Paramedic Placements
Lantern Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-914962-16-5 (ISBN)
Placements can be daunting to the unprepared. This pocket guide is designed to make paramedic placements more enjoyable and less stressful and to help students get the most out of their practice learning experience.
Paramedic placements can be daunting – you’ll be working in a range of settings and supporting individuals with a variety of conditions. There are new colleagues to work with, and newly learned theory to put into practice. This pocket guide is designed to make your placements much more enjoyable and less stressful.
From ambulance placements to stroke assessment, via manual handling, it’s full of practical detail, hints and tips.
Written by an experienced lecturer with key input from students – this guidance is really produced with you in mind.
Pocket-sized format – carry it with you at all times.
Space to make your own notes – be it uniform policy, new terminology, or just the names of your new colleagues!
Reduce your stress and make the most of your placements by having this book to hand from the start.
Before you go
1. Preparing for placement
1.1Planning for your first day
1.2Absence
2. Professionalism
2.1Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
2.2College of Paramedics
2.3Social media use
Going on placement
3.Your first day
4.Working with your practice educator
4.1Issues in practice
Settling there
5.Communication and documentation
5.1Communication
5.2Documentation
5.3Incident reporting/DATIX
5.4Alternative communication aids
6.Patient assessments
6.1Assessing response levels
6.2Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure (ABCDE)
6.3Basic life support
6.4Sepsis 6
6.5Stroke Assessment
6.6Assessment of pain
6.7Mental capacity assessment
7.Medications
7.1Routes of administration
7.2Common medications used in the ambulance service
8.Manual handling
9.Hand hygiene
10.Assessments in practice
Going on ambulance placements
11.Ambulance placement
11.1What to expect
11.2Potential learning outcomes
11.3Roles and responsibilities
11.4Uniform
11.5Common ambulance terminology
Going on non-traditional placements
12.Making the most of non-traditional placements
12.1Common non-ambulance placement terminology
13.Care homes
13.1What to expect
13.2Potential learning outcomes
13.3Roles and responsibilities
13.4Uniform
14.Hospices
14.1What to expect
14.2Potential learning outcomes
14.3Roles and responsibilities
14.4Uniform
15.Community/primary care
15.1What to expect
15.2Potential learning outcomes
15.3Roles and responsibilities
15.4Uniform
16.Acute hospital setting
16.1What to expect
16.2Potential learning outcomes
16.3Roles and responsibilities
16.4Uniform
17.Maternity
17.1What to expect
17.2Potential learning outcomes
17.3Roles and responsibilities
17.4Uniform
17.5Specific maternity terms
Moving on
18.Reflection and personal development
19.FAQs
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.02.2024 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cheltenham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 105 x 148 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Ausbildung / Prüfung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-914962-16-8 / 1914962168 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-914962-16-5 / 9781914962165 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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