Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Thoracic Medicine |
| Trust | Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Your Placement Contact | Laura Gregory (PEL) – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Respiratory specialist Nurses |
| Placement Address | Royal Bolton Hospital. Minerva Rd, Bolton, BL4 0JR |
| Placement City/Town: | Bolton |
| Placement Phone | 01204 390889 |
| Your University Contact: | Mike Barker – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Please download the Student Welcome Pack prior to commencing placement.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Assessors and supervisors are allocated prior to commencing placement.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
8.30am – 4.30pm
Late:
Negotiated
Night:
N/A
Shift Notes:
These are variable depending on the specialist team you are with. There are no night shifts. Some work weekends. There is also one evening clinic per week.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
COPD – Acute exacerbations of COPD, Monitoring stable COPDs, Chronic disease management, Home visits, Nurse led clinics, Assessing & monitoring patients on oxygen, Asthma – Acute exacerbation of asthma, TB – Clinics, home visits, Direct observation therapy, Paediatric nurse led clinics Lung Cancer – From assessment, Diagnosis, Breaking bad news, Palliative care Sarcardosis – Monitoring of condition in clinics Bronchiectasis – Monitoring at home / clinic Physiotherapy input Asbestosis – Monitoring / diagnosis of patients in clinic & at home Interstial – Chronic disease management / oxygen therapy.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Administration of medicines
- Manual blood pressure/pulse
- Health promotion/smoking cessation
- Palliative Care
- Chronic Disease Management
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
- Spirometry
- Pulse oximetry
- Inhaler technique
- Assessing the breathless patient
- Nebuliser care
What resources are available to help students learning?
- Close working with mentor
- Devising relevant research cards
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
- Oxygen audit
- Research based protocols – revised regularly
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Additional Information
Practice Education Facilitator
01204 390984