This paper builds on previous Health Assessment and Nursing Practice papers to support students in preparing for autonomous client and family/whānau/aiga assessments and in the use of these to guide diagnostic reasoning and therapeutic interventions.

Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies include professional, ethical and legal requirements, care planning in response to assessment, therapeutic relationships, cultural responsiveness, and negotiated partnership with clients, families and transdisciplinary care. This paper reflects the cumulative development of research-based understanding, critical reflection and experience to synthesise and apply it in practice enabling transition to the Registered Nurse role.

The paper extends the knowledge gained from Applied Health Science 2 and continues to focus on physiology, pathophysiology, and alterations in psychosocial processes.

This paper introduces students to applied clinical research using quantitative and qualitative methods. The paper covers identifying a clinical issue for research, exploring relevant literature and research design.

This paper builds on Nursing Practicum I and extends the student’s understanding of the role of the nurse as a health professional and the theoretical, empirical, ethical, cultural and legal principles that govern this. The paper will focus strongly on the application of knowledge of health assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making and development of skills within nursing practice. The paper will enable students to apply knowledge of equity to the health needs of Māori and Pacific. The lifespan and care continuum are reflected in the placement settings for acute care, primary and community and mental health.

The aim of this paper is to synthesise nursing practice knowledge and experience, to enable transition to the Registered Nurse role on successful completion of the programme.

This paper completes the MNursPrac programme by providing students with an extended period of clinical experience under the guidance of a Registered Nurse preceptor, culminating in achievement of the Nursing Council of New Zealand’s Registered Nurse competencies.

This paper provides the student with structured clinical experiences in prescribing practice. This includes clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning, articulating a range of prescribing options, and making a prescribing recommendation based on clinical assessment and appraisal of the evidence base for prescribed treatments.

This paper supports the application of information from the theoretical components into the practice environment. The lifespan and care continuum are reflected in the placement setting.

This paper builds on foundational knowledge of assessment and clinical decision making to provide students with the opportunity to explore knowledge related to their area of specialty clinical practice. Students will explore issues of relevance to their specialty through literature review and critique, analysis of evidence, critical analysis of relevant health policy, and critically informed clinical case studies. The paper may be taught in streams based on students’ areas of specialty practice.

This paper builds on previous Health Assessment and Nursing Practice papers to support students in preparing for autonomous client and family/whānau/aiga assessments and in the use of these to guide diagnostic reasoning and therapeutic interventions.

Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies include professional, ethical and legal requirements, care planning in response to assessment, therapeutic relationships, cultural responsiveness, and negotiated partnership with clients, families and transdisciplinary care. This paper reflects the cumulative development of research-based understanding, critical reflection and experience to synthesise and apply it in practice enabling transition to the Registered Nurse role.

This paper builds on foundational knowledge of assessment and clinical decision making to provide students with the opportunity to explore knowledge related to their area of specialty clinical practice. Students will explore issues of relevance to their specialty through literature review and critique, analysis of evidence, critical analysis of relevant health policy, and critically informed clinical case studies. The paper may be taught in streams based on students’ areas of specialty practice.

This paper aims to extend the scientific theory required to understand and identify the pathophysiological impact of findings to determine health needs, guide diagnostic reasoning, plan of care and therapeutic interventions. The Registered Nurse will critically relate the information from the client and whānau assessment to understand underlying pathophysiological conditions and health needs. A comprehensive approach to client and whānau assessment is utilised and the course extends the reasoning and generic assessment skills that are applicable in clinical areas.

This paper extends the knowledge gained from undergraduate Health Assessment for nurses, to enable registered nurses to autonomously practice health assessment in a clinical setting, integrating physical, cultural, social and psychological dimensions as the basis for care planning and advanced practice decision-making.

This paper completes the MNursPrac programme by providing students with an extended period of clinical experience under the guidance of a Registered Nurse preceptor, culminating in achievement of the Nursing Council of New Zealand’s Registered Nurse competencies. The paper also includes the research component of conducting a clinical audit.

The aim of this paper is to synthesise nursing practice knowledge and experience, to enable transition to the Registered Nurse role on successful completion of the programme.

Pharmacology provides the foundation knowledge for nurses to administer medication, which is a critical component of nursing practice. Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies include professional, ethical and legal requirements, care planning in response to assessment, therapeutic relationships, cultural responsiveness, and negotiated partnership with clients, families and transdisciplinary care all of which relate to medicines management.

This paper extends the undergraduate understanding of pathophysiology and to inform knowledge and clinical judgement when assessing health needs and to provide care and support for people to manage their health and wellbeing. It provides the scientific rationale and understanding of: (i) Health assessment and human biology which is required for clinical decision making for complex and changing clinical situations; and (ii) Pharmacology designated registered nurse and Nurse practitioner prescribing.

This paper aims to extend the scientific theory required to understand and identify the pathophysiological impact of findings to determine health needs, guide diagnostic reasoning, plan of care and therapeutic interventions. The Registered Nurse will critically relate the information from the client and whānau assessment to understand underlying pathophysiological conditions and health needs. A comprehensive approach to client and whānau assessment is utilised and the course extends the reasoning and generic assessment skills that are applicable in clinical areas.

This paper builds on Nursing Practicum I and extends the student’s understanding of the role of the nurse as a health professional and the theoretical, empirical, ethical, cultural and legal principles that govern this. The paper will focus strongly on the application of knowledge of health assessment, clinical reasoning and decision-making and development of skills within nursing practice. The paper will enable students to apply knowledge of equity to the health needs of Māori and Pacific. The lifespan and care continuum are reflected in the placement settings for acute care, primary and community and mental health.

This paper extends the knowledge gained from undergraduate Health Assessment for nurses, to enable registered nurses to autonomously practice health assessment in a clinical setting, integrating physical, cultural, social and psychological dimensions as the basis for care planning and advanced practice decision-making.

This paper builds on foundational knowledge of assessment and clinical decision making to provide students with the opportunity to explore knowledge related to their area of specialty clinical practice. Students will explore issues of relevance to their specialty through literature review and critique, analysis of evidence, critical analysis of relevant health policy, and critically informed clinical case studies. The paper may be taught in streams based on students’ areas of specialty practice.

Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies include professional, ethical and legal requirements, care planning in response to assessment, therapeutic relationships, cultural responsiveness, and negotiated partnership with clients, families and transdisciplinary care. This paper reflects the cumulative development of research-based understanding, critical reflection and experience to synthesise and apply it in practice enabling transition to the Registered Nurse role.

This paper builds on previous Health Assessment and Nursing Practice papers to support students in preparing for autonomous client and family/whānau/aiga assessments and in the use of these to guide diagnostic reasoning and therapeutic interventions.