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WARD/DEPARTMENT PROFILE DIRECTORATE: MEDICAL AND ED PLACEMENT AREA NAME: RHEUMATOLOGY DIRECT LINE TELEPHONE NUMBER: 01246 513097 SISTER/CHARGE NURSE/CNS: ANGELA LAWRENCE E-MAIL: [email protected] LEARNING ENVIRONMENT MANAGER: LINDA LONGMORE / HANNAH DUGGINS E-MAIL: [email protected] [email protected] UNIVERSITY LINK LECTURER: Jane Turner CONTACT NUMBER AND E-MAIL: [email protected] 01246 212528 CENTRE FOR PRACTICE LEARNING TEAM: Elaine Beddingham ext 2918 Carol Hickman ext 3465 Sheree Hall 6209 E-MAIL: [email protected] Description of environment e.g.: shift patterns, number of beds Out patients – rheumatology Rheumatology Day Case Monday - Friday Learning opportunities e.g.: speciality, procedures Care of patients with rheumatic diseases Nurse led clinics for patients with rheumatic disease Nurse Prescribing Nurse Assessment of joint disease – outcomes Early arthritis clinics – nurse led Anatomy and physiology of joint disease Drug therapies for treatments and pharmacology involved Intravenous drug therapies and the care of patients in day case area – including chemotherapies for vasculitis Osteoporosis and DXA scanning Care of patients with osteoporosis and fragility fractures Medical care of patient with more complex disease Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy specific to rheumatology 1. Ward/Unit Philosophy of Care Helping you to move forward 2. The Trust’s Mission Statement ‘The main aim of the Chesterfield Royal Hospital is to be your hospital of first choice, offering a quality service in a caring environment.’ 2.1 The Trust’s Purpose To be your hospital of first choice, offering a quality service in a caring environment. 2.2 2.4 The Trust’s Aims To provide local specialist and hospital-centred health care, which responds to the needs of all people in North Derbyshire. To work with other health care providers to make sure we deliver complementary and integrated services. To use the resources we have to provide high quality care. To maintain and build on our relationships as ‘partners in care’, with all purchasers, the voluntary sector and other agencies involved in the provision of acute health care. To provide our staff with good career and educational opportunities, in a pleasant and rewarding environment. The Trust’s Values To act with integrity - provide an open, honest and informed approach to everyone who uses our services. To respect the dignity of patients, recognising that each patient has their own individual’s needs. To give all our staff the opportunity to reach their individual potential whilst they are working for the Trust. 3. Learning Environment 3.1 Is a model/framework for nursing care used by nursing staff in this area? W e follow NICE guidelines, national BSR guidelines for the management of rheumatic diseases 3.2 Is there an identified strategy to meet continuing education needs of qualified staff W e use appraisal to identify learning needs of qualified staff . 3.3 Are there plans to make changes to the placement area in the next year that would affect student allocations? Not that we are aware of . 4. Student Learning Opportunities 4.1 Core Opportunities Observe nurse led clinics Observe nurse prescribing in action Learn more about chronic disease and the effects of this on the person Treatments available and how they are assessed Effects of treatment and the management of side effects Monitoring of patients undergoing intravenous treatments NICE guidelines – implications of these when treating patients Muliti-disciplinary working 4.2 Learning Resources Nursing Team Medical Team Access to Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapy Medical Journals and books in office Library PC access Patient information leaflets – disease and drugs CD Joint examination Please tick the grid and add any other available resources. Audio Tapes Instructions on Special Equipment Open Learning Packages Learning Resources Journals 4.3 √ Resource Packs Video Tapes Slides Research Material Posters/Diagrams Staff Resource Room √ √ Multi-disciplinary Team and Specialists with links to Area As specified above 5. Additional Opportunities and Experiences (Innovative practices or additional areas which may be pertinent for student to visit) Additional Areas: This is included in a time table for allocation • DXA scanning • Physiotherapy • Occupational Therapy Innovative practices / research activities: • Early arthritis clinics Additional areas of practice: • • • There are occasional meetings (specialist nurse meetings, regional study days and local meetings Audit Drug representative Learning Environment Manager’s Signature: Linda Longmore………………………………… Hannah Duggins W ard/Unit Manager’s Signature: …Angela Lawrence…………………… Date 27/ 06 /14