Critical Care Placements: A Pocket Guide

Rachel Dodd and Rachel Parkinson

Edited by Ruth Magowan

Queen Margaret University

Edinburgh

ISBN: 9781908625816

First published in 2020 by Lantern Publishing Ltd

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© 2020 Rachel Dodd and Rachel Parkinson. The right of Rachel Dodd and Rachel Parkinson to be identified as authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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The authors and publisher have made every attempt to ensure the content of this book is up to date and accurate. However, healthcare knowledge and information is changing all the time so the reader is advised to double-check any information in this text on drug usage, treatment procedures, the use of equipment, etc. to confirm that it complies with the latest safety recommendations, standards of practice and legislation, as well as local Trust policies and procedures. Students are advised to check with their tutor and/or practice supervisor before carrying out any of the procedures in this textbook.

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Personal information

Name:

Mobile:

Address during placement:

UNIVERSITY DETAILS

University:

Programme leader:

Personal tutor:

PLACEMENT DETAILS

Placement area:

Practice Education Facilitator:

Link lecturer:

CONTACT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

Name:

Contact number (mobile):

Contact number (home/work):

I am delighted to endorse this pocket guide written for student nurses by student nurses. Rachel Dodd and Rachel Parkinson have been passionate about this project – their desire to pass information on to fellow nursing students that they wish they had had when in intensive and critical care areas. These areas