WARD B26 PHILOSOPHY OF CARE.doc

Ward B26

Profile of Learning Opportunities

Information Package

WARD B26

Rachel Hallowell 2005 1

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WELCOME TO B26

WELCOME TO B26, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR PLACEMENT WITH

US. ON YOUR FIRST DAY YOU WILL BE INTRODUCED TO STAFF,

ORIENTATED TO THE WARD AND ALLOWED TIME TO SETTLE IN.

YOU WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED TO THE NURSING TEAM YOU WILL

BE WORKING WITH AND THE PATIENTS YOU WILL BE CARING FOR.

OUR AIM ON B26 IS TO FACILITATE YOUR LEARNING AND HELP YOU

IDENTIFY OPPOURTUNITIES FOR YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR LEARNING

OUTCOMES IDENTIFIED BY YOUR UNIVERSITY. YOU WILL BE

ALLOCATED A QUALIFIED MENTOR TO ASSIST YOU AND ASSESS YOU

WHILST ON PLACEMENT ON B26. YOUR MENTOR WILL MEET AND

DISCUSS YOUR OUTCOMES AND YOUR PROGRESS. THESE

DISCUSSIONS ARE FOR YOUR BENEFIT AND WILL BE AN

OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES,

YOUR LEARNING PLAN AND ALSO ANY PROBLEMS OR CONCNERNS

THAT YOU MAY HAVE. PLEASE DO NOT HESTITATE TO EXPRESS

THESE TO YOUR MENTOR OR WARD MANAGER.


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WARD PROFILE

WARD B26 IS A UROLOGY WARD. THE WARD OPENED ON THE 24TH OF

APRIL 2006. THE WARD BELONGS TO THE GENERAL SURGERY AND

UROLOGY DIRECTORATE WITHIN SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL.

WARD B26 IS A SEVEN DAY A WEEK WARD. THE PATIENTS THAT ARE

CARED FOR ON B26 ARE PRIMARILY PLANNED, ROUTINE

ADMISSIONS. PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING SURGERY WHICH HAS

BEEN PLANNED. THE PATIENT HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM AND

VISITED THEIR GP WHO HAS THEN REFFERED THEM ONTO THE

UROLOGIST AT THE HOSPITAL. THE PATIENT IS SEEN BY THE

UROLOGIST AND PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. IF A PATIENT HAS

BEEN ADMITTED TO HOSPTAL WITH A HEALTH PROBLEM THAT

REQUIRES SURGERY, THEY CAN ALSO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING

LISTS THIS WAY. AT SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL IS POLICY

THAT THE PATIENT MUST HAVE THEIR SURGERY WITHIN ONE YEAR

OF BEING PLACED ON THE LIST.

B26 ALSO RECIEVES PATIENTS VIA TRANSFER FROM THE

EMERGENCY SURGICAL ASSESSMENT UNIT (ESAU). THESE PATIENTS

ARE ADMITTED WITH A UROLOGICAL HEALTH PROBLEM SUCH AS

KIDNEY STONES. THEY ARE INITIALLY ASSESSED ON ESAU AND

THEN ARE TRANSFERRED TO B26 FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION

AND MANAGEMENT OF THEIR CONDITION. B26 ALSO ACCEPTS

DIRECT ADMISSIONS FROM THE DURHAM AND SOUTH TYNESIDE

AREAS.


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WARD LAYOUT & FACILITIES

B26 IS A BRAND NEW WARD IN THE MAIN PART OF THE HOSPITAL.

IT HAS FOUR BAYS COMPRISING OF FIVE BEDS AND A TOILET AND

SHOWER ROOM IN EACH BAY, AND ALSO FOUR INDIVIDUAL

SIDEWARDS ALSO ENSUITE. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE 24 BEDS ON THE

WARD WE ARE ONLY STAFFED FOR 19 BEDS. FOR THIS REASON WE

HAVE 5 BEDS CLOSED AT ALL TIMES. WE ARE FLEXIBLE IN THE

FACT THAT IF MORE MALE BEDS ARE NEEDED WE CLOSE BEDS IN

FEMALE BAYS AND VICE VERSA.

THE WARD HAS ONE BATHROOM ON THE WARD AND A FURTHER

SHOWER ROOM SITUATED OUTSIDE OF THE BAYS WHICH IS MAINLY

USED WHEN PATIENTS NEEDS ASSISTANCE WITH HYGIENE NEEDS.

WE HAVE A TREATMENT ROOM IN WHICH ALL PROCEEDURES AND

DRESSING CHANGINGS TAKE PLACE, EXCEPT FOR PATIENTS WHO

ARE BEING BARRIER NURSED IN SIDEWARDS.

AT THE ENTRANCE TO B26 IS THE SURGICAL PREASSESSMENT

CLINIC. ALL PLANNED ADMISSIONS VISIT THE CLNIC UP TO A WEEK

BEFORE THEIR SURGERY TO HAVE THEIR NURSING ASSESSMENT

AND MEDICAL INVESTIGATIONS COMPLETED.


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WARD B26 PHILOSOPHY OF CARE

WE AIM TO CREATE A WARM AND FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT IN

WHICH TO CARE FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE AIM TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FEEL

FREE TO APPROACH ANY MEMBER OF STAFF REGARDING ANY

ASPECT OF CARE PROVIDED.

WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY PERSON IS AN INDIVIDUAL, AND SHOULD

BE TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY AT ALL TIMES.

WE BELIEVE THAT RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL BELIEFS ARE

IMPORTANT AND SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.

WE BELIEVE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM SHOULD STRIVE TO

DELIVER HIGH QUALITY CARE AT ALL TIMES.

WE AIM TO OFFER A HIGH DEGREE OF HEALTH PROMOTION, TO

CREATE OPTIMAL QUALITY OF LIFE, USING AN INDIVIDUAL

APPROACH.


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WE AIM TO ENSURE PATIENTS RECEIVE THE BEST CARE FROM ALL

MEMBERS OF THE CARE TEAM, INCLUDING

DOCTOR’S PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS,

WHILST PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE AND SELF CARE.

IN ORDER TO DELIVER THE BEST STANDARDS OF CARE WE ARE

COMMITED TO CONTINUAL DEVELOPMENT, UPDATING OF

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS AND THE USE OF EVIDENCE BASED

PRACTICE.


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SYSTEMS OF CARE

WARD B26 HAS A SYSTEM OF DELIVERING CARE, THE NURSES ON

THE WARD ARE DIVIDED INTO 2 TEAMS. WITHIN EACH TEAM

THERE IS A MIXTURE OF NURSES WITH DIFFERENT SKILLS AND

KNOWLEGDE.

THE RED TEAM LOOKS AFTER BAYS 1&2 AND SIDEWARDS 1&2.

THE BLUE TEAM LOOKS AFTER BAYS 3&4 AND SIDEWARDS 3&4.

WITHIN THE NURSING TEAMS EACH PATIENT HAS A NAMED

NURSE, THIS NURSE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PLANNING ALL OF THE

PATIENTS CARE, ATTENDING TO PATIENTS NEEDS, ACTING AS AN

ADVOCATE FOR THE PATIENT, RELATIVES AND CARERS.

DURING YOUR PLACEMENT YOU WILL OBSERVE AND WORK

ALONG WITH THE NAMED NURSE IN THE ASSESSING, PLANNING,

IMPLEMENTING AND EVALUATION OF CARE.


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OFF DUTY, REQUESTING OFF DUTY AND

REPORTING SICKNESS.

WARD B26 IS A 7 DAY UROLOGY WARD. THE SHIFT PATTERNS ARE

7.30AM – 4.45PM

12.30PM – 8.30PM

7.30PM – 8.30PM

NIGHT SHIFT 8.15PM – 7.45AM.

DURING YOUR WORKING WEEK YOU MAY WORK THE SHIFTS OVER

4 DAYS WITH 3 DAYS OFF. THE SHIFTS ARE A COMBINATION OF THE

ABOVE FIRST 3 SHIFT PATTERNS, OR YOU MAY NOT WISH TO WORK

THE 13HOUR SHIFT IN WHICH CASE THE SHIFTS ARE OVER 5 DAYS

WITH A HALF DAY FINISH.

THE OFF DUTY IS DONE TO REFLECT TEAM NURSING.

NIGHT SHIFT CAN BE WORKED WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE

SCHOOL OF NURSING AND YOUR MENTOR FOR A SHORT PERIOD

ONLY.

STAFF CAN REQUEST A CERTAIN DAY OFF OR A CERTAIN SHIFT.

THIS MUST BE PLACED IN THE OFF DUTY REQUEST BOOK FOR THE

WARD MANAGER TO AUTHORISE.

IF YOU NEED TO REPORT IN SICK WHILE ON YOUR PLACEMENT

THEN YOU SHOULD RING THE WARD, SPEAK TO THE NURSE IN

CHARGE, GIVE A REASON FOR THE ABSENCE AND WHEN YOU WILL

BE RETURNING TO WORK. ALL SICKNESS WILL BE REPORTED TO


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THE UNIVERSITY. PLEASE REFER TO SECTION 2 FOR UNIVERSITY

POLICY.

STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITIES

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ARE AWARE THAT YOU ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN LEARNING AND THAT YOUR MENTOR

IS THERE TO FACILITATE YOUR LEARNING. PLEASE READ SECTION

2 OF EDUCATION RESOURCE FILE AS THIS OUTLINES ALL OF YOUR

RESPONSIBILITIES AS A STUDENT.

YOU MUST COMPLY WITH CITY HOSPITALS POLICIES AND

PROCEEDURES. A COPY OF ALL POLICIES ARE LOCATED IN WARD

MANAGERS OFFICE.

ALSO LINK FILES AND EDUCATIONAL AIDS ARE LOCATED IN WARD

MANAGERS OFFICE. PLEASE FIND TIME TO READ POLICY FILES AND

USE EDUCATIONAL AIDS AS REQUIRED.

EMERGENCY ALARM CALLS AND NUMBERS

THE FIRE ALARM IS A HIGH PITCHED TONE THAT SOUNDS WHEN

EITHER A SMOKE ALARM IS ACTIVATED OR WHEN A FIRE ALARM IS

ACTIVATED. AN INTERMITTENT TONE INDICATES THAT THE FIRE IS

NOT IN YOUR IMMEDIATE AREA AND THAT ALL DOORS AND

WINDOWS SOUND BE CLOSED. IN THE EVENT OF A CONTINOUS


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TONE, WHICH INDICATES THE FIRE IS IN YOUR LOCATION AN

URGENT INVESTIGATION IS REQUIRED AND POSSIBLE EVACTION OF

PATIENTS MAY BE REQUIRED. IN THIS CASE PLEASE REFER TO

NURSE IN CHARGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS. THE INTERMITTENT

TONE IS SOUNDED EACH THURSDAY MORNING AS A TEST.

IN THE EVENT OF A CARDIAC ARREST ON THE WARD YOU WOULD

BE REQUIRED TO RAISE THE ALARM BY PULLING EMERGENCY

ALARM CALL AND OR SHOUTING FOR ASSISTANCE. YOUR MENTOR

WILL DISCUSS YOUR ROLE IN THE EVENT OF A CARDIAC ARREST

WITH YOU DURING YOUR INTRODUCTION TO WARD. THE CRASH

TROLLEY AND DEFIBRILLATOR ARE LOCATED BEHIND THE NURSES

STATION. THE PORTABLE SUCTION IS LOCATED IN THE TREATMENT

ROOM.

CARDIAC ARREST 2222

FIRE 3 3 3

SECURITY 7 7 7


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WARD B26’S NURSING TEAM

WARD MANAGER - MICHAEL OLD – BAND 7

SENIOR STAFF NURSE – DIANE GRAY – BAND 6

WE HAVE 16 STAFF NURSES AT VARYING POINTS ON BAND 5

AND 3 HEALTH CARE ASSISTANTS AT BAND 2.

THE DIRECTORATE

OTHER SURGICAL WARDS

C30/ESAU – EMERGENCY SURGICAL ADMISSIONS UNIT

C31 – VASCULAR SURGERY

C32 – UPPER GI AND COLORECTAL SURGERY

C36 - UROLOGY

ALL THE WARDS ALSO DO GENERAL SURGERY.


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STAFF WITHIN THE UNIT

BUISNESS MANAGER –

MATRON – ANDREA STUBBS

PDN – MARIA LEADER

WARD MANAGER C30 – SARAH JOBLING

WARD MANAGER C31 – JAN WILLIS

WARD MANAGER C32 – LYNNE COOPER

WARD MANAGER C36 – CHRIS FRASIER

PRE – ASSESSMENT MANAGER – PAULINE DRYDEN

COMPLEX DISCHARGE CO-ORDINATOR – JEAN TURLEY

COLORECTAL SPECIALIST NURSES – MARILYN BOYD, SUSAN

FRANKLIN AND ROSEMARY JOBLING

VASULAR SPECIALIST NURSES – RUTH CHIPP AND FLORRIE

MOWATT

BREAST CARE SPECIALIST NURSES – SHEILA KIMBER AND

MICHELLE CRAMNER

CONSULTANTS

MR JOHNSON

MR GREENE

MISS KIRCHIN

MR ARMITAGE

MR ENGLISH

MR RICHMOND


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MR ROBERTS

MR OBONYO

OTHER PROFESSIONALS YOU MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH

ARE:-

ANAESTHETISTS

CRITICAL CARE OUTREACH TEAM

DIETICIANS

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS

RADIOGRAPHERS

PORTERS

DOMESTIC STAFF

THEATRE STAFF

CLERICAL STAFF

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPISTS

PHARMACY STAFF

JUNIOR AND SENIOR HOUSE OFFICERS

REGISTRARS

GUIDE TO UNIFORMS


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WARD MANAGER – WHITE TUNIC WITH NAVY EPILETS

JUNIOR SISTER – NAVY TUNIC

STAFF NURSE – PALE BLUE TUNIC / OR EPILETS

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT – BEIGE TUNIC / OR EPILETS

WARD CLERK – WHITE TUNIC

DOMESTIC – YELLOW UNIFORM

MATRON – WHITE UNIFORM WITH RED TRIM

BED MANAGER – WHITE UNIFORM WITH GREEN TRIM

RADIOGRAPHER – BURGUNDY UNIFORM

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST – GREEN UNIFORM

PHYSIO – BLUE TROUSERS WITH WHITE POLO SHIRT

LINK NURSES ON WARD B26


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PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK LINK NURSES FOR MORE INFORMATION

ON THEIR ROLES.

EDUCATION – RACHEL HALLOWELL

HEALTH & SAFETY – MICHAEL OLD

COSHH - MICHAEL OLD

PAIN - EMMA BARBER

INFECTION CONTROL - ANNA BROWNE & DAVE TURNS

DIABETES - ANNA BROWNE

HISS SYSTEM - RACHEL HALLOWELL

CPR - LESLEY THOMPSON

MANUAL HANDLING - LESLEY THOMPSON

CLINICAL SUPERVISION - DIANE GRAY

NUTRITION - EMMA BARBER

EQUIPMENT - FILBERT LANDASABAL

STOMA CARE - LINDA WARWICK & PEARL TAYLOR

CONTINENCE - RAJ BOODHOO

DISCHARGE - RAJ BOODHOO

TISSUE VIABILITY - JOHANNA QUICHO

WOUND CARE - JOHANNA QUICHO

CRITICAL CARE - LINDA WARWICK

PALLIATIVE CARE - ANNA VIRTUCIO


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GLOSSARY OF UROLOGICAL TERMS

ACUTE RETENTION – SEE URINARY RETENTION.

ADRENAL GLAND – A SMALL GLAND JUST ON TOP OF THE KIDNEY.

AMBULATORY URODYNAMICS – SIMILAR TO STANDARD

URODYNAMICS, EXCEPT THAT IT IS CARRIED OUT OVER A LONGER

PERIOD OF TIME, AND INSTEAD OF BEING CONNECTED TO A LARGE

MACHINE THE INFORMATION IS RECORDED IN A SMALL PORTABLE

‘BOX’ WITH A SHOULDER STRAP.

ANGIOGRAM – A TYPE OF X-RAY PROCEDURE TO TAKE PICTURES

OF BLOOD VESSELS. AN ANGIOGRAM IS USUALLY SPECIFIC TO AN

ORGAN OR PART OF THE BODY, E.G. RENAL ANGIOGRAM TAKES X-

RAYS OF THE BLOOD VESSELS IN THE KIDNEY.

ANTICHOLINERGIC – A TYPE OF DRUG WHICH AFFECTS THE

NREVOUS SYSTEM, COMMONLY USED IN THE TREATMENT OF

DETRUSOR INSTABILITY (MISBEHAVING BLADDER).

ANURIA – COMPLETE ABSENCE OF URINE.

ARTIFICAL URINARY SPHINCTER (AUS) – USED IN CASES WHERE

THERE IS A COMPLETE INCONTRINENCE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF

THE NATURAL SPHINCTER MECHANISMS WHICH IS NOT TREATABLE

BY OTHER METHODS. IN ESSENCE AN OPERATION IS DONE TO

PLACE AN INFLATABLE RING INTERNALLY AROUND THE URETHRA,

AND THE RING IS INFLATED OR DEFLATED AS REQUIRED. THEY ARE

EXPENSIVE AND AS THEY CONTAIN A SYSTEM OF VALVES CAN

OCCASIONALLY FAIL DUE TO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.


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ATROPHY – SHRUNK, BECOME SMALLER. IF AN ORGAN (E.G. A

KIDNEY HAS ATROPHIED, IT IS PROBABLY ALSO NOT WORKING

FULLY.

AZOOSPERMIA – NO SPERM IN THE SEMEN.

BACTERIURIA – BACTERIA IN THE URINE.

BALANITIS – INFLAMMATION OF THE HEAD OF THE PENIS, OFTEN

DUE TO POOR PERSONAL HYGIENE.

BENIGN – NON CANEROUS. IF A GROWTH IS BENIGN IT WILL NOT

SPREAD. FOR EXAMPLE IN BPH THE PROSTATE IS ENLARGED AND

MAY GET BIGGER BUT IT IS NOT A CANCER THAT WILL SPREAD TO

OTHER ORGANS.

BIOPSIES – IS THE REMOVAL OF A PART OF TISSUE OR ORGAN FOR

EXAMINATION. THIS MAY BE VIA A FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION, CONE

BIOPSIE, PUNCH BIOPSIE ETC

BLADDER – THE BLADDER STORES URINE UNTIL IT IS VOIDED.

WHEN THE BLADDER IS EMPTY IT IS LIKE A DEFLATED BALLOON

BUT CAN EXPAND TO HOLD A LARGE QUANTITY OF URINE.

BPH – BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA. ENLARGMENT OF

PROSTATE BUT NOT CANCEROUS.

CALCULUS – ANOTHER WORD FOR STONE.

CALCIFICATION – CONCENTRATED DEPOSITS OF CALCIUM.


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CARCINOGEN – A SUBSTANCE WHICH IS KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER.

FOR EXAMPLE IT IS WELL RECOGNISED THAT SMOKING CAUSES

LUNG CANCER. IT IS ALSO CONSIDERED TO BE A CAUSE OF

BLADDER CANCER.

CATHETER – BROAD TERM FOR MANY TYPES OF TUBE. IN UROLOGY

IT USUALLY MEANS A TUBE INTRODUCED INTO THE BLADDER TO

ENABLE URINE TO DRAIN OUT.

CHRONIC RETENTION – SEE URINARY RETENTION

CHEMOTHERAPY – TREATMENT OF CANCER USING DRUGS AND

CHEMICALS.

CRYOTHERAPY – A METHOD OF REMOVING TISSUE BY FREEZING IT

SO THAT THE CELLS DIE.

CYSTECTOMY – A MAJOR OPERATION TO COMPLETELY REMOVE

THE BLADDER.

CYSTITIS – INFLAMMATION OF THE BLADDER.

CYSTOGRAPHY – X-RAYS OF THE BLADDER

CYSTOPLASTY – A FAIRLY MAJOR OPERATION TO ENLARGE THE

BLADDER.

CYSTOSCOPY – AN EXTREMELY COMMON DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE

WHERE THE INSIDE OF THE BLADDER IS INSPECTED BY A CAMERA

INSERTED INTO THE BLADDER VIA THE URETHRA.

DETRUSOR – A LAYER OF MUSCLE WITHIN THE WALL OF THE

BLADDER.


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DIURETIC – SOMETHING WHICH MAKES THE KIDNEY PRODUCE

MORE URINE. CAN BE DRUGS BUT ALSO SOME FOOD AND DRINKS

SUCH AS COFFEE.

DRE – DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION. THE PROSTATE GLAND CAN

BE FELT BY INSERTING A FINGER INTO THE RECTUM.

DYSURIA – PAIN ON PASSING WATER OR DIFFICULTY IN PASSING

WATER.

EJACULATION – THE PROCESS OF SEMEN BEING EXPELLED FROM

THE PENIS DURING ORGASM.

ENDOSCOPE – AN INSTRUMENT FOR LOOKING INSIDE THE BODY

USUALLY WITH MAKING AN INCISION. E.G. CYSTOSCOPE( BLADDER),

NEPHROSCOPE(KIDNEY), BRONCHOSCOPE( LUNGS).

ENURESIS – TYPE OF INCONTINENCE WHICH IS WHERE THE PERSON

LACKS CONTROL BUT DOES NOT HAVE A BLADDER PROBLEM.

NOCTURNAL ENURESIS IS BEDWETTING.

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION – DIFFICULTY OR FAILURE TO ACHIEVE

OR MAINTAIN AN ERECTION FOR SEXUAL INTERCOURSE. CAN BE

ORGANIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL.

ESWL – EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY – USED TO

BREAK UP STONES.

EXCRETORY UROGRAM – SEE IVU

FISTULA – AN ABNORMAL CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO ORGANS.

E.G. BETWEEN THE BLADDER AND VAGINA – VESICO-VAGINAL

FISTULA.


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FOLEY CATHETER – A TYPE OF CATHETER WITH A BALLOON ON

THE END. THE BALLOON IS INFLATED ATER INSERTION AND KEEPS

THE CATHETER INSIDE THE BLADDER.

FREQUENCY – A SYMPTOM IN WHICH THE PERONS VOIDS FAR MORE

OFTEN THAN NORMAL.

GENITOURINARY TRACT – A BROAD TERM TO COVER EVERYTHING

FROM THE KIDNEYS TO EXTERNAL SEXUAL ORGANS.

HAEMATOMA – A COLLECTION OF CLOTTED BLOOD.

HAEMATURIA – BLOOD IN THE URINE.

HESITANCY – A DELAY BETWEEN THE PERSON STARTING TO VOID

AND VOIDING ACTUALLY HAPPENING. INDICATES OBSTRUCTION OR

ENLARGED PROSTATE IN MEN.

HYDROCELE – A COLLECTION OF FLUID INSIDE THE SCROTUM.

HYDRONEPHROSIS – ENLARGEMENT OF THE KIDNEY DUE TO IT

BEING INFLATED WITH URINE.

IMPOTENCE – SEE ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION

INCONTENENCE – INABILITY TO HOLD URINE IN BLADDER.


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I.V.U – INTRA – VENOUS UROGRAM. A METHOD OF TAKING X-RAYS

OF ALL THE URINARY TRACT BY INJECTING A CONTRAST MEDIUM

INTO A VEIN. THIS PASSES THROUGH THE TRACT ALLOWING A

SEQUENCE OF PICTURES TO BE TAKEN SHOWING TRACT.

NEPHRECTOMY – REMOVAL OF A KIDNEY

NEPHROSTOMY – A TUBE GOING INTO THE KIDNEY TO DRAIN

URINE.

NOCTURIA – NEEDING TO PASS URINE AT NIGHT.

OLIGOSPERMIA – A LOW NUMBER OF SPERM IN THE SEMEN.

OLIGURIA – LOW URINE PRODUCTION.

ORCHIDECTOMY – REMOVAL OF THE TESTICLES.

PARAPHIMOSIS – WHERE THE FORESKIN IS RETRACTED AND

CANNOT BE BROUGHT FORWARD. CAN CUT OFF BLOOD SUPPLY TO

THE END OF PENIS.

P.C.N.L – PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY – KEY HOLE

SURGERY FOR REMOVAL OF STONES.

PHIMOSIS – WHERE THE FORESKIN CANNOT BE RETRACTED

SOMETIMES CAUSING THE URETHRA TO BE BLOCKED AND THE

PATIENT BEING UNABLE TO PASS URINE.

POLYURIA – PRODUCTION OF HIGH AMOUNTS OF URINE.


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PRIAPISM – CONDITION IN WHICH AN ERECT PENIS WILL NOT GO

DOWN.

PROSTATE GLAND – A WALNUT SIZED GLAND THAT PRODUCES

SEMEN TO TRANSPORT SPERM.

PROSTATECTOMY – REMOVAL OF PROSTATE GLAND.

PROSTATITIS – INFLAMMATION OF PROSTATE.

PYURIA – PUS IN THE URINE.

RESIDUAL URINE- URINE THAT REMAINS IN THE BLADDER AFTER

VOIDING.

STENT – A DEVICE TO HOLD OPEN TUBES E.G. URETERIC STENT TO

HOLD OPEN URETER TO KEEP URINE FLOWING INTO THE BLADDER.

T.R.U.S. – TRANS RECTAL ULTRASOUND SCAN.

T.U.R.P – TRANS-URETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE. AN

OPERATION TO REMOVE MOST OR ALL OF PROSTATE WITHOUT

ANY INCISION BY USE OF SCOPE THROUGH URETHRA.

T.U.R.T – TRANS – URETHRAL RESECTION OF TUMOUR.

URGENCY – A SUDDEN EXTREME NEED TO VOID.

URINARY TRACT – GENERAL TERM TO DESCRIBE THE WHOLE OF

URINARY SYSTEM . KIDNEYS, URETER, BLADDER, URETHRA.

URINARY RETENTION – INABILITY TO PASS URINE. CAN BE SUDDEN

( ACUTE ) OR A LONG TERM PROBLEM (CHRONIC).


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VASECTOMY – AN OPERATION TO STERILSE MEN BY CUTTING THE

TUBES THAT CARRY SEMEN FROM TESTES.

VOID – PASSING URINE.

YOUSSEF’S SYNDROME – AN UNUSUAL CONDITION WHERE A

FISTULA CONNECTS BLADDER AND UTERUS CAUSING BLOOD IN THE

URINE AT THE TIME OF MENTRUATION.

GLOSSARY OF SURGICAL TERMS

ABDOMINAL CAVITY – IS THE STRUCTURE WHICH HOLDS ORGANS

SUCH AS THE LIVER, SPLEEN, KIDNEYS, URETERS AND SMALL AND

LARGE INTESTINE.

ABCESS – IS A COLLECTION OF PUS IN A CAVITY.

ACUTE ABDOMEN – IS THE SUDDEN ONSET OF SEVERE PAIN. THE

ACUTE ABDOMEN IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMON SURGICAL

EMERGENCIES.

APPENDICITIS – INFLAMMATION OF THE APPENDIX

ADENO CARCINOMA – IS A NEW MALIGNANT GROWTH OF THE

GLANDULAR EPITHELIAL TISSUE.


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ADHESIONS – IS THE UNION BETWEEN 2 SURFACES WHICH WOULD

NORMALLY SEPARATE.

BILIARY COLIC – SPASM OF THE MUSCLE WALLS OF THE BILE DUCT.

BIOPSIES – IS THE REMOVAL OF A PART OF TISSUE OR ORGAN FOR

EXAMINATION. THIS MAY BE VIA A FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION, CONE

BIOPSIE, PUNCH BIOPSIE ETC

CHOLANGITIS – INFLAMMATION OF THE BILE DUCT

CHOLECYSTECTOMY – REMOVAL OF THE GALLBLADDER, THIS CAN

BE DONE LAPARASCOPICALLY OR OPEN.

CHOLECYSTITIS – INFLAMMATION OF THE GALLBLADDER

COLOSTOMY – AN ARTIFICAL OPENING IN THE LARGE BOWEL

BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE OF THE ABDOMEN. MAY BE TEMPOARY

OR PERMANENT.

CROHN’S DISEASE – MAY AFFECT THE SMALL AND LARGE

INTESTINE, IT IS A TYPE OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE.


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DIVERTICULAR DISEASE – INFECTION AND INFLAMMATION OF THE

DIVERTICULM. A DIVERTICULM BEING AN ABNORMAL POUCH ON

THE WALL OF THE BOWEL.

EMBOLISM – OBSTRUCTION OF A BLOOD VESSEL BY TRAVELLING

BLOOD CLOT OR PARTICLE.

GASTRECTOMY – REMOVAL OF STOMACH

GASTROJEJONOSTOMY – SURGICAL JOINING ( ANASTOMOSIS) OF

THE JEJUNUM AND STOMACH.

HAEMORRHOIDS – DILATED RECTAL VEINS

HERNIA – A PROTRUSION OF AN INTERNAL ORGAN THROUGH AN

ENCLOSING STRUCTURE.

ILEOSTOMY – AN ARTIFICAL OPENING IN THE ILEUM AND BROUGHT

TO THE SURFACE

MELAENA – DARKENING OF STOOL BY BLOOD.

METASTASE – THE TRAVELLING OF A DISEASE AROUND THE BODY

BY THE BLOOD VESSELS OR LYPMH SYSTEM.


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METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ( MRSA) AN

INFECTION RESISTANT TO SOME ANTIBIOTICS BY OVER USE OF

ANTIBIOTICS. SPREAD BY POOR INFECTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES.

OBSTRUCTION – CLOGGING OR BLOCKAGE

PANCREATITIS – INFLAMMATION OF THE PANCREAS

PERFORATION – A BREAK OR HOLE IN WALL/ MEMBRANE OF AN

ORGAN.

PERITONITIS – INFLAMMATION OF THE PERITONEUM

PILONIDAL SINUS – OCCURE WHEN HAIR FOLLICLES DISTEND AND

AN ABCESS FORMS. PIL = HAIR NIDAL = NEST

SHOCK – CAN BE POST OPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS WHEN OUR

BODIES METABOLIC NEEDS ARE NOT MET. VARIUOS TYPES OF

SHOCK SUCH AS SEPTIC, HYPOVOLAEMIC, CARDIOGENIC AND

TRAUMA

SPHINCTEROTOMY – THE INCISION OF A SPHINCTER TO RELIEVE

CONSTRICTION

SPLENECTOMY – REMOVAL OF THE SPLEEN


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STOMA – A GREEK WORD MEANING OPENING OR MOUTH.

TPN ( TOTAL PARENTAL NUTRITION) MAY BE GIVEN CENTRALLY OR

PERIPHERALLY TO PATIENTS WHO MALNOURISHED DUE TO

TRAUMA OF SURGERY OR UNABLE TO HAVE FOD FOR LNG PERIODS

OF TIME DUE TO CERTAIN MEDICAL REASONS OR PROBLEMS

SWALLOWING ETC

ULCERATIVE COLITIS – INFLAMMATION AND ULCERATION

CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EPITHELIAL LINING OF THE COLON OR

RECTUM

VARICOSE VEINS – DILATED LONG SAPHENOUS VEINS IN THE LEGS

THAT CAN BE PAINFUL WHEN STANDING OR WALKING


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INVESTIGATIONS

BARIUM STUDIES – X RAY USING OPAQUE MEDIUM TO DETECT

ABNORMALITIES

BLOOD CULTURES – BLOOD SPECIMENS TAKEN WHEN PATIENTS

HAVE A HIGH FEVER

COLONOSCOPY – A FIBREOPTIC ENDOSCOPE PASSED VIA THE ANUS

TO EXPLORE THE RECTUM

COMPUTERISED TOMOGRAPHY ( CT SCAN) – X RAYS CREATING AN

IMAGE OF A THIN CROSS SECTIONAL SLICE OF THE BODY.

DOPPLER ULTRASOUND – USING HIGH FREQUENCY SOUNDS TO

DETECT PRESSURE, VELOCITY AND LOCATION OF BLOOD FLOW IN

VEINS AND ARTERIES

ERCP ( ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE

CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY) – FIBREOPTIC ENDOSCOPE IS

PASSED DOWN THE OESOPHAGUS TO THE DUODENUM TO IDENTIFY

THE AMPULLA OF VATER. THE AMPULLA IS CANNULATED AND A


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CATHETER PASSESS INTO THE COMMON BILE DUCT. CONTRAST IS

INJECTED TO SEE THE BILLARY TREE.

FBC – FULL BLOOD COUNT

IVU – INTRA VENOUS UROGRAM TO PROVIDE DETAILED

ANATOMICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE URINARY TRACT.

KUB – X RAYS OF THE KIDNEY, URETERS AND BLADDER

LFT – LIVER FUNCTION TESTS

OGD – OESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY A FLWXIBLE

ENDOSCOPE IS USED TO INSPECT THE OESOPHAGUS, STOMACH AND

DUODENUM

PTHC – PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY – A

NEEDLE IS INSERTED THROUGH THE SKIN INTO THE LIVER. A

CANNULAE CAN BE PASSED DOWN THE NEEDLE INTO THE BILIARY

SYSTEM

PSA – PROSTATIC SPECIFIC ANTIGEN – INDICATOR FOR PROSTATE

CANCER.


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PALIN RADIOGRAPHY – PALIN X RAYS WHICH CAN SHOW AREAS OF

GAS, SIGNS OF OBSTRUCTION AND DISTENTION.

SIGMOIDOSCOPY – A FIBREOPTIC INSTRUMENT PASSED TO LOOK UP

THE SIGMOID COLON

ULTRASOUND – USING HIGH FREQUENCY SOUND, THE ECHOES,

BUILDING UP AN IMAGE OF BODY STRUCTURE


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ABBREVIATIONS

AAA ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURSYM

ABG ARTERIAL BLOOD GAS

ADL ACITIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

AF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

AIDS ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME

APTT ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTION

TIME

AXR ABDO X RAY

BA BARIUM

BD TWICE DAILY

BM BLOOD MONITORING

BMI BODY MASS INDEX

BP BLOOD PRESSURE

BPM BEATS PER MINUTE

CA CANCER

CABG CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT

CBD COMMON BILE DUCT

CCF CONGESTIVE CARDIAC FAILURE

CDU CLINICAL DECISIONS UNIT

COSHH CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO

HEALTH


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COPD CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY

DISEASE

C&S CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY

CVA CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT

CXR CHEST XRAY

DNR DO NOT RESUSCITATE

DOB DATE OF BIRTH

DOH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

DVT DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

ECG ELECTRO CARDIOGRAPH

ECHO ECHOCARDIOGRAM

ESAU EMERGENCY SURGICAL ASSESSMENT UNIT

FBC FULL BLOOD COUNT

GA GENERAL ANAESTHETIC

GTN GLYCERINE TRI NITRATE

HB HAEMAGLOBIN

HIV HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS

Hx HISTORY OF


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IBS IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

ICCU INTEGRATED CRITICAL CATE UNIT

IDDM INSULIN DEPENDANT DIABETES MELLITUS

INR INTERNATIONAL NORMALISED RATIO

IV INTRAVENOUS

IVAB INTRAVENOUS ANTIBIOTICS

IVT INTRAVENOUS THERAPY

KCL POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

Kg KILOGRAM

MI MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

MRI MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

MSU MID STREAM URINE

MSW MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER

NACL SODIUM CHLORIDE

NAD NO ABNORMALITIES DETECTED

NBM NIL BY MOUTH

NIDDM NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES

MELLITUS

NSAID NON STEROIDAL ANTI INFLAMMATORY

DRUG

PAAC PRE ADMISSION ASSESSMENT CLINIC


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PCA PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA

PE PULMONARY EMBOLISM

PID PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

PRN AS REQUIRED ( PRO RE NATE)

PVD PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE

Px PRESCRIBE

QDS FOUR TIMES DAILY

RBC RED BLOOD COUNT

RCN ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING

RSI REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY

SOB SHORTNESS OF BREATH

SRC SELF RETAINING CATHETER

TB TUBERCULOSIS

TURP TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF PROSTATE

TURT TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF TUMOR

U&E UREA AND ELECTROLYTES

USS ULTRA SOUND SCAN

UTI URINARY TRACT INFECTION

WBC WHITE BLOOD CELLS

POLO KEY ELEMENTS


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INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

LEARNING OPPORTUNIIES RESOURCE/ RELEVANT

PERSONNEL/ DEPARTMENT

USE OF TELEPHONE

MAKING CALLS

ANSWERING CALLS

RING BACK FACILITY

USE OF BLEEP SYSTEM

WARD STAFF

WARD CLERK

USE OF THE COMPUTER

PATIENT INVESTIGATION

RESULTS

PATIENT INFORMATION

INTERNET

E MAIL ACCESS

WARD STAFF

PROJECT NURSES

IT PERSONNEL

LIBRARY

DISCUSSION WITH PATIENTS,

RELATIVES NURSING AND THE

MDT IN THE FORM OF

HANDOVERS,

WARD ROUNDS

MDT MEETINGS

REFERRALS ETC

ALL NURSING STAFF

DOCTORS

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS

DIETICIAN

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE

BED MANAGER

PHLEBOTOMIST

ECG TECHNICIAN

LAB STAFF


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CHAPLAINCY

WARD CLERK

DOMESTIC STAFF

PORTERS

AMBULANCE PERSONNEL

CLERICAL STAFF

CLINICAL SKILLS

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES RESOURCE/RELEVANT


PATIENT CARE

BED BATHING

MOUTH CARE

HAIR CARE

NAIL CARE

CATHETER CARE

SKIN CARE

PRESSURE CARE PREVENTION

ALL NURSING STAFF

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

RESEARCH FILE IN WARD

OFFICE

PHYSIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

BLOOD PRESSURE

PULSE

RESPIRATIONS

TEMPERATURE

REGISTERED NURSING STAFF

CRITICAL CARE OUTREACH


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EARLY WARNING SCORE

URINALYSIS

WEIGHT

BLOOD GLUCOSE (BM)

PEAK FLOW

FLUID BALANCE

PULSE OXIMETRY

MAINTAINING ACCURATE

CHARTS

TEAM

DIABETIC LINK NURSE

DRUG ADMINISTRATION

ORAL

RECTAL

SUBCUTANEOUS

INTRA VESICAL

INTRAMUSCULAR

INTRAVENOUS DRUGS

INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS

DRUG POLICY

REGISTERED NURSES

BNF

PHARMACIST

PHARMOFAX

DOCTORS

POLICIES IN WARD OFFICE

MOVING AND HANDLING

CORRECT TECHNIQUES

USE OF AIDS AND HOISTS

PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE

MANUAL HANDLING POLICY

ALL NURSING STAFF

MANUAL HANDLING LINK NURSE

MANUAL HANDLING ADVISOR

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

POLICIES IN WARD OFFICE


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INFECTION CONTROL

SOURCE

NATURE OF SPREAD

ISOLATION/ BARRIER NURSING

HANDWASHING

GOOD PRACTICE

ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE

REGISTERED NURSES

INFECTION CONTROL LINK

NURSE

INFECTION CONTROL NURSES

MICROBIOLOGIST

POLICY FILE IN WARD OFFICE

NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT

RECOGNISING RISK

NBM PROTOCOL

RECORDING INTAKE

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS

SPECIALIST DIETS

REGISTERED NURSES

NUTRITIONAL LINK NURSE

DIETICIAN

PROCEEDURES

CARE OF IV INFUSIONS

CANNULATION

VENEPUNCTURE

CATHETER INSERTION AND

CARE OF.

ECG RECORDING

ADMINISTRATION BLOOD/

BLOOD PRODUCTS

WOUND CARE

SUTURE REMOVAL

CARE OF SURGICAL DRAINS

REGISTERED NURSES

DOCTORS

ECG TECHNICHIAN

PHLEBOTOMIST

SPECIALIST NURSES

LINK NURSES

POLICY FILES

RESEARCH AND INFORMATION

FILES IN WARD OFFICE


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REMOVAL OF DRAINS

BLADDER IRRIGATION

BLADDER SCANNING

CARE OF NEPHROSTOMIES

ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES RESOURCE, RELEVANT

PERSONELL/ DEPARTMENT

UROLOGY & SURGICAL

ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY

INVESTIGATIONS

TREAMENTS

SURGICAL INTERVENTION

PRE / POST OPERATIVE CARE

REGISTERED NURSES

DOCTORS

XRAY

SPECIALIST NURSES

LIBRARY

THEATRE

MEDICAL PHYSICS

PG 15 – 26 POLO

ONCOLOGY

EPIDEMIOLOGY

AETIOLOGY

PATHOLOGY

TREATMENTS

REGISTERED NURSES

MACMILLIAN NURSES

DOCTORS

PATHOLOGY

CHEMO DAY UNIT

ONCOLOGIST

PHARMACY

LIBRARY


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HEALTH DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES RESOURCE/ RELEVANT


HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

PROMOTION

SMOKING CESSATION

ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE

CANCER AWARENESS

OBESITY

DIABETES

HEALTHY EATING

HEALTH EDUCATION

PROMOTION OF EXERCISE

ANOREXIA

DRUG & ALCOHOL ABUSE

REGISTERED NURSES

SMOKING CESSATION ADVISOR

DRUG & ALCOHOL

COUNSELLOR

WELL PERSON CLINIC

DIETICAN

PHYSIOTHERAPIST

DIABETIC CLINIC

MACMILLIAN TEAM

CAT TEAM

SPECIALIST NURSES

MANAGEMENT OF CARE

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES RESOURCE/RELEVANT


USE OF NURSING MODELS

PHILOSPHY OF CARE

DOCUMENTATION USED

NURSING PROCESS

REGISTERED NURSES


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ASSESSMENT

WHO ASSESSES

HOW TO ASSESS

USING OPEN & CLOSED

QUESTIONS

OBSERVATION

WHAT IS ASSESSED

WHERE TO ASSESS

REGISTERED NURSES

DOCTORS

DISTRICT NURSES

PATIENTS

RELATIVES

GP

PLANNING

CARE PLANS

CARE PATHWAYS

DISCHARGE PLANNING

RISK ASSESSMENT

REFERRALS

DISCHARGE LIASON

REGISTERED NURSES

SPECIALIST NURSES

MDT

DICSHARGE LIASON

IMPLEMETATION &

EVALUATION

WARD ROUNDS

DOCUMENTATION

STANDARDS

PROTOCOLS

COMMUNICATION TO PATIENTS

AND RELATIVES

TIME MANAGEMENT

PLANNING PRIORITIES

REGISTERED NURSES

WARD MANAGER

DOCTORS

PATIENT ADVOCAY LIASON

SERVICE ( PALS )

CHAPLAINCY

MATRON


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DEALING WITH DIFFICULT

SITUATIONS

COMPLAINTS

CECEASED PATIENTS

CARE OF THE DYING

PROPERTY & VALUBLES

SELF DISCHARGE

RELIGIOUS ISSUES

ORGANISATIONAL AND MANAGERIAL ISSUES

LEARNING OPPORTUNIIES RESOURCE/ RELEVANT


MANAGING A TEAM

ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS

PRIORITISING SKILLS

DELEGATION SKILLS

LEADERSHIP

OFF DUTY

SKILL MIX

MANAGING PATIENT

WORKLOAD

IMPLENTING CHANGE

STANDARDS OF CARE

REGISTERED NURSES

DOCTORS

WARD MANAGER

MATRON


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MANAGING RISK

POLICIES AND PROCEDDURES

RISK ASSESSMENT

EQUIPMENT & SAFETY CHECKS

INFECTION CONTROL

QUALITY CONTROL

MOVING AND HANDLING

REGISTERED NURSES

LINK NURSES

WARD MANAGER

HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER

ELECTRONICS

EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

CARDIAC ARREST

FIRE

VIOLENT INCIDENTS

PATIENT FALLS

FAST BLEEP SYSTEM

MISSING PERSON

BED ALERTS

REGISTERED NURSES

LINK NURSES

WARD MANAGER

FIRE OFFICER

SWITCH BOARD

MATRON

BED MANAGER

SECURITY

RESOURCES

STOCK CONTROL

DRUGS

NON STOCK

STATIONARY

BUDGET CONTROL

REGISTERED NURSES

PHARMACY

WARD MANAGER

WARD CLERK

STAFF DEVELOPMENT

IPR/APPRAISAL

TRAINING NEEDS

WARD MANAGER

REGISTERED NURSES


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CLINICAL SUPERVISION

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE

LIMITATIONS

SELF AWARENESS

PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT

NURSE

SELF

GUIDANCE FACILITATOR

Mentor checklist


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To be completed with 1st week of placement

Checklist Date Student Signature

Mentors Signature

Discuss Ward Profile and ServiceOrientate to the layout of ward areaIntroduce to team members.Discuss the wards philosophy of careDiscuss the roles of the nursing staffExplain about the service user and means of admission/referralExplain the use of the bleep systemOrientate to the location of the emergency/ fire equipmentExplain the role of the mentorInitial interview hasoccurredShow location of student resource file(Confirm student is aware that they are responsible for completion of their own progress reports).Explain procedures to be adhered to in case of the following:Fire, Cardiac ArrestSecurityUrgent response alarmLocation and Orientation of Emergency Equipment

Students Responsibilities in regard to :ProfessionalismConfidentialityConductAttireProcedure for disposal ofSharpsBodily FluidsGlassDrugsBlood ProductsDiscuss levels of education in relation to:Manual HandlingInfection ControlCPRLocation of Manual Handling equipment


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HoistPat slideHours of DutySickness Procedure

An appropriate Knowledge and Understanding of The HISS system in:Nursing ModuleEvaluationDischarge/TransferLocation of Policy/Procedure Files in:-Nursing Policies FileHealth and Safety FileInfection ControlManualStandards FileComplaints Procedure(discussed)Sickness PolicyBlood Product’s FileCOSHHDrug Administration

Please photocopy and give to educational link nurse for evidence file.

Student Evaluation Form for B26


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Please help us to improve student’s experience of B26 by completing this form before you leave your placement.

Were you orientated to the ward environment and introduced to staff on your first day?

Did you have sufficient time with your mentor whilst on B26?

Did the staff on B26 make you feel welcome and were they helpful to you whilst on your placement?

Were you shown the POLO documentation?

Were you shown where the policies and procedure files are kept?

Were sufficient learning opportunities identified by the POLO and your mentor?

Is there anything you would have benefited from doing but didn’t get the chance?


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What did you enjoy about your placement?

What problems if any did you encounter whilst on placement on B26?

How could we improve the student experience of placement on B26?

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this form. Please leave on ward for educational link nurse thank you.Please also fill in feedback form in your portfolio for NU.


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Learning Zones


Theatre Urology Treatment

CentrePhysio

MSW &

OT

Dietician

CCOT

MedicalStaff

SpecialistNurses

UrologyPre-

assessment

X-Ray

DischargeLiaison

MDT

Pharmacy

PDN

Matron

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USEFUL WEB SITES

www.doh.gov.uk

www.haznet.org.uk

www.hpa.org.uk

www.labtestsonline.org.uk

www.malehealth.co.uk

www.nelh.nhs.uk

www.nice.org.uk

www.nhsia.nhs.uk

www.modernnhs.nhs.uk

www.nmc.org.uk


http://www.nmc.org.uk/

http://www.modernnhs.nhs.uk/

http://www.nhsia.nhs.uk/

http://www.nice.org.uk/

http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/

http://www.malehealth.co.uk/

http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/

http://www.hpa.org.uk/

http://www.haznet.org.uk/

http://www.doh.gov.uk/

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RECOMMENDED STRUCTURED LEARNING PLAN

WARD/DEPARTMENT………………B26 SURGERY………….

Please use learning zone chart and select areas of interest to plan your placement interprofessional learning experience. You can allocate a morning or a few hours to visit these areas one day each week.

Week 1Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8

WARD

WARD

EXAMPLE PLAN FROM LEARNING ZONES

Week 1Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8

Ward Orientatio

n

Urology Pre-assessment

Spend morning or afternoon

Urology Treatment

Centre.

X-ray

Follow patients to

investigations

Dietician / Physio / OT /

CCOTWork with

while on ward

Clinic

Spend morning or afternoon

Theatre:Follow patient through theatre and recovery

Ward: reflect on clinical practice.


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