Nursing - teaching facilities

The teaching ward is a state-of-the-art facility in Heavitree Hospital, Exeter. It contains seven fully equipped patient bays where students are exposed to a wide variety of simulated practice, designed to increase their knowledge, confidence and competency in preparation for clinical practice. This environment continuously supports their development from fundamental of care in stage one right through to the management of complex trauma in stage four of the MSci programmes. 

This group is exploring the principles of the aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT), particularly focusing on how to apply the principle in a patients' own environment.

These students are learning to measure manual and estimated blood pressure in a simulated environment.

Students engaging with mandatory training such as basic life support and practising correct cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Students learning to recognise the main signs and symptoms of a deteriorating patient and implementing appropriate interventions. 

In our teaching ward we have a variety of high-fidelity manikins to simulate real life scenarios in a non-threatening, learning environment.

A lecturer guiding a student while practising the subcutaneous injection technique. 

Students learning the correct method of urianalysis to correctly diagnose, screen and monitor systemic diseases, suspected conditions and monitor progress of an existing conditions.

Through peer teaching these students are learning the basic principles of wound closure.