This course is designed for all nurses, other health professionals registered under the HPCA act 2003 and unregulated healthcare workers (e.g. HCA's, MHAW's, Community Support Workers).

All registered nurses beginning work in Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau need to complete this education module within the first 12 weeks of employment or as directed from your professional development plan.

Welcome to the Disability Responsiveness e-learning module.

One in four New Zealanders identify as having an impairment. Impairments can be physical, sensory, intellectual, mental health or may be invisible.

The aim of the course is to increase health professional's knowledge and confidence when working with disabled people by improving communication and challenging assumptions.

Course contact: Kirstin O'Connor
Frequency: Annual

This course contains the Referrals and appointments BadgerNet training module for Counties Manukau staff

About this course: In this course you will learn about the national vital signs chart and early warning score.

Duration: 30 mins

If you fail to pass this knowledge check you will need to discuss the patient deterioration framework with your nurse educator, or registrar.

ECG & Rhythms Course

  Intended audience: ALL clinical staff in charge of patients requiring ECG and rhythm assessment and monitoring. 

Prerequisites: Completion of the Cardiology: Recording an ECG Workshop

Duration: Equivalent to 8 Hrs. of professional development training (self-paced learning)

Course contact: Rosalie Bata, Cardiology RN - Huia Ward; Cardiology Education

  Method: eLearning

 About this course:

Kia ora! This course aims to provide a basic understanding of the interpretation and management of cardiac rhythms to clinical staff in charge of cardiac patients requiring rhythms/ECG assessments and monitoring.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the basic concepts of cardiac rhythm.
• Identify the indications for cardiac monitoring (based on Cardiac Monitoring - Telemetry Criteria).
• Perform a systematic way of rhythms/ECG interpretation.
• Recommend cardiac nursing-focused interventions and care plans for patients with rhythm abnormalities.

Registered Nurses in the Emergency Department can use standing orders for the purpose of ensuring timely and efficient care of patients presenting with pain and/or fever; asthma, injuries, cardiac chest pain, dehydration, or requiring topical anaesthetic.

The content of this e-Learning package will meet the requirements for education and demonstration of competence required by the Ministry of Health 2012 and Counties Manukau.

Key Contacts: Lauren Du Plessis, Zoe Faulkner & Ashleigh Lang

Registered Nurses in the Kidz First Emergency Department can use standing orders for the purpose of ensuring timely and efficient care of patients presenting with pain, injuries, croup, wheeze, gastroenteritis or requiring topical anaesthetic.

The content of this e-Learning package will meet the requirements for education and demonstration of competence required by the Ministry of Health 2012 and Counties Manukau.

Key Contact: Sarah Wilding

Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Nurses - working 3 + years in the Emergency Department setting at Waitematā WTH.
Prerequisites: none

Takawā | Time: 8 hours

Course contact: Chantelle Bosch

Frequency: This course can be completed annually
About: Provide nurses within the ED’s with an update of knowledge and skills to manage emergency presentations.

Here you will find all the information you need about Professional Development funding options while working here at Counties Manukau.
Contact: EducationFunds Generic (CMDHB) <EducationFunds.Generic@middlemore.co.nz>

Whakaminenga / Who is this for: All Waitematā Nurses (Competent, Proficient, Expert)
Prerequisites: none
Takawā | Time: 8 hours

Course contact: Mathilda Matthews

Frequency: This course can be repeated every 2 years
About: This study day aims to enhance participants' skills in effective communication by integrating Whanaungatanga and Āta principles, fostering teamwork, reflective listening, and strategies for managing challenging situations in clinical practice.

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Intended audience: Medical Interns, RMOs, Pharmacy Interns

This course has been developed to help you to prepare an accurate and timely discharge summary. The discharge summary contains crucial information for the patient and their primary care providers. It is important that it is correct, clearly written and completed on time.

Intended audience: This module is intended for any Waitematā kaimahi who work with patients.

Prerequisites: Pre-reading is in the guidebook at the beginning of the module. It can be downloaded or printed if required

Duration: 15 minutes (credit: 30 minutes)

Course contact: Becca Hammond- Professional Clinical Leader,Speech-language Therapy Sara Olley I Team Leader/CNS Critical Care Outreach Team

Method: eLearning

Frequency: Once

About this course:

Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to share basic knowledge that will support staff on working with  patients who have had a Laryngectomy or Tracheostomy.

Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Waitematā Staff working at North Shore and Waitakere Emergency Departments
Prerequisites: Complete elearning prior to study day
Takawā | Time: 8 hours

Course contact: Nicky Headifen Clinical Nurse Educator Waitakere Emergency Department

Frequency: Can be completed every 2 years
About: To increase staff prepardness / readiness to respond to critical incidents or disaster events

This course introduces the initial response actions to be taken in the event of an incident that results in emergency.

It provides the opportunity to consider the various emergency situations that could be faced in the healthcare environment.

This course introduces the initial response actions to be taken in the event of an incident that results in emergency.

It provides the opportunity to consider the various emergency situations that could be faced in the healthcare environment.

Requirements

To participate in a practical workshop, you are required to have completed two online learning modules - the Violence Intervention Programme (Pre-learning Module) & Waitematā ED Family Violence Training. 

Family Violence is an issue of fundamental importance to the health of New Zealanders.  Health care providers can make a crucial difference to identifying and supporting victims of Family violence.  We all have a role in addressing family violence in New Zealand.

Who is this for: ED/ ADU staff
Time: 90-120 minutes 
Course Contact: Rebecca Webster & Hannah Wood
Method :Face to face workshop