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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
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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
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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
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Resource Packs
Video Tapes
Slides
Research Material
Posters/Diagrams
Staff
Resource Room
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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:
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Early arthritis clinics
Additional areas of practice:
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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