Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Royton & Crompton DN Team (NC) – OPCTP 13 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Vickie Benedikti and Tara Tomassi- Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | District Nursing |
| Placement Address | Royton Health and Wellbeing Centre, Park Street, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6QW |
| Placement City/Town: | Oldham |
| Placement Phone | General number 07738292222 |
| Your University Contact: | Iain Quinton – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Students will arrive on placement on their first morning and will be shown round by a member of the Team and introduced to appropriate staff and made to feel welcome.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Students are allocated a practice supervisor/practice assessor within a District Nursing Team.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Night:
Shift Notes:
8:30am – 17:00pm with an hour lunch
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Care of patients in their own home or Treatment Clinics Care of patients in Residential Care Homes, Neighbourhood Network Homes. Acute and non-acute medical and post-operative care Wide and varied range of wound care with extensive range of wound dressings Care of leg ulcers, venous and arterial. Occasionally malignant leg ulcers Compliance and non-compliance of treatments Maintenance treatments of anaemias, vitamin deficiencies, hormone disorders Care of patients with eye problems, post cataract, glaucoma, blindness. Palliative and terminal care. Shared care with Social services and other agencies. Care of the acute and chronically ill – short and long term care. Health promotion situations. Continence assessments and treatments. Care of the catheterised patient Caring for patients with learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, etc. Bowel care – acute and chronic Diabetic care – insulin and non-insulin dependent Care of patients diagnosed with Deep Vein Thrombosis preventing hospital admissions. Paraplegic patient care Follow up care of patients who have had day surgery.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Orem’s model of self care and also Roper, Logan and Tierney’s model based on the activities of daily living.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- female urinary catheterisation
- Venepuncture
- Recording of blood pressure, blood sugar Injections – subcutaneous and intramuscular.
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
- Central line management
- Use and maintenance of the syringe driver
- Care of eye prosthesis
- Care of supra pubic catheter
- Setting up and maintenance of parenteral feeding regimes
What resources are available to help students learning?
All areas have resource information available for students, full internet access and also access to the main healthcare databases e.g. CINAHL, following input of a password and code.
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
- Books
- Journals
- Internet
- Qualified Staff
Spoke Placements
Working alongside Health Visitors and Community Nursery Nurses, varied experience is gAined. You will be looking at Health and Development of Children and Families and a wider public health remit. There is also opportunity to spend time with other services such as School Health Advisors, Speech Therapists, Orthoptists, Podiatrist. Resources include books and leaflets on a variety of topics.
Additional Information
Students must wear their uniform at all times.