Transcript GRADUATE NURSE PROGRAM
The West Gippsland Healthcare Group
Acute hospital: 83 bed facility in Warragul High Care Nursing Home: 60 beds Low/High Care Hostel: 50 beds in Trafalgar Community Health Centres in Drouin, Warragul, Trafalgar and Rawson District Nurse outposts in Bunyip, Longwarry & Neerim South
Warragul is situated 103 kms from Melbourne 1 hours drive to the beach 1.5 hours drive to the snow 2.5 hours drive to the Gippsland Lakes
GRADUATE NURSE PROGRAM
2 Intakes
(1 st January March Intakes now 12 weeks apart or 2 nd intake are negotiated at interview) 8 positions in the acute GNP in 2008
CLINICAL ROTATIONS
• • • • • • MEDICAL SURGICAL HIGH DEPENDENCY UNIT (6 weeks) ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY (6 weeks) DISTRICT NURSING (6 weeks) ELECTIVE HAEMODIALYSIS (6 weeks) or OPERATING SUITE (6 weeks)
Haemodialysis
Academic Components
Five paid study days Monthly one hour tutorials Ward based assessments – Medication administration – Manual handling – Documentation audit Hurdle assessments – Infection control – Drug calculations
Other Requirements
Annual BLS proficiency assessment Work Plans x 2 Short presentation during one of the study days
SUPPORT
Staff Development Manager Nursing Co-ordinators Director of Nursing Other members of Health Care Team Clinical Supervision Program Program Co-ordinator Preceptors Clinical Educators Nurse Unit Managers ANUM’s and CNS’s Registered Nurses Peers Clinical support Nurse (Med/surg)
SUPPORT
ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR
Specialty Program
2003: Introduction of specialty Aged Care Graduate Year Program as a career pathway 2 positions in this program in 2008
Projected Population
By 2011 – 17% of the population of the Baw Baw Shire are projected to be over 65 years of age 50 % of these people will be 75+
What Do We Need?
Gerontic Nurse Specialists.
WGHG – Residential Aged Care
Andrews House 50 bed Dual Care facility offering low and high levels of care. Situated in Trafalgar Cooinda Lodge 60 bed high care Co-located at Warragul
Our Aim:
To support newly registered nurses who are wanting to pursue a career in the specialised field of Gerontics Low Care: To develop an appreciation of well, aged people in a supported setting High Care: This placement offers the experience of caring for people who are debilitated by advanced age (with or without a disease process)
Other rotations in Aged Care GNP Community.
Palliative Care District Nursing/HITH Acute Care – Medical, Surgical & HDU
Question Time
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COMPUTER MATCH
What do you have to do?
IMPORTANT DATES West Gippsland Healthcare Group – Schedule of Dates 2007 (for 2008 program)
12th June: (Tuesday) Hospital information session 4th July: (Wednesday) Closing date for applications to hospital and to computer match August – September: Interviews October: Hospitals notified of successful candidates by computer match 23rd & 24th October: Successful candidates notified by hospitals
OUR REQUIREMENTS AFTER SELECTION
Police check Uniforms Unfinished academic requirements Registration
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