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Competency Assessment Programme (CAP) Information Flyer
ear 2A Bachelor of Nursing Students

This course is for NZ Registered and Enrolled Nurses who have been out of practice for five years or more to renew their annual practising certificate OR internationally qualified Registered and Enrolled Nurses to gain NZ registration.

Clinical Area: _________________________________________________
CLN: _________________________________________________
ALN: _________________________________________________
As the preceptor working alongside the CAP students the CLN and ALN need your feedback to inform the formative and summative assessment process!!
Weekly Guidelines for Expectations of Students
Week One
Complete orientation and locate emergency procedures
Commence short and long term goals
Have an understanding of routines and protocols
Demonstrate the ability to establish rapport with patients
Provide a framework suitable for assessing each patient and the ability to gather an appropriate patient database
Interpret clinical files and have a beginning knowledge of terminology of the area
Be safe with all aspects of patient care including administration of
medications
Keep preceptor informed about patients in a safe and timely manner
Identify and discuss the indicators for demonstration of competencies on the formative and summative assessment form with clinical lecturer, CLN and preceptor
Week Two
Increase patient load as appropriate and show safe collection of comprehensive data for each patient
Demonstrate appropriate assessment skills, ability to identify patient needs, link disease processes to relevant pathophysiology, plan interventions and identify expected patient outcomes
Identify and use evidence to support clinical decisions
Use initiative and be self directed with routine nursing cares
Ask appropriate questions that reflect a developing knowledge base demonstrating critical thinking
Notify preceptor appropriately about any changes in patient condition
Demonstrate understanding of patient data and care including documenting care in the patient notes

Develop therapeutic relationships with patients as appropriate
Negotiate confirm with preceptor and document the indicators for demonstration of competencies on the summative assessment form. These indicators are to be used for formative assessment also
Week Three
Increase patient caseload to a light RN load
Show an understanding of the patients health issue/s in the context of their lives
Demonstrate effective time management
Participate in maintaining the environment
Identify patient discharge needs and work with a discharge plan
Communicate regarding patient needs with the wider members of the interdisciplinary health team
Become more independent within the student role while maintaining safety and keeping the preceptor informed of any changes in the patients condition or needs
Completion of NZNC Formative Clinical Assessment form
Week Four
Take a light to moderate patient load
Become further integrated as part of the team
Show initiative and continue to move to independence within the student role
Demonstrate full understanding of patient information
Accurately demonstrate appropriate patient assessment skills, including interview and physical examination skills
From the patient assessment data accurately demonstrate the ability to identify patient needs, link disease processes to relevant pathophysiology, plan interventions and identify expected patient outcomes
Articulate how clinical decisions are made and consider alternatives, utilising evidence
Week Five
Function at the level of a student close to registration
Take a moderate patient load
Be a functioning member of the interdisciplinary health team
Demonstrate critical thinking skills consistently
Articulate own philosophy of nursing
Week Six
Meet all competencies on the NCNZ Summative assessment form

For further information go to the DEU website
http://www.cdhb.health.nz/Hospitals-Services/Health-Professionals/DEU/Pages/default.aspx

KEY DEU MESSAGES FOR ALL STAFF WORKING
ALONGSIDE STUDENTS WITHIN THE DEU MODEL:
All staff in the DEU work with the students and share the
responsibilities of socialisation & teaching of the students.
Students will seek your feedback on their practice, please be honest with them.
All staff need to openly communicate with the CLN (Clinical Liaison Nurse) & ALN (Academic Liaison Nurse) on how the students are going.
CLN’s/ALN’s are responsible for completing all student assessments, hence why providing your ongoing student feedback is so important!
Staff should encourage peer teaching between students.
You are an amazing resource for the students, enjoy working with them!
The CDHB and CPIT would like to take this opportunity to thank you for sharing your specialist knowledge with the nursing students and making this valuable contribution to the future nursing workforce.
For further information please contact:
CDHB Contact
Jacinda.King@cdhb.health.nz
CPIT Contact
Deborah.Cook@cpit.ac.nz

17/03/2016