Graduate Nurse Programme

Wendy Tustin Payne,
Nurse Coordinator - Nurse Entry to Practice Programme & Expansion Programme (NETP/E Programmes)
Graduate Nurse Programme, Tauranga Hospital, Private Bag 12024, Tauranga
Phone: 07 579 8000 ext 8134, pager 1425 or email: Wendy Tustin-Payne

Objectives of Nurse Entry to Practice Programme (secondary care) and Nurse Entry to Practice Expansion Programme (primary care)

These programmes will assist Graduate Nurses in developing confidence in their nursing practice, independence in clinical reasoning and decision making, and acceptance of the responsibility of the registered nurse role within secondary or primary health care contexts. To achieve this, newly Registered Nurses will have access to a supported teaching and learning environment, effective orientation and preceptorship.

These programmes give the Graduate Nurse a time of transition where knowledge and clinical skills can be consolidated while integrating the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi into practice, promoting equity of outcomes for Maori.

During this time, nursing and decision-making skills, priority setting and time management can be developed. The programme will also facilitate practice in a culturally safe manner with all client groups.

It is an intensive learning time. Confidence and competence will be nurtured within the practice setting, and the application of knowledge and skills will aid development as a Registered Nurse. This enables the graduate to practice safely, effectively and confidently, progressing from a new Registered Nurse to a competent Registered Nurse within 12 months of undertaking the programme.

Recruitment

The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has two hospital sites – the larger in Tauranga, the other at Whakatane. Intakes for graduate nurses within the NETP Programme are normally twice yearly – January and September.

Graduate nurse intakes for the NETPE Programme are currently three times a year, depending on positions that are available: January, May and September.

For all enquiries please email the Nurse Coordinator – NETP/E Programmes.