Download Specialist Cardiac Services - Central Manchester University

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Placement
Specialist Cardiac Services
Educational Link Sister: 0161 276 4657
Welcome to the specialist cardiac Nursing Services (SCS) in the
Manchester Heart Centre. Our highly skilled and experienced team of
specialist nurses hopes that you enjoy your placement experience. Each
area in the SCS has its own learning objectives to help you to develop
and get the most out of your experience, we also encourage you to ask
lots of questions and get involved in the clinical activities, with
supervision.
During your placement you will spend time with some of
the different teams in the Specialist Cardiac Nurse
service:

Acute Chest Pain Nurses

Adult congenital Heart disease Nurse

Arrhythmia nurses

Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses

Heart Failure Nurses

Interventional Cardiology specialist Nurses

Research Nurses
Within this placement you will have the opportunity to find out
how patients live with a severe and life threatening illness by
following the patient‘s journey. Team Mentoring occurs in this
area, in each nurse specialty you will have an associate
mentor in and an overall mentor to guide you through your
placement, however, everyone is here to support and guide
you through your placement.
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Introduction to
Placement area
Placement layout
The Specialist Cardiac Services department houses
many different services all in the Manchester Heart
Centre Purple zone first floor. During your placement
you will see how patients are affected by severe and life
threatening illness in both acute and chronic stages by
following their journey through the services.
Induction
During your first day you will be orientated to the department
inclusion of MHC Health and Safety issues will be covered
(this does not replace your placement orientation checklist).
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Placement Philosophy To demonstrate the understanding at all times of the impact
that a life threatening diagnosis will have on the patient/client
and their family. Always seek to demonstrate awareness of the
wishes of the patient/family with a life threatening illness,
relating to personal dignity, respect and privacy. To
demonstrate skill in the undertaking of holistic assessment
patient’s physical and psychosocial needs including their
spiritual and emotional needs. To support the students own
psychosocial needs in an environment where death and dying
are recurring features of professional intervention and
emotional well- being during times of crisis.
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Staff Facilities and
Break Allocation
Within the Trust, there are canteens, cafeterias and shops, etc.
However, most people bring in their own food and eat in the
office. You are welcome to use the kitchen /eating area too,
which has a fridge & microwave that you are welcome to use.
There is a male and female changing area; you can store
coats and bags in the office area. You may secure your
valuables in the office area in a locked draw.
The CMFT Library: 0161 276 4344
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Handover / Shift
Patterns
The hours worked by most of the nurses here are Monday to
Friday 8am - 4pm; however there are some variations which
will be negotiated with individual nurse teams.
We aim to try and provide as much continuity within your
timetable to work with your mentor and gain experience with
the different nurse teams whilst balancing this with the
university days and practice based placement days over your
five week placement.
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Specialities
Commonly used
terms / Abbreviations

Acute Chest Pain Nurses

Adult congenital Heart disease Nurse

Arrhythmia nurses

Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses

Heart Failure Nurses

Interventional Cardiology specialist Nurses

Research Nurses
AAA
ABG
AMI
ASD
ASHD
- abdominal aortic aneurysm
- arterial blood gas
- acute myocardial infarction
- atrial septal defect
- arteriosclerotic heart disease
ASO - arteriosclerosis obliterans
AV
- atrio ventricular
BPM - beats per minute
CAD - coronary artery disease
CCU - coronary care unit
CHF - congestive heart failure
CPK - creatinine phosphokinase
CPR - cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CVA - cerebrovascular accident
CVP - central venous pressure
ECG - electrocardiogram
HDL
- high density lipoprotein
IAPB - intra-aortic balloon pump
ICU
- intensive care unit
IHSS - idiopathic hypertrophic sub aortic stenosis
LAD
- left anterior descending coronary artery
LAP
- left atrial pressure
LC
- left circumflex artery
LCA
- left coronary artery
LDH
- lactic dehydrogenase
LM
- left main
LVEDP - left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
MCL - Mid clavicular line
PA
- pulmonary artery
PAC - premature atrial contractions
PAP
- pulmonary arterial pressure
PAT
- paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
PCO2 - partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PDA - patent ductus arteriosus
PMI
- point of maximal impulse
PO2
- partial pressure of oxygen
PTT
- partial thromboplastin time
PVC - premature ventricular contractions
PWP - pulmonary wedge pressure
RCA - right coronary artery
RHD - rheumatic heart disease
SA
- Sino-atrial
SBE
- Sub-acute bacterial endocarditis
SGOT - serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
VSD - ventricular septal defect
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Learning and teaching
opportunities specific
to clinical area /
Spoke
Placements
Instead of a wall mounted notice board, we have Red Student
Information. There is also a Red Educational Audit Placement
Profile. Both can be found in the Arrhythmia Nurse office on
the book shelf.
Each area within the Specialist Nurse Service has resources
available for you to use including; reference materials, DVD’s,
hand-outs, patient information. Access to the Manchester
Heart Centre education resource via computer terminal can be
negotiated in each service.
Spokes
If you have a special interest/ desire to experience something
that is not covered in your placement please discuss this with
your mentor to see what can be arranged. Suggestions below.
Phone numbers can be found in our Student Welcome Booklet
and resource Files.
Palliative Care: cancer information & support centre
Cardiac Liaison Team
Hospital at Night team
Recommended reading list;
Marieb, E.N. (2003) Human Anatomy and Physiology
(International Edition). California: Benjamin Cummings.
*there are CD’s in the library to link with this book
Wilson, K. (1996) Ross and Wilson Anatomy and Physiology in
Health and Illness 8th Edition. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
National Electronic Library for Health
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Teaching /
Competency Packs
www.bhf.org.uk -Heart information series booklets
Learning Pack available on the area with objectives for each
specialist service.To help you with this placement you might
like to refresh your memory about the anatomy and physiology
of the Cardiovascular Systems in order to understand the
pathology and nursing interventions for cardiology patients.
There are quizzes that are a useful way to assess your
knowledge at the beginning and end of your placement
towards the end of the Learning Pack.
We value your evaluations! Please can you complete a
placement evaluation form at the end of your allocation.
Constructive comments are gratefully received so that we as a
Hub can improve our practice and placement experience.
Please leave your completed form in the Arrhythmia Nurse
office.