HOLY NAME UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
PRACTICING CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
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PLANNED SURGICAL WARD CARE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

FOR THE LEVEL IV NURSING STUDENTS AT

GOVERNOR CELESTINO GALLARES MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (GCGMMC)

Placement: 2ND Semester of SY 2024-2025

Inclusive Dates: March 31; April 01-02 and April 07-09, 2025 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
Time: 11:00 PM – 7:00 AM

Course Description:

This clinical exposure focuses on providing Level IV nursing students with a hands-on learning experience within the Surgical Ward at
Governor Celestino Gallares Memorial Medical Center (GCGMMC). It aims to refine their practical nursing skills in perioperative care, including post-
operative care, wound management, pain control, and monitoring for complications to enhance their ability have clinical judgement and promote
effective collaboration with the healthcare team. Guided by experienced clinical instructors, this will enhance their competencies while applying the
nursing process in delivering safe and effective care to surgical patients.

Terminal Competencies:

Given the 6 days of exposure in the Surgical Ward at GCGMMC, the Level IV nursing students are expected to:

 Perform essential nursing procedures for post-surgical and pre- operative patients, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
 Conduct thorough assessments and monitor patients’ conditions, identifying early signs of complications.
 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
 Apply critical thinking in implementing appropriate nursing interventions.
 Provide safe and compassionate care tailored to surgical patients’ needs.

Intermediate Content Activities Time Resources Evaluation Tool

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COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
PRACTICING CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
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Competencies Allotment
Practicing Clinical Learner
Instructor
After 6 days of
Surgical Ward
clinical exposure at
GCGMMC, students
will be able to: IV pumps  Direct observation
 Principles of  Supervise Perform nursing 8 Medication  Oral queries
Perform essential aseptic technique, and guide procedures under hours/day administration  Skills Checklist
nursing procedures wound care, pain students in supervision, ensuring for 3 days carts  Instructor feedback
for post-surgical management, and performing proper technique and  Surgical drains
and pre- operative medication procedures patient safety.  Sterile gloves
patients, ensuring administration  Dressing kits
patient safety and  Ensuring  IV fluids
comfort. adherence to
safety
protocols.
Conduct thorough  Vital signs  Provide Perform systematic 8  Patient records in  Observation
assessments and monitoring, post- instruction and assessments and hours/day charts  Practical
monitor patients’ operative feedback on report significant for 3 days  Assessment tools evaluation
conditions, identifying assessment, patient findings. (stethoscope, bp  Oral questioning
early signs of infection prevention, assessment apparatus,
complications. and identifying early and monitoring.
thermometer,
complications.
pulse oximeter)
 Patient charts.
 Clinical guidelines
Communicate  Therapeutic  Show and Engage in therapeutic 8  Patient records  Peer assessment
effectively with communication, facilitate communication and hours/day  Nursing  Instructor
patients, families, and patient education, effective professional for 3 days documentation evaluation and
healthcare documentation and communication interactions sheets verbal/ written
professionals inter-professional techniques  Shift report communication
collaboration templates  Patient feedback
forms
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COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
PRACTICING CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
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Apply critical thinking 8  Clinical protocols Instructor

in implementing  Decision  Monitoring Analyze patient hours/day  Patient case feedback
appropriate nursing making in students conditions and for 3 days studies Practical return
interventions. patient care, interventions implement  Hospital policy demonstration
prioritization, suitable manuals
and evidence  Provide interventions.
based clinical
practice. decision-
making
support.
Provide safe and Deliver holistic, 8  Patient rights
compassionate care  Ethical  Reinforce empathetic care while hours/day handbook
tailored to surgical ensuring patient Observation
principles in patient- for 3 days  Hospital ethics
patients’ needs. comfort and dignity. guidelines of patient
nursing, centered care
 Palliative care interactions
holistic care and ethical
protocols Instructor
approach, nursing
feedback
cultural practices.
sensitivity.

Prepared By: Approved By:

YLAIRRA MARIE C. BATOON VICTORIA B. USARAGA, RN MAN

Practicing Clinical Instructor Clinical Instructor