Our Adult Nursing taster session will give you the chance to experience what being a nurse is really like. You'll get the opportunity to take a patient's Vital Signs Observations, and to try your hand at simulated wound care, removing stitch staples and chest auscultations with our simulated dummy.
This Adult Nursing taster session will take place at our Clinical Skills Centre at Sam Fox House, Northern General Hospital, which includes mock clinical wards, resuscitation suites, simulated theatres and teaching rooms.
We'll start with a short theory session, to prepare you before the practical activities begin. Once you're ready, we will be taking a patient's Vital Signs Observations including pulse, temperature, oxygen saturations, blood pressure and respiratory rate, while documenting these details. You should gain an understanding of the reason why taking all these details is important and necessary when caring for a patient.
You'll then have the chance to try your hand at simulated wound care, removing stitch staples and chest auscultations with our simulated dummy.
We'll then debrief and evaluate the clinical procedures and finish the session with a Q&A with academic staff and current students.