Bachelor of Nursing

Summary

*Applications for our Semester 1 2025 intake have now closed. Applications for 2026 will open in June 2025. In the meantime, you can still register your interest - here. 

Experienced nurses are in demand and the workforce is growing. Nursing qualifications allow you to make a real difference in the lives of others.

As a nurse, there are so many career options on offer. You can work in aged care, community health, critical care and emergency, mental health, nurse practitioner, perioperative, Plunket nurse, or practice nurse.

Our team of qualified and experienced tutors support you to get the practical skills and knowledge you need.

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Year 1

• Te Tiriti o Waitangi for Professional Practice 
• Tiaki Ritenga Tūturu: Fundamentals of Nursing Care
• Tīmatanga Mahi Mātanga: Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice
• Whānake ā Tangata ā Hinengaro: Human Development and Psychology for Nursing Practice
• Tiaki Hāere Tonu: Nursing Practice: Continuing Care
• Oranga a Hāpori: Community Wellness
• Pūtaiao: Science for Nursing

Year 2

• Hapu Māmā, Pepi, Tamariki me Taitamariki Hauora: Primary Health Care 1 – Maternal, Baby, Child and Adolescent
• Hauora ā Hinengaro: Nursing Practice – Mental Health and Addiction
• Tiaki Pōnānā: Nursing Practice: Inpatient and Ambulatory Care
• Mātai Pūroi Akoranga Taphuhi: Pharmacology for Professional Nursing Practice
• Mātai Tahumaero Tinana, Akoranga Tapuhi: Pathophysiology for Professional Nursing Practice

Year 3

• Te Hauora o ngā Pakeke, Koeke me ngā Kaumātua: Primary Health Care 2 – Adult, Older Adult
• Ngā Hiahia Uaua: Nursing Practice: Complex Needs
• Kōkiri Mahi Mātanga: Advancing Professional Practice
• Mahi Whakawhiti: Transition to Practice

Upon successfully completing the requirements you'll receive the award of:

• Bachelor of Nursing Te Tohu Paetahi Tapuhi (Level 7)

You will also become eligible to sit the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) national examination which, if passed, will lead to registration as a New Zealand registered nurse.