DHHS, Public Health Service, Division of Acquisition Management, GAB Branch, Room 5-101 Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Md. 20857 Attn:5-101 PKLN/Michele Trotter

Q -- PRECEPTED CLINICAL EXPERIENCE FOR NEWLY GRADUATED REGISTERED NURSES POC Michele Trotter tel: 301/443-2475/Janet H. Miller, Contracting Officer, (301) 443-2475 LINE SOURCES SOUGHT #2 The Division of Nursing, Indian Health Service (IHS), is seeking qualified sources to provide a precepted clinical experience for newly graduated registered nurses. The participants will be primarily recipients of IHS scholarships, with others eligible as funding allows. Many of these scholarship recipients will be seeking employment in rural facilities, where staffing may make it difficult to provide adequate supervisory support for new nurses to make the transition from student to functioning professional. Requirements for the program are: 1) a didactic portion which provides a bridge from the theory of the recently completed academic program to the realities of clinical activity; 2) clinical rotations through primary nursing specialty areas (medical/surgical; obstetrics; ambulatory care; pediatrics). Exposure to intensive care and emergency room is desirable. At the end of the program, the new nurse should be comfortable with the coordination and management of the nursing care for an average patient component for the paraticular unit. It is expected that 4 classes of 6 students each could be funded per year. Concerns having the ability to provide the service described are invited to give written notification to Michele Trotter, Contract Specialist, DHHS/PHS/OASH, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 5-101, Rockville, MD 20857, facsimile (301) 443-3849, within 30 calendar days from the date of publication of this notice. Responses shall include but not be limited to evidence of the following: a) availability of clinically qualified registered nurse preceptor(s); b) location and type of clinical rotation sites; c) proposed curriculum (both didactic and clinical) outline. Firms having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirements should submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references to demonstrate and support that they have the necessary experience, resources and staff to successfully accomplish the described effort. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. (0065)

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