BACHELOR OF NURSING MĀORI Designed specifically for Māori students, this programme focuses on the health needs of Māori and non-Māori communities in the New Zealand context
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This three year, full-time programme is a combination of theory, which is undertaken at our Porirua campus and supported clinical experience, which is undertaken in a variety of community and hospital settings. The point of difference for this programme, is the use of Māori pedagogy that encapsulates and validates whānau, hāpu and iwi ways of knowing. It draws on both the Māori and tauiwi body of knowledge that enhances student learning and contributes to graduates being competent and safe to practice in their communities.
PROGRAMME INFORMATION There are five key principles that lay the foundation of the kaupapa for the curriculum framework Te Pae Mahutonga to situate itself in. These are Kaitiakitanga, Manaakitanga, Pūkengatanga, Rangātiratanga and Whānaungātanga. Ngā pou o te whare – Year One Students will be able to connect with their own whakapapa and have insight into their own identity and belonging within their own whānau, hapu, iwi, community o Aotearoa. The focus of student learning throughout year one is around the development and application of nursing skills and knowledge in primary health care settings with particular reference to infants, children and their families, older adults and people with a disability.
Gain hands-on experience in nursing
Ngā heke o te whare – Year Two During year two, students will develop enhanced nursing practice capability particularly in relation to providing nursing care for infants, children and their families in community settings. They will also enhance their knowledge of mental health, mental illness and the health issues for people with a disability and expand their nursing assessment and intervention skills. Students will be able to demonstrate safe nursing in predictable and non-complex situations with minimal supervision. Te Tāhūhū te whare – Year Three Students will demonstrate that they are successfully transitioning out of their ‘student role’ into the role of Tapuhi/beginning practitioner and will confidently be able to move between Māori communities and the world of mainstream health care services in ways that add value to both.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In the second semester, students complete an extended period of clinical practice and prepare for the Nursing Council of New Zealand State Final Examinations in November. By the end of this year, students will be able to demonstrate that they can: >> Synthesise their skills and knowledge into a praxis framework that enables them to safely manage novel situations and increasing levels of clinical complexity at a beginner practitioner level.
QUALIFICATION Graduates gain a Bachelor of Nursing Māori
LOCATION Porirua campus, Wi Neera Drive, Porirua
START DATE February
>> Effectively participate in confidently contributing a nursing perspective in clinical decision making.
Three years, full-time
>> Safely and effectively deliver competent nursing care in a range of clinical settings at a beginner practitioner level.
LEVEL
FURTHER STUDY OPTIONS
DURATION
7
Graduates can apply to enrol in postgraduate study at Whitireia or other tertiary institutions
Current fees are available on the Whitireia website
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Nurses can work in Māori health, child-health services, residential-care facilities, mental health services, community services, marae, independent nurse clinics, public health services, occupational health and safety, the defence forces, sexual health services, ACC case management, prisons, policy development and implementation, health service management, education and research along with many other settings.
FEES
Domestic: Faculty of Health Degree Entry Requirements (full details are available on the Bachelor of Nursing Māori page on the Whitireia website) International: IELTS 6.5 in each band
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August 2016