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Puawānanga Tapuhi Māori (Bachelor of Nursing Māori)

This course is available

On-Campus

Level of Study

Bachelor's Degree

Summary

Learn the clinical and cultural skills to work in a range of healthcare settings, from hospitals to community-based organisations while honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

You’ll be in high demand with NorthTec’s new Puawānanga Tapuhi Māori (Bachelor of Nursing Māori).

Although accessible to everyone this programme gives priority to ākonga who whakapapa Māori and integrates Mātauranga Māori approaches to teaching, learning and nursing practice.

Nursing and indigenous knowledge is integrated so graduates will be prepared to be registered nurses who can work in a wide range of healthcare settings with a qualification that is recognised nationally.

Nurses are the single largest body of health professionals in Aotearoa and thus have the greatest opportunity to address equity (or inequity) for health outcomes. This programme provides ākonga with the knowledge and skills to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and address health inequity through their nursing practice.

The programme is designed to be adaptable which is particularly important for local contextualisation where iwi, hapū, and hapori differences will be enabled and supported.

You will complete clinical placements here in Northland and learn through a blend of classroom and online study, preparing you to become a Registered Nurse with the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ).

Programme aim

Programme aims to educate and produce competent nurses who use evidence-based practices and nursing knowledge to provide clinically and culturally safe nursing care to individuals, whanau and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. (and beyond)

Puawānanga Tapuhi Māori prepares nursing graduates for registration in the NCNZ registered nurse scope of practice.

Clinical Experience

Ākonga will be required to attend clinical placements throughout the Puawānanga Tapuhi Māori programme. These placements may occur anywhere in the Northland region (students will need to reside in the Northland region). These will be undertaken in a range of clinical settings including but not limited to: primary, secondary and tertiary care, te ao māori, community health, acute care, aged care, mental health, palliative and disability.

The NCNZ requires each student to complete a minimum of 1000 clinical hours in a variety of clinical placements prior to completion of the programme.

How you will learn

The Puawānanga Tapuhi Māori (Bachelor of Nursing Māori) is a progressive sequence of six semesters of study, totalling three years for a full-time student. Students wishing to study part-time should discuss with the Nursing Pathway Manager. There is a Nursing Council requirement for you to complete your degree within five years.

Learning and teaching will be inclusive, recognising all individuals and will employ a range of culturally responsive learning experiences imbedded in Mātauranga Māori pedagogies and inclusive approaches for disabled people. To ensure ākonga Māori can learn as Māori the following approaches are taken:

Kanohi ki te kanohi: face to face learning acknowledges that communication includes not just words but also what one hears, sees, feels and smells and is a primary facet of human behaviour.
Wānanga: involves ākonga meeting and discussing topics of importance as a process of gaining, sharing or arriving at highly evolved knowledge.
Noho marae: involves ākonga staying on marae for educational purposes. It allows ākonga to experience how the physical, spiritual and emotional aspects of culture can be applied, as well as using te reo Māori.
Taukana-Teina: a mentoring style relationship that is an integral part of traditional and contemporary Māori society.

Disabled ākonga are supported by disability support and accessibility services who work with ākonga to assess their individual needs. Ākonga may be supported by a reader and/or writer and learning materials, methods and technologies may be adapted where appropriate to ensure there are no barriers for disabled ākonga.

This programme is a blend of classroom, kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) teaching and online learning. Students will need to reside in Te Tai Tokerau to attend in person learning and clinical placements.

All courses have course content online that is designed to provide the student with some learning flexibility to study from home. There are weekly requirements for each course and the student can decide what time of the day or how many hours they spend online to reinforce their understanding of the content and to work on their assessments.

This is a full-time course which means 36+ hours per week will be required to achieve the weekly learning requirements.

Clinical learning is provided through a mix of practice in a controlled environment on mannequins and ākonga colleagues, simulated practice with live models and across the multiple nursing contexts with real patients (Clinical Learning Experiences / Placements). There are clinical learning experiences in semesters ...

Entry criteria

Educational Criteria

Minimum Academic pathway (New Zealand University Entrance.)

Successful completion of an approved qualification in Health at Level 4 or above OR

A recognised equivalent.

Find out the equivalent entry criteria for those with Cambridge qualifications.

Special and Discretionary Admission

Special and Discretionary admission options are also available as outlined in Section 2.9 of Te Kawa Maiorooro | Educational Regulatory Framework, which says:

“Discretionary Admission - Any ākonga who is not yet 20 years of age and has not reached the Standard Admission requirements for their intended programme may be eligible for Discretionary Admission. In assessing whether to grant Discretionary Admission, the delegated authority focuses on ākonga level of preparedness for their intended programme”.

“Special Admission - Any ākonga who is 20 years of age or older and has not reached the Standard Admission requirements for their intended programme is eligible for Special Admission. Te Pūkenga works with ākonga to ensure they are prepared for their intended programme”.

Language requirements

All applicants, for whom English or Te Reo Māori is not a first language, must demonstrate the necessary language proficiency required for the programme.

International applicants are required to demonstrate capability in English as evidenced by an IELTS (General or Academic) score of 6.5 with no individual band lower than 6.5 from a single test taken in the preceding two years, or an equivalent described in NZQA Rules. Please note the Nursing Council no longer accepts PTE.

Additional Requirements

Priority is given to ākonga who whakapapa Māori.

The following are required if you are accepted into the programme:

NZ Police Authorisation to Disclose Information: Nursing is a trusted, high ranking profession and as such requires its members to be law abiding citizens. Each applicant is therefore required to complete and return a NZ Police ‘Authorisation to Disclose Information’ form with your application. If you are accepted into the programme, your form will be sent by NorthTec to the Police Licensing and Vetting Service and returned in confidence to the Nursing Pathway Manager. Information on the NZ Vetting Service is available from www.police.govt.nz. (Please note that access to some clinical placements is subject to police vetting).

Personal Requirements

All applicants must:

have health clearances, vaccinations and immunisations at the student's expense to meet the policies of the various clinical practice institutions and agencies (if accepted onto the programme);
have a level of physical and emotional health commensurate as to achieve the required nursing practice competencies;
provide the names of 2 persons who are prepared to act as referees for you;
be able to read and write unassisted (because of the requirement to independently and accurately read and write case notes and other documentation when in clinical practice). Applicants must be able to understand, interpret and speak English, at a level that is safe in clinical practice – the inability to do so would create risk or harm to others. Note that students may request, however, the use of a ‘reader/writer’ for exams in the instance of temporary disability.

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The Children's Act 2014 was part of a series of comprehensive measures brought in to protect and improve the wellbeing of vulnerable children. If you have a criminal conviction, and you are studying (or considering studying) toward a qualification that will lead to a job in the state funded sector working directly with children, you need to check whether your conviction could prevent you from working in some roles in your chosen field.

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