Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Critical Care |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Sister Gail Hull, Gabrielle Cafferty, Adam Traynor, Andrew Dooley – Send Email |
| Placement Address | Royal Bolton Hospital. Minerva Rd, Bolton, BL4 0JR |
| Placement City/Town: | Bolton |
| Placement Phone | 01204 390997 |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Shifts, allocated assessors and supervisors and a student welcome pack is provided.
Student will be expected to read and print out (or have ready available copy) a copy of the student welcome pack before attending the placement.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
We will allocate
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
08:00 – 14:30
Late:
14:00 – 20:30
Night:
20:00 – 08:30
Shift Notes:
08:00 – 20:30
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Level 2 and 3 patients requiring more 1:1 or 1:2 care. These patients include patients requiring intubation and ventilation, hemofiltration, high flow oxygen therapy, inotropic support and a variety of other organ support requirements
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper Logan and Tierney
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
A-E assessments
Catheterisation
Venepuncture and Cannulation
Medicines Management
Nasogastric tube insertion and management
Spoke Placements
A lot of spoke opportunities are available on the unit as we have MDT’s attending the unit daily who students can shadow, this includes, physiotherapy, dietician, Speech and Language therapy.
Other opportunities include Critical Care Outreach, Theatres
All information regarding spoke placements can be found in this link – Spoke placements