Ophthalmology (EYE CLINIC) Nursing Landing Page 

This course is for nurses working in Ophthalmology Outpatient settings. 

Our landing page serves as a comprehensive resource hub for nurses working in Ophthalmology Outpatient settings. Here, nurses can access a structured course that equips them with the vital knowledge and skills needed to provide safe and effective patient care.

Furthermore, this program cultivates a diverse set of transferable skills, encompassing clinical proficiency, professionalism, and personal growth. These skills are not only beneficial in patient care but also instrumental in nurturing teamwork and leadership abilities, which are indispensable throughout a nurse's career.

Target audience: Other Roles
Time allocation: approx. 1 min
Completion criteria: complete ALL mandatory activities (refer to Course Completion Status block on the right)
Contact: Email us MCIS@adhb.govt.nz

Target audience: PACU Registered Nurse
Time allocation: approx. 1 hour
Completion criteria: complete ALL mandatory activities (refer to Course Completion Status block on the right)
Contact: Email us MCIS@adhb.govt.nz

This course contains the Adult Surgical, Adult Medical and Women's Health Entonox workbook for nurses and midwives who take responsibility for patients requiring Entonox.

This course contains the workbook for Medical Pain Management and is used in conjunction with the face to face Medical Pain Study Day to support your overall learning in understanding and assessing adult pain.

Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to share with you some resources regarding best practice for Palliative Care in Child Health.  

The expectations of this course are that you will: 

• access any resource page(s) on Hippo 
• know who to contact for advice or help for child health patients with palliative care needs
• complete the self-evaluation section  - this acknowledges that you have accessed the resource page and have had an opportunity to discuss any questions you have with your preceptor/nurse educator or manager 

This programme has been prepared for staff at Te Toka Tumai | Auckland

This course program applies to registered nurses practicing in a variety of settings, including hospice, hospital, aged residential care and community settings who may need to manage people with a syringe driver. Enrolled nurses are encouraged to complete the programme; however, they need to work within their scope of practice.

Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to share with you some resources regarding best practice for Adult vital sign monitoring, early warning score measurement and clinical escalation. 

The expectations of this course are that you will: 

• read the policy 
• access any resource page(s) on Hippo 
• complete the self-evaluation section  - this acknowledges that you have read the policy/guideline and have had an opportunity to discuss any questions you have with your preceptor/nurse educator or manager 

This webinar will inform you of the considerations in relation to facilitating supportive performance conversations with your staff members. This includes development conversations and providing positive and constructive feedback.

Whakaminenga | Who is this for: All staff who need to know how to safely manage Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICCs) in Te Toka Tumai Auckland

Takawā | Time: 30 minutes

Course contact: Your Nurse Educator is your first point of contact. Then Erika Lackey-Ruwald Nurse Consultant - Practice and Performance Improvement, Manawa Awhi | Nursing Development Unit

Method: Blend of eLearning and Skill Validation

Frequency: Once

Technology: Headphones or earbuds if completing eLearning in a shared workspace

The course is a short learning session to help pharmacists to learn the principles of writing in the patient's clinical record.

This covers:

• When, what and how to write entries, 
• assessment activities 
• sample entries to critique,
• peer review of their own entries

Kia ora, welcome to the Phlebotomy Skill Validation Course for Te Toka Tumai Auckland District Health Board. This course is for all staff at Auckland DHB who perform phlebotomy as part of their clinical role.

Independence in performing phlebotomy at Te Toka Tumai Auckland requires sequential completion of three courses:

• Venepuncture theory (worth 30 minutes of Professional Development time)
• Phlebotomy theory (worth 1 hour of Professional Development time)
• Phlebotomy skill validation (worth 30 minutes of Professional Development time)

This course is the final component of the online training and is necessary for independent practice in phelbotomy. 

Target audience: Physician
Time allocation: approx. 1 hour
Completion criteria: complete ALL mandatory activities (refer to Course Completion Status block on the right)
Contact: Email us MCIS@adhb.govt.nz

This course is in the process of being refreshed - self-enrolments have been closed.

Please come back tomorrow morning 1st July to complete the latest version. 

Physiotherapy Documentation Training

Purpose

• Provide basic understanding of Physiotherapy Documentation Principles and Process
• Enable staff to meet professional, organisational and legal requirements regarding clinical documentation 

Scope

• All Physiotherapists, Allied Health Assistants, Physiotherapy Students working in Auckland District Health Board
• New staff in the identified groups

Rationale

• Practitioners need to be informed and supported to embed the principles and practice of Allied Health documentation
• ADHB has committed to providing necessary learning opportunities to facilitate this process
• Training will be mandatory for the identified professions including biannual updates

Many medications in Paediatric Intensive Care are given as infusions. These medications have a narrow therapeutic range and the dose is calculated based on the child's weight. This medication module, aims to ensure that nurses working in PICU are competent in medication calculation.  

Key contact: Martin Turberville Smith

Who this course is for: any kaimahi who will be responsible for validating the PIVC insertion practice of other kaimahi at Te Toka Tumai Auckland

Prerequisites: Venepuncture, Cannulation and Phlebotomy Programme

CPE Hours: 4

Repeated: This is a one-off workshop

This programme assesses knowledge of patient pre-operative check-in competencies within the context of ADHB Policy.

The content was revised in December 2014.

Pressure Injury Prevention Modules 3-4

Intended audience: All Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff, working in Adult Community Services, in Te Toka Tumai Auckland

Duration: 30 minutes

Course expert: Pressure Injury Prevention Group

The main learning objectives of this course is to provide competent skills and knowledge required to accurately:

• Assess a client with / at risk of pressure injury and implement the appropriate bundles of care
  
• Complete required documentation, including reporting an identified pressure injury

Prior to completing these modules it is highly recommended that you read the Te Toka Tumai policy on Pressure Injury Prevention and Management in Adults and Adult Community Services Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Pressure Injury Risk Screening and Assessment Within Community Care (both only available while on the Te Toka Tumai Auckland internal network).

This course was developed alongside a wider body of work through the ACC Cast Related Pressure Injury Prevention Project. This module can be completed in isolation or as part of the pre-work for the Paediatric Plaster Casting Study Day. 

Pressure Injury Prevention Modules 1-2

Intended audience: All Adult Community Services kaimahi in Te Toka Tumai Auckland

Duration: 30 minutes

Course expert: Pressure Injury Prevention Group

This course is for all Adult Community Services kaimahi in Te Toka Tumai Auckland that are involved in patient care, and therefore risk assessment and prevention of pressure injuries.

The main learning objectives of this course is to provide competent skills and knowledge required to accurately:

• Stage a pressure injury
• Assess a patient's risk for injury

Prior to completing these modules it is highly recommended that you read the Te Toka Tumai Auckland policy on Pressure Injury Prevention and Management in Adults and Adult Community Services Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Pressure Injury Risk Screening and Assessment Within Community Care (both are only available while on the Te Toka Tumai Auckland internal network).