Student Nurse Placement Survival Pack
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Student Nurse Placement Survival Pack Edited by Catherine Bates and Kate Uprichard (2017) Based on original booklet by Gina Williams and Julia Cooper Staff Lead: Mary Cooke Illustrations: Paul Cooke 1 Contents Message from Mary Cooke, ................................................................................................................... 3 Useful Contacts: ................................................................................................................................. 3 About this Project: ................................................................................................................................. 3 Support on Placement: ........................................................................................................................... 5 Your role as a StuDent on Placement: .................................................................................................... 6 Excellence in Practice: ........................................................................................................................ 6 Making up Hours & Working Nights/Weekends on Placement: ........................................................ 6 Mentors: ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Accountability and Responsibilities of the Mentor: ........................................................................... 8 Trusts anD PEFs: ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Public Transport Routes: .................................................................................................................. 10 Placement Parking Information: ...................................................................................................... 11 Practice Assessment Record and Evaluation (PARE) anD Learning Objectives: ................................... 12 Portfolio: .......................................................................................................................................... 12 Spokes: ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Whistleblowing: ................................................................................................................................... 14 Other useful Information: .................................................................................................................... 15 Placement Change Requests anD the Allocations Process: .............................................................. 15 Finances: .......................................................................................................................................... 15 Interrupting: ..................................................................................................................................... 15 2 Message from Mary Cooke, Placement Enhancement Project Staff Lead Hello to you all, anD thanks for accessing this booklet, Designed anD written with you in minD as you prepare for clinical learning experiences that will be personal to you and begin your professional nursing journey. Clinical placements provide 50% of your learning as a StuDent Nurse. You will have arounD 2,500 hours of clinical work, some based in School in the Clinical Laboratories, some in simulation, anD others alongsiDe qualifieD anD unqualifieD nurses in clinical settings both in community (primary) anD seconDary care. There is DetaileD aDvice anD guiDance in the Course HanDbook (online). Other practical anD acaDemic aDvice is proviDeD in sessions During your programme on theory and clinical update days. There is also a range of guidance documents and policies available on the ‘Practice Learning Gateway’ on BlackboarD. This incluDes guiDance on: Obtaining Support on Placement / Issues Related to Practice Learning Raising Concerns About Clinical Practice Interim Interview Working With Your Mentor Long Days, weekend working and night shift requirements Health and Safety – including travel to and from placement The Course Team enDeavour to support you via Helen DaviDson (Academic Lead for Practice Learning) anD the allocations office, anD your Academic Adviser is a sound source of guidance - but this booklet anD the wiDe range of personal stories from stuDent nurses anD miDwives available on the Placement Enhancement project blog will also be of great help. You can help your peers by senDing in material of your own anD adD to the wealth of information anD advice from experienced colleagues. Mary Cooke is the staff contact for your contributions or you can email suggestions directly to [email protected]. Better still, you could join the team next year to support your peers in their clinical learning journey anD improve this booklet. Useful Contacts: Academic Advisor: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….............................. Academic Lead for Practice Learning: [email protected] Sickness & Absence: [email protected] 0161 306 7807 Practice Learning Unit: [email protected] Occupational health: [email protected] 0161 275 2858 Greater Manchester Nightline: A non-juDgemental anD confiDential listening anD information service for stuDents between 8pm-8am During term time. Call 01612753989/4 (this number can also be founD on the back of your library/stuDent carD) or email [email protected] from your stuDent email to receive an autoreply with the contact number. Visit manchester.nightline.ac.uk for Details of other services. ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 About this Project: We are stuDent-leD project that aims to support stuDent nurses anD miDwives to make the most of their experience on placement while at the University of Manchester. AlongsiDe this booklet, we have DevelopeD an online blog that is run by nursing stuDents anD miDwives from the University of Manchester. There are currently more than 160 blogs to explore on a range of topics incluDing frank personal reflections from current anD former stuDents about their experiences on placement, guiDance anD tips for making the most of your placement as well as topical stories from the fielD of nursing anD miDwifery. We hope it will help guiDe you through what can be an exciting anD nerve wracking time at the start of your nursing journey. You will hear from stuDents from each fielD anD year as well as staff from the University, current nurses anD the wiDer fielD. Visit uomstudentnurseplacementenhancement.wordpress.com anD have a gooD look arounD; read the blog posts anD meet the rest of the project team. This blog is an interactive project anD we appreciate your help to continue to Develop the site. If there is any information you founD particularly helpful please let us know via the comments online anD all suggestions are welcome for any topics you think shoulD be covered; please get in touch via [email protected] or find us on Facebook by searching ‘StuDent Nurse anD MiDwife Placement Project.’ Good Luck in your nursing journey, we hope you enjoy every minute of it anD that this project helps you to make the most out of your time on placement! Catherine & Kate Please note… The project has been funDeD by the Learning Enrichment FunD: The University of Manchester Alumni; all participants are grateful for the opportunity provided. The inDepenDent views anD opinions expressed within this booklet anD on the accompanying website are those of the stuDent authors During their stuDy for the BNurs (Hons) degree anD are not necessarily those of The University of Manchester, the School of Nursing, MiDwifery anD Social Work or the NHS. All information within this booklet was correct at the time of publication anD shoulD not be treated as an exhaustive or Definitive source of information, but as a starting point for any issues or queries you may encounter During your time on the BNurs course. If unsure, it’s always best to contact your AA as the first port of call or refer directly to the course material on Blackboard. Illustrations by Paul Cook - [email protected] 4 Support on Placement: If you have a problem on placement it’s important that you know who to contact for support. This diagram will help you iDentify points of contact within placement anD university to speak to about any placement issues you’re having. Mentor or Academic Associate Advisor (AA) Mentor WarD Manager University Link or other senior StuDent StuDent Lecturer (ULL) warD staff Practice AcaDemic LeaD Education for Practice Facilitator (PEF) Learning It’s always best to keep in touch with your AA, whether it’s an issue with your own learning experience or regarDing any incident you’ve observeD. If you are not sure where to go with an issue your AA will be able to point you in the right Direction. If you’re concerneD about meeting your placement outcomes or have queries about your learning in practice, Discuss this with your mentor or your associate mentor if your placement has a team baseD mentorship style. There is space to recorD these aDDitional meetings in your PAD as well as your initial, midway anD enD of placement meetings. If your issue involves your mentor or