Placement Overview
| Placement Title | Pre Operative Assessment – SRFTP 83 |
| Trust | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Your Placement Contact | Janet Blair, Paula Hewitt-Paul – Send Email |
| Placement Contact’s Role | Nurse Practitioners |
| Placement Address | Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford, M6 8HD |
| Placement City/Town: | Salford |
| Placement Phone | 0161 206 1412 |
| Your University Contact: | – Send Email |
About this placement
What is organised for students on commencement of placement?
Meet your Mentor/Mentor Team allocation
Off duty
Dept induction
General discussion
Initial discussion and assessment
Identify aims and objectives
Specific objectives
Identify spoke placements
Routine of pre-op clinic
Role of a Pre-operative Nurse
Optimisation of Health
Patient journey
Pre-operative investigations
Role of an Anaesthetist
Shadowing Anaesthetist
Shadowing Support Workers in Blood Room
Participation in Huddles
Pre-operative meetings
Clinical Governance
Meetings with Link Nurses
Health promotion
ECG’s/PFT’s/Echocardiograms
Infection Control
Self Directed Study
Please download your Welcome Pack prior to commencing placement
What are the arrangements for Assessors/Supervisors?
Team mentoring – students are allocated to a team prior to placement
Off Duty – Students to phone prior to placement for off duty
Students are invited to look around department prior to starting placement
What shift patterns are students allocated for learning?
Early:
07:30 – 16:00 / 07:30 – 16:30
Late:
07:30 – 18:30
Note: We do not work weekend or night shifts or Bank Holidays
What patient care situations are available in this placement?
Patients being referred from GP to specialist in Outpatients Department. If surgery indicated, continue to Pre-operative Assessment Clinic to ascertain fitness for general anaesthetic and/or optimisation of health
Anaesthetic reviews
Investigations
Medications advice
Health promotion
What nursing model is used for planning care?
Orem’s Model of Nursing
What core clinical skills can be learnt?
Observational skills
Communication skills extremely important
Clinical observation
Venepuncture
ECG’s and PFT’s
Decision making skills
Ability to work within a team
Health Promotion
Ability to manage own workload
Ability to manage own self directed study
Additional Clinical Skills
Research skills and Evidence-based Practice
What resources are available to help students learning?
Internet
Intranet
SRFT Library
Student Noticeboard
Journals
Pre-op team members
Anaesthetists
Multi-Disciplinary Team
Other students
University Link Lecturer/Personal Tutor
Practice Education Leads
Practice Education Facilitators
What research and practice development activities are being undertaken?
The role of a Pre-operative Nurse
The role of an Anaesthetist
Optimisation of patients prior to surgery
Research relevant to pre-op protocols
Spoke Placements
Outpatients Department
Specialist Nurses
Blood Room
Day Surgery Unit/Surgical Admissions Lounge
Anaesthetics
Theatres
Recovery
Cardio Respiratory Investigations
Pain Team (not 1st year students)
Fracture Clinic
Oral Department
ERAS Nurses
Sleep Studies
Pacemaker Clinic
Pre-op Support Team Mentors
Additional Information
It would be very beneficial for students to research around the subject of the role of a pre-operative nurse practitioner role prior to commencing placement.
NB:- Students must complete their self assessment prior to commencing placement.
Practice Education Facilitator – Andrea Surtees – Pre-Registration Practice Education Facilitator, Learning & Development Dept, 2nd Floor, Mayo Building, SRFT
Contact Number: 07395799524