Graduate Rotations & learning Opportunities

Potential Rotations

Potential Rotations include:

• Urgent/Acute care
• Residential Aged Care
• Optional 12 week rotation to Ballarat Base Hospital – Registered Nurses only
• Discovery week in an area of your choice – Enrolled Nurses only 

Learning Opportunities

• Graduates will have regular contact with dedicated full-time Graduate Support Nurses.
• Supernumerary days are provided for each rotation and more can be negotiated if required
• Generous number of Study days offered throughout the year
• One on one mentoring sessions

Acute Care Skills: Venepuncture and blood pathology collection, stoma care, IDC insertion, complex wound care, blood product administration and other IV therapies, recognising clinical deterioration, nursing management of diabetes, oxygen therapy, nasogastric/PEG feeds, pain assessment and management, Clinical documentation and communication, management of sepsis, 12 lead ECG, safe medication management

Extension skills for RN graduates:

• Central venous device competency
• Intravenous cannulation competency
• Triage nursing and emergency care
• Advanced Life Support