Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Aspen Ward – PCOP 15 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Rachel Golden, Chloe Brown – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Staff Nurse |
| Placement Address | Parklands House, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham, OL1 2JH |
| Placement City/Town: | Oldham |
| Placement Phone | 0161 716 2241/2242 |
| Your University Contact: | Angelina Chadwick – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Induction, ward orientation spoke placements TBA.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
You will be allocated on arrival or if contact is made to the ward.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
07:30 – 15:00
Late:
14:00 – 21:30
Night:
21:15 – 07:45
Shift Notes:
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
The nursing process, care planning, risk assessing.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
STAR
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
All aspects of clinical skills can be learnt.
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
What resources are available to help students learning?
The library at the education centre at the Royal Oldham hospital the student room on Southside.
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Currently very little activities for the ward staff try to put in place bingo nights, video nights.
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Additional Information
Aspen is an Adult Acute Inpatient service and is a female only ward.