Student/clinical rotation vs preceptor

Differences between student/clinical rotation and preceptor duties and responsibilities

Student/clinical rotation example responsibilities.

• Demonstrate clinical competency and compassion in providing care, using technology, administering medications, performing procedures and managing emergencies
• Perform physical assessments; 12 lead EKG; analyze cardiac strips; blood glucose monitoring via AccuCheck.
• Assist with patient control analgesia pump, collaborate with nurse and rapid response team to have patients transfer to ICU.
• Experience include various floors with multiple teams including cardiopulmonary, oncology, trauma, ICU, orthopedics, and pediatrics.
• Provide catheter care and a variety of injections for patients with autoimmune metabolic illnesses and urinary dysfunction.
• Travele to multiple ICU/ CCU.
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Preceptor example responsibilities.

• Provide continuous telemetry monitoring and managing multiple patients with multiple high-risk medical conditions, utilizing interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Perform blood draws and specimen collection on patients for phlebotomy Preceptorship course.
• Monitor patients on EKG, are able to detect abnormal rhythms.
• Provide emotional support with patients before pending surgery, and provide advocacy by calling doctor to answer the pt's questions.
• Observe students during surgery, gather supplies need for surgical procedures and set up.
• Assist with ADL's, medications, blood transfusions, chemotherapy infusions, education, admissions, discharges, and charting.
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