Dedicated
Education Unit at
Whakatāne Hospital
Te Pou Kokiri, Regional Māori Health Services
Whakatāne Hospital, Denise Tahuri.
A pilot DEU established at Whakatāne Hospital
has seen 13 students from Te Whare Wānanga
o Awanuiārangi Te Ohanga Mataora (Bachelor
of Health Sciences Māori –Nursing) have clinical
placements within medical and surgical wards.
A Dedicated Education Unit provides a focused teaching and
learning environment in clinical practice for undergraduate nursing
students. The main focus is to provide a clinical environment
where students are supported by registered nurses to develop
their clinical knowledge and skills and to develop the link between
nursing theory and practice reality.
The students had a five week placement supported by a DHB
based Clinical Liaison Nurse and an Academic Liaison Nurse from
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.
Pictured above is Bella Mark, CNM of the surgical ward, Viv Robertson, CNM
Medical, surgical ward staff , Caroline Armstrong DEU Academic Liaison Nurse,
Alison Goldsworthy, Clinical Liaison Nurse and 11 of the second year nursing
students.
Key staff also supporting the DEU pilot included, clinical nurse
managers, duty managers, members of the multi-disciplinary team
and of course the nurses on the wards.
Feedback indicates that the pilot DEU was very successful in
meeting the students learning needs and further evaluation
is being undertaken. This will provide guidance for any
improvements or changes that may be required prior to the
second five week placement in August.
Dedicated Education Unit at Tauranga
Hospital Orthopaedic Ward
Co-ordinator, Practice Development, Liz Buckley.
A second Dedicated Education Unit
commenced in the Orthopaedic Ward at
Tauranga Hospital on Tuesday, 21 June with
the placement of 10 second year Waiariki
students.
Pictured: BOPDHB and Waiariki staff and students involved with the DEU pilot.
The students were welcomed with a powhiri on their first day
and provided with orientation to the Ward and ward services with
support from the Clinical Liaison Nurse and the Academic Liaison
Nurse.
This model differs from the DEU at Whakatāne, with evaluation
of the Unit’s effectiveness is planned through focus groups during
July and August.
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