainment of all the desired out
comes with in the nursing students in order to achieve the specific educational
objectives of each clinical area.
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