NUNAVUT - Agency Nurse Orientation Training Program
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Nunavut Orientation Overview
Welcome to CHCA's orientation to practice in Nunavut.
CHCA Nurses working in Nunavut will have already completed the Contract Nurse Training Program offered upon initial hire to our agency. This comprehensive orientation program prepares nurses for practice in remote nursing stations in Canada's north.
This Agency Nurse Orientation Training Program (ANOTP) provides nurses with additional Nunavut and Inuit-specific information, in order to practice safely and effectively, and provide the highest possible quality of care for the Inuit people.
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Government of Nunavut - Community Health Nursing Manual
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Required Pre-Reading:
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - "Suicide Prevention and Assessment Handbook"
- Adult Guidelines Chapter 15 Mental health - (p. 15-72 to 15-84);
- Paediatric Guidelines Chapter 19 - Adolescent health (p. 19-22 to 19-29)
- Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Agency Nurses will discuss the Nurse’s role in suicide prevention including: Identifying risk and protective factors; identifying warning signs; understanding the importance of “no show” follow up; performing an organized, comprehensive behavioural health assessment, including history and mental status examination.
Agency Nurses will adapt assessment techniques according to the client’s condition, and recognize the deviations and or variations from normal findings, conduct a Suicide Risk Assessment; Identify Non-Pharmacological Interventions; Identify Medevac Criteria; Recognize available community resources; Discuss: Coroner’s inquest findings (Selena Sakanee and Pikangikum First Nation inquests. They will become familiar with the use of the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale, as well as gain familiarity with the use of Emergency Protection Order Form 1.
Agency Nurses will discuss assessment and follow-up of suicide attempt, as well as review Suicide Attempt – Initial Emergency Management for hanging and overdose.