Policies and Guidelines
Clinical Practice
Clinical practice is defined as that experience in or through acute, extended and
community care agencies in which the student is engaged in direct nursing care with
individuals or groups or is involved in laboratory learning.
- The School of Nursing (SoN) can offer a range of clinical experiences across the
lower mainland and utilize many institutional and community placements.
- If students have any disability that requires accommodation for clinical practice
they must notify the UBC Access & Diversity Office
(http://www.students.ubc.ca/access/index.cfm)
and the SoN Clinical Placement Unit so that if possible, appropriate arrangements
can be made. Please note If a student does not register with the UBC Disability
Office, we cannot accommodate any requests for consideration of a disability.
- Students are responsible and accountable for finding their own means of
transport to and from practice placements.
- Placements will be organized as much as is possible to give a variety of
clinical experiences in different agencies.
- Faculty are responsible and accountable for selecting the best practice placement
possible, and providing instructor support to best meet student learning needs.
Faculty are therefore the final decision-makers regarding student placements.
- Clinical/practice placements will be assigned early in the course. If an individual
student wishes to request a change their placement, s/he will need to try to find a
student willing to change placements and get approval from the Clinical Placement
Unit (and the Course Leader) before the start of the placement. Students are reminded
that faculty, in considering a student's individual learning needs and practical
limitations may not agree to requested placement changes, and will make the final
decisions on placements).
- The School requires students to gain a range of clinical experiences including
some weekends, and possibly night shifts.
- The School expects students to be in full/time engagement in the program and work
all shifts arranged.
- The School expects students to be assessed by a variety of instructors, and will
normally avoid placing students with the same clinical instructor in subsequent
placements whenever possible.
Approved at SoN Faculty Caucus on 30th April 2009
