TAYSIDE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS
FEMALE GENERAL MEDICINE
NINEWELLS HOSPITAL
WARD 6
ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
(To be completed/signed by the end of placement)
Student Name:- Class:-
Mentors Name:-
Associate Mentors:-
Date placement commenced:-
Duration of placement:-
Reviewed: 23/01/2015
Welcome to ward 6
Ward 6 is an extremely busy medical ward. Our specialities are female medicine for the elderly and you can expect to see a variety of medical conditions.
We admit our patients from a variety of sources:-
· Ward 15 (Medical Admissions Ward)
· Medical High Dependency Unit
· Transfers from other hospitals
· Out patient Clinics
· Transfers from other specialities within the hospital
In our ward the staff are divided into two teams. For your placement you will be allocated a mentor/associate mentor within one of the teams. You will assist in delivering a high standard of individualised nursing care for the named patients within your allocated team.
This orientation pack is designed to assist you in gaining as much as possible from your placement in ward 6.
On your first day you will be orientated to the ward layout and the organisation of the daily routine.
After initial orientation to the ward both yourself and your mentors have a responsibility to set objectives and ensure learning outcomes are met. You should work shift patterns to allow maximum contact with your mentors. A minimum of 40% of your placement should be spent working alongside your mentor/associate mentor.
During your placement with us, there will be opportunities to observe tests and nursing procedures specific to our specialities.
You can also negotiate with your mentor to arrange visits to affiliated departments, or, to have time shadowing the Specialist Nurses who work closely with our patients.
These could include:-
●Social workers
●Psychiatric Liaison nurse
●Diabetic Liaison Nurse
●Physiotherapy
●Occupational Therapy
●Endoscopy
●IRT (Immediate response team for fife)
●ESDS (Early supportive discharge scheme)
To support students “learning in practice” teaching sessions will be held if able, throughout your placement. These are as follows:-
●SEWS
●Hand Hygiene
●Pressure area care
●MUST
●Falls Risk Assessment
●Wound care
●Catheter Care
●Drug Administration
●Urinalysis
●CPR
● New Documentation
These will be carried out either by your mentor/s CN or SCN of the ward.
In Ward 6 we value our student nurses and we strive to provide our commitments to you. i.e.
A friendly learning environment
Planned provision of a mentor and associate
Orientation
Assistance in setting realistic/achievable objectives
Education
Appropriate feedback
Opportunity to voice your opinion
A brief discussion will be held at the beginning of your placement with CN Karen Lovett (student co-ordinator). This will outline what is expected from students depending on there level/year of training i.e 1st, 2nd or 3rd year.
It is important to meet with your allocated mentors, for discussion and documentation of progress at midway and end of placement.
At the end of each shift students are given the opportunity to take time to fill in their “skills booklet” and document what skills they have experienced and learned that day. By doing this, students can demonstrate that they have an understanding of intervention/skill carried out and allows mentors to identify skills what further development may be required.
If you have any queries or are unsure of anything, please feel free to approach any senior member of staff.
If any issues are also worrying you please speak to CN Karen Lovett
We also have introduced a weekly review sheet for yourself which is aimed to enable you to raise any concerns or issues with your mentor at an early stage of your placement so that they may be addressed quickly.
We hope you enjoy working as part of the team in ward 6.
ORIENTATION TO WARD:-
Identify:-
§ Nurse call system
§ Clean utility
§ Disposal room
§ Quiet room
§ Day room
§ Kitchen
§ Storage cupboards
§ Safe storage of personal belongings
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMPETED:-
FIRE PROCEDURE
Recognise/interpret fire alarm (code 5 and code 10)
Identify location of:-
§ Fire alarm points
§ Fire extinguishers
§ Shut of valves for gases
§ Torches
Identify/discuss the role of nursing staff during a fire alarm
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMPLETED:-
CARDIAC ARREST PROCEDURE
Identify/locate equipment required at a cardiac arrest:-
§ Oxygen
§ Suction
§ Emergency trolley
§ Emergency buzzers (show location and sound)
State emergency telephone number
Discuss role/procedure to be followed in the event of a cardiac arrest
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMPLETED:-
INFECTION CONTROL
Identify:-
§ Infection control policy
§ Infection control training (ICTAP on computer in SCN office)
Discuss:-
§ Handwashing – read policy
§ Linen disposal – read policy
§ Waste disposal (including sharps) – read policy
§ Management of MRSA – read policy
§ Use of gloves and aprons
§ Cross Infection
§ Ward cleanliness
All policies are located at nursing station.
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMPLETED:-
MANUAL HANDLING
Discuss:-
§ Knowledge of safe manual handling (no lifting policy)
§ Equipment available in the ward
§ Use of equipment
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMPLETED:-
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Discuss:-
§ Ensuring a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors
§ Reporting Hazards
§ What to do in event of accident to patient, staff or visitors
§ Completion of IR1 forms
§ Safe food handling/Hygiene- use of food trolley
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMPLETED:-
PROFESSIONALISM
Discuss:-
§ Punctuality
§ Dress code
§ Reporting sickness
§ Resuming from sickness
§ Behaviour
§ Confidentiality
§ Off duty/Mentorship
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMLETED:-
STAFF STRUCTURE/COMMUNICATION CHANNELS/ORGANISATIONAL METHOD
Introduction to mentors and other staff members
Describe roles/responsibilities of members of the Nursing Team
Identify members of the MDT and describe their roles
Discuss use of bleep system/switchboard/transferring calls
Discuss:-
§ Named Nursing
§ Team Nursing
§ Patient Dependency
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMLETED:-
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Identify:-
§ NMC Documents
§ Patient Information
§ Hospital Guidelines/policies/procedures
§ Learning Packages
§ Articles of interest
§ Other learning resources
Discuss:-
§ The purpose of mentorship and the role of both student and mentor
§ The purpose of the placement
§ The learning opportunities and ward specialities
§ The importance of demonstrating an awareness of work based learning opportunities and taking advantage of these
§ The role of reflection in identifying learning needs
§ Identify own personal learning and development needs (objective to be written by end of second week)
§ The role of critical incident analysis and its role in professional development
Ensure assessment book available
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMPLETED
NURSING DOCUMENTATION
New documentation is currently being used on the ward.
Discuss:-
§ Location of documentation:-
§ Contents of documentation:-
Ø Admission/Patient Assessment
Ø Discharge
Ø Traffic lights system
Ø Dependency
Ø Nutritional Risk Assessment
Ø Pressure areas risk assessment
Ø Falls Risk/Manual Risk Assessment
Ø Patient Information Care Plan
Ø Drug Kardex
Ø SEWS Chart
Ø Skin Bundle
Ø Other: personal safety, wound care etc.
v SIGNATURE/DATE COMPLETED:-
WARD 6 NINEWELLS HOSPITAL
STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE
Please take time to complete this questionnaire before the end of your placement. This will give us an insight as to whether we are providing a good learning environment and assist us to improve where necessary.
Please try to be honest and explain your answers as fully as possible.
You do not need to put your name on the questionnaire.
1. Did you enjoy your placement? Please explain why/what you enjoyed/did not enjoy.
2. Which team did you work in and with what mentor?
3. Did you feel staff were interested in helping you meet your
personal objectives?
4. Did you feel your mentor fulfilled their role?
5. Did you manage to meet all your personal objectives? If not
please explain why.
6. Do you feel the practical experience gained, and teaching
available on the ward was poor, satisfactory or high?
Please explain your answer.
7. Did you find the study area beneficial?
8. What can be done to improve the student learning experience
in MFE ward 6?
Thank you, for taking time to complete this questionnaire.
(Please return to CN Karen Lovett at end of placement)