Preparation for Practice Learning For Year 1 Students Adele Kane Associate Head of School Practice Learning

Placement Opportunities You have accepted a place on the course linked to a host placement provider within a geographical zone, with the aim to recruit you to the local workforce on qualification.

Welcome to modern nursing The programme is designed to optimise the maximum experience across a wide range of care environments across the health and social care landscape. Your course will be divided into separate theory and practice blocks 50% Theory 50% Practice 2,300 hours of practice Learning hours must be achieved, of which 300 can be logged through clinical skills simulation.

In total there are 7 placements between 8 and 12 weeks long In order for you to experience a wide range of placement opportunities to match the diversity of clinical nursing you will predominantly spend you placement with your host however will experience placements within your zone to achieve the requirements of the programme. 50% acute care 50% Community care. In total there are 7 placements between 8 and 12 weeks long Total of 3 community 3 acute, 1 interface and 1 high dependency care

By the end of each year a student will have completed the following The NMC requires students to gain skills in a range of care settings across the whole health care landscape By the end of each year a student will have completed the following Year 1 Community/or interface Acute Care   Year 2 Community/ or interface High Dependency Year 3 Community Acute Care /or High dependancy Category Definition Community Providing care for patients within a community setting Interface Short episode of care, this may be: In a day-case unit/short stay unit, outpatients, Walk in centre or minor injury unit within the acute, primary care or private sector. Acute Care Providing general medical and surgical treatment for acute disorders within the acute care setting High Dependency Providing care for critically ill or patients requiring intensive intervention within acute or community care settings Such as intensive care, theatres, coronary care or Emergency Department.  Acute Care at Home Team Hospice  

. Community Nursing is the synthesis of nursing and public health practice applied to promote and protect the health of population. It combines all the basic elements of professional, clinical nursing with public health and community practice . Acute Nursing is where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery. However services are blurring and with changes in ethos of care closer to home you will work within teams who deliver care in hospital and at home

What will I be doing? Each Placement requires you to demonstrate learning and achievement of expected outcomes You will work under direct or indirect supervision of mentors – who will assess you. For 40% of your time in placement. You will develop plans to achieve learning and have opportunity for formal feedback along the way in preparation for a formal summative assessment towards the end of your placement.

You will pathway to other health care settings or practitioners in relation to the patient group of your designated placement. You will shadow normal shift patterns and need to arrange to do so.

Practice How will my placements be decided? Allocation is based on the need to meet programme requirements Travel to Placement should not exceed an hour Linked to your home/placement postcode Financial Support for Travel and also accommodation is available –make the most of it.

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