Intended audience: registered nurses, midwives, anesthetic technicians

Complete the eLearning and the quiz, you have unlimited attempts.

The number of noninvasive and minimally invasive procedures performed outside of the operating theatre has grown exponentially over the last several decades. Sedation, analgesia, or both may be needed for many of these interventional or diagnostic procedures.

The objective of this course is to provide you with the knowledge and skills to safely support a person receiving procedural sedation. 

Professional Development Hours: 2.0

This eLearning will introduce you to the Health and Disability Services Restraint Minimisation and Safe Practice Standards. By completing this course you will understand how these Standards apply within WrDHB and the expectations the organisation has regarding the application of the Standards.

This eLearning is applicable to all WrDHB settings where patient care is provided. It has been written for all staff who have contact with patients, visitors or members of the public. It sets out what support and guidance staff should expect their department to provide.

Education for WDHB Managers on Return to Work after Injury or Illness

Every WDHB Manager or Head of Department must complete the quiz annually.




In February 2021 a suite of new charts were introduced to reduce medication errors and improve patient safety through the standardisation of paper-based medication charts used in Aotearoa New Zealand hospitals, this eLearning provides a summary of the main changes to the 8-day National Medical Chart.

Who is this for: All clinicians: prescribers, administrators and dispensers working in medical, surgical, mental health etc.

Time: 20-30 mins

The aim of this course is to help you to give feedback and 'speak up safely'.

We all need to have difficult conversations sometimes but having the right tools to do so can make things much easier and effective for everyone involved.

Time allocation

1 hour.