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Mentorship Newsletter Winter 2018
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Welcome to the Winter 2018 edition of the Mentorship Newsletter
This edition will focus on: Professionalism
Medicines Management and students Registered Nurse Degree Apprentices
University mentor links Dates for your Diary Articles of Interest
The term professionalism is well used but what does it mean to you? The NMC suggest that: ‘Professionalism means something to everyone who works as a nurse or midwife. Being an inspiring role
model working in the best interests of people in your care, regardless of what position you hold and where you deliver care, is what really brings practice and behaviour together in harmony. Good health
and care outcomes are highly dependent on the professional practice and behaviours of nurses and midwives.’
When working with students promoting a learning culture for others is vital. Being a role model can include :
Demonstrating clearly what professionalism looks like in practice Demonstrating positive behaviours and attitudes towards diversity
Supporting colleagues and students Celebrating personal success and that of others
Providing meaningful and constructive feedback to others Sharing and disseminating evidence-informed practice
Keep up the good work – your students need you!
Medicines management for students! A reminder for all mentors!
All students must be supervised and questioned when practicing all aspects of the administration of medication. This includes the 9 rights of medicine administration. The whole process should be supervised by checking the patient’s prescription chart and also:
1. Is it the correct patient
2. Correct drug
3. Correct dose
4. The correct date and time of administration
5. The correct route and method of administration
6. Diluent as appropriate
7. The validity of the prescription
8. Signature of prescriber
9. The prescription is legible
Documentation should then clearly state who administered the medication and who witnessed the process. Student nurses must have their own JAC login which will allow their mentor/supervisor to counter sign the process. Sign-post your students to the Marsden Manual for more information.
Nikki Wright, Interim Chief Pharmacist for the Trust, confirms that the new JAC system which came into use on the 1st November 2018 will make this process even easier. It is very clear how to record on the system who the witness was. In fact any member of staff is undergoing supervised practice, can have their administration counter signed in the same way. If anyone experiences any difficulty with this process please contact the [email protected].
Registered Nurse Degree Apprentices Welcome to our first Cohort of Registered Nurse Degree
Apprentices. They began their studies in the Trust in September 2018 and
2018 and will qualify in 2020. We are fortunate to have both
Adult and Mental health students in our first group.
These students will be members of your teams. They will spend two days a week as supernumerary student nurses, one day studying and two days as health care support workers. The Open University have produced very clear and useful guidelines on how to support our OU apprentices with their new programme. The clinical education team will also be supporting you, these students and our other students, whilst they are on placement. For more information on mentorship of these students and their programme please click here.
Please get in touch with the clinical education team if you have any questions!
Student welcome and guidance
• Please ensure the students are given a warm welcome on their first day of placement … it really sets the scene for the rest of the placement.
• All students should have their initial interview within the first week of placement.
• Request protected time from your manager for student support.
• Ensure students are able to access the Trust intranet for training opportunities.
• If students are completing Audits please allow them time to do so.
• Use a coaching approach to support the learning of your students.
• Provide constructive feedback.
University Link Lecturer details and Mentor Resources
Please click on the links below to gain access to
resources from each of the Universities who support students.
• University of Southampton Moira Sugden [email protected] LINK
• University of Portsmouth Yvette Revel-Smith [email protected] LINK
• Open University Neil Lindfield [email protected] LINK
• Solent University Tom Symons [email protected] LINK
Dates for your Diary ….
Mentor update (Mentor to Practice Assessor training)
We are still running mentor updates that will inform you of the NMC changes to education standards, and the new standards of support for student nurses. The dates for 2019 are:
Please note: Until September 2019, even if you are out of date by 1 hour for your face-to-face update or your Triennial review has expired, you will become inactive and so be unable to mentor students.
Plan in advance, and get booked on! This can be via Pro 4 or the clinical education team on Ext 6428
Date Time Room
Tuesday 15th January 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Main Lecture
Thursday 14th February
2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
Thursday 14th March 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
Tuesday 16th April 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Main Lecture
Tuesday 14th May 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
Tuesday 11th June 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
Thursday 18th July 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
Tuesday 13th August 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
Thursday 12th Sept 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
Thursday 10th Oct 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
Tuesday 12th Nov 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
Thursday 12th Dec 2019 14:00 – 16:30 Seminar Room 4
STUDENT FOCUS GROUP DATES
Do you have a Nursing or Allied Health Professional student working with you? The Clinical Education Team have organised a series of student focus groups. Students on placement are expected to attend at least one focus group during their placement. The dates for next year are:
October 2018 November 2018
Thursday 29th October 2018
Lecture Theatre 2,
Education Centre, SMH
14:30-1
Thursday 22nd November 2018 Lecture Theatre 2
Education Centre, SMH 14.30—16.30
Date Time Venue
Friday 25th Jan 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Friday 22nd Feb 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Monday 25th Mar 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Thursday 25th Apr 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Friday 24th May 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Tuesday 25th June 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Thursday 25th July 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Thursday 22nd Aug 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Wednesday 25th Sept 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Friday 25th Oct 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Wednesday 27th Nov 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Friday 13th Dec 19 14:00 – 16:00 Sem 4
Articles of Interest
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Thank you for all the invaluable encouragement and support you
give to all the students in practice. Wishing you a peaceful New Year
too!