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NURS5502 – Nursing Practice 2

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Module code
NURS5502
Module title
Nursing Practice 2
Prescription
To enable ākonga with the nursing knowledge, skills, and theoretical frameworks necessary\r\nto provide culturally safe and responsive care for people who experience altered mental \r\nhealth or addiction, underpinned by the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi.
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
30
Delivery method
  • Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
Total learning hours
300
Resources required
Learning Outcomes
Analyse relevant mental health and addiction legislation and ethical issues and integrate the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi into the provision of equitable and culturally appropriate nursing care for Tangata Whai Ora and their whanau. Evaluate aetiology, pathophysiology, major mental health conditions and addictions across the lifespan, considering their causes, presentation, and impact on individuals, whanau, and communities, with specific consideration of Maori worldviews and experiences. Apply culturally safe and recovery focused approaches in mental health and addiction care, collaborate effectively with others, and support mental health literacy to reduce stigma. Identify pharmacological principles relevant to safe, accurate, and independent medication management in a mental health nursing context. Describe key considerations for safe medication management, including professional accountability. Attain competency in selected Nursing Council standards of competence relevant to enrolled nurse practice during clinical placement.
Content
• Lifespan development • Frameworks and models Maori models of health • Trauma informed care • Health promotion and health education • Health literacy • Pathophysiology • Clinical reasoning, clinical judgement and clinical decision making • Reflective practice • Safe use of medicines • Nursing assessment • Te ao Maori • Pacific and other • Concepts of health and wellbeing • Cultural safety • Kawa whakaruruhau • Pharmacological principles • Mental health medications • Clinical application to a mental health context. • Legal and ethical frameworks • Safe use of medicines • Cultural safety • Safe medication practices • Professional accountability • Enrolled nurse scope of practice • Documentation and communication • Te Tiriti o Waitangi • NCNZ Standards of Competence for enrolled nurse scope of practice
Assessment Criteria
Akonga must submit and pass all specified assessments and achieve all learning outcomes to pass this course.