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Target Audience: UMHS Nursing | Author/Contact: Central Nursing Orientation TeamWebmaster: Irene Knokh | Last reviewed: February 26, 2013

Central Nurse Orientation
Unit Guidelines for Skill Lab Phase I Attendance

The following are some general considerations related to attendance at the skill lab.

  1. Skill Lab A is REQUIRED for all staff, RN and AP in ALL clinical areas
  2. Skill Labs B and C are only offered to RN/LPN and are not available to assistive personnel. These sessions are REQUIRED for those units utilizing the equipment covered in these sections.

Phase I Skill Lab Schedule:

Skill Lab A Time

Safe Patient Handling

7:30AM - 8:00 AM (Lecture)

Safe Patient Handling Practice 8:00AM - 9:00AM
Safe Application of Restraints 9:00AM-10:00AM
Glucometers 10:00A-11A
Skill Lab B Time
  • PCA/O2 Therapies/Kangaroo
  • Pumps/Enteric Tubes

10:15AM-12:15PM (two 60 minute sessions)

Skill Lab C Time
  • Alaris
  • TPN
  • Central Line Dressing
  • Glucometers

1:00PM - 4:00PM

five (5) 35 minute sessions

Web Publisher of the Central Nurse Orientation site is Irene Knokh. Email: iknokh@umich.edu or call 734-763-8035