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MASTER ROTATION PLAN

 MASTER ROTATION PLAN
INTRODUCTION
Master plan is a planning tool that provides detailed guidance or instruction for
the comprehensive development of a specific area. As we all know that to make a
clean and beautiful city one has to prepare a master plan of the city showing the size
of roads, size of houses, site of parks, schools, security and other public facilities and
also the provision of future development.

Likewise to prepare corps of nursing personals with good knowledge, attitude

and skill for the attainment of an optimum level of health of the individual family and
community by means of better implementation of all curricular activities. So, we need
a master plan for implementation of nursing curriculum programme.

Master rotation plan is an overall plan of rotation of all students in a particular

educational institution. It is showing the placement of the students belonging to total
programme such as 3 year and 6 month in GNM, 4 year in B.Sc. Nursing, 2 year in
M.Sc. Nursing. It includes both theory and practice denoting the study block,
placement of the student in clinical blocks, examination vacation, extra-curricular
activities etc.

It is prepared well in advance for whole year so that it gives a complete picture
about student's placement either in theory or field experience during an academic
session. The rotation plan of each year can be prepared separately and then put it on
combined chart for the total programme so that every faculty will aware of student's
placements.

In thepreparation of master rotation plan teacher should follow the syllabus

guide line that is provided by the Indian Nursing Council and State Nursing Council
or University.
DEFINITION
The master rotation plan is the plan which is prepared for all the classes /
groups for all the areas of nursing field for thewhole nursing programme.

“overall plan of rotation of all students in a particular educational institution,

showing the placement of the students belonging to total programme ( 4 years in BSc
Nursing and 3 years in GNM) includes both theory and practice denoting the study
block, partial block, placement of students in clinical blocks, team nursing,
examinations, vacation, co-ocurricular activities etc.

The master rotation plan is an overall plan of rotation of all students in a

particular educational institution in particular programme.It is showing the placement
of students belonging to various groups/classes in clinical nursing as well as
community nursing fields denoting the duration of such placement together with
placement of theoretical teaching block/periods.

PURPOSE
1. To make availability of an advance plan before implementation of curriculum
activities during an academic year for the entire programme.
2. All concerned aware of the placement of students in clinical fields.
3. Coordination becomes more effective when theory, practical correlates and
integrity exists.
4. Helps the students and teachers to prepare themselves for working in the areas.
5. Any situational modification can be acquired with collaboration between the
faculty and service staff for smooth, running of organizational activities and
meeting the objectives of educational programme.
6. Evaluation of the programme is more effective.
7. The faculty members and nursing service staff are in a position to make tentative
advance plans for their leave or vacation without jeopardizing the teaching
learning activities
PRINCIPLES OF MASTER ROTATION PLAN
The basic principles to be kept in the mind, while making a rotation plan.

1. Plan must be correlated with the learning needs of the students and adhering to the
curriculum plan.
2. Plan must be based on the principles of learning (maxims of teaching) and the
principle of continuity; sequence and integration are taken into consideration in
providing the clinical learning experience.
3. The specific educational objectives of each block of clinical experience must be
clarified and the students & teacher must be aware of those objectives.
4. The plan must be based on the recommendation of the Indian Nursing Council or
State Nursing Council or University.
5. Posting of student according their background, preparation and the extent of
guidance available.
6. To make familiar or inform the clinical staff/supervisor with clinical objectives
and rotation plan.
7. Plan to build on previous experience.
8. Provide each clinical experience of same duration to all the students.
9. Rotate each student through each learning experience.
10. Plan for all students enter and leave at the same time schedule.

FEATURES OF MASTER ROTATION PLAN

 It is prepared well in advance for the whole year so that it gives a complete and
clear picture about the student’s placement either in theory or field during an
academic session.
 For each year, it can be prepared separately and for total programme one can be
prepared so that every faculty will be aware of student’s placements.
 Teachers should follow the Indian Nursing Council syllabus as a guideline for
preparing a rotation plan.
 Features of master rotation plan
 It shows the relationship between classroom teaching and clinical experience.
 The teaching and clinical experience in curriculum are organized into block in the
entire programme
 The teaching block will be the same but the period of clinical experience vary in
length each year, but total duration is the same for all students.
 Provides teaching towards the end of each academic year for the subjects for
which specific clinical experience is given in the beginning of the next year
 Each area is indicated by a code

FACTORS INFLUENCING ROTATION PLAN

 Requirements stated by statutory bodies
 Needs of the learners
 Nurse educators
 Coordination with nursing service
 Infrastructure of clinical area

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING MASTER ROTATION PLAN

 It should be prepared in accordance with requirements presented by the statutory
body like INC, universities.
 Explain the total duration of the programme(GNM – 3 ½ Years, B.SC – 4 Years)
 Explain the different courses of the study with special reference to theory and
practicals, for example, theory and practical experience meant for medical surgical
nursing, mental health nursing etc.
 Explain total allotted time in terms of theory and practical for each course
 Spell out the hours of planned theoretical instructions and clinical experience per
week or per month of the year.
 Mention about core content of curriculum,(nursing process approach), details of
student activities like co- curricular activities, health checkup, vacation.

BENEFITS
1. Provide a carefully planned learning experience for students in the all clinical and
community area.
2. Correlate the theory and clinical learning of students in a systematic wayand avoid
confusion and clashes in the planning.
3. Better co-ordination of various clinical experiences for all groups of students.
4. Evaluation and supervision is easy and more effective
5. It help to ensures that no student miss any experience and there is no omission,
repetition or overlapping of experience for students.
6. Provide the direction for planning of clinical learning experience by the school
makes it possible for the concerned clinical area staff and health care agencies to
provide facilities for the students learning.
7. Provide proper clinical experience supplement, integrate and vitalize class room
instruction.

CLINICAL ROTATION PLAN

Clinical rotation plan is the statement which explains the order of the clinical postings
of various groups of nursing students belonging to different classes in relevant clinical
areas and community health settings as per the requirements laid down by the
statutory bodies.

ADVANTAGES
 Preparing a clinical rotation plan will help in providing clinical experience to the
students in an effective manner
 Clinical rotation plan will contribute towards the attainment of over all objectives
of the nursing educational programme

FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN PLANNING CLINICAL ROTATION

 The objectives of the course has to be clearly stated
 Number of students in each class
 Number and size of departments, agencies, areas, teaching units or wards where
students should be given opportunity for giving clinical experience
 Presence of students of other programmes of the same field
 The agency authority concern and consideration
 The duration of clinical experience in each area
 The number of persons available for clinical supervision. This is particularly
important because the students need supervision and guided experience to enable
them to learn the right way of performing a nursing procedure or makes the
appropriate nursing interventions for the clients assigned to their care
 Indian nursing council requirements
 Although the individual students have the freedom to organize the clinical
experience the way they choose, but all must meet the minimum prescribed by the
council
 Number of staff nurse employed to provide nursing services in the hospital or field
 Sectors that are solely dependent on student services during day and night (try to
give students, student status)
 Sequence of experience required
 Select wards depending on learning experiences to be provided
 Adhere to rotation plan

BASIC PRINCIPLES IN PLANNING CLINICAL ROTATION

 The clinical rotation plan must be in accordance with the total curriculum plan
 It must be made in advance
 Theoretical instructions should precede as closely as possible with clinical
experience simultaneously the ward teachings, case presentations, bedside clinics,
etc. can be conducted
 The teacher and student ratio should be 1:4 or as prescribed by INC or according
to the types of patients nursed, e.g.-in critical care unit 1:1
 Select the type of learning experience from simple to complex
 Clinical supervisors must be familiar with the rotation plan; a copy of rotation plan
should be available in each area
 The students should be posted where they get maximum supervision from clinical
supervisors and qualified nursing staff
 Each student should get all the experience on rotation wise
 Overcrowding in any clinical area should be avoided
 Avoid overlapping of work
 All students should enter and leave the particular clinical area at the same time and
they should complete the assignments in time
 Continuity in clinical care is needed

INDIVIDUAL ROTATION PLAN

 The individual rotation plan is prepared by the subject teacher in consultation with
principal and faculty.
 The clinical supervisors have to rotate each student into the assigned area related
to the specific course of study to make sure that each student in a particular block
posting undergoes experience in each area.
 The objectives of the experience are discussed with the students so that they can
gain maximum during the time of their clinical placement.
 The student has to maintain a log book or a record book of daily experience in the
area of posting.

CONCLUSION
The master rotation plan in overall plan of rotation of all students. This refers
to regular, successive and recurrent posting of various members ofa group of nursing
students belonging to different classes in specific nursing field such as wards,
Operation Theater, labor room community, field etc. The master plan gives a complete
and clear picture about student's clinical field experience and teaching activities also.
the plan must include the period of vacation, teaching block, preparation time, week of
examination and other curricular activities for the attainment of all the desired out
comes with in the nursing students in order to achieve the specific educational
objectives of each clinical area.

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