Rotation 4 initial entry:

I can’t believe I’m finally starting my last clinical placement! So I am about to start my cardio-respiratory placement which will be in an inpatient setting on a post surgical ward. I think I will be working within a multidisciplinary team to efficiently administer care to the patients, especially with the nursing staff as to mobilise the patients effectively and safely with all their attachments. I think I will be working with the other students on the ward in a fairly independent manner with supervision easing as my skills progress. I’m a little bit nervous about this placement as I’ve heard cardio-respiratory placements can be quite intense and stressful and I’m not the biggest fan of sputum! I’ve been preparing for this placement by reviewing the different surgeries I could encounter and the different cardio-respiratory medications the patients on the ward could be on. So hopefully everything goes smoothly over the next five weeks!