Reminder: Anytime the CTA wishes to contact the faculty related to student learning situations they are welcome to initiate a call. The examples below highlight specific situations where the faculty really needs to be contacted as soon as possible.
Must call | Should call | May want to call |
Student involved in a patient care situation that involved completion of an incident report | Student clinical performance is progressing more slowly than CTA expects | Student is involved in emotionally upsetting care giving situation. Notification of faculty will help provide additional support for the student in debriefing. |
Student in a situation that involved completion of an incident report because of student injury or potential injury | Student and CTA are having difficulty negotiating patient care assignments. | |
Student has repeated attendance problems or other issues with appropriate professional behavior. | Student displays inappropriate professional behavior and CTA needs assistance addressing the issue. | |
Student performance is consistently below CTA expectations. | Student and CTA are having difficulty with communication | |
Concerns about student safety in patient care environment. (Example: Student having trouble with drug calculations.) | ||
Concern regarding an impaired student in the clinical setting | CTA needs ideas on how best to support student learning. |