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Course Title Level Location Duration

Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery

Otago Polytechnic 		Otago Polytechnic between 6 months and 1 year ► Show details


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Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing

Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) 		Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) between 2 and 3 years ► Show details

Wintec's Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing provides Registered Nurses with the opportunity to extend their clinical knowledge and skills in a specific area of practice. It consists of four modules - two core modules and tow practice modules - covering a range of advanced specialty practice areas. Wintec offers unique national papers in Diabetes and Breast Care and specialisations in Leadership and Management, Cardiac Care, Primary Health Care and Teaching in Professional Practice. Class sizes are small, with between 6 - 8 workshop days offered per module, either in Hamilton or in Tauranga. Study is part time, usually over the course of two years, but you may take a total of four years to complete your Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing

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Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Nursing Practice

Otago Polytechnic 		Otago Polytechnic between 6 months and 1 year ► Show details


No new enrolments from 2007 as programme is being phased out.

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Postgraduate Certificate in Primary Health Care Specialty Nursing

Whitireia New Zealand 		Whitireia New Zealand - Porirua Campus (Main) between 6 months and 1 year ► Show details

This year long programme is designed to enhance practice development for registered nurses working in primary health care. Students will develop knowledge and skills that reflect their speciality competence in this clinically focused course.     LEVEL 8

Description:

 

Level 8 programme

Registered Nurses will extend their understanding to provide care within a variety of primary health care settings including wellchild/tamariki ora, district nursing, public health, practice nursing, occupational health nursing, whanau ora and pacific health services.

This year-long programme is designed to enhance practice development for Registered Nurses working in the area of primary health care.  Students will develop knowledge and skills that reflect their specialty competence in this clinically focused course.

The programme consists of two papers and is delivered as distance learning supported by two week-long tutorials:

  • Primary Health Care and Health Promotion
  • Praxis in the Community Setting

The programme has five strands in Well Child/Tamariki Ora, Family Health, Population and Personal Health, Complex Health Management, and Health in the Older Adult.  This programme also supports graduate nurses in their first year of primary health care nursing.

The Well Child/Tamariki Ora strand is delivered in partnership with the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society.  If you are interested in becoming a Plunket Nurse please visit the Plunket website here http://www.plunket.org.nz/about-us/careers/

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Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Nursing Practice (Specialty)

Otago Polytechnic 		Otago Polytechnic between 3 and 6 months ► Show details
No new enrolments from 2007 as programme is being phased out.

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Postgraduate Certificate in Specialty Care

Whitireia New Zealand 		Whitireia New Zealand - Porirua Campus (Main) between 2 and 3 years ► Show details

Registered health professionals working in specialty practice will extend their understanding and gain a nationally-recognised qualification in a variety of practice areas.     LEVEL 8

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Level 8 programme

Registered health professionals working in speciality practice will extend their understanding and gain a nationally recognised qualification in a variety of practice areas.
The two paper programme reflects current and developing research-based practice in relation to health care delivery.  The suite of papers allows for a programme of study that best meets individual student needs. Two papers are required to obtain the Postgraduate Certificate in Specialty Care. The papers can be completed over two years. Optional papers under the Specialty Care Programme are as follows:
 

  • Specialty Practice
  • Clinical Leadership
  • Primary Mental Health Care - delivered Online only
  • Dual Disability (Intellectual Disability and Mental Health) 
  • Forensic Practice 1 - delivered Online only
  • Forensic Practice 2 - delivered Online only
  • Advanced Paramedic Practice 1
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  • Advanced Paramedic Practice 2
  • Introduction to Talking Therapies

Some papers are delivered online and the tutorials are delivered on Campus.  Contact us for more information.

Career Opportunities:

Graduates will have developed clinical knowledge and skills relevant to their professional practice in order to deliver specialty evidence-based health care within their area of employment.

Registered Nurse graduates
Work completed as part of programme requirements may contribute to evidence for use in Professional Development Recognition Programmes (PDRP).  Successful graduates may also gain credits towards Masters studies.

This programme is Nursing Council of New Zealand Approved and eligible for Clinical Training Agency (CTA) Funding available through District Health Board CTA Co-ordinators

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Master of Nursing

Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) 		Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) between 2 and 3 years ► Show details

Wintec's Master of Nursing programme provides theoretical knowledge as well as clinical, technical and ethical learning experiences, with an aim to building capacity to respond to increasingly diverse populations and complex health environments. The Nursing Council of New Zealand approved Clinical Masters provides opportunities for role development in advanced nursing practice, including Nurse Practitioner. Expert clinicians provide our Masters students with clinical mentorship to assist in consolidating and articulating advanced nursing practice and presenting evidence of it as portfolio for practice. You will be joined in critically reflexive discussions about practice by guest clinicians from nursing and other disciplines as well as visiting scholars and Nurse Practitioners.

International students must hold a current New Zealand practicing certificate as a registered nurse and have an IELTS score of 7 in each band.

 

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Master of Nursing

Otago Polytechnic 		Otago Polytechnic between 1 and 2 years ► Show details
No new enrolments from 2007 as programme will be phased out.

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Postgraduate Certificate in Hospice Palliative Care

Whitireia New Zealand 		Whitireia New Zealand - Porirua Campus (Main) between 2 and 3 years ► Show details

Registered health professionals providing palliative care or working in a hospice will extend their knowledge and gain a nationally-recognised qualification that reflects their specialty competence in this clinically focused course.     LEVEL 8

Description

Level 8 programme

Registered health professionals providing palliative care (aged care, hospital and community settings) or working in hospices will extend their knowledge and gain a nationally recognised qualification that reflects their specialty competence in this clinically focused course.  These intensive courses are designed to meet educational needs of the tertiary qualified health professional.

This programme comprises two papers that are delivered in a block course:

  • The Foundation of Palliative Care
  • Praxis in Palliative Care

The programme is delivered at Whitireia's main campus in Porirua and also the University of Canterbury in Christchurch.

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Postgraduate Certificate in Midwifery Practice

Otago Polytechnic 		Otago Polytechnic between 3 and 6 months ► Show details
 

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Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing

Whitireia New Zealand 		Whitireia New Zealand - Porirua Campus (Main) between 6 months and 1 year ► Show details

Builds on the existing knowledge and experience, while providing an environment that supports the acquisition of knowledge and skills in beginning nursing practice.
There are 3 streams:
• Mental Health
• Graduate Nurse
• Change of Scope
LEVEL 8

 

 

Level 8 programme

Mental Health, and Change of Scope strands - this one  year entry to speciality practice programme is offered to Registered Nurses in their first year of practice in either mental health or general settings and to registered general or psychopeadic nurses wanting to change their scope of practice to include mental health.

This programme is designed to build on the existing knowledge and experience of the graduate nurse, whilst providing an environment that ensures the supported acquisition of knowledge and skills in beginning nursing practice.  Students are employees of health providers and will have taught theory weeks at Whitireia Porirua on campus or in workplace environments.  Clinical practice is completed in a variety of placements in their workplace settings.

  • Mental Health – for Registered Nurses in their first year of practice within mental health settings (Te Pou funded). Te Pou supports this programme for new graduate nurses or registered nurses who are new to the area of Mental Health nursing. (Note: Nurses must be employed in a Ministry of Health funded mental health service for 0.7 FTE or more).
  •  Change of Scope of Practice – for Registered Nurses who wish to work within Mental Health settings and have approval by NCNZ to undertake the programme. Offered out of region on request. (Note: Nurses must have approval from the Nursing Council of New Zealand to undertake this programme).

Graduate Nurse strand - this programme is offered to Registered Nurses in their first year of practice and can be completed over two years.

 This programme is designed to build on the existing knowledge and experience of the graduate nurse, whilst providing an environment that ensures the supported acquisition of knowledge and skills in beginning nursing practice.  Students are employees of health providers and will have taught theory at Whitireia Porirua campus or in workplace environments.  Clinical practice is completed in a variety of placements in their workplace settings.

  •  Graduate Nurse – for newly Registered Nurses.  The Professional Nursing Praxis paper is offered as part of new graduate nursing programmes.  Students subsequently may enrol in Nursing in the New Zealand Context the following year and on successful completion be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing.

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Certificate in Health Professional Practice Development

Whitireia New Zealand 		Whitireia New Zealand - Porirua Campus (Main) - ► Show details
A certificate containing a selection of modules that contributes to your professional practice development and can be used as evidence of professional development under the Health Practitioner Competency Assurance Act (2003).     LEVEL 7

Description

 

Level 7 programme

This graduate programme (NZQA Level 7) contains a selection of modules that contribute to professional practice development and can be used as evidence of professional development under the Health Practitioner Competence Assurance Act (2003).  The programme is designed to offer registered health professionals a range of professional development opportunities that have academic credits from a Nursing Council of New Zealand accredited education provider.

Modules are offered in the form of one-day workshops and short courses on varied topics that can be chosen to support the learning and practice needs of the individual.  The Certificate is awarded on the completion of 30 credits (a one day workshop is equivalent to 2 credits) from the optional modules and a capstone project of 10 credits undertaken in a clinical area. Courses start at various times throughout the year, by arrangement in response to demand.

The programme is delivered in a variety of settings, including Whitireia Campus, Porirua and the workplace.

Workshops include:

  • Primary Health Care
  • Diabetes Care
  • Pain
  • Surgery and Cardiac Compromise
  • Fluid balance
  • Ethical Decision Making
  • Introduction to Clinical Leadership
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • Physical Health Assessment

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Master of Health Sciences

Unitec Institute of Technology 		Unitec Institute of Technology between 1 and 2 years ► Show details

Want to advance your nursing career? The Master of Health is a wide-ranging programme designed to help you rise to the top of your nursing career.

Deepen your study with a dissertation or thesis in your area of interest. This is important research for evidence-based practice in the health field.

Become more confident in the use of technology in the nursing profession, and develop the knowledge and skills to take your nursing career to the next level.

Expert lecturers and guests ensure that what you learn is always current and relevant to your career in nursing.

The programme consists of either four courses and a thesis. Or, for those students who wish to undertake more coursework, six courses and a dissertation. The dissertation is a smaller research study rather than a thesis.

To be awarded the Master of Health Science, you must successfully complete 240 credits, with a minimum of 60 credits at level 9.

 

 

  • Have an overall IELTS band score (Academic) of no less than 6.5 (with no band score lower than 6.0), or a TOEFL score of no less than 575, or equivalent.

     

     

     

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    Master of Midwifery

    Otago Polytechnic     		Otago Polytechnic between 1 and 2 years ► Show details

    This programme has a strong research focus providing the student with systematic training in research methods. It requires the student to complete a piece of original research or scholarship, which includes higher-order skills in analysis and critical evaluation.

    Entry Requirements

    Bachelor of Midwifery; OR Postgraduate Certificate in Midwifery Practice; OR Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery; OR Bachelor degree in some other subject.

    In this case the applicant should also submit a portfolio relating to midwifery, demonstrating appropriate professional and scholarly achievement.


    Subjects

    The Programme comprises eight papers that will enable the student to meet the graduate profile for the Master of Midwifery, including the following compulsory papers:
    - Knowledge and theory in midwifery
    - Research methods in midwifery practice
    - Midwifery praxis: reflection on practice
    - Dissertation or two-paper thesis or three-paper thesis

    Optional Subjects
    Depending on whether students study for a dissertation, two-paper thesis or three-paper thesis, two, three or four additional subjects from the following list must also be taken to complete the programme.

    - Midwifery practice as a core facility midwife
    - Midwifery practice as a continuity midwife
    - Politics and practice of breastfeeding
    - Midwifery practice in tertiary maternity settings
    - Midwifery practice in rural and primary maternity settings
    - Childbearing and knowledge sharing
    - Preceptorship and mentoring for midwives
    - Social and health policy: influence on midwifery services
    - Leadership and change in midwifery practice
    - Clinical inquiry - evidence for practice
    - Integration of cultural safety in midwifery practice
    - Feminist epistemology
    - Special topic

    English Requirement - overall band score (Academic) of 7.5 IELTS (with no individual score less than 7.0), or recognised equivalent

    Job Opportunities

    After completing this programme you will have more developed skills as a practising midwife that may assist you in furthering your career within the profession. You will also be well positioned to angle your career towards midwifery research, management or education.

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