Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Ward L6 Ageing and Complex Medicine – SRFTP 47 |
| Trust | |
| Your Placement Contact | Karen Pickford, Catherine Parker – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | |
| Placement Address | Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 1906 |
| Your University Contact: | Melanie Stephens – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Please download the Student Nurse Induction Pack prior to commencing placement.
Ward orientation on first day of placement
Identify learning outcomes and develop action plan
What are the arrangements for mentors/assessors?
Assessors and supervisors are allocated through PARE
Students are advised to contact ward before placement starts either phone or email
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
Late:
Night:
Shift Notes:
Day shift:- 07.00 – 19.30 Night shift:- 19.00 – 07.30
Notes: shift patterns can be discussed with assessor at start of placement
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Caring for patients with dementia or delirium
Wound care and pressure area care and assessments
Care of diabetic patients
Clinical observation (manual blood pressure, oxygen therapy, respiration rate, temperature)
Medicine management
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Adapted Roper Logan and Tierney model is used
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Clinical observation
Blood sugar monitoring
Wound care
Medicine management and alternative routes used
ANTT
Clinical documentation
Mental capacity assessment and DOLS
What additional clinical skills can be learnt?
Inter professional working (eg Physio OT Dietitan)
Develop communication skills
Spoke placements
What resources are available to help students learning?
Access to computer on the ward and access to hospital library
Journals
MDT
Patients
Spoke placements
Teaching sessions
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
Spoke Placements
Physio
OT
Dietitian
Speech and Language Therapy
Tissue Viability Nurse
Diabetes Specialist Nurse
Mental Health Liaison Team
Additional Information
Practice Eduction Facilitator – Elaine Carter – Pre-reg Practice Education Facilitator, Learning and Development, Mayo Building, SRFT