During internship training the intern is expected to:
• Be accountable for her own learning and progress toward achieving training objectives.
• Demonstrate progressive clinical judgment, problem solving, critical thinking, and time management skills.
• Consistently demonstrate a sound knowledge background in nursing, biological, social, and behavioral sciences, and integrate it in day to day practice.
• Demonstrate progressive clinical competence throughout the internship year.
• Function effectively as interdisciplinary team member in the assigned clinical area.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Comply with hospital standards of care, policies and procedures and the nursing practice model to ensure patient safety in all activities.
• Deliver ethical nursing care.
• Conduct self professionally.
• Act as a role model for fellow students and interns.
• Realistically identify own strength and limitation.
• Be committed to own professional growth and life-long learning.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to diversity of patients, colleagues, and healthcare team members.
• Demonstrate effective use of information technology.
• Act as patient and family advocate.