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- Should an issue arise concerning the care of a patient (in which a student is involved), the employees responsible for the patient’s care during that time (e.g., the preoperative holding nurse, CRNA, physician anesthesiologist, and PACU nurse), should be the people queried by the overseeing management member. The student is under the direct supervision of the CRNA and/or the physician anesthesiologist assigned to the case, and they are responsible for the actions taken during the case.
- Should one need a report or statement of what the student saw or heard, over and above what the CRNA, Anesthesiologist, and other staff members have given, the Clinical Coordinator and the DNAP administration is to be immediately involved. This serves several purposes. It ensures that the program upholds its responsibilities to the healthcare facility, risk management, and to the students in a timely, straightforward matter. It also allows the appropriate lines of authority to be informed from the student to the Program Director, should the need arise.
- To clarify, should one have an issue with a patient, relating to a student, first contact (in order):
- The CRNA and/or the physician anesthesiologist responsible for the case
- The DNAP Clinical Coordinator
- The DNAP Adjunct Faculty Member
- The Chief CRNA
- Should one need further information, the next points of contact are:
- The Assistant Program Director
- The Program Director
