Fairfield Medical Center
Palliative Care/Medical Surgical Unit
Agency Information
Fairfield
Medical Center, established in 1916, is a 222-bed
general acute care not-for-profit facility in Lancaster,
Ohio.
CCE Site:
Fairfield
Medical Center
Palliative Care Unit
5th Floor
Ewing St.
Lancaster, OH
Phone:
(740) 687-8566 or 687-8565
Contact Person:
Kim Anderson, Nurse Manager
Special Notes:
This CCE is
designed to be attended by 2 students to allow you to share
the commute; if you are interested in carpooling, please
contact the CCE
Office
for their names. Each student will spend two hours in both the
palliative care and the medical-surgical units. An
assessment form is available for you to copy and take with
you to assess patients while on the unit.
As always, please call the contact person if you will be even a few
minutes late.
Office Hours:
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Instructors:
Assigned at time of CCE.
Specific CCE Goals:
- Understand the hospice
philosophy of caring for the dying person.
- Witness the emotional,
physical and family dynamics of a terminal
illness.
- Observe the activities
of a hospital palliative care and medical-surgical
units.
Objectives/Activities:
By participating in this assignment, medical students will be able to:
Review literature on hospice and identify the
roles of the hospice team, including services provided,
costs and client stipulations.
Identify
the stages of death and dying typically manifested in
persons with terminal illness.
Explain
the use of medications, side effects and dosages needed to
relieve and manage pain
Interview
patients and families to learn more about the impact of
terminal and chronic illness on their lives.
Observe
the responsibilities of physicians and nurses while on the
unit.
Equipment Needed for Activity:
None
Dress:
Fairfield
Medical Center has a strict dress code. Be advised
they do not allow bare legs or open-toed shoes, visible
tattoos must be covered by band aids, only two earrings may
be worn in each ear and no other piercing should be visible. White
lab jacket and identification badge must be worn with professional casual clothes, no blue
jeans or tennis shoes.
Directions:
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Merge onto US-33 W via EXIT 16A on the LEFT toward
COLUMBUS / STATE ST. |
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Stay STRAIGHT to go onto US-33-BR / LOGAN LANCASTER
RD SE / CR-33A W / LANCASTER BUSINESS ROUTE. |
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Stay STRAIGHT to go onto US-33-BR / LOGAN LANCASTER
RD SE / CR-33A W / LANCASTER BUSINESS ROUTE.
Continue to follow US-33-BR / LANCASTER BUSINESS
ROUTE. Go through one light and look for the sign
for Wilson Lane.
Turn right onto Wilson Lane and then take the next
left onto Sugar Grove Road. Follow Sugar Grove
Road for several miles and up the hill until it
becomes Ewing St. The hospital is on the left,
past the intersection with Main St, on Ewing St. |
Responsibilities of the Medical
Student:
· While on agency property, medical students
will conform to all applicable policies and procedures of
the agency.
· Medical students will exercise confidentiality
with regard to all patient and/staff information gained
during the clinical experience.
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