Korero Hauora Health Talk - Taranaki District Health Board

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A ward vision is also created by the staff on the ward to reflect how they want their ward to be. Allmeasures and changes implemented in the ward are designed to bring that vision into reality.Since Ward 3 launched Releasing Time to Care in April 2011, there has been a noticeable changein the way staff approach issues on the ward. The attitude is now “what is the problem and howcan we fix it?” For example, daily auditing of medication charts revealed that a number of basicmistakes to hospital policy were being made. Corrections were discussed and implemented bythe staff and between May and September, daily auditing had risen from 25% to 90% compliance,meaning the ward is delivering much safer care to patients.Sustainability of changes made is ensured through the creation of standards and simple auditingprocesses. All problems are identified by staff, solutions are created and maintained by staff. Thisis able to happen with the support and ongoing motivation from the nurse manager. Staff arealso given the time and resources to implement their changes, which encourages an environmentwhere nurses actively work to improve not only their environment but their work practice.RTTC is an ongoing initiative with the aim to embed itself as part of ward culture and become partof the way we work. A NHS presenter summed it up “You don’t do the productive ward. It is whatyou are!”Ward Four’s vision:We the ward 4 teamare committedto creating asafe, supportivewelcomingenvironment for all.Our aim is toprovide professionalcare to enableoptimum individualpatient outcomesWe will respect allmembers of ourhealth care team,patients, familiesand visitors.Ward 4 Vision
Ongoing InitiativesNurse Entry to Practice Programme (NETP)By Glenda Butturini, RN, PGCertHSc, NETP Co-ordinatorThe Taranaki DHB continues to support nursing workforce development through theNursing Entry to Practice (NetP) Programme. The programme employs RegisteredNurses (RNs) with less than five months experience, who have recently graduated froma Nursing Council of New Zealand approved nursing programme, for a period of oneyear for 0.8-1.0 full time equivalent.This supported transition to the workforce provides a resource of competent RNs witha broad range of basic clinical nursing skills supported by Preceptorship and also aspart of the programme, the new graduates complete a 30 point post graduate clinicalpractice development paper with the University of Auckland. This paper is tailored fornewly graduated nurses with a clear focus on developing knowledge and assessmentskills in their first year of practice as a RN.In 2011, 18 new graduates were supported to work in areas such as the Medical,Surgical, Mental Health, AT & R, Paediatrics, and Orthopaedics Wards; Neonatal Unit;and Hawera inpatients. Four new graduates were in the expansion programme, two inprimary setting, one in Hospice and one in Aged Care .The 2012 programme also has 18 graduates within Taranaki undertaking theprogramme.Taranaki District Health Board Nursing Re-connectProgrammeBy Glenda Butturini, RN, PGCertHSc, Nurse EducatorThe aim of the Nursing Re-connect programme is to provide a supportive environmentto facilitate nurses who have been out of nursing for more than five years to return towork in a healthcare setting or have trained overseas and would like to register in thiscountry .The programme is a six to 12 week course, depending on how long an applicant hasbeen away from practice, and covers both theoretical and clinical days.This year we have run two courses and a total of eight New Zealand RegisteredNurses, 12 overseas nurses and five Enrolled Nurses have re-activated or gained theirpracticing certificates.382011 Korero Hauora - Health Talk
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