Student Nurse Internship

Temporary

100 Kenyon Avenue

Nursing Support

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Job Summary:

The Nursing Student Intern functions under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse. Students partner with the Registered Nurse in caring for patients with consideration of age, developmental stage and cultural pattern. Assists in the nursing process according to knowledge base, skill inventory and within the framework reflective of a student of professional nursing. To be eligible for the program, nursing students entering their final/senior year that have completed their medical-surgical clinical rotation.

Program Details:

• 6/3/24- Program starts with an introduction to SCH and the role of the Student Nurse Intern

• 6/10 & 11- SCH Human Resources Orientation

• 6/13- Patient Care Orientation

• The expectation is 36-40 hr/wk (including classes-3X12-hr shifts per week) from 6/3-9/1/24, then the option to remain per diem status with a minimum hour requirement (6 shift x 6-week schedule).

• NSA is assigned to one department to work under the supervision of a RN at all times and share an assignment with that RN (fulfilling the PCT duties for those patients).

• Departments accepting SNIs: Medical Surgical, Telemetry, Orthopedics and Emergency Department

• Class content will include debriefing on experiences, didactic education and skills practice.

• Patient mobility & fall prevention

• Pain management, safe medication administration

• Peripheral IV placement, maintenance, and removal

• Urinary catheter insertion, maintenance, and removal

• Central line care and maintenance

• Sterile technique

• Ostomy care

• Enteral feeding methods

• Behavioral health management