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:
- ISC Clinical Practice Guidelines - Adult Intro (p. I-7 to I-9)
- ISC Clinical Practice Guidelines Chapter 10 - Haematology, Metabolism and Endocrinology
- RESOURCE: Canadian Thoracic Society - Clinical Practice Guideline for COPD
- RESOURCE: Hypertension Canada 2017 Guidelines
- RESOURCE: Kidney Wise Clinical Toolkit
- RESOURCE: Canadian Journal of Diabetes - 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines (p. S296)
- RESOURCE: Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Métis
- RESOURCE: Dietary Guidelines for the Brazilian Population
- VIDEO: 23 1/2 Hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health? (9m18s)
Agency Nurses will learn to recognize the deviations/ variations from normal findings, as they relate to the current clinical practice guidelines. They will help identify potential chronic health problems, and better understand how to routinely manage them . They will understand and determine the need for the appropriate diagnostic testing, including laboratory and imaging used for screening and prevention, and discuss health assessment findings with clients.
Agency Nurses will garner an understanding of common haematologic, endocrine and metabolic conditions such as; Diabetes (Type 1); Diabetes; Anemia (Microcytic, Normocytic, Macrocytic), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease and Hypertension. They will discuss and demonstrate the diabetic foot assessment (monofilament), as well as the use of screening and monitoring tools.
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Note: The values quoted in this video are in American units.
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- ISC Clinical Practice Guidelines - Adult Intro (p. I-7 to I-9)