Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Day Case Surgery (located on Ward 3 with the Endoscopy Unit) – PABP 18 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Joanne Lockett, Joanne Cavanagh, – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Fairfield General Hospital NHS Trust, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TD |
| Placement City/Town: | Bury |
| Placement Phone | 0161 778 2503 |
| Your University Contact: | Sheba Pradeep – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
An introduction into many surgical specialities such as general surgery, ENT, facial/maxillary, gynaecology, urology, orthopaedic surgery. Students can learn to admit using DSU documentation and Evolve, supervisors and assessors will work with students to provide pre and post-operative care and nurse led discharge. Work with members of MDT, exposure to drug administration, spokes to theatre and pre-op.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Assigned to students prior to placement commencing, each student will have supervisor and assessor, off duty will be arranged so that students work with one of these.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Night:
Shift Notes:
Mon – Fri 07:00-20:30
Students may do E/L 12.5 X3
Or Es and Ls X3 10 hours + 7.5 hours
Or Es and Ls X5 7.5 hours
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Admit and prepare for theatre.
Recover patients from GA
Wound care and opportunities to participate in ANTT
To follow post- operative instructions, arranging follow up care, community wound care referrals, physiotherapy etc.
To assess post-operative pain and nausea, to administer therapies under supervision.
Hydration, nutrition and IV fluid therapy.
To assess for post-operative complication and be aware of Escalation protocols relating to deteriorating patient.
Infection Control, ethical issues relating to capacity and consent.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper, Logan and Tierney
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Communication skills to assess, psychological support, patient education, liaison with the MDT.
ANTT and wound care
Physiological observations NEWS monitoring
Blood glucose monitoring
Admissions on Evolve
IT Trendcare, patient centre.
Injections (subcutaneous, IM)
Medicines management/preparing TTOs
IV fluid administration
Following NICE guidelines and British Association of Day Surgery protocols to ensure safety of all patients undergoing day surgery.
To continually practice within NMC guidelines
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Nutritional assessment, falls risk, mobility, pressure area risk assessment, VTE documentation, exposure to clients with learning disability and mental health conditions.
What resources are available to help students learning?
Internet and Intranet access and also Wifi
On site library
Free hospital transport to allow students to attend spokes on other sites.
Interprofessional Teaching sessions
Path Lab Tours
Resource file on ward, guides to various day surgical procedures and guided questions to prompt learning
Relevant to this placement.
Spoke placements.
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
We are expanding the range of specialities that are undertaken and continually updating our existing knowledge utilizing current research/evidence based practice. Students are welcome to attend any available teaching sessions/resources.
Spoke Placements
Pre-Op assessment clinic
Theatres
Physiotherapy
Pharmacy
Additional Information
We welcome and support all students, we are currently awaiting a permanent location for the DSU, we share ward 12 with endoscopy and 23 hour ward. We are a green area, students do not require fit testing, they may obtain lateral flow tests on arrival to the placement if they wish. We ask that they use Green in-patient lift/stairs and change into uniform on the unit and prior to leaving.
PEF
Chris Clegg
Sandra Lloyd-Johnson