Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Ward L2 – Gastro Ward – SRFTP 39 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | James Ashton, Janet Komba – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | James Ashton Manager
Janet Komba PEL |
| Placement Address | Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 1902 – Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Your University Contact: | Gill Crossthwaite – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Students are given an information and welcome pack on arrival, which includes information on ward philosophy.
They are expected to familiarise themselves with fire points/exits, crash trolley and understand and listen to the differences between emergency buzzers and patient buzzers.
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
They meet their assessors and orientate themselves to the ward.
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Night:
Shift Notes:
Days – 07.00am – 19.30pm
Nights – 19.00pm – 07.30am
Early and late finishes can be discussed with your mentor if required.
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Caring for patients with alcohol liver disease, alcohol withdrawal, high output stomas, bleeding oesophageal varices, cyclical vomiting syndromes, gastric ulcers and investigations of gastric problems. Care of G.I.T.
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Roper, Logan and Tierney Model of Nursing.
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
- Admissions
- Discharges
- ANTT for IV’s and wound care
- MDT meeting
- Care of ascitic drains
- Nasogastric /PEG feeds
- Preparing patients for investigations
- Vital observations
- Total patient care.
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Attending investigations i.e. sigmoidoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, scans. Care of Patients with central lines in situ – for feeding.
What resources are available to help students learning?
Literature and learning packs.
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Development of integrated care pathway for patient with ascites. Research based care plan development.
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Additional Information
Practice Eduction Facilitator – Elaine Carter – Pre-reg Practice Education Facilitator, Learning and Development, Mayo Building, SRFT Tel: 0161 206 3210
E-mail – elaine.carter@srft.nhs.uk