Bachelor of Nursing (Level 7)

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Nursing degree, you are supported through the process of registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand.

Benefit from small classes, dedicated clinically experienced tutors and regular time in our modern clinical skills lab, Pokapu Whaihanga, where you put your new clinical skills into practice.

You will learn how to:

• Provide safe, caring and evidence-based nursing care.
• Access, comprehend and assess information from a range of sources.
• Apply clinical reasoning and judgement to the level of a beginning practitioner, informed by communication and social skills.
• Work collaboratively as part of team in learning and providing competent and safe nursing care in a variety of settings.
• Practice within the legal, ethical and cultural safety parameters of the nursing profession in different contexts.
• Demonstrate professional behaviour consistent and with and informed by a high ethical standard.
• Engage in self-directed learning and take responsibility for ongoing learning.
• Integrate Te Tiriti o Waitangi into your professional practice.
• Develop resilience and demonstrate intellectual independence, critical thinking skills and analytical rigour. 

Programme Specific Information

The Bachelor of Nursing curriculum is underpinned by nursing values, educational goals and practice foci. In the twenty-first century the health needs of the person and family/whanau may be complex and diverse, set in a constantly changing health care environment. The two key values which inform the Bachelor of Nursing curriculum are the concepts of ‘partnership’ and ‘caring’.

Other key values which thread through your learning are health and wellness/hauora, relational practice, critical thinking, clinical decision-making, cultural safety and ethics/law.

Students will be in practice, either simulated or actual practice from the beginning of the programme. Time in practice increases throughout the programme and then becomes blocks of practice to prepare the graduate for the workplace. There are also opportunities for students to choose some specialty areas of practice. Shift patterns of early/lates and weekends commences at end of year one.

Clinical Skills Lab work:

The Clinical Skills Lab provides an environment for practicing techniques and learning clinical experiences. Simulation time is timetabled most weeks. Students must wear uniform for all clinical skills sessions and clinical practice placements.

Tutorials:

These are provided regularly for small groups of students to discuss aspects of their learning journey. Students will explore and reflect on practice as well as learning issues. All students are required to attend the majority of tutorials.

Blended learning:

Students will have the opportunity to undertake their learning using a variety of methods including:

• Lectures
• Online activities
• Debates
• Science lab work
• E-Portfolios

Classroom hours may be from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Students will be expected to be able to undertake 40 hours per week of study. Where possible the programme timetable allows for holidays that coincide with school holidays, however this is not always possible due to the clinical practice placement requirements.

Career Oppurtunites

Practice Nurse, District Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Public Health Nurse, Research, Management, Health Promotion, Education, Elderly Care, Hospital Nurse (Medical, Surgical, Paediatrics and Theatre).