Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Ward 77 |
| Trust | Manchester Foundation Trust |
| Your Placement Contact | Emma Cooper, Lauren Gray – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | LEEL |
| Placement Address | Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Ward 77, 1st Floor Oxford Rd, Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Placement City/Town: | Manchester |
| Placement Phone | 0161 701 7700/7701/7401(NIC) |
| Your University Contact: | Louise Bowden – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Orientation
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Students will be allocated 2 mentors/assessors, normally one mentor and the other associate mentor.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
07:30 – 15:30
Late:
12:00 – 20:00
Night:
19:30 – 08:00
Shift Notes:
Days: 0730-2000
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Ward 77 is a surgical and renal ward with exposure to gastrostomy care, renal transplants, wound care, care planning, peritoneal and haemodialysis, Releasing time to Care programme, audits.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Modified Activities of Daily living
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Nursing observations
- Medication calculations
- Wound care and dressings
- Nutritional care
- Documentation
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
- Catheter care – indwelling and intermittent
- Bowel washouts
- Gastrostomy Care
- Ng Feeding
What resources are available to help students learning?
- We have a seminar room with learning aids available to all students
- Access to internet
- Access to Trust library facilities
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Spoke Placements
Renal dialysis unit
Urology nurse specialists
Stoma nurse specialist
Discharge planning co-ordinator
Play department
Dieticians
Physios
Additional Information
Practice Education Facilitator- Laura Mallinson Laura.Mallinson@mft.nhs.uk