Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Ward 2 – Coronary Care Unit – PABP 7 |
| Trust | Northern Care Alliance |
| Your Placement Contact | Thomas Kiely, – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Charge Nurse, Practice Education Lead |
| Placement Address | Fairfield General Hospital NHS Trust, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TD |
| Placement City/Town: | Bury |
| Placement Phone | 0161 778 3983 |
| Your University Contact: | Melanie Rushton – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Welcome Pack comprising of educational resources, learning diaries, competencies whilst on placement.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
CCU follows a Team Mentorship approach and a qualified Mentor will be ultimately responsible for completing your assessments.
Student nurses are allocated a Mentor and Associate Mentor pre placement whose name will be displayed on the Student Information Board.
The student will work with their Mentor for a minimum of two shifts per week and at all other times they will work with an Associate Mentor or another team member.
Your Mentor should meet with you during the first week on the ward.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early 0730-1530
Late 1230-2030
Long Day 0730-2030
Night 2000-0800
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Acute Cardiac Care, Post Cardiac Arrest, Post MI, Acute Heart Failure, Cardiology Associated Infections
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper, Logan and Tierney
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Physiological Observations inc manual blood pressure and manual pule measurement, medicines management.
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
ECG and basic rhythm recognition,
What resources are available to help students learning?
Welcome pack including ward education resources.
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Spoke Placements
Silver Heart Unit (Ward 1), Cardiac Catheter Lab, Cardiac Specialist Nurses, DSE Clinic
Additional Information