Students will have hands-on clinical experience in a variety of health care facilities. Clinical assignments will be based upon facility availability. This requires some assignments to be in nearby towns and some evening hours. Students will provide their own transportation to and from clinical sites. Clinical site assignments are made on a random basis.
Students are required to follow each clinical institution’s policy for infection control precautions or for accidents or illnesses. Clinical experiences are essential for the student to learn to apply knowledge in caring for patients; therefore, a student must make the most of any and all experiences in the clinical area. While the student must assume responsibility for the planning and execution of care within his/her capabilities, he/she should also recognize limitations and seek assistance from the clinical instructor.
Since clinical education is skill-based, the student must be prepared for the experience, including having passed skills in the laboratory prior to performing them on clinical. Lack of sufficient and timely preparation for required nursing skills may result in the student not meeting the behavioral objectives. The student is expected to perform safely in all areas of patient care. If, in the judgment of the instructor or the clinical site, a student is not adequately prepared for clinical assignment or if his/her conduct could harm the patient, the student will be asked to leave the clinical area. The student will be counted absent for the clinical experience if asked to leave.
Please note: If you are taking the part-time track, you must attend clinicals in-person, in Lincoln, Beatrice, Geneva or Falls City, Neb.