HSC StudentNet

Day 2 – Wednesday 11th  May

9.30 – 10.30 – Transition aims and careers
10.30 – 11.00 – ethical policy in resuscitation

 Jane Buswell 9.30, Safeguarding
10.30-11 - Linda Hughes Forget-me- not centre

Debbie frost delegation, handover and feeding back – practical scenarios

Richard Thomas.  Legal principles of professional practice. "To share an overview of the fundamental legal principles of Consent to Treatment and Care as they apply in contemporary Nursing and Healthcare. I will be looking at principles of Consent to Care and Treatment, capacity to make decisions and relating this to withholding and withdrawing treatment with terminally ill patients and those that refuse treatment. By the end of the session the students will :
1. Be able to outline the fundamental principles of consent to care and treatment
2. Consider the impact upon nursing practice
3. Outline the duties and rights nurses have in obtaining consent and acting in a
patients best interests
4. Discuss how best to record and manifest their clinical judgements in relation to intervention and non-intervention with patients

Jenny Child and Liz Berragan -  Getting the interview right
This workshop will explore the interview process and legalities, interview questions, policies and scenarios,  helping the attendee to think through their appropriate responses. Time will be spent on what is required from you and how to conduct yourself. Role play is used in this workshop

Gayle Richards – diabetes
There will be an opportunity to “have a go” with insulin devices, to explore appropriate management of hypoglycaemia and to look at how diabetes complications can be prevented

Claire Fullbrook, stroke management

Angela Vowles cardiac case studies

Kathy Kantor Assertiveness
Session Brief - This Workshop will raise awareness of the benefits of assertive behaviour & introduce techniques to improve personal effectiveness.
By the end of the session participants will:

• Understand the features of aggressive and passive behaviour
• Appreciate the motivation for using these behaviours
• Be able to describe assertive behaviour & appreciate its benefits
• Be aware of assertiveness techniques
• Have opportunity to consider their current behaviour in practice
• Understand how to develop skills & techniques of assertiveness.

Cathryn Havard - Understanding cancer treatments - a patient-centred  guide to assessment and care"  Given the prevalence of cancer within the population and the increased amount of treatment that is now available and offered, you will encounter people with Cancer wherever you choose to work in the future. Cancer is not just one disease – it takes many forms and its progress and the eventual outcome varies considerably.  In some cases this may be fatal, but it often appears to be forgotten that many people are treated and cured of their cancer, while for others the disease is successfully managed over a prolonged period of time. Understandably, a cancer diagnosis evokes fear and uncertainty but current thinking focuses on providing accurate information; an individualised treatment plan and enabling people to develop strategies to live with their cancer and regain some control. To support individuals throughout this process is interesting, rewarding - and the essence of nursing care - so come to this workshop and: Clarify your understanding about current approaches to cancer treatment and patient experiences. Explore issues related to effective communication and the provision of supportive care  Identify useful sources of information, support and advice

Ian Fletcher – Pain management – case scenarios
“Each year, over 5 millions people in the UK will develop chronic pain, but only two thirds will recover.
Much more still needs to be done to improve outcomes for patients”   Sir Liam Donaldson (2009) The key to starting effective pain management is not only understanding the all encompassing nature of pain, but also the fact that it is the patient / client who is the “expert” / final arbiter of their own experience of pain, not the practitioner. This session will therefore explore the foundation principles of pain management in acute and chronic pain including concepts such as pain physiology, the pain neuro-matrix, gate control theory, the analgesic ladder, adjuvant therapies etc. DoH (2009) 150 Years of the Annual Report of the Chief Medical . Officer: On the State of Public Health in 2008 Mar 09 Crown Copyright.

Keith Lewis – BLS

Keith Lewis – BLS

Jenny Child managing the transition a toolkit
This workshop aims to explore the realisation of transition (the transition of student  nurse to staff nurse), exploring the issues that moving from student to staff nurse  brings. Management tools and scenarios will be used to explore the needs of the individual practitioner giving them the opportunity to support and help manage themselves throughout this process

Rachel Gilbert – Skills laboratory
An opportunity for skills practice:  Aseptic technique, Manual BP, Female catheterisation, Airway management.

Una McKay  - BLS

 Alison Holman - Orthodpaedic challenges 

Paula Dunwell – ECG problem solving and case scenarios

Paula Clifford – Wound care case studies - 2 afternoon sessions

Jackie Yonker - Respiratory Assessment Workshop
Learning outcomes:
Review anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system
Practice assessing the respiratory system
Discuss abnormal findings and possible causes

Helen Cox – SBAR one session

Clare Hopkinson – communicating in difficult conversations

Susan Punter “Nursing patients with mental health issues in medical settings”
The workshop will cover the following to enhance understanding, confidence and competence when nursing mental health patients in medical settings. Common situations that bring mental health patients into medical settings. Identifying co-morbid mental health issues in patients in medical settings. Understanding cognitive deficits and how this can impact on medical care. Dealing with difficult behaviours: Aggressivebehaviours/Selfharming/Paranoid/behaviours/Psychosis/Suicidal behaviour/When to call in an RMN/Specialling 1:1 nursing/Sectioned patients/General. Participants in this workshop will be encouraged to ask questions that will be fielded by Susan Punter (RMN) who has worked with mental health patients in medical settings.

Mary Pennell  - End of Life in Transition 2 sessions

June Briggs – Managing the Drug round – Medication Management