Mildura Base Hospital
REFRESHER PROGRAMMES (Returning To Acute
Nursing)
The Mildura Base Hospital is an accredited regional referral
centre, servicing approximately 60 000 people in the Northwest
area of Victoria and South West of NSW.
It is a newly built, fully integrated facility with 146 beds
including Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ICU/CCU,
Dialysis, Emergency, Mental Health and Rehabilitation. It has
4 fully equipped Operating suites and a very busy Day Surgery
Unit.
Mildura Base Hospital is accredited by the Nurses Board of Victoria
to provide Refresher Programmes for Division 1, 2 & 3 nurses.
LENGTH OF COURSE
- Five (5) weeks full-time; or equivalent pro-rata, not less
than 24 hours per week.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Currently registered with the Nurses Board of Victoria in
either Division 1, 2 or 3.
- No recent experience in an acute health care environment.
- Satisfactory references and pre-entrance interview.
Participants in the program are believed to have an accumulated
body of nursing knowledge. A significant percentage of this knowledge
is expected to be relevant and will provide an adequate foundation
for developing contemporary acute care knowledge and skills.
The program will provide a specified period of supervised clinical
experience along with appropriate theoretical content to address
the developmental needs of the nurse returning to acute health
care, and enhance meaningful adult learning.
THEORETICAL COMPONENT
A maximum of nine (9) study days are included in the programme.
These include orientation to the organisation, professional issues,
nursing law & ethics, infection control issues, revision
of anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology, current wound care
practices, and clinical updates.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Each student will undertake a clinical placement in one of the
following relevant areas:
- Medical / Surgical –Adult
- Paediatrics/ Medical/ Surgical
- Rehabilitation/ Geriatric Assessment/ Palliative Care
- Mental health unit.
The program utilises experienced Division 1, 2 & 3 nurses
(as appropriate) to provide direct clinical supervision and act
as effective role models in the clinical setting.
CLINICAL SKILLS ASSESSMENT
To ensure a basic safe level of practice, and a working knowledge
of relevant policies in regard to selected basic nursing skills,
each participant is required to demonstrate proficiency in the
following areas as relevant to their practice, as part of the
interim assessment process.
- C.P.R.
- Intravenous Therapy
- Aseptic Technique
- Drug Calculations
- Documentation
- Drug Administration
- Assessing mental health clients
Each clinical assessment topic is accompanied by lectures and
discussion along with observed and supervised practice.
NURSES BOARD OF VICTORIA ASSESSMENTS
The assessment process is in fact continuous and progress is
monitored throughout the program. However, the Nurses Board
of Victoria requires evidence of progress and achievements
to be documented completely at the completion of the programme.
The assessment model utilised is the ANCI competencies for
Registered and Enrolled Nurses, which takes a global approach
to nursing
practice and looks for integration of clinical skills with
knowledge. Mental health competencies are used to assess
mental health practice. Successful participants of the Supervised Practice Programme
will demonstrate the skills and knowledge to enable them
to be recommended for Re-registration as a Division 1, 2
or 3
Nurse
(as appropriate) with the Nurses Board of Victoria. This
will allow recommencement of their nursing career as a beginning
practitioner.
For further enquires contact:
Linda Nathan
Human Resources Officer
Mildura Base Hospital
PO Box 620
Mildura, Victoria, 3502
Telephone (03) 50223333
Fax: (03) 50223234
Email: nathanl@ramsayhealth.com.au
Website: http://www.ramsayhealth.com.au/mbh/
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