NURS 1679 Clinical Patient Contact Log and Completion of Hours
Students are responsible for logging patient encounters. Students use a program provided application to track patient encounters. This information is stored in a secure environment by the program. Audits are performed regularly by the clinical faculty.
The Practice Experience Patient Contact Log includes the following information:
- Course number
- Date of patient visit
- Time spent with patient
- Patient initials
- Patient age
- Patient gender
- Type of visit (initial or follow up)
- Primary diagnosis
- What CDT was used
- Diagnostic Investigations
- Level of preceptor support required (Complete dependence, Developing competence, Independent)
- Purpose of the visit
- Comment section (voluntary) to include brief information if needed
The preceptor validates completion of the required practice education hours by signing the preceptor feedback form.