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Nursing Conference

This document outlines best practices for conducting clinical conferences for nursing students. It discusses preparing students, setting expectations, and linking theory to practice. During conferences, activities like case studies, skills building, and debriefing are recommended. Conferences should be interactive and promote collaboration. The document provides tips for facilitating discussions, managing groups, and getting feedback to improve conferences. The overall goal is for conferences to enhance students' learning and development.

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Nursing Conference

This document outlines best practices for conducting clinical conferences for nursing students. It discusses preparing students, setting expectations, and linking theory to practice. During conferences, activities like case studies, skills building, and debriefing are recommended. Conferences should be interactive and promote collaboration. The document provides tips for facilitating discussions, managing groups, and getting feedback to improve conferences. The overall goal is for conferences to enhance students' learning and development.

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Think:your own clinical conference
experiences

Pair: with the person next to you

Share: ideas generated with the group

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Purpose
Topic
Process
Strategies
Method for Conference Evaluation

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Pre-conference Post-conference
Validate student Debriefing
assignment Strengthen skills
preparation Vent feelings
Review daily
Learn by using
expectations student assignments
Help set priorities as case studies
Link theory to
clinical practice

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Promote
interactive
learning,
collaboration, and
teamwork
Develop problem-
solving, decision-
making, and
critical thinking
skills

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Develop oral communication skills
Link theory to practice
Provide opportunity for self-reflection

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Sharing of student learning/skill mastery
Develop nursing attitudes and values
Assess own learning

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Beginning Students

Advanced Students

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Beginning students Advanced Students
Inner focused Greater understand nursing
Specific directions process
Concrete material More use of medical
terminology
Black & white terms
Externally focused
Highly critical of staff
execution of nursing care Able to see things in
shades of gray
Skill reinforcement
Active role in leading
Need to learn medical
conferences
terminology
Limited understanding of
nursing process

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Case study analysis with student assigned
clients (Nursing Rounds)
Skill building with equipment
Clinical pathways
Strengthening documentation skills
Learning how to operate a clinical agencys
computer system

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Topic of the week
Clarifying and assisting students with written
clinical assignments
Debriefing of the days experience (post-
conference)
Nursing process activities
Discussion of role transition issues

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Analyzing staff performance in nursing care
situations
Processing legal and ethical issues that arise
Guest speaker with special expertise
Sharing personal accomplishments
Explaining the health care system & delivery
of health care

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Linking personal experiences with health
care to services offered as students
Cyber clinical conference

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Plan discussion and learning activities
Create questions and cases
Present problem, issues and cases for
discussion

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Keep time
Support shared information and ideas
Be flexible

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Provide non-threatening feedback
Create an environment conducive to
discussion
Help students identify relationships,
patterns, and themes
Facilitate group process

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Managing side conversations
Likely to occur with groups exceeding 5 members
Invite involved persons to share conversation
Outline conference time frame and goals
Stop discussion and use silence until all
become attentive
Assign student seating if becomes a chronic
problem

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Handling Tardiness
Start conference only when all members have
arrived
Hold to the allotted time frame for the
conference

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Handling Dysfunctional Group Members

Monopolizer
Playboy/Playgirl
Quiet One
Know-It-All
Complainer

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Arriveon time
Prepare for discussion
Work collaboratively with group
Examine different point of views

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Modify own perspectives and opinions to
attain consensus
Support shared information
Ask questions
Stay focused on conference deliberations
Participate actively

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Assure a comfortable and private setting
Stay OUT of the student evaluation role
Start on time
Maintain group focus
End on time

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Create a safe climate for discussion
Conduct conference in a private location
Suggested seating arrangements
Faculty taking notes
Pledge of confidentiality
Positive feedback
Open-ended questions

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Ask for volunteers to speak
Target students with sensitivity
Phrase open ended questions carefully
Give students time to answer questions (5-10
seconds)

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Develop a feedback form
Have students complete a feedback form
Faculty self-reflection
Direct student conversations
Note cards
Include item on clinical faculty evaluation
forms

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Not all conferences will be perfect.
Things happen that disrupt the schedule.
Be open to student cues.
Successful conferences require planning.
Always room for improvement.

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