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Advancing Clinical Care : Official Journal of NOAADN
|July 1, 1989
Summary
Unsupervised clinical experiences offer a flexible solution for Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students to achieve learning objectives outside traditional settings. This approach addresses challenges in clinical placement by focusing on patient teaching, interviewing, and care planning.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Clinical Pedagogy
Background:
- Traditional clinical placements present significant logistical challenges for nursing programs.
- The need for innovative strategies to meet clinical objectives for Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students is growing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline a framework for implementing unsupervised clinical experiences for ADN students.
- To demonstrate how these experiences can meet traditional clinical objectives in a nontraditional manner.
Main Methods:
- Problem-solving approach to curriculum design.
- Integration of learning theories and program philosophy.
- Focus on key learning experiences: patient teaching, interviewing, and care planning.
Main Results:
- Successful implementation of unsupervised clinical experiences is feasible at the ADN level.
- Large numbers of students can meet clinical objectives through this nontraditional method.
- Key learning experiences are effectively addressed.
Conclusions:
- Unsupervised clinical experiences provide a viable and scalable solution for nursing education.
- This model enhances flexibility and accessibility for ADN students' clinical training.
- The described approach supports robust skill development in essential nursing competencies.