Clinical Meeting Speech

Good morning everyone and Happy Monday!

I hope everyone is so excited to start the clinical part of nursing education. I am very happy to have you in my clinical group. On Wednesday March 1st, 2017, we will meet in the lobby of University of Cincinnati Medical Center. We will spend first few hours talking about the clinicals and what are the expectations. We will also go over the paperwork and how to be successful in completing it. At 1300, we will go the badging office to obtain the badges and your parking passes.
The rest of the day we will spend on the unit orientation and I will assign a patient for all of you. I would greatly appreciate if you all go over the interviewing techniques and head to toe assessment in advance, because you

all will interview your patient and assess him/her before we leave the unit on Wednesday. You will have the same patient to take care on Thursday (unless the patient leaves the unit).
Please follow University of Cincinnati College of Nursing Student Handbook – Uniform policy (pages 42 and 43). Additionally, no cargo pants; clean shoes – no open toes/heels or high heels (Uniform policy p 42 & 43); no jewelry (except wedding band); short nails (not visible above fingertips, non-polished, non-artificial nails); one pair only of post earrings; no visible tattoos; no visible body piercing including tongue; hair pulled back and off the collar.
Students are expected to have their ID badge (which we will obtain on Wednesday), a black pen, stethoscope, a wristwatch with second hand, a penlight, and a small notebook.
Please arrive on time. For the first day I am not able to advise you where to park your car, look for the safe and cheap place. For the rest of the clinical, you will be able to park in one of the employees’ parking lots.
Have a wonderful day and see you all on Wednesday. Please email me with any questions or concerns.