A student nurse is interested in improving his/her nursing skills. What action would be the best for the student nurse to take?
a. Ask his/her instructor for extra skills prac-tice during clinical hours.
b. Watch videos on how to perform the nursing skills that he/she needs to practice.
c. Review his/her nursing textbooks.
d. Observe nurses perform skills in his/her clinical setting.
A
The best way for the nursing student to improve skills is to get hands-on practice. The student would benefit most from requesting extra skills practice during clinical hours, where skills can be performed on real patients, with the guidance of a clinical instructor. Therefore, watching skills videos, reviewing nursing textbooks, and observing other nurses would not help the student obtain hands-on practice.
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