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Clinical Preceptors Some clinical experiences utilize a clinical preceptor, in addition to an instructor, to facilitate the student‘s learning experience in a particular agency. Preceptors do not replace the instructor, but, rather, augment the instructor. Preceptors are most commonly used in community health, for physical exams, and in some senior-level clinical settings. Preceptors will be registered nurses, preferably with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Preceptors will be selected on the basis of a high level of clinical expertise in a particular area and the ability to provide a positive learning experience for the student. Faculty members who have clinical expertise in the same clinical area as the proposed preceptor will select them. Ongoing communication and feedback will be maintained throughout the clinical experience between the faculty member, student, and preceptor. The student's clinical grade will be based on fulfillment of the particular clinical goals and objectives and will be determined by the faculty member in consultation with the preceptor. The student will have the opportunity to evaluate the preceptor upon completion of the clinical experience.
Maintenance of Confidentiality Client information: Students must maintain the confidentiality of client's records and right to privacy. Essentially, the student enters into a health care contract with the client, which includes informing the client that confidential information will be shared with the student's instructor and other members of the health care team. Students are not to share client information with friends, relatives, or other unauthorized persons. In written assignments, clients will be identified only by the date the care was given. Care plans (CT2s) and other client notations are to be destroyed by the student as soon as the course is finished. Students are accountable for maintaining confidentiality, and may receive disciplinary action ranging from the loss of grading points to dismissal from the nursing major, for the misuse of client information. The misuse of client information can also result in criminal charges. You will be asked to sign a promise of nondisclosure of all client information throughout your student experience as you have experiences in various health care agencies. Additionally, you are required to sign a promise of nondisclosure as an HPU nursing student, which will be maintained in your student file in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences Office. New laws and rules have been adopted at both the U.S. national and Hawai‘i state levels for the purpose of assuring that client confidentiality is maintained whenever the protected health information of a client is used or disclosed for educational purposes. Client identifiable information obtained through the course of study may not be used or disclosed in any form (written, oral, electronically, etc.). Any reference to the identity of the client must be left out of any case presentation, CT2, journal, notes, or any other educational activities. Client identifiers include: client name, address, telephone or fax numbers, medical record number, account number, social security number, health plan number, date of birth, name of relatives or employers, photographic images, or any other information that could be combined to identify the subject of the health information. NOTE: You cannot use client initials or names in either your written work or oral presentations. Some additional guidelines: You may use age but do not use date of birth. You may use gender. Avoid the use of occupation and other demographics if they could result in the identification of the individual