Specification for New Graduate First Year of Nursing Clinical Practice District Health Board Pilot Programmes

Specification for New Graduate First Year of Nursing Clinical Practice District Health Board Pilot Programmes
Date of publication: October 2001

The Ministry of Health notes the Ministerial Taskforce on Nursing’s recommendation that a
national framework for what should constitute the first year of nursing clinical practice for
new graduates should be developed.

New graduate education needs a unique curriculum model that reflects the intent to socialise
new graduate nurses into a registered nursing role and to develop their practice and thinking
skills to effectively practise as a registered nurse. This requires a process, practice centred
curriculum that develops confidence and effectiveness in the individual’s nursing practice,
independence in clinical reasoning / decision making, and acceptance of the responsibility of
the registered nurse.

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