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This online orientation to Hutt Maternity Ward is worth 2 hours of education and should be completed prior to commencing your face-to-face orientation in Maternity.

Learning objectives

  • Outline the key guidelines and protocols guiding practice 
  • Describe the clinical rationale for key tasks and timing of care 

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Who for     For staff performing nursing/midwifery duties as required by the Infection Prevention and Control Team
What         You must read the complete the eLearning and upload your certificate onto the course page.
Time           1 hour
Contact      Infection Prevention and Control Team



This course provides eLearning theory for those new to IV therapy.

Audience

For staff who require IV Certification who have no previous IV experience, including all new graduates, midwives and technicians (who are required to perform IV and related therapies as part of their role)

Time spent: 2 hours approx

This course is a short mandatory course designed to bring you up to speed with your responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act (2015) which comes into effect on the 4 April 2016.

For all people managers at Hutt Valley DHB

(The original material for this course has been provided, with thanks, from CCDHB)

Understand and competent with the procedure

Only for nurses working in the Hutt Valley District Health Board Children's Ward

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Audience
Staff who with in their normal duties would be expected to perform male catheterisations

Completion

  • To be completed as a first step in gaining clinical competency in your area
  • Or if you are already competent as update for your professional development

Discuss with the nurse educator in your area.

Time required
This course is equivalent to 2 hours of Professional Development time

The original content of this course was provided with thanks from Counties Manukau Health


Who for     
  • Midwives and nurses working in maternity
  • Nurses working in non-maternity wards where pregnant or recently pregnant women may receive care 
  • Doctors and other clinicians who are responders for escalation
What         
This course provides an introduction to using the Maternity Early Warning System (MEWS): vital signs chart and maternity early warning score. 

The chart and MEWS are tools to support clinical judgement, critical thinking and autonomy. They provide a safety net to reduce failures to identify maternal morbidity, and act as a prompt for clinicians to take action. The system is designed to influence a change in culture so that escalation of clinical care is consistent and fully supported using objectively defined criteria. 

The system is used for all women who are pregnant, or have recently been pregnant in the last 42 days, pregnant or after birth, miscarriage and termination. 

Time           30 minutes
Contact      Wendy Castle




Who for     Annual refresher course for those staff needing access to work in the MRI area.
What         eLearning on MRI safety for healthcare staff working in the MRI environment.
Time           30 minutes
Contact      Paul Magarity




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