Waitematā COVID framework

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Respiratory and Cardiovascular Assessment

WDHB CourseIntended audience: All healthcare professionals needing to increase their knowledge of caring for patients with COVID who require conservative and therapeutic intervention.

Course Contact: Kerlvin Ocado Surgical Nurse Educator


Pandemic resource team ICU/HDU skills study day

Intended audience: selected clinical staff to support ICU/HDU

Duration: 8 hours

Course contact: Charmaine Van Heerden

Method: in person study day

Kia ora! The aim of this Skills Day Programme is to familiarize participants outside the WDHB NSH ICU/HDU with the routine and standards at the bed space within the ICU/HDU setting. This day, in conjunction with the eLearning, will provide the participants with the hands-on experience needed to perform practical skills in a manner that promotes patient safety but also ensure staff support in an unfamiliar environment.

This Skills Day Programme is designed for nurses who are working within the WDHB Acute Care Services i.e.

  • PACU Nurses
  • Anesthetic Technicians
  • Acute Surgical Wards Nurses
  • ICU Nurses more than 3 years out of the Critical Care Service

as part of the NZ Critical Care Pandemic Relief Team Resources for the COVID Learning Framework.

CPAP and NIPPV (Philips V60)

WDHB CourseParticipants: healthcare professionals completing the online COVID learning framework (who do not require the competence assessment component)

CPD: 1 hour

Contact: Kerlvin Ocado

About this course

The aim of this module is to improve the delivery of Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) care within the ICU/HDU environment, and to reduce mortality and ensure patient safety by better adherence to guidelines.

This module will standardise and improve the competencies of those healthcare professionals involved in the provision of NIV care.

This module is designed to be completed as part of the COVID learning framework. 

Areas covered in this module:

  • Indications for NIV
  • Contraindication for NIV
  • Modes of NIV
  • Nursing care of the NIV patient
  • Operating the Hamilton-C1


All components need to be completed and quizzes passed for a certificate of completion to be issued. 

Note: If you work in ICU or HDU and / or are required to complete the in person competency assessment you are in the wrong course. Please go here.



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