Ward B1 General Surgery Female – SRFTP 26

Placement Overview

Placement Title Ward B1 General Surgery Female – SRFTP 26
Trust
Your Placement Contact Felicia Devlin – Send Email
Placement Contact Role 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

andrea.surtees@srft.nhs.uk