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NURS4402 – Professional Practice

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Module code
NURS4402
Module title
Professional Practice
Prescription
To enable ākonga to develop essential knowledge and skills for safe, ethical, and culturally \r\nresponsive enrolled nursing practice in Aotearoa New Zealand, guided by the NCNZ \r\nStandards of Competence for enrolled nurses and principles of sustainability and effective \r\ncommunication.
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
  • Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
Total learning hours
150
Resources required
Learning Outcomes
Describe the role of NCNZ Standards of Competence and the Code of Conduct in guiding professional and ethical behaviour in enrolled nursing practice. Analyse principles of sustainability and integrate them into nursing practices to support improved health care provision, including consideration of Te Ao Maori perspectives. Explain safe, ethical, and legal requirements for enrolled nursing practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Describe and discuss a range of culturally inclusive communication strategies to build effective, respectful relationships with health consumers and their whanau.
Content
• NCNZ Standards of competence for enrolled nurses’ scope of practice • NCNZ Code of Conduct • Environmental, social, economic and clinical sustainability. • Maori World View: Te Taiao (The Natural World) and the concept of Kaitiakitanga • Protecting whenua, wai. Mauri, hauora o te taiao (environmental health, tikanga) • Legal, ethical and regulatory requirements • Healthcare safety and quality • Digital health literacy • Introduction to reflective practice • Introduction to communication skills • Te Reo Maori • Whakawhanaunga • Therapeutic communication • Interpersonal relationships
Assessment Criteria
Akonga must submit all specified assessments and achieve all learning outcomes to pass this course.