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Operating Department Practice 2015

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Reply 580

izzyss

Original post by sbraders11

Can I add you on facebook, I'm Shannon Kathleen Bradley I can't wait to get starteds_

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I don't have Facebook but if u have twitter follow me up @Ikhlass_Habibty sorry for the late reply :smile:

Reply 581

Amarog

Anyone here been accepted into /applied to UCLAN?

Reply 582

hamzahamjad

Original post by Amarog

Anyone here been accepted into /applied to UCLAN?

Me, I got interview on 3rd

Reply 583

Amarog

Original post by hamzahamjad

Me, I got interview on 3rd

Congrats

, I can't give details but the interview isn't anything to worry about, staff are friendly and as long as you talk you'll be fine :smile:

Reply 584

Elliebeanie

No Canterbury, students yeeeet? I'm so lonely!

Reply 585

Amarog

Original post by Elliebeanie

No Canterbury, students yeeeet? I'm so lonely!

Should start a thread for each Uni to find peoples on the course. Think I'll give it a try in a bit.

Reply 586

Elliebeanie

Original post by Amarog

Should start a thread for each Uni to find peoples on the course. Think I'll give it a try in a bit.

I might have to try that! I'm hoping to find some people once accommodation is all confirmed and stuff.

Reply 587

NelleXXX

Hi Ellie! Congrats on your offer,I have also been given an unconditional offer for September 2015! Woooo! See you there x

Reply 588

mariam2020

Anyone have been to bedfordshire uni for Maths and English test?
Please someone help

Reply 589

Miss little

Hi,

I just recently had my baby who's only 10weeks old, I'm trying to get myself better and getting ready to start uni in September. I just hope I have the confidence and not still have a baby brain when I start my course in bcu. Can anyone advise me what is the best book in practice I should get for odp I would much appreciate your help.

Reply 590

Elliebeanie

Original post by Miss little

Congrats on the babu! I'm sure your baby brain will have levelled out a bit by sept haha :smile:

As for reading, I don't know about anything in particular, I would research perioperative care books. However, they are not cheap, especially if you want an up to date one. A lot of them cost around £40 from what I have seen :s

Reply 591

Redeemed

Fellow Anglia Ruskin students, does anyone know the timetable for this september, more so the days we are on placement?

Reply 592

A&Enurse

Original post by mariam2020

Anyone have been to bedfordshire uni for Maths and English test?
Please someone help

I went today and it went well!

Reply 593

Shoughton60

Hi all,
Is anyone going to be studying ODP at Portsmouth university? I have a conditional offer (firm) and am yet to find anyone else doing the course at Portsmouth and just thought that it would be nice to meet some people before we start.

Sammy :smile:

Reply 594

Jane.mclaren

Did they give you any feed back

Reply 595

H3man

Hiya, I have and interview and BCU on monday and wonder if anyone could give me any information on what I could expect on the day and anything you think would be useful to know. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
Hannah

Reply 596

geniequeen48

Woah woah woah is Operating Department Practice an actual degree which focuses on surgery? Instead of studying medicine? I've never heard of this before and I really want to be a surgeon.

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Reply 597

lilly80

Original post by geniequeen48

Woah woah woah is Operating Department Practice an actual degree which focuses on surgery? Instead of studying medicine? I've never heard of this before and I really want to be a surgeon.

Nope. Not at all. You want to be a surgeon, you need to study medicine.

Reply 598

geniequeen48

Original post by lilly80

Nope. Not at all. You want to be a surgeon, you need to study medicine.

Oh okay thank you lol. So what is it exactly?

Reply 599

lilly80

Original post by geniequeen48

Oh okay thank you lol. So what is it exactly?

It's for working in the 3 area's of the operating department. You train to assist the anaesthetist in anaesthetic room e.g set up for the case, do the WHO, make sure all the paperwork is correct, position the patient in the operating room and the lights etc. Most importantly making sure you do everything possible to maintain the patients dignity.

Assist in the actual case in the scrub role, passing instruments etc or in the circulating role you pass things that the scrubbed person or surgeon needs in a sterile way and doing the paperwork, WHO etc.

Lastly you could be recovering a patient after an operation until they are well enough to be discharged in a day case or back to the ward.

If you want to be a surgeon you will come across plenty of ODP's