Injecting enthusiasm and fun into clinical education: the passing of the Health Professionals Competency Act, created a need for individuals and organisations to source relevant clinical education.That's where MEDTRA New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. Limited comes in. Medtra is a Wellington based company, established in 1999. It provides clinical education for registered nurses and allied health workers. The Directors have strong nursing backgrounds and a vast amount of clinical and educational experience. Consequently it was natural for them to respond to the need for clinical education by developing a variety of opportunities to support professional development and satisfy requirements of the competency based practicing certificate. One-day seminars Medtra programmes are currently available in Wellington, Auckland, but local deliveries are negotiable, and take the form of one-day seminars relevant to Surgical Nurses and Aged Care Nursing staff. The programmes include: Fluid Balance Shock Sepsis Sepsis Definition Sepsis refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic disease-causing organisms. Diabetes and nutrition Surgery and the Respiratory Compromised Patient Surgery and the Cardiac Compromised Patient Cardiac Arrhythmias Pain The aim is to provide a learning experience that is informative, gives an injection of enthusiasm for clinical practice, and is interactive, sharing, stimulates positive networking and is also FUN. Participant evaluations from both registered nurses and anaesthetic technicians who have attended one-day seminars provided by Medtra have been consistently positive and encouraging. Which means prospective participants can approach these courses with confidence. For a full appreciation of the content and variety--visit www.medtra.co.nz A Postgraduate Qualification for Surgical Nurses Medtra in partnership with Whitireia Community Polytech has developed and deliveres a Postgraduate Certificate A Postgraduate certificate is generally a postgraduate qualification designed to provide students with specialized knowledge that is less extensive than a Postgraduate diploma or Master's degree. in Perioperative perioperative /peri·op·er·a·tive/ (-op´er-ah-tiv) pertaining to the period extending from the time of hospitalization for surgery to the time of discharge. per·i·op·er·a·tive adj. Specialty Nursing. This is a full academic year programme, delivered at LEVEL 8--Specialty Practice. It is Nursing Council and New Zealand Qualifications Authority The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA, Māori: Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa) is the New Zealand government department tasked with providing national and international leadership in assessment and qualifications. (NZQA NZQA New Zealand Qualifications Authority ) accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. and is structured as two papers, both of which have two modules. Paper 1: Foundations of Perioperative Specialty Practice Physiology and Assessment Chronic Health Issues and Pharmacology Paper 2: Praxis in Perioperative Specialty Practice Acute Intervention Specialty Nursing The programme is a fully integrated study experience, with theory informing clinical practice, and clinical practice informing theoretical knowledge gains. The content and assessments are designed around three consistent themes: Clinical knowledge and skill Research / Quality Assurance Reflective clinical practice. The title Perioperative adds a new dimension to the question "what's in a name". Some have incorrectly interpreted it as purely an Intraoperative programme, replacing what used to be called Theatre Courses. However this is very definitely not the case as this Postgraduate Certificate is relevant to all registered nurses working in the perioperative area of practice: i.e. Surgical Wards / Units, PACU, OT, Surgical HDU/ICU. Participants from all these areas have successfully taken part in the programme and have been very positive and encouraging in their feedback. Visit www.medtra.co.nz and register online to secure updated information of Medtra's coming events and educations schedules. Further information is available from the DIRECTORS, Myra Wilson Myra Wilson is a lecturer in computer science at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth[1]. She was also a judge on the BBC television program Robot Wars[2]. Subjects covered by Myra include Robotics and Database Theory. References 1. (Mobile 021 589 945, myra@paradise.net.nz and Mary Anne Johnson (Pager 026 350 2278, admajohnson@xtra.co.nz Medtra New Zealand Ltd 10 Dowse dowse 1 also douse intr.v. dowsed also doused, dows·ing also dous·ing, dows·es also dous·es To use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals. Drive Lower Hutt Lower Hutt, New Zealand: see Hutt City. |
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