What This Document Is
This document outlines clinical assignment details for Concepts and Practice I (NURS 110) at Delaware County Community College, dated November 16, 2020. It focuses on the critical nursing skills of fall risk assessment, incident reporting, and unfolding case study analysis. It’s designed to be completed as part of a clinical rotation.
Why This Document Matters
This assignment is for students enrolled in NURS 110 who are completing their clinical hours. It’s used to evaluate a student’s ability to respond to a patient safety event (a fall), accurately document the incident, and begin to apply critical thinking skills to a patient case. Successful completion demonstrates foundational competency in patient safety and documentation—essential skills for practicing nurses.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This document provides the *assignment* itself, not comprehensive instruction on fall prevention or incident reporting. It requires students to independently synthesize information from provided videos and apply it to the case study. It does not offer detailed explanations of underlying medical conditions or nursing interventions beyond the scope of the assignment.
What This Document Provides
This document includes:
* Links to two videos: one on assessing a patient after a fall (vital signs, SPLATT assessment, fall precautions) and one on completing incident reports (types of incidents, reporting procedures).
* Two multiple-choice questions related to the fall/incident scenario.
* A patient case study focusing on a newly diagnosed cancer patient, with initial questions prompting analysis of important details and aspects of patient-centered care.
* Instructions to complete the assignment on paper and bring it to a post-conference discussion.
It does *not* include: answers to the questions, a completed incident report example, or the full unfolding case study with subsequent stages. This preview only outlines the assignment’s components.