新西蘭西方理工學院

Learn from experts in specialist facilities and help meet the increasing need for qualified registered nurses. This three-year degree programme will enable you to apply for registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing Council of New Zealand. You will gain an understanding of the many opportunities available for a career in nursing and be challenged to go beyond traditional health and illness care and focus on creating a supportive environment for health and wellbeing. This programme is highly regarded nationally and combines theory with clinical experience and meets the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) Competencies for the Registered Nurse Scope of Practice. We will give you the opportunity to explore the diverse environments and relevant cultural understandings that nurses work within from hospitals, rest homes and health clinics to private practices and community care agencies.

You will learn how to:

• Provide safe, caring and evidence-based 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, relational and emotional-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 on-going learning.
• Integrate the Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi into professional practice.
• Develop resilience and demonstrate intellectual independence, critical thinking skills and analytical rigour

Career Options:

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

Further Study Options:

Study at postgraduate level.