Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Ward B1 General Surgery Female – SRFTP 26 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Felicia Devlin, Leane Donoghue-Horrocks – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Leane Donoghue-Horrocks – PEL |
| Placement Address | Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 4602, 206 4327, 206 4538 |
| Your University Contact: | Mark Mitchell – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Please download and read the student welcome pack prior to commencing placement.
An introduction to the ward will be given alongside orientation.
Students will be informed of their mentoring team and off duty will be provided.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Each student is allocated a named mentor/assessor and is placed in a mentoring team to work alongside when their mentor is absent. The initials of these staff members will be marked on the student off duty.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
07.00 – 13.30
Late:
13.00 – 19.30
Night:
19.00 – 07.30
Shift Notes:
Long Day: 07.00 – 19.30
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Students will be able to experience a variety of care situations including pre-operative care, post-operative care, nutrition needs, gastroenterology, stoma care and intestinal failure.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper, Logan and Tierney activities of daily living.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Medicine management
Health and safety
Hygiene
Wound care
Observation skills,
Nutrition
Elimination
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Stoma care
Care of epidurals and patient controlled analgesia
Insertion of nasogastric tubes
Parenteral and enteral feeding
What resources are available to help students learning?
Internet access
Workbook
Link nurse files
Study sessions
Specialist nurses
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Monthly research forum; documentation audit; annual educational audit; updating learning packages.
Patient and family collaborative
Dementia collaborative
Spoke Placements
Theatre
Recovery
Surgical high dependency
Surgical triage
Endoscopy
Nutrition team
Colorectal nurses
Additional Information
In November 2019 ward B1 will become a Synergy ward.
Practice Education Facilitator – Andrea Surtees – Pre-Registration Practice Education Facilitator, Learning & Development Dept, 2nd Floor, Mayo Building, SRFT
Contact Number: 07395799524