Orientation Information

BostonMedicalCenter

(BMC)

Boston, MA

Students:

Welcome to the pediatric rotation at BMC.

BMC is a private, not for profit academic medical center located in the South End. They provide a full spectrum of pediatric and adults care services.

We will be working on 4 East which is the pediatric floor. The patient population ranges from newborn to 21 years and includes both medical and surgical patients.

The staff loves to have students and they are very enthusiastic in sharing their knowledge with students. It is a very supportive and stimulating learning environment for students.

For general information about the hospital and directions please visit the website

The phone number to 4 East is 617-414-4511. Please call my cell for any reasons, such as absence, tardiness or emergencies. My cell is 617-771-0157

All students need to have ID badges and this badge enables you to get a discount on food in the cafeteria.

BMC does not provide lockers for students, so nothing is locked up. There is a coat room for coats only. You are entitled to a 15 minute break and a 30 minutes lunch break. It is expected that you will report to the co-assigned RN prior to leaving the floor for breaks and lunches.

Parking: The fee for parking is expensive. I encourage students to car pool if at all possible. The fee for parking on Friday runs between $15 to $20. The fee on Saturday is only $5

At BMC all students must do the mandatory safety training that is required of all staff that work at BMC. To access this material visit BMC’s website and click on Nursing at BMC, then click on Clinical Placement. Scholl down to # 8 and do the mandatory readings prior to staring clincal.

HIPAA

Mediation administration policy

Patient Identification Policy

National Patient Safety Goals

  • Click on National Patient Safely Goals for 2008
  • Click on Critical Access to Hospital
  • Click on Hospital

Nursing students are not allowed to give medication in pediatrics at this time. However, it is an expectation that all students will be doing calculations for safe dose ranges and managing IV fluids on an hourly basis. The nursing staff will be asking you questions regarding meds. Please read the medication administration policy.

In addition to caring for pediatric patients, you will all get an opportunity to have observational experiences in the Neonatal ICU, Pediatrics ICU and the Pediatric Emergency Room.

Accountability:

It is expected that you know the normal vital signs for all age groups in pediatrics. Please review this section in your book prior to clincal. You will be responsible going to the RN that is assigned to your patient to obtain report and to discuss your plan for the day with him/her. Students are responsible for documenting care at the time it is performed. All students are accountable for treatments, medications(even though you will not be dispensing meds) and basic care.

Please refer to the syllabus (available on the pediatric website) for the assignments applicable to this clinical rotation such as weekly worksheets, a case study paper and an oral presentation.

Learning should be fun. We will learn from each other. Looking forward to working with each one of you.

Professor Trudy Thompson