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Ward B26
Profile of Learning Opportunities
Information Package
WARD B26
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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
PERSONNEL/ DEPARTMENT
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
PERSONNEL/ DEPARTMENT
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
PERSONNEL/ DEPARTMENT
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
PERSONNEL/ DEPARTMENT
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
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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
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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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