Day/month

Topic

Learning Outcomes

January

A & B

Mon 11^th
Tues 12^th
Wed 13^th
Thurs 14^th Thurs 21^st
Fri 22^nd

at Tauranga
Learning Center

Orientation

-   Enable new employees an opportunity to learn about how the BOPDHB is structured

-   Offer an overview of policies and protocols

-   Orientate people to the environment

-   Enable individuals to become knowledgeable surrounding health and safety, occupational health, fire, restraint minimisation and manual handling, in line with legislative requirements

-   Offer an opportunity for the Graduate Nurse to become familiar with equipment, policy, protocol, educators

-   Provide a broad overview of programme requirements including specific dates in order to meet the NETP/Organisational requirements

January

A & B

Tues 19^th

at Tauranga
Clinical School

Cardiac management

-    Provide an overview of Cardiac A & P

-    Offer an opportunity to develop understanding of cardiac cycle

-    Articulate the rationale for acute cardiac care requirements

-    Prepare the Graduate Nurse to care for acutely unwell patients, in a supported environment

-    Critically explore practice implications that relate to patient assessment, rationale for decision making and care planning whilst considering the interface between primary and secondary care

-    Articulate assessment requirements and provide nursing rationale for managing acutely unwell patient

-    Apply holistic principles to patient cares

January

A & B

Wed 20^th

at

Tauranga
Clinical School

Respiratory

management

-    Provide an overview of Respiratory A & P

-    Offer an opportunity to develop understanding of respiratory function

-    Articulate the rationale for acute respiratory care requirements

-    Prepare the Graduate Nurse to care for acutely unwell patients, in a supported environment

-    Critically explore practice implications that relate to patient assessment, rationale for decision making and care planning whilst considering the interface between primary and secondary care

-    Articulate assessment requirements and provide nursing rationale for managing acutely unwell patients

-    Apply holistic principles to patient cares

Feb

A Mon 15^th

B Wed 17^th

Tauranga
Learning Center

Diabetes management

-   Provide an overview of Endocrine system

-   Offer an opportunity to develop understanding of the differences of type 1 and type 2 diabetes

-   Prepare the Graduate Nurse to care for acutely unwell patients, in a supported environment

-   Critically explore practice implications that relate to patient assessment, rationale for decision making and care planning whilst considering the holistic care requirements

-   Be able to communicate an understanding of the principles for hypo/hyperglycaemia care requirements 

March

A Mon 22^nd

B Wed 24^th

at

Tauranga
Learning Center

Older Persons Health

-   Offer an opportunity to consolidate and articulate the care requirements of the older person

-   Review evidenced based practice and BOPDHB policies and protocols to improve health outcomes

-   Articulate nursing practice surrounding complex client situations, and how to manage these

-   Articulate the aging process

-   Discuss appropriate assessment tools

-   Gain greater knowledge pertaining to the continuum of care that is integrated between primary and secondary

-   Articulate their understanding of Primary Health Care and Hospital Based Services in relation to individual patient needs  

April

A Mon 26^th

B Wed 28^th

at

Tauranga
Learning Center

Communication, Leadership, Personality typing

-    Using a modified Myers-Briggs type assessment participants will gain an understanding of their own personality type – and what this means for their strengths, communication and development opportunities

-    Perceptions of others – knowing how communication is interpreted through non-verbal cues

-    Participants will learn about other personality types to enable them to have an increased understanding of communication with patients and colleagues

-    Participants will discover the importance of team work and implications for practice when this model is both utilised and not utilised

May

A Mon 17^th  
at Whakatane - TBA

B Wed 19^th 

at
Tauranga Learning Center

Professional Development & Recognition Programmeme

-   Provide the Graduate Nurse with an overview of NZNC competency requirements in relation to the regional PDRP process

-   Understand and articulates features of competent RN

-   Discuss preparatory process for competent PDRP submission

-   Recognise how evidence can support bicultural and cultural practices

-   Identify key components of reflective writing as a tool for developing practice and providing evidence for competent level

July

A/B Wed 28^th

at

Tauranga
Learning Center

Whole group 1 day confirm availability with Margaret Caine NZNO Professional Nurse Advisor

Ethical/Legal

- Critically explore practice implications that relate to NCNZ competency 1.1   ‘Accepts responsibility for ensuring that his/her nursing practice and conduct meets the standards of the professional, ethical and relevant legislated requirements’

-   Provide a rationale for decision making that reflects ethical,  professional and legislative responsibilities  within the practice setting

-   Identify resources that inform decision making process

-   Explore how context and competence assessment impacts on management of ethical practice situations

-    Show knowledge regarding the resources that are required to improve access to health care services and therefore contribute to improved holistic patient health outcomes

Pre-reading, debate, group work, SOP, delegation, legal aspects of practice, code of rights, code of ethics, conduct, professional responsibility

September intake TBC

6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 13^th, 14^th, 15^th, 16^th

at
Tauranga
Learning Center

Orientation

-   Enable new employees an opportunity to learn about how the BOPDHB is structured

-   Offer an overview of policies and protocols

-   Orientate people to the environment

-   Enable individuals to become knowledgeable surrounding health and safety, occupational health, fire, restraint minimisation and manual handling, in line with legislative requirements

-   Offer an opportunity for the Graduate Nurse to become familiar with equipment, policy, protocol, educators

-   Provide an outline of specific dates in order to meet the programme requirements

September

A Mon 20^th

at

Tauranga
Learning Center

B Wed 22^nd

at

Whk - TBA

Wound Care

-   Be able to demonstrate an awareness of the physiological processes associated with wounds, care and treatment options

-   Describe the optimal environment for wound healing

-   Revisit microbiology and discuss the management principals of caring for patients with clinically infected wounds

-   Articulate different types of wound assessment

-   Articulate the psychological, social and emotional impact on patients and family associated with chronic wound management and continuum of care

October

A Mon 18^th

B Wed 20^th

at

Tauranga
Learning Center

Oncology Care/ management

Palliative Care

-    Provide an overview of cancer in relation to the Cancer Control Strategy

-   Articulate knowledge pertaining to the treatment of different cancers Chemotherapy/radiotherapy/surgery

-   Discuss palliative care options

-   Articulate how holistic patient assessment contributes to continuum of care between primary and secondary

-   Articulate understanding of pain control in relation to acute and chronic pain

November

A Mon 15^th

Tauranga
Learning Center

B Wed 17

at Whakatane - TBA

Mental Health

-    Articulate how holistic patient assessment contributes to continuum of care between primary and secondary

-   Articulate broad knowledge pertaining to the treatment of different mental health requirements

-   Discuss mental health care options

-   Articulate broad understanding of acute and chronic mental health conditions

December

A/B Mon 13^TH OR

A/B Wed 15^th

at
Tauranga
Learning Center

Spare day at this stage, consider graduation/certificate presentation afternoon tea