Areas of Study

Health Continuing Education

Continuing Education Health Care
Credit Courses
One to Two Day Seminars
RN Update
LPN Refresher

Student Responsibilities

Attendance at all classroom and clinical experiences is required. Punctuality is expected. The student should be 5-10 minutes early on the clinical days so that they are ready to begin promptly at the start of the shift. Should an absence occur, the student is expected to notify WCTC faculty at 262-691-5149, and the clinical site, if the absence occurs during a clinical day.

The student is asked to take responsibility for their own learning by providing written goals at the beginning of each week. They will be reviewed with the faculty and mentor during the weekly communication. The goals should be used as a guide for student assignments. The goals should be reflected on at the end of each wek of clinical and carried into the following week if necessary.

Additional Student Responsibilities

• Communicate any difficulties with assignments, etc. to the WCTC faculty.
• Complete a written self-evaluation at the midpoint and end of the program.
• Complete a program evaluation at the conclusion of the LPN Refresher program.

Accidents of any kind involving a patient or WCTC student require an Incident (Accident) Report. The WCTC instructor and/or mentor will assist the student. Accidents or injury must be reported to the instructor within 24 hours. The student may be directed to the office of the WCTC Community Nursing Clinic (CNC), S-173. WCTC does not carry insurance covering accidental injury to students. Costs incurred as a result of a doctor or hospital visits are the student’s responsibility.

Mentor Responsibilities

• Review course objectives with faculty
• Report any attendance issues with faculty
• Make out assignments in collaboration with student and in consultation with WCTC faculty.
• Mentor is asked to provide regular feedback to the student and faculty.
• Provide input for the final student evaluation

Faculty Responsibilities

• Collaborate with student to arrange for appropriate clinical placement
• Ensure that all prerequisites have been completed prior to student participation in clinical
• Coordinate the orientation of the student to the clinical facility
• Provide the course description, objectives, guidelines, evaluation criteria, for the mentor(s), nurse manager/educator prior to the beginning of the clinical experience
• Orient preceptor(s) to the mentoring concept and role, expectations
• Confer with nurse manager/educator as needed
• Communicate weekly with mentor and student and provide guidance as needed
• Collaborate with mentor and students for clinical assignments as needed
• Solicit feedback from mentor and student for final student evaluation
• Conduct final student evaluation

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