1. Clinical Practice
A GUIDE TO WHAT YOU SHOULD EXPECT
YOUR FIRST SEMESTER OF NURSING
PRACTICE AS A NURSING STUDENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF NURSING
AND HEALTH STUDIES

2. Stepping into Practice
1) Learning the Fundamentals of Nursing
2) Learning the Basics of Health Assessment
3) Practicing the Fundamentals of Nursing in the Lab
4) Practicing Health Assessment in the Lab
5) Performing the Fundamentals of Nursing in a
Clinical Setting
6) Performing Health Assessment in a Clinical Setting

3. In Nur 304, Adult
Health Nursing I,
you will learn the
fundamental
principles of
nursing and of
caring for patients.
This learning will
take place in our
state-of-the-art
classrooms.
Learning the Fundamental of
Nursing

4. In Nur 304, Adult
Health Nursing I,
you will practice the
fundamental
principles of
nursing and of
caring for patients.
This practice will
take place in one of
our state-of-the-art
skills labs
Practicing the Fundamentals of
Nursing

5. In Nur 304, Adult
Health Nursing I,
clinical practicum
you will perform
the fundamental
principles of
nursing and of
caring for patients.
This performance
will take place in
one of the many
health provider
institutions in
Miami-Dade
County, such as a
hospital or Performing the Fundamentals of
extended care Nursing
facility.

6. Examples of Health Care Settings
 University of Miami Hospital
 Jackson Memorial Medical Center
 Miami Veteran’s Administration Medical Center
 Miami Children’s Hospital
 Miami Jewish Home for the Aged
 Doctor’s Hospital

7. You will purchase a
tote bag prior to your
beginning your
classes.
This totebag contains
all the tools your will
need to perform the
practice of nursing
except for a penlight.
Please purchase a
penlight on your own
and bring it with you
to class and clinical.
A Nurse’s Toolbox

8. Contents of Your Totebag
 Custom Tote (hunter green)
 14 French Suction Catheter (TriFlo) with pair of latex
free gloves
 2 packs of 8 (4x4) Sterile Gauze Pads
 1 ABD Gauze Pad (5x9)
 Alcohol Prep Pads Medium (10 pads)
 Nitrile Powder Free/Latex Free Sterile Gloves (size
7.5)
 Bacteriostatic Sodium Chloride 30 mL Vial
 Paper tape (1x10

9. Contents of Totebag
 Sterile Dressing Change Tray with instruments and
abd pad
 Normal Saline Irrigation Solution (500 mL)
 Primary IV tubing Administration Set (73 inches)
 Soap suds enema bag set
 Tracheostomy Care Trays
 Irrigation Tray (60mL) Bulb Syringe
 3 cc syringe (22 gauge, 1.5 inch needle)
 TB syringe 1 cc (25 gauge)
 3 cc syringe (25 gauge)

10. Contents of Totebag
 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Latex Free
 Foley Tray (14 french)
 Stethoscope (hunter green)
 Blood Pressure Cuff with sphygmomanometer
 IV start Kit (1 package)
 2 IV catheters (20 gauge)
 Secondary Administration Kit (1 set)
 Demo Dose Pad (for IM, SQ and intradermal
injections)


11. You will need to
purchase a
penlight
Penlight

12. You will also need
the proper attire
to carry out your
work.
Here is a photo of
the “scrubs” that
will identify you
as a University of
Miami. You may
purchase them
at a reduced
rate through the
Office of Student
Services or
purchase them at
the UM Bookstore University of Miami School of
Nursing Scrubs
Cane Nurse

13. You are now
ready to enter
the skills lab
at the UM
School of
Nursing and
Health
Studies.
Welcome!
Skills Laboratory

14. Finally,
accompanied by
one of our many
expert clinical
faculty you will go
with approximately
9 other of your
nursing student
classmates to a
hospital where you
will commence
your practice as a
nurse.

15. Welcome to UM School of Nursing and Health
Studies
We are happy to have you as a student and stand ready
to help you step into your new career as a BSN
Registered Nurse.
Please feel free to ask for any help you may need in
making this exciting transition into the field of
Professional Nursing
The Faculty