Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Out Patient Department – PARP 12 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Nicola Hurdiss, Donna Lewis, – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Staff Nurse and Sister |
| Placement Address | Rochdale Infirmary, Whitehall Street, Rochdale, OL12 0NB |
| Placement City/Town: | Rochdale |
| Placement Phone | 01706 517799 |
| Your University Contact: | Deborah Robertson – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Please download the Student Orientation Pack prior to commencing placement.
Introduction to mentor, assoc mentor, staff and the Department
Location of emergency exits/fire fighting equipment/alarms, resuscitation equipment/trolley
Awareness of Outpatient Department specific protocols
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Mentors and associate mentors will be allocated to each student prior to commencement of placement, but are open to discussion.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Night:
Shift Notes:
Shifts are:- 8.15 – 5.00pm 4 days per week and 8.15 – 12.45 1 day per week
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Supporting patients attending the following clinics –
Urology
General surgery
Rheumatology
Haematology
Medicine
Vascular surgery
Orthopaedics
Cardiology
Respiratory
Gynaecology
Colposcopy
Urodynamics
What nursing model is used for planning care?
No specific nursing model is currently used.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Aseptic technique
Wound care and assessment
Communication skills
Physiological observations
Venepuncture
Application of plaster casts (3rd Year Students)
Urinalysis
Chaperoning
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Observation of:
Investigations carried out in Cardio-Respiratory Dept
Colposcopy
Rigid sigmoidoscopy
Urinary Catheterisation
Bladder scans
Mantoux Tests
Urine flow tests
What resources are available to help students learning?
Out patient nursing staff
Internet Access
Teaching sessions organized by Outpatient staff
Patient information sessions
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Individual research and development
Spoke Placements
Endoscopy
Day Surgery
Multi Disciplinary meetings or other areas can be arranged by discussion with mentor, depending on individual learning needs
Additional Information
The Outpatient Department is made up of 6 suites on the Rochdale Infirmary site
The Clinical Placement Facilitator for student nurses is Amanda MacDonald. The role of the PEF is to provide ongoing support for student nurses and mentors in practice.
Tel: 71959
E-mail: Amanda.MacDonald@hmpct.nhs.uk