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NURS5500 – Knowledge and Evidence for Practice

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Module code
NURS5500
Module title
Knowledge and Evidence for Practice
Prescription
To enable ākonga to apply nursing knowledge, cultural responsiveness, and evidence-based \r\npractice to make safe, person and whānau-centred clinical decisions within the context of \r\nenrolled nursing practice.
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
  • Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
Total learning hours
150
Resources required
Learning Outcomes
Demonstrate developing nursing knowledge, clinical reasoning and skills relevant to hauora, wellness, illness, disability, and end-of-life care. Examine a theoretical framework to address the hauora needs of tangata whenua, tangata tiriti, whanau, and hapori in nursing practice. Evaluate the role of evidence-based practice in delivering safe, whakapapa centred care across diverse health care settings. Critically apply nursing literature to support evidence-based, person- and whanau-centred care.
Content
• Kawa whakaruruhau and cultural safety • Reflective practice • Clinical reasoning • Nursing Assessment • Hauora and Maori models of health (Te Whare Tapa Wha, Meihana Model) • Person- and whanau-centred care • Professional development and progressing competence • Relational communication • Bicultural and kaupapa Maori approaches and Pacific people’s frameworks • Whakapapa centred care and whakawhanaungatanga • Hauora needs of tangata whenua, tangata tiriti, whanau, and hapori • Models of health care • Historical and structural determinants of health • Health promotion and education • Whakapapa-centred care in diverse settings • Health equity and social determinants of health • Ethical and legal considerations in care • Interprofessional collaboration and communication • Evidence based nursing • Academic writing/literacy and academic referencing • Locating and evaluating nursing literature (e.g., CINAHL, PubMed) • Critical thinking and information synthesis • Using research to inform care planning • Digital literacy • Nursing ethics • Evidence based nursing
Assessment Criteria
Akonga must submit all specified assessments and achieve all learning outcomes to pass this course.