Placement Overview
| Placement Title | OPD General |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Sr. Irena Waite, Victoria Sherrington – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Royal Bolton Hospital. Minerva Rd, Bolton, BL4 0JR |
| Placement City/Town: | Bolton |
| Placement Phone | 01204 390390 ext 4025/5322 |
| Your University Contact: | Dawn Gawthorpe – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
OPD Student orientation package given
Variety of Outpatient clinics or varying speciality.
Spoke placements to other areas
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Allocated prior to placement
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Night:
Shift Notes:
Days: shifts worked over 4 days to cover clinics. 8am – 6pm
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Patients attend following referral from G.P
Consultations with doctors, examinations, referral for diagnostic tests/investigations or to therapeutic departments.
Specialist nurse clinics.
Referrals to ancillary services
What nursing model is used for planning care?
A nursing model has not been used, rather nursing practices having been developed through
experience over a period of time, which seems to have achieved good results.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
ANTT
Dressings
Suture removal
Clinical observations
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
What resources are available to help students learning?
Internet
Books
Journals
Policies & Procedure files
Library facilities
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Woundcare
Spoke Placements
CAMHS
Theatre induction
Pre-assessment
Pain Team
Childrens OPD
Endoscopy
Churchill oncology unit
PALS
Colo-rectal nursing team
Dermatology OPD
Urology Dept
Additional Information