This document outlines a clinical rotation plan for M.Sc. Nursing students. It defines clinical rotation as explaining the order of clinical postings for nursing students in relevant areas according to statutory requirements. The objectives are to gain experience from clinical areas and attain overall nursing program objectives. Principles of the plan include accordance with the master plan, continuity, sequence, integration, sufficient teaching staff, and avoiding overcrowding. Factors to be considered include standards, policies, facilities, personnel, budgets, and field visits. The role of teachers is to provide meaningful, continuous experiences and avoid overcrowding while supervising students. A sample clinical rotation plan is provided allocating time for various psychiatric units and community health settings totaling 950 practical

1. Clinical rotation plan
Deblina Roy
M.Sc. Nursing 1 st year
King George’s Medical University

2.  To define clinical rotation plan
 To enumerate the objectives of clinical rotation plan
 To enumerate principles of clinical rotation plan
 To discuss the factors affecting the plan for clinical
rotation plan
 To elaborate the plan for preparing clinical rotation
plan.
 Discuss the role of teacher in clinical rotation plan .
Objectives of the class

3.  Clinical rotation plan is the statement which explains
the order of the clinical posting of various group of
nursing students belonging to different classes in
relevant clinical areas and community health settings
as per the requirements laid down by the statutory
bodies .
Definition

4.  It will help student to gain maximum experience
from clinical area and community settings
 It will contribute towards the attainment of overall
objectives of the nursing educational programme.
Objectives

5.  Accordance with the master plan
 it must be made in advance
 Maxims of teaching should be followed
 Principles of continuity , sequence and integration should
be followed
 Enough teaching staff should be present
 Seeking suggestions of nursing staff.
 All the students should get enough experience.
 All the assignments related to clinical area should be
finished before the completion of postings .
 Overcrowding is not advisable.
Principles

6.  Standards , policies , philosophy , and objectives of
organization.
 Curriculum outline
 Requirements laid down in syllabus
 Course objectives
 INC guidelines
 Nature of clinical facilities available location of the wards.
 Teacher -student ratio.
 Permission from the authorities and payment of fees
 Formal theory classes.
 Facilities.
 Availability of appropriate time to avoid overlapping of
students.
Factors to be considered in planning
clinical rotation

7.  Clinical instructors
 Number of Staff nurses
 Duration
 Size of ward
 Select ward depending on the guidelines
 Adhere to rotation plan.
Cont..

8.  INTRODUCTION
 Learning by doing
 Conductive environment
 Right clinical areas at the right time.
 Orientation
 Theory before clinical exposure
 Requirements
Planning and organizing clinical
experiences

9.  FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL
FACILITIES
 Philosophy
 Nursing philosophy
 Function of nurse and levels of care
 Course objectives
 Standards
 availability of infrastructure equipments ad supplies
 Personnel
 Budget
 Field visit.
Planning and organizing clinical
experiences

10.  PRINCIPLES OF SELECTING LEARNING EXPERIENCE
IN CLINICAL AREA
 practice type of behavior
 Time and opportunity
 Provide learning situation.
 Possibilities of students
 Mastery of essential information.

11.  ORGANIZATION OF LEARNING EXPERIENCES
 continuity
 Sequence
 Integration
 Correlation.

12.  One experience will provide many nursign activities
 Different experiences should be provided to
reinforce many activities
 No gap in the clinical experiences.
 relationship between theory and practice.
 Before the clinical experience he major theory has to
be covered .
 Concurrent evaluation to avoid mistakes and
subjectiveness.
Role of teacher

13.  Teaching practice provide experiences continuously.
 Avoid over crowding
 Division of students in groups , should be based on
supervisory principle:
Alphabetical order
Registered no. of teachers
Observation of students
No of clinical areas to be completed.
Role of teacher

14.  Meaningful experiences
 Flexible and not too rigid
 All procedures have to be observed for each student.
 Assigning clients depends upon :
 Students level of knowledge and experince
 Faculty member
 Patients point of view, condition wise system affected .
 Doctor wise
 Geographic area
 Patients need wise .
Role of teacher

15.  Plan a clinical rotation for the M.Sc. Nursing 2nd year students .
 Theory hours 150
 Practical hours 950
 Acute psychiatric ward 120 hours
 Chronic psychiatric ward 120 hours
 De addiction unit 120 hours
 Psychiatric emergency 120 hours
 OPD Neuro-psychiatric 90 hours
 Child psychiatry and child guidance 60 hours
 Post natal ward 30 hours
 Family psychiatric unit 60 hours
 Field visits 60 hours
 Re habilitation 60 hours
 Community mental health 120 hours
Discussion

16. Thank you