Communicable Disease Nursing Clinical Focus

CAPITOL MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE College of Nursing CLINICAL FOCUS IN COMMUNICABLE DISEASE HOSPITAL

Care of the clients with communicable disease. Clinical Area: Pavillions Pavillions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 10, ER and OPD Agency or Hospital: San Lazaro Hospital Area Description: The five-day clinical exposure in San Lazaro Hospital includes wide range of clinical learning experiences on the care of patients with various communicable disease, applying the nursing  process as the core of the nursing nursing practice, practice, and application application of related related skills with the clinical clinical instructor’s supervision. supervisi on. Discussions are included on the disease process, diagnostic tests and procedures in relation to the organ systems involved, the use of appropriate care plans and application of independent and as well as dependent interventions. Review on the medical and therapeutic concepts together with acquisition of current trends trends in the nursing field are are incorporated incorporated during the 8 hour hour shift. Placement: 3rd year, 2nd Semester  Total No. of Hours: 40 RLE hours Time: 7 am- 3 pm

of the course, course, the student should be able able to utilize utilize the nursing process process in General Objective: At the end of the care of patients with communicable disease, use organized and accurate documentation system, relate with clients appropriately, observe bioethical concepts/ principles, core values and nursing standards in the care of clients and promote professional professional growth of self andothers. WEEK/OBJECTIVE

ACTIVITIES

TIME ALLOTMENT

Day 1

Be oriented with the hospital  physical set up,general up,general rules and  policies, organizational organizational structure of the hospital, expectations and requirements. Days 2-5

At the end of the 8-hour duty, student will be able to:

Orientation

8 hours

32 hours

1. Recall on the concepts and scope of care of the clients with communicable disease.

1. Conference and discussion.

2. Conduct comprehensive nursing assessment to the assigned clients.

2. Nursing assessment a. review of patient’s documents/ chart.  b. gathering of data via interview and physical assessment

3. Formulate an individual plan of care to the assigned clients with communicable disease. 4. Perform plan of care to Bedside care with the following assigned client and carry out  but not limited to: doctor’s orders. a. VS monitoring  b. changing/discontinuing of IVF c. administration of oral and  parenteral drugs including vaccines for animal bite  patients. d. CTT care e. NGT feeding f. nebulization and chest  physiotherapy 5. Perform assessment and management for animal bite  patients. (OPD)

Administration of anti-rabies vaccine, tetanus toxoid, ATS, and ERIG.

6. Perform health teaching. Ward class 7. Triage nursing. (ER, TB triage)