Anne Stevens and Robyn Boladeras at Mahara Hui in Wellington on 20 March 2014 https://maharahui.org.nz/course/view.php?id=2

1. Practice makes
perfect
Presented by
Robyn.Boladeras@bopdhb.govt.nz
Anne.Stevens@bopdhb.govt.nz

2. Profile - BOPDHB
• $654m to fund and provide health & disability services
• Crown entity
• Break even or face tight financial constraints
• Staff of 2,700
• Serve a population of 215,000
• Efficiency through innovation and redesign
• Compliance with legislation, professional body
requirements

3. Profile – Nurse Entry To Practice
(NETP)
• National structured support programme – 1st year nurse
• Nursing Council of New Zealand
– governing body – Competent Nurse
• Professional Development and Recognition Programme
(PDRP)
• Supervised in clinical area -Preceptor model
• Partnership with University of Auckland (UoA)

4. Profile – graduate nurse
• Bachelor of Nursing
• Recruitment national initiative led by MoH
• Clinical exposure
• Capability & competency
• Pausing and pacing
• Workplace professional practice

5. Gathering Evidence
• Upload declaration – MoH
• Reflection on study day
• 4 month self assessment
• UoA assessment
requirements
• Appraisal
• Practicing certificate

6. Workshop
• Last quarter
• Hands-on Mahara
• Template
• Support resources
• Individualised
• Timeframe for submission

7. Under the Hood
• Integrated Moodle Mahara
• Moodle 2.3
• Mahara 1.7
• Centralised training record
• Electronic capture of
Moodle results to HRIS
• No certificates
• Moodle course
• One stop shop - Community,
resource, evidence
• Sets foundation

8. Example 1

9. Example 2

10. Assessor Evaluation
Assessor Profile
• NZQA
• Senior nurses
• Workshop on Mahara
• Moderation
• Director of Nursing
leadership
Feedback
• Intuitively navigate
• Resources
• Process
• Workshop interactions
• Mahara tools – messaging,
feedback

11. Graduate Evaluation
• Timed preparation
• Moodle Mahara links
• Accessibility
– Work / home
• Resources and tools
• Future career development
• 60% agreed, 30% neutral
• 90% integration link
• 30% from work
• Average 89% resources
FeedbackEvaluation

12. Observations and reflections
• Rebuilt template
• Adjusted process
• Employer cultural shift
• Organisational shift

13. Collaboration 2014
Regional
• 5 DHB’s – BOP, Lakes,
Tairawhiti, Taranaki and
Waikato
• 85 Graduates
• Template
• Each DHB coordinates
Shared Services
• Working together more
effectively