Summary

The Bachelor of Nursing (Level 7) is the three-year degree qualification for those intending to become a registered nurse. After completing this degree, students sit the Nursing Council of New Zealand exam to complete their registration. There is a high demand for nurses both the Waikato, throughout New Zealand, and globally, and there are strong job outcomes for Wintec nursing graduates. 98% of Wintec nursing graduates from November 2018, are currently employed as registered nurses^.

 

The nursing programmes at Wintec involve a combination of theoretical knowledge and hands-on learning in real-life healthcare environments. While studying, you will have the opportunity to provide nursing care to health consumers, wh?nau, and communities in supervised environments. Here you can build your knowledge and skills so that as a graduate, you can step straight into the workforce feeling confident and work-ready.

 

What you will learn

This degree includes the study of:

• Biculturalism

• Integration of the Treaty of?Waitangi into nursing

• Cultural responsiveness

• Regional, national, and global healthcare needs

• Sustainable health care management

• Professional nursing knowledge

• Interpersonal and therapeutic relationships

• Research skills

• Human biology and pathophysiology

• Clinical and health assessment

• Management of nursing care

• Management and leadership

 

You will learn through lectures, tutorials, directed study, online activities,  simulation laboratories, and clinical practice in a variety of settings. These settings may include placements within M?ori and Iwi health settings, community settings,  and in hospitals. It is expected that you will complete a significant amount of self-directed study in addition to this.