Phase 1a - Intensive Clinical Experience - ICE
Rotherham offers students placements for the medical and nursing weeks of ICE. During this time there are 20 Phase 1a students at the hospital split into two groups of 10 - one group attached to nursing staff and the others attached to a Clinical Team in medicine or surgery.
Medicine / Surgery
You will be attached in pairs to a designated Clinical Team in either medicine or surgery. There are 20 Phase 4 students on attachment at the hospital at the same time and hence Phase 1a students are encouraged to 'shadow' the Phase 4 students as a way of integrating into the Team.
Previous students have noted that the most is gained from the attachment if you are willing to get involved. You should then be able to get the opportunity to see what different members of the Team do. It will also make it easier to get involved with the patients in developing your communication skills and in taking clinical histories. From this it should then be relatively straightforward to reflect on events you have encountered. A week is a short period of time, so get involved right from the start. A passive attitude will make it less likely for this to all happen and in the end your experience gained from the week is likely to be less. At the end of the attachment the consultant of the Clinical Team will need to sign your assesment form. You may end up spending a lot of the week with other members of the Team besides the consultant, so make sure he/she knows you are around.
Nursing
Students are attached individually to a wide range of wards in general medicine and surgery and more specialist wards such as the coronary care unit or the stroke unit. The ward managers on these wards have all agreed to take students and are aware of the nature of the attachment. Although the experience will depend on the ward, in general there should be the opportunity to participate in the delivery of care under direct supervision. You should be given the opportunity to be involved in
Medicine / Surgery
You will be attached in pairs to a designated Clinical Team in either medicine or surgery. There are 20 Phase 4 students on attachment at the hospital at the same time and hence Phase 1a students are encouraged to 'shadow' the Phase 4 students as a way of integrating into the Team.
Previous students have noted that the most is gained from the attachment if you are willing to get involved. You should then be able to get the opportunity to see what different members of the Team do. It will also make it easier to get involved with the patients in developing your communication skills and in taking clinical histories. From this it should then be relatively straightforward to reflect on events you have encountered. A week is a short period of time, so get involved right from the start. A passive attitude will make it less likely for this to all happen and in the end your experience gained from the week is likely to be less. At the end of the attachment the consultant of the Clinical Team will need to sign your assesment form. You may end up spending a lot of the week with other members of the Team besides the consultant, so make sure he/she knows you are around.
Nursing
Students are attached individually to a wide range of wards in general medicine and surgery and more specialist wards such as the coronary care unit or the stroke unit. The ward managers on these wards have all agreed to take students and are aware of the nature of the attachment. Although the experience will depend on the ward, in general there should be the opportunity to participate in the delivery of care under direct supervision. You should be given the opportunity to be involved in
| ■ | Patient Hygiene - bed bathing |
| ■ | Nutrition - giving out meals, completing food charts and fluid charts |
| ■ | Observing Drug Rounds |
| ■ | Recording Observations |
| ■ | Communication with healthcare professionals and patients |
| ■ | Seeking out other professionals and establishing their role eg dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists |
The first part of the first day will involve an Induction session to help orientate you to your attachment and ask any questions that you might have.
For further details about ICE see Minerva, in particular the Peer Education Programme.
For further details about ICE see Minerva, in particular the Peer Education Programme.
To make your attachment a success, turn up and get involved!
Hospitals can initially seem a strange place!
Talk to the patients!
Communicate with healthcare professionals!
