University
Massey UniversityBachelor of Nursing – BN
This course is available
On-Campus
Level of Study
Bachelor's Degree
Summary
Graduates of Massey's Bachelor of Nursing are dynamic, adaptable critical thinkers.
The Bachelor of Nursing is a 3-year full-time degree consisting of 360 credits from a ‘set menu’ of courses. Individual courses are each worth 15, 30 or 45 credits. A full-time workload is 120 credits per year; 60 credits each semester. Each 15 credits equals about 10 hours of study per week, with a full-time workload being 40 hours per week.
The degree is structured with ‘blended learning’, comprising of on-campus and online lectures, compulsory on-campus clinical labs, clinical placements, independent study and examinations. During the course of your qualification, you will attend clinical placements totalling a minimum of 1000 hours across 3 years. This is in a range of health care settings including aged residential care, emergency medicine, medical, mental health, primary care services and surgical.
You'll become a knowledgeable and skilful professional nurse, contributing to the health of individuals and communities.
What is a nurse?- A professional in the healthcare field who combines the art of caring and compassion with scientific skills and knowledge.
- A professional who leads care for people who are facing urgent or ongoing health issues.
- An educator of people on the issues of healthy living and wellness.
- A professional who undertakes all aspects of assessment and treatment in partnership with other health professionals.
- Our graduates are sought after and work ready.
- Massey’s nursing qualification is taught by the largest number of highly qualified nursing lecturers in the country.
- We offer our undergraduate nursing degree on 2 different campuses – Manawatū and Wellington. We work with multiple stakeholders in healthcare.
- Our contemporary, research-led qualifications are approved by the New Zealand Nursing Council.
We offer contemporary clinical simulation in both our Manawatū and Wellington clinical suites. Each suite has a mock hospital setting and 2-way observation spaces. They also have standard nursing equipment for hospital and community work. You will learn and practice nursing skills through role-play, case studies and simulations using state-of-the-art manikins.
Empathy LabsYou will participate in Empathy Labs by wearing special suits. These simulate what it's like to attempt normal daily tasks after suffering a stroke, or the restrictions of declining health.
Further studyMany of our Bachelor of Nursing graduates continue with their studies after qualifying as registered nurses by undertaking a master’s degree in nursing. A number of our Master of Nursing graduates have successfully gained registration as nurse practitioners with prescribing rights. We can also offer you a PhD in nursing.
Entry criteria
Entry requirements
Admission to MasseyAll students must meet university entrance requirements to be admitted to the University.
Specific requirementsThis is a ‘selected entry’ qualification. This means as well as applying you will need to meet additional requirements and provide additional material as part of your application.
- Meet the requirements for registration as a nurse in New Zealand as set down by the Nursing Council of New Zealand in terms of the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003 regarding good standing and fitness to registration;
- Meet the Inherent Qualities of Nurses requirements (see below).
You will be selected into the qualification on the basis of a process which includes providing:
- a curriculum vitae of approximately 3 pages, which should include your academic and work historycontact details for 2 character referees. Your referees must not be family or friends. One
- referee should be a confidential report from your school or institution (if applying within 2 years of leaving secondary school or a private training establishment). The other should be an employer or community group representative. If you have not studied in the last 2 years a second professional referee is required. In some circumstances we may request an additional referee.
- a completed vetting service request and consent form for a New Zealand Police check – a criminal record check under the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004
- a current police certificate from any overseas countries you have lived in for 12 months or more in the last 10 years
- a completed Health and Disability Declaration.
Where you have indicated any health issue or disability on the Declaration form, you may be asked to supply further information.
You may be required to attend an interview.
Once you have been accepted into the Bachelor of Nursing, in order to be eligible for Clinical Placement (a compulsory part of the qualification) you will need to complete the following tasks:
- Meet the immunisation standards of practice for healthcare professionals in New Zealand. This includes, Hepatitis B, Varicella (Chicken pox), Measles, Pertussis (Whooping cough), Tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19, and must be completed by 31 March. Further details will be sent to you on admission into the qualification.
- Hold a CPR First Aid Certificate (at a minimum), and must be completed by 31 March.
- Fill out a VCA 2014 Questionnaire- Vulnerable Children Act 2014 (VCA 2014) (provided at orientation).
- Sign a Professional Conduct and Confidentiality document (provided at orientation).
- Meet the requirements for registration as a nurse in New Zealand as set down by the Nursing Council of New Zealand in terms of the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act 2003 regarding good standing and fitness to registration;
- Meet the Inherent Qualities of Nurses requirements (see below).
Inherent requirements are essential skills and attributes successful students will demonstrate to complete nursing courses while preserving the academic integrity of Massey University and New Zealand Nursing council’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes. Please read through this list of inherent qualities.
Inherent requirements for nurses
Registration as a NurseTo become registered as a nurse in New Zealand you must complete and pass your Bachelor of Nursing degree. You will then be eligible to apply to sit the NCNZ registration exam. On successful completion of the registration exam you will be sent the documents and invoice for your annual practicing certificate (APC). All registered nurses are required by law to have a current APC to practice as a registered nurse in New Zealand.
English language requirementsYou need to demonstrate your ability to communicate and comprehend English sufficiently to protect the health and safety of the public (section 16 (a) & (b) HPCA Act 2003). If English is not your first language you must provide your results in an Academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test or an approved alternative English Language test. You must have achieved at least 6.5 across all bands with no band less than 6.5 (or equivalent score in an approved alternative English Language test) within the preceding 2 years.
If English is not your first language and you experience communication difficulties in theory, laboratory or clinical components of any nursing course within the qualification, you will be required to sit a further IELTS, or approved alternative English Language test, at your own expense. Failure to achieve a score of 6.5 (or equivalent) in one sit...
Disclaimer