How can I make the most of my Clinical Placements? Part one

1. Intermediate Nursing Practice NU 2662 How can I make the most of my Clinical Placements? Part one Pre-registration programme Stage Two Fiona Work & Sundari Joseph Practice Education Lecturers

2. How can I make the most of my Clinical Placements? Part one- Master lecture Part two- Time with practice team Part three –time with personal tutor- learning objectives, etc

3. How enjoyable was your last placement? • Very enjoyable • Partially enjoyable • Not enjoyable

4. What reasons can you give for this? • Mentor • Learning Environment (placement) • Myself • University

5. What do you hope to get from this session? • Information • Support • How to prepare (tips for preparation) • Questions answered

6. Which one of this list causes you the most concern about your stage two placements? • Things about self e.g. professional/confidence/ performance • Things about self e.g. finance/personal • Things about mentor support • Things about the placement • Other

7. School & Service Framework to Support Students Learning in Practice PRACTICE TEAM Prog. Leaders Practice Education Lecturers Practice Educators Student Centre Practice Education Facilitators Mentors Students Personal Tutors

8. What is a CLET? • CLET stands for Clinical Learning Environment Team • There are over 20 CLETs covering all the placement areas and specialisms • It is a working group aiming to improve the quality of learning on placements • Students are involved

9. Your support network • You – the student • Mentor • Ward Manager • Practice Educator/Practice Education Facilitator (PE and PEF) • Practice Education Lecturer (PEL) • Personal Tutor • Programme Leader

10. Performance Indicators

11. Levels of learning

12. What can you do before the placement? • Check location & travel & accommodation arrangements • Contact the placement area by phone and visit • Who is the nurse in charge and who is your mentor? • During that call; find shift patterns, your off duty (? Sunday starts) • Read up about the placement- use the RGU library/profiles in student centre • Find out the names of your PEF/PE/PEL

13. What can you do before the placement? • Plan what you would like to learn from the placement (start with personal tutor session) • Make a list and take this with you • Read up on night nursing policy • Read up on bank nursing policy • See practice education web pages on http://www.rgu.ac.uk/nursing/practice/page.cfm?pge=40911

14. On arrival • Take your clinical assessment documents and SKILLS PASSPORT and keep them on the ward/dept • Professional conduct • Induction/ orientation • Identify mentor/depute mentor • Negotiate night nursing experience

15. Clinical Assessment Initial Discussion • Initial interview (within 72hours) • Discuss development plan from previous placement • Review domains of learning- Professional and Ethical practice, Care Delivery, Care Management and Personal and Professional Development • Compile a contract of learning • Arrange date for mid-placement and final interview • 40% working with mentor to be recorded on timesheet (indirect also)

16. Contract of Learning Should: • be mutually agreed by mentor and student • make expectations explicit • clarify what you are aiming to achieve (objectives) • clarify how you are to achieve your objectives (learning opportunities) • be referred to regularly and reviewed regularly

17. Formative Assessments Stage 2 • There are 2 formative assessments which you must achieve by the end of stage 2 • Principles of Asepsis • Engaging with Clients- Stage 2 • These are found in your skills passports • Get your mentor to sign them when achieved and verify this in your CAR • Patient Group Directives

18. Clinical Assessment Mid-placement discussion • Mid-way assessment • Review learning contract and assess achievement • Time to reflect if you are meeting level two practice outcomes and implement action plan for achievement if required • Arrange final assessment date

19. Clinical AssessmentFinal Interview • This is the time when you and your mentor reflect on your performance on placement • Your mentor records their comments grades your performance • You record your comments and indicate the grade you would award yourself • Timesheets need to be completed accurately and signed (lilac) • Make sure you have all your documentation before you leave the placement

20. Cause for Concern from student • At any point during your placement there may be something that doesn’t seem right to you • Initiate a cause for concern immediately • See practice education web pages on http://www.rgu.ac.uk/nursing/practice/page.cfm?pge=40911

21. Cause for concern from Mentor • A mentor may raise a cause for concern in order to student performance • This is to enable further support to help you successfully complete the placement • See practice education web pages on http://www.rgu.ac.uk/nursing/practice/page.cfm?pge=40911

22. Part-Time Work • Any part time work that you have must not interfere with your ability to satisfy working alongside your mentor and shift patterns which are allocated • Please refer to the Bank & Bursary Policy for Grampian on the practice education web pages on http://www.rgu.ac.uk/nursing/practice/page.cfm?pge=40911

23. Cleanliness Champions- Stage 2 • Unit 4 - personal protective equipment • Unit 5 - safe use and disposal of sharps • Unit 6 - maintenance of a clean health care environment • Unit 7 - safe handling and disposal of waste • For support follow the cleanliness champions flowchart in your skills passports

24. Skills Passports • These are important documents which tell the mentor that you have practised skills in the skills centre and need to practice with real patients • Take them with you, leave them on placement while you are there, so they can be completed as and when skill opportunities arise.

25. Inter-professional Learning • Demonstrate evidence of interdisciplinary collaboration. • Responsibility of yourself, the student, to arrange - support will be available from your mentor. • Discuss this task at your initial interview with your mentor and again at your midway assessment. This activity should be completed at the end of the placement. • The activity links with the Domain ‘Professional and Ethical Practice’ in the Clinical Assessment Profile (CAP). • Forms to complete this activity are with your personal tutors

26. Night Duty • The night duty policy has now changed to be more flexible • It is expected that you acquire experience in the 24 hour 7 days a week service

27. Evaluation • You have a responsibility to complete an online evaluation form following your placement. • This is important for quality assurance purposes and to enhance placement learning for future students • It is an opportunity for you to say what went well and what didn’t go well • Contact your student support network with any issues

28. This session has helped me prepare for my next placement • Strongly agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly disagree

29. Good Luck! Any Questions? NB. You now have the group work session to ask questions about travel, etc and the EBL personal tutor session to work on your learning outcomes, etc.