Overview
The context of health care in New Zealand; health strategy, policy, structure and global influences; rural/urban communities and population influences; the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi.
About this paper
Paper title | Health Care in New Zealand |
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Subject | Nursing |
EFTS | 0.125 |
Points | 15 points |
Teaching period | 1st Non standard period (13 February 2023 - 1 December 2023) (On campus) |
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,451.50 |
International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MNSc
- Eligibility
An undergraduate degree in any discipline with at least three years' full-time study and a B average in the final two years of the degree.
- Contact
- nursing.science@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information about the Master of Nursing Science (MNSc)
- Teaching staff
- Henrietta Trip
- Teaching Arrangements
Taught face-to-face on the Christchurch campus 1 - 2.5 hours per week, preparing students for the two clinical placement in the first semester and one in the second semester.
- Textbooks
Recommended: McMurray, A., and Clendon, J. (2015). Community health and wellness: Primary health care in practice (5th edition). Australia: Elsevier.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical thinking, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- At the successful completion of the paper students will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the impact of the Treaty of Waitangi in health care and integrate this knowledge into health-care delivery and their practice as nurses
- Critically evaluate their own understanding of cultural safety and demonstrate culturally safe attitudes in practice
- Critically appraise the healthcare system, including policy, structure, strategy, guidelines and targets, and integrate this information into their role in population health
- Critically evaluate the influence of social determinants on the health and well-being of the population of New Zealand across the lifespan
- Critically evaluate a range of nursing and health care models. Using this knowledge, they will be able to conduct a family and a community assessment and devise appropriate evidence-based interventions
- Identify quality and safety management principles and demonstrate their application to practice
- Practise in accordance with the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies and professional standards
- Children's Act
- MNSc programme as a whole falls under Children's Act.When is Student Safety Check for this paper is processed? This paper is limited to a programme
Timetable
Overview
The context of health care in New Zealand; health strategy, policy, structure and global influences; rural/urban communities and population influences; the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi.
About this paper
Paper title | Health Care in New Zealand |
---|---|
Subject | Nursing |
EFTS | 0.125 |
Points | 15 points |
Teaching period | 1st Non standard period (19 February 2024 - 6 December 2024) (On campus) |
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,492.13 |
International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- MNSc
- Eligibility
An undergraduate degree in any discipline with at least three years' full-time study and a B average in the final two years of the degree.
- Contact
- More information link
- View more information about the Master of Nursing Science (MNSc)
- Teaching staff
Convenor: Kelly Tikao
Co-convenor: Henrietta Trip- Teaching Arrangements
Taught face-to-face on the Christchurch campus, in block sessions, preparing students for the two clinical placement in the first semester and one in the second semester.
- Textbooks
Recommended: Clendon, J., & Munns, A. (2022). Community health and wellness: Principles of primary health care (7th edition). Australia: Elsevier.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Critical thinking, Cultural understanding.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- At the successful completion of the paper students will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the impact of the Treaty of Waitangi in health care and integrate this knowledge into health-care delivery and their practice as nurses
- Critically evaluate their own understanding of cultural safety and demonstrate culturally safe attitudes in practice
- Critically appraise the healthcare system, including policy, structure, strategy, guidelines and targets, and integrate this information into their role in population health
- Critically evaluate the influence of social determinants on the health and well-being of the population of New Zealand across the lifespan
- Critically evaluate a range of nursing and health care models. Using this knowledge, they will be able to conduct a family and a community assessment and devise appropriate evidence-based interventions
- Identify quality and safety management principles and demonstrate their application to practice
- Practise in accordance with the Nursing Council of New Zealand competencies and professional standards